The Criterion Collection

[silverlakephil]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

2-3 days ago I watched my first Waters film: Cry baby.
Well.. it ...was... good... That's all. Certainly fitting for spring viewing.
I would like to watch Hairspray too, but I'm not sure about the weirder stuff..

Yeah Hairspray and maybe Serial Mom is probably his tamest films. If you're easily offended, I'd avoid Female Trouble, Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, & Desperate Living. Polyester slightly offends, maybe you can watch that.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

Yeah Hairspray and maybe Serial Mom is probably his tamest films. If you're easily offended, I'd avoid Female Trouble, Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, & Desperate Living. Polyester slightly offends, maybe you can watch that.

Serial Mom was pretty fun to watch lol - came across it on Netflix

[CriterionBlues]

Chris Eigeman in the Criterion Closet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ubQAunfwdo

Notice the response when he asks about Contempt. They say "but" twice and don't finish the sentence. Is that a reach for wishful thinking for a StudioCanal deal?

[Vinyl]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

2-3 days ago I watched my first Waters film: Cry baby.
Well.. it ...was... good... That's all. Certainly fitting for spring viewing.
I would like to watch Hairspray too, but I'm not sure about the weirder stuff..

Cry Baby is great for what it is. Definitely a John Waters take on that era. I love the trio of Johny Depp, Iggy Pop and John Waters. Plus Ricky Lake is in it.

Hairspray is much easier to just sit and enjoy without thinking, "what the heck am I watching?". Also, as others talked about earlier, Pecker and Serial Mom.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

Chris Eigeman in the Criterion Closet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ubQAunfwdo

Notice the response when he asks about Contempt. They say "but" twice and don't finish the sentence. Is that a reach for wishful thinking for a StudioCanal deal?

Maybe he was trying to say:

"But you can get the Studiocanal edition"

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

Chris Eigeman in the Criterion Closet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ubQAunfwdo

Notice the response when he asks about Contempt. They say "but" twice and don't finish the sentence. Is that a reach for wishful thinking for a StudioCanal deal?

Yeah, I do wonder what he was going to say there.

[SkyAntoine]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

Chris Eigeman in the Criterion Closet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ubQAunfwdo

Notice the response when he asks about Contempt. They say "but" twice and don't finish the sentence. Is that a reach for wishful thinking for a StudioCanal deal?

Is that Mulvaney in the background?

And, who knew Eigeman has inflection in his voice and does not always talk like he is reading a prissy novel? At least Stillman would have us think that of him.

[CriterionBlues]

Actually I am pretty sure the person in the background is the guy I met last year. I've heard the same voice on other videos and it sounds familiar.

He might have planned to say, "but you can get it on eBay."

[Firecrackker]

Got some inside info.

Contempt is re-releasing soon.

Stay tuned.

[belcherman]

I'm a little late to the party, but here is my desert island list. I've chosen films from the collection that I own and that I think have (for me) the most rewatch value. They aren't necessarily the ones that I think are the best, but the ones that I would enjoy watching over and over. I've listed them alphabetically.

1. Ace In the Hole
2. The Big Chill
3. The Gold Rush
4. A Hard Day's Night
5. It Happened One Night
6. The Killers
7. Red River
8. Seven Samurai
9. The Sweet Smell of Success
10. The Third Man

Have a great weekend, all.

[softunderbelly]

My Criterion Desert Island Top 10
1. Mulholland Dr.
2. Island Of Lost Souls
3. Black Narcissus
4. My Darling Clementine
4. The Red Shoes
5. Paris, Texas
6. On The Waterfront
7. The Wages Of Fear
8. Paths Of Glory
9. The River
10. 3:10 To Yuma

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by Firecrackker

Got some inside info.

Contempt is re-releasing soon.

Stay tuned.

Lionsgate and Studio Canal are willing to license out to Criterion again?

[MifuneFan]

He's just messing around

(But also The Third Man and Ran are part of the deal )

[Namuhana]

Originally Posted by starman15317

Lionsgate and Studio Canal are willing to license out to Criterion again?

I think you missed the joke from the previous page...

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by Namuhana

I think you missed the joke from the previous page...

Whoops, you're right. I'm on the wooooosh express because that just flew over my head.

[joie]

Region A! And it has an optional English dub.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by joie

And it has an optional English dub.

i think no genuine cinephile should watch any foreign film dubbed ever!

[CriterionBlues]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

i think no genuine cinephile should watch any foreign film dubbed ever!

Except for maybe Ghibli. I still prefer watching the first time with the Japanese audio, but the English dubs are usually pretty good. Of course animation and live action dubs are a different animal.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Waters' underrated later work would be my preferred Criterion pick-ups. Pecker seems long-forgotten now, but that film meant a great deal to me growing up. Cecil B. Demented is great too, and a fantastic film about film.

Pecker is a fantastic film, and I was wondering if someone was going to mention it; thank you for doing so! Just thinking about Jean Schertler's outrageous performance as Memama makes me guffaw with laughter; she alone is worth the price of admission. Definitely an underrated gem!

[LuckyDragon]

Pecker is my favorite Waters.