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FitFortDanga posted:Yeah, I think Koyaanisqatsi is practically confirmed, not sure about the sequels. Reggio stated at a screening of Koyaanisqatsi that he was working with Criterion on a Blu-Ray release, but that was a pretty drat long time ago. I've always wanted to know what kind of work goes into a Criterion release. It'd be pretty cool to see a mini-documentary on the making of a Criterion disc; shooting interviews, how they do commentary tracks, various stages of art development, etc...
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The OG Seven Samurai disc had a documentary about the restoration on it but it was removed pretty quickly after Toho (I think) objected. M sort of has something similar on it as well.
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The best MGM score would be the Woody Allen films, considering they own or have rights to all of his work from 1969-1991.
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Egbert Souse posted:The best MGM score would be the Woody Allen films, considering they own or have rights to all of his work from 1969-1991. In theory, yes. But considering Allen's resistance towards special features I don't see the benefit.
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Peaceful Anarchy posted:In theory, yes. But considering Allen's resistance towards special features I don't see the benefit. Well, Annie Hall isn't even freaking anamorphic.
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Criminal Minded posted:Well, Annie Hall isn't even freaking anamorphic. Not to mention the subtitle fuckup.
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Bullets Over Broadway and Mighty Aphrodite aren't anamorphic either. And even Allen movies that are anamorphic tend to have awful transfers. Woody Allen movies would be a good fit for Criterion, especially as an Eclipse Series, with just some essays and no real special features.
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Guillermo del Toro gets to live out my fantasy.
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FitFortDanga posted:Guillermo del Toro gets to live out my fantasy. I wonder what it must of felt like just to wander through that room with all those great films knowing that something you made will soon be grouped with them? I envy him.
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Now I know my new master plan: make a movie just to license to Criterion so I can look around their store room.  Peaceful Anarchy posted:In theory, yes. But considering Allen's resistance towards special features I don't see the benefit. I mentioned this before, but they could simply be double-features with trailers and music-only tracks as extras. $25-30 for two remastered films, even with light extras, is affordable. None of his films seem to be that long and would fit nicely on a BD-50.
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So what's his beef with home video?
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Magic Hate Ball posted:So what's his beef with home video? Hear him attempt to explain it for himself about 10 minutes in. The whole thing is worth watching though. I think later on he talks about not wanting to revisit films which might be another reason. I'd buy a Criterion version of Hannah and her Sisters if they got Meeting WA as a supplement. While it's true that some of the DVDs are in need of an upgrade, I'm sure Sony or Fox or whoever would do the films as much justice as Criterion. I dunno, I guess I just feel myself drifting into the "I wish Criterion would release more obscure stuff" category, though I don't begrudge them releasing more mainstream stuff if it helps support their other releases.
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Yeah, I don't think Allen's films need Criterion releases. I wonder if he still feels that way, now that we're in a world where you have to live in a major city to have access to revival theaters and the only way for most people to see Annie Hall is on such a lovely DVD. It's such a shame, too, because so many of his films are really wonderfully shot (Interiors and Manhattan in particular).
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FitFortDanga posted:Well, now they're just rubbing our faces in it Oh, like if you had that closet, you wouldn't do the same.
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Sheldrake posted:Oh, like if you had that closet, you wouldn't do the same. I'd bring a loving forklift.
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FitFortDanga posted:Well, now they're just rubbing our faces in it If I was invited in there I'd just take my arm out and knock every single title down into my cart giggling the entire time.
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Safe Driver posted:If I was invited in there I'd just take my arm out and knock every single title down into my cart giggling the entire time. agreed... sounds like way too much fun.. like a kid in a candy store. i cant wait for the next 50% off b&n sale in november.
