The Criterion Collection

[hawkikwah]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I don't think this has been mentioned, but Criterion quietly released the Three Colors films individually on Blu-ray in May. Based on the Amazon listings, they still appear to be the old discs.

Blue White Red

Yeah I saw this in store the other week when I was hitting up the Kino sale last min. Thought it was peculiar

[hawkikwah]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

Honestly thought that was the little girl from Obi Wan/Princess Leia. Looks like a solid film though, I might grab this one when it comes out ^

Check it out for yourself, but I caught this in the theater and thought it was dreadfully boring. 0 for 2 w this director as I also didn’t like the film she made before about the maid

[ben6543]

Originally Posted by Dr. Zaius

Ayo Edebiri’s Closet Picks - YouTube

Love Ayo Edebiri in The Bear glad she is a Criterion fan

Originally Posted by Flex_MythoMass

I've only seen her on SNL, I'm unfamiliar with her movie or tv work. But she's adorable.

She is in the Critically acclaimed show The Bear on Hulu as Chef Sydney

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by hawkikwah

Is really funny in Bottoms

VERY funny. A very sly film, that. (Not a bad double-feature with But I'm a Cheerleader, too.)

[Fellini912]

My recent 50% off Barnes & Noble purchases:

Tod Browning’s sideshow shockers collection Blu-ray
Albert Lamorisee collection Blu-ray
Floating Weeds Blu-ray
I am Cuba 4k
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 4k
Trainspotting 4k

[BrokenGlass41]

Everything I bought from B&N and Walmart’s price match program are all out for delivery, arriving today.

[KurtLazyhammer]

Originally Posted by Dr. Zaius

Ayo Edebiri’s Closet Picks - YouTube

She did an interview with Perfectly Imperfect last year and one of her favorite things was Kino Lorber.

[MifuneFan]

Yesterday I visited Barnes & Noble's flagship store in Union Square NYC, with the sole purpose of finally picking up a Blu-ray copy of my most-wished for Criterion, and 2nd favorite movie of all time: Ozu's Floating Weeds (1959). First off, this store is huge. It's the largest B&N store, comprising 4 floors, and a pretty big movie section. Their Criterion shelves were extensive, including tons of releases, and bigger box sets like the Bergman, and Zatoichi collections. It's probably the 2nd best thing to visiting the Criterion Closet.

I began searching for the title, first under F, and found nothing. Then I realized it would probably be under T or S for "The" or "Story..of Floating Weeds", but nope, nothing. I started getting a little depressed, and figured I was going to have to "settle" for something else. A worker noticed, and asked if I needed help,. I said I'm looking for Floating Weeds. "Leaves?" she asked. No Weeds."W E E D S". She looked on her computer, and said they just got restocks of some titles in, let me check. She brought out this large container, and pulled out a copy. I was beyond ecstatic.

Many of the regulars know I've been wanting this title for over 10 years now, with it always finding a place somewhere on my summertime predictions lists. I've been fortunate to see the 4K restoration twice in theaters already, but I'm so glad to finally have a copy of it to watch at home, especially with Ebert's wonderful commentary track as well.

I'm not sure if this has already been done, but I figured I'd do a small comparison between my DVD release, and the Blu-ray. This was impromptu, so pardon the picture quality.

As you can see above, the artwork is slightly different in its composition, with the bottom actor getting much of his costume cropped off. The color of the artwork is also different, with the Blu-ray being lighter. Compared to the Blu-ray, the DVD case is huge, having two separate compartments for the two films. For the Blu-ray, both films are on a single disc, and again the disc art theme is lighter in color than the DVDs.

The DVD didn't come with a booklet, but rather a fold-out leaflet. The BD also has a leaflet, but there are a few differences. The DVD uses high quality glossy paper stock, while the BD has a thinner standard paper feel. Both features Donald Richie's essay on one side, and credits/transfer info on the other, but the BD also adds a set of pictures for each of the films.

Bonus: Here are my two tickets from the Floating Weeds screenings I went to in 2019, and 2023. I have them tucked in my DVD case (along with a couple other Ozu tickets).

