The Criterion Collection

[jshaide]

Three Eclipse sets have been on my list for a while (Fallen Women, the Kobayashi, and the Late Ray). Maybe now is a time to cross them off? Dunno.

I’m behind on Ozu sets but I keep holding out hope for a larger set of those somewhere.

[SpookyDollhouse]

Originally Posted by amputd

I’m watching The American Friend and, boy, would it make a nice 4k upgrade. I doubt it will get one, but we can all dream.

I'd love one as well but really want Paris, Texas first since that's the one Wenders Blu-ray of theirs that could really use the makeover. I gave it a spin a few months ago and it looks rough upscaled imo

[jshaide]

Swing for the fences prediction! There's gonna be a cool pre-official July announcements box set announced this week.

[CRASHLANDING]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Three Eclipse sets have been on my list for a while (Fallen Women, the Kobayashi, and the Late Ray). Maybe now is a time to cross them off? Dunno.

I’m behind on Ozu sets but I keep holding out hope for a larger set of those somewhere.

I usually grab one Eclipse set with my other purchases during each Flash Sale, but might pick up a couple during this special sale. On the other hand, 50% > 40% off.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by CRASHLANDING

I usually grab one Eclipse set with my other purchases during each Flash Sale, but might pick up a couple during this special sale. On the other hand, 50% > 40% off.

Yeah--I ended up getting them. The extra 10 percent crossed my mind, but at the same time by the time the next sale is happening I'll be spending enough money to not want to throw in another 80 bucks. So I'd spread it out.

[CRASHLANDING]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Yeah--I ended up getting them. The extra 10 percent crossed my mind, but at the same time by the time the next sale is happening I'll be spending enough money to not want to throw in another 80 bucks. So I'd spread it out.

That's a good point, I'll probably end up grabbing 2 or 3 from my wish list. Will also move me closer to a $50 cert for the next flash sale.

[NeoNical]

So many of those titles from the Eclipse sets are amazingly underrated. Koreyoshi Kurahara's The Warped Ones is one of my favorite films of all time. The film itself is pretty much Japan's response to Godard's Breathless. A lot of the Japanese Eclipse sets (Some of y'all have already listed the best) that they have release are pretty amazing blind buys. Some of them are super fun and some of them are super well-crafted.

A few others I would like to recommend are:

Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties (I am a huge Oshima fan so this pick is a little biased)

Basil Dearden’s London Underground (Victim is one of the finest British films ever made; this is where my love for Dirk Bogarde began back when I was a middle schooler)

Pearls of the Czech New Wave (Lot of great movies in here. While Daisies has already been re-released with a 4K restoration, the rest of the movies shouldn't be ignored).

The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara (A great selection from an amazing director with films like The Warped Ones, Black Sun, and the pocket-sized thriller Intimidation. A lesser known Japanese director alongside Yasuzo Masumura and Kaneto Shindo).

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by NeoNical

Pearls of the Czech New Wave (Lot of great movies in here. While Daisies has already been re-released with a 4K restoration, the rest of the movies shouldn't be ignored).

The Daisies upgrade made sense, but one of my dream Criterion releases is some Czech New Wave set with the twenty-whatever titles that Janus has, with upgrades from this set, Fireman's Ball, Loves of a Blonde, Closely Watched Trains. Would be a GREAT and very cool release!

[javy]

Originally Posted by jshaide

Three Eclipse sets have been on my list for a while (Fallen Women, the Kobayashi, and the Late Ray). Maybe now is a time to cross them off? Dunno.

I’m behind on Ozu sets but I keep holding out hope for a larger set of those somewhere.

I've had my eye on the Fallen Women set for a while. I've only seen the four BDs I own of Mizoguchi's films, but they are all amazing. The Life of Oharu really knocked me on my ass. I would even use the phrase "breathtaking".

Back to the Eclipse set, do you, or perhaps anyone else know if the films are in complete form? I read on an Amazon review that some of the films are missing footage. Either way, I'm certain the set is worth it, and I really want to see Street of Shame.

I also need to get The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum BD sometime.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by javy

I've had my eye on the Fallen Women set for a while. I've only seen the four BDs I own of Mizoguchi's films, but they are all amazing. The Life of Oharu really knocked me on my ass. I would even use the phrase "breathtaking".

Back to the Eclipse set, do you, or perhaps anyone else know if the films are in complete form? I read on an Amazon review that some of the films are missing footage. Either way, I'm certain the set is worth it, and I really want to see Street of Shame.

I also need to get The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum BD sometime.

