The Criterion Collection

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by ccg1978

which one of you is selling these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Criterion-Co...item4ae2af4acd

Since when is The Last Emperor OOP?

I wonder how much the complete blu collection would go for? $7000?

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

you sir are correct (the mini-series version is even better IMO).

and can you believe a stage version of the film was also achieved (and succeeded in it's own right) to surprising effect

An exuberant ‘Fanny and Alexander’ at the Kennedy Center (Washington DC) (2013)

Wow, the play would definitely be something to see.

I'll have to watch the full TV version soon.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

So what was the consensus on the Boyhood release? is it certain that it will get a CC release down the road or is it still a rumor?

I was thinking on buying it tomorrow, but i can wait if CC will release it with more extras.

I'm still wondering when they're going to get around to releasing the special edition of Blue is the Warmest Color.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by starman15317

I'll have to watch the full TV version soon.

My copy hasn't arrived yet from B&N (it shipped one month ago), so when it does it seems I'm keeping it to watch next Christmas.
I can't watch the first episode now that Christmas is gone..

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

My copy hasn't arrived yet from B&N (it shipped one month ago), so when it does it seems I'm keeping it to watch next Christmas.
I can't watch the first episode now that Christmas is gone..

I've never watched Fanny and Alexander at Christmas time and always still enjoyed it.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I've never watched Fanny and Alexander at Christmas time and always still enjoyed it.

Do you mean the theatrical version?
Because in the TV version, the whole 1st episode is a Christmas one with the Christmas dinner, and I like watching that at Christmas period.

I would believe in the theatrical version, that should be cut to 20-30 minutes the most.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Do you mean the theatrical version?
Because in the TV version, the whole 1st episode is a Christmas one with the Christmas dinner, and I like watching that at Christmas period.

I would believe in the theatrical version, that should be cut to 20-30 minutes the most.

I've never seen the theatrical version, but I'm also not someone who is sensitive to watching certain films during certain seasons.

For me I don't need it to be Autumn to watch a film that takes place in autumn, Christmas for film that takes place at Christmas, etc.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I've never seen the theatrical version, but I'm also not someone who is sensitive to watching certain films during certain seasons.

For me I don't need it to be Autumn to watch a film that takes place in autumn, Christmas for film that takes place at Christmas, etc.

Oh, ok.
Well, I'm sensitive in these matters..
I prefer watching films relevant to the season.
e.g I watched Dead Poets society (which is one of my favourite films) in the middle of summer (with the air-condition on) so that a couple of friends may see it, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I would now..
Maybe it sounds crazy. I don't know if other people feel that way..

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

For me I don't need it to be Autumn to watch a film that takes place in autumn, Christmas for film that takes place at Christmas, etc.

I'm odd I watched most films by what time of year it is or the weather.

I can't watch Body Heat unless it is a hot summer nite (even if they did film it in the winter haha) The Thing 1982 must be cold and snow on the ground.

I do make exceptions esp when a movie is released out of season so to speak.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Oh, ok.
Well, I'm sensitive in these matters..
I prefer watching films relevant to the season.
e.g I watched Dead Poets society (which is one of my favourite films) in the middle of summer (with the air-condition on) so that a couple of friends may see it, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I would now..
Maybe it sounds crazy. I don't know if other people feel that way..

I don't think it's crazy at all, just not something I ever think of personally.

I'm sure we all have our own criteria in our heads that starts in motion as soon as we think "I feel like watching a movie".

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I'm odd I watched most films by what time of year it is or the weather.

I can't watch Body Heat unless it is a hot summer nite (even if they did film it in the winter haha) The Thing 1982 must be cold and snow on the ground.

I do make exceptions esp when a movie is released out of season so to speak.

The only movie I feel that way about is McCabe and Mrs. Miller, but that's probably due to my personal history with the film. When I saw it in college, I walked to and from the theater in heavy snow. If you've seen it, you know that the ending involves snow. Anyway, now I prefer to watch it in the winter, preferably when it's snowing.

On the other hand, I recently watched the surfer pic Big Wednesday and it made me feel like breaking out the sunscreen.

[Z0MBI3]

I really wish Criterion would stick with one packaging style.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I'm odd I watched most films by what time of year it is or the weather.

I can't watch Body Heat unless it is a hot summer nite (even if they did film it in the winter haha) The Thing 1982 must be cold and snow on the ground.

