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Blu-Ray edition added for Close-Up  edit: and Everlasting Moments FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Mar 17, 2010 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Blu-Ray edition added for Close-Up Awesome. Been meaning to check out some Kiarostami forever.
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Mar 17, 2010 17:15
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Image acquires Handmade, which means they'll be releasing Blu-Rays of titles previously on Criterion like Time Bandits, The Long Good Friday, Withnail and I and How to Get Ahead in Advertising. Or they might share them with/license them to Criterion, like they did with Last Emperor.
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Mar 17, 2010 23:33
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A Private Function would be a day-one buy on Blu. The MGM disc is OOP and was bare-bones.
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Mar 18, 2010 00:22
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What an awesome company Criterion is. I placed an order for 2 replacement Blu-Ray cases back in January but never received them. Emailed them yesterday, got a response today saying that not only are they resending them via USPS Priority but that they are throwing in a $10 gift certificate. Can't think of any other company that would do that for an order that was only $10.61.
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Mar 18, 2010 21:25
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Sporadic posted:What an awesome company Criterion is. I placed an order for 2 replacement Blu-Ray cases back in January but never received them. Emailed them yesterday, got a response today saying that not only are they resending them via USPS Priority but that they are throwing in a $10 gift certificate. That is cool of them. But what on earth costs 10 dollars in the Criterion store? You could order another blu ray case, I guess.
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Mar 18, 2010 23:42
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Jack Does Jihad posted:That is cool of them. But what on earth costs 10 dollars in the Criterion store? You could order another blu ray case, I guess. Considering how expensive many of their DVDs are, $10 off is nothing to scoff at. I'd be more inclined to put that toward a DVD purchase than some extra cases. fake edit: Scratch that, I'd totally buy a Criterion logo coffee mug.
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Mar 18, 2010 23:47
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Jack Does Jihad posted:That is cool of them. But what on earth costs 10 dollars in the Criterion store? You could order another blu ray case, I guess. A cheap House t-shirt would be pretty cool.  I don't know if you can use a gift certificate on rentals but  could get 2 movies from there.Or like Jay Dub suggested, it could be used to get a normal release down to a reasonable price.
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Mar 19, 2010 00:41
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Sporadic posted:A cheap House t-shirt would be pretty cool. You know, I always wanted to get this shirt, but I haven't seen the movie yet and explaining what the shirt was about to others would be difficult. "Hey, what's with the shirt?" "Oh, it's a reference to the Japanese movie Hausu." "Really? Is it any good?" "Uh, I dunno." 
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Mar 19, 2010 07:48
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Just tell them it's the craziest movie you've ever seen, and the less said the better.
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Mar 19, 2010 09:59
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I forgot I even bought them, but it looks like Yojimbo/Sanjuro are shipping from Amazon today. Hopefully I'll have time to go through them on Monday.
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Mar 19, 2010 22:16
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FirstCongoWar posted:I forgot I even bought them, but it looks like Yojimbo/Sanjuro are shipping from Amazon today. Hopefully I'll have time to go through them on Monday. If you do please be sure to join us: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3246627
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Mar 19, 2010 22:41
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zandert33 posted:If you do please be sure to join us: Thanks for the idea!
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Mar 20, 2010 03:33
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FitFortDanga posted:#519 - CLOSE UP (June 8, DVD) Yeah Close Up is really good and A Moment of Innocence would go much better with it than The Traveler, which is really only interesting in terms of charting Kiorastami's evolution as a filmmaker and would fit better with just about any of his other films.
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Mar 20, 2010 23:18
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Hoho! I won the Kurosawa contest for Friday of last week. I've been entering all along, but when I learned they were giving away Ikiru (my favorite Kurosawa that I've seen), I knew I had to put some more thought into my answer and it worked: I won! Yay!
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Mar 23, 2010 10:12
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azechiel posted:Hoho! I won the Kurosawa contest for Friday of last week. I've been entering all along, but when I learned they were giving away Ikiru (my favorite Kurosawa that I've seen), I knew I had to put some more thought into my answer and it worked: I won! Yay! Good job! You might have wanted to wait for today's though: Criterion posted:In one sentence, convince a friend who is unfamiliar with Kurosawa to watch one of his films.
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Mar 23, 2010 15:49
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FitFortDanga posted:Good job! You might have wanted to wait for today's though: OK, where do you sign up?
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Mar 23, 2010 16:28
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zandert33 posted:OK, where do you sign up? http://www.criterion.com/current/posts A remastered version of Tokyo Drifter has popped up on Netflix Instant, indicating a probable re-release in the near future (and probably Branded to Kill as well, and I'd wager both on Blu-Ray). edit: rumor on cf.org says that Design for Living and Island of Lost Souls are in the works. FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Mar 23, 2010 |
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Mar 23, 2010 16:33
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FitFortDanga posted:A remastered version of Tokyo Drifter has popped up on Netflix Instant, indicating a probable re-release in the near future (and probably Branded to Kill as well, and I'd wager both on Blu-Ray). Time to sell my Branded to Kill. Love both those movies.
