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It was really weird coincidentally watching Rififi and Le Cercle Rouge side by side since there were so many similarities between the two. I'm not even sure which one I like better, since I thought that Rififi was better paced and had an overall better heist with more fleshed out characters so that when things inevitably went south, I felt more for them. Le Cercle Rouge had some fantastic cinematography and style, though, going for a much deeper noir look than Rififi, with a lot of characters draped in shadows and silhouettes (and so many trenchcoats!). I think I saw Band of Outsiders recently too, so maybe I'm just in a really big French heist movie mood? Also my copy of Cercle Rouge gets stuck during the heist and skips every few seconds 
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Nate RFB posted:All of the Kurosawa Criterions are excellent and worth owning. I have some issues with Kagemusha I guess but it's still very good. Ineffiable posted:I think the only Kurosawa bluray I'm missing is Kagemusha. But I have a copy of high and low I've never seen. Kagemusha is my favorite Kurosawa, but I realize I'm probably alone there. It's a slow-moving but epic moral tale, and is really very thoughtful. You need to watch it in a dark room with the sound up.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:The B&N 50% off sale is being extended until Aug 3rd. Kuroneko is great. it has some good as hell chiaroscuro photography, a bamboo forest, and like lots of fog.
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david crosby posted:Kuroneko is great. it has some good as hell chiaroscuro photography, a bamboo forest, and like lots of fog. Watched it last year as part of horror movie-a-day thing in October. I second it is great I have one more $25 gift card to spend. Thinking of picking up Thief, but I have done no blinds buys this time around.
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I'm gonna go ahead and say that Kuroneko is one of the best movies I've ever seen.
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Basebf555 posted:I really wish Shoah was on Hulu because I desperately want to see it but I can't imagine its one of those films I'd want to watch every year like a lot of the other Criterions I own. I expect its a pretty draining experience. I think it's a real shame that it isn't on Hulu. It seems like if there was ever a film that should be as widely available to watch, it should be this one. And yes, it's an unbelievably draining experience.
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Walked into B&N today to buy a book, walked out with the Tati set on Blu. Mostly a blind buy, I've seen Playtime but it was a long time ago. Only $45 after a couple coupons though, I couldn't resist.
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I'll echo the recommendations for Kuroneko, I got to see it in theaters when Janus was touring a print. It's beautiful and a great balance of creepy and fun.
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Bought The Black Stallion and Time Bandits through B&N. Would have bought Kwaidan instead of the latter if it were released already. Maybe I'll splurge on two more - perhaps Harakiri and Kuroneko? Or Rashomon and Ran? Currently, my minuscule collection consists only of 80's films or Japanese films.
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Wizchine posted:Bought The Black Stallion and Time Bandits through B&N. Would have bought Kwaidan instead of the latter if it were released already. Don't sleep on Harakiri.
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Seriously get harakiri. And rashomon. Your Japanese movie collection won't be complete without those.
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Yeah, Harakiri and Rashomon are on my short list. I haven't seen the former. I've got one week and a pending paycheck to pull the trigger...
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Wizchine posted:Yeah, Harakiri and Rashomon are on my short list. I haven't seen the former. I've got one week and a pending paycheck to pull the trigger... I would recommend Harikiri. It's a really brutal film in its way, since it's about the depravity of man, especially in regards to honor.
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I would go as far as to say that Harakiri is the best non-Kurosawa samurai film.
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RightClickSaveAs posted:The B&N 50% off sale is being extended until Aug 3rd.
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Cacator posted:I would go as far as to say that Harakiri is the best non-Kurosawa samurai film. I'd go so far as to say that qualifier probably isn't necessary.
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The best non-Kurosawa samurai film is The Sword of Doom.  Though I should mention that I haven't seen Harakiri yet, but I liked Samurai Rebellion until the last 20 or so minutes.
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Funnily enough, I'm planning to get Harakiri but went off the board for my other choice and was going to get The Sword of Doom. Glad to see an unprompted recommendation for that one.
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Egbert Souse posted:According to someone on CriterionForum, it looks like Criterion is working on a restored version of The World's Greatest Sinner. bullpoo poo
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I still wanna know when Criterion is going to get off their rear end and re-release 'Armageddon', 'The Rock', and 'Robocop' as blurays.
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Egbert Souse posted:According to someone on CriterionForum, it looks like Criterion is working on a restored version of The World's Greatest Sinner. Once I saw a screening of Phase IV and afterwards Saul Bass's estate's film archivist mentioned Criterion was interested in the film. That was over 3 years ago. So, maybe?
