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Amazon has The Tree of Life for pre-order at only $22.89, which is cheaper than it would be at 50% off at B&N or a flash sale: https://www.amazon.com/Tree-Life-Bl...L70_&dpSrc=srch Also, I watched King of Jazz tonight and it was a blast. Most two-color Technicolor survives only as prints or dupes, so it's astonishing to see an example largely from camera negative. I think the only other feature with substantially extant camera negative in two-color is Toll of the Sea, but it's only on DVD and from a poor quality transfer at that.
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Egbert Souse posted:Amazon has The Tree of Life for pre-order at only $22.89, which is cheaper than it would be at 50% off at B&N or a flash sale: Nice.
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Jul 5, 2018 07:44
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Xenomrph posted:Hold onto your butts, because I’m about to knock the Criterion release of Night of the Living Dead (a little). Some of those bonus features like the Romero commercials and the Stephen King essay I'd love, but a lot of that stuff is still readily available. Hell, There's Always Vanilla is on YouTube. Meanwhile, having the Night of Anubis workprint cut for the first time ever is a treasure.
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Jul 5, 2018 14:08
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Online order arrived the other day and I bought more than I should have. The Demy set was the only blind-buy and I'm really glad I got it, watched Lola last night and it was great.
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Jul 5, 2018 16:31
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Egbert Souse posted:Amazon has The Tree of Life for pre-order at only $22.89, which is cheaper than it would be at 50% off at B&N or a flash sale: i get to order myself a late birthday present, fun!
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Jul 5, 2018 18:37
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Yeah thanks for sharing that Tree of Life deal Ebert, I jumped right on it.
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Jul 5, 2018 18:49
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Amazon also seems to have a lot of Criterions for 40-45% off. Looks like the only titles that are 50% off are Tree of Life, Dietrich/Von Sternberg set, Lady Snowblood, the BBS set, Complete Jacques Tati, and the World Cinema Project sets.
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Jul 5, 2018 19:04
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Egbert Souse posted:Amazon also seems to have a lot of Criterions for 40-45% off. They've also got Scanners for $17.24 and in stock. It's been that price a lot lately though often on backorder.
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Jul 5, 2018 19:09
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I watched Ali: Fear Eats the Soul today. I figured I'd enjoy it since I liked All That Heaven Allows and Far From Heaven quite a bit and yeah I was right, its fuckin good.
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Jul 5, 2018 23:17
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Claude Lanzmann died today; having watched so many, many films none has moved me as much as Shoah. Even though I'm probably never going to watch it again, it really is an essential Criterion release and I urge everyone to pick it up.
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Jul 5, 2018 23:41
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I've really wanted to see Shoah, but it's not streaming and Netflix only has the old Facets DVD, which I assume looks like poo poo. Raxivace posted:I watched Ali: Fear Eats the Soul today. I figured I'd enjoy it since I liked All That Heaven Allows and Far From Heaven quite a bit and yeah I was right, its fuckin good. I haven't seen Far From Heaven, but I thought both the Fassbender and Sirk films were fantastic. Only other Sirk I've seen is Magnificent Obsession, which I didn't like much. I don't even know where to start on Fassbender besides that since it looks like he made a ton of great films.
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Jul 6, 2018 01:49
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It was my first Fassbinder and yeah I was mighty impressed by it. I've also only seen two Sirks, though my other one was his version of Imitation of Life which was a fantastic film IMO.
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Written on the Wind was Fassbender's favourite Sirk film, so you could go there next. Ebert's review is a delight. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-written-on-the-wind-1956Roger Ebert posted:This is a perverse and wickedly funny melodrama in which you can find the seeds of “Dallas,” “Dynasty,” and all the other prime-time soaps. Sirk is the one who established their tone, in which shocking behavior is treated with passionate solemnity, while parody burbles beneath. [...] Unfortunately there's only a not very good French blu-ray of the film available, so you might as well settle for the DVD.
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Jul 6, 2018 08:11
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That probably will be the next Sirk I watch, but Googling around a bit and I see that apparently there is a rumored Criterion blu-ray coming? I think I'll just hold out for that.
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Jul 6, 2018 09:34
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A Criterion edition of Taxi Driver is up on Filmstruck. The newsletter says it's a limited engagement, but not how long it's going to be up.
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Jul 6, 2018 19:19
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Egbert Souse posted:I've really wanted to see Shoah, but it's not streaming and Netflix only has the old Facets DVD, which I assume looks like poo poo.  I think I’m cutting myself off from buying any more sale stuff until watch more of what I’ve got. I’ve got movies from 2 sales ago that I haven’t gotten around to watching yet.
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Jul 6, 2018 20:33
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Xenomrph posted:I think I’m cutting myself off from buying any more sale stuff until watch more of what I’ve got. I’ve got movies from 2 sales ago that I haven’t gotten around to watching yet. yeah... I had a small stack of unwatched movies already, then bought a bunch during the sale, then I got the Zatoichi set... I don't know when I'm going to get around to watching all of these.
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Jul 6, 2018 20:39
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Payday was today, so I ordered... Dietrich and Von Sternberg in Hollywood The Color of Pomegranates The Silence of the Lambs Tom Jones Midnight Cowboy Might get Shoah when I pick up A Matter of Life and Death when it comes out on the 24th. long-rear end nips Diane posted:A Criterion edition of Taxi Driver is up on Filmstruck. The newsletter says it's a limited engagement, but not how long it's going to be up. It's on the Sony Blu-ray. Which is a fantastic release from one of their usual perfect 4K restorations. Even the shootout at the end looks way better than previous editions. Also has two more commentaries - one by a film historian and another with just Paul Schrader. Also has about 3 1/2 hours of documentaries, interviews, and video essays. I have the first edition that comes in a deluxe digipak with a set of poster/lobby card reproductions.
