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Biannual reminder that Short Cuts is secretly one of the best movies in the collection.
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Anybody seen Kuroneko? I'm considering a blind buy just because it'd be cool to see a vengeful japanese ghost lady movie from '68 along with the splurge of them I've seen from the late-'90s/early-'00s. Getting that and Onibaba would be pretty sweet, I haven't seen that one in a long time. I also love the Eclipse box sets - I've already got When Horror Came to Shochiku, Up All Night with Robert Downey, Sr., and Pearls of the Czech New Wave, any other recommendations from that series?
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Jul 12, 2017 05:35
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Lamont Cranston posted:Just got: Although I think I generally prefer Bunuel's more explicitly surrealist films, Belle de Jour is really just a lovely picture.
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Jul 12, 2017 05:37
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I watched all the Downey films on Filmstruck. Loved all of them except for Two Tons of Turquoise. Putney Swope is in a class by itself, but No More Excuses is hilarious too. If you have to get an Eclipse, though, go for the Lubitsch Musicals since they're not online. The Love Parade is one of the best early talkies I've ever seen and it was Lubitsch's first sound film. The Smiling Lieutenant is almost as good, too.
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Jul 12, 2017 05:38
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For anyone looking for solid blind buys, Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter are two of my favorite Criterions, along with the stellar Lone Wolf & Cub (7 films for $50) and Zatoichi (25 films for $100) sets. LW&C is worth it for the crazy Shogun Assassin edit alone. I'm bummed that I'm running out of samurai blu-rays to buy, I think Harikiri is the only current blu I'm missing. The Samurai Trilogy starring Mifune is another great pickup if you like historical action with great duels. ed2 - That reminds me, I assume the Nikkatsu Noir Eclipse set is worth picking up? Big Mean Jerk fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Jul 12, 2017 |
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Jul 12, 2017 05:46
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Did Sword of Doom never get an upgrade? Crazy.
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Jul 12, 2017 05:50
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Origami Dali posted:Did Sword of Doom never get an upgrade? Crazy. It did
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Jul 12, 2017 05:54
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Big Mean Jerk posted:It did Oh, I'm just blind.
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Jul 12, 2017 06:02
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K. Waste posted:Anybody seen Kuroneko? I'm considering a blind buy just because it'd be cool to see a vengeful japanese ghost lady movie from '68 along with the splurge of them I've seen from the late-'90s/early-'00s. Getting that and Onibaba would be pretty sweet, I haven't seen that one in a long time.
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Jul 12, 2017 07:07
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Zazie dans le metro is underrated.
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Jul 12, 2017 07:50
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Cloks posted:Il Sorpasso I assume you already have La Dolce Vita then?
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Jul 12, 2017 09:13
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gently caress I just ordered Straw Dogs because I grabbed Yojimbo for a mate, and B+N's international shipping is just arse. Keeping my Stalker pre-order from Amazon which has dropped to $22, because the shipping is gonna end up beating them by about a week at least.
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Jul 12, 2017 09:16
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GoldenGun posted:I assume you already have La Dolce Vita then? And Il Posto
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Jul 12, 2017 10:20
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We may not have your B+N sales over here in the UK, but this month we get A Brighter Summer Day and Stalker, which is just about the most perfect month possible for me that doesn't include a Lynch.
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Jul 12, 2017 10:36
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Escobarbarian posted:We may not have your B+N sales over here in the UK, but this month we get A Brighter Summer Day and Stalker, which is just about the most perfect month possible for me that doesn't include a Lynch. You guys do get the 5 for 30 Arrow Video sale, though. I'm kinda miffed that I'll be in the UK a month too late for that one.
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Jul 12, 2017 10:41
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I watched a few minutes of each and they all look incredible. The Lodger is one of the best silent restorations I've seen (up there with Wings and The Big Parade). Being There and Straw Dogs look like brand new movies. I think I'm going to love Tampopo just from the opening scene (and it looks great too). Blow-Up has color that pops like Technicolor should. It looks a little softer, but probably on par with what a 60s print would look like. Also, I know it's nitpicking, but I really love how Criterion kept the original distributor logos on Being There and Straw Dogs (United Artists and Cinerama Releasing, respectively).
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Jul 12, 2017 12:27
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GoldenGun posted:I assume you already have La Dolce Vita then? I don't have La Dolce Vita or Il Posto but my Barnes and Noble was a little picked over already.
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Jul 12, 2017 12:49
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:If you don't buy His Girl Friday you should autoban TBH
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Jul 12, 2017 13:06
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K. Waste posted:Anybody seen Kuroneko? I'm considering a blind buy just because it'd be cool to see a vengeful japanese ghost lady movie from '68 along with the splurge of them I've seen from the late-'90s/early-'00s. Getting that and Onibaba would be pretty sweet, I haven't seen that one in a long time. I was surprised by this, but I ended up enjoying Kuroneko more than Onibaba. Onibaba is scarier I suppose, but Kuroneko's amazing set design puts it over the top for me.
