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Children of Paradise blu coming up soon, I guess? Criterion linked to this demonstration of the restoration on Facebook. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfiTGvbVpsg
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Yeah, FF is showing it for about two weeks and then I think it's going to a few other places. Wouldn't be shocked if it's in the July listings. http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/children_of_paradise
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Janus released a restoration clip of Children Of Paradise which they have given a 4K transfer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfiTGvbVpsg&feature=player_embedded quote:NOTE: This list is preliminary. Dates will added as they are confirmed. http://www.janusfilms.com/paradise/
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Looks like Umberto D on Blu-Ray to me. screenshot: 
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It's gotta be. I've never seen Umberto D. but I assumed it was something really obvious like that.
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Mar 14, 2012 19:11
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Criterion is plugging the Oakland 4-night run of Abel Gance's Napoleon in the newsletter.
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That has to be the least effort they've ever put into a clue.
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Egbert Souse posted:Criterion is plugging the Oakland 4-night run of Abel Gance's Napoleon in the newsletter. Well, since Robert Harris has been closed out of HD releases of the films he's restored, I'm guessing he's going to people who really know what they're doing when it comes to this one. Especially since he's co-producing it with Kevin Brownlow (and possibly Coppola). I'm bummed that it's not being shown anywhere else. Robert Denby fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Mar 14, 2012 |
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Just noticed that Certified Copy is on Netflix Instant with the Criterion cover even though it's listed as not being released until May. Is this a thing that regularly happens, or just a screwup of some sort?
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robix smash posted:That has to be the least effort they've ever put into a clue. The clue guy was checking out the recent covers and realized he was working too hard.
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Bown posted:Just noticed that Certified Copy is on Netflix Instant with the Criterion cover even though it's listed as not being released until May. Is this a thing that regularly happens, or just a screwup of some sort? It happens.
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Bown posted:Just noticed that Certified Copy is on Netflix Instant with the Criterion cover even though it's listed as not being released until May. Is this a thing that regularly happens, or just a screwup of some sort? Yeah, it happens, same thing happened with Tiny Furniture (Which I wish I never watched).
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FitFortDanga posted:Looks like Umberto D on Blu-Ray to me. One of my favorites! I look forward to sobbing through the entire thing in glorious Blu-Ray quality.
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Wilhelm Scream posted:Yeah, it happens, same thing happened with Tiny Furniture (Which I wish I never watched). Is it really that bad?
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Is it really that bad? I didn't think it was as bad to inspire the vitriol you see in this thread towards it. The plot is clumsy, the main character is very unsympathetic, and the whole thing is imbued with a sort of 'eh the script is pretty much my blog for two weeks I'm in my early twenties and a loser.' But there's way worse movies out there.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Is it really that bad? It's completely unoriginal. Take Wes Anderson's movies and combine it with a story that every young person comes up with and thinks is somehow meaningful, in this case, the trials and tribulations of being a young rich girl who was able to study some completely pointless major in college as she tries to find out who she is, combine it with quirky characters that aren't believable and don't do anything that an actual person would, and you got Tiny Furniture. It is a completely competent film, but the only reason why it got any acclaim is because it is the type of poo poo that critics love to eat up - the self-indulgent struggling individual who is in a world of poser's crap. And it inspires vitriol just because it's an easy subject to hate, even though, honestly, you could do much worse.
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There are a couple genuinely witty lines and line readings in Tiny Furniture, but the vast majority of the jokes fall flat, the story is bad, the pace is boring, etc. I do think Lena Dunham has potential, but she's just not there yet. Maybe her show 'Girls' will be good, who knows.
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Cemetry Gator posted:Wes Anderson's movies
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All signs indicate that the Samurai Trilogy will be among today's announcements. Also possibly An Autumn Afternoon.
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FitFortDanga posted:All signs indicate that the Samurai Trilogy will be among today's announcements. Also possibly An Autumn Afternoon. They also seem to be going nuts with the Naked Lunch material on their tumblr/facebook page.
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Totally forgot the announcements were today. If those are the upgrades, my wallet can breathe easier.
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Safe Driver posted:They also seem to be going nuts with the Naked Lunch material on their tumblr/facebook page. Because today is Cronenberg's birthday
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FitFortDanga posted:All signs indicate that the Samurai Trilogy will be among today's announcements.  Throughout each of the three movies I thought, "These are great stories, if only the scratches, blurs, and colors could be corrected." Pre-ordering for sure the second it's available.
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Delayed until tomorrow, but they put up a hint for The 39 Steps.
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Whooooooooa. A remastering of the Samurai trilogy is just about all that's kept me from seeing it at this point, so if they announce that poo poo tomorrow, I'm gonna flip.
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I don't know when it was announced, but Harold and Maude is coming out on blu ray in June. Commentary track, too!
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Waltzing Along posted:I don't know when it was announced, but Harold and Maude is coming out on blu ray in June. Commentary track, too! It was announced in January as an April release, it recently got pushed back to June.
