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broganreynik 02-01-2012 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Darkcritic (Post 5742230)
BD-sized ;)! The boxes are actually kind of round. They are just bigger BD boxes that happen to be clear instead of blue. I got Sunrise and Touch of Evil a few days ago and they are really high-quality. Probably not as nice as Criterion's boxes but they are really good.
Is Touch of Evil region free?

blkhrt 02-01-2012 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by broganreynik (Post 5746415)
Is Touch of Evil region free?
Nope. Unfortunately, it is B.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Touch-...Blu-ray/26694/

Darkcritic 02-01-2012 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by SpiderBaby (Post 5745791)
According to a post on CForum, Criterion MIGHT release 2 MORE Czech New Wave sets. I am super excited for this to happen and for Criterion to release these films. On the other hand, so many of these films outshine most of the mainline releases (not to mention, like Daisies, some of these have R1 releases already and other region releases with extras), so it sucks they won't be getting the treatment other films get.

Here is the rumored list:

Koreny ceske nove vlny / Roots of Czech New Wave, containing:
- O necem jinem / Something Different
- Transport z raje / Transport from Paradise
- Demanty noci / Diamonds of the Night
- Krik / The Cry
- Kazdy den odvahu / Courage for Every Day

Dozvuky ceske nove vlny / Echos of Czech New Wave
- Vsichni dobri rodaci / All My Good Countrymen
- Spalovac mrtvol / The Cremator
- Ucho / The Ear
- Valerie a tyden divu / Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
This would make my day. So excited about these "possible" Eclipse :drool: I just wish more Eclipse sets come out this year. These sounds fantastic but I want more variety too!

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Originally Posted by broganreynik (Post 5746415)
Is Touch of Evil region free?
Sadly, no, it is region-locked :(.

dag 02-01-2012 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by dag (Post 5739693)
I've picked up the two Claude Chabrol releases from last fall; tonight it will be Le Beau Serge, followed on Tuesday by Les Cousins.
I thought Le Beau Serge was all right: an interesting little film, village boy briefly returns to his old haunts after making it in the big city, stirs up the jealousies of his down-and-out old best friend. But it didn't really feel too weighty to me.

I really felt swept along by Les Cousins. Virginal, earnest student (not quite a country bumpkin) arrives in Paris - the City of Light! bookstores! ideas! the avant garde! women! - and strives to push himself ahead in the world. The two instances of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde were really effective, I thought. Very enjoyable.

RodneyOz 02-01-2012 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by SpiderBaby (Post 5745791)
According to a post on CForum, Criterion MIGHT release 2 MORE Czech New Wave sets. I am super excited for this to happen and for Criterion to release these films. On the other hand, so many of these films outshine most of the mainline releases (not to mention, like Daisies, some of these have R1 releases already and other region releases with extras), so it sucks they won't be getting the treatment other films get.

Here is the rumored list:

Koreny ceske nove vlny / Roots of Czech New Wave, containing:
- O necem jinem / Something Different
- Transport z raje / Transport from Paradise
- Demanty noci / Diamonds of the Night
- Krik / The Cry
- Kazdy den odvahu / Courage for Every Day

Dozvuky ceske nove vlny / Echos of Czech New Wave
- Vsichni dobri rodaci / All My Good Countrymen
- Spalovac mrtvol / The Cremator
- Ucho / The Ear
- Valerie a tyden divu / Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
I would dearly love both those sets... but would be kicking the walls about the number of titles NOT getting Blu-Ray treatments. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (which I've seen theatrically as well as having on DVD) would look incredible.

Anything that increases the visibility of Diamonds of the Night, though, would be worth it on that basis alone!

drbikeshorts 02-01-2012 02:15 AM
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Originally Posted by rkish (Post 5745909)
The Japanese "card game" you are referring to is called "Hanafuda" and it is indeed a "matching game". Believe it or not...my 12 year old had "money" that he accrued in Nintendo bucks and bought a boxed set of the cards...which are actually small tiles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafuda

It's actually a fun game...there is even an iPad/iPod app that you can download (it might even be free) and you can play between two Apple devices.

