The Criterion Collection

[theater dreamer]

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Watching Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, which serves as my introduction to Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Yes, I have seen Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows, so this will make for an interesting comparison.

[AaronJ]

I hope you enjoy it. It's been too long since I've seen it, actually. I definitely need to correct that.

[yoloswegmaster420]

Criterion has updated the specs for Police Story boxset and it now says that they will be presenting an alternative cut of PS2 that is sourced from a new 2K transfer.

[bonehica]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Watching Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, which serves as my introduction to Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Yes, I have seen Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows, so this will make for an interesting comparison.

I love everything Sirk, but have yet to acquire or watch any Fassbinder. I really need to correct that. Either the upcoming flash sale or the July B&N.

[kuzronk]

I'm glad I didn't buy the non US Blu-ray of Berlin Alexanderplatz despite never watching any of his works despite wanting to since I was a teenager.

[yoloswegmaster420]

According to a user on the Kino Lorber thread, Criterion has the gotten the rights for the first 2 Muskateers films directed by Richard Lester.

[thebalconyfool]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Hello Criterion Forum, first post,
Like to see Criterion release a Garbo blu ray collection like the Dietrich collection that they released last year.

Welcome! I'd love to see that too.

[sawdustandtinsel]

Originally Posted by bonehica

I love everything Sirk, but have yet to acquire or watch any Fassbinder. I really need to correct that. Either the upcoming flash sale or the July B&N.

I've been recently catching up with Fassbinder as well, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved Fox and His Friends. I think that and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant are both still on Amazon Prime.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Hello Criterion Forum, first post,
Like to see Criterion release a Garbo blu ray collection like the Dietrich collection that they released last year.

Welcome to the thread, Grey Wolf! Do you collect Criterions in your film library? (Garbo would be a great addition too).

[bonehica]

Originally Posted by sawdustandtinsel

I've been recently catching up with Fassbinder as well, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved Fox and His Friends. I think that and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant are both still on Amazon Prime.

Thanks for the heads up!

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Like to see Criterion release a Garbo blu ray collection like the Dietrich collection that they released last year.

Me too!!

[sawdustandtinsel]

Originally Posted by bonehica

Thanks for the heads up!

You're welcome, sadly it looks like Amazon took them down though.

[senseabove]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Hello Criterion Forum, first post,
Like to see Criterion release a Garbo blu ray collection like the Dietrich collection that they released last year.

I would love a Clarence Brown/Greta Garbo set. They don't have the same entanglement as Sternberg and Dietrich, but they made seven films together over nine years, were pretty strongly associated with each other, and three of the four of their films together that I've seen are really good to great. And the fourth is, famously, the one where "Garbo talks!" and it has a sublime supporting performance by Marie Dressler, so even if I think it's so-so, it's something I could happily watch again.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Oh and thank you and it is good to be here.

We have another member here named The Great Owl, so hopefully I won't get your screen name confused with his!

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Hello Criterion Forum, first post,
Like to see Criterion release a Garbo blu ray collection like the Dietrich collection that they released last year.

Endorse. Though both her MGM silents and talkies. That would be one hell of a box set. And well whoever has the Saga of Gosta Berling and her other Swedish films which would be right up Criterion's alley, though I believe Kino released the one on DVD.

[prkchopexpress]

I know kino already released spetters, but many I would love a dutch verhoeven boxset. kind of like the jacques demy one.

or if any company released those individually.

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Hello Criterion Forum, first post,
Like to see Criterion release a Garbo blu ray collection like the Dietrich collection that they released last year.

A very warm welcome to you, Grey Wolf!

I would be up for a Garbo collection, too. My experience with her filmography is somewhat limited, as she is yet another one of the greats that is woefully underrepresented on blu-Ray. I have her only two domestic releases, Grand Hotel and Ninotchka, and thoroughly enjoyed both. And I set my DVR to autorecord any of her upcoming films being shown, but sadly, only the aforementioned Grand Hotel is scheduled. I do have Mata Hari to watch yet.

As Senseabove mentioned, she did several movies with Clarence Brown, and that would make for an interesting box set focus. I’d like to view some more of his work, as I’ve only seen National Velvet and Wife vs. Secretary (I’m a big Jean Harlow fan; she’s another actress I’d kill to get a boxed set for) thus far, but both were thoroughly entertaining. Garbo’s Anna Karenina is high on my “want to see” list. I’d also like to see some of her silent film work.

[JEDGAR1000]

Is there ever a specific day of the week flash-sales usually fall on in Feb?

[bonehica]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Thank you,

All of Garbo's film are really good some are great. Her last film was the only one that was not so good. Camille and Queen Christina along with Grand Hotel and Ninotchka are my favorites. The Flesh and the Devil, The Temptress, The Kiss are really great silent movies. It is a crime that there is only one Jean Harlow blu (Public Enemy). Would love to see Dinner at Eight released on blu.

The scene in Mata Hari with the young man, The Madonna and the eternal candle. Only Garbo could have done that. Poor kid never stood a chance.

[bonehica]

Originally Posted by JEDGAR1000

Is there ever a specific day of the week flash-sales usually fall on in Feb?

I do believe the past few have fallen on a Tuesday. I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.

[latehong]

Originally Posted by The Grey Wolf

Fantastic scene from Mata Hari.

Top actress with minimum Blu Ray releases
1. Garbo
2. Jean Harlow
3. Greer Garson
4. Irene Dunne
5. Hedy Lamarr
6. Jean Arthur
7. Lana Turner
8. Olivia de Havilland except two are coming out soon.

I'd like to add Bette Davis. Sure, 15 films of her have been released on Blu-ray in the US according to this site (I excluded Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid for the obvious reason), but most of them are from her later years (post-50s).

And since this is The Criterion Collection thread, I must confess I often chuckle to myself imagining Ms. Davis being pissed off in heaven (or hell) about Joan Crawford (whose Golden Age Hollywood stuff also underappreciated on Blu-ray, by the way) made her entry in the collection first with Mildred Pierce. Perhaps a small box set of her 3 films with William Wyler a la 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman would compensate for that: Jezebel, The Letter and The Little Foxes.