Whatever happened to BetaMan?

I am pretty sure it goes until July 10th. Can anyone confirm that?

All work and no play.......

PL3 takes an interesting turn...great stuff! I have been following the story, too. What a sad and creepy story about our legal system.

I never said he didn't understand philosophy or that his knowledge isn't enough. Great to hear he teached at MIT but that doesn't mean it translates to his filmmaking :p. It was just a comment, though. Not really criticizing your for liking it, I was just saying another way people may look at it.

I lean toward your thinking on this. The voiceovers didn't really turn me off but they did seem a bit much at times. Heavy-handed was a pretty good way of putting it.

Thank you.

I just purchased two Spidey approved Criterions, People on Sunday and The Music Room. I'm sure they won't disappoint!!

Not at all.

It seems like my uncle managed to get The Music Room :rock:! Belle de Jour, Pierrot le Fou and The Music Room all on their way :ohnoes:.

Pretty cool Uncle I'd say.

Has anyone in this forum ever seen the documentary CINEMANIA, which is about five super obsessed film buffs living in New York City, and how they spend their entire days going from theater to theater and literally catching films nonstop.

I somehow think that this Doc would be a great addition to the Criterion Collection. Considering that it's about very obsessed film buffs, I think it would perfectly suit Criterion to bring this out somehow. It wouldn't benefit from a Blu-Ray though, since it was shot on standard def, but a DVD would be nice.

So, for those of you who have seen this documentary, I'd like to hear your thoughts. Would you like to see Criterion give this thing a release?

And for those who don't know about the film, here's a trailer, which doesn't really do the film any justice:


EDIT: Here's a pretty good clip from the film.

Most excellent!

I honestly think Malick would struggle making a film without voiceover. I think he would be lost. Would love for him to try, because it seems like his crutch.

Too me, atleast, prolonged use of voiceovers can often come across as weak filmmaking, as if the director couldn't figure how to visually translate an idea to the audience, and in Malick's case it can sometimes feel overbearing, as if he is trying to force feed his opinions and philosophy to you. That was def how I felt about Tree of Life, and really heavy handed too.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I'm not really sure why, but I guess they have to find that fine line. I found that it worked in Thin Red Line, even though there was a lot of it. Maybe it was because of the nature of the setting, and how people take stock and reflect on their lives in near-death experiences, or when surrounded by so much death and brutality. It seemed to have a natural place.

I know there is a lot of less than ideal camerawork, but I'd really love for a box set of the PL movies to come to Blu. Compelling stuff.

Hey guys, just a heads up...

iTunes is having a father's day sale and some of the movies include HD versions of a few Criterion titles @ $9.99

-The Great Dictator
-Solaris
-Modern Times
-The Wages of Fear
-For All Mankind
-Stagecoach
-Overlord

So all you awesome Father's can fill up your new iPad 3's with some classics:D

ENJOY:rock:

I only got the chance to see Pierrot le fou today, but what a hell of a film. I've only seen it once more when I wasn't too well educated in Godard, and it bored and infuriated me; now, I can honestly say it's one truly amazing film. The way Godard mixes so many different styles at once, it's almost like every film before hand was him practicing and experimenting with multiple styles in order to perfect this one film.

In a weird way, it reminded me a lot of a cartoon. I couldn't get the idea out of my head. The way Godard uses colors, the way characters acted, the scenarios, it all felt like something out of Looney Tunes. Definitely fun and entertaining, but still not for a casual viewer.

Aren't those 720p?

You may recall some of us posted our concern over melted plastic/glue on the spines of several Criterion releases.... I got a response back from Criterion regarding the issue...

Personally I just want a new clear Criterion case and honestly don't feel like mailing back my cover artwork to get one. I don't order direct from Criterion enough for the 10.00 Gift Certificate to be of a benefit. But for others there you have it.

Thank you for confirming that Chungking Express went up in price the first night of the sale. I wasn't completely sure if it happened, or if I had just been staring at the DVD version. That one's at the top of my Criterion want list now, hopefully it'll go on sale somewhere in the near future so I can grab it at a decent price. I ordered thirteen Critierions that first night, only because I was able to use both the 10% and 25% off coupons - yeah, I'm a total cheapskate when it comes to media ;)

I did have to send M back to DD, as it looked like the back of the case was hit by a box cutter. They responded very quickly to my email about the issue, hopefully the replacement arrives in better shape - and in a reasonable amount of time after the almost-two-weeks it took for my original orders to arrive.

I quickly read reviews on almost every Criterion that DD had in stock that night, including Insignificance. I passed on it as the review made it sound depressing, so I figured I'd try to rent it before buying. Maybe I should've grabbed it anyway...

...and I just noticed that Traffic, which had been back-ordered, has now shipped :rock: