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SpiderBaby · 10-15-2010, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

Guess I didn't even realize till CG mentioned it but there havn't been many. Honestly until Criterion Blu-Rays I'd barely heard of French New Wave. But most of what I have seen I liked.

There has only been 5 from directors of that era (3 Godards, 400 Blows, Last Year at Marienbad). Pretty low for the era that was prob the most influential in film history. Heck the American "New Hollywood" era is pretty much America's answer to it. It's funny considering (no hating here) Wes Anderson and Kurosawa combines for 6 titles already while the whole French New Wave has 5.

And it prob looks like another Kurosawa is a safe bet before another French New Wave film comes.

SpiderBaby · 10-15-2010, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

I wish a "New American Wave" of films would happen soon. Ya, I know... it's probably wishful thinking. Time to go watch Hollywood's next big budget 3D CGI fest... Coming to a theater near you - Star Wars redux extended director's cut in 3D.

Everyone would love to have another wave like the "New Hollywood" scene of Hopper, Coppola, Bogdanovich, Nicholson, Lucas, Rafelson, Spielberg(

), Ashby, etc, etc, but I just don't see anything coming. Hollywood today isn't ready to take chances on new, young, talent. Unless they make them director to some already written, horror remake.

captveg · 10-15-2010, 06:16 AM

Re: Criterion Cast's list. Seems totally reasonable. Yeah, just one title that's new to the collection Spine # wise, but the Shock Corridor and Naked Kiss re-issues have been a long time coming.

Let's hope an Eclipse set joins those titles (if it ends up being correct).

horseflesh · 10-15-2010, 11:03 AM

12pm and still no announcement.
Bloody Yanks

P@t_Mtl · 10-15-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by horseflesh

12pm and still no announcement.
Bloody Yanks

It's only 7 am here on the east coast, be patient

horseflesh · 10-15-2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

It's only 7 am here on the east coast, be patient

I know, but still

rkish · 10-15-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

Any French New Wave 100% gets my vote for blu.

We haven't got any type of French release at all since Sept. If the Jan releases are true, it will still not have a French release. That might be a record with Criterion. I don't think they have gone 4+ months without one.

Looks like the weight of recent/future releases are/have been Japanese and American films.

Beta Man · 10-15-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

It's only 7 am here on the east coast, be patient

07:49 EST warm up the pitch-fork sharpener.......

rkish · 10-15-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Trogdor2010

I think it brought out more people to explore new content than some may have realized. Remember that blu ray even got people (mostly ps3 gamers) that didn't care about movies to be cinephiles, look at a few people here and you can see plenty of interest for that reason. Think of those same PS3 gamers that sit down and play Modern Warfare 2, fire up a Criterion blu ray every week.

I definitely agree with you there...I think in my case, I was getting sick of the crap that Hollywood has/continues to put out and have been looking into older classic American films that I've never seen (Night of the Hunter, etc.), French Cinema (Godard, etc.) German directors (Wenders, etc.) and any decent "Indie" films.

Blu-ray and a decent plasma TV have really opened my eyes to watching films. Criterion and THIS forum has been a liberal education and NetFlix allows me to experiment and taste all the goodies on the dessert plate.

Other brilliant companies like Eureka!/Masters of Cinema are just the icing on the cake and prompted me to finally invest in a region free player.

For what it's worth...THANKS Guys for your input, feedback, and for helping to educate me in areas where I am clearly a novice! (*getting a large lump in throat*)

rkish · 10-15-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

07:49 EST warm up the pitch-fork sharpener.......

You mean...break out the umbrellas and watch out for the heavy winds, Beta!

zombeaner · 10-15-2010, 12:11 PM

Wow, lackluster review for House on the site. I thought the film was outstanding, but I guess it is a matter of taste.

rkish · 10-15-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by zombeaner

Wow, lackluster review for House on the site. I thought the film was outstanding, but I guess it is a matter of taste.

That's why I've opted lately to rent and see if any film is worth a purchase.

Most of the titles I'm interested in will wait for the supposed November sale. The only Criterion titles I'll buy this month are "Darjeeling" and "Paths".

P@t_Mtl · 10-15-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zombeaner

Wow, lackluster review for House on the site. I thought the film was outstanding, but I guess it is a matter of taste.

It's a rather weird movie and I think you need to be in a certain frame of mind to see it

Beta Man · 10-15-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

It's a rather weird movie and I think you need to be in a certain frame of mind to see it

I am up for the challenge.

italy12 · 10-15-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Juiceboxjerry

Cool, thanks. I thought there was only three for some reason. No offense to anyone that really likes Howard's End, but I think I would have preferred any other title on that list.

Wasn't Howards End the only title not in the collection at the time?

Deadset · 10-15-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by zombeaner

Wow, lackluster review for House on the site. I thought the film was outstanding, but I guess it is a matter of taste.

This movie has me intrigued...but the review is very lackluster. I usually expect to see all 5's on a criterion release.

I just bumped this up on my netflix account...

italy12 · 10-15-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ChadFL

Having myself a Criterion Netflix movie marathon to pass some time while on vacaton. After watching Picnic at Hanging Rock I just finished The Vanishing (1988). The Dutch version blows away the crappy American version in every way. Terrific film.

I love the original "The Vanishing"!! That was my first CC DVD (out of only 3). Here's hoping it makes its way to BD eventually!

Zen_Amako · 10-15-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by zombeaner

Wow, lackluster review for House on the site. I thought the film was outstanding, but I guess it is a matter of taste.

It's not a bad review and I pretty much agree with it. Hausu is an important Japanese film, but it's not on par with some of the other films in the Criterion collection. It's more of an hidden gem that Criterion has rescued from obscurity in the US.

I'd compare it to something like Jigoku... An acquired taste for sure.

italy12 · 10-15-2010, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Zen_Amako

It's not a bad review and I pretty much agree with it. Hausu is an important Japanese film, but it's not on par with some of the other films in the Criterion collection. It's more of an hidden gem that Criterion has rescued from obscurity in the US.

I'd compare it to something like Jigoku... An acquired taste for sure.

I am looking forward to it immensely. Mostly because of what I read on here. You guys are a highly influental crowd. As someone said earlier, I believe this forum is the reason why I've started collecting Criterion films and viewing them each with an open mind. I've loved practically every one I've seen so far, and even the ones I was not too excited about got me thinking about them well after I saw them.

After looking up what titles CG said may be coming out...even if they may not be the correct titles, I must say that I am excited for yet another month.

ccfixx · 10-15-2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by italy12

Wasn't Howards End the only title not in the collection at the time?

It wasn't in the "collection," per say, but it was part of the Merchant Ivory discs that Criterion/Janus has released.

There's like 17 of those Merchant Ivory films.

CC

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10-15-2010, 06:16 AM	#17483
captveg Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:472 Blu-ray collection:1709 DVD collection:317 Trading Score:1	Re: Criterion Cast's list. Seems totally reasonable. Yeah, just one title that's new to the collection Spine # wise, but the Shock Corridor and Naked Kiss re-issues have been a long time coming. Let's hope an Eclipse set joins those titles (if it ends up being correct).

10-15-2010, 11:03 AM	#17484
horseflesh Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Dublin, Ireland Blu-ray collection:130 Trading Score:9	12pm and still no announcement. Bloody Yanks

10-15-2010, 12:11 PM	#17491
zombeaner Power Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Dallas, TX 4K collection:775 Blu-ray collection:5539 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:5	Wow, lackluster review for House on the site. I thought the film was outstanding, but I guess it is a matter of taste.

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