The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by tonylopez

Its early, but any guesses for new announcements for this month? I'm hoping for at least one of the many titles thats been "promised" for some time now ( LORD OF THE FLIES, LE SAMURAI, SCANNERS, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, etc.).

I'm always praying for a Le Samouraï announcement. They've been hyping Lord of the Flies for a long while now, though, and it's just a matter of time. That will be a must-have in my book.

[octagon]

I hope the announcements aren't too late this month. I have to file my taxes that night.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Howdy all. I was wondering if anyone could steer me towards some recent films (say last 15-20 years) that take place in Japan. I love Japanese films, but a large chunk of the ones i have are older films.

Off the top of my head i can think of Tokyo Sonata, Lost In Translation, Babel, I Wish, and Still Walking as the films in that date age range in my collection that at least partially are set in Japan.

I just went to see Like Someone In Love today, which got me thinking about this.
Anyone have any other recent films to recommend to me that are set in Japan?

Ooh! Did you enjoy Like Someone In Love? It's one of the films I'm most keen to see this year...
As for films set in Japan, perhaps do a search on IMDb or Google.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Ooh! Did you enjoy Like Someone In Love? It's one of the films I'm most keen to see this year...
As for films set in Japan, perhaps do a search on IMDb or Google.

I *did* enjoy Like Someone In Love. I hope to see it again while it's still in theatres.

I know i can search google, but i was hoping to get recommendations from people on here who i usually assume are a decent judge of films.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by iScottie

We are almost a week away from new announcements!

Hiroshima, Mon Amour, people!

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by rkish

Thanks to you...I am!!!

You have steered me into the wake of von Sternberg, Vigo, Kinogusa, Fassbinder, etc. and for that, I am truly grateful.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Archedamian

Man, I love Louise Brooks.

My favorite. I really hope they upgrade Pandora's Box soon.

[Trekkie313]

I wish Criterion would do a Rifftrax type deal for their OOP commentaries or at least offer them for free. I can't imagine the studios or filmmakers would be too bothered by it.
King Kong
The Fisher King
The Player
Singin' in the Rain
Spinal Tap

?Casablanca?

[JackTwist]

So I'm on the hunt for Nights of Cabiria, and yes, I know I'm very behind. Unfortunately, I'm not one to spend $50 or more bucks on it at this point in the game. Which is why, when I came across this below, I was surprised and feel pretty strongly that it is most likely a scam. Especially since supposedly they have 50 copies. Hmm...

http://www.atomicmall.com/view.php?id=2131463

Anyone care to comment?

[DarkRyder]

I'm sure most have heard of this film (in fact I'm sure this is one of the first places I had heard of this film), but I saw Possession today at my local theater and my god what a chaotic piece of cinema. I highly recommend checking it out. Especially since it seems a blu-ray should be coming soon from Mondo Vision.

http://www.mondo-vision.com/possessionle.php

[Sherlock_Jr]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'm sure most have heard of this film (in fact I'm sure this is one of the first places I had heard of this film), but I saw Possession today at my local theater and my god what a chaotic piece of cinema. I highly recommend checking it out. Especially since it seems a blu-ray should be coming soon from Mondo Vision.

http://www.mondo-vision.com/possessionle.php

Possession is remarkable. I'm hoping the forthcoming blu is region-free, or that we get a similar version here in the US.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Marketa Lazarova, you must get it come June as well.

Actually, I'll swap that one in, and kick out Ivan's Childhood. I thought the release date was after their trip, but it's smack dab in the middle of it, as they're going to be in New England for the week of the 16th.

I think Ivan can wait a bit longer, as I unfortunately wasn't a big fan of Solaris, and the plot of Market Lazarova actually interests me far more. I have a thing for medieval settings. Ivan's Childhood does have an interesting plot as well, but I need to keep my costs down. Only reason why Oz isn't getting kicked out is because I think I might get away with only paying for half of it.

Actually behaving like an adult, and spending money on things like moving, and a new car kinda sucks.

[raven_32]

I've got a question, how do I go about replacing the stranded blu case with a CC clear case for the curious case of benjamin button I've found 2 disc clear CC cases for sale online but the art work for benjamin button is a different size from the other CC do I have to custom make an artwork for it or wat?

[Lutz]

Originally Posted by Sherlock_Jr

Possession is remarkable. I'm hoping the forthcoming blu is region-free, or that we get a similar version here in the US.

The Mondo Vision release is the US release.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

Is that Antiviral?

It looks really interesting. I love Cronenberg's weirder stuff so I very well may import this. Thanks for the heads up.

Yeah. I guess I should have mentioned the movie's name.

[Templar]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm always praying for a Le Samouraï announcement.

This is one of the three i really wish Criterion would hurry up and release. The French version looks amazing but my French is not up to scratch

The others i want are The Friends Of Eddie Coyle and The Hit.

[blkhrt]

It looks like there is a chance that Babette's Feast might not come as soon as hoped. Apparently the director is suing over the rights to the film. It is hard to imagine this not having an impact on the release.

http://criterioncast.com/news/in-wak...on-collection/

[ccg1978]

Originally Posted by tonylopez

Its early, but any guesses for new announcements for this month? I'm hoping for at least one of the many titles thats been "promised" for some time now ( LORD OF THE FLIES, LE SAMURAI, SCANNERS, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, etc.).

Sullivan's Travels and Devil's Backbone would make me smile!

[Abdrewes]

I'm listening to the Cinephiliacs' eulogy of Roger Ebert and they brought up his Great Movies essay for La Dolce Vita. It really is an exceptional piece:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...401010336/1023

[shortmartin]

I'm definitely feeling Devil's Backbone and Lord of the Flies this month.

I went back and revisited Le Samurai this weekend, easily one of the coolest movies ever, up there with Breathless for that title. In Samurai, I've been wondering about the symbolism of

[Show spoiler]the bird and the bird cage.

. . . any thoughts or references are appreciated.

I also watched Le Doulos (I've been on a Melville kick the past week or so, partly inspired by the conversations and ruminations on this forum re: Melville titles, OOP, and possible upgrades). I was especially struck in Doulos by the skillful use of sound - this seems to be something special that runs throughout Melville's work, the sound and sound editing really add texture and meaning to the film. Belmondo is fantastic in Doulos. His performance builds and builds on itself in ways that really make an important contribution to the film as a whole.