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This article has an update on the Apu Trilogy status.Andrew Robinson posted:[The Apu Trilogy] will be released as a movie in New York in May 2015, followed by a DVD release later in 2015.  Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Where did you see it? I've been looking everywhere the last few years to see it again. Haven't seen it since it was on cinemax all the time in the early 90s. STEVIE B 4EVA posted:I'm assuming he meant the actual screening at MoMA.
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The Time Dissolver posted:The BBS box is the bomb, wait for a sale and get it at not much more than Five Easy Pieces alone at full price. I sold off Head and Easy Rider since I don't like either of those. I like Drive, He Said and A Safe Place. I'm still trying to sell of The Last Picture Show and King of Marvin Gardens but haven't had any takers.
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Mar 19, 2015 17:13
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robix smash posted:I sold off Head and Easy Rider since I don't like either of those. I like Drive, He Said and A Safe Place. I'm still trying to sell of The Last Picture Show and King of Marvin Gardens but haven't had any takers. I'm really curious because I'm the exact opposite. I love everything in the set except for Drive, He Said and A Safe Place. What is it about those two that does it for you, but you dislike about the rest?
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Speaking of box sets, sorry if this has already been talked about, but I only found out during that flash sale that apparently you can only buy Playtime as part of the entire Tati box set, at least physically. Does anyone know if this was part of the deal of distributing his films, or if they will ever sell them separately at some point in the future?
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kuddles posted:Speaking of box sets, sorry if this has already been talked about, but I only found out during that flash sale that apparently you can only buy Playtime as part of the entire Tati box set, at least physically. Does anyone know if this was part of the deal of distributing his films, or if they will ever sell them separately at some point in the future? Playtime was already released on DVD and Bluray separately at one time but then went out of print. I would assume the reason why you can't buy it alone would likely be a licensing issue.
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Mar 20, 2015 19:07
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There is no reason to split the Tati box. $60 is worth it just for Playtime and Mr. Hulot's Holiday.
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Mar 21, 2015 04:58
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That box set is so amazing. I hadn't seen Jour de Fête since I was like 7 and it was on PBS, and it was just as magical And yeah, I have the Playtime DVD from before Criterion lost the license for like two years there, prior to making the box set. I should probably offload that and my DVDs of M Hulot's Holiday and Mon Oncle onto my best bud or something.
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Mar 21, 2015 05:32
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I gave my OOP copy of Playtime to Nathan Rabin as a gift last Christmas. 
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Mar 21, 2015 09:00
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Hewlett posted:I gave my OOP copy of Playtime to Nathan Rabin as a gift last Christmas. Why would you give Nathan Rabin anything besides a kick in the dick
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Mar 21, 2015 09:07
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Egbert Souse posted:There is no reason to split the Tati box. $60 is worth it just for Playtime and Mr. Hulot's Holiday.
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Mar 21, 2015 23:40
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Criminal Minded posted:Why would you give Nathan Rabin anything besides a kick in the dick Hahaha
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Mar 22, 2015 23:27
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The Apu Trilogy is coming before the end of the year, after the theatrical re-release. The 4K restorations used a mix of surviving fire damaged camera negatives and other elements. Also looks like they're definitely working on the Before trilogy and Boyhood after all, as well as The Brood.
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Mar 28, 2015 15:14
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Nice! My latest haul from the Flash Sale made it through customs without any duties or taxes. Now I wish I had picked up that Tati box set. Looks like I'm watching Colonel Blimp tonight.
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Mar 31, 2015 20:13
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Which Criterions have the best commentaries? My favorite is Straw Dogs. It completely changed how I saw the film, and for the better. It is the gold standard I hold all other commentaries to. The Seven Samurai round table one is pretty good too!
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Apr 4, 2015 05:10
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The Spinal Tap commentary is pretty great.
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Apr 4, 2015 05:14
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What makes it good? Also, I must confess I haven't seen the film..
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Which Criterions have the best commentaries? It's not Criterion (but maybe it should be), but Dark City has an amazing commentary from Roger Ebert. He loves the film and goes into a ton of detail about the style, history, etc. of the film. It's really, really awesome.
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Apr 4, 2015 05:18
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It's a heavily improvised comedy, and the track is the three main actors basically doing the same over the movie.
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mod sassinator posted:It's not Criterion (but maybe it should be), but Dark City has an amazing commentary from Roger Ebert. He loves the film and goes into a ton of detail about the style, history, etc. of the film. It's really, really awesome. I really liked his commentary for Citizen Kane and his idea that it was the best special effects movie ever made. I'll defiantly check it out! morestuff posted:It's a heavily improvised comedy, and the track is the three main actors basically doing the same over the movie. Nice. I like Rob Reiner so I will check this out too! Any other obscure ones worth listening too? edit: criterion or not
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Apr 4, 2015 05:21
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morestuff posted:The Spinal Tap commentary is pretty great. Spinal Tap is great. It's like watching a whole second movie's worth of content.
