John Cassavetes: Five Films (1958-1977)

[MifuneFan]

http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/558-john-cassavetes-five-films

Disc Features

• New high-definition digital restorations of all five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray editions
• New high-definition digital restoration of Cassavetes’s 108-minute 1978 version of The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
• A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes (2000), a 200-minute documentary by Charles Kiselyak
• New interviews with actor Lelia Goldoni and associate producer Seymour Cassel about Shadows
• Silent footage from the Cassavetes-Lane Drama Workshop, from which Shadows emerged
• Restoration demonstration for Shadows
• Alternate eighteen-minute opening sequence for Faces
• Episode of the French television series Cinéastes de notre temps from 1968, dedicated to Cassavetes
• Making “Faces,” a new documentary featuring interviews with actors Cassel, Lynn Carlin, and Gena Rowlands and director of photography Al Ruban
• Al Ruban on Lighting and Shooting “Faces,” a new video program featuring commentary by Ruban (Blu-ray); Lighting and Shooting the Film, an on-screen essay by Ruban, illustrated with video clips, that discusses the techniques and equipment used on Faces (DVD)
• Audio commentary for A Woman Under the Influence by sound recordist and composer Bo Harwood and camera operator Mike Ferris
• New conversation between Rowlands and actor Peter Falk about A Woman Under the Influence
• New interviews with actor Ben Gazzara and Ruban on The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
• New conversation between Rowlands and Gazzara about Opening Night
• New interview with Ruban about Opening Night
• Audio interviews with Cassavetes from the 1970s about A Woman Under the Influence, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, and Opening Night
• Trailers for Shadows, A Woman Under the Influence, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, and Opening Night
• Stills and poster galleries
• Biographical sketches of the actors Cassavetes frequently cast in his films, written by Tom Chartity (John Cassavetes: Lifeworks) (DVD only)
• PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by Gary Giddins, Kent Jones, Charles Kiselyak, Stuart Klawans, Dennis Lim, and Phillip Lopate; writings by and interviews with Cassavetes; and tributes to the filmmaker by director Martin Scorsese; actor and writer Elaine Kagan, Cassavetes’s former secretary; and novelist Jonathan Lethem

[brandon_260]

So glad I passed up the DVDs during the current B&N sale.

[tama]

Awesome. Was so tempted to import the BFI releases. Glad I waited.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by tama

Awesome. Was so tempted to import the BFI releases. Glad I waited.

Same here. I already have the UK DVD set for the exclusive extras.

[*PREACHER*]

Almost bit and imported the german set...so shocked/glad this was announced.

[Crimson King]

if I am reading the special features correct, it looks like one disc might be a dvd

[Scottie]

Time to sell my German set!

Originally Posted by Crimson King

if I am reading the special features correct, it looks like one disc might be a dvd

There's a documentary about Cassavetes included, so that may be the DVD you're thinking of. Regardless, I don't mind as long as the feature films are Blu-ray.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Time to sell my German set!



There's a documentary about Cassavetes included, so that may be the DVD you're thinking of. Regardless, I don't mind as long as the feature films are Blu-ray.

A shame they didn't get the rights to Minnie and Moskowitz as well.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

A shame they didn't get the rights to Minnie and Moskowitz as well.

And Gloria and A Child is Waiting. At least those are on DVD. I keep hoping for Love Streams from Arrow as one of their Cannon titles.

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

if I am reading the special features correct, it looks like one disc might be a dvd

I think it means that those extras are only available in the DVD set, as in, not present in the BD set.

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

And Gloria and A Child is Waiting. At least those are on DVD. I keep hoping for Love Streams from Arrow as one of their Cannon titles.

LOVE STREAMS is incredible. It's a shame it's been so hard to see for so long as it's probably my favorite of all his films (and I'm a big fan).

[postmodel]

Just watched A Woman Under the Influence and Shadows for the first time thanks to Hulu. I was so tempted to just snag the DVD set. I am beyond happy that I waited. Now the trick is to wait for another sale!

[RipleyLV426]

EUR 14.99 That seems like a mistake it's so cheap...would this be region B locked though? Fans should jump on this!

[Modman]

Originally Posted by RipleyLV426

EUR 14.99 That seems like a mistake it's so cheap...would this be region B locked though? Fans should jump on this!

Does seem a crazy price but i placed an order, under £19 shipped to the UK.

[MifuneFan]

It definitely looks like a mistake. There's no reason for it to just drop 45 euros all of a sudden. The packaging looks really cool too. I would imagine it would be Region B locked.

[Modman]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It definitely looks like a mistake. There's no reason for it to just drop 45 euros all of a sudden. The packaging looks really cool too. I would imagine it would be Region B locked.

For sure and it will probably be cancelled but you have got to be in it to win it!

[tylergfoster]

Amazon charges upon ship, right? Pre-ordering.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

Amazon charges upon ship, right? Pre-ordering.

Yes. It works out to about 21 Euros, or about $28. More if you use the Amazon currency converter I suppose.

[silverlakephil]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It definitely looks like a mistake. There's no reason for it to just drop 45 euros all of a sudden. The packaging looks really cool too. I would imagine it would be Region B locked.

wow, that's like 5 bucks per movie which includes the DVD version as well. I wonder if they'll still honor the preorders once they realize their mistake, if this is a mistake.

[Chouan]

French release was in my basket for over a week... and than THIS
Ordered straight away, actually as a potential Christmas gift, since I already got the German import. Comes with an extra bonus, free shipping, you see.