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Just bought 'Man Bites Dog' pretty much because of this thread... Looking forward to it.
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 03:08 |
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LaptopGun posted:Daunte, I agree with with all of Danga's recomendations. I especially recommend Brazil and The Third Man. To contribute others: If you're a fan of samurai movies, Harakiri and Sword of Doom are both incredible non-Kurosawa Samurai pictures. I think Sword of Doom has some of the most striking visuals of any samurai movie I've ever seen.
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 04:27 |
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It seems that Criterion will eventually re-release the mediocre Sam Fuller films Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss.
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FitFortDanga posted:It seems that Criterion will eventually re-release the mediocre Sam Fuller films Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss. It seems you are mistaken, those movies rule.
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Speaking of Sam Fuller, I'm going to order his "early films" boxset from the Eclipse series in the near future. Any commentary on these movies?
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 18:41 |
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Slackerish posted:Speaking of Sam Fuller, I'm going to order his "early films" boxset from the Eclipse series in the near future. Any commentary on these movies? If you mean do they have commentary tracks, then no. Eclipse films have no extras.
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 18:48 |
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FitFortDanga posted:If you mean do they have commentary tracks, then no. Eclipse films have no extras. I know. I was moreso wondering if anyone had seen the movies and had anything to say about them.
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 19:23 |
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November is Holy loving poo poo month. #411: #412: #413: allegedly Sawdust and Tinsel Two movies I've been dying to see, and one of my favorite Bergmans.
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 22:28 |
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More info, just posted on their website: BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ: SPECIAL EDITION SEVEN-DISC SET FEATURES * New high-definition digital transfer, from the 2006 restoration by the Fassbinder Foundation and Bavaria Media, and supervised and approved by director of photography Xaver Schwarzenberger * Two new documentaries by Fassbinder Foundation president Juliane Lorenz: one featuring interviews with the cast and crew, the other on the restoration * Hans Dieter Hartl's 1980 documentary The Making of "Berlin Alexanderplatz" * Phil Jutzi's 1931, ninety-minute film of Alfred Doblin's novel, from a screenplay cowritten by Doblin himself * New video interview with Peter Jelavich, author of Berlin Alexanderplatz: Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture * New and improved English subtitle translation * PLUS: An essay by filmmaker Tom Tykwer, reflections from Fassbinder, an interview with Schwarzenberger, and German author Thomas Steinfeld on the novel SAWDUST AND TINSEL: * New, restored high-definition digital transfer * Audio commentary by Bergman scholar Peter Cowie * Video introduction by Ingmar Bergman from 2003 * New and improved English subtitle translation * PLUS: A new essay by critic John Simon and an appreciation by filmmaker Catherine Breillat DRUNKEN ANGEL: * New, restored high-definition digital transfer * New audio commentary featuring Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie * A 30-minute documentary on the making of Drunken Angel * A new video piece that looks at the challenges Kurosawa faced in making Drunken Angel * PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by cultural historian Ian Buruma and a reprint from Kurosawa's Something Like an Autobiography THE LADY VANISHES: SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES: * New, restored high-definition digital transfer * Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder * Crook's Tour, a 1941 feature-length Charters and Caldicott adventure, available for the first time on home video, with Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne reprising their beloved The Lady Vanishes roles * Excerpts from Francois Truffaut's legendary 1962 audio interview with Hitchcock * Mystery Train, a new video essay about Hitchcock and The Lady Vanishes by scholar Leonard Leff (Hitchcock and Selznick: The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick in Hollywood) * Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos and promotional art * PLUS: A new essays by critic Geoffrey O'Brien FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Aug 16, 2007 |
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I'm so stoked about these releases. Lady Vanishes is a definite double-dip with all those new features (Truffaut interview! an entire extra movie!). I'm not too wild about Fassbinder, so that one's a rental, but the other three are must-buys. edit: Consider Mishima to be officially confirmed. It's mentioned in the latest blog entry. FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Aug 15, 2007 |
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I'm trying to decide which Cover Art I like more, The Lady Vanishes, or Drunken Angel.
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# ? Aug 15, 2007 23:39 |
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FitFortDanga posted:November is Holy loving poo poo month. You can say that again. Just when I was getting really pissed off that I couldn't find that thing anywhere, too. I also love the German Expressionism inspired cover. Black Trombone fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Aug 16, 2007 |
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Drunken Angel? I'm hard.