[Show spoiler]

So yeah, this post turned out way bigger than I originally planned. I highly recommend checking out Floating Weeds, and the silent original The Story of Floating Weeds, if you haven't seen them yet. They are quite different from any other Ozu film in my opinion. While Ozu films aren't particularly hard to get into, I do feel Floating Weeds is one of his most accessible works too.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Dr. Zaius

Ayo Edebiri’s Closet Picks - YouTube

I just started watching The Bear. What're the odds?

[Colonel Blimp]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'm not sure if it was ever available to order, but Barnes & Noble does have pages up for them with the 7/09 release date. I see them in Amazon's internal system too, though no live page yet.

Hearts and Minds
Riot in Cell Block 11
La Vie De Bohème

I am interested in 'Hearts and Minds.' Was this a sure thing that IS getting re-released, or was it just a glitch that you'd noticed that made it a possibility?

[Colonel Blimp]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'm not sure if it was ever available to order, but Barnes & Noble does have pages up for them with the 7/09 release date. I see them in Amazon's internal system too, though no live page yet.

Hearts and Minds
Riot in Cell Block 11
La Vie De Bohème

I would get 'Hearts and Minds.' Was this a sure thing that there is a re-release, or was this just a glitch you noticed that made it a possibility?

[BrokenGlass41]

The first three of my haul (B&N batch) have arrived. We got The Incredible Shrinking Man, True Stories, and The Princess Bride 4K UHD. (You can tell almost everything about my taste in films from that list.) War of the Worlds is slated to arrive around 5:00, but the timing could be a little off because FedEx.


I’d say this is one of two top hauls (the other being The Maltese Falcon, Singin’ in the Rain, and 1917 4Ks from Amazon’s 3 for $33 sale.) On the whole, that was $69.97 + tax well spent!

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Colonel Blimp

I would get 'Hearts and Minds.' Was this a sure thing that there is a re-release, or was this just a glitch you noticed that made it a possibility?

They all have new UPC codes, and also pages in Amazon's system, so I have to imagine they're all coming out. The dual-format releases all show as currently unavailable at Criterion too.

Here's the Canadian listing as well:

https://unobstructedview.com/hearts-...561bd-web.html

[Colonel Blimp]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

They all have new UPC codes, and also pages in Amazon's system, so I have to imagine they're all coming out. The dual-format releases all show as currently unavailable at Criterion too.

Here's the Canadian listing as well:

https://unobstructedview.com/hearts-...561bd-web.html

Perfect - so they just got rid of the dual-format like you say, and it looks like just a conventional blu-ray release.

[TenYearLurker]

Originally Posted by Flex_MythoMass

Yep, I can think of only two releases that would get me truly excited like before. American Beauty and Lost in Translation in 4K. Supposedly the latter is coming from Kino but they've been radio silent on the release.

Not entirely true. They provided an update just 2 months ago: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=94866

Unfortunately, it isn't great news as far as an impending release goes. We'll still get it, but it's going to take some time. I'm guessing we won't see it until next year, at the earliest.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by TenYearLurker

Not entirely true. They provided an update just 2 months ago: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...ostcount=94866

Unfortunately, it isn't great news as far as an impending release goes. We'll still get it, but it's going to take some time. I'm guessing we won't see it until next year, at the earliest.

But what if a meteor hits the earth before then?

[jedidarrick]

Originally Posted by rayjg

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but what if a meteor hits the earth before then?

"goodbye dinosaurs!"

[Member-682067]

$50 for Pat Garrett And Billy the KiD 4k is absurd.

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by TV2693

$50 for Pat Garrett And Billy the KiD 4k is absurd.

The MSRP is $70 for 2 BD-100 and 2 BD-50 discs.
This will be $35 on sale at both Criterion.com and BarnesandNoble.com in sales this fall, if you can wait it out.

[Member-682067]

Originally Posted by gkolb

The MSRP is $70 for 2 BD-100 and 2 BD-50 discs.
This will be $35 on sale at both Criterion.com and BarnesandNoble.com in sales this fall, if you can wait it out.

I can wait, I don't remember it making much of an impression on me when I first saw it, but the new release piqued my interest.