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penismightier posted:E.T. is the best Jesus movie. Robocop.
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You're all wrong. The best Jesus movie is the Big Lebowski.
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Dec 10, 2011 20:39
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The Matrix. 
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Dec 10, 2011 21:43
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penismightier posted:E.T. is the best Jesus movie. Stop trying guys. The best has already been mentioned.
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Dec 10, 2011 21:53
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So, I made a Criterion profile. http://www.criterion.com/my_criterion/62033-brentgaines
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Dec 10, 2011 22:04
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I finally got around to watching that blu ray of Pierrot le Fou I bought off of Amazon and discovered that the disc freezes up about an hour into the movie. Any idea what I should do?
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Dec 11, 2011 06:01
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Dangerous Person posted:I finally got around to watching that blu ray of Pierrot le Fou I bought off of Amazon and discovered that the disc freezes up about an hour into the movie. Any idea what I should do? It could be a firmware issue with your player and not the disc, I had a problem with The Seventh Seal a few years ago where my player would freeze up at the same point on both discs I tried.
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Dec 11, 2011 06:07
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182 Criterions. Yeah, I may have a problem.  http://www.criterion.com/my_criterion/47237-macramegod
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Dec 11, 2011 18:57
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67, more than I thought but I'm sure it will grow during the next big sale.
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Dec 11, 2011 20:49
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I might as well add myself into this conversation - I'm at 92 Criterion films. I'm thinking The Great Dictator is the next one on my list.
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Dec 12, 2011 21:23
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friendo55 posted:I might as well add myself into this conversation - I'm at 92 Criterion films. I'm thinking The Great Dictator is the next one on my list. Considering your tastes it looks like Ace in the Hole should rocket to the top of your list. Because it owns bones.
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Dec 12, 2011 22:44
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I own one Criterion: http://www.criterion.com/films/377-sisters I just don't buy any DVDs really. 
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Dec 13, 2011 01:33
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I've got 95 http://www.criterion.com/my_criterion/44985-sjhuggard Considering that I only buy them used or on sale, figure an average of $25 per title, the total cost comes to $2,375. So that's where all of my money went. I've almost hit the point where I own more Criterion movies than non-Criterion.
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Dec 13, 2011 01:58
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Only 34, but I have a handful of rare ones including The Killer and Hard Boiled.
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Dec 13, 2011 03:02
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I've got 48: http://www.criterion.com/my_criterion/27524-leonora I feel bad not owning the rest of their De Sica releases but my mom has them and I just borrow hers when the mood strikes. I used to keep my collection in a spreadsheet and this is much nicer. I'll have to port over my wishlist at some point too...
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Dec 13, 2011 03:30
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Zogo posted:I own one Criterion: Yeah, I only own Solaris, and that's because I was too dumb back then to get a NetFlix account. I think at this point I've rented or streamed over 70 though (and I'm counting a few that technically are out of print with Criterion but available through other studies, like The Killer). I've seen a few on 35 mm too at film festivals, and I think those were original (rather than re-releases by Criterion - does Criterion even sell or deal with cellulose film for movies they have the rights to?). Also, motherfuckin' Ran is my favorite Kurosawa flick (and I've seen a lot of them). Dodes'ka-den doesn't get enough love either. Foyes36 fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Dec 13, 2011 |
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Dec 13, 2011 13:59
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Pfirti86 posted:I've seen a few on 35 mm too at film festivals, and I think those were original (rather than re-releases by Criterion - does Criterion even sell or deal with cellulose film for movies they have the rights to?). I think Janus Films does, but they might just act as a distributor. My collection's pretty small compared to everybody else's here (it's pretty heavy on Kurosawa, too). There's a bunch more that I've seen over the years, but I don't really want to add ones I don't actually own.
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Dec 13, 2011 18:10
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Pfirti86 posted:Also, motherfuckin' Ran is my favorite Kurosawa flick (and I've seen a lot of them). Dodes'ka-den doesn't get enough love either. I agree with both of these statements. The color stuff is just more appealing to me (not to say the B&W work is terrible or anything).
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Dec 13, 2011 20:03
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Kull the Conqueror posted:I agree with both of these statements. The color stuff is just more appealing to me (not to say the B&W work is terrible or anything). I'm guessing I'm one of the few who prefers Kagemusha over Ran, but I find the historical context more interesting.
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Dec 13, 2011 20:16
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McNutty posted:Considering your tastes it looks like Ace in the Hole should rocket to the top of your list. Because it owns bones. It's hard for me to purchase a criterion DVD with the fear that it's going to be re-released on blu - namely In The Mood For Love and Ace in the Hole. But definitely it's one I need to own - appreciate the recommendation!
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Dec 13, 2011 21:14
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Newsletter clue: Monte Hellman's Cockfighter??
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Dec 13, 2011 23:47
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If there is a just god, yes.
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Dec 13, 2011 23:54
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Perhaps it is Charlie Chaplin as a giant chicken
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Dec 14, 2011 00:18
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Ernest Pintoff's immortal Dynamite Chicken (1971), marking the first collaboration between Criterion and the staff of Screw magazine.
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Dec 14, 2011 00:45
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Criterion sent out a clue on their Twitter feed last night that points to "A Night to Remember" getting an upgrade.
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Dec 15, 2011 15:38
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CriterionCast just tweeted: "A Night To Remember, Last Temptation Of Christ, Letter Never Sent, War Room, Lean / Coward Box" LETTER NEVER SENT!!! If this is true, I'm overjoyed!
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Dec 15, 2011 18:42
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FFD, I've heard of that film a lot but don't really know much of it. Please tell me about it, if you're this excited it must be good.