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# ? Aug 16, 2007 01:14 |
The Lady Vanishes is a sale here. While I haven't seen a lot of British Hitchcock films yet (mainly because I don't want to see them on the loving awful public domain discs), this is my favorite of them. I hate getting into the "what's next?" routine, but I do hope that Criterion has more Hitchcock in the pipeline. Putting the excellent Selznicks in print would be great since I really want Rebecca. Then I can sell Slackerish my Notorious DVD for $50
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I actually didn't find The Lady Vanishes to be anything more than an OK Hitchcock, but I'm really eager to see the other three.
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# ? Aug 16, 2007 04:46 |
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I may have to get "The Lady Vanishes" as I don't have it yet. The new release cover looks SO much better. And "Drunken Angel" is a no-brainer for me. Now if they would just release a "Early Kurosawa" set through Eclipse, I'd be in heaven.
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# ? Aug 16, 2007 05:09 |
Battleship Potemkin is finally coming out, but from Kino instead of Criterion. It seems to be a really spiffy release, though... check out my DVD thread for the full specs.
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# ? Aug 19, 2007 00:37 |
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Some rumors/news I saw at criterionforum: * "According to a trade magazine Criterion will issue a 20th Anniversary Edition of The Last Emperor. According to the same source this edition will include a new 4-hour cut prepared by Bertolucci exclusively for Criterion." * "We do plan to release Vampyr on DVD at some point, but a release date has not yet been scheduled. Please keep checking back! Thank you for taking the time to write to us; we really appreciate your kind words and support." Not Criterion, but related: * "Sony will be releasing a SE [of Life of Brian] on Blu-Ray and 2-disc SD-DVD on November 6."
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# ? Aug 22, 2007 18:05 |
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I just wanted to let you guys know that pretty much all Criterion DVDs are 30% off on barnes and noble web store plus a little more off if you are a member. So, all 40 dollar dvds are only about 25 with free shipping. I am planning on picking up The Third Man, Army of Shadows, Naked, and Ikiru when I get my next paycheck.
Radio on the TV fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Aug 27, 2007 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Some rumors/news I saw at criterionforum: Badass, I've wanted to see Vampyr ever since I saw that shot of the dude holding the scythe.
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# ? Aug 27, 2007 07:30 |
The BluRay and new DVD editions from Sony will have the two commentaries and the deleted scenes.
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# ? Aug 27, 2007 15:55 |
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Og Oggilby posted:The BluRay and new DVD editions from Sony will have the two commentaries and the deleted scenes. Just to clarify, Og is talking about Life of Brian here. The new edition has everything from the Criterion except the on-location documentary "The Pythons" (which is good, but it's not a huge loss). New features are: * The Story of Brian – An All-New Hour-Long Revelation from Monty Python * The Readthrough – An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress I'll definitely get this whenever I get a Blu-Ray player. I'm really interested in that readthrough.
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# ? Aug 27, 2007 16:36 |
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Wasn't there a website someone linked to with desktops made out of all the different Criterion covers? I remember seeing it a while ago, but haven't been able to find it since.
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# ? Aug 28, 2007 05:15 |
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Mferkinwalter posted:Wasn't there a website someone linked to with desktops made out of all the different Criterion covers? I remember seeing it a while ago, but haven't been able to find it since. http://www.criteriondungeon.com/
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# ? Aug 28, 2007 05:58 |
Fuller's White Dog is basically confirmed in the Eclipse newsletter this week.
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# ? Aug 28, 2007 17:48 |
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I'm selling some Criterion DVDs along with a ton of other stuff in SA Mart. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2608658
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vertov posted:I'm selling some Criterion DVDs along with a ton of other stuff in SA Mart. You're alive! EDIT- Hurr Slackerish fucked around with this message at 22:43 on Aug 29, 2007 |
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Slackerish posted:You're alive! Read the thread he linked to... to pay for grad school.
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# ? Aug 29, 2007 22:26 |
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Man, I'm going crazy, Criterion had been more exciting than usual lately. There's just been so much good stuff coming out, all this stuff I've been waiting what feels like forever for. I mean... The Milky Way Ivan's Childhood La Jetée / Sans Soleil Stranger than Paradise Les Enfants Terribles Breathless Drunken Angel Sawdust and Tinsel And that doesn't even include the Eclipse label. It's so hard picking and choosing what to buy with my limited funds these days.
