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Verdoux is not a weak film at all. It's a bit odd in that it isn't really constructed in a way that plays to Chaplin's trademark strengths, and it's a bit long, but it's a great dark comedy.
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# ¿ Oct 31, 2012 02:52 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 11:10 |
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Glad to see someone discovering Rohmer. I think the big distinction between him and Godard/Truffaut in terms of popularity is that the latter two made films that were at least partially about the medium itself whereas Rohmer's are much more about the characters as people. It's much easier to get broad appeal from film lovers when your films are clearly steeped in the cinematic tradition whether accepting it or rejecting it. It sucks that Rohmer's 80s and 90s films are unavailable in the US, they're really great.
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# ¿ Nov 3, 2012 23:20 |
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codyclarke posted:So, I just absolutely devoured the Moral Tales box set. Adored everything on it. Where do I go from here? What films of his should I check out next? I'm feeling withdrawals already. Unfortunately, most are out of print in the US, but if you can play PAL DVDs this set is pretty great and has most of his 80s films. Le rayon vert, L'ami de mon amie and Pauline à la plage are my favourites from there, but they're all great. His four big ones from the 90s are great too, particularly A Summer's Tale which may be his best film, but that DVD set is a bit more expensive here. After that there are a couple of stray films from the 80s and 90s and a couple from the 2000s that are also very good, but a bit harder to find.
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# ¿ Nov 20, 2012 00:42 |
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Swagger Dagger posted:It's not like they can just dump them all out at once anyway, that's just basic business stuff.
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# ¿ Dec 18, 2012 08:00 |
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Is it bad that I don't care about blu ray upgrades and just want them to release more films that aren't on DVD anywhere? Because I feel like I've stopped really caring about their announcements.
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# ¿ Jan 30, 2013 01:00 |
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Zogo posted:Tracking down Manila in the Claws of Neon and Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son is proving to be the greatest challenge I've ever faced. Claws of Neon is exactly the kind of film Criterion should release. Fantastic and accessible obscure cinema that could really find an audience and is completely unavailable on DVD. I really enjoyed it. FitFortDanga posted:It depends. I care if it's an upgrade of a DVD I own (or want to own but have been holding out for a Blu-Ray). I'd rather they upgrade 5 movies I love than do 5 new releases of movies I don't give a poo poo about. On the other hand, I'd rather they do 5 new releases of movies I've been dying to own than upgrade 5 I never wanted in the first place.
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# ¿ Jan 30, 2013 02:31 |
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Zogo posted:It's good to know that it's on DVD even if it's hard to obtain. It looks like that Amazon instant is for a shorter version. I swear there used to be a reasonably priced instant video rental version. Peaceful Anarchy fucked around with this message at 06:57 on Jan 31, 2013 |
# ¿ Jan 31, 2013 06:54 |
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Shoah, especially at the $99 price tag, is probably meant more as an institutional buy. Which makes sense since I can't imagine anyone wanting to watch it more than once. I have some problems with Lanzmann as an interviewer, which bleeds into the core structure of the film, but it's still an incredible document that deserves to be seen once.
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# ¿ Mar 20, 2013 00:28 |
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SubG posted:What problems? The most common complaint about Lanzmann I hear is how he badgers some of the subjects of his interviews. This is true, but I don't know why it is a problem unless we for some reason want to pretend that genocide is a subject upon which we should be expected to keep an open mind.
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# ¿ Mar 20, 2013 03:15 |
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Sure it's not Pole and Giggle?
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2013 01:01 |
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November's Titles City lights Frances Ha Some small samurai set
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# ¿ Aug 15, 2013 22:15 |
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Is what they've done/are doing with the Chaplin films also just waiting for a good transfer/extras? Criterion absolutely toys with release dates, and sits on films for profit margin reasons. Sure they're a business and I suppose if its the best way for them to make money off things and keep releasing the occasional rare gem then so be it. But let's not pretend Criterion is just some altruistic company whose only goal is to release films no one else will. They found a niche and that niche is high quality transfers of indie films and classic films and they can charge a premium because of the brand cachet they've built. I don't fault them for it, and if the alternative is Kino or Facets then I'm glad Criterion exists, but it's fair to be annoyed by their pricing and release schedule.
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# ¿ Apr 27, 2014 05:07 |
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The_Rob posted:I don't think its too bad if it's official. It fits the movie.
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# ¿ May 17, 2014 01:18 |
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taser rates posted:Anyone wanna make a recommendation among these three sets?
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# ¿ Oct 10, 2014 04:39 |
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Not familiar with this guy, whatd he do?
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# ¿ May 17, 2018 03:14 |
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2024 11:10 |
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Cemetry Gator posted:I think David Lynch is one of the few directors to do a film with every rating between G and R. Which I find kind of fascinating. Cuaron: A Little Princess G Harry Potter PG Gravity PG13 Roma R G rated movies are hard to come by admittedly, so yeah it's rare. But that speaks more to the lack of non animated G rated movies than about the breadth of any given director. Given the list below the quality of a director who does so is very variable. Edit: Lasse Hallström Hachi: A Dog's Tale G A Dog's Purpose PG Safe Haven PG13 Casanova R Garry Marshall (has actually made two of each!) The Princess Diaries G Runaway Bride PG Beaches PG13 Pretty Woman R Stephen Herek 101 Dalmatians G Mr. Holland's Opus PG Life or Something Like It PG13 Robert Zemeckis The Polar Express G A Christmas Carol PG Beowulf PG13 Flight R Rock Star R Agnieszka Holland, Gary Winick, George Miller, Mike Mitchell, Yimou Zhang My favourite (and also my favourite director, and most appropriate for the Criterion thread): Éric Rohmer (this shows how arbitrary ratings are, especially for foreign films, his G, PG, PG13 and R rated movies are all incredibly similar in style and content) Peaceful Anarchy fucked around with this message at 04:59 on Feb 16, 2019 |
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