BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Are we talking about the same guy? He's made four or five I think.
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The Criterion Collection in 2012/13: Why haven't they released *insert title here*?
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Are we talking about the same guy? He's made four or five I think.
Really wish they'd release Life Aquatic. It's his only film I haven't seen.
ThisWreckage
Banned
I have been ridiculously disappointed with their releases over the past four or five months.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Another month another no Edward Yang.
I feel the same way. While they have released several titles that are great, nothing really stands out as a marquee. I think they have been more focused on adding new titles and upgrading older releases no one expected (or necessarily wanted). I'm really expecting something amazing for the last few months, especially November.
BaronLundi
Member
La Promesse is great. Haven't seen Rosetta.
Nappuccino
Member
He made a joke about how Wes Anderson's films are rather similar in themes, plot, and characters.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
You might think you remember how great Being John Malkovich is. It's four hundred and seventy eight times better.
Holy fuck.
Holy fuck.
lunarworks
Member
Nice. (If only it didn't cost a fortune.)
i think they are totally workman-like artists. la promesse is like a total non descript tale of childhood abuse. rosetta is mostly the same. i hear their new one isn't as sad, that's a start i guess.
it's a really remarkably film silent movies about love. you can watch it on youtube and on public domain dvds.
You sold me. Gonna hold on watching it until it comes in, though. Most of my blind buys Criterion-wise I've absolutely adored, and I still have a huge backlog of movies to get through.
Anybody have any recommendations for movies to watch out for during the potential B&N sale coming up in June? No way in hell am I not picking up The Gold Rush when it comes out, and my girlfriend already pre-ordered the Samurai trilogy blu. My MyCriterion page is here: http://www.criterion.com/my_criterion/62524-kingwillance
Besides some of the ones you already have, these are titles I feel are must owns for myself. (I only picked blu-ray releases besides Le Samourai)
8 1/2
Le Cercle Rouge
Le Samourai
Army of Shadows
High and Low
The Double Life of Veronique
Revanche
The Killing
12 Angry Men
plus there was some obvious EE. good to have a new HD version out there.
cj_iwakura
Member
Charade, Robocop, Beastie Boys Video Anthology, and The Rock(seriously) are my favorites.
TheKaeptain
Banned
It's like criterion has forgotten about China.
I'm right there with you guys. I was all set to bitch about how L'Age d'Or needed a Criterion release posthaste, but then I learned that the UK BFI Blu-ray release is region free so, yeah, I'll have to go chat with my pal Amazon.co.uk sometime soon and see if I can get the hook-up.
Fn'Or d'Chan
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
I love his stuff, but for weird reasons. I feel like stuff like Discreet Charm is a precursor for movies like Airplane.
I know, I know. But I do love them. I feel like that freedom to be absurd inspired everyone from David Lynch to Mel Brooks, what can I say.
I've never seen a Bunuel film. I think I'll try to remedy that soon.
Easystride
Member
Latest newsletter clue indicates a future release of "On the Waterfront." Gotta love some Brando!
From a facebook poster: Brando's character in the movie is a fallen boxer who keeps pigeons as a hobby...'nuff said.
From a facebook poster: Brando's character in the movie is a fallen boxer who keeps pigeons as a hobby...'nuff said.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Those CC pictures are just big teases.
Of course they are. Wild Strawberries was teased at in the New Year's picture for 2011! I wan't Wild Strawberries now!
I'm just now starting to get into these. I'm mostly familiar with the Japanese stuff which is what got me interested in the Criterion stuff in the first place. Any suggestions? I tend to like stuff made before the 80s and do plan on getting Godzilla soon.
Also, will these become hard to find in later years? I don't want to get Disney'd
Also, will these become hard to find in later years? I don't want to get Disney'd
Nappuccino
Member
If they lose the rights to the film, then yes.
But, as far as I know, they don't just put a film in a vault because they can.
TheKaeptain
Banned
yea it's real good.
the janus poster for daises is amazing. criterion should have given this a full release, rather than half a dvd on a eclipse set.
I love that poster.
Only a month and some days you guys... Only a month and some days
Is Tokyo Drifter any good?
Very stylish and fun. A bit like me.
FYI: Costco carries the Criterion Collection...at least a few. I saw The Thin Red Line, 12 Angry Men, The Last Emperor, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: all for $20. YMMV.
Also: June 5th B&N are having a buy 2 get 1 free sale in their DVD section. Still not that great for CC: 26.66 a film.
Also: June 5th B&N are having a buy 2 get 1 free sale in their DVD section. Still not that great for CC: 26.66 a film.
no better thread for this, but amazon has All About Eve Blu for 9.99
as well as other films in the blu-ray book series like butch cassidy, an affair to remember and the terminator.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DTLK6W/?tag=neogaf0e-20
as well as other films in the blu-ray book series like butch cassidy, an affair to remember and the terminator.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DTLK6W/?tag=neogaf0e-20
WTH it's a B2G1 instead of 50% off....such crap especially seeing as they charge over what places like Amazon charge on a normal basis. If anyone want's some good deals, Amazon has a lot of titles at 50% off right now.
My wallet didn't want to know this.
killertofu
Member
I received an HDTV from a friend and just realized I can start my Criterion collection!
Bought 7 Samurai for 20 on Amazon. Is the Darjeeling Limited worth it?
Bought 7 Samurai for 20 on Amazon. Is the Darjeeling Limited worth it?
VistraNorrez
Member
The Darjeeling Limited is really good. It gets better on repeat viewings too. Blu-ray version looks fantastic too.
My favorite Criterion edition! So many small things which lead to big things in that film. Simply glorious. (Well, Revanche is stunner, too.)
What's with all the bad image/visual reviews for Malchovich?
killertofu
Member
Just received 7 Samurai. The presentation of the entire package is fantastic.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
What did any of you guys think of The Ruling Class, those who've seen it? I watched it for the first time quite recentlydefinitely based off of a play, but expertly-directed and well-presented for an old Criterion release.
lazybones18
Banned
The Peter O'Toole movie? I quite liked it. Would be nice to see it on Blu-Ray
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
I want to see The Stunt Man get picked up by Criterion soon. Severin's got it at the moment, but it's going to be a classic some-day, and Criterion's up for the job.
