Criterion Collection Discussion

[rkish]

FYI...for those with access to MGM HD...The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is starting at 7:00 PM (EST) tonight.

[sc1957]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

Sweet! What else exactly would this sale cover? StudioCanal? Kino?

The Barnes & Noble web site has a whole section of art house/foreign films. So I suggest you peruse those pages to see if anything interests you.

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/u/Ar...-DVD/379000699

[CinemaBlu]

Originally Posted by sc1957

The Barnes & Noble web site has a whole section of art house/foreign films. So I suggest you peruse those pages to see if anything interests you.

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/u/Ar...-DVD/379000699

Thanks for the link.

[paul000]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

I think he's said a few years ago that although it would be ideal to watch a movie straight through, he understands people's frustration and the need for chapters. Future releases of Mulholland Dr. will be broken up into chapters but he won't name them.

Well, either way, this is the sort of thing that I could see getting in the way of his films appearing on blu in the US as well as in the CC. Lynch simply wants control over every aspect of the film and rightly so. Which, for studios just equals more $, time and frustration. So it doesn't get done the way it should. What would probably be more likely than a studio or CC release is an Absurda one directly from Lynch himself if he could get the $ and licenses together.

[trafic]

I finally watched Malick's The Thin Red Line and I was totally blown away: the movie, the transfer, the audio, and I'm halfway through the supplements. I thought the their Days of Heaven disc was magnificent, but this one shook me all over. One of the best Criterion releases, indeed.

Now if only Badlands and The Tree of Life would come soon enough. :T

[retablo]

Originally Posted by trafic

I finally watched Malick's The Thin Red Line and I was totally blown away: the movie, the transfer, the audio, and I'm halfway through the supplements. I thought the their Days of Heaven disc was magnificent, but this one shook me all over. One of the best Criterion releases, indeed.

Now if only Badlands and The Tree of Life would come soon enough. :T

Glad you liked it. It's my favorite Malick by far, although Tree of Life is a close second. Criterion doesn't need to release TOL though, the regular edition is about as perfect as it can get. Unless it's the rumored 6 hour cut.

[paul000]

Originally Posted by retablo

Glad you liked it. It's my favorite Malick by far, although Tree of Life is a close second. Criterion doesn't need to release TOL though, the regular edition is about as perfect as it can get. Unless it's the rumored 6 hour cut.

Yeah, they'd really be reaching by releasing it. I can only see wanting it in the collection for "completists" (is that even a word?) sake, especially if they release Badlands.
The current BD is impeccable. Even the packaging is really good - the art under the discs is perfect.

[ShellOilJunior]

Criterion Cast's scoop says 7/10 for the sale.

Let's move BN sale discussion here:

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=200175

[jayputter]

I saw Umberto D today for the first time. What a wonderful film. So simple yet incredibly moving. To watch a mans dignity slowly being overtaken by despair was heartbreaking. I'll definitely be adding it to my collection.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by Tin Drum

An 'older' film but:

I'd really love for, probably, my second favorite film of all time to be put out by Criterion. They have, what seems, like a good relationship with Peter Weir - The Year of Living Dangerously would be an awesome addition. The movie is tops but has an extremely horrid dvd transfer. Ugh.

A resounding yes to this! Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously are two of the gems of the Australian New Wave sadly missing on blu-ray. I still have my craptastic snap case DVD editions of both, two of my first ever home video buys. It is hard to believe that these films have become nearly forgotten since they were released in the US in the early 1980s. Every time there is a list of most wanted blu-rays, Criterion or otherwise, these two are always near the top for my most wanted. As much as I like Peter Weir's Hollywood period, in my opinion his best work is still his gritty and powerfully moving earlier Australian films.

I wish Criterion would get the rights to more films from the Australian New Wave era. One of my favorite countries and time periods for movies, and I devoured these films on VHS when they were available in most of the rental outlets in the 1980s-1990s. It is a crying shame that so many great ones are still missing on blu-ray (at least in Region A).

[monque]

Originally Posted by jayputter

I saw Umberto D today for the first time. What a wonderful film. So simple yet incredibly moving. To watch a mans dignity slowly being overtaken by despair was heartbreaking. I'll definitely be adding it to my collection.

+1. I too just saw it for the first time and was totaly drawn in to the movie.

[Benchman]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Criterion Cast's scoop says 7/10 for the sale.

Let's move BN sale discussion here:

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=200175

So does anyone know when and if the sale is happening?

[frank_booth]

I'd love to see Crash (1996) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995) both released by Criterion.

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by Ctzalman

good news: i talked to my buddy at Barnes and Noble today, he confirmed that the criterion sale will happen and begins on July 10th. He said the confusion arose from a change in the promotion: it will now include 50% off all 'art house' films, which includes the entirety of the criterion collection.

happy shopping!

This should be the first post, in red or black, on every page till the day of the sale.

[alwaysHD]

i really want to see modern times, maybe because ive only seen rushmore and the game but for some reason i just have to have this one

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by frank_booth

I'd love to see Crash (1996) and Leaving Las Vegas (1995) both released by Criterion.

[BohemianGraham]

I want more Canadian Content, like Goin' Down the Road, some shorts by Norman McLaren, etc.

[HyperRealist]

I'm sorry to bring down this party, but as I work at a B&N Music & Movies dept., I feel that I should tell you guys that there isn't going to be a sale for all Criterions.

What is happening is that selected Criterions will be on sale starting on 7/10, only two of which are BDs (Harold and Maude and The Samurai Trilogy), the rest that is on sale are the DVD versions of the June releases.

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=200175&page=3

[oildude]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I want more Canadian Content, like Goin' Down the Road, some shorts by Norman McLaren, etc.

My most wanted missing film on blu-ray is The Grey Fox. A superb award winning Canadian film that never even got a DVD release. I had rented it on VHS so often that it was one of the few films I actually bought in that format. The tape somehow disappeared during a move years ago.

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by BluPix

Actually, I would also like to see 3-Iron on Criterion blu. I've had the DVD in my collection for a few years and it would be a nice upgrade.

You know your stuff friend.

On a side note, really looking forward to Le Havre coming soon.