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Wow, another Ozu set. I'm not a fan of Ozu so I'll pass. I'd love to see an "early Kurosawa" set, Mizoguchi or a Naruse set. Hopefully they'll come in time.
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zandert33 posted:I'd love to see an "early Kurosawa" set You know about the one they just released, right? Or do you want the early 40's stuff?
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# ? Jan 17, 2008 05:26 |
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FitFortDanga posted:You know about the one they just released, right? Or do you want the early 40's stuff? Isn't the new set called "Post War Kurosawa"? Yes, I mean his 40's stuff, there's a couple I haven't seen, and would love to get a chance.
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# ? Jan 17, 2008 06:54 |
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FitFortDanga posted:I own The Lower Depths because I like having all of Kurosawa's films, but I don't consider it essential part of his work. Not that it's bad (it's good, I like Renoir's version a little more), but I probably wouldn't ever put it on unless I had planned a marathon of all his movies. I've never seen this discussed before (I haven't really looked for discussion, either) but is this the common view comparing the two versions? I agree that it's not exactly a necessary thing to own, though each has its merit. But I thought Kurosawa's version was infinitely better than Renoir's version, which I really couldn't stand. Normally I love Renoir and Jean Gabin, but I think it actually suffered drastically from having Gabin as a main character instead of using an equal ensemble as in Kurosawa's version. And also, I mirror your annoyance at Ozu. I appreciate him, and love some of his work (especially A Story of Floating Weeds), but I swear if I see his name on one more release I'm going to throw up on the spot.
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# ? Jan 17, 2008 10:54 |
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Brian Fellows posted:I've never seen this discussed before (I haven't really looked for discussion, either) but is this the common view comparing the two versions? I agree that it's not exactly a necessary thing to own, though each has its merit. But I thought Kurosawa's version was infinitely better than Renoir's version, which I really couldn't stand. Normally I love Renoir and Jean Gabin, but I think it actually suffered drastically from having Gabin as a main character instead of using an equal ensemble as in Kurosawa's version. This is kind of an aside, but I don't really understand the love for Jean Gabin. Granted, I've only seen Pepe Le Moko, but I was pretty underwhelmed with him (and the whole movie actually) and was wondering what other films fans of his would recommend.
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# ? Jan 17, 2008 13:33 |
I didn't even know many Japanese silents existed. Still, the Eclipse series was a great idea. With the first ten volumes, they'll have 40 films put on DVD. I sort of wish they would go a little faster with an Eclipse every month (I want the Sternberg silents), though.Mike_V posted:This is kind of an aside, but I don't really understand the love for Jean Gabin. Granted, I've only seen Pepe Le Moko, but I was pretty underwhelmed with him (and the whole movie actually) and was wondering what other films fans of his would recommend. I didn't like Pepe Le Moko, but he was awesome in Grisbi. Grand Illusion is one I need to see, though. (Edit: Looks like this month's newsletter hint is for Jacques Tati's Trafic! I wonder if this means Jour de Fete and Parade will come out at the same time...) Og Oggilby fucked around with this message at 13:53 on Jan 17, 2008 |
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# ? Jan 17, 2008 13:42 |
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The art for Blast of Silence is fantastic and I'm really curious to check that one out.
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# ? Jan 17, 2008 16:59 |
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The reigning theory seems to be that this means Tati's Traffic is finally coming. Jean Gabin is just a suave mofo. The only movies I've seen him are the Criterions, but he's great in all of them: Pépé le Moko Port of Shadows Touchez pas au Grisbi The Grand Illusion The Lower Depths French Cancan La Bête Humaine Well, not so great in Bête Humaine
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# ? Jan 17, 2008 18:03 |
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This comes from criterionforum.org, I don't know how accurate it is. I can't find any mention of it on Criterion's site:quote:Criterion press release for April contains these additional 3 titles, all $14.95: I'm pretty surprised no one ever released The Red Balloon before. EDIT: DVDBeaver is listing these titles as well. FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Jan 17, 2008 |
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Wow, The Red Balloon is a definite buy if it's only going to be about $9 retail. I sort of expected Criterion to do a double-feature with White Mane since they would fit on a single disc plus supplements. Not sure if it's been posted before, but here's the Janus Films trailer for the theatrical double feature: http://www.janusfilms.com/redandwhite/Red%20White%20Trailer%20Large.mov The restorations look flawless.
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Blog post about the upcoming Thief of Bagdad release.quote:Karen is working on some great extras for the DVD, including a commentary with Scorsese and Coppola, and a piece on the special effects with Craig Baron (Matte World Digital), Dennis Muren (Industrial Light & Magic), and legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen.
