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Oh, good, finally! A Criterion release of "SNL: The Best Of Stefon". Yay, Stefon!
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Well, you guys have been complaining for more animated releases. Can't wait to see what Criterion does with Freaknik: The Musical
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Feb 28, 2011 20:14
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About time Hot Rod gets the recognition it deserves.
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Feb 28, 2011 20:22
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I would personally finance a Criterion release of Hot Rod if I could.
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Feb 28, 2011 21:07
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Criterion Eclipse Series Gilly Trilogy
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Feb 28, 2011 22:25
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Hader is a pretty big movie buff so I imagine they got him in there to do a video appreciation for something.
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Feb 28, 2011 23:05
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from IMDB... "Monty Python, This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and early 'Woody Allen (I)' and Mel Brooks movies are his biggest comedic influences [Empire Online April 2008]."
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Mar 1, 2011 01:21
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That was strange (since this was the first email I have received from them since I ordered)quote:Hello,
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Mar 1, 2011 02:08
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My order just came in. Gonna be a busy next few days.
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Mar 1, 2011 19:22
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bowmore posted:If I was to start collecting Criterions where would I start? If you're going to "collect" them, then just buy them for ("lend them indefinitely to") other people in the thread, since the act of "collecting" is entirely divorced from the content of the collection. That way you can have your collection and other people can actually enjoy/appreciate the movies. Win-win.
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Mar 1, 2011 20:48
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Well that was fast, my order came in today. Gonna curl up with America Lost and Found this week. Was not expecting that 8 dollar brokerage fee though 
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Mar 1, 2011 23:37
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Shalkore posted:My order just came in. Gonna be a busy next few days. I keep putting off buying Rashomon, because I'm sure as soon as I do, they'll announce it on Blu. That's happened at least three times to me. It's why I keep putting on M. Hulot's Holiday and Mon Oncle as well.
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Mar 2, 2011 00:29
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STEVIE B 4EVA posted:If you're going to "collect" them, then just buy them for ("lend them indefinitely to") other people in the thread, since the act of "collecting" is entirely divorced from the content of the collection. That way you can have your collection and other people can actually enjoy/appreciate the movies. Win-win. I would collect them so I could watch them, that's usually why you buy movies.
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Mar 2, 2011 01:09
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Collecting the entirety of Criterion's output is silly. I refuse to believe anyone would want to own both Salo and The Bank Dick.
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Mar 2, 2011 01:11
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Egbert Souse posted:Collecting the entirety of Criterion's output is silly. I refuse to believe anyone would want to own both Salo and The Bank Dick.
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Mar 2, 2011 01:16
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Holy poo poo, Sweet Smell of Success was good, is anything in Mackendrick's catalog close to being as good as that? (and is available to watch, naturally)
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Mar 2, 2011 01:55
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Fag Boy Jim posted:Holy poo poo, Sweet Smell of Success was good, is anything in Mackendrick's catalog close to being as good as that? (and is available to watch, naturally) I don't think so. His other famous films are offbeat British comedies. I've seen Whisky Galore, The Man in The White Suit and The Ladykillers, all 3 are enjoyable but they are nothing like, and not nearly as good as, Sweet Smell of Success.
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Mar 2, 2011 02:01
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Fag Boy Jim posted:Holy poo poo, Sweet Smell of Success was good, is anything in Mackendrick's catalog close to being as good as that? (and is available to watch, naturally) The Ladykillers is not just a great film, but very, very funny.
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Mar 2, 2011 02:02
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Egbert Souse posted:The Ladykillers is not just a great film, but very, very funny. Anything starring both Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers has to be worth a look
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Mar 2, 2011 02:04
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Shalkore posted:My order just came in. Gonna be a busy next few days. I'm jealous! Mine should be here tomorrow and on Thursday, I think (two different shipments - one shipped USPS and one UPS, kind of weird). I can't wait! I've been watching "The Samurai Trilogy" - I got this like five years ago or something and only got around to watching the first one - and while I'm enjoying the movies I am really disappointed in the quality of the discs. The picture quality is dreadful, there's lots of mistakes in the subtitles, and the only extras on the dvds are theatrical trailers. They're really early Criterion releases though (I think spine #s 14-16), so oh well. Maybe they'll get a re-release someday.
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Mar 2, 2011 03:27
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Space Cooter posted:
I know how you feel. I wish I had paid closer attention to what the special features were when I bought the original Criterion release of Diabolique. It is bare bones supreme. Of course, now that the Blu is on the way (complete with asskicking art) I won't be too hesitant to upgrade. Good thing I didn't grab the Criterion release of The Long Good Friday though. Empty! Pretty much every new release now, though, has a slew of special features. What was the last release that was close to bare bones anyway?
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Mar 2, 2011 04:35
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Ratedargh posted:What was the last release that was close to bare bones anyway? Depends on what you call close to bare bones. There seem to be a few every year that only have one special feature, Night Train to Munich only has a 30 minute discussion between critics, The Friends of Eddie Coyle has just a commentary, etc. For a truly barebones release I think Kill! is the last one unless I skipped over something looking through Criterion's site.
