The Criterion Collection

[Sommerswerd]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

If a Fellini and Kurosawa box set come out in the same year I might have to start selling my body parts.

What about a Wong Kar-Wai and Abbas Kiarostami box set as well?

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

I watched The Story of Temple Drake last night and thoroughly enjoyed this albeit short Pre-Code Film. I admired Miriam Hopkins strong performance of the title character and loved the German Expressionistic Cinematography. One of the extras showed clips from the 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and I'm optimistic that Criterion will eventually release this Pre-Code gem as well.

I’d love Criterion releasing it! Fredric March was fantastic, as was Miriam Hopkins. Her lovely gam peeking out from the covers, beckoning the doctor suggestively...her seductive whisper...if that’s not Pre-Code in a nutshell, I don’t know what is.

The documentary Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneering Cinematographers shows the long opening shot of the movie, and talks about the challenges Karl Struss faced in making that a reality. First off, it’s very obvious in that first shot that the talkies were still very new, and they were trying to figure out how to record sound. Sound movies, to that point, were very static in nature because of the technical difficulties sound presented. When Dr. Jekyll’s butler is talking to him, his lines are fairly hard to hear. As he travels through his home, preparing to leave (and this entire progression is done in first person perspective), the sound is inconsistent until you first see the doctor in the hall mirror. Then he resumes walking towards the door, out his Victorian mansion, and into his hansom cab. When you comprehend the sheer size of the camera used for this scene, you really appreciate Struss’ brilliance, and his sheer audacity for even attempting such a thing.

March’s performance is really spectacular. He was perfectly cast: the English gentleman one moment (though he’s from Racine, Wisconsin, not far from my hometown), and the monstrous Hyde the next, a beast liberated of all behavioral pretense. It’s fun to watch how vigorously he throws himself into the part. There’s an added layer of physicality that Hyde demanded, as well, jumping onto sofas, and over bannisters, and in the final scene where he’s cornered in his laboratory, crawling up the bookcases.

It’s become one of my favorite horror films, and I’d very much like to own it.

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by Xtempo

Looking at the shop today and it looks like you can't order the extra BD cases. Is this the case or is this temporary?

Contact Criterion’s customer service. I’d be surprised if they were no longer being sold.

There are other places to buy them, like Casetopia.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Sommerswerd

What about a Wong Kar-Wai and Abbas Kiarostami box set as well?

Think it's a safe bet to say we will get a WKW set in 2020.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Think it's a safe bet to say we will get a WKW set in 2020.

No. They are doing a Varda set and a Fellini set in 2020.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by dwk

No. They are doing a Varda set and a Fellini set in 2020.

Then, hopefully Criterion re-releases Chungking Express.

[jw007]

I just bought Until the End of the World at 40% off on the Barnes N' Noble website. I don't mind paying a bit more $ since its 287 minutes long!

[FragnitoM]

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

Think it's a safe bet to say we will get a WKW set in 2020.

It feels like every year this is suppose to be coming... I don’t think it will be safe to say until it’s officially announced. People here were also saying a few months ago that there was no way on a Fellini box because of WKW. Hope they hurry up and make it happen

[bsend]

Originally Posted by dwk

No. They are doing a Varda set and a Fellini set in 2020.

When did they mention a Fellini set? I only have 8 1/2 but would enjoy picking up a complete release of his works like the Bergman set.

[ShadeRF]

Went to watch my Bigger Than Life disc today and discovered it appears to be suffering from disc rot. It's not on Criterion's list of affected titles so I shot Mulvaney an email about it. It has bronzed significantly and I could not play the disc without issues.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by bsend

When did they mention a Fellini set? I only have 8 1/2 but would enjoy picking up a complete release of his works like the Bergman set.

Lee Kline hinted at it during a podcast interview with the Home Theater Forum and Peter Becker liked a tweet mentioning Lee Kline hinting at it during that podcast.

[Scottie]

I have a feeling we'll see a release of Boys Don't Cry next year.

[WinterLand]

Originally Posted by ShadeRF

Went to watch my Bigger Than Life disc today and discovered it appears to be suffering from disc rot. It's not on Criterion's list of affected titles so I shot Mulvaney an email about it. It has bronzed significantly and I could not play the disc without issues.

For what it is worth, I can confirm that I owned a copy of "Bigger Than Life" which also had beginning bronzing and I sent it in and noted that I had read online that other had problems with some printing of this disc even if it is not on the "official list", and I got a new disc in return.

[thebratpackwrangler]

Originally Posted by Scottie

I have a feeling we'll see a release of Boys Don't Cry next year.

Was this rumored?

[Gacivory]

Claudia Weill’s Girlfriends was also added to the Library of Congress! Hoping for a Criterion release, would even take a Warner Archive release!

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Claudia Weill’s Girlfriends was also added to the Library of Congress! Hoping for a Criterion release, would even take a Warner Archive release!

I became aware of that movie due to Kubrick's effusive words about it. He was a hard man to impress (based on the interviews on Taschen's book), so it must be really special.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

I became aware of that movie due to Kubrick's effusive words about it. He was a hard man to impress (based on the interviews on Taschen's book), so it must be really special.

That’s how I first heard about it! It has a Warner Archive DVD release, but seems to have fallen through the cracks.

[Jobla]

GIRLFRIENDS is good, and it introduced me to Amy Wright, who was kind of a younger "character actress."

I think that GIRLFRIENDS was filmed in 16mm.

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by Futurhythm

Is the del Toro box set out of print or just out of stock? I can't seem to find it anywhere...

On Criterion's site it shows "Currently Unavailable" which means it is out of stock (the DVD is still in stock). If it is out of print then Criterion will state "Out of Print".

[FragnitoM]

Originally Posted by thebratpackwrangler

Was this rumored?

I haven’t seen it rumored but have seen people say they want Criterion to release Boys Don’t Cry It’s a pretty good candidate... it’s an import film in the history of queer cinema, was just added to the National Film registry, The more female directors in the collection, the better. Its never had a bluray. It’s Fox a title. The Brandon Teena Story doc would be a great supplement. I think they should release it