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Origami Dali posted:Just a reminder, the BN sale starts 11/1 and runs till 11/28. I specifically passed on the most recent flash sale because I've had a $50 B&N gift card since August. Gonna be a real nice haul.
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Oct 28, 2016 00:03
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Origami Dali posted:Just a reminder, the BN sale starts 11/1 and runs till 11/28. Hell yeah, Lone Wolf and Cub will be mine.
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Oct 28, 2016 02:14
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I usually buy one favorite film, a film I haven't seen from a favorite filmmaker, one surprise, and one upgrade (from DVD or lesser Blu).
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Oct 28, 2016 02:20
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Raxivace posted:It appears I'm not as good at dad jokes as I thought... D'oh!
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Oct 28, 2016 02:27
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Yeah, I've got Lone Wolf And Cub coming in through the Amazon gently caress up. I'm thinking of picking up Fear and Loathing, but that one's just always there, so I'm not really in a hurry to get it. I think I'll get The Killing. Can't have enough Kubrick.
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Oct 28, 2016 06:37
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Eagerly anticipating picking up Dekalog. Anyone else have it yet? Kieslowski is amazing.
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Oct 28, 2016 07:52
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Eagerly anticipating picking up Dekalog. Anyone else have it yet? Kieslowski is amazing. yeah, it's real good. I didn't think Keislowski could do any better than the Three Colors Trilogy, but, guess what, he did.
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Oct 28, 2016 11:22
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I've only seen the Three Colors Trilogy, but I've enjoyed them. White is probably my favorite because I wasn't expecting it to be so funny. Veronique and Blind Chance both worth a blind buy?
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Egbert Souse posted:I've only seen the Three Colors Trilogy, but I've enjoyed them. White is probably my favorite because I wasn't expecting it to be so funny. Yes
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Oct 28, 2016 15:17
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Veronique has one of the most wonderful audio commentaries I've heard thus far.
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Oct 28, 2016 15:51
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Oct 28, 2016 16:40
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MacheteZombie posted:My Criterion order from the flash sale got lost in the mail How do you know that for sure? Could it just be slow?
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Oct 28, 2016 16:42
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Spatulater bro! posted:How do you know that for sure? Could it just be slow? It was supposed to get delivered the 20th, and the tracking says it has been delivered. But I definitely don't have a copy of Rashomon so it hasn't arrived. I filed a missing mail request with USPS and notified Criterion. I just didn't realize it was missing until last night because I thought it was coming slow due to the flash sale demand or something.
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Oct 28, 2016 16:43
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MacheteZombie posted:My Criterion order from the flash sale got lost in the mail Sup lost package buddy. Mine got straight up stolen since I found the (empty) box a few days later. Criterion support is really good though, and they're sending another one my way. Hopefully it doesn't get stolen this time.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:01
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GrandpaPants posted:Sup lost package buddy. Mine got straight up stolen since I found the (empty) box a few days later. I haven't heard from Criterion yet, but kind of hoping for this because I have no faith that USPS will be able to find my package. on that note, the site told me to email orders@criterion, is that what you did?
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Oct 28, 2016 17:03
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What is everyone's favorite type of supplement? Mine is hands down commentary tracks by film scholars or really good critics like Bogdanovich. Maybe other folks are more into the video interviews or video essays?
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Oct 28, 2016 17:11
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blue squares posted:What is everyone's favorite type of supplement? Mine is hands down commentary tracks by film scholars or really good critics like Bogdanovich. Maybe other folks are more into the video interviews or video essays? The books are usually my favorite supplementals. I read almost all of them. Then spout the info back to my friends when we pop one in for movie night. Repo Man was particularly fun that way.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:15
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blue squares posted:What is everyone's favorite type of supplement? Mine is hands down commentary tracks by film scholars or really good critics like Bogdanovich. Maybe other folks are more into the video interviews or video essays? Documentaries, short films, etc. Some of my faves: -Fellini: A Director's Notebook, full length documentary included with 8 1/2 -Fear on Film round table from 1980 with David Cronenberg, John Landis, and John Carpenter included with Videodrome -early short films by the directors included with House and Valerie & Her Week of Wonders -the short documentary Sunday about the Greenwich Village folk scene included with Inside Llewyn Davis
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Oct 28, 2016 17:16
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blue squares posted:What is everyone's favorite type of supplement? Mine is hands down commentary tracks by film scholars or really good critics like Bogdanovich. Maybe other folks are more into the video interviews or video essays? Same here. When I'm considering buying a blu-ray, a good audio commentary is often my deciding factor. Especially with a film I've already seen. I tend to buy a blu-ray and just put it on my shelf, but a good commentary gives me a reason to pop it in and re-watch it immediately. Also feature length making-of documentaries.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:18
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Commentaries and substantive documentaries are usually the difference when I decide to buy something.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:19
