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Sheldrake posted:I gave my little sister my Criterion of Ran for Christmas, since she loves Japan. She did not give a crap. Wow, that's a nice gift too. Even used copies go for like $50. I've still got my fingers crossed for a Tokyo Olympiad release. Stop being out of print!
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Sheldrake posted:I gave my little sister my Criterion of Ran for Christmas, since she loves Japan. She did not give a crap. Ran is amazing, what is wrong with your sister. I, too, gave my sister a Criterion for Christmas - Guillermo Del Toro's Cronos. She loves Pan's Labyrinth and horror films generally so I thought it would be a good investment. I was not wrong, she reportedly loved it. 
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Jan 23, 2012 01:25
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To be fair, there is nothing particularly "kawaii" about a crazed Tatsuya Nakadai wandering a windswept hillside after reaping the wages of his arrogance.
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Jan 23, 2012 02:02
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Yeah, how could your sister possibly not be interested in devoting three hours to a ponderous all-dude King Lear adaptation?
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Jan 23, 2012 06:09
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I put off Ran on DVD once they announced the Blu-Ray release that didn't happen 
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Jan 23, 2012 06:17
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Say what you will about how much it represents the movie, but Godzilla has some nice packaging: http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2132-godzilla-packaging
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Jan 27, 2012 22:46
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Dangerous Person posted:Say what you will about how much it represents the movie, but Godzilla has some nice packaging: If so, they totally missed the boat on not doing it with In the Realm of the Senses (1976) first.
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Jan 27, 2012 22:57
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leokitty posted:I put off Ran on DVD once they announced the Blu-Ray release that didn't happen There is a Ran blu, just not by Criterion. I enjoyed the movie, but honestly my favorite part of the set was the Chris Marker movie on the second disc, I wish there was more making-of movies in that vein.
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Jan 28, 2012 01:30
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Ashamed to say I picked up Godzilla but haven't watched it yet. The packaging does look very nice.
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A new hint for May. http://ow.ly/i/rw11 Anybody have any ideas of what it could be?
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Feb 3, 2012 19:57
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It's Summer With Monika (which I'm of course thrilled for, but we already knew it was in the works).
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FitFortDanga posted:It's Summer With Monika (which I'm of course thrilled for, but we already knew it was in the works). Being the resident Bergman expert, what are your thoughts on Summer With Monika? I've never been disappointed with a Bergman blind-buy, but I'd like to know what you think.
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I know you weren't asking me, but Summer With Monika is great. Maybe not Wild Strawberries/ Fanny and Alexander great, but certainly Sawdust and Tinsel level great.
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Feb 4, 2012 01:41
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Yeah pretty much what PA said. The best stuff is in the third act.
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Feb 4, 2012 03:02
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 http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/anatomy.htm Yes, the whole thing about Anatomy of a Murder being intended for 4x3 is complete bullshit.
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Punch Drunk Drewsky posted:Being the resident Bergman expert, what are your thoughts on Summer With Monika? I've never been disappointed with a Bergman blind-buy, but I'd like to know what you think. It's the only early Bergman I've seen so I can't speak to it in that context, but as I recall it's pretty preachy (although a bit satirical), but no less artful for it. I wouldn't buy it, but I only own one Bergman DVD (The Seventh Seal, unsurprisingly). It's definitely worth at least a rental. Fun fact: Monika (in an edited form) grossed more theatrically in the United States than any other Bergman film would, largely because Joseph Levine distributed it and his advertising campaign amounted to "Swedish sex! It's got boobs!" You gotta love Joe Levine. (Bonus fact: Roger Corman got Cries & Whispers to play drive-ins! Bergman has probably had more chances than any other European "art-film" director to connect with the American public at large.)
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Egbert Souse posted:
What is this guy's deal? He gets furious based on specs printed on some old packaging without actually doing any research.
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Feb 4, 2012 18:26
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THE DOG IS EVERYTHING. One question I do have after watching Godzilla (which was otherwise spotless)- for all that Criterion does right, why do they insist on using the easily-obscured subtitles? Clearly they've done enough foreign films that this became a choice.
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Maxwell Lord posted:THE DOG IS EVERYTHING. This is one reason why I haven't bought the new Godzilla blu-ray. Basically any Criterion blu-ray, especially black and white ones, have such lovely subtitles that, to me, they're basically not worth buying. What's the point of it looking good if I can't read the drat thing? I've sent them an e-mail and posted on their Facebook page about it, but I don't think they'll ever do anything about it unless everyone on facebook complains about it, but people on there are too busy saying poo poo like "guess what I just bought" and "what blu-ray should i blind buy next." It's such a simple fix but they clearly don't give a poo poo. It's just a rage point for me because I can't remember having problems with any of the DVD subtitles, and it really seems like legible subtitles would be a priority.
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Feb 4, 2012 23:09
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The only time I've had an issue with Criterion's blu-ray subtitles was on High & Low during the first half because everyone's white shirts are so blown-out that they consume the text. The inconsideration towards the deaf and hard-of-hearing, however, is just plain awful. It's pretty much the only time I've ever wanted to just say "gently caress you" to Criterion.
