The Criterion Collection

[mca213]

I need the Mamet films upgraded to Blu asap!

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by mca213

I need the Mamet films upgraded to Blu asap!

Yep. And while they're at it, they can add in The Spanish Prisoner.

[javy]

Originally Posted by Poya

Smith was one of the most important cinematic voices of the 90s. His films heavily influenced a lot of indies afterwards. Chasing Amy is universally considered his best film, so I don’t see why it’s a problem for it to be on the Collection.

But really, Mallrats is his best film.

[SammyJankis]

The Sunday viewing was Gilda, a film that deserves to be purchased solely for its cover-art. There's really no beating around the bush here: the reason to watch this is for Rita Hayworth. She is just unfathomably beautiful, to the point where it's nearly impossible to keep your eyes off her when she's not the primary speaker on screen. There's a reason the Criterion menu is just her looking as luminous as ever.

Okay, now that I got that out of the way, this is a really great noir. Its plot mechanics are kind of wonky, but that's not the reason you're watching the film. The characters themselves embody the noir archetype, but the performers are skilled enough that it doesn't feel like an exercise of genre. The above image kind of perfectly captures the essence of noir, doesn't it? The figure of corruptive faceless greed (black), undeniable lust that cannot be contained (white), and the fool that wants everything (grey). Glenn Ford's character is positioned as the lead, but the title character remains the prominent star. I realize this is me just circling back to Hayworth, but even outside of her looks she just has it; the kind of presence that is more or less absent in today's landscape. Even amidst the corruptive labyrinth she gleefully navigates, she makes these femme fatale characteristics as minor traits that don't define her as a woman. You want her to return to the screen, not because of her looks or possibility of bringing the plot to its expected end, but because she feels like the beating heart from the moment she flips that hair. It's kind of remarkable.

Also,

[Show spoiler]

swoon

[Canada]

More Rita Hayworth as Gilda

[redribbon]

Originally Posted by CineSicko

I wish Criterion would focus more effort on Warner's back catalog. Warner (and Warner Archive) are the only other outlets for their huge inventory, and they're simply not working fast enough (and they're side-stepping a lot of important titles). Also, I don't trust Warner to handle titles like PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID, because it's easy to imagine them releasing the newer "restoration" that everyone hates and ignoring the largely superior Turner 1988 cut.

Here are some that deserve the Criterion treatment:
KLUTE
FINGERS
STRAIGHT TIME
BREWSTER McCLOUD
THE TERMINAL MAN (Hey, Kubrick loved it)
SUPER FLY (Criterion could use some color, no?)
O LUCKY MAN! (They did IF... after all)
PRINCE OF THE CITY (Including the long, initial cut as a bonus)
STAR 80

There are many others, but those are my most wanted. Their handling of BADLANDS, LOST IN AMERICA and THE IN-LAWS (among others) was very impressive.

Any other Warner titles I'm missing? What else should Criterion be doing from the Warner vault?

What about LOLITA, PETULIA, PERFORMANCE, ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, PRINCE OF THE CITY, STRAIGHT TIME, DINER, DAMAGE (New Line),
REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE (Both Cuts, Regular Color Version AND the Huston Preferred Golden Hue Version),
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (W/ Original Color timing and Warner Saul Bass Logo at the beginning of the film),
ALTERED STATES (Reinclude the Warner Saul Bass Logo at the beginning of the film!),
THE BIG RED ONE (Both Cuts on Blu in new HD Masters:Theatrical and Reconstruction Cut),
THE OUTSIDERS (Theatrical/Director's Cut with the Warner Saul Bass Logo opening both cuts), and EYES WIDE SHUT (w/ Film Grain Left Alone)?
AMADEUS (Original Theatrical Cut with the original Audio)



Little doubtful of SUPER FLY, most likely Warner Archive, but hey if Criterion can nab THE IN-LAWS, then yeah.

Speaking of which...From Paramount I would love ROMAN HOLIDAY and THE PARALLAX VIEW,
From Universal, THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
From MGM, a proper restoration/remasters of THE DEFIANT ONES, THE WILD CHILD, DUCK YOU SUCKER, and THE USUAL SUSPECTS

[slask]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just because it's in the New Year's drawing doesn't automatically mean it'll come out that year. As a random example, Eraserhead was hinted in the 2013 NYD drawing, but wasn't released until Sept. 2014.

So there's still hope..?

[s7e]

Will Le Trou be getting a criterion bluray?