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Mar 2, 2011 15:33
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So, they posted Bill Hader's DVD picks, and he pointed out Salo (as a date movie), which definitely had the Blu-Ray stickers and packaging. Can't quite remember if Salo was present in that collage in the beginning of the year.
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Mar 2, 2011 19:00
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Shtemlow posted:So, they posted Bill Hader's DVD picks, and he pointed out Salo (as a date movie), which definitely had the Blu-Ray stickers and packaging. Can't quite remember if Salo was present in that collage in the beginning of the year. Not a Blu-Ray sticker, explicit content sticker.
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Mar 2, 2011 19:10
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FitFortDanga posted:Not a Blu-Ray sticker, explicit content sticker. I thought that sticker was gray.
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Mar 2, 2011 19:25
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Somebody on FB said that definitely is a blu-ray sized case.
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Mar 2, 2011 19:32
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zenintrude posted:I thought that sticker was gray. Well, now it's blue.
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Mar 2, 2011 19:36
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I really want Hader's House t-shirt. I just don't want to pay $20 shipping on it. :\
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Mar 2, 2011 19:47
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FitFortDanga posted:Not a Blu-Ray sticker, explicit content sticker. Well, ain't that a shame.
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bmmello posted:Somebody on FB said that definitely is a blu-ray sized case. You can read the sticker. It's an explicit content warning.
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Is I Am Curious any good? Forgive me if this sounds creepy, but for some strange reason I've been interested in films dealing with the subject of sexuality as of late and I've heard that "I Am Curious" is a famous picture that deals with the subject. However, I've also heard that it's one of the less-deserving of the Criterion titles so I just wanted to gauge where everyone else stood on the picture before I took the plunge.
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Mar 3, 2011 07:10
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Package came yesterday, a day ahead of time! My thoughts from skimming... Army of Shadows - I immensely enjoyed this film via a rental, but the Blu really shows off the excellent restoration. The extras look neat. The restoration comparison is mind-blowing, especially how they fixed the heavily damaged opening shot. Sweet Smell of Success - The transfer is jaw-dropping. MGM's old DVD sucked, but this is perfection. It looks almost like a new film. By Brakhage - Wow, the Blu makes this a new experience. It's like watching films and there's a more immediate feel. The format works a lot better in terms of viewing, too.;
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Macrame_God posted:Is I Am Curious any good? Forgive me if this sounds creepy, but for some strange reason I've been interested in films dealing with the subject of sexuality as of late and I've heard that "I Am Curious" is a famous picture that deals with the subject. However, I've also heard that it's one of the less-deserving of the Criterion titles so I just wanted to gauge where everyone else stood on the picture before I took the plunge. I haven't seen it but I can't imagine there's any way you'll find watching a Swedish girl have a bunch of sex a waste of your time
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Mar 4, 2011 00:24
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Criminal Minded posted:I haven't seen it but I can't imagine there's any way you'll find watching a Swedish girl have a bunch of sex a waste of your time Eh, it's kind of like a boring Godard movie. But I didn't make it all the way through since I was getting sleepy, so don't take my word on it.
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Mar 4, 2011 03:20
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Macrame_God posted:Is I Am Curious any good? Forgive me if this sounds creepy, but for some strange reason I've been interested in films dealing with the subject of sexuality as of late and I've heard that "I Am Curious" is a famous picture that deals with the subject. However, I've also heard that it's one of the less-deserving of the Criterion titles so I just wanted to gauge where everyone else stood on the picture before I took the plunge. If you haven't yet, check out The Unbearable Lightness Of Being. I wish Warner would give them the rights back to it.
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Sheldrake posted:Eh, it's kind of like a boring Godard movie. Like all Godard movies? 
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Macrame_God posted:Is I Am Curious any good? Forgive me if this sounds creepy, but for some strange reason I've been interested in films dealing with the subject of sexuality as of late and I've heard that "I Am Curious" is a famous picture that deals with the subject. However, I've also heard that it's one of the less-deserving of the Criterion titles so I just wanted to gauge where everyone else stood on the picture before I took the plunge. To offer a different perspective I thought I am Curious was a whole lot of fun. I can see the similarities to Godard but even though it's chock full of politics and has a loose narrative it felt less preachy than Godard often is. It has been a long time since I watched it though.
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In the Realm of the Senses has a great transfer -- the colors/cinematography are crisp and wonderful.
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Mar 4, 2011 19:57
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On Monday Criterion will be giving away a goodie bag to one of their twitter followers (just be following them and retweet the post talking about it):  too bad I never win these kinds of things!
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Space Cooter posted:On Monday Criterion will be giving away a goodie bag to one of their twitter followers (just be following them and retweet the post talking about it): Goddamn, I want that. RT'ed the poo poo out of it.
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