Can I just say, next Tuesday will be a great movie day?

Army of Shadows, Once Upon a Time in America, and yes, even the great Social Network. Of course, I'm gonna check out Army of Shadows first because I've been anticipating that one for months. Not too interested in Robinson Crusoe on Mars however.

Yes! Not to mention Dances with Wolves!!! The only bad thing is that I'm going to have to hold off on the Criterion releases most of this month since I've already preordered DwW and Social Network. :( The wife would kill me if I spent more money, but I guess I'm just delaying the inevitable.

Lol! I guess you're right. You certainly put it into perspective well. I wasnt really thinking too hard about it anyway. Rebecca can wait!

I just noticed March will have both Argento's Inferno and Clouzot's Inferno. Can't wait.

Give it a chance. I can't say you'll like it, because I don't know your tastes, but it's not exactly what the trailer (as seen on the Criterion site) would lead you to believe. There's a lot of loneliness and contemplation of the prospect of being forgotten. You may actually dig it.

Talking about Adam West things, I rather finally have the 60's Batman show on dvd.

Jefferey Vance - Buster Keaton Remembered & Chaplin: Genius Of The Cinema (also a nice one on Lloyd, one on fairbanks I haven't seen). Beautiful Stills.

The Silent Clowns by Walter Kerr is a wonderful book about Silent Comedies with, if I remember correctly, substantial bits on the big three and some of the others like Chase & Langdon.

These are pretty straightforward histories, not theoretical or interpretive kind of stuff, so if that's what you're looking for, better go elsewhere. Also, anything by Kevin Brownlow is a pretty good bet...don't recall reading anything specifically about Keaton or Chaplin. God, I wish they'd release Hollywood on DVD.

Take a scan at my collection and then see if you think I'd be interested. My taste is all right there. I do love most of what Criterion puts out, so perhaps.

Keaton: The Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down (Limelight) by Tom Dardis and Buster Keaton (Paperback - Jul 1, 2004)

The classic Chaplin book is the biography by David Robinson. There's also a more recent book by Stephen Weissman which looks at Chaplin from a psychological perspective, concentrating more on his early years in poverty and its impact on his life.

Thanks for the tips, I will definitely check them out. It has been a while since I have had time to read about film, so I am looking for a wide range of different stuff--straight bio and more interpretive/theoretical. These all look like a good place to start.

Well to be fair, there are accounts of people having sets with no issues. But a large number were affected.

First of all, do you realize how silly it sounds when you say what you've written above?

Secondly, you're doing yourself a great disservice by not, at least, support the Masters of Cinema region-free blu-ray releases released through Eureka Entertainment. They're even numbered like Criterion releases, so I'm sure you'll eat that up. Do remember, too, that the MOC division of Eureka only consists of about 3 or 4 people, so once you see one of their releases you'll be quite amazed by what such a small team of people can accomplish.

Here is this site's link to the MOC region-free releases. Just note that not all of the releases on that page carry the MOC banner. Some of the releases are directly released blu-rays from Eureka (i.e. Prince Valiant, Junebug, Wizards, etc.).

Not picking up City Girl, Sunrise, and Une femme mariée is crime, though. They're all region-free and perfectly playable on your North American Region-A Playstation 3. Just read the reviews, if you haven't already.

CC

I have both the MOC and Criterion release of M so I can comment, but I think the DVDBeaver comparsion pics pretty much speak for themselves.

Criterion's is much darker because Criterion almost always does their own tweaking to the transfers, if possible... in this case, contrast boosting. We know, too, that both Criterion and MOC used the same transfer.

MOC has stated before that they do not have the funds or resources to do any extra manipulation to the transfers they're given. From my understanding, MOC puts on disc the transfer that they're given.

CC

Hey CC, just out of curiosity, when you buy these do you usually get them through Amazon UK or somewhere else. I have had my eye on City Girl for a while, but I try to only order from Amazon UK when I want to buy quite a few things. Just curious if there are other good options.

I have no real interest in buying from MOC if Criterion itself has it for me. I have Sunrise, and love it, and I'd be interested in City Girl. That's about it for me.

I just picked up Edward McPherson's "Buster Keaton: Tempest in a Flat Hat" at Half Price Books, but haven't had the chance to read through it yet. May be worth checking out.

Thanks for the suggestions. :rock:

Well, I've got mad respect for that collection. If my guess is right, you wouldn't want to keep this movie, but I think you'd enjoy catching it once and kind of admiring that they did something decent out of a corny little project.

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Got "Chungking Express" today from Criterion. It came in the original packaging, so I will have to order the plastic case. Also got "Orphic Trilogy" today. Very nice set. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Roberto Rossellini's "War Trilogy" should be here tomorrow.