The Criterion Collection

[captveg]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

Hitchcock's films have been ignored for one simple reason--
Universal has the rights to almost every film after 1960, and as we know Universal doesn't really care that much about releasing older catalogs no matter how important they are.
Of course, we all know that "Psycho" is coming in October, and I would think that "Vertigo" and "Rear Window" will come in the next few years.
As far as the other later films, who knows if Universal will even bother to release any of the others.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting unfortunately.
It's a disgraceful situation, but that's the reality.
Warner will be releasing "Dial M for Murder" fairly soon, and I would think "Strangers On A Train" would be Warner's next logical pick.
After that who knows if Warner will release any of the others they have the rights to.
the rest are hardly his most well known films with stuff like "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "I, Confess"
of course they are all worthy of release. but it's just hard to see those getting released on blu-ray with the way things are going.
Unfortunately MGM has the rights through Disney apparently for many of the best Hitchcock films--like Notorious and Rebecca--,and we all know what the MGM situation is.
So the bottom line is that the Hitchcock situation is pretty bleak due to the wrong studios holding the best rights as far his filmography goes.
I honestly don't see the Hitchcock situation improving much after the known releases come out.

Universal (with approval of the Hitchcock Estate, of course) will surely release Rear Window, Vertigo and The Birds at some point. Whether they release any of the other of his films they have US rights to is anybody's guess. Probably Marnie has the best chance after the Big Four.

And I agree about Warner - unlikely to release more outside of Dial M and Strangers.

Criterion will no doubt release Foreign Correspondent on Blu when they get around to it, and The Lady Vanishes and The 39 Steps seem likely, eventually, especially since TLV was already re-released on DVD.

[neo_reloaded]

Originally Posted by rkish

Well...I just bought both Days of Heaven and Walkabout on Tuesday. How would one know if this is an original release version or the "replacement version"? Has Criterion used a different SKU number on the replacement disc(s)?

I've got a Panny BD-55 and haven't had any issues with playing any BDs...even the infamous audio sync issue with SPR.

There is no Days of Heaven replacement disc to my knowledge. Some who reported problems with Days of Heaven (owners of Sony players, I believe) later reported that the problem disappeared after upgrading to a recently-released firmware.

For Walkabout, Criterion is sending out replacement discs to those who have problems and send their discs in. I don't think the copies in circulation are faulty per se, but it seems there is trouble with a select number of players. As for different SKUs, etc. - I have no idea, there probably aren't any of the new pressing in circulation anyway considering Criterion themselves just got the replacement discs mid-July. If you have a problem with Walkabout, I'd just email Criterion directly.

[SpiderBaby]

CC, have you ever seen this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvvKb5OZeF4

[thelittleprince]

Originally Posted by Juiceboxjerry

Question for all you Kurosawa fanboys out there (or anyone else with an opinion on the subject). I've never seen one of his movies before (hard to believe, I know), not even Seven Samurai. I just ordered the Yojimbo/Sanjuro set due to the 50% off sale and a recommendation from a friend.

Other than Seven Samurai (which I might as well just wait for the Blu to watch), what are some of his better (best?) films? What's a good film to start with? Are Yojimbo/Sanjuro representative of all his work, or would I be better off starting with something else? If someone could help me out, it would be greatly appreciated

Rashomon

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

CC, have you ever seen this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvvKb5OZeF4

Wow! I haven't ever come across that. I'm just not sure what to think after watching that.

CC

[retask]

Freakin B&N. Now I got five e-mails from them, all saying the same.

We apologize, but due to an unexpected delay, we are unable to ship the item(s) listed below in the time frame we stated in our previous email. We anticipate that your item(s) will be shipped within the next 1-5 business days. (Please note: business days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays observed by the Post Office.) As always, you will not be charged until this item(s) ships from our warehouse.

"Unexpected delay"... Yeah right.

BTW: Paths of Glory font really sucks. Looks like Soviet-propaganda. Wrong war guys.

[Old Geezer]

Originally Posted by retask

Freakin B&N. Now I got five e-mails from them, all saying the same.

We apologize, but due to an unexpected delay, we are unable to ship the item(s) listed below in the time frame we stated in our previous email. We anticipate that your item(s) will be shipped within the next 1-5 business days. (Please note: business days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays observed by the Post Office.) As always, you will not be charged until this item(s) ships from our warehouse.

"Unexpected delay"... Yeah right.

BTW: Paths of Glory font really sucks. Looks like Soviet-propaganda. Wrong war guys.

Must just be luck I guess. I made 3 orders (so far) from the B & N sale; two on the 13th and one on the 14th. Total of 8 movies. I've received e-mails stating that 2 of my orders have already shipped. The only one that hasn't is my pre-order of The Red Shoes and Black Narcissis. They are scheduled to ship on the 20th.

[Beta Man]

I just placed one order, scheduled to ship on the 27th....... unfortunate thing is..... I didn't buy The Red Shoes (and I thought I placed it in my cart) I have all the other releases I want...... now I have to make another order, but I will probably wait closer to release date to do it, and hope Amazon eventually lowers their prices.....

I'm almost done with my DVD box-set order..... War Trilogy and Early Bergman are musts..... and I think I'll get Cassavette's set while I'm at it..... and for $8 or whatever it is, I need to pick up "The Red Balloon" since mine has a scratch on it, and freezes up for a few seconds in the middle......

I would add The Red Shoes to that order, but like last time, it'll just hold my entire order back

[doctorsteve]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Wow! I haven't ever come across that. I'm just not sure what to think after watching that.