Yeah, I actually just got rid of a couple of Eclipse sets of things I didn't think I'd need really. In general I've been weeding through my collection and getting rid of things that I wanted to see but probably just don't NEED to have on hand. But I like collecting Japanese films of this era. I discovered recently a Masters of Cinema Mizoguchi set from like ten years ago that is long OOP and groaned!

I'm really not sure about your missing footage question, I'm sorry. Maybe someone else can help!

[mmarczi]

To be honest I stopped picking up the Eclipse sets a few years ago given that I can stream (just about if not) all of the films from them on the Criterion Channel and all the writing is included on the release listing on Criterion's website. The last DVDs I bought were a handful of Second Run releases I thought they might not upgrade, some of which they've since upgraded. Second Run, by the way, has Blu-Rays of all or most of the films in that Czech Eclipse set (which is one that I do own).

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by mmarczi

To be honest I stopped picking up the Eclipse sets a few years ago given that I can stream (just about if not) all of the films from them on the Criterion Channel and all the writing is included on the release listing on Criterion's website. The last DVDs I bought were a handful of Second Run releases I thought they might not upgrade, some of which they've since upgraded. Second Run, by the way, has Blu-Rays of all or most of the films in that Czech Eclipse set (which is one that I do own).

I’m the same with the ones I have a passing interest in, but there are still certain types of films or filmmakers that I like for my collection. But the Channel is a great resource when I can just give it a once over and that’s that!

[fatboyslim142]

Originally Posted by javy

I've had my eye on the Fallen Women set for a while. I've only seen the four BDs I own of Mizoguchi's films, but they are all amazing. The Life of Oharu really knocked me on my ass. I would even use the phrase "breathtaking".

Back to the Eclipse set, do you, or perhaps anyone else know if the films are in complete form? I read on an Amazon review that some of the films are missing footage. Either way, I'm certain the set is worth it, and I really want to see Street of Shame.

I also need to get The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum BD sometime.

2 (discs 1 & 2) of the 4 films in the Fallen Women set have better anamorphic DVD releases in the UK from Artificial Eye in their Mizoguchi collection & said UK collection is also available on BD but BOTH are OOP.

[The Great Owl]

I am going to see a big screen showing of Le Samouraï at Plaza Theatre here in Atlanta on Thursday, April 25.

Le Samouraï is my favorite Criterion title to date and one of my all-time favorite movies in general, so this is a bucket list thing to see it at a theater.

[mmarczi]

Originally Posted by mmarczi

To be honest I stopped picking up the Eclipse sets a few years ago given that I can stream (just about if not) all of the films from them on the Criterion Channel and all the writing is included on the release listing on Criterion's website. The last DVDs I bought were a handful of Second Run releases I thought they might not upgrade, some of which they've since upgraded. Second Run, by the way, has Blu-Rays of all or most of the films in that Czech Eclipse set (which is one that I do own).

And of course after considering it throughout the day I've now done a complete reverse-course and want to eventually pick up most of the sets I don't already have (I own about a dozen or so), at least the ones that haven't been made redundant by Criterion or other labels.

I should note that for those interested, the following sets are listed as out of print:



And the following are currently out of stock but not listed as out of print:



Another note to those who might have been unaware, since I certainly was before attempting to make this post: in order to embed DVDs, you have to use [DVD] instead of [BD]. Evidently the database reuses numerical entries for different formats.

One more note: All of the films from the out of print sets other than the Carlos Saura set are streaming on The Criterion Channel, and in the case of the Akerman collection, they are all in the new Blu-Ray box set. Unfortunate about the Saura set because in the past couple years I've gained an interest in classical music and would now be interested in Carmen and El amor brujo.

[CRASHLANDING]

Originally Posted by CRASHLANDING

That's a good point, I'll probably end up grabbing 2 or 3 from my wish list. Will also move me closer to a $50 cert for the next flash sale.

Decided on three:


Ultimately, a big reason I collect physical media is that I don't expect streaming will always remain available in its current abundance. So even though a lot of Eclipse films are on the Channel currently, I like having copies in my personal library.

[bonehica]

Heads up...just received a $20 gift card for being a Criterion Channel Charter member. Mine went to my spam folder so I almost missed it. Don't accidentally delete yours!

[jheez]

There is an inexpensive Spanish Blu-ray set with the Carlos Saura flamenco trilogy with English subs for anyone interested. Looks and sounds pretty good. I’d recommend.

[Gunsnroses092789]

Originally Posted by bonehica

Heads up...just received a $20 gift card for being a Criterion Channel Charter member. Mine went to my spam folder so I almost missed it. Don't accidentally delete yours!

$20?! I only got $10

[bonehica]

Originally Posted by Gunsnroses092789

$20?! I only got $10

Oops. Figured everyone received the same amount. Curious as to why that is.