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R. Guyovich posted:correction, i signed up to get the emails and get offered a charter subscription. i never gave them credit card info. so i will probably not be a charter member. Have you tried watching any of the films of the week? They made me re-enter my info the first time I tried to watch something.
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Kino Lorber put out the list of StudioCanal licenses. Here's the former Criterions they've confirmed they have so far: Alphaville Billy Liar Bob le Flambeur Le Doulos Kind Hearts and Coronets Leon Morin, Priest The Milky Way Port of Shadows Quai des orfevre Last Year at Marienbad Touchez pas au grisbi While returning to Criterion would be nice, it'll be nice to have affordable new editions of these films on Blu-ray. And some of these are new 4K restorations like Kind Hearts and Marienbad.
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Went to a used media store and they had the original 1986 first edition Criterion laserdisc of The Magnificent Ambersons for $6. Even had the original postcard, storyboard annotation booklet, a printed note on the edition, and someone's film history homework.   
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Egbert Souse posted:Went to a used media store and they had the original 1986 first edition Criterion laserdisc of The Magnificent Ambersons for $6. Even had the original postcard, storyboard annotation booklet, a printed note on the edition, and someone's film history homework. Uh technically Max Schreck’s character in Nosferatu is named Orlok, not Dracula. Get your poo poo together, MURRAY.
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Blast Fantasto posted:Uh technically Max Schreck’s character in Nosferatu is named Orlok, not Dracula. Get your poo poo together, MURRAY. Actually, some prints/videos use the original novel's names, so I assume that's what they were watching. In fact, the proper German version wasn't even available in the US until 1991.
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Egbert Souse posted:Actually, some prints/videos use the original novel's names, so I assume that's what they were watching. In fact, the proper German version wasn't even available in the US until 1991. I hate to admit that I have been owned.
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Apr 3, 2019 14:23
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That handout was 100% made on a word processor or electric typewriter.
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I've been trucking through the Zatoichi movies (I've watched the first few before but I got distracted) and I'm amazed that they are so consistently good. Like, you'd naturally think that a series with 26 movies in it would be really uneven but the first 6 or 7 have all been pretty great. I just no realized that the Criterion set doesn't include the 26th movie for some reason, I'm assuming because of some kind of Never Say Never Again-esque rights thing? Is it worth tracking down to complete the collection? It looks like the US blu-ray is from Tokyo Shock so it's kind of pricey.
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RichterIX posted:I've been trucking through the Zatoichi movies (I've watched the first few before but I got distracted) and I'm amazed that they are so consistently good. Like, you'd naturally think that a series with 26 movies in it would be really uneven but the first 6 or 7 have all been pretty great. I watched it a couple weeks ago and it’s solid, about on par with the original films. My copy is an ancient dvd I found at a half-price books though, so I can’t vouch for the blu-ray.
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It's been forever since I looked into it, but I think the 26th movie is the one where someone actually got killed on set with a real sword or something.
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Yeah, Shintaro Katsu's son killed a stuntman with a sword by accident.
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Zatoichi 26 is def worth picking up, it's perfectly at home with the rest, though I remember there being a weirdly out of place love scene w Zatoichi in a hot spring in there somewhere. Katsu directed, so I guess he couldn't resist.
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Ok, I’ve watched lots of collection videos in my day (because I’m a shameless monster), and I think this guy is the apex of the genre — he’s extremely well-spoken, knows his way around a camera, and seems genuinely passionate about his whole collection. I just watched a *five-minute* explanation of where he stores his Bergman box and he ended with an open invitation for others to share how they shelve the special things in their home. Normally I’d roll my eyes at the “comment below!” gimmick, but I think he genuinely wants to know. A shining beacon of sincerity.
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Apr 8, 2019 03:36
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Origami Dali posted:Is Criterion Channel launching at midnight? Nope, unless it's midnight PST
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Origami Dali posted:Is Criterion Channel launching at midnight? The Amazon Fire app showed up around midnight and you can install it and browse the collection but it won't let you authenticate your account so you can actually watch anything. It's still early though so I'm guessing it will launch sometime today proper.
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The iOS app is up and you can watch things on it, but it still hasn't launched elsewhere as far as I'm aware. They're still working on the desktop version, it looks like.
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Apr 8, 2019 15:14
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And it just went live on desktop.