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The Time Dissolver posted:Once I saw a screening of Phase IV and afterwards Saul Bass's estate's film archivist mentioned Criterion was interested in the film. That was over 3 years ago. So, maybe? It's with Olive Films, along with the rest of the Paramount films previously licensed to Legend Films. On the upside, they don't sit on any titles unless there's serious problems with the rights or film elements, but I wouldn't expect much in the way of extras. They do often include alternate cuts and the preview cut does exist in full. Xenomrph posted:I still wanna know when Criterion is going to get off their rear end and re-release 'Armageddon', 'The Rock', and 'Robocop' as blurays. The Rock has all the extras from Criterion's edition, including the commentary. The newer 4K remastered Robocop has the same unrated cut and nearly all the same extras, plus more. It also has a newer commentary with the same participants. Armageddon seems to be bare-bones, but I'd expect any new edition to come from Disney because Criterion doesn't have the rights any longer. And if The Rock is any indicator, they would also have the rights to all the supplements.
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Good to know, I didn't realize the Rock bluray carried forward all the Criterion extras.
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For science-fiction films, I'd love to see a restored Silent Running get a blu-ray release, period - never mind if it gets the Criterion treatment
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Xenomrph posted:I still wanna know when Criterion is going to get off their rear end and re-release 'Armageddon', 'The Rock', and 'Robocop' as blurays. I'd love to see Akira get the sweet modern Criterion treatment, even if it already has a DVD and Blu-ray release available.
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Wizchine posted:For science-fiction films, I'd love to see a restored Silent Running get a blu-ray release, period - never mind if it gets the Criterion treatment Dunno about restored, but it's been released on bluray: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Silent-Running-Blu-ray/42303/
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Xenomrph posted:Dunno about restored, but it's been released on bluray: Well how about that - just last April. I hadn't checked in a while. Thanks.
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Wizchine posted:Well how about that - just last April. I hadn't checked in a while. I'd best take advantage of Google before I post... Thanks.
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Egbert Souse posted:According to someone on CriterionForum, it looks like Criterion is working on a restored version of The World's Greatest Sinner.
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Is there a good place to stream some of the more obscure Criterion films before I consider buying them? I'd love to broaden my cinematic horizons but I don't really have the disposable income to blind-purchase movies I may or may not like, especially at Criterion prices.
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Xenomrph posted:Is there a good place to stream some of the more obscure Criterion films before I consider buying them? I'd love to broaden my cinematic horizons but I don't really have the disposable income to blind-purchase movies I may or may not like, especially at Criterion prices. Hulu Plus has a lot of Criterion releases. Check that out if you haven't yet.
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Xenomrph posted:Is there a good place to stream some of the more obscure Criterion films before I consider buying them? I'd love to broaden my cinematic horizons but I don't really have the disposable income to blind-purchase movies I may or may not like, especially at Criterion prices. Yea you can spend a few bucks for three months of Hulu and watch a new Criterion every day without running out of good poo poo to watch. I subscribed a while ago and I'm coming to the end of the Criterions I'm really interested in, but it took several months. Very, very worth it.
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Criterion's channel on Hulu Plus has pretty much everything except for major studio licenses. You can view the list on Criterion's site: https://www.criterion.com/hulu Last count is 930 movies/shorts/TV episodes, including 300+ exclusive to Hulu Plus. While Hulu's quality movie selection is limited mainly to Criterion's channel and a few others, they have some excellent complete TV shows. They just got the entire run of Seinfeld and they also have every episode of Saturday Night Live, Red Dwarf, Fawlty Towers, Father Ted, South Park, and uh, Teen Mom.
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Asnorban posted:Hulu Plus has a lot of Criterion releases. Check that out if you haven't yet. Basebf555 posted:Yea you can spend a few bucks for three months of Hulu and watch a new Criterion every day without running out of good poo poo to watch. I subscribed a while ago and I'm coming to the end of the Criterions I'm really interested in, but it took several months. Very, very worth it. Egbert Souse posted:Criterion's channel on Hulu Plus has pretty much everything except for major studio licenses. Awesome, thanks for the tip! Edit-- I wish I'd thought to ask this before the B&N half off sale was nearly over. 
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Hulu has the new restoration of Orson Welles' Othello up, albeit cropped to 16x9: http://www.hulu.com/watch/773305 (Criterion will be releasing it soon, along with Chimes at Midnight and It's All True)
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Egbert Souse posted:Chimes at Midnight ffffffffffffuck yes
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Egbert Souse posted:Hulu has the new restoration of Orson Welles' Othello up, albeit cropped to 16x9: First I'm hearing about "Chimes" being released by Criterion, is that an official announcement?
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zandert33 posted:First I'm hearing about "Chimes" being released by Criterion, is that an official announcement? It was mentioned at a screening or panel. No timeframe, obviously. Now that they're able to license from Warner Bros., I wouldn't be surprised to see them get The Magnificent Ambersons as well. Although, they already confirmed they don't have rights, at least not yet. Criterion Forum has a running list of titles confirmed, hinted, or highly likely I'd take some on the list with a grain of salt, though. edit: Fixed Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Jul 28, 2015 |
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