The Criterion Collection

[Illy Scorsese]

Hey Ladies and Gentlemen...

Looking for a:

Mint/Really Good condition "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Criterion Slipcover(with the "Director Approved" David Fincher Signature Sticker still attached).

If anyone has one and would be willing to part with it... If the condition is right... The price will be as well.

PM Me...

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by octagon

Are they even taking direct orders now?

If so, they're hiding those links pretty well (or I'm just st00pid which we can never rule out).

they will be back up this coming week as they are going to be putting up the new titles being released as well

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by nametag

Have they actually ever used that as an excuse?!

Yes, a few have. thats how I knew of it

[BluPix]

Originally Posted by SHMACKDOJO

Has there been any speculation on when Y Tu Mama Tambien will see the light of day? I'd like to grab that at the next B&N sale. I'd likewise love to see Ace in the Hole, Brazil, Ikiru, and more get the blu-ray bump. And as always, my pie-in-the-sky wish is for Koyaanisqatsi.

Those are also on my list. I do believe Koyaanisqatsi will eventually be released on blu, hopefully by Criterion. Actually, I'd like to see all three of the films in that series released on blu.

[SlickDamian]

On Wednesday, I hope that anything by Jim Jarmusch gets announced. Also, Picnic at Hanging Rock would be a cool upgrade, and I think that A Seperation would be an excellent candidate for a Criterion release.

Not Criterion-related, but I just saw Chronicle and kind of liked it. Kind of an odd one, very original. Strange film and unrealistic with plot holes, but it has a great charm and I liked its style.

[SlickDamian]

Goin' Down the Road, A Canadian film from 1970, would be an amazing addition to the Criterion Collection.

[jayputter]

I'm still waiting/hoping for Whit Stillman's Barcelona. Id also take an upgrade to Metropolitan or Last days of disco.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

I think that A Seperation would be an excellent candidate for a Criterion release.

Agree that it is worthy of a CC release, but its a Sony Pictures Classics property. I don't know that any of such properties going in the collection(?).

[oildude]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

Goin' Down the Road, A Canadian film from 1970, would be an amazing addition to the Criterion Collection.

The Canadian film I most want on blu-ray is Philip Borsos' The Grey Fox (1982). It would be incredible if Criterion released it, but at this point I'll take anyone as long as the work done is top notch. I had it on VHS back in the day, but it has never had a DVD release.

It is a great film, one that I discovered in the early 1990s on a blind rental. I liked it so much I later bought it. The film is a western set in British Columbia starring Richard Farnsworth. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, who was released from San Quentin prison in 1901 after serving 33 years. He is caught in a time warp, an Old West stagecoach robber suddenly released into the 20th Century. Even on VHS, the magnificent cinematography showing the Pacific Northwest and the old steam trains really shined through.

It won a number of Canadian film awards, including a Genie award for best picture, and I have seen it listed on several different film festival lists as one of the top 10 Canadian films of all time.

[colinrgeorge]

Originally Posted by BluPix

Those are also on my list. I do believe Koyaanisqatsi will eventually be released on blu, hopefully by Criterion. Actually, I'd like to see all three of the films in that series released on blu.

Now you're just getting greedy!

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

I blind bought Days of Heaven. It was a mistake. I love Malick's newer work, but this seemed disjointed and all over the place. The characters aren't developed well enough for me to buy their predicaments, ESPECIALLY the Farmer. I think perhaps another half hour could have fixed this. The voice overs are atrocious as well, the worst I have heard in a long long time. The ramblings of a child, who ends up being ultimately irrelevant in the grand scheme of things outside of the voiceovers, didn't help me enjoy this. Compare this with the voiceovers in The Thin Red Line and Tree of Life. Those are uttered by characters who play a large part in the films and have something to actually say and think about.

I'm not sure why Days of Heaven is considered a landmark in cinema. If anyone can enlighten me, please do so.

[P@t_Mtl]

First showing of The Tree Of Life is on the 25th of this month on TMNHD. I add it on my rental list but took it off now that it will be on the movie channel, will watch it then. I am curious to see it as this one even for a Malick movie seem to very divide people

[Cocophone]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

First showing of The Tree Of Life is on the 25th of this month on TMNHD. I add it on my rental list but took it off now that it will be on the movie channel, will watch it then. I am curious to see it as this one even for a Malick movie seem to very divide people

Watch it on the biggest screen you can.

[SlickDamian]

Originally Posted by oildude

The Canadian film I most want on blu-ray is Philip Borsos' The Grey Fox (1982). It would be incredible if Criterion released it, but at this point I'll take anyone as long as the work done is top notch. I had it on VHS back in the day, but it has never had a DVD release.

It is a great film, one that I discovered in the early 1990s on a blind rental. I liked it so much I later bought it. The film is a western set in British Columbia starring Richard Farnsworth. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, who was released from San Quentin prison in 1901 after serving 33 years. He is caught in a time warp, an Old West stagecoach robber suddenly released into the 20th Century. Even on VHS, the magnificent cinematography showing the Pacific Northwest and the old steam trains really shined through.

It won a number of Canadian film awards, including a Genie award for best picture, and I have seen it listed on several different film festival lists as one of the top 10 Canadian films of all time.

This is the first time I've heard of that film, but it sounds fantastic!