[CineSicko]

Originally Posted by redribbon

What about LOLITA, PETULIA, PERFORMANCE, ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, PRINCE OF THE CITY, STRAIGHT TIME, DINER, DAMAGE (New Line),
REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE (Both Cuts, Regular Color Version AND the Huston Preferred Golden Hue Version),
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (W/ Original Color timing and Warner Saul Bass Logo at the beginning of the film),
ALTERED STATES (Reinclude the Warner Saul Bass Logo at the beginning of the film!),
THE BIG RED ONE (Both Cuts on Blu in new HD Masters:Theatrical and Reconstruction Cut),
THE OUTSIDERS (Theatrical/Director's Cut with the Warner Saul Bass Logo opening both cuts), and EYES WIDE SHUT (w/ Film Grain Left Alone)?
AMADEUS (Original Theatrical Cut with the original Audio)

Yes to PETULIA, ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (and wouldn't mind a BD of the sorely underrated WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?), REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE (the golden one is all I require), THE BIG RED ONE (still furious the WB BD has the reconstruction in SD).

I'm personally satisfied with the existing BDs of LOLITA, DINER, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, PERFORMANCE, ALTERED STATES, THE OUTSIDERS, AMADEUS and EYES WIDE SHUT, but so be it.

There are a lot of great Warner titles that need a BD release being discussed over at the Warner Archive thread.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by slask

So there's still hope..?

Yes

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by s7e

Will Le Trou be getting a criterion bluray?

The rights are with StudioCanal at the moment, unfortunately.

[thatguamguy]

Originally Posted by CineSicko

ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (and wouldn't mind a BD of the sorely underrated WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?)

These had a release announced in the UK earlier this year which got cancelled and never re-scheduled, does anybody know what happened there?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

The Sunday viewing was Gilda, a film that deserves to be purchased solely for its cover-art. There's really no beating around the bush here: the reason to watch this is for Rita Hayworth. She is just unfathomably beautiful, to the point where it's nearly impossible to keep your eyes off her when she's not the primary speaker on screen. There's a reason the Criterion menu is just her looking as luminous as ever.

Okay, now that I got that out of the way, this is a really great noir. Its plot mechanics are kind of wonky, but that's not the reason you're watching the film. The characters themselves embody the noir archetype, but the performers are skilled enough that it doesn't feel like an exercise of genre. The above image kind of perfectly captures the essence of noir, doesn't it? The figure of corruptive faceless greed (black), undeniable lust that cannot be contained (white), and the fool that wants everything (grey). Glenn Ford's character is positioned as the lead, but the title character remains the prominent star. I realize this is me just circling back to Hayworth, but even outside of her looks she just has it; the kind of presence that is more or less absent in today's landscape. Even amidst the corruptive labyrinth she gleefully navigates, she makes these femme fatale characteristics as minor traits that don't define her as a woman. You want her to return to the screen, not because of her looks or possibility of bringing the plot to its expected end, but because she feels like the beating heart from the moment she flips that hair. It's kind of remarkable.

That's such a great still frame that speaks volumes.

It's not so much that nobody looked like Rita Hayworth back then as it is that nobody moved like Rita Hayworth.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

These had a release announced in the UK earlier this year which got cancelled and never re-scheduled, does anybody know what happened there?

From what I've read, no HD masters were available for them. BFI did release DVD versions on schedule earlier this year. BFI are also notorious for their delays, so they still may come out one day.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

From what I've read, no HD masters were available for them. BFI did release DVD versions on schedule earlier this year. BFI are also notorious for their delays, so they still may come out one day.

Speaking of Scorcese, what are the chances of Criterion getting The Age of Innocence?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Speaking of Scorcese, what are the chances of Criterion getting The Age of Innocence?

I could have sworn I read rumors of them getting it, but I couldn't find it when I just searched. Next year is the film's 25th anniversary, so I think odds are better for it to come out then, either directly from Sony, or a boutique label like CC, or Twilight Time.

There are several region free releases from Sony that have been out for a couple years:

https://www.blu-ray.com/search/?quic...n=bluraymovies

[thatguamguy]

I think the rumors tended to be "Sooner or later Criterion will release another Scorsese movie, and this seems like the most probable" rather than any specific movement.

Is the foreign release worth it? I wasn't sure if they used the 4k remaster or an older one.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

I think the rumors tended to be "Sooner or later Criterion will release another Scorsese movie, and this seems like the most probable" rather than any specific movement.

Is the foreign release worth it? I wasn't sure if they used the 4k remaster or an older one.

I'm not sure, but the transfer looks very nice to me. I think the 4K remaster was done in 2013 or so, and the BD came out the following year, so I assume they used it. There aren't any extras though.

