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New newsletter clue seems pretty obvious.
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Jun 30, 2017 16:27
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Delicatessen (1991)
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Jun 30, 2017 16:33
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MacheteZombie posted:Delicatessen (1991) If only Much rather have a Jeunet release than anything Hughes.
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Jun 30, 2017 16:39
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I know Criterion needs these films to sell so they can fund their arthouse stuff, but...really? It's not that The Breakfast Club is a *bad* film, but it's not exactly difficult to find a good release of. Is it just me, or has there been a huge upswing in this kind of film - the kind with an already purchaseable Blu-Ray - lately?
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Jun 30, 2017 19:44
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those look more like tea sandwiches than breakfast
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Jun 30, 2017 19:45
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Vesi posted:those look more like tea sandwiches than breakfast It's a breakfast club sandwich. You can see the bacon and also a runny egg yolk.
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Jun 30, 2017 19:49
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Jun 30, 2017 19:50
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this is the company that put Chasing Amy in their collection during the dvd era.
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Jun 30, 2017 19:52
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MacheteZombie posted:this is the company that put Chasing Amy in their collection during the dvd era. And Armageddon. It's not like two Hughes releases are going to tarnish the brand or something. They aren't rare releases by any means, but if it's a successful release that allows Criterion to continue doing their thing then I'm all for it. It's also guaranteed to be a better release for those movies than any of the bare bones cheapo editions that are commonly available.
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Jun 30, 2017 20:00
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Jun 30, 2017 20:01
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Hell it's not like Hitchcock or Kurosawa weren't these big mainstream filmmakers in their own eras either. I don't think Hughes is on the level of someone like those two but it's not like he doesn't have some historical significance in his own right.
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Jun 30, 2017 20:05
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I love hearing about Criterion getting mass appeal movies like The Breakfast Club because it means a bunch of obscure films that won't sell a lot of copies will get released. Also, movies like Armageddon, The Rock, and Chasing Amy were anomalies. They were released when the average Disney DVD release was non-anamorphic and bare-bones. Disney didn't start releasing anything more elaborate than a trailer and music video as extras until late 2000. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Jun 30, 2017 |
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Jun 30, 2017 20:05
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Egbert Souse posted:I love hearing about Criterion getting mass appeal movies like The Breakfast Club because it means a bunch of obscure films that won't sell a lot of copies will get released. This.
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Jun 30, 2017 20:09
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Also, their best-selling release of all-time is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I'd imagine all the Anderson, Kubrick, and Lynch films are up there, too. Meanwhile, we get gems no one else would release like the Pierre Etaix films, Lonesome, People On Sunday, etc...
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Jun 30, 2017 20:23
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Yea you can't really criticize them for Breakfast Club when they have such an affinity for directors like Wes Anderson and Kubrick, two of the most well-known directors of their respective eras. I was one of those people saying hey gently caress it they should do Grand Budapest Hotel just because, so I can hardly complain about this. I just happen to not be a fan of Hughes in particular.
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Jun 30, 2017 20:29
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The biggest question is when are they ever going to re-release The Killer and Hard Boiled ??????
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Jun 30, 2017 21:05
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Nroo posted:The biggest question is when are they ever going to re-release The Killer and Hard Boiled ?????? criterion's output of Chinese/Hong Kong movies is depressingly puny
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Jun 30, 2017 21:07
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It is, but they along with the World Cinema Foundation should get tons of props just for bringing A Brighter Summer Day out of oblivion.
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Jun 30, 2017 21:10
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Martin Scorsese is basically the patron saint of film preservation. He was one of the first filmmakers to push for the industry to do something about color fading, he's had his name attached to hundreds of restorations, and also started the World Cinema Project, as well as smaller foundations for African and Polish cinema.Nroo posted:The biggest question is when are they ever going to re-release The Killer and Hard Boiled ?????? They're still licensed to The Weinstein Company.
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Jun 30, 2017 22:06
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Egbert Souse posted:Pierre Etaix films This reminds me, as someone who is a fan of Chaplin, Lloyd, Tati, Keaton, etc., how does Pierre Etaix stand up in quality?
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Jun 30, 2017 22:10
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GrandpaPants posted:This reminds me, as someone who is a fan of Chaplin, Lloyd, Tati, Keaton, etc., how does Pierre Etaix stand up in quality? If you were a fan of just one of those four names, I'd tell you to at least check out The Suitor or Yoyo on Filmstruck. Naming all four, it should be the first thing you pick up in the B&N sale. The Suitor, Yoyo, and La Grand Amour are absolute masterpieces. The Suitor is a big love letter to Buster Keaton (with nods to Lloyd and Langdon), Yoyo does the same with Chaplin and Fellini (there's a cute nod to La Strada and 8 1/2), and La Grand Amour is like a kinder, gentler Bunuel. Not surprising since Etaix collaborated with Jean-Claude Carriere for writing the three films. As Long As You've Got Your Health is a little uneven since it's basically made up of several short films. However, the "Insomnia" and "Cinema" segments are hilarious. The odd duck of the set is The Land of Milk and Honey. There's also a few shorts. Happy Anniversary is hilarious and barely has any dialogue (Etaix' character is silent). Rupture is another dialogue-free one that's mostly prop comedy. There's a great hour-long documentary/interview on Etaix, plus he shot intros for all the films. It also has a lengthy booklet. If that's not neat enough, Etaix personally created all the packaging artwork himself for Criterion. He was a talented graphic designer and was the one who designed the posters for Tati's Mr. Hulot's Holiday and Mon Oncle (the latter of which he was also assistant director).