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I hate their blu subtitles and don't understand why they won't add just a pixel or two or black border around the letters.
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Thanks for the thoughts (and Stevie for that fun fact!) The only Bergman I even halfway regret blind-buying was one film in the Early Bergman Eclipse series, and even then that's counterbalanced by having four other good one's. Looking forward to seeing it pop in my mailbox.
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Egbert Souse posted:Yes, the whole thing about Anatomy of a Murder being intended for 4x3 is complete bullshit.
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It always impresses me how some people aren't content to just occasionally act like an rear end, but rather, run blindly head-first into a pile of manure and make sure that the world understands completely that they are total asses. His postings on the subject are completely irrational and illogical. He fails to make a single point. Instead, he just talks about headroom and all that jazz, but yet never actually speaking about the compositional aspects of the shots. Edit: My favorite is his posting on The Cain Mutiny, in which his comparison shot ISN'T EVEN THE SAME PHOTOGRAPH. Of course, that ignores the fact that notes exist on the proper framing of the Cain Mutiny, and none of them support the full-frame analysis. Cemetry Gator fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Feb 5, 2012 |
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morestuff posted:What is this guy's deal? He gets furious based on specs printed on some old packaging without actually doing any research. The funniest part is that after releasing it at 1.33:1 in the US, Columbia went ahead released it in 1.85:1 in Europe/UK/Australia. And in both cases the packaging says it's the original aspect ratio. ...but Leon Vitali is still the biggest rear end in a top hat when it comes to playing Aspect Ratio Police: quote:Glenn Kenny: "Well, there’s already controversy brewing because the Barry Lyndon Blu-ray is 1.78 and there’s some feeling that it should have been 1.66..." 
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Feb 5, 2012 23:28
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Surely Vittorio Storaro is the worst. Insisting films he shot in 2.35:1 are released in his proposed 2:1 format that is never going to happen. At least the Apocalypse Now Blu-ray finally put it back to it's original aspect ratio.
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aga. posted:Surely Vittorio Storaro is the worst. Insisting films he shot in 2.35:1 are released in his proposed 2:1 format that is never going to happen. At least the Apocalypse Now Blu-ray finally put it back to it's original aspect ratio. That Barry Lyndon one is really sad because Leon Vitali obviously cares what Kubrick thought, he's just wrong.
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With Vitale, I could accept it as someone just misremembering information, and taking his account to be correct, since he was there. It happened to me after a handful of promotions and a few transfers. I ran into my old boss, and she was convinced that I worked for her at my previous job level, when I told her that she actually hired me, and that it was just an entry level job. She was confused, but decided that I must know my own career pretty well. Needless to say, I was shattered, and as soon as I got home, spent the evening drinking whiskey from the bottle while in a hot shower, crying loudly, asking "why?!" In the morning, I was pruney.
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Does anyone know when the next Barnes and Noble sale is? I can't remember if it's every six months or just a november thing.
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Ego-bot posted:Does anyone know when the next Barnes and Noble sale is? I can't remember if it's every six months or just a november thing. It's definitely more than once a year, I want to say the next one should be April/May.
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Daveski posted:It's definitely more than once a year, I want to say the next one should be April/May. July, I think.
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frumpsnake posted:Man, I love projectionist memos. The part about the music is really nifty, I'd love to attend a screening that follows this to the letter. Anyone have any other interesting ones?
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I love how even the type is tailored to each: Kubrick with Futura, of course, and Lynch in all caps. It just makes sense that his would be in all caps, with his enunciation.
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Feb 6, 2012 04:11
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I couldn't help but read it in his voice.
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Feb 6, 2012 04:21
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Or even better as Gordon Cole. YOU ARE WITNESSING A FRONT THREE-QUARTER VIEW OF TWO ADULTS SHARING A TENDER MOMENT. PLUS MY FILM NEEDS A SLIGHT REFRAMING
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Pixar has the best projectionist memos: they send trading cards, of which only like three have actual instructions on the back. Luckily they send all the cards so you're not driving around the tri-county area looking for your particular setup's checklist.
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Shadley Puffin posted:Or even better as Gordon Cole. I was thinking the exact same thing.
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I just signed up for Hulu Plus. So this is what Bubbles feels like when he scores a huge stash.
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The Cameo posted:Pixar has the best projectionist memos: they send trading cards, of which only like three have actual instructions on the back. I think it's funny that last year the two directors to send memos on how to run showings of their films were Terrance Malick... and Michael Bay. Malick wanted the screen brightness turned up ever so slightly and the sound turned up louder than normal, while Bay wanted the screen brightness at maximum so that the 3D wouldn't look lovely and dark. Pigeon Shamus posted:I, too, gave my sister a Criterion for Christmas - Guillermo Del Toro's Cronos. She loves Pan's Labyrinth and horror films generally so I thought it would be a good investment. I was not wrong, she reportedly loved it. Gave my cousin, a budding film nut, "Carlos" and "Chungking Express". He hadn't heard of either of them and thought they were awesome.
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