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i like when they throw in an entire other ffffffuckin feature length movie, like with the Killing or Slacker or Scanners
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Oct 28, 2016 17:23
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I love the pieces on locations and effects. Most of the Lloyd and Chaplin films have them. Alternate cuts are good too. The roadshow cut of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is great if just for the commentary, as is the Charles Laughton Directs doc on The Night of the Hunter. Same thing for the four extra cuts in the Tati set. Extra films like Killer's Kiss on The Killing, Orson Welles: One Man Band on F for Fake, and the shorts on the Lloyd releases.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:26
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Rusty Staub posted:i like when they throw in an entire other ffffffuckin feature length movie, like with the Killing or Slacker or Scanners Yeah, this is crazy good. House of Wax is a great one.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:27
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Here's another one I love: alternate scores for silent films.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:29
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blue squares posted:What is everyone's favorite type of supplement? Mine is hands down commentary tracks by film scholars or really good critics like Bogdanovich. Maybe other folks are more into the video interviews or video essays? Definitely early short films or smaller feature films, or other work by the creator. The Five Minute Films that come with Life is Sweet are great. It's part of why I'm disappointed with the Heart of a Dog release being so slim, Laurie Anderson's got decades of amazing stuff but none of it's there.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:33
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Spatulater bro! posted:Yeah, this is crazy good. House of Wax is a great one.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:36
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Raxivace posted:There's a Criterion for House of Wax? No. Didn't think the question pertained exclusively to Criterion.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:37
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MacheteZombie posted:on that note, the site told me to email orders@criterion, is that what you did? Yup. They're not the quickest (it took ~24 hours for my response and each subsequent back and forth), but the rep I had was really nice and accommodating.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:42
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That really early Linklater movie they include with Slacker might actually be my favorite Linklater, God knows why.
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Oct 28, 2016 17:53
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House had a lot of really cool documentaries on it. Also I will always give credit to the clerks 10 year anniversary DVD because hat thing had like 3 feature length documentaries on it.
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Oct 28, 2016 18:08
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Documentaries that are more than talking heads, commentaries by the director and short films. My least favorite are really dry commentaries and tangentially related videos that criterion was able to license.
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Oct 28, 2016 19:04
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Yeah, documentaries that are just people sitting in studios or in their houses with three-point lighting really turn me off.
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Oct 28, 2016 19:12
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The types of interviews/docs/commentaries that I find least appealing are where the person rambles on about how and when they met so and so and how amazing it was to work with them. Interpersonal poo poo about people I don't care about. This is usually actors.
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Oct 28, 2016 19:17
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On the other hand, the right person can make any dry talking head interesting, such as Ingmar Bergman. Dude had hell of marriages and was a terrible father.
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Oct 28, 2016 19:25
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Spatulater bro! posted:The types of interviews/docs/commentaries that I find least appealing are where the person rambles on about how and when they met so and so and how amazing it was to work with them. Interpersonal poo poo about people I don't care about. This is usually actors. I've never watched a single interview with a cast member. This morning I watched Hidden Fortress and WOW! So much fun. Every Kurosawa movie I watch becomes my new favorite, at least for a week or so. He is definitely my favorite director outside the States.
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Oct 28, 2016 19:35
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blue squares posted:I've never watched a single interview with a cast member. At best they're witty and incisive and interesting, but the worst ones are like: [bland story about the director doing something vaguely noteworthy] [discussion about generic acting methods] [story about someone recognizing them on the street] [boring praise]
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Oct 28, 2016 19:50
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blue squares posted:What is everyone's favorite type of supplement? Mine is hands down commentary tracks by film scholars or really good critics like Bogdanovich. Maybe other folks are more into the video interviews or video essays? Hands down the scholar commentaries. Best one I've ever heard is by Stephen Prince for Straw Dogs. Completely changed how I saw the film and in a good way.
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Spatulater bro! posted:The types of interviews/docs/commentaries that I find least appealing are where the person rambles on about how and when they met so and so and how amazing it was to work with them. Interpersonal poo poo about people I don't care about. This is usually actors. What if thats the whole film like Burden of Dreams?
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blue squares posted:What is everyone's favorite type of supplement? Mine is hands down commentary tracks by film scholars or really good critics like Bogdanovich. Maybe other folks are more into the video interviews or video essays? I like before/after restoration clips showing how they restored a film from tatters into something that looks pristine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AMSHs2adWk Magic Hate Ball posted:Eagerly anticipating picking up Dekalog. Anyone else have it yet? Kieslowski is amazing. It's due. The Facets DVDs I've watched are VHS quality at best.
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