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Does anyone have a Criterion clear case to spare? I paid way too much for The Third Man blu only to have the case crushed on shipping (everything else is intact). I emailed Cri directly but don't feel like going all out and a 3 week wait for a replacement. Edit: Gotta find a regular case edition of Chungking Express too. gently caress, I never realized how lovely the digipak releases are until I got one. got dat wmd fucked around with this message at 18:31 on Sep 25, 2010 |
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Many moons ago Criterion indicated on their Facebook page that they'd be releasing David Fincher's The Game in the near future, but there hasn't been any word about it since then. David Prior on HTF seems to confirm that it should be coming soon though. Also, speaking of Shinoda: Pale Flower
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Safe Driver posted:If I was invited in there I'd just take my arm out and knock every single title down into my cart giggling the entire time. It strikes me just how short these videos are. If that were me, I'd be in there for hours with a huge bag.
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ProfessorClumsy posted:It strikes me just how short these videos are. If that were me, I'd be in there for hours with a huge bag. I'm sure that film directors with money and a passion for cinema already own just about everything they want that Criterion has released already.
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The Game is pretty much confirmed now. http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/274424/the-game#post_3730178
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Topper Harley posted:I'm sure that film directors with money and a passion for cinema already own just about everything they want that Criterion has released already.
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The Lucas posted:The Game is pretty much confirmed now. I hate Michael Douglas but love The Game, it finding a home on Criterion is perfect, I can only imagine what crazy imagery from the film they'll throw on the cover.
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Some retard on another forum posted:Anyway I'm pissed off with how the Thin Red Line cover looks, don't get me wrong, it's a gorgeous coveart but here's the big problem. Okay i get how they want to be clever and include a thin red line but the fact they made it look like it was scanned from a magazine with a fold in the middle kills it. It looks cheap and kills everything about it. It's so bothersome for me. 
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The cover is perfect, and the inside is even better. Got mine earlier today and (after consulting with some a/v dorks to adjust my TV settings) the picture quality is gorgeous (obviously). I've only gone through some of the extras so far, but  on what I've seen. The only shortcoming for me is that the two essays weren't that good.Overall, though, this is my favorite purchase in many years. Whoever at Criterion was responsible for this (and got Malick's approval) is my favorite person in the world. Arkane fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Sep 28, 2010 |
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Isn't there an onscreen message to the effect of "Director Terrence Malick suggests that this film be played loud" ?
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Criterion has confirmed that Godard's Weekend is coming to DVD and BD, but probably not for at least a year.
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STEVIE B 4EVA posted:Isn't there an onscreen message to the effect of "Director Terrence Malick suggests that this film be played loud" ? Yeah. There are tabs in the menus, so when the "Play" menu comes out, it only says just that.
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doctor thodt posted:Criterion has confirmed that Godard's Weekend is coming to DVD and BD, but probably not for at least a year. Did they confirm it on their Facebook page where that douchebag keeps asking them for it every day?
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FitFortDanga posted:With how many things I want to buy in October, I probably won't be able to get everything right away, and if I have to pick one of the Criterion releases to get first it'll probably be this.
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Criminal Minded posted:With how many things I want to buy in October, I probably won't be able to get everything right away, and if I have to pick one of the Criterion releases to get first it'll probably be this. Thank goodness for the B&N sale in November then! I know I have 5 or 6 titles I'll have to put off til the sale, but Hausu is definitely coming to me as soon as possible.
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Criminal Minded posted:With how many things I want to buy in October, I probably won't be able to get everything right away, and if I have to pick one of the Criterion releases to get first it'll probably be this. It's seriously one of the greatest loving movies ever and I can't wait.
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I almost want to buy Hausu twice, once on BR for me and once on DVD to lend to people. No one I know owns a BR player, and the idea of sharing Hausu is almost required.
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Dammit, does anyone know why I can't get embedded images to show in these forums (using Firefox)? Somehow I've been too lazy to copy/paste this URL into IE to see what movie you guys are talking about, but this is getting ridiculous. I basically need to stay out of this thread; I've had House on preorder ever since everyone here started gushing about it, but I know nothing about it. But I suppose even if I don't like it, it will look amazing; I've yet to see a Criterion blu that hasn't stunned me.
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Brian Fellows posted:Dammit, does anyone know why I can't get embedded images to show in these forums (using Firefox)? Somehow I've been too lazy to copy/paste this URL into IE to see what movie you guys are talking about, but this is getting ridiculous. It will look amazing, but in a completely different way. The image I posted earlier is here.
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