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Apr 4, 2015 05:37
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wa27 posted:Spinal Tap is great. It's like watching a whole second movie's worth of content. On the other DVD/Blu-Ray there literally is a second movie's worth of deleted scenes.
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Apr 4, 2015 05:46
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Corek posted:On the other DVD/Blu-Ray there literally is a second movie's worth of deleted scenes. Oh, you know what, I was thinking of the MGM dvd commentary. The one with the guys in character talking about how they felt the documentary portrayed them and about the history of the band. Apparently the commentaries on the Criterion release are different?
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Apr 4, 2015 06:27
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Steven Soderbergh does great commenatries. I really like the one he did for The Third Man.
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Apr 4, 2015 06:39
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Cacator posted:Steven Soderbergh does great commenatries. I really like the one he did for The Third Man. Yet another reason I wish I owned that on blu-ray. 
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The commentary with Gary Graver and Oja Kodar on F for Fake is wonderful. Terry Gilliam's track for Brazil is like a masterclass in filmmaking. Any of Wes Anderson's tracks are good for being both entertaining and informative, even if he's not as funny to listen to as Gilliam. Also, anything by David Kalat, Casper Tyberg, and Rudy Behlmer is worth listening to. Not Criterion, but the best historical track I've listened to is Behlmer's for Gone with the Wind. I've been meaning to rip commentaries to save as MP3s so I can listen to them during my commute.
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Egbert Souse posted:The commentary with Gary Graver and Oja Kodar on F for Fake is wonderful. Terry Gilliam's track for Brazil is like a masterclass in filmmaking. Non-Criterion, but Steven Soderbergh and John Boorman's for Point Blank is an all time favorite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_lnes7E4Ak
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David Fincher's track on The Game is really good. He's so interesting and informative that it's a bummer when the track cuts away to someone else. Weird Al does a great job with his commentary for UHF. A lot of times when it's one person alone the track tends to get slow with a lot of quiet spots, but he keeps his energy up and talks for pretty much the entire duration. Panic Room has an awesome writers commentary with David Koepp where has William Goldman as a guest. That one's great.
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I can personally vouch for the critic's commentaries on Godzilla and Godzilla, King of the Monsters, which both work really well as companion pieces to each other. They're also a really nice smattering of dry humor thrown in there to make the commentaries not seem too academic.
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Hibernator posted:Weird Al does a great job with his commentary for UHF. A lot of times when it's one person alone the track tends to get slow with a lot of quiet spots, but he keeps his energy up and talks for pretty much the entire duration. If it's the one I'm thinking of, Jay Levey is there too, and Emo Philips shows up as well.
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I Before E posted:If it's the one I'm thinking of, Jay Levey is there too, and Emo Philips shows up as well. poo poo, you're completely right! I completely forgot about them both. Guess I owe that one a re-listen.
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David Cronenberg's commentaries are always pretty top notch.
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The Killers (1946 and 1964) - upgrade, box set Hiroshima Mon Amour - upgrade The Black Stallion My Beautiful Laundrette Here Is Your Life  Moonrise Kingdom
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Apr 15, 2015 23:00
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Slate Action posted:Hiroshima Mon Amour - upgrade
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Hiroshima mon amour - if I liked it just a little bit more, I'd probably buy it. But I've owned it before and gotten rid of it, so I'll pass Here Is Your Life - never seen it, but I like some Jan Troell. Rental. The Black Stallion - sonofabitch, I just bought the older Blu-Ray. Well, yeah, I'll buy this My Beautiful Laundrette - never seen it, it's been on the edge of my radar for ages though. Rental. Moonrise Kingdom - been waiting for this. Buy. The Killers - '46 version is good but I've seen it twice and I just don't love it as much as others do. never seen the '64 version. Pass.
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Interesting article posted yesterday about the Apu trilogy. There is also an offhanded commented in there that Wellesnet latched onto about a possible hint about Criterion doing "Chimes at Midnight" as well. http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/the-dramatic-story-behind-satyajit-rays-50s-masterpiece-the-apu-trilogy-exclusive-20150414
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Cacator posted:Steven Soderbergh does great commenatries. I really like the one he did for The Third Man. Have you heard his commentary for Schizopolis? It's him interviewing himself, and just being as absolutely pretentious as possible, and it's hilarious. At one point he starts talking about how his film not only breaks the fourth wall, then it breaks through the fifth wall, and then turns up and breaks through the ceiling. Which, I admit, it kind of does.
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Apr 23, 2015 05:36
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Janus Films' Apu Trilogy trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgv68E_o6VM Looks really fantastic.
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GrandpaPants posted:Janus Films' Apu Trilogy trailer: Oh man, I can't wait to see these. The copy of Pather Panchali I saw looked like someone had eaten the film, then pooped it out right into the tape. Talk about worth the wait.
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That picture looks pristine.
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