The Criterion Collection

[Ctzalman]

Originally Posted by Reddington

I don't have it yet, but The Complete Monterey Pop Festival has 3 discs:

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-C...9/#Screenshots

Looks like the 2 hours of extra footage gets its own BD, which I assume is also the case in the 2-disc Monterey Pop.

I think Beaver's description is confused. Hendrix and Redding appear in the main documentary, and their respective complete performances in the third disc of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.

i believe that the Monterey Pop Festival film has abridged 'highlights' of each artist's set. In the old set, there was a separate disc containing "Jimi Plays Monterey" and "Shake! Otis at Monterey," which contains their full performances.

[mja345]

Originally Posted by English Patient

Maybe this has been talked about before, but I wonder what Criterion title people have been most disappointed with, at least regarding the amount/quality of special features? For me, it would be Heaven's Gate - it was great to have the movie restored and in high def, but the special features were sparse and very much a letdown (understandable, given that Michael Cimino had to approve everything and probably didn't want any of the features to address the movie's financial issues).

"Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate" would have been incredible to have on that disc, but obviously Cimino would never have approved of that.

[Sommerswerd]

Originally Posted by English Patient

Maybe this has been talked about before, but I wonder what Criterion title people have been most disappointed with, at least regarding the amount/quality of special features? For me, it would be Heaven's Gate - it was great to have the movie restored and in high def, but the special features were sparse and very much a letdown (understandable, given that Michael Cimino had to approve everything and probably didn't want any of the features to address the movie's financial issues).

Stalker for sure, especially because it is such a high-profile title.

[English Patient]

Originally Posted by mja345

"Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate" would have been incredible to have on that disc, but obviously Cimino would never have approved of that.

Yeah, and it's too bad (the doc wasn't quite as good as the book Final Cut, but it was still really good). I also read that a feature that discussed the real Johnson County War was also deleted from the Criterion edition.

Still, even a relatively weak Criterion edition is usually more loaded than a typical studio offering (although even Criterion can't compete with the Blade Runner 5-disc or the Wizard of Oz 70th anniversary edition).

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by English Patient

Maybe this has been talked about before, but I wonder what Criterion title people have been most disappointed with, at least regarding the amount/quality of special features? For me, it would be Heaven's Gate - it was great to have the movie restored and in high def, but the special features were sparse and very much a letdown (understandable, given that Michael Cimino had to approve everything and probably didn't want any of the features to address the movie's financial issues).

Considering the titles I thought the special features for Gilda and The Palm Beach Story were quite disappointing.

[Rzzzz]

[QUOTE=cropduster;14453412]Mill Creek released a blu-ray of 5000 Fingers of Dr T last June.

Yeah, I bought that one too and just traded it. I was kind of hoping it might be a Night of the Living Dead or a Dr Strangelove situation, but its probably wishful thinking on my part. Such a weird clue for Othello but I guess there have been weirder clues ...

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by English Patient

Yeah, and it's too bad (the doc wasn't quite as good as the book Final Cut, but it was still really good). I also read that a feature that discussed the real Johnson County War was also deleted from the Criterion edition.

I wonder why?

Or is it obvious, and I'm an idiot?

[20th Century Boy]

1. Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas/ HEAD (tie)
2. Fanny & Alexander
3. A Touch of Zen
4. Three Colors
5. His Girl Friday
6. Mullholland Drive
7. The Breakfast Club
8. Secret Sunshine
9. Eating Raoul
10. A Hard Day's Night (thank gawd, they rescued this from that garbage Miramax release).

I like the idea of adding context but it's the last two days of finals...more later.

Blu ray list only, but special shout out to Beastie Boys Video Anthology. That thing is incredible!

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by cropduster

It's cool she gives some love to Hiroshi Teshigahara. His films are the definition of hidden gems of the Criterion Collection. Highly recommended for fans of weird, thought-provoking cinema. Pitfall and The Face of Another are two of my most wanted Criterion blu upgrades.

Would also buy a Criterion release of Martyrs if they ever decide to release it since the US never got a blu-ray release.

Between this list and your recommendation, I'll make sure both films make it to the top of my filmstruck queue. Thanks!

[English Patient]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

I wonder why?

Or is it obvious, and I'm an idiot?