CC

I'm thinking : "Poor Lou"

[doctorsteve]

So because of the latino influence on the english language, I always mentally pronounce Yojimbo as "yo-him-bo"... it's actually Yo-Gym-bo, right?

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I need to pick up "The Red Balloon" since mine has a scratch on it, and freezes up for a few seconds in the middle......

I suggest importing the region-free UK blu-ray, Beta. It has "White Mane," as well, some extras in PAL, and is a much better presentation than Criterion.

CC

[BAMJoe]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

He probably used a membership (10% off) plus the :$5 off $20" member coupon for each title.

CC

I am a member and I did a google search, but I couldn't find the coupon. Does anyone have a link? I found the $5 off of $50 coupon.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by BAMJoe

I am a member and I did a google search, but I couldn't find the coupon. Does anyone have a link? I found the $5 off of $50 coupon.

I think they're all posted in the "Criterion 50% off" thread in the Deals section. If not, all of the B&N coupons are regulary updated over in the DVDTalk "Deals & Bargains" forums.

CC

[jimonee78]

Originally Posted by BAMJoe

I am a member and I did a google search, but I couldn't find the coupon. Does anyone have a link? I found the $5 off of $50 coupon.

This site is pretty up to date with B&N and Borders coupons.

http://www.dealigg.com/story-Barnes-...le-Coupon-Code

[J.Cornelius]

Originally Posted by rkish

Well...I just bought both Days of Heaven and Walkabout on Tuesday. How would one know if this is an original release version or the "replacement version"? Has Criterion used a different SKU number on the replacement disc(s)?

I've got a Panny BD-55 and haven't had any issues with playing any BDs...even the infamous audio sync issue with SPR.

I am not sure but I had sent mine back to Criterion (movie in the original case) and they mailed back the movie but the case was not sealed in plastic, not sure if it was the original case or a new one. The SKU on the case I got back is 1551505801. Hope this helps.

[kndy]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I just placed one order, scheduled to ship on the 27th....... unfortunate thing is..... I didn't buy The Red Shoes (and I thought I placed it in my cart) I have all the other releases I want...... now I have to make another order, but I will probably wait closer to release date to do it, and hope Amazon eventually lowers their prices.....

I would add The Red Shoes to that order, but like last time, it'll just hold my entire order back

Same here. I had it in my cart but both RS and TBN would hold my order. Actually, most of the Blu-rays now are 1-2 weeks instead of 24 hours, so I didn't order any Blu's. It made my decision easier to go for the box sets I wanted. I received my Monday order yesterday, so that was pretty cool.

I did look at last year's sale and compared prices and things were much more cheaper because we had a 20% off coupon that really brought things down. "Berlin Alexanderplatz" was $45 in November with membership and a coupon and this time with membership (online which does nothing), AAA and no coupon, it came up to $56-$57.

Even the most expensive Eclipse Series were at $28-$29, this time around its about $33-$34.

But again, still cheaper than original prices and one can't complain but I admit that if I am upset at one thing, it's towards Barnes & Noble for not letting members use their online coupons. It's one thing to stop non-members from using coupons but to prevent members from using the coupons, that is just messed up.

Originally Posted by Volume11

I meant a greatest of all time list. If I had to pick the best 50 movies ever made I would easily include the first Alien in the list.

I would put "Alien" in my top 50 sci-fi or horror list or possibly my top 50 films in the '80s but not for "Greatest of All Time" but best lists are always subjective. Because if I had an entry card for a Ridley Scott film to submit for consideration of best film of that director and I had only three films to enter and submit, I would select "Blade Runner", "Gladiator" and "Thelma & Louise" over "Alien" but that's me.

[rltilley]

Originally Posted by retask

Freakin B&N. Now I got five e-mails from them, all saying the same.

We apologize, but due to an unexpected delay, we are unable to ship the item(s) listed below in the time frame we stated in our previous email. We anticipate that your item(s) will be shipped within the next 1-5 business days. (Please note: business days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays observed by the Post Office.) As always, you will not be charged until this item(s) ships from our warehouse.

"Unexpected delay"... Yeah right.

FWIW I received this same e-mail on all three of the titles I ordered during the sale. Within a couple of days of receiving this e-mail all of my items shipped. Ended up not being much of a delay for me.

[nefilim]

Q : considering the Thin Red Line, Criterion lists in extras :

- Outtakes from the film

do you think these are the deleted scenes ? what is the difference between deleted scenes and outtakes ? because in TRL deleted scenes are ... almost legendary.

Thanks for any input.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by neo_reloaded

For Walkabout, Criterion is sending out replacement discs to those who have problems and send their discs in. I don't think the copies in circulation are faulty per se, but it seems there is trouble with a select number of players. As for different SKUs, etc. - I have no idea, there probably aren't any of the new pressing in circulation anyway considering Criterion themselves just got the replacement discs mid-July. If you have a problem with Walkabout, I'd just email Criterion directly.

When Criterion gets serious enough about replacement discs to repackage -- they may in this case at some point, probably when the initial printing sells out -- the package itself will get marked with "Second Printing" in place of where it says "First Printing". Everything else typically stays the same, including the SKU.

There are a few DVD titles currently in their second printing for which there are still first printing copies all over the place.

[Vedder]

Just got the seventh seal. It's a blind buy and just happened to be by b&n so I figured why the he'll not. Any suggestions if I go back?