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Part of my purchasing formula demands that I buy a Criterion release every time I order BD's, which is usually 4 at a time, however also part of my formula is ordering a movie I've never seen, and I think that might have to be another Criterion release as well.

Two movies that have been recommended several times to me over the years:

Paris, Texas
Wings of Desire

I can't choose. :(

For those that get "Flix" movie channel, they are running "Paris, Texas" right now until 10:00 PM.

Wow, if we get some Satyajit Ray this year to go along with People On Sunday and maybe Lonesome, I might end up liking this year's releases more than last years.

CG, is that a screenshot from Pather Panchali?? It doesn't look like it. I'm not a facebook guy, so didn't check out any comments...

The Music Room sounds more like it. Oh and I take back my comment about liking this year's releases more than last, because it's going to take alot more than 2-3 films to overtake Red Desert, Close-Up, Dillinger, War Trilogy, and the von Sternberg silents. Maybe if they FINALLY release some Rivette (Paris Belongs to Us, which I believe they have from Janus. I would really like L'amour fou.), then I will say that.

I would place Summer Hours very highly on my list of best movies from the past few years. I think it works on the level you describe, but I also think it deals with family, memory, and the function of art in our daily lives in a way that I don't see addressed very often.

I loved Army of Shadows.

Paris Texas is a slow burn for me. It ages exceptionally well in my memory and I look forward to finding the time to watch it again.

Everlasting Moments is a good movie, but it is the only blind bought Criterion I have that I often consider selling. If someone was at my house and offered me what I paid for it, I probably would.

I guess I will wait for Brazil to come to CC. Unless the universal is a good transfer and super cheap.

I know a lot of people want Brazil but I can wait. I'd much rather have some Rivette, some more Resnais and an upgrade like Battle of Algiers.

Battle of Algiers, most definitely.

I too could care less for it, but I would think that would be a given around here for me to start "trouble" if I was the 1st to say that, with the whole "can't wait until the 2nd blu-ray of a film comes out instead of something like Rivette!".

There are many films I want more than Brazil. Doesn't mean I'm not looking forward to Brazil. This isn't super hard math.

Satyajit Ray is longoverdue for a criterion release. Look forward to whatever they got.

Hey SpiderBaby...gotta ask...

As King of Kings came out this week and is a Nicholas Ray film...you gots any interest in it?

Just curious...

I'm not BabySpider, but I'll stick with my DVD for now. :)

CC

I never bought the DVD, but am considering the BD, as it's an "intelligent" film about Jesus Christ, directed by a director that I respect, and is very fairly priced.

Hey CC...I was able to order Naruse boxset directly from MoC. I'm psyched! :)

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I need "High And Low" on Blu-Ray and I don't know how much longer I can wait... :(

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No way. I'm with you there. As far as upgrades go there are many more films that should be released first. Maybe I'm biased because I saw BRAZIL shortly after I read 1984 and I prefer the book.

Nice comments! I especially agree about Paris, Texas being a film that ages well in memory--to me, it's a film that's difficult to get out of my mind. I also agree about Summer Hours having more to it than I stated. I think it's a deceptively simple film, due to its straight-forward nature. But I think its timeless themes that practically everyone can relate to lends it a degree of complexity.

Seen it, don't own it, and I'm what millions and millions would call "not religious". Agnosticism would be the word now I guess, but I just live my life not stressing over things that no one can control or know the truth to (I still HOPE for things, just don't follow other's beliefs, as everyone here clearly sees on an everyday basis.). I'm also not one to bash others if they are religious, even if some's stupidity of thinking "non-religion" = the Christian's "Devil", in which that is still a form of Christianity.:rolleyes: I meet alot of people that think that way. But back to just films themselves, I watch alot (since pretty much 80% of films deal with viewpoints of the filmmakers' beliefs) of religious films, just when it comes to Ray, They Live By Night is my personal high.