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Jun 30, 2017 22:33
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Breakfast Club loving sucks but I mean Tiny Furniture is a Criterion so it's not like they're all winners.
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Jun 30, 2017 22:58
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GonSmithe posted:Breakfast Club loving sucks but I mean Tiny Furniture is a Criterion so it's not like they're all winners. I'm sorry you didn't have friends growing up. I would loving kill for a Planes Trains And Automobiles Criterion.
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Jul 1, 2017 13:07
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I'm pretty much of the opinion that all movies should have a Criterion-level release.
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Jul 1, 2017 20:05
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Maxwell Lord posted:I'm pretty much of the opinion that all movies should have a Criterion-level release. I don't care how lovely they are, Fateful Findings and Double Down are my dream releases. Imagine getting the whole story behind those productions 
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Jul 1, 2017 20:25
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Maxwell Lord posted:I'm pretty much of the opinion that all movies should have a Criterion-level release. That's why I love Scream Factory. I mean, Halloween III: Season of the Witch got a special edition. The movie owns in a Pure Insanity sort of way, but the fact that it got special features at all is shocking and fantastic.
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Jul 1, 2017 21:46
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egon_beeblebrox posted:That's why I love Scream Factory. I mean, Halloween III: Season of the Witch got a special edition. The movie owns in a Pure Insanity sort of way, but the fact that it got special features at all is shocking and fantastic. Be sure to check out Vinegar Syndrome. The amount of trash that little team has remastered and added extras to is staggering.  https://vinegarsyndrome.com
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Jul 1, 2017 21:56
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It's also funny how people complain about Criterion getting mainstream releases when back in the laserdisc days, they did stuff like Ghostbusters. Hardly an obscure art film. They're keeping things in print, and it's not like we're not getting the obscure stuff as well. I think Armageddon was something Michael Bay pushed for them to get, since he knew it would be a big seller.
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Jul 1, 2017 22:35
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Their laserdisc selection was dope. I believe they put out all of Ishiro Honda's Godzilla films in those days. Remaster and re-release those plz, Criterion. E: never mind, they were announced but never released unfortunately Nroo fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Jul 1, 2017 |
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Jul 1, 2017 23:34
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Call Me Charlie posted:Be sure to check out Vinegar Syndrome. The amount of trash that little team has remastered and added extras to is staggering. Oooh Dolemite. Also since Chasing Amy and laserdiscs were just brought up, it kinda blows my mind that the commentary track for Clerks was recorded during the filming of Mallrats for the laserdisc.
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Jul 1, 2017 23:45
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wyoming posted:Oooh Dolemite. They also have the rights to three Melvin Van Peebles films and Coonskin through a partnership with Xenon Pictures. Although I haven't heard anything else since the initial announcement. https://www.facebook.com/vinsyn/posts/1032245040137024
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Jul 1, 2017 23:53
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On laserdisc, many studios didn't really put a lot of effort other than letterboxed editions until the mid-90s. By the early 90s, most non-studio special work was from either Criterion, Image, or Pioneer. I think that only MGM/UA, Fox and Disney were consistently doing things special with releases and it wasn't until the early 90s. Near the end of laserdisc, there were a few specialty labels already like Elite Entertainment and Anchor Bay, though. Paramount didn't release a special edition on any format until Forrest Gump on DVD in 2001. Warner Bros. started their famed "Two Disc Special Editions" in 2001, starting with Citizen Kane. Though, the guy that ran MGM/UA Home Video ended up running Warner Home Video (George Feltenstein) and was responsible for pretty much all of their special editions on both formats. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Jul 2, 2017 |
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Jul 1, 2017 23:57
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I pre ordered Stalker and I'm very excited to see it in glorious bluray quality.
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Jul 2, 2017 16:42
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egon_beeblebrox posted:That's why I love Scream Factory. I mean, Halloween III: Season of the Witch got a special edition. The movie owns in a Pure Insanity sort of way, but the fact that it got special features at all is shocking and fantastic. Shout/Scream Factory is fantastic, I'm constantly blown away by the Criterion-level releases they do for cult movies.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:50
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For the record, I'm not complaining that The Breakfast Club is getting released because of the film, I'm complaining because it's got fine Blu-Ray releases readily available. I have the same complaint about Fire Walk With Me (one of my all-time favorite films). Planes, Trains, and Automobiles would make a fantastic Criterion because it needs the upgrade. But what else can the company add here?
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Jul 3, 2017 01:04
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From reading on other forums, some think it might be a box set. Which would make a bit more sense since Universal already released The Breakfast Club twice - most recently from a new 4K remaster. A BBS-style set with his 80s films would be interesting. Especially since Criterion would be able to get both the Paramount and Universal films, while no one else is licensing from both studios (Shout! only licenses from Universal at the moment).
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Jul 3, 2017 01:50
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Look, I don't care as long as we get the music videos in the best fidelity possible. I want to see OMD in HD. Make it happen.
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Jul 3, 2017 17:51
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I don't care how lovely they are, Fateful Findings and Double Down are my dream releases. Imagine getting the whole story behind those productions Happy America Birthday Day (kind of)   Hi-rez: http://imgur.com/N3OQ6JQ
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darkerthantheday posted:Happy America Birthday Day (kind of) Needs more laptops and tuna cans
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