The Criterion Collection

[lordmorpheus72]

6000 pages! That is all. More real content later.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Where did you find this?
OMG!!!
I don't go anymore at the cinema, but I'm looking forward to go to this!

By the way, I would LOVE a narration free version, but i understand there won't be any!

That's pretty darn cool! Thanks for sharing this find!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

There's a great article on it here. https://thedissolve.com/features/201...t-of-the-year/

In short tho -

[Show spoiler]at one point the two lenses of the 3D camera "split apart", so for ten seconds or so separate films are beamed in to each eye.

I have lazy eye in my right eye, so I never get the intended effect of 3D movies in the first place. I'm supportive of all new innovations in cinema that allow directors to convey stories in different ways, but it's annoying to me as a serious movie fan that some of these innovations are lost on me. I'm curious to see the film anyway, though, to see if it works in any form or fashion.

[silverlakephil]

Originally Posted by crod33

Thanks, I just wish B&N weren't so expensive.

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Sometimes Best Buy will have a few. Costco carries some. Used shops usually have a few.

I think you named the 2 main culprits though. I get 99% off my Criterions online or at B&N.

Originally Posted by WonderWeasel

I second the used shops. Over the past couple months I've purchased 'Walkabout' for $21, 'All That Heaven Allows' for $8 (dual format missing the DVD but had everything else), 'The Red Shoes' for $21, and 'Anatomy of a Murder' for $15 (was missing the booklet) from used shops.

Don't forget the Criterion trading forum on this very site. Lots of deals can be made there:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...4#post10368464

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Ah *Exhales*
Another century, another Godard revolution of film. So, what else is new?
In Breathless it was the edititing and camera movement/placement. Now it's 3D.

That shot sounds amazing. I have a suspicion that James Cameron will use it, or Michael Bay for some explosion effects or car wrecks or some **** like that.

I don't want to give those guys any ideas, but it's work great to express confusion in a post-explosion scenario.

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I have lazy eye in my right eye, so I never get the intended effect of 3D movies in the first place. I'm supportive of all new innovations in cinema that allow directors to convey stories in different ways, but it's annoying to me as a serious movie fan that some of these innovations are lost on me. I'm curious to see the film anyway, though, to see if it works in any form or fashion.

It's a shame that you'll never get to experience 3D in it's intended fashion, but rest easy knowing that 9.5/10 it's worthlessly tacked on! I know a couple of people who are colour-blind, which is a fate which makes me grateful that my own problems are nowhere near as extreme!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

It's a shame that you'll never get to experience 3D in it's intended fashion, but rest easy knowing that 9.5/10 it's worthlessly tacked on! I know a couple of people who are colour-blind, which is a fate which makes me grateful that my own problems are nowhere near as extreme!

True that. I'm fortunate to have otherwise perfect vision.

I can attend 3D showings at theaters, as long as the glasses are of the even tint mixture variety, but I always opt for a 2D showing if one is available.

[ShellOilJunior]

Does Criterion plan to release Mistress America? I know they like Baumbach almost as much as they love Wes.

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Criterion posted a photo of Preston Sturges and Harold Lloyd on instagram. Looks like The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is coming.

[joie]

In an interview, Godard expressed a dislike of "restorations." He said something like, "They destroy the character of film." It may have been said in a supplement to "Contempt" or "Breathless," maybe on a European release. It may have been an old interview, and he may have changed his mind, but I am inclined to agree. Nobody watches a negative, so when transferring film to video why not scan a print instead of a negative?

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Criterion posted a photo of Preston Sturges and Harold Lloyd on instagram. Looks like The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is coming.

That would be a shocker!

[bwdowiak]

can't believe that I could not find this info googling... not at casetopia either... can someone who is at home, tell me what the measurements are for a standard single disc CC blu-ray release? just curious about fitting some art work.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by belcherman

That would be a shocker!

I saw this in theaters about ten years ago at a Harold Lloyd retrospective. Not a bad film by any means, but not something I'd prioritize.

[sjconstable]

Originally Posted by joie

In an interview, Godard expressed a dislike of "restorations." He said something like, "They destroy the character of film." It may have been said in a supplement to "Contempt" or "Breathless," maybe on a European release. It may have been an old interview, and he may have changed his mind, but I am inclined to agree. Nobody watches a negative, so when transferring film to video why not scan a print instead of a negative?

Because every print looks different? And where do you think a print comes from? If a restoration is done by people who know what they're doing (e.g. James White) it will look like a print anyway, but with optimal quality. Bad restorations destroy the character of a film - ones that use DNR and EE and put a teal filter over the image *cough* Warner Bros. *cough* - not restorations full stop.

[BAMJoe]

I haven't seen any comments on the Les Blanc set, has no one picked it up? It sounded interesting.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Criterion posted a photo of Preston Sturges and Harold Lloyd on instagram. Looks like The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is coming.

Said photo for those curious.

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Criterion posted a photo of Preston Sturges and Harold Lloyd on instagram. Looks like The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is coming.

How many times do we need this to happen to learn? Just because Criterion posts a random fact or photo from a film, does NOT mean they're releasing it.

[drat]

Although The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (aka Mad Wednesday) is a kind of sequel to The Freshman (which is already in the Criterion Collection) I'd be very surprised if they'd release it as it's considered a bit of a disappointment by all involved.

There are far better Preston Sturges and Harold Lloyd movies that deserve to be out in a special edition before Diddlebock.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Said photo for those curious.

Cute pic, but it may just mean that Criterion has future releases of Sullivan's Travels and Speedy in the works. I haven't read anything to suggest that The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (either version) is blu ray ready.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by JJJ225

How many times do we need this to happen to learn? Just because Criterion posts a random fact or photo from a film, does NOT mean they're releasing it.

Also keep in mind that is a Talkie and those are all supposed to come out in a boxset if i remember correctly.