The Criterion Collection

[Rory]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

No kidding. I consider A Face in the Crowd and Network to be two of the most prescient films ever made.

Don't forget to add Dr. Strangelove to the mix.

[mja345]

What's completely f**ked up is that many political satires ("Strangelove", "A Face in the Crowd", "The Candidate", "Bob Roberts", "Wag the Dog", "Bulworth") depict events that are less insane than the actual events currently taking place in the nation's capital. We've reached a point where reality has passed satire.

I was thinking about the film "Bulworth". In 1998, that film depicted a Senator going completely off the rails. That would be considered a typical Monday now.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

A Face in the Crowd
Tales of Hoffmann
The Circus
Tom Jones
Until the End of the World

my DVR with this on it, up and died and deleted it. I was halfway through it ...

why IS 'Tales of Hoffmann' taking so damn long to get released here in the States ???

[Polaroid]

Im hoping we get Tree of Life soon... not sure why its been delayed....

[Ray Jackson]

TCM has been playing some fantastic old school horror films the last two weeks or so.

I watched Jigoku last night and...wow.

Tremendous Japanese picture from 1960.

Criterion has it on dvd.

...but I hope it gets a blu-ray release some day.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

New phantom

Marcel Ophüls

It be nice if Criterion would release the French documentary, The Sorrow and the Pity, which was by Ophüls.

[captainron_howdy]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

TCM has been playing some fantastic old school horror films the last two weeks or so.

I watched Jigoku last night and...wow.

Tremendous Japanese picture from 1960.

Criterion has it on dvd.

...but I hope it gets a blu-ray release some day.

Such an amazing film, we NEED a bluray!

[StarDestroyer52]

Another film I love to see Criterion release would be Advise & Consent.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Im hoping we get Tree of Life soon... not sure why its been delayed....

The best time to release Tree of Life on Criterion blu-ray was last summer. The second best time is now.
-Chinese Proverb

[Jodi]

About Criterion: I haven't been to Barnes and Noble since July 2016. I think it was back then when I saw that B&N coupons were no longer including Criterion. With B&N's next Criterion sale coming up in November, have B&N coupons continued to exclude Criterion?

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by Jodi

About Criterion: I haven't been to Barnes and Noble since July 2016. I think it was back then when I saw that B&N coupons were no longer including Criterion. With B&N's next Criterion sale coming up in November, have B&N coupons continued to exclude Criterion?

Not all, at least not all the time, everywhere. The 20% member coupons specifically exclude Criterions, but I was able to use a 15% coupon on several discs and even on some in-store pre-orders during the last sale. This was after getting shot down on the 20% coupons during the last few sales.

So, YMMV, as usual.

[Feiereisel]

I compiled a list of recent titles for next week's (maybe?) site flash sale that will knock a bunch of most-wanted Criterions off my list and net me a $50 loyalty-point gift card, but I'm having trouble finding titles to fill out my long-awaited bonus order.

I have a couple of titles in mind, and while I could leave the remainder of the gift card over into the next sale, I think it would be easier to just add another title to my second order. Also, using the gift card balance to pay for shipping irks me.

So here I am, with the following question: What are your favorite "hidden gem" Criterions? This has been asked before, but I'm curious to see if anything really good has been uncovered since then.

Useful information--

I have a substantial (though far from complete) collection, so offbeat selections are highly encouraged. The deeper the cut, the better. Think about films that aren't just mildly overlooked, but ones that you feel are criminally underexposed or have slipped deeply through the cracks.

I'm especially interested in titles Criterion released two to three years ago (or even earlier), which I don't feel are quite as well represented on my shelf. But I'm sure there are plenty of options from the last year or two, as well. Really, anything is appreciated.

No content caveats or concerns, I'm an omnivorous viewer.

[Namuhana]

Another month and another wish for The Virgin Spring.

Maybe we'll finally get it.

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by Feiereisel

So here I am, with the following question: What are your favorite "hidden gem" Criterions?

You seem to have a pretty extensive collection... I scanned it quick and didn't see Il Sorpasso, so I'll recommend that. One of the very best in the collection for me.

[mja345]

Re: your question, Feiereisel. For some lesser-owned Criterions, or hidden gems, I'd go with the Claude Chabrol films "Les Cousins" and "Le Beau Serge. Looking at your collection, you don't own "if....", which is a personal favorite of mine. I'm also a big fan of Nic Roeg's "Insignificance", which seems to get overshadowed a bit. Also, "Lonesome" is a really great silent film. "The Palm Beach Story" is a great screwball comedy by Preston Sturges. "Sundays and Cybele" is another great film that is kind of under the radar. Also, "Woman in the Dunes" is great if you like mindf**k kind of movies. These are a few titles that don't seem to get as much attention or discussion.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Im hoping we get Tree of Life soon... not sure why its been delayed....

It's never been delayed because it's never been officially announced.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by mja345

Re: your question, Feiereisel. For some lesser-owned Criterions, or hidden gems, I'd go with the Claude Chabrol films "Les Cousins" and "Le Beau Serge. Looking at your collection, you don't own "if....", which is a personal favorite of mine. I'm also a big fan of Nic Roeg's "Insignificance", which seems to get overshadowed a bit. Also, "Lonesome" is a really great silent film. "The Palm Beach Story" is a great screwball comedy by Preston Sturges. "Sundays and Cybele" is another great film that is kind of under the radar. Also, "Woman in the Dunes" is great if you like mindf**k kind of movies. These are a few titles that don't seem to get as much attention or discussion.

I second Woman in the Dunes. I didn't just enjoy it, I thought it was great.

[billy pilgrim]

Originally Posted by Feiereisel

I compiled a list of recent titles for next week's (maybe?) site flash sale that will knock a bunch of most-wanted Criterions off my list and net me a $50 loyalty-point gift card, but I'm having trouble finding titles to fill out my long-awaited bonus order.

I have a couple of titles in mind, and while I could leave the remainder of the gift card over into the next sale, I think it would be easier to just add another title to my second order. Also, using the gift card balance to pay for shipping irks me.

So here I am, with the following question: What are your favorite "hidden gem" Criterions? This has been asked before, but I'm curious to see if anything really good has been uncovered since then.

Useful information--

I have a substantial (though far from complete) collection, so offbeat selections are highly encouraged. The deeper the cut, the better. Think about films that aren't just mildly overlooked, but ones that you feel are criminally underexposed or have slipped deeply through the cracks.

I'm especially interested in titles Criterion released two to three years ago (or even earlier), which I don't feel are quite as well represented on my shelf. But I'm sure there are plenty of options from the last year or two, as well. Really, anything is appreciated.

No content caveats or concerns, I'm an omnivorous viewer.

Looking over your collection, I do have a few of my favorite not often mentioned gems that I don't see there.

Highest recommendations for the following:

Fellini's Satyricon: Acid trip Petronius. My favorite Fellini.

Life During Wartime: One of my favorites. Todd Solondz is vastly underrepresented on Blu-Ray. This film is funny, appalling, and very sad all at the same time.

Crumb: A fascinating documentary about the famed underground comic artist turns into a disturbing look at mental illness and creativity.

Mystery Train: Jim Jarmusch's loving and hilarious tour of seedy Memphis.

And another big vote for Insignificance by Nicholas Roeg.

Nice collection. It's good to see another collector with eclectic tastes.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

It's never been delayed because it's never been officially announced.

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[MifuneFan]