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FitFortDanga posted:As usual, my take... Criterion putting out more Bergman is always good, but it's like more Criterion Kurosawa. It's nice to get them, but I find it difficult to get that excited about films which are so drat familiar and which are already available. Not to say that Criterion should only release obscure films or anything like that. I'm just saying it's easier for me to look forward to a release of something that I don't already have a copy of on my shelf and/or haven't seen in the past couple years.
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It's not like there are non-Criterion versions of the 5-hour F&A, though. Although I couldn't not be excited for it because I consider it basically the best film I've ever seen
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Bown posted:It's not like there are non-Criterion versions of the 5-hour F&A, though. Although I couldn't not be excited for it because I consider it basically the best film I've ever seen Like I said, this isn't an argument against the films themselves; I don't have anything in particular to say against any of the films just announced. I'm more or less just thinking out loud about my (apparently increasing) ambivalence to a lot of the Criterion catalogue. Which I think might have a lot to do with the increasing availability of just about everything. Back in the bad old days of VHS and broadcast television it was much more difficult to see much outside of mainstream Hollywood releases and the occasional old chestnuts. Even in the early years of DVD things were likely to come into and then back out of print and then become nearly impossible to obtain/view in any format. These days there are just a lot more options---things like Netflix and Hulu and so on, easy availability of releases from all over the world, and so forth. And while there's still variability between different releases of a given film, it's been a long time since I found myself having to worry whether I could locate a copy of Seven Samurai (or whatever) that isn't pan-and-scan and dubbed. So while I'm definitely in favour of Criterion doing a blu of the Kieslowski trilogy, it's not like the fact that a Criterion blu of it doesn't already exist had exactly been praying on my mind. If the films had been unavailable or were out there only in unwatchably terrible transfers or something I'd be more enthusiastic.
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Wow, great picks for both reissues and new. I'm going to eventually upgrade The Rules of the Game and the Sabu collection looks fun. Three Colors is one that's on my "discount" list since I really liked Red. I'm surprised Criterion got 12 Angry Men. It seemed like a title that MGM would release on their own since a special edition was put out a few years ago. Either way, an absolutely essential film. Rushmore is my least favorite Anderson film, but I might try it out again. Good to see Disney is still licensing to Criterion.
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Rick Deckard posted:Looks like they are setting up for Christmas! Some of this sounds more like Christmas is in November for Criterion
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I'm looking forward to 12 Angry Men, it's one of my favorites. I had no idea there was a television version, so it'll be neat to how the two compare. Is Rules worth the upgrade? I'm not really seeing a difference, save the new art.
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This is typical of Criterion. They release months of stuff that I'm not interested in, then boom, I want everything from one slate. November's going to hurt.
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barkingclam posted:Is Rules worth the upgrade? I'm not really seeing a difference, save the new art. The picture quality. It will be worth it.
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Any word on who did the cover for 12 Angry Men? It looks like Sean Phillips, but he already did Blast of Silence so that seems unlikely.
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McNutty posted:Any word on who did the cover for 12 Angry Men? It looks like Sean Phillips, but he already did Blast of Silence so that seems unlikely. Designers, uh, are allowed to do more than one cover for them.
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kaujot posted:Designers, uh, are allowed to do more than one cover for them. Well yeah but Phillips is a comic books artist. Most of the comic guys they have use like Allred, Seth, Hernandez, Cooke have only done one outing. Although I just remembered Phillips did Sweet Smell of Success as well.
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barkingclam posted:I'm looking forward to 12 Angry Men, it's one of my favorites. I had no idea there was a television version, so it'll be neat to how the two compare. There was a more modern TV version made in 1997 that was directed by William Friedkin of all people.
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Sad they changed the cover for The Rules of the Game, the new one is really ugly.
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 Best I can think of so far is Matador, but that really doesn't explain the shirt and tie.
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Seems like a standard torero outfit. Would love to see Almodovar in Criterion (could be Talk to Her as well, but less likely).
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bmmello posted:Seems like a standard torero outfit. For some reason it didn't register with me that they usually wear ties. Still, seems like an odd choice for the first Almodovar. Would much rather have Talk to Her, Nervous Breakdown, or All About My Mother.
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The Matador starring Pierce Brosnan.
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Bulworth.
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FitFortDanga posted:
A cow. Satantango! ...yeah right. 