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Mar 23, 2010 18:26
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FitFortDanga posted:A remastered version of Tokyo Drifter has popped up on Netflix Instant, indicating a probable re-release in the near future (and probably Branded to Kill as well, and I'd wager both on Blu-Ray). I just watched Branded in my attempt to watch all the previous Movies of the Month, and it was pretty great. I'm also pretty excited if Island of Lost Souls gets a release, that movie is sweet.
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Mar 24, 2010 15:29
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EDIT: Wrong thread 
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Mar 24, 2010 17:42
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The Lucas posted:About the New Quadrilogy set... Wrong thread?
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Mar 24, 2010 19:42
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A blu-ray Criterion of Alien would be the best thing ever.
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Mar 24, 2010 21:18
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Wrong thread.
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Mar 24, 2010 23:10
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The winning entry for the criterion Kurosawa contest was cool, which as was already mentioned was to convince your friend who hasn't seen any Kurosawa to do so in one sentence: "He's your favorite director's favorite director."
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Mar 25, 2010 05:05
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Cocoa Ninja posted:The winning entry for the criterion Kurosawa contest was cool, which as was already mentioned was to convince your friend who hasn't seen any Kurosawa to do so in one sentence: Now FFD can't wait till Criterion puts out some Satjayit Ray and has a contest for that. "He's your favorite director's favorite director's favorite director."
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Mar 25, 2010 05:07
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Is the full Criterion Brief Encounter DVD worth getting over the upcoming (and presumably barebones) Essential Arthouse DVD?
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Is the full Criterion Brief Encounter DVD worth getting over the upcoming (and presumably barebones) Essential Arthouse DVD? Are you interested in the commentary or restoration video? If not, go with the Essential Arthouse.
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Mar 27, 2010 02:06
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I watch a new Criterion every week or so and I hardly ever call one out like this, but Make Way for Tomorrow is absurdly good. It is tremendously honest in a way you would never see in a studio film these days. The less you know going in might be for the better. I wouldn't even recommend reading the back of the box. I feel bad it had slipped underneath my radar for so long. There is no reason not to toss this picture on your Netflix or put it on hold at the library or whatever.
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Apr 1, 2010 05:04
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When's the next Criterion sale? I remember shortly after the Barnes and Noble one, word on street was that they were gunna have another sale there soon, but it's been quite awhile. Does Amazon's occur at a certain time of the year?
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Apr 1, 2010 23:39
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Jack Does Jihad posted:When's the next Criterion sale? I remember shortly after the Barnes and Noble one, word on street was that they were gunna have another sale there soon, but it's been quite awhile. Does Amazon's occur at a certain time of the year? I'm pretty sure DeepDiscountDVD and DVDPlanet have one of their big sales in May. Can anyone confirm this? Starscream fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Apr 3, 2010 |
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Apr 2, 2010 19:09
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Starscream posted:I'm pretty sure DeepDiscountDVD and DVDPlanet have one of their big sales in May. I saw the Criterion Silence of the Lambs used for 15 bucks. Is this worth buying? I know some of the earlier Criterion DVDs don't have the best transfers but if it looks better than the regular DVD I will get it. Someone help!
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Apr 3, 2010 23:17
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No, it's pretty crappy (not even anamorphic). The Criterion does have a good commentary track, but unless you can't live without that you're better off either with the recent two-disc special edition or the Blu-Ray. Also, DVDBeaver is a good place to go for comparisons (Silence Of The Lambs).
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Apr 3, 2010 23:25
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Magic Hate Ball posted:No, it's pretty crappy (not even anamorphic). The Criterion does have a good commentary track, but unless you can't live without that you're better off either with the recent two-disc special edition or the Blu-Ray. Also, DVDBeaver is a good place to go for comparisons (Silence Of The Lambs). Thank you very much. I generally don't give a gently caress about commentary tracks or special features. I typically go for what ever edition has the best transfer.
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Looks like they might be releasing Antichrist as per their Twitter page.
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Anyone in Toronto? The University of Toronto's student cinema society has been showing free movies for years, usually on 32mm film. They recently got a fancy digital projector, and I saw the Criterion Blu-Ray of Pierrot le Fou. I find Godard to be incredibly boring, but the image quality was AMAZING. Seeing a Blu-Ray on a 70 foot screen really shows off how good it looks. It looked almost as good as a movie theatre to me.
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Apr 5, 2010 17:37
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http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1431-coming-soon-two-rare-antonioni-shortsquote:We’re excited to tell you that we’ve officially added two early Michelangelo Antonioni documentary shorts, Gente del Po and N.U., to our upcoming release of Red Desert in Blu-ray and DVD editions. The films, both of which focus on the daily lives of working people, were made in the forties and are rarely shown. In Gente del Po, Antonioni takes a barge trip down the river Po; N.U. documents the lives of street cleaners in Rome. Look for Red Desert this June. Making an awesome release even awesomer.
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Apr 5, 2010 18:11
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doctor thodt posted:Looks like they might be releasing Antichrist as per their Twitter page. Where are you seeing this?
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APatheticPoster posted:Where are you seeing this? http://twitpic.com/1byue3 It's an image from Antichrist
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It makes sense, what with the IFC deal, plus it explains why there's been no DVD/Blu release for it when it came out way back in October in theaters/on VOD.
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