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I've been meaning to expand my Criterion selection beyond Kurosawa and Bergman for some time now. Mouchette and Fire on the Plains seem to be up my alley, so I've taken the plunge on those. Any other recommendations as far as hopeless, bleak films go? My favorites are Apocalypse Now, Aguirre Wrath of God and The Seventh Seal, if that helps.
schwrzsnn fucked around with this message at 12:55 on Aug 31, 2007 |
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schwrzsnn posted:I've been meaning to expand my Criterion selection beyond Kurosawa and Bergman for some time now. Mouchette and Fire on the Plains seem to be up my alley, so I've taken the plunge on those. Any other recommendations as far as hopeless, bleak films go? My favorites are Apocalypse Now, Aguirre Wrath of God and The Seventh Seal, if that helps. Kanal and Sansho the Bailiff are musts for you. Others on the "bleak" tip (I'm assuming from your post that you've got Bergman and Kurosawa covered): Bicycle Thieves Day of Wrath Fists in the Pocket La Haine Jigoku Naked Story of a Prostitute
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FitFortDanga posted:Kanal and Sansho the Bailiff are musts for you.
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# ? Aug 31, 2007 15:47 |
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My current Criterion Collection: Seven Samurai (original one, not the newly released version which I want) Traffic Brazil Clean, Shaven And practically every other Criterion is on my wish list on Amazon.
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Aegri Somnia posted:And practically every other Criterion is on my wish list on Amazon. Since Criterion has my disposable income for the foreseeable future, I might as well just register for a membership with B&N.
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schwrzsnn posted:I've been meaning to expand my Criterion selection beyond Kurosawa and Bergman for some time now. Mouchette and Fire on the Plains seem to be up my alley, so I've taken the plunge on those. Any other recommendations as far as hopeless, bleak films go? My favorites are Apocalypse Now, Aguirre Wrath of God and The Seventh Seal, if that helps. If.... Really, there's no reason for you to not see that movie, it seems right up your alley. Seconding Naked as well.
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schwrzsnn posted:I've been meaning to expand my Criterion selection beyond Kurosawa and Bergman for some time now. Mouchette and Fire on the Plains seem to be up my alley, so I've taken the plunge on those. Any other recommendations as far as hopeless, bleak films go? My favorites are Apocalypse Now, Aguirre Wrath of God and The Seventh Seal, if that helps. I've mentioned The Vanishing over and over again on this board in a vain attempt to get it more attention, but it perfectly fits your definition of "hopeless" and "bleak" and then some. Just make sure to get the Criterion version and not the remake. edit: I also watched The Man Who Fell to Earth recently and it has by far one of the best non-HD transfers I've ever seen (although I was watching it on an HD player so it was upconverted). Also, does anyone know why Criterion crops the image on the sides on some fullscreen movies, like the reissued The Third Man DVD? Cacator fucked around with this message at 06:47 on Sep 1, 2007 |
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Cacator posted:edit: I also watched The Man Who Fell to Earth recently and it has by far one of the best non-HD transfers I've ever seen (although I was watching it on an HD player so it was upconverted). Also, does anyone know why Criterion crops the image on the sides on some fullscreen movies, like the reissued The Third Man DVD? They don't crop it, they resize the image and add a black border ("windowboxing"). This is to prevent overscan on televisions. Unfortunately, for those viewing on properly calibrated televisions, computers or newer televisions, it's useless and just wastes resolution. If you check out comparisons between the various releases of The Seven Samurai, you'll see that Criterion's recent "windowboxed" version has more image than other versions.
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# ? Sep 1, 2007 06:51 |
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Criterion released The Fiend Without A Face, right? I was always curious of that because it seems like such an odd choice considering their usual stuff. How many other horror/sci-fi/monster movies have they done so far, and what? My current criterion collection stands at Seven Samurai(the new edition), Kagemusha, and Onibaba. I really want the Yojimbo/Sanjuro set too.
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People on Sunday is mentioned in the blog as an upcoming release.Ace Rockhawk posted:Criterion released The Fiend Without A Face, right? I was always curious of that because it seems like such an odd choice considering their usual stuff. How many other horror/sci-fi/monster movies have they done so far, and what? These are all sci-fi/horror, or at least in the same ballpark: Eyes Without a Face The Blob Equinox Carnival of Souls Sisters The Atomic Submarine Corridors of Blood The Haunted Strangler First Man Into Space The Vanishing Blood for Dracula Flesh for Frankenstein Kwaidan Videodrome Dead Ringers Naked Lunch Woman in the Dunes Pitfall The Face of Another Haxan The Honeymoon Killers Jigoku RoboCop Solaris Time Bandits
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