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Dec 15, 2011 18:52
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War Room as in the documentary about Clinton's campaign or am I blanking on something else?
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i am not so sure posted:FFD, I've heard of that film a lot but don't really know much of it. Please tell me about it, if you're this excited it must be good. Here's my old review: quote:This is third Kalatozov film I've seen with Urusevsky as the cinematographer. Like their other collaborations, the highlight is the mind-blowing photography. Shot after shot after shot is magnificent, impressive, beautiful and perfect. The story is about four geologists on a diamond hunting expedition in Siberia who find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival. The leader is composing a letter to his sweetheart back home. It doesn't have the emotional impact of The Cranes Are Flying (whose star, Tatyana Samojlova, is here again, looking radiant as ever), but it's a gripping, pulse-pounding tale. It's also thankfully pretty light on the propoganda, unlike Kalatozov's most famous movie I Am Cuba. Chalk up one more masterpiece whose absence on DVD is a crime. Criterion, Kino, somebody... get to work. Rating: 9 My prayers were answered! (although a few years late) leokitty posted:War Room as in the documentary about Clinton's campaign or am I blanking on something else? I thought they might have slipped up and meant The War Game, but a Pennebaker seems reasonable.
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Dec 15, 2011 19:04
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i am not so sure posted:FFD, I've heard of that film a lot but don't really know much of it. Please tell me about it, if you're this excited it must be good.
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Dec 15, 2011 19:05
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Holy loving poo poo yes. I just watched it last month and it is a phenomenal film. Everyone buy it. Don't even think. Just buy.
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Dec 15, 2011 19:08
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I didn't know it was by Kalatozov, a director I have been meaning to get into. I love Tarkovsky and non-Tree of Life Malick so I think I would love his films. Awesome.
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Dec 15, 2011 19:40
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It's kinda like those except way more manic and kinetic.
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Dec 15, 2011 19:49
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Kull the Conqueror posted:It's kinda like those except way more manic and kinetic. Criterion has a release of The Cranes are Flying but I only really collect Blu-Rays or new-logo Criterions, and I'd suspect TCAF will at some point get an upgrade, so I'll wait for that. But my friends have Hulu and I plan on watching it soon that way.
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Dec 15, 2011 19:52
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FitFortDanga posted:CriterionCast just tweeted: "A Night To Remember, Last Temptation Of Christ, Letter Never Sent, War Room, Lean / Coward Box"   e: 
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Dec 15, 2011 21:03
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I saw the Lean one on the Brief Encounter page, where'd you get the other two? Not digging those covers.
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Dec 15, 2011 21:11
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FitFortDanga posted:I saw the Lean one on the Brief Encounter page, where'd you get the other two? They're in the cloud. I'm not crazy about the covers either. To be fair, the only thing that would convince me to buy the War Room would be a commentary track by Bill Hader in character as James Carville. (It could happen!)
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Dec 15, 2011 21:25
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FitFortDanga posted:Not digging those covers. They're the style of cover they were doing in like '05, '06.
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Dec 15, 2011 21:27
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#7 - A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (BR/2-disc DVD, March 27) •New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Audio commentary by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall, author and illustrator of “Titanic:” An Illustrated History •The Making of “A Night to Remember” (1993), a sixty-minute documentary featuring William MacQuitty’s rare behind-the-scenes footage •Archival interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart •En natt att minas, a forty-five-minute Swedish documentary from 1962 featuring interviews with Titanic survivors •Trailer •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Sragow #70 - THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (BR, March 13) Blu-Ray upgrade #601 - LETTER NEVER SENT (BR/DVD, March 20) •New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •New English subtitle translation •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova #602 - THE WAR ROOM (BR/DVD, March 20) •New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by directors D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Return of the War Room, a 2008 documentary in which advisers James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, and Paul Begala and others reflect on the effect the Clinton war room had on the way campaigns are run •Making “The War Room,” a conversation between the filmmakers about the difficulties of shooting in the campaign’s fast-paced environment •Panel discussion hosted by the William J. Clinton Foundation and featuring Carville, Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan, journalist Ron Brownstein, and surprise guest Bill Clinton •Interview with strategist Stanley Greenberg on the increasing importance of polling •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by writer Louis Menand #603: DAVID LEAN DIRECTS NOEL COWARD (4-disc BR/DVD, March 27) •New high-definition digital transfers of the BFI National Archive’s 2008 restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray editions •Audio commentary on Brief Encounter by film historian Bruce Eder •New interviews with Noël Coward scholar Barry Day on all of the films •Interview with cinematographer-screenwriter-producer Ronald Neame from 2010 •Short documentaries from 2000 on the making of In Which We Serve and Brief Encounter •David Lean: A Self Portrait, a 1971 television documentary on Lean’s career •Episode of the British television series The Southbank Show from 1992 on the life and career of Coward •Audio recording of a 1969 conversation between Richard Attenborough and Coward at London’s National Film Theatre •Trailers •PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by Ian Christie, Terrence Rafferty, Farran Nehne, Geoffrey O’Brien, and Kevin Brownlow
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My take: A Night to Remember - It's good but I have no need to see it again, not too interested in the new extras either. Pass. Last Temptation - It's good but I have no need to see it again. Pass. Letter Never Sent - Definitely buying it... but completely bare-bones?  The War Room - Sounds like a one-time watch to me. Rental. Lean/Coward - Rental, maybe buy down the road. Only seen Brief Encounter. At least I got one my long-desired titles, but the lack of extras is disheartening.
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