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Amidst the excitement over The Criterion Channel, I finally watched the Blu of The Silence of the Lambs last night. I had only seen bits and pieces on TV, but wow! It surprised me by how smart and multi-layered it was, not just for being a studio film. I see why it ended up with Criterion on laserdisc and DVD, as well as why they got it back for Blu-ray - it's a perfect blending of wide appeal and actual film art. And the 4K remaster looks fantastic. Still going through extras, but one highlight is that among the deleted scenes is the complete televangelist video featured in the film, which runs about ten minutes long.
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Still get unavailable in your region when I try to sign up with a VPN.  This sucks, cause there's plenty of people being able to sign up with vpn, and then not needing to access the channel itself after.
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Apr 8, 2019 19:03
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The library looks... good. But browsing is pretty bad. If it's not in a featured collection, the only way to find it is through search. It's begging for someone to compile some sort of master list by genre.
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Managed to sideload the app into my android phone and signed up through the app and paid via google wallet, without a vpn at all. I can even access the channel on desktop and phone without a vpn. Lets see how long this lasts. 
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wa27 posted:The library looks... good. But browsing is pretty bad. If it's not in a featured collection, the only way to find it is through search. It's begging for someone to compile some sort of master list by genre. That said, the curated stuff on the landing page is a nice kick in the pants. There are so many films (like In the Mood for Love) that I assumed were great yet never got around to watching.
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Roku app is buggy and has some odd design choices. It's like a jankier version of the Filmstruck app.
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I'm glad they decided to keep the trash subtitles from Filmstruck on English speaking films. It's like it never left!
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how do they not have more search methods at launch  why does library take me to my watch queue, and not a list of what they have
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Can someone tell me if The Virgin Suicides is watchable on the Criterion Channel? When I go to the page, the "watch" link just plays Lick The Star, not the movie. Am I looking at a "collection" page and the movie isn't actually on there? The trailer is there...  I hope they make some changes to the site within the trial period because in this state I'm going to have to cancel my year subscription, and I doubt I'll re-sub at the higher rate. Maybe the mobile app is better.
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wa27 posted:Can someone tell me if The Virgin Suicides is watchable on the Criterion Channel? It doesn’t come up at all on my iPad running the app. Still shocked at not being able to sort by director...
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wa27 posted:Can someone tell me if The Virgin Suicides is watchable on the Criterion Channel? There's some kind of bug where when you add an extra from a movie to your watchlist, it adds the movie itself to your list, even if it's already in your list. So you can have multiple listings for Virgin Suicides in your watchlist, and I'm not sure if they're linked to the extras or what. Also, another thing that's bugging me about the whole layout is those icons like the above one for Lick the Star. That is how all of the movie icons look, even on a 60 inch tv, so I can barely make out what it is, and can't read the director's name at all.
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My first watch was Amarcord since I've been wanting to see more Fellini.
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Egbert Souse posted:My first watch was Amarcord since I've been wanting to see more Fellini. Do you need someone to bring you a woman?
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Origami Dali posted:There's some kind of bug where when you add an extra from a movie to your watchlist, it adds the movie itself to your list, even if it's already in your list. So you can have multiple listings for Virgin Suicides in your watchlist, and I'm not sure if they're linked to the extras or what. Yeah icons look trash and the interface is weak (but merely average by standards of streaming services) but who cares with this library?
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DeimosRising posted:Yeah icons look trash and the interface is weak (but merely average by standards of streaming services) but who cares with this library?
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Detective No. 27 posted:Which would be more worth it, a Roku or a Fire Stick? I’ve never used a Roku but I can definitely recommend a Fire TV thing. I have the 4K diamond one and it rules
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Heh https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/1115443261894615040
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Detective No. 27 posted:Which would be more worth it, a Roku or a Fire Stick? One thing to note with the Criterion Channel is apparently it doesn't work on 1st Gen Fire Sticks. It was working before the official app released but ever since then I've been getting an error message saying it can't play secure video and I'm apparently not the only one. Seems like the old devices can't play anything with the DRM that TCC uses. Shouldn't affect you if you're just going to buy a new Fire Stick but beware of refurbished ones just so you don't end up with one that doesn't work. Xmaspast fucked around with this message at 12:38 on Apr 9, 2019 |
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