I'm not sure there ever was an explanation. I'm guessing maybe because the movie took A LOT of liberties with the real historical event, and Cimino maybe didn't want the inaccuracy of his movie highlighted. According to the book Final Cut, the supposed "war" didn't really happen (or at least wasn't at all like the battle portrayed in the movie). And the real historical people upon which the characters were based weren't at all like their movie counterparts. I would guess that most moviemakers tackling historical events get irritated if their work is shown to be inaccurate.

[Persona]

Originally Posted by iScottie

The Passion of Joan of Arc poster available for purchase.



https://www.criterion.com/shop_produ...-of-arc-poster

I need this poster in my life but I live in the UK, argh!

My Top 10:

1. Persona
2. Stalker
3. L'Avventura
4. Three Colors
5. Pickpocket
6. Wings of Desire
7. La Jetée / Sans Soleil
8. The Complete Jean Vigo
9. Mulholland Drive
10. The Thin Red Line

My favourites from the top of my head, I'd also like to mention The Seventh Seal which should be in everyone's collection not least because the disk is stacked with supplementary features.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by English Patient

I'm not sure there ever was an explanation. I'm guessing maybe because the movie took A LOT of liberties with the real historical event, and Cimino maybe didn't want the inaccuracy of his movie highlighted. According to the book Final Cut, the supposed "war" didn't really happen (or at least wasn't at all like the battle portrayed in the movie). And the real historical people upon which the characters were based weren't at all like their movie counterparts. I would guess that most moviemakers tackling historical events get irritated if their work is shown to be inaccurate.

Ahh, OK. That makes sense.

Thanks.

[AaronJ]

BTW, the Dardenne brothers' film, The Unknown Girl, is now on Netflix.

I know what I'll be doing fairly soon.

[bubbamoo]

my 11 favs:

1) City Lights
2) Dazed and Confused
3) Seven Samurai
4) Thief
5) The Royal Tenenbaums
6) Rebecca
7) 12 Angry Men
8) Diabolique
9) Easy Rider
10) Harold and Maude
11) Hoop Dreams

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

BTW, the Dardenne brothers' film, The Unknown Girl, is now on Netflix.

I know what I'll be doing fairly soon.

Thanks for mentioning this! Perfect timing with days off coming up real soon...

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Trace17

Thanks for mentioning this! Perfect timing with days off coming up real soon...

Watching it now. It's very good so far.

Previously, I had only seen Two Days, One Night by them, which I thought was stunning. So, I was taking a break to make some tea and I saw that Rosetta, also by the Dardennes, had been released by Criterion. Off to Amazon I went, and now it will be mine by Friday. It sounds very intense, if the reviews are any indication.

I'm becoming a big fan of these two brothers' work, slowly but surely.

EDIT: Wow, that was something.

[I KEEL YOU]

My top 10:

1. 3 Women
2. Something Wild
3. Hoop Dreams
4. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
5. The Emigrants/The New Land
6. Videodrome
7. Persona
8. Rumble Fish
9. Repo Man
10. The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Silence of the Lambs will be at least in my top 5 once it's released.

Harakiri and Mulholland Dr. might be in my top 10 as well, but I don't own the Criterion releases of these, but the UK releases instead.

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by Persona

I need this poster in my life but I live in the UK, argh! ...

They will ship it to the UK for you, at cost. I enquired once and I think they suggested it would be about $20 via courier. You'd likely suffer VAT and import fees on top unless it falls below £15.

In the end I didn't need to take that option, as I had a trip to the States coming up and had it (A Hard Day's Night) delivered to the office (along with a bunch of disks from Amazon, so free shipping and only California taxes - oh happy days!).

[Aunt Peg]

My top ten Criterions Blu Rays:

01. Badlands
02. 3 Women
03. The Night of the Hunter
04. Hiroshima, My Love
05. L'Avventura
06. Blow Up
07. Make Way For Tomorrow
08. Still Walking
09. Walkabout
10. Dressed to Kill

[UncleBuckWild]

My Top 10 Criterion releases...

1) Three Colors Trilogy
2) Le Samouraï
3) Hidden Fortress
4) Rosemary's Baby
5) Days of Heaven
6) House (Hausu)
7) City Lights
8) L'Avventura
9) Repo-Man
10) Eraserhead