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#615 - THE GOLD RUSH (BR/2-disc DVD, 6/12) •New high-definition digital restoration of the 1942 sound version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •New 2K digital transfer of the reconstructed original 1925 silent film, restored in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with a newly recorded version of director Charlie Chaplin’s score, presented in 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition •New audio commentary for the 1925 version by Chaplin biographer and archivist Jeffrey Vance •Three new programs: Presenting “The Gold Rush,” which traces the film’s history from original release to rerelease to 2003 reconstruction and features film historian Kevin Brownlow and Vance; Music by Charles Chaplin, featuring conductor and composer Timothy Brock; and Visual Effects in “The Gold Rush,” featuring effects specialist Craig Barron and Chaplin cinematographer Roland Totheroh •Chaplin Today: “The Gold Rush” (2002), a short documentary featuring filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo •Four theatrical trailers •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Luc Sante and James Agee’s review of the 1942 version #616 - SHALLOW GRAVE (BR/DVD, 6/12)  •New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Brian Tufano, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Two audio commentaries: one by director Danny Boyle and the other by screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald •New interviews with stars Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, and Ewan McGregor •Digging Your Own Grave, a 1993 documentary by Kevin Macdonald on the making of the film •Andrew Macdonald and Kevin Macdonald’s video diary from the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival, where they shopped around the script for Shallow Grave •Shallow Grave trailer and Trainspotting teaser trailer •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Kemp #617 - AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE (BR/DVD, 6/19)  •New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Making of “And Everything Is Going Fine,” featuring director Steven Soderbergh, producer Kathie Russo, and editor Susan Littenberg •Sex and Death to the Age 14, Spalding Gray’s first monologue, created in 1979 and filmed in 1982 •Trailer •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by writer Nell Casey, editor of The Journals of Spalding Gray #618 - GRAY'S ANATOMY (BR/DVD, 6/19)  •New high definition digital transfer, supervised by director Steven Soderbergh, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •New interviews with Soderbergh and cowriter Renée Shafransky •A Personal History of the American Theater, a monologue by Spalding Gray, filmed in 1982 •Theatrical trailer •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Amy Taubin THE SAMURAI TRILOGY (2-disc BR/3-disc DVD, 6/26) (no box art or specs listed yet) #56 - THE 39 STEPS (BR/DVD, 6/26)  •New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Audio commentary by Alfred Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane •Hitchcock: The Early Years (2000), a British documentary covering Hitchcock’s prewar career •Original footage from British broadcaster Mike Scott’s 1966 television interview with Hitchcock •Complete broadcast of the 1937 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation, performed by Ida Lupino and Robert Montgomery •Visual essay by Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff •Excerpts from François Truffaut’s 1962 audio interview with Hitchcock •Original production design drawings •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Cairns My take: 39 Steps - no-brainer upgrade Shallow Grave - never seen it, not a big Boyle fan but I'll rent it Gold Rush - haven't seen it since I was a child... definitely time for a revisit, but almost guaranteed I won't end up buying it Spalding Gray - definite buys, both good/great films. Excited for the bonus monologues! Hopefully Swimming to Cambodia and Monster in a Box are forthcoming (maybe an Eclipse set with Terrors of Pleasure?) Samurai Trilogy - only seen the first one, don't remember much about it. Will check them out, if the public library gets them
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I love the hell out of the Samurai Trilogy, especially the first one. I can never get the music out of my head.
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The Gold Rush is a for sure purchase for me. Great movie. And these covers are a definite improvement over the last group. I especially like Shallow Grave.
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Samurai Trilogy is a definite buy for me. I love those movies so much. There's a line from the first one that is one of my favorite movie lines of all time: "A house without love is a living death."
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Since the DVD set is being reissued I'm really hopeful they're making the Samurai Trilogy upgrade mega-awesome. I'm really excited for the Blu-Ray.
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caiman posted:And these covers are a definite improvement over the last group. I especially like Shallow Grave. They're an improvement for sure, since anything is an improvement over that lovely Being John Malkovich cover, but still rather unremarkable to me (Chaplin one looks the best). What happen to you, Criterion art department??
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Cacator posted:What happen to you, Criterion art department?? If I'm not mistaken, they actually don't have a dedicated department for cover design, but farm them out to freelance graphic designers (some of which they'll hire for multiple covers). That would explain the disparity.
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The Gold Rush and The 39 Steps are definite buys. I've been underwhelmed by Chaplin's film mainly from seeing only the 1942 version. The silent is supposed to be a much better film. I do hope they speed up the rest of the Chaplins since there's at least eight more releases to go.
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Egbert Souse posted:The Gold Rush and The 39 Steps are definite buys. I've been underwhelmed by Chaplin's film mainly from seeing only the 1942 version. The silent is supposed to be a much better film. I have the region 1 DVD and I agree, the 1942 version is a bit jarring to see after watching the 1925 version. Considering the 1st 3 were from volume 1 of the 2 volume Chaplin Collection, I expect Limelight to be next to round it off.
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Egbert Souse posted:I do hope they speed up the rest of the Chaplins since there's at least eight more releases to go. They're probably only going to release about 2 a year I think. They'll probably hold on to those so they can have a guaranteed good seller each year. They're gunna milk it for a bit I think.
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leokitty posted:The backorders from the sale have started to come through, if you placed one. I just got a note about my Godzilla/Three Outlaw Samurai order hitting processing.
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kuddles posted:Argh! My order just keeps changing the date every time it meets the previous one. If it wasn't for the fact that I'm getting them at half price I probably would have cancelled my order by now. You might want to contact their customer service to see if they can give you any extra info. I dealt with them last week because my mailman delivered my package to someone who is not me or my immediate neighbors and they were very helpful (it's being resent to a different address).
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