The Criterion Collection

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

What is your avatar from, Abdrewes?

From Grosse Point Blank (Minnie Driver)

I've been trying to figure yours out too ironically enough.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

From Grosse Point Blank (Minnie Driver)

I've been trying to figure yours out too ironically enough.

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by 14728

I know the answer is probably no, but is there any chance Pink Floyd's The Wall could get a criterion?

I've brought this up in the past, myself. Others probably have, as well. It's definitely a film that would fit right in, and I can only imagine the extras Criterion could compile for it...or how incredible the audio would be.

[SolidBlu]

B&N finally shipped my Zatoichi boxed set

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by RojD

Thanks, jayembee. Sort of a completist here, too, but in denial and was hoping for an excuse to get the new release. I'll read a bit about the two versions so I can rationalize what I'm probably going to do anyway.

That's my boy.

By the by, I meant to say in my reply to your post that there is at least one Borzage title on Blu-ray in the US: Kino's edition of A Farewell to Arms, available individually or as part of their Selznick Collection set.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Finally made a list of Criterion films I might be interested in purchasing.

You can find mine at criterion.com. From the front page, just click on "Films" at the top, and under "Popular Search Starters" click on "All Films".

I'm just waiting on a winning PowerBall ticket.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by iScottie

One of the best things released this year. They could put together an awesome Criterion release for it.

[Rich Pure Doom]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Finally made a list of Criterion films I might be interested in purchasing. Bold films I already own

1. The 39 Steps
2. Antichrist
3. Being John Malkovich
4. The Blob
5. Blow Out
6. Bottle Rocket
7. The Brood
8. Cronos
9. The Darjeeling Limited
10. Dazed and Confused
11. The Devil’s Backbone
12. Diabolique
13. Eyes without a Face
14. Fantastic Mr. Fox
15. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
16. Foreign Correspondents
17. Godzilla
18. Island of Lost Souls
19. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
20. The Killing
21. The Lady Vanishes
22. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
23. The Lord of the Flies
24. The Man Who Knew too Much
25. Naked Lunch
26. The Night of the Hunter
27. On the Waterfront
28. Paths of Glory
29. The Phantom Carriage
30. Repo Man
31. Repulsion
32. Robinson Cursoe on Mars
33. Rosemary’s Baby
34. The Royal Tenenbaums
35. Rushmore
36. Scanners
37. Shallow Grave
38. The Thin Red Line
39. Traffic
40. The Uninvited
41. Videodrome

1, 5, 6, 7, 12, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41

I'd buy all of those.

[Ctzalman]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Finally made a list of Criterion films I might be interested in purchasing. Bold films I already own

the thin red line and on the waterfront are the only two that are absolutely essential

[The Narrator]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Finally made a list of Criterion films I might be interested in purchasing. Bold films I already own

1. The 39 Steps
2. Antichrist
3. Being John Malkovich
4. The Blob
5. Blow Out
6. Bottle Rocket
7. The Brood
8. Cronos
9. The Darjeeling Limited
10. Dazed and Confused
11. The Devil’s Backbone
12. Diabolique
13. Eyes without a Face
14. Fantastic Mr. Fox
15. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
16. Foreign Correspondents
17. Godzilla
18. Island of Lost Souls
19. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
20. The Killing
21. The Lady Vanishes
22. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
23. The Lord of the Flies
24. The Man Who Knew too Much
25. Naked Lunch
26. The Night of the Hunter
27. On the Waterfront
28. Paths of Glory
29. The Phantom Carriage
30. Repo Man
31. Repulsion
32. Robinson Cursoe on Mars
33. Rosemary’s Baby
34. The Royal Tenenbaums
35. Rushmore
36. Scanners
37. Shallow Grave
38. The Thin Red Line
39. Traffic
40. The Uninvited
41. Videodrome

Yeah, I think I'd go with 1-7, 9, and 11-40. Was that helpful?

[jw007]

I watched Kicking and Screaming two nights ago and I absolutely loved it. I actually like that movie now more than Frances Ha. It's a fantastic film and I'm so glad I took a chance on a blind-buy with this one.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Finally made a list of Criterion films I might be interested in purchasing. Bold films I already own

1. The 39 Steps
2. Antichrist
3. Being John Malkovich
4. The Blob
5. Blow Out
6. Bottle Rocket
7. The Brood
8. Cronos
9. The Darjeeling Limited
10. Dazed and Confused
11. The Devil’s Backbone
12. Diabolique
13. Eyes without a Face
14. Fantastic Mr. Fox
15. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
16. Foreign Correspondents
17. Godzilla
18. Island of Lost Souls
19. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
20. The Killing
21. The Lady Vanishes
22. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
23. The Lord of the Flies
24. The Man Who Knew too Much
25. Naked Lunch
26. The Night of the Hunter
27. On the Waterfront
28. Paths of Glory
29. The Phantom Carriage
30. Repo Man
31. Repulsion
32. Robinson Cursoe on Mars
33. Rosemary’s Baby
34. The Royal Tenenbaums
35. Rushmore
36. Scanners
37. Shallow Grave
38. The Thin Red Line
39. Traffic
40. The Uninvited
41. Videodrome

I'd say go for:
Videodrome
Scanners
The Life Aquatic
Repo Man
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Dazed and Confused
The Blob

and add Eating Raoul to the list. For long OOP titles, go for Silence of the Lambs and RoboCop.

[RojD]

Originally Posted by fdm

This is out on blu region-free from France, along with two other Borzage titles. I've not seen the blus, but could be worth an import. Don't recall it looking bad in the Fox Borzage big dvd box, and these blus were likely sourced from the same masters, similar to MoC's Sunrise blu.

Long story short I ordered them (while on sale) a couple/three years back, but this was in the midst of amazon.fr's problems with shipping things out and then getting returned to them immediately as having bad addresses, so in the end I never got them. (I've since ordered once or twice from there and had no problems, same address.)

Thought about trying again earlier this week, but decided to spare my wallet some more pain by just going with the couple of titles I was most interested in instead (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg is finally on its way!).

Checked out the Borzage on amazon.fr, and all three look like region 2. Is there another seller that carries a region-free version? (Yeah, I know I could get an all-region player, but.....)

[RojD]

Originally Posted by jayembee

That's my boy.

By the by, I meant to say in my reply to your post that there is at least one Borzage title on Blu-ray in the US: Kino's edition of A Farewell to Arms, available individually or as part of their Selznick Collection set.

Didn't realize Borzage did that. Ordered!

[Jamnperry]

Originally Posted by deadhatetheliving

Finally made a list of Criterion films I might be interested in purchasing. Bold films I already own

1.The 39 Steps
2.Antichrist
3.Being John Malkovich
4.The Blob
5.Blow Out
6.Bottle Rocket
7.The Brood
8.Cronos
9.The Darjeeling Limited
10.Dazed and Confused
11.The Devil’s Backbone
12.Diabolique
13.Eyes without a Face
14.Fantastic Mr. Fox
15.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
16.Foreign Correspondents
17.Godzilla
18.Island of Lost Souls
19.It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
20.The Killing
21.The Lady Vanishes
22.The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
23.The Lord of the Flies
24.The Man Who Knew too Much
25.Naked Lunch
26.The Night of the Hunter
27.On the Waterfront
28.Paths of Glory
29.The Phantom Carriage
30.Repo Man
31.Repulsion
32.Robinson Cursoe on Mars
33.Rosemary’s Baby
34.The Royal Tenenbaums
35.Rushmore
36.Scanners
37.Shallow Grave
38.The Thin Red Line
39.Traffic
40.The Uninvited
41.Videodrome

You left off the one that should be on everyone's list

Paris Texas!

[fdm]

Originally Posted by RojD

I had no idea, and this is great news. Seems to me like silent film was hitting a real peak when sound interrupted it, and I really liked Street of Angels. Time to stimulate the French economy. ....and I've never seen all of Cherbourg, but the color has to look great in hi def. Keep us posted.

Will do. Les demoiselles de Rochefort blu was a blind buy a couple years back (great blu by the way), my first Demy (aside from catching a few minutes of Cherbourg on tv perhaps), and since have seen them all courtesy of the French dvd box set. Been wanting Rochefort on blu ever since.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by RojD

Checked out the Borzage on amazon.fr, and all three look like region 2. Is there another seller that carries a region-free version? (Yeah, I know I could get an all-region player, but.....)

They're all region free.

dvdbeaver has reviews of Street Angel, Lucky Star, and 7th Heaven.

(I wasn't region free when I tried to get them a couple years ago. Think I'll have to try and order them again early next year.)

[Ausjdm]

Originally Posted by jw007

I watched Kicking and Screaming two nights ago and I absolutely loved it. I actually like that movie now more than Frances Ha. It's a fantastic film and I'm so glad I took a chance on a blind-buy with this one.

Glad to see you liked it JW. Wow Better than Francis nice cant wait to watch my copy soon

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

One of the best things released this year. They could put together an awesome Criterion release for it.

Just noticed that it's On Demand. May check it out!

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by Ctzalman

the thin red line and on the waterfront are the only two that are absolutely essential

godzilla and night of the hunter as well