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Aug 19, 2011 10:12
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I really want it to be a confirmation of Y tu mamá también.
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i am not so sure posted:The Matador starring Pierce Brosnan. This would be incredible.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I really want it to be a confirmation of Y tu mamá también.
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I'm pretty sure it was.
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Jamón, jamón perhaps? I'd love to see it get a decent release.
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 Criterion just posted this on Facebook. Apparently it's Godzilla.
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Kinda wish Criterion would focus more on things that have never made it to America before
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zandert33 posted:Kinda wish Criterion would focus more on things that have never made it to America before I'm skeptical about this, it doesn't make sense for them to put out Godzilla, there was just a really great DVD of it a few years ago.
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penismightier posted:I'm skeptical about this, it doesn't make sense for them to put out Godzilla, there was just a really great DVD of it a few years ago. Maybe it's the 1984(5) version.
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Rialto re-released the uncut "Godzilla" theatrically about 10 years ago. The DVD that Classic Media put out is good but PAL-sourced, with all the picture flaws that comes with. The Blu-Ray (same company iirc) very quickly went to bargain prices because everyone found out it was just an upconverted DVD. Criterion could do wonders with it, and they were actually on course to do laserdisc releases of a handful of "Godzilla" titles back in the 90s.
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Zogo posted:Hasn't the Bluray of Godzilla been derided as being low quality? The American one, yes. A large chunk of the Godzilla series has already received a good release in Japan on Blu-Ray. Only problem is they don't have English subtitles. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1181538
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The essay that comes with The Killing is probably one of the worst I've read in a while, and it actually started to make me angry enough by the last paragraph that I almost didn't finish it. Half of it is trying to justify the movie by making (frequently strained) connections to characters, events, techniques in other, more well-known movies. That is unnecessary; this is a great movie, talk about this movie! And I hate the lazy incest of the "this film is about film-making" interpretation that gets thrown in.
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Mustach posted:The essay that comes with The Killing is probably one of the worst I've read in a while, and it actually started to make me angry enough by the last paragraph that I almost didn't finish it. Half of it is trying to justify the movie by making (frequently strained) connections to characters, events, techniques in other, more well-known movies. That is unnecessary; this is a great movie, talk about this movie! And I hate the lazy incest of the "this film is about film-making" interpretation that gets thrown in. It's a problem with a lot of Kubrick essays, The Shining and FMJ get this a lot too (some don't even loving mention that FMJ is a huge homage to Peckinpah). On Godzilla, I've never paid much attention to Japanese monster films but I'd go after the Criterion edition in a second. I'd love to hear more about the origins of the "Nuclear Age" Japanese figures even though I don't care about the movies themselves.
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Mustach posted:The essay that comes with The Killing is probably one of the worst I've read Have you read the one included with House?
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SneakySneaks posted:It's a problem with a lot of Kubrick essays, The Shining and FMJ get this a lot too (some don't even loving mention that FMJ is a huge homage to Peckinpah). Can you point me to some of those essays that do? I love Peckinpah and I love Kubrick, so naturally I'm interested in one's influence on the other. I never made that connection before but I can sort of see it now. Example being how, as critics have stated, Peckinpah used slow motion as a tool to examine in detail death and violence; showing them in all their horror and Kubrick's similar use of it in FMJ.
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Can you point me to some of those essays that do? I love Peckinpah and I love Kubrick, so naturally I'm interested in one's influence on the other. I never made that connection before but I can sort of see it now. Example being how, as critics have stated, Peckinpah used slow motion as a tool to examine in detail death and violence; showing them in all their horror and Kubrick's similar use of it in FMJ. It's been years since I last read the things. I know one of the guys is on The Shining DVD Commentary (John Baxter) and he states his opinions in the special features as well. The best analysis of FMJ is actually the current blu-ray commentary (by Jay Cocks). Personally I think the best Kubrick essays are from other filmmakers. For Peckinpah read some of Elvis Mitchell and Roger Ebert movie reviews and commentary pieces. The blu-ray (dvd) commentary on The Wild Bunch is awesome if you like Peckinpah (look for Paul Seydor and Garner Simmons stuff too), also if you can find the dvd somewhere the Criterion Straw Dogs dvd has a great documentary on his life and a great commentary that takes an in depth look about Peckinpah's view of sexuality and masculinity. SneakySneaks fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Aug 26, 2011 |
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