[Guitar Joe]

Originally Posted by oildude

The Canadian film I most want on blu-ray is Philip Borsos' The Grey Fox (1982). It would be incredible if Criterion released it, but at this point I'll take anyone as long as the work done is top notch. I had it on VHS back in the day, but it has never had a DVD release.

It is a great film, one that I discovered in the early 1990s on a blind rental. I liked it so much I later bought it. The film is a western set in British Columbia starring Richard Farnsworth. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, who was released from San Quentin prison in 1901 after serving 33 years. He is caught in a time warp, an Old West stagecoach robber suddenly released into the 20th Century. Even on VHS, the magnificent cinematography showing the Pacific Northwest and the old steam trains really shined through.

It won a number of Canadian film awards, including a Genie award for best picture, and I have seen it listed on several different film festival lists as one of the top 10 Canadian films of all time.

I would love for this and The Straight Story to be released on blu!

I never knew The Grey Fox is a Canadian movie.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

This is the first time I've heard of that film, but it sounds fantastic!

I suppose as film fans each of us has favorite movies that we adore and cannot understand how they have seemingly vanished with the passage of years. When a movie is especially well done like The Grey Fox, it is a real shame. After VHS tapes disappeared from video stores, it could no longer be found. It may be available for streaming on netfilx, or at least I recall seeing a mention of it somewhere.

There are two clips of the film on YouTube, one a trailer and the other a tense bar room scene. Go to YouTube and type "the grey fox trailer vhs rip" and you'll get a low quality but amazing trailer for the film. The trailer gives a sampling of the incredible music score mentioned by Roninblues in his post above. It also shows a hint of how the scenery and the powerful images of the steam powered locomotives contribute to the atmosphere of the film. I have posted the link below.

The Grey Fox came along at the same time as two other of my most wished for blu-rays, both Australian New Wave films by Peter Weir, Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously. At least those two had DVD releases. The Grey Fox deserves to be rediscovered, and I would be ecstatic if Criterion were the ones to do it.

The Grey Fox Trailer VHS Rip - YouTube

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

Goin' Down the Road, A Canadian film from 1970, would be an amazing addition to the Criterion Collection.

Methinks not Blu-ray. Although a very good film, and a Canuck classic, Goin' Down the Road started life as a 16mm to 35mm blow-up. Even during first run, it looked downright gnarly.

Criterion would have a far richer source with Québécois cinema, including - just my opinion - better made films, many of which have been rarely seen outside our borders.

[IronWaffle]

Originally Posted by oildude

I suppose as film fans each of us has favorite movies that we adore and cannot understand how they have seemingly vanished with the passage of years. When a movie is especially well done like The Grey Fox, it is a real shame.

Thanks for your posts on this. I'd never heard of the film and very much want to see it now. Time to e-mail Mr. Mulvaney again...

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by oildude

The Grey Fox came along at the same time as two other of my most wished for blu-rays, both Australian New Wave films by Peter Weir, Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously. At least those two had DVD releases. The Grey Fox deserves to be rediscovered, and I would be ecstatic if Criterion were the ones to do it.

And it wasn't without critical regard or fans during its original North American release oildude. The film won 7 Genies (Canada's Oscars), and went on to snag Golden Globe noms for Foreign Film and Best Actor Richard Farnsworth, who went on to win the London Critics award.

Considering its MIA status on DVD, The Grey Fox is indeed ripe for rediscovery and reappreciation by Criterion. An equally good choice, although not as lost and forgotten, would be Bruce Beresford's Black Robe.

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by AreaUnderTheCurve

I blind bought Days of Heaven. It was a mistake. I love Malick's newer work, but this seemed disjointed and all over the place. The characters aren't developed well enough for me to buy their predicaments, ESPECIALLY the Farmer ... Compare this with the voiceovers in The Thin Red Line and Tree of Life. Those are uttered by characters who play a large part in the films and have something to actually say and think about.

I'm not sure why Days of Heaven is considered a landmark in cinema. If anyone can enlighten me, please do so.

Originally Posted by zui

I really disliked The Tree of Life, strongly... one of the worst experiences in moviegoing or watching I've had in a long time. I don't really care for Malick's other films, either.
The only one I like is Days of Heaven, the primary reason for that being my love for Néstor Almendros' cinematography on the film. I mean it simply is breathtakingly beautiful.

This is an interesting split as even (most) people who weren't particularly thrilled with The Tree of Life enjoy Days of Heaven, me being among them and the second quote above proving an example. It's actually the only Malick film I could safely recommend (though I haven't seen Badlands). I find it a far more focused picture than The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life, and that has much to do with its scope: those latter two to me are unwieldy to the point of detriment.

Days of Heaven develops its characters well enough for its story. The first twenty minutes set up its four principle characters pretty solidly, and the story is fairly trite given its perspective - that of a young woman looking back at a time when she came into her own, so to speak. In that aim the voiceover is pretty effective, and the complaints of this comes largely from her voice and to a smaller extent, it's frequency - but that's Malick for you.

It's also a tremendously beautiful film, cinematography-wise. Shot almost entirely during the 'magic hour', that's what the film is best known for. Each of Malick's films exhibits a high aptitude for visual excellence, yes, but the 'magic hour' is what makes this film special.