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CouncilSpectre · 03-12-2016, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I know before we walked about the possibility of Until The End Of The World getting the Criterion treatment.

I just noticed it got released in France last year. Looks like the full 300 minute cut. No idea how region-friendly it is, but Amazon claims it's region-free. No idea if it'd have forced subs though. Back cover makes it look like it's a 4K remaster -- one of the reviews claims it's director-approved.

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I might take a chance on importing this later. Anybody have this already? Any info on it?

Anybody think this is a good sign that it could get a US release?

I'd hold fire if I were you;

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...64&postcount=1

BAKA · 03-12-2016, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Arch Stanton

How did you do this? Some kind of re-shipping place?

What kind of costs did that incur?

I used Shipito to re-ship them to the UK. It was around $26 to ship those six to me. Which isn't bad, B&N would generally charge around $13 for six titles, so it's not too much more. Criterion ship free if you spend over $50, there are loyalty points towards a $50 voucher (my order put me over 20% of the way there), you fill the customs declaration in yourself, so no chance of customs. B&N's shipments can be kind of erratic too I find. I'm very happy with the experience and I'll be doing it again for the next Flash Sale.

deepseababy · 03-12-2016, 10:12 AM

I just finished watching Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter and was surprised at how profoundly moving the film was. It is on many levels quite depressing, but this is leavened with some offbeat humour that I thought fitted nicely and harked back to Fargo, the source material. The dialogue was minimalist, most of the story was told through imagery and that imagery was superb. I think this would make a great addition to the Criterion Collection. Rinko Kikuchi is really a wonderful actress.

Reddington · 03-12-2016, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Gerby

Prog rock was dreary self indulgent drek...thank god punk came along soon after.

Always good to read informed analysis...

You do know Gabriel did punk before punk?

Gerby · 03-12-2016, 10:34 AM

Alright lets not get all butthurt, sorry that I have an opinion on how shit prog rock was & is. I've never been impressed with someone playing two keyboards at the same time or a 10 minute guitar solo.

bwdowiak · 03-12-2016, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerby

Prog rock was dreary self indulgent drek...thank god punk came along soon after.

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Originally Posted by bipbop13

Thank god we can all have our own opinions. Look around now in the dark corners, and there are more prog rock bands then there are punk ones. Most proggers were smart enough not to have the live fast, die young attitude.

I don't have anything against prog rock, but to quote the great Steven Patrick Morrissey, "it says nothing to me about my life." I'm not sure how how one can conclude that there are more prog rock bands than punk ones as punk is the foundation of so many bands (e.g. U2, Nirvana, New Order, nearly every British band that came after the movement)

and "live fast, die young" is hardly the punk rock mentality... some punk rockers don't even drink, smoke, eat meat, take drugs, engage in promiscuous sex, etc.

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Originally Posted by theater dreamer

I'd much rather listen to ten minutes of complex musical arrangements with intelligent lyrics played by virtuoso musicians than hear somebody whining/wanking off while playing the same three chords repeatedly for three minutes.

I respect everyone's opinion here, but I'd much rather listen to 3 chords repeated. If anyone thinks that "3 chords" equates to not thoughtful, simple, lowest common denominator, or even rudimentary musicianship, you are really selling punk rock short.

You guys know who Henry Rollins is right? He's on the History channel a lot now. His intellect is near genius level and his career started as vocalist for the hardcore punk band Black Flag

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Originally Posted by Reddington

Always good to read informed analysis...

You do know Gabriel did punk before punk?

and you know that Buddy Holly was punk 2 decades before that, right?

silverlakephil · 03-12-2016, 01:10 PM

Glad to know there are some Punk/HC fans here. I went through my Punk/Goth faze back in High School in the early 80s. Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Bauhaus, & the Cocteau Twins were some of my favorite bands.

Member-275053 · 03-12-2016, 01:25 PM

Would anyone in this thread be interested in participating in a list/poll/survey of the best foreign/independent films of the year (much like the Blu-ray.com Community Top 25 Films thread)? I assume the members in this forum would be most susceptible to the idea of highlighting the films that are often overlooked each year in favor of the major studio films. I just wanted to gauge if there is any interest in doing something like this for next year, otherwise I won't bother? Thanks!

Reddington · 03-12-2016, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

and you know that Buddy Holly was punk 2 decades before that, right?

Well, proto-punk is usually considered to have started in the 60's, but I'm not an expert. I suppose Buddy Holly can be said to have a certain "garage" sound. Perhaps the irony of my mentioning Gabriel to the OP was lost?

Al_The_Strange · 03-12-2016, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CouncilSpectre

I'd hold fire if I were you;

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...64&postcount=1

Funny, I must have seen that before because I thanked the OP. lol. Thanks for the reminder. I can wait a bit for a Criterion version.

jayembee · 03-12-2016, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I see your off topic, and I raise it...

RIP Keith Emerson

I saw Emerson, Lake and Palmer in concert back in 1992, during their reunion tour, and was awestruck at Emerson's keyboarding. Man, this year sucks.

The one and only time I saw ELP in concert was back in 1973, at the (what was then called) Boston Garden. The two things I most remember about it:

(1) My girlfriend and I had floor seats. A couple of rows ahead of us, there was a guy with a doobie so big, it made a cigar look small. As soon as the concert started, he lit up, passed it down the row, it was then passed to the next row, went across to the other end, and so on. It lasted long enough to make its way back up.

(2) The concert was supposed to start at 8:00pm, but didn't start until 9:30. ELP then played for three hours with no break. At that point, my girlfriend and I had to leave to catch the subway back to where my car was parked, and I wasn't sure how late the subway would run. We stopped to use the restrooms, and as we were finally leaving, ELP was back to do their encore, and I heard the opening of "Pictures at an Exhibition".

The next day, at my job (I worked at an ice cream shop at the time) there were a couple of kids with ELP t-shirts. They'd been to the concert, too, so we were talking about it. Turns out that ELP's encore was the entire "Pictures at an Exhibