The Criterion Collection

[Akijama]

Well,folks,you can go with UK Blu of Odd Man Out https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Odd-M...Blu-ray/40414/ Apparently,looks very good.

Btw,there are some very strong indications about Ministry of Fear being released by Criterion next year.Noir on Blu : the more the better!

[ROclockCK]

Originally Posted by oildude

I ordered The Game during the Criterion 50% off sale a couple of weeks ago. Criterion sent me the dark and barely readable version of the case. It appears to be random which one you get right now, at least until they go through their intiial batch.

Ditto oildude. I think I might have lucked out a bit because mine seems to have been printed somewhere in between both extremes shown here...I kind of like it that way, actually.

[georgec]

Any wild guesses for tomorrow?

[IronWaffle]

Originally Posted by georgec

Any wild guesses for tomorrow?

A mix of joy, disappointment and a touch of rage.

[EddieLarkin]

Originally Posted by georgec

Any wild guesses for tomorrow?

Getting bored of repeating all the same titles we know are coming eventually, so here are a few shots in the dark:

Upgrades:

Eisenstein: The Sound Years Box Set
Crazed Fruit
The Pornographers

New Spines:

A City of Sadness
Je t'aime, je t'aime
Death by Hanging

Eclipse:

Charlie Chaplin's Short Films

[joie]

Borrowed the 2002 DVD, 1st printing, of "Children of the Gods." The B&W contrast is good, even, perhaps unrealistically even throughout (Did it have the "Criterion Treatment?"). It's a very good movie with a lot of replay potential.

Added: I am comparing the DVD's contrast to the Blu-ray's contrast at DVD Beaver's review/comparison, where the blu-ray's contrast looks poor (and the DVD's decent).

[octagon]

Double Indemnity is looking better and better (even though there hasn't even been a whiff of a hinted clue). It's pretty clear Universal won't be releasing it this year so...

I'm back on my Husbands kick (though now that I think about it I can't remember if I ever got off it).

And just to stay really repetitive Drunken Angel and In a Lonely Place.

Oh, and wild-ass wishlist entries - The Hunger and/or The Lair of the White Worm. And Charley Varrick (which I always have to look up because I always type Charlie first).

And some pie. I like pie.

[PowellPressburger]

My wild guess that probably will never happen but I have to put it out there... Looking For Mr. Goodbar. I would like a few upgrades though.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by georgec

Any wild guesses for tomorrow?

Are they announcing the January slate tomorrow? I must not have seen the announcement on their FB page.

[P@t_Mtl]

Tomorrow is the 15 so it should be tomorrow

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Akijama

Well,folks,you can go with UK Blu of Odd Man Out https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Odd-M...Blu-ray/40414/ Apparently,looks very good.

Yeah, I've had that in my cart for a little while.
There's also quite a few Masters of Cinema blu-rays to get soon.
And now that it looks like Criterion won't be releasing anymore Tati's, I'll probably get the BFI blu-rays.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by IronWaffle

A mix of joy, disappointment and a touch of rage.

That's one of the most accurate predictions yet

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by EddieLarkin

Getting bored of repeating all the same titles we know are coming eventually, so here are a few shots in the dark:

Upgrades:

Eisenstein: The Sound Years Box Set
Crazed Fruit
The Pornographers

New Spines:

A City of Sadness
Je t'aime, je t'aime
Death by Hanging

Eclipse:

Charlie Chaplin's Short Films

I saw Death by Hanging at university so many years ago.
Absolutely loved it
Like so many Oshima films, it's not for all tastes, but it would certainly be an interesting blu-ray.
Criterion haven't released this title before, so I'm not sure they would have the rights to it. In fact, I don't think it was ever released in the US.

[Darkcritic]

Try not to die :

http://criterioncast.com/news/edward...heatrical-run/

Sh*t just got real ! I hope this is the beautiful beginning of the World Cinema Foundation titles coming . The Night of Counting the Years, Limite, A River Called Titas, God, the possibilities...

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Try not to die :

http://criterioncast.com/news/edward...heatrical-run/

Sh*t just got real ! I hope this is the beautiful beginning of the World Cinema Foundation titles coming . The Night of Counting the Years, Limite, A River Called Titas, God, the possibilities...

I've seen an Edward Yang film. I assume that makes me a bad person
I don't see much talk here about Yi Yi and at close to 3 hours I was a little reluctant to blind-buy it. Any thoughts on this film or his others?

[jacobb1313]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Try not to die :
Sh*t just got real ! I hope this is the beautiful beginning of the World Cinema Foundation titles coming . The Night of Counting the Years, Limite, A River Called Titas, God, the possibilities...

World Cinema Foundation:
Ki-young Kim's The Housemaid is one OF THE BEST FILMS I'VE EVER SEEN.

Ahmed El Maanouni's Trances is one OF THE BEST FILMS I'VE EVER SEEN.

Bring it on!

As far as predictions for tomorrow, HiDef versions of Andrei Rublev and a Criterion Picnic at Hanging Rock are long overdue.

[Norbie]

Quote:
Originally Posted by exolstice
So what do you all do with your old cardboard cases when you receive replacements?

Originally Posted by Whirlygig

I stacked them up on an empty shelf for now. I doubt I can ever bring myself to get rid of them. They have more artwork on them than the replacements do. If, for any reason, I have to sell one of the films, I'm sure a buyer will appreciate (read, pay more for) both cases.

Part of me did not want to swap out Marienbad. That cardboard case is actually pretty nice, and its cover/spine did not transfer well to the replacement cover. And the gigantic booklet might be under a bit too much stress in the plastic case.

The only bluray that I left in its original cardboard case in The Last Metro because of the holes in the cover which give the effect of burning behind the curtain, and the plastic case is unable to do this.




Be nice

[ShellOilJunior]

I may hit on 1 of these predictions if I'm lucky:

• Picnic at Hanging Rock
• Wenders Road set
• L’eclisse
• The Soft Skin
• Jules et Jim
• Badlands

[Yami]

I'm going to guess:

Badlands
The Immortal Story
El Sur
The Spirit of the Beehive
Grey Gardens
Czech New Wave Vol. 2

[Lutz]

I'll guess a Scarlet Empress upgrade with a new release Shanghai Express.