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# ? Jan 25, 2008 17:40 |
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FitFortDanga posted:I'm pretty surprised no one ever released The Red Balloon before. Oddly enough this is the most excited I've been for a Criterion release since the eclipse Kurosawa box. Not familiar with the other children's films, though. Thief of Baghdad sounds promising, too. Is it the '24 version of the '40?
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# ? Jan 25, 2008 23:28 |
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Starscream posted:Oddly enough this is the most excited I've been for a Criterion release since the eclipse Kurosawa box. Not familiar with the other children's films, though. The '40, which explains Scorsese's involvement. He's a huge Michael Powell fan, and did a commentary with Powell on Black Narcissus and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, plus stuff on The Red Shoes and Tales of Hoffmann. Also, his long-time editor Thelma Schoonmaker was Powell's wife.
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# ? Jan 25, 2008 23:36 |
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http://www.image-entertainment.com/dvd/detail.cfm?productID=72238&CFID=847647&CFTOKEN=97214363 http://www.image-entertainment.com/dvd/detail.cfm?productID=72240&CFID=847647&CFTOKEN=97214363 Note the lack of a Criterion banner. I wonder if this means a new line of family films, or shorts.
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# ? Feb 4, 2008 18:33 |
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# ? Feb 5, 2008 00:34 |
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Oh how I loathe GBS. I spent a good two hours making stuff for this thread, and no one seemed interested in contributing. I figure you Criterion Collection owners might enjoy what I put in there.
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Aegri Somnia posted:Oh how I loathe GBS. I spent a good two hours making stuff for this thread, and no one seemed interested in contributing. I figure you Criterion Collection owners might enjoy what I put in there. Not to be a wet blanket, but I know those kind of threads have been done to death for YEARS on this forum and others. I myself did a few fake covers about 5 years ago (Clockwork Orange, The Children's Hour, can't remember what else). Maybe people are just tired of them? Also, you used the old banner and it doesn't even look right.
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# ? Feb 9, 2008 04:30 |
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GBS movie threads are usually full of people who don't know that this forum exists anyway.
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# ? Feb 9, 2008 06:59 |
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Cacator posted:GBS movie threads are usually full of people who don't know that this forum exists anyway. Thank god for that.
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# ? Feb 9, 2008 08:08 |
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Criminal Minded posted:Thank god for that. Imagine how skewed the Yearly Consensus threads would be. Sin City with 200 votes? Children of Men with 170? Wowzers! I can't think of any other Goon Favorites® though. Jack Does Jihad fucked around with this message at 08:47 on Feb 9, 2008 |
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Jack Does Jihad posted:Imagine how skewed the Yearly Consensus threads would be. Sin City with 200 votes? Children of Men with 170? Wowzers! Anything with zombies, superhero films, studio Ghibli films, films starring Christian Bale, Ed Norton and Clive Owen, and anything that can be classified as "so-bad-it's-good."
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Criminal Minded posted:Anything with zombies, superhero films, studio Ghibli films, films starring Christian Bale, Ed Norton and Clive Owen, and anything that can be classified as "so-bad-it's-good." Imagine the outrage following the end of 1985's consensus: 1) Back to the Future 2) The Goonies 3) Commando 5) American Ninja 6) That movie with those kids who build a spaceship and go to space and meet some alien teenagers (since nobody can ever remember the title) 7) Brazil 8) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 9) Rambo: First Blood II 10) Ran
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# ? Feb 9, 2008 12:00 |
Worst case scenario: Consensus threads in GBS mean bitchkilla will register 30 accounts just to make Loose Change #1. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/lastemperor.htm Review/Comparison for The Last Emperor. Not really sure if it's a movie I'd like to see, but it really does look visually stunning.
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# ? Feb 9, 2008 18:53 |
I'm bored:
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# ? Feb 10, 2008 23:37 |
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Og Oggilby posted:I'm bored: Ahaha, holy poo poo. "Sorry about my face." I Netflix'd Miss Julie solely on this image: I thought it was gunna be a funny battle of the sexes dramedy, which it was for the first 30 minutes. Then it gets completely overwrought with drama and kind of goes downhill. I wasn't familiar with the play it was based on, so maybe I should've been. There were a lot of things I really really liked about it, though.
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# ? Feb 11, 2008 01:01 |
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The Darjeeling Limited is coming out in a couple weeks but there seems to be no news at all of it being on Criterion? Don't all Wes Anderson movies end up here as well? Good news is that Bottle Rocket is hitting soon toon with lots of new deleted scenes and the original short.
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# ? Feb 13, 2008 05:04 |
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Vintersorg posted:The Darjeeling Limited is coming out in a couple weeks but there seems to be no news at all of it being on Criterion? Nope, unless something's happened to change that. Which really sucks.
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quote:Kon Ichikawa, 1915-2008 Although 92 isn't exactly an untimely death, it's still a loss. His movies on Criterion are all superb, and An Actor's Revenge (which Animeigo is supposed to be releasing in 2008) is one of my absolute favorites, a drat near perfect film.
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FitFortDanga posted:Although 92 isn't exactly an untimely death, it's still a loss. His movies on Criterion are all superb, and An Actor's Revenge (which Animeigo is supposed to be releasing in 2008) is one of my absolute favorites, a drat near perfect film. That's sad. Nobi was an excellent and disturbing film.
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# ? Feb 14, 2008 23:21 |
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explanation of the Red Balloon/White Mane/Paddle to the Sea situation Apparently Red Balloon & White Mane will be getting the full Criterion treatment later this year.
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FitFortDanga posted:Although 92 isn't exactly an untimely death, it's still a loss. His movies on Criterion are all superb, and An Actor's Revenge (which Animeigo is supposed to be releasing in 2008) is one of my absolute favorites, a drat near perfect film. I love the quote of his that the New York Times included in their obituary: “I just make any picture I like or any that the company tells me to do,” he was quoted as saying in World Film Directors.
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# ? Feb 16, 2008 20:25 |
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Criterion is certainly dragging their heels with the May announcements. Used to be announcements always came by the 15th, or at worst the next business day. Here we are at about quitting time on the 19th and still no sign of the new titles. Hopefully this means they're cooking up something big.
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FitFortDanga posted:Criterion is certainly dragging their heels with the May announcements. Used to be announcements always came by the 15th, or at worst the next business day. Here we are at about quitting time on the 19th and still no sign of the new titles. Hopefully this means they're cooking up something big. They're announcing that Salo will be their first BluRay, but they're waiting on the custom brown colored cases. Og Oggilby fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Feb 19, 2008 |
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Og Oggilby posted:They're announcing that Salo will be their first BluRay Funny, I just mentioned that as a possibility over at criterionforum.org. Not that it would be in this month's announcements, just that it (or another title due for re-issue) would be a good first Criterion Blu-Ray.
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# ? Feb 19, 2008 23:07 |
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Any news on whether the fixed Mala Noche discs are ready? I didn't want to send away for the replacement when there was going to be a long lag time.
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FitFortDanga posted:Funny, I just mentioned that as a possibility over at criterionforum.org. Not that it would be in this month's announcements, just that it (or another title due for re-issue) would be a good first Criterion Blu-Ray. I've only started reading that forum and I have to say that the posters there are hilarious. Too bad they don't seem to allow new registration anymore.
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# ? Feb 20, 2008 01:24 |
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Will goddamn Criterion finally release Il Sorpasso? someone needs to release a decent english translation of it because i only have a lovely non-subtitled version and my italian is... not good. It's one of those movies no one I know besides me has ever seen and I am loving in love with it.
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# ? Feb 20, 2008 03:57 |
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Any word on whether they plan to release anymore Malick? I recently bought the gorgeous Criterion Days of Heaven, but I'm holding off on Badlands because I have a feeling it's just around the corner.
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# ? Feb 20, 2008 07:15 |
th1rdeye posted:Any word on whether they plan to release anymore Malick? I recently bought the gorgeous Criterion Days of Heaven, but I'm holding off on Badlands because I have a feeling it's just around the corner. Criterion won't get Badlands since it's WB and they don't license out. But they'd probably get around to a SE eventually. Fox licensing The Thin Red Line is the only other likely one.
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Mferkinwalter posted:This is really loving annoying. I was thinking about dropping the veritable wad of cash on this one, but this just seems like a screw up. Isn't Criterion supposed to use the best version of the film out there? What say does the cinematographer really have in it at this point? In this instance the cinematographer has a contractual right to supervise, review and approve all re-masterings. This is unusual but not unknown. Storaro oversaw the new digital re-mastering and was responsible with Bertolucci for choosing the aspect ratio. That is their determination of what the best version is, not yours, unfortunately. Image is releasing the cheaper version as Image was licensed the rights originally and Image owns Criterion (I don't know if that fact has been mentioned previously - hope I am not repeating, but I could not wade through many pages to check).
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# ? Feb 20, 2008 13:40 |