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Jul 6, 2018 20:44
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Xenomrph posted:I caved and bought Shoah from B&N yesterday, I hope it’s as uplifting and life-affirming as I think it is! Nop
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Jul 6, 2018 21:59
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Egbert Souse posted:I've really wanted to see Shoah, but it's not streaming and Netflix only has the old Facets DVD, which I assume looks like poo poo. Netflix does have the Criterion but it's a gamble as to which you'll get. When I got them in the mail I got a few of the old DVDs and a few Criterions. IIRC the older DVDs were put out by New Yorker Films and they're slightly cropped and don't look as pristine either.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:15
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I really am so glad they changed the Tree of Life cover
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Escobarbarian posted:I really am so glad they changed the Tree of Life cover Me, too. I can't even find the picture of the cover they first put up but it completely misrepresents the film
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Jul 8, 2018 22:45
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I know this is off-topic, but probably the best place to ask: a theater near me is doing a 26-film Bergman retrospective (with mostly new digital restorations). Have only ever seen Fanny and Alexander (loved) and Cries and Whispers (lukewarm, but should probably watch again). Which of these are must sees and which can I skip? They’re showing Wild Strawberries, Summer Interlude, Smiles of a Summer Night, Secrets of Women, Summer with Monika, To Joy, Seventh Seal, Sawdust and Tinsel, Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, The Silence, The Magician, Shame, The Virgin Spring, Hour of the Wolf, The Devil’s Eye, Scenes from a Marriage, Magic Flute, Persona, Passon of Anna, F&A, Cries and Whispers, The Touch, Autumn Sonata. Some are more obvious than others, but any advice would be appreciated.
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MystOpportunity posted:Wild Strawberries, Smiles of a Summer Night, Seventh Seal, Winter Light, Shame, Scenes from a Marriage, Persona, F&A, Cries and Whispers, Autumn Sonata Here's ten films I would absolutely go out of my way to see at the theater.
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Jul 9, 2018 01:59
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MystOpportunity posted:I know this is off-topic, but probably the best place to ask: a theater near me is doing a 26-film Bergman retrospective (with mostly new digital restorations). Have only ever seen Fanny and Alexander (loved) and Cries and Whispers (lukewarm, but should probably watch again). Which of these are must sees and which can I skip? The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Persona are absolutely essential.
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Besides Fanny & Alexander, I'd say The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and Persona are all amazing. The Virgin Spring is also great, and Hour of the Wolf is a cool surreal horror flick, if that's your thing, and a bit of a departure from his usual chamber dramas.
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Jul 9, 2018 03:38
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MystOpportunity posted:I know this is off-topic, but probably the best place to ask: a theater near me is doing a 26-film Bergman retrospective (with mostly new digital restorations). Have only ever seen Fanny and Alexander (loved) and Cries and Whispers (lukewarm, but should probably watch again). Which of these are must sees and which can I skip? I haven't seen a lot of them, I hear The Virgin Spring is good. I like the chamber dramas and recommend Through A Glass Darkly, The Silence, and definitely Persona. Persona is a movie that should be seen in a theater, film print if possible, but a good digital restoration works, too.
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Jul 9, 2018 04:21
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If possible, watch Persona without knowing anything about it. That's what I did at 1 AM one night and lol what an experience.
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Jul 9, 2018 04:26
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Raxivace posted:If possible, watch Persona without knowing anything about it. This. I watched it at the art museum and the presentation was phenomenal, but I went in totally blind.
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Jul 9, 2018 04:29
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No love for The Magic Flute, thread? For shame.
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Jul 9, 2018 04:29
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The only Bergmans I've seen are The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Persona, and Fanny & Alexander theatrical. Filmstruck has 44 of his films, so I've been meaning to catch up a bit. Also, I have The Innocents in from Netflix, so I'll be watching that tonight.
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K. Waste posted:No love for The Magic Flute, thread? For shame. That is the only Bergman I’ve seen that I haven’t liked but I’m not much of an opera guy
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Jul 9, 2018 13:21
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Autumn Sonata hit me hardest of the Bergmans but that could be more of a personal issue
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Jul 9, 2018 13:29
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Autumn Sonata is similar to Cries and Whispers for me. Absolutely amazing and unforgettable films, but because they're so emotionally taxing I'm not sure I'll ever want to revisit them, and so I don't really have a reason to buy them on blu ray.
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I don't remember seeing a Bergman which I didn't enjoy. Even his "lesser" works are worth it. So go watch as many as you can, I'd say.
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Jul 9, 2018 14:25
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I saw Autumn Sonata last week and drat Woody Allen really ripped from it hard for September.
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Jul 9, 2018 14:27
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Hour of the Wolf is the closest thing he ever did to a horror movie, so if you like that kind of thing I'd see that, it's pretty creepy. If you are only going to see a few, The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries are essential.
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Frankly, all the Bergman films I've seen except magic flute have been horror. At minimum existential horror.
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Jul 9, 2018 14:44
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K. Waste posted:Frankly, all the Bergman films I've seen except magic flute have been horror. At minimum existential horror. I wouldn’t quite go this far but I do consider Persona a kind of horror movie and the first dream sequence in Wild Strawberries is a great horror scene
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Bergman's films tend to be more honest about the human experience than most, and that's I think what leads to them having elements of horror even if they aren't actually horror films. There's existential horror, which of course Bergman does extremely well, but then there's the more mundane "sometimes a relationship can never be properly repaired" or "your mother married a complete shithead" and that stuff can be just as horrific when it's presented the right way.
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