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Dosto · 08-02-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I'm not American.

Je suis une Canadienne. :P

I assumed you were a guy, for some reason.

georgec · 08-02-2011, 06:53 PM

How many of the older Criterion titles (before new spines came out on blu-ray simultaneously) do you guys think will be available when all is said and done?

That's about 450 titles pre-BD. About 53 of them have been upgraded during the past three years. If that trend continued, it would take another 24 years to release them all!

I figure many titles are OOP and Criterion no longer has the rights, but I'm just curious what the catalog will look like in, say, 10 years.

BluPops · 08-02-2011, 06:55 PM

Amazon has Army of Shadows for $21.49.

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Originally Posted by Guitar Joe

I wish I had more money during this last sale. This one would have probably been the next one I got.

ccfixx · 08-02-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by georgec

I figure many titles are OOP and Criterion no longer has the rights, but I'm just curious what the catalog will look like in, say, 10 years.

In ten years, the catalog will only be available in digital format through Hulu+ or some other ridiculous non-physical format outlet. At least, that's what Peter Becker at Criterion told me over lunch the other day.

BohemianGraham · 08-02-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dosto

I assumed you were a guy, for some reason.

Nope. I am most definitely a girl. My online name is one I took way back in high school when I was going through a huge Monty Python phase. Perhaps I should change my avatar to something a bit more girly than Josey Wales and the Pussycats.

Brad1963 · 08-02-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptYamato

The ending of Kiss Me Deadly is what makes it great. It would have just been another Film Noir movie if it wasn't for the ending.

I agree, the ending was perfect in the tone of the time period and actually gave the film an edge. Loved it.

Trekkie313 · 08-02-2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

In ten years, the catalog will only be available in digital format through Hulu+ or some other ridiculous non-physical format outlet. This is what Peter Becker at Criterion told me over lunch the other day.

You should ask him if the studios ever ask about the LaserDisc special features when the Criterion license expires. Not all of us can afford $60-70+ LD's for specific special features we want. It would be nice to have everything possible on the latest edition of a film.

myka22 · 08-02-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

In ten years, the catalog will only be available in digital format through Hulu+ or some other ridiculous non-physical format outlet. At least, that's what Peter Becker at Criterion told me over lunch the other day.

What will we talk about when everything is digital and there is no packaging?

octagon · 08-02-2011, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by myka22

What will we talk about when everything is digital and there is no packaging?

Why the skyrocketing value of the titles we own now, of course.

ShellOilJunior · 08-02-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

In ten years, the catalog will only be available in digital format through Hulu+ or some other ridiculous non-physical format outlet. At least, that's what Peter Becker at Criterion told me over lunch the other day.

Nice. Did he drop any hints of a Border Radio upgrade?

aggienader08 · 08-02-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

In ten years, the catalog will only be available in digital format through Hulu+ or some other ridiculous non-physical format outlet. At least, that's what Peter Becker at Criterion told me over lunch the other day.

The day that no physical media exists is the day that I retire from collecting all media, period.

stanleykubrick · 08-02-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

It's more about how much of a film snob one is because they own Salo or 8 1/2, and anyone who doesn't buy those films is too stupid to understand them, and how they would never stoop to buying something like Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School.
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dude just admit it: you love it here. stop fighting it and just join in the snobbery pie throwing

octagon · 08-02-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by stanleykubrick

dude just admit it: you love it here. stop fighting it and just join in the snobbery pie throwing

Oh, she's already tossed a pie or two of her own at people who care more about packaging and collecting than films. Granted, not a lot of originality points on that one but her heart was definitely in the right place.

Well, right for this thread anyway

Tom Hiddleston · 08-02-2011, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by georgec

How many of the older Criterion titles (before new spines came out on blu-ray simultaneously) do you guys think will be available when all is said and done?

That's about 450 titles pre-BD. About 53 of them have been upgraded during the past three years. If that trend continued, it would take another 24 years to release them all!

I figure many titles are OOP and Criterion no longer has the rights, but I'm just curious what the catalog will look like in, say, 10 years.

I have no idea, and that's why I bought Le Corbeau, Alphaville, Band of Outsiders, and Grand Illusion during this sale. 3 of those titles are now oop, and I have no idea when any of them will be released on blu ray if ever. I also ordered Coup de Torchon on Amazon.

JediFonger · 08-02-2011, 08:34 PM

ccfixx, you are having lunch w/big-wigs nowadays? wth? give us some luvin here!

Banned User · 08-02-2011, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rkish

American women seem to REALLY have a problem with the "C-Word" version of this as well. Everyone in the UK (both men and women) seem to throw it around like it's nothing.

We Americans are too hung...

Fixed

Thanks for filling me in on Cul De Sac..

I love strange movies so maybe I should blind buy anyway. It can't be all bad.

Tom Hiddleston · 08-02-2011, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Banned User

Fixed

Thanks for filling me in on Cul De Sac..
I love strange movies so maybe I should blind buy. It can't be all bad.

I'm not going to blind buy it, but it's def. on my watch list. It sounds interesting.

Sukuri · 08-02-2011, 09:05 PM

Got my first order from B&N, and I was absolutely horrified to find that my copy of Black Orpheus didn't come with the Blue Criterion Seal of Approval on the wrapping.

I find this completely unacceptable and may never order from B&N again.

Beta Man · 08-02-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sukuri

Got my first order from B&N, and I was absolutely horrified to find that my copy of Black Orpheus didn't come with the Blue Criterion Seal of Approval on the wrapping.

I find this completely unacceptable and may never order from B&N again.

Sarcasm is tough to pick up on the internet.... and I'm really struggling with this one.

octagon · 08-02-2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

Sarcasm is tough to pick up on the internet.... and I'm really struggling with this one.

Nah, horrified is a dead giveaway.

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08-02-2011, 06:53 PM	#33842
georgec Expert Member Member since:Mar 2011 Blu-ray collection:195	How many of the older Criterion titles (before new spines came out on blu-ray simultaneously) do you guys think will be available when all is said and done? That's about 450 titles pre-BD. About 53 of them have been upgraded during the past three years. If that trend continued, it would take another 24 years to release them all! I figure many titles are OOP and Criterion no longer has the rights, but I'm just curious what the catalog will look like in, say, 10 years.

08-02-2011, 08:34 PM	#33855
JediFonger Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:248 Blu-ray collection:1350 DVD collection:144 Digital collection:1 Trading Score:47	ccfixx, you are having lunch w/big-wigs nowadays? wth? give us some luvin here!

08-02-2011, 09:05 PM	#33858
Sukuri Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:-	Got my first order from B&N, and I was absolutely horrified to find that my copy of Black Orpheus didn't come with the Blue Criterion Seal of Approval on the wrapping. I find this completely unacceptable and may never order from B&N again.

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