The Criterion Collection

[Polaroid]

I told you guys....

THE TRUNK OF LIFE

[Cremildo]

A thinking, intelligent car?

Christine!

[MifuneFan]

Einstein was of German descent. The trunk of a car is also called a boot in some countries (mainly England), therefore Das Boot

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Einstein was of German descent. The trunk of a car is also called a boot in some countries (mainly England), therefore Das Boot

Actually, that's not bad.

[Jaymole]

The best I can do is Flash of Genius...if it was a windshield wiper thinking

[billy pilgrim]

Originally Posted by cropduster

Stranger Than Paradise and Down By Law have a similar style and tone to Mystery Train, Dead Man, and Night on Earth. Since you like those 3 films, it's a safe bet you will enjoy Stranger Than Paradise and Down By Law.

Plus Down By Law stars Tom Waits and anything will Tom Waits in it is worth watching.

The Criterion dvd of Stranger Than Paradise does include Jarmusch's first full length feature, Permanent Vacation, and is worth checking out as well.

Thanks, sir.

Tom Waits is one of my favorites, so that's a huge plus. I thought that his performance in Short Cuts was as good as any of the great ensemble actors in that film. It's also my favorite Lilly Tomlin role and I think they played off each other amazingly.

On that note, my favorite Tom Waits album is Nighthawks at the Diner. Man, that guy's really able to channel the Beats, in a really good way. Too bad his voice is ruined. I loved a lot of his early releases, but his singing voice is almost painful to listen to now.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Jaymole

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Newsletter clue (I stink at figuring these out)

Christine?
The Car?
The Love Bug Complete Collection?
Transformers, at long last?

EDIT:
Have a longshot theory now. E=MC2 is a physics equation. But it's coming out of a car. So, it's like a physics car. Or physicar. Or Psych-car. Or...Psych-o. And It just so happens that a particular movie about a pyscho had a plot detail involving a car. Somewhere inside was a bundle of cash wrapped in a newspaper--or, that could be seen as something wordy, and therefore "smart" placed inside the car.

Boom, Hitchcock's Psycho confirmed!

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Christine?
The Car?
The Love Bug Complete Collection?
Transformers, at long last?

Yes! The Collection has been begging for Michael Bay for years now!

(Actually, the sad thing is that Bay is a much more talented director than his movies are good. )

[minister_x]

A Little Romance

[Chumley]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Yes! The Collection has been begging for Michael Bay for years now!

(Actually, the sad thing is that Bay is a much more talented director than his movies are good. )

The Rock and Armageddon are already part of the Collection.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Chumley

The Rock and Armageddon are already parts of the Collection.

Not on Blu-Ray though. The Rock's current BD does port over all previous extras, so I wouldn't expect a Criterion rerelease to be any better (or even possible). Armageddon would be a huge upgrade though with the director's cut, all the extras (maybe more at this point), and I think it could use a better master. Doubt it'll ever happen though--more interested in a studio-released UHD.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by postmodel

I believe Einstein's brain was removed during his autopsy and was driven cross country in the trunk of a car.

Don't know about a movie though.

The book is called Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain, which covers that road trip. I'm not aware that a movie ever came from that story.

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by belcherman

The book is called Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain, which covers that road trip. I'm not aware that a movie ever came from that story.

I think I have that book somewhere. If there was ever a movie of it, that's news to me.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by belcherman

The book is called Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain, which covers that road trip. I'm not aware that a movie ever came from that story.

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

I think I have that book somewhere. If there was ever a movie of it, that's news to me.

Honestly, how could a movie NOT have been made about this?!

[Jaymole]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

I think I have that book somewhere. If there was ever a movie of it, that's news to me.

I think there was a movie with Drew Barrymore...Riding in Cars with Boys and Einstein's Brain

[MifuneFan]

Some at CriterionForums.org seem convinced it's for Arsenic and Old Lace, because a character is named Dr. Einstein (played by Peter Lorre), and a body is hidden in a car trunk at one point.

That doesn't really make sense to the clue though, unless Dr. Einstein himself was in the trunk at one point.

[Alex82]

Originally Posted by jaymole

newsletter clue (i stink at figuring these out)

E=mc2 = genius
Car = road trip

Only two options, really...

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[belcherman]

Originally Posted by belcherman

The book is called Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain, which covers that road trip. I'm not aware that a movie ever came from that story.

Edit: After a little googling, it seems a movie was made from that story: Relics: Einstein's Brain.

Read more about Albert's brain and its remarkable afterlife here.

[dana martin]

Back to the Future

Einstein + Car = Doc Brown, oh an Einstein's picture is clearly seen above the mantle

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

The Trunk of Lifeeeeeeeee

This has got to be a record for clues for a film (10?). They love teasing Tree of Life.