Here's the caps-a-holic page for it

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=4299&d2=4300&c=1765

[shamdy]

This is not a cry for help or rather to gain sympathy. This is my fault and only my fault.
I wrote a while back about my complaints of how the criterion Blurays have problems with their subtitles that are hard to read or follow.
Any many members named names and accused me of being an attacker on Criterion.
I respect Criterion as a company on preserving the art of foreign and obscure films but my complaints is about the bluray format in general.
In my opinion as the opinion of millions of others the bluray format since introduced, has faced so many criticism due to the digital manipulation of the film images that alters the integrity of watching the films at cinemas.
Ok maybe some older DVD's weren't that sharp but compared to many recent Blurays it feels I'm watching the desired look of the director.
What i'm trying to convey is that blurays take away from the pleasure of watching films and this includes the criterion blurays.
The criterion DVD's ( All of them ) old and new releases are superior in my opinion to the blurays. At least it make me feel I'm watching natural colors with beautiful authentic natural film grain. It was my fault in believing in the Bluray format and building a false library of a deformed format.
Please members, stop dreaming about upgrades to bluray that destroy the beautiful images of the intended film.
For example, what else do you dream to see in (Le Samourai). I have the 2005 criterion release and it looks amazing. So please when the new release comes if you don't have it buy the new DVD version and forget about the bluray which will of course has a new color scheme as well as light noise and heavy intrusive grains and many other faults.
People praise for the example the criterion bluray of ( The Night Porter ) and I don't know why. When I watched it recently I was distracted by its heavy light noise and grains in dark scenes and I didn't like the new color scheme. I downloaded the dvd version and watched the same release and was mesmerized by the picture and enjoyed the film much more on its DVD counterpart.
Many many Criterion Blurays as well as many other companies Blurays really have image problems.
So many Kino Lorber and Arrow and Maters of cinemas and BFI's bluray releases takes away from the authenticity of the moving picture.
When I started collecting criterion titles I was collecting DVD's. I had about 30 titles and was satisfied with the packaging and beautiful extras that expanded my knowledge about each film. Then I started reading about blurays in this site and the amazing picture of criterion Blurays and I wondered why not buy blurays.
I live in a third world country ( Many people will of course comment on this ....I know, so thank you in advance for your laughable comments ). I don't have the means to buy movies from stores because we don't have any so I import them online and pay a huge some of money to enjoy the films. I was able to get a region free bluray player specifically for Criterion. And when the money was available and the economy was good I bought a load of Criterion Blurays without hesitation. I watched to be honest at the beginning a small number of them and it was OK but I had my reservations.
For example I didn't find something wrong with (The Devi'ls Backbone or Safety Last or Tokyo Story ). So I bought more blurays without watching them as a way to expand my library of films I already saw like The Three colors trilogy , Ingmar bergman's movies and many many others.
I was like a guy being hypnotized by the devil into buying blurays in general without watching many of them due to other engagements in life.
Then when I had the time to sit and enjoy the library I built I was struck by the negative quality of most blurays I bought.
Ok some blurays of recent films are really a joy to watch but Old films shouldn't be watched in 1080p, their standard definition is much better.
Anyways I can go on and on about my many mistakes as I'm the only one to blame and I must suffer for my Mistakes. I won't annoy you more.
My conclusion is this : I have about 100 criterion Bluray titles that I'm willing to sell for a reasonable price or trade them for their DVD versions even if they are the earlier DVD releases. And I don't know how to accomplish this.
I live in Egypt and I used to Import the movies via a courier company called Aramex. And I know that anyone interested in the bluray titles I have will be living abroad so if there is a way for people interested in my collection to get them, I will be more than happy and a huge load will be lifted.
All my criterion Blurays are In perfect shape with the discs watched once or not at all with booklets included. I can photograph the cases and booklets for anyone interested and send them to them to know i'm an honest guy.
To anyone willing to help or interested in buying or trading I can e-mail them my entire list and find a way to make this business transaction possible.
Lastly, I'm really sorry if I brag or complain but everyone is entitled to his own point of view and I respect all members of the forum for their joy of watching a criterion Bluray and sorry for my broken English like a member commented before.
And please if there will be replies let It be a positive one about how to share my library with others who want to enjoy the blurays I have or even trade them.
Thank you again and sorry once more.

https://www.criterion.com/my_criteri...mdy/collection

[thatguamguy]

You might want to post here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...60614&page=139

That is a dedicated sales thread for Criterion discs. If you're talking about 100 or more, you could even make your own list and say something like "100 Criterions, ships from Egypt" or something, as I agree with you that your most likely buyers are also abroad.