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Jul 12, 2017 13:51
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K. Waste posted:Anybody seen Kuroneko? I'm considering a blind buy just because it'd be cool to see a vengeful japanese ghost lady movie from '68 along with the splurge of them I've seen from the late-'90s/early-'00s. Getting that and Onibaba would be pretty sweet, I haven't seen that one in a long time. Yeah Kuroneko is great, I got it as a blind buy a while back. Really unique, striking movie.
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Jul 12, 2017 15:01
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Went in for the Tati box set--can't wait to see his other films beyond Playtime.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:21
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I really enjoyed Playtime a lot but a big part of that was the grand scale of it all. I worry that if I go back to earlier Tati it will be underwhelming.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:29
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No way, it just becomes charming. Playtime is a grand masterpiece but I think Holiday is really his most soulfully, earnestly good movie.
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Jul 12, 2017 19:50
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Has there ever been any hint that Criterion might do The Triplets of Bellville or The Ilusionist? I think they should.
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Jul 12, 2017 20:07
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The Tati restorations are nothing short of perfect. Literally the only negative thing about the set is that the alternate cuts (Jour de Fete '64 and color, original cut of Holiday, and "My Uncle") were encoded with much less quality than the main presentations.Basebf555 posted:Has there ever been any hint that Criterion might do The Triplets of Bellville or The Ilusionist? I think they should. Sony has US rights, so they'd be good candidates. Especially since Triplets was released as a BD-R MOD.
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Jul 12, 2017 22:51
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I picked up Branded to Kill and They Live By Night. I would have preordered Stalker, but I use my girlfriend's mom's B&N account to save that extra ten percent and I didn't want that to gently caress things up. I'll just do a store pickup the day it comes out.
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Jul 13, 2017 03:41
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Being There Cat People Harakiri Good Morning Tampopo I think I'll go back next week and grab Stalker and the Tati set. I'll have to order Nikkatsu Noir, none of my local stores had it in stock.
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Jul 13, 2017 03:59
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Being There Being There is a good choice. It's very relevant to the current political climate.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:12
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Cloks posted:Being There is a good choice. It's very relevant to the current political climate. The current political climate was one of my motivations for picking up The Manchurian Candidate. 
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Jul 13, 2017 04:32
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Xenomrph posted:The current political climate was one of my motivations for picking up The Manchurian Candidate. What, no The Great Dictator? Doctor Strangelove?
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Jul 13, 2017 04:37
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"But they released Armageddon" is Criterion's BUT HER EMAILS
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Jul 13, 2017 04:38
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Cloks posted:What, no The Great Dictator? Doctor Strangelove? Cloks posted:Being There is a good choice. It's very relevant to the current political climate.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:39
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Cloks posted:What, no The Great Dictator? Doctor Strangelove? Already have Dr Strangelove, gonna get The Great Dictator after my next paycheck. Egbert Souse posted:"But they released Armageddon" is Criterion's BUT HER EMAILS I wish Criterion would get off their rear end and release a bluray version of Armageddon.
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Jul 13, 2017 04:45
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Cloks posted:Being There is a good choice. It's very relevant to the current political climate. I've always found it somewhat appropriate that Being There was among the first movies Reagan saw in the White House.
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Jul 13, 2017 05:53
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Gonna cross-quote a post from the Transformers thread in BSS because it seems relevant:Keldroc posted:The Criterion Collection included The Rock and Armageddon because at the time they were trying to balance their "auteur classics" mission statement with releases that represented modern mainstream filmmaking. As time went on and it became clear they weren't able to compete monetarily with the big studios (and said studios began to prefer to release their big money films themselves and not through a third party), the Criterion Collection shifted almost wholly to classic/foreign/"great directors" material. Bay's inclusion in the Criterion Collection is not any kind of "he's as good as the rest of these directors" endorsement. It was Criterion trying to make more money than usual. Is there any truth to this?
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Jul 13, 2017 11:09
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Xenomrph posted:The current political climate was one of my motivations for picking up The Manchurian Candidate. I wish they would put out A Face in the Crowd. It's scary how well that movie predicts the current political climate and it was made in 1957.
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Jul 13, 2017 16:19
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It's worth remembering that Bay's reputation before and after he stepped into the Transformers franchise are very different. Or maybe Bad Boys II was that tipping point, but either way, at the time Criterion put out The Rock and Armageddon opinions on Bay were much less "he's a cancer on the medium of film", and a lot more "he's the wave of the future and he makes the over the top roller coaster rides that people want to see".
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Jul 13, 2017 16:29
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the idea that criterion only puts out the best and most important films is also stupid. it's all about marketing, the deals they can make, and whoever works at criterions personal taste
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Jul 13, 2017 16:37
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Parallax posted:the idea that criterion only puts out the best and most important films is also stupid. it's all about marketing, the deals they can make, and whoever works at criterions personal taste I was trying to explain that to a friend the other day. The reason you buy a criterion is because they objectively put out a great product. You know they put work in and are always on the cutting edge of film restoration. Actual film quality is totally subjective. Though I'd say their record is more good than bad, but again that is all personal taste.
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Beating a dead horse, but I'm a million times more likely to throw on my copy of The Rock then ever watch Tiny Furniture again.
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