I do make exceptions esp when a movie is released out of season so to speak.

I sometimes follow the opposite mindset.

The temperatures are supposed to be pretty cold and dreary this weekend, so I'm planning to watch my Scorpion Releasing Blu-rays of The Beach Girls, The Pom Pom Girls, Tomboy, and My Tutor. I also have a hankering to revisit the James Bond 007 movie, Thunderball, this weekend.

In turn, I sometimes watch winter movies during the hottest days of summer.

I guess that this is because I'm always wishing that it were summer during the middle of winter and I'm usually wishing that it were winter during the middle of summer. It's always greener on the other side.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I sometimes follow the opposite mindset.

The temperatures are supposed to be pretty cold and dreary this weekend, so I'm planning to watch my Scorpion Releasing Blu-rays of The Beach Girls, The Pom Pom Girls, Tomboy, and My Tutor. I also have a hankering to revisit the James Bond 007 movie, Thunderball, this weekend.

In turn, I sometimes watch winter movies during the hottest days of summer.

I guess that this is because I'm always wishing that it were summer during the middle of winter and I'm usually wishing that it were winter during the middle of summer. It's always greener on the other side.

as far as pairing a season with a movie, NOTHING does the trick better for me than watching a James Bond film on a day when it is absolutely frozen outside and I am holed up inside. you know Bond is going to be in some sunny locales... and of course, there's going to be improbably attractive women and well... Bond being Bond. absolute definition of movie escapism for me.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I sometimes follow the opposite mindset.

The temperatures are supposed to be pretty cold and dreary this weekend, so I'm planning to watch my Scorpion Releasing Blu-rays of The Beach Girls, The Pom Pom Girls, Tomboy, and My Tutor. I also have a hankering to revisit the James Bond 007 movie, Thunderball, this weekend.

In turn, I sometimes watch winter movies during the hottest days of summer.

I guess that this is because I'm always wishing that it were summer during the middle of winter and I'm usually wishing that it were winter during the middle of summer. It's always greener on the other side.

I'm always wishing it was Autumn. Except in Autumn. In Autumn I'm just happy it's Autumn.

Are there good Autumn movies I should be watching?

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I'm always wishing it was Autumn. Except in Autumn. In Autumn I'm just happy it's Autumn.

Are there good Autumn movies I should be watching?

You mean by Criterion?
One that comes to mind is Autumn Sonata.

Also I think Five Easy Pieces is autumn-y to winter-y.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I'm always wishing it was Autumn. Except in Autumn. In Autumn I'm just happy it's Autumn.

Are there good Autumn movies I should be watching?

Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Trouble With Harry
The Stranger (1946)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The Shining
All That Heaven Allows
Rudy
National Lampoon's Animal House
Halloween (1978)

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

as far as pairing a season with a movie, NOTHING does the trick better for me than watching a James Bond film on a day when it is absolutely frozen outside and I am holed up inside. you know Bond is going to be in some sunny locales... and of course, there's going to be improbably attractive women and well... Bond being Bond. absolute definition of movie escapism for me.

Casino Royale (2006) and Skyfall are the only James Bond 007 movies to feature scenes in the rain.

This is one of the charms of the series. The weather is usually beautiful in the 007 world.

Incidentally, I'm convinced that the rain sequence in Casino Royale, where Bond and Vesper come into the cozy room from the rain and start making love, was influenced by a scene in Out of the Past (1947) where Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer come out of the rain into a cottage. The circumstances of the two scenes are somewhat identical.
Also, the sequence where Bond follows Vesper, who is wearing a red dress, through the alleys of Venice is clearly influenced by Nicholas Roeg's Don't Look Now. (So I just made this a Criterion-relevant post.)

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Also, the sequence where Bond follows Vesper, who is wearing a red dress, through the alleys of Venice is clearly influenced by Nicholas Roeg's Don't Look Now. (So I just made this a Criterion-relevant post.)

thanks, Owl. you saved us both from the Criterion thread police.

[EPlay]

Originally Posted by belcherman

On the other hand, I recently watched the surfer pic Big Wednesday and it made me feel like breaking out the sunscreen.

This one needs a blu-ray (with the uncut version).

I'm not one who really matches the film to the season. We don't, of course, have such definitive weather changes as some places. It's more like "rainy season" and not. (And for some reason, the power always goes out when there are strong winds and some rain. Frustrating. How am I supposed to watch anything?)