I let my son watch the very beginning of the film, to let him watch them play the game...but no more than that! ;)
Wow! Thanks for finding this... :D

drbikeshorts 02-01-2012 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by dag (Post 5746611)
I thought Le Beau Serge was all right: an interesting little film, village boy briefly returns to his old haunts after making it in the big city, stirs up the jealousies of his down-and-out old best friend. But it didn't really feel too weighty to me.

I really felt swept along by Les Cousins. Virginal, earnest student (not quite a country bumpkin) arrives in Paris - the City of Light! bookstores! ideas! the avant garde! women! - and strives to push himself ahead in the world. The two instances of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde were really effective, I thought. Very enjoyable.
I really liked both Le Beau Serge and Les Cousins, but particularly fascinating was the use of the same two actors in both films, but almost switching characters between films.
Both will get re-watched...

JJJ225 02-01-2012 02:47 AM
Anyone have any custom cover art for Curious Case of Benjamin Button? I want to put it in a normal clear Criterion case.

oildude 02-01-2012 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by SpiderBaby (Post 5745791)
According to a post on CForum, Criterion MIGHT release 2 MORE Czech New Wave sets. I am super excited for this to happen and for Criterion to release these films. On the other hand, so many of these films outshine most of the mainline releases (not to mention, like Daisies, some of these have R1 releases already and other region releases with extras), so it sucks they won't be getting the treatment other films get.

Here is the rumored list:

Koreny ceske nove vlny / Roots of Czech New Wave, containing:
- O necem jinem / Something Different
- Transport z raje / Transport from Paradise
- Demanty noci / Diamonds of the Night
- Krik / The Cry
- Kazdy den odvahu / Courage for Every Day

Dozvuky ceske nove vlny / Echos of Czech New Wave
- Vsichni dobri rodaci / All My Good Countrymen
- Spalovac mrtvol / The Cremator
- Ucho / The Ear
- Valerie a tyden divu / Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Thanks for posting this, SpiderBaby. I am looking forward to getting the Pearls release in a few months and experiencing these films. And I completely understand your view that many of these films outshine a lot of the main line releases that got better treatment. I feel the same way about many of the Eclipse films I have watched in the past couple of months.

blujazz 02-01-2012 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by JJJ225 (Post 5746808)
Anyone have any custom cover art for Curious Case of Benjamin Button? I want to put it in a normal clear Criterion case.
I'm sure you can source that in the custom cover thread.

BohemianGraham 02-01-2012 10:21 AM
20 more days until Anatomy of a Murder and World on a Wire come out!:rock::ohnoes:

Really can't wait to get AoaM, because Jimmy Stewart is that awesome.

Oblivion138 02-01-2012 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham (Post 5747724)
20 more days until Anatomy of a Murder and World on a Wire come out!:rock::ohnoes:

Really can't wait to get AoaM, because Jimmy Stewart is that awesome.
The awesomeness of Preminger bears mentioning there, as well. And Duke Ellington. Not to mention George C. Scott, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara. Anatomy of a Murder is a highly anticipated upgrade for me, and a very welcome addition to the Collection.

The fact that I locked both of these releases in at $16.99 is pretty badass, as well. :thumbsup:

drbikeshorts 02-01-2012 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham (Post 5747724)
20 more days until Anatomy of a Murder and World on a Wire come out!:rock::ohnoes:

Really can't wait to get AoaM, because Jimmy Stewart is that awesome.
The World on a Wire review is up :D
Not sure why they put so much onto one disc. There's over an hour of extras in 1080p, so they really should've used a second disc.
Otherwise, looking forward to this one.

BohemianGraham 02-01-2012 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Oblivion138 (Post 5747734)
The awesomeness of Preminger bears mentioning there, as well. And Duke Ellington. Not to mention George C. Scott, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara. Anatomy of a Murder is a highly anticipated upgrade for me, and a very welcome addition to the Collection.

The fact that I locked both of these releases in at $16.99 is pretty badass, as well. :thumbsup:
I'm not disagreeing with you there, as all those things are awesome too. I just chose to point out Jimmy because he doesn't play a typical Jimmy Stewart role in this. He's a bit sleazy actually. :D He and Henry Fonda are two of my favoutie actors (and were roommates and pals no less), and both had the rep of playing "nice guys." Anatomy of a Murder, and Once Upon a Time in the West kinda shatter those illusions, which I love. Anatomy of a Murder isn't a shattering as Once Upon a Time in the West, nor as much as Gregory Peck playing Dr. Joseph Mengele in The Boys From Brazil, or Burl Ives playing Rufus Hannassey in The Big Country, but it's still pretty fascinating to watch if you expect Jimmy Stewart to play an hnourable, loveable, schmuck. :)

ShellOilJunior 02-01-2012 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham (Post 5747724)
20 more days until Anatomy of a Murder and World on a Wire come out!:rock::ohnoes:

Really can't wait to get AoaM, because Jimmy Stewart is that awesome.
:: Waits for someone to chime in saying they like the film but then reminding us it is not even Stewart's best work.

[Show spoiler];)

Illy Scorsese 02-01-2012 11:03 AM
Does anyone happen to know if I was to buy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" from the actual Criterion Store, if I would still get the Slipcover??????

For whatever reason, I never knew it came with a Slip, or with a Fincher Signature Sticker... And now that I do know, I've become completely obsessed with the need to have it.

I'm going to check with my local Barnes and Nobles just incase to see if they still have any with the Slipcover, but I know it's probably only a formality to knowing that they don't...

BohemianGraham 02-01-2012 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by drbikeshorts (Post 5747758)
The World on a Wire review is up :D
Not sure why they put so much onto one disc. There's over an hour of extras in 1080p, so they really should've used a second disc.
Otherwise, looking forward to this one.
July sale for me. I'm aware I'll pay more for it, and was totally tempted to get the 16.99 deal, but I'm on a strict 2 BDs a month limit until the next sale. Hugo doesn't count for February, because it comes out so close to March, and they initially couldn't decide when it was going to come out. Thus, Lady and the Tramp & AoaM are my February purchases, Hugo and The Muppets are for March (I'll get Holmes too, but it will be as a gift from someone, Three Musketeers and Tintin may have to wait, and might be cheaper), and finally, Harold and Maude and The Organiser for April. I'll have to see what's going on for May before I decide what two BDs I'm buying for that month. I may bump it up to 3 BDs a month, once I get my car insurance and vehicle registration renewed in April. :o At least the safety's good on it for another 2 years.

BohemianGraham 02-01-2012 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior (Post 5747770)
:: Waits for someone to chime in saying they like the film but then reminding us it is not even Stewart's best work.

[Show spoiler];)
What is it then? An American Tail: Fievel Goes West? I admit I liked the sequel to an American Tail more, but it's really not Jimmy's best film. ;)

ShellOilJunior 02-01-2012 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham (Post 5747821)
What is it then? An American Tail: Fievel Goes West? I admit I liked the sequel to an American Tail more, but it's really not Jimmy's best film. ;)
I was just joking. Some folks will tell you they like a movie but will make it a point that you know it is not their favorite from a certain director.

For example: "Breathless is quite good. Although, it's certainly not Godard's best film. Personally, I prefer Alphaville." :: puts on beret ::

ShellOilJunior 02-01-2012 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham (Post 5747821)
What is it then? An American Tail: Fievel Goes West? I admit I liked the sequel to an American Tail more, but it's really not Jimmy's best film. ;)
Out of the film's I've seen (and there are many many more I need to see with Stewart because he did so many)-- my favorites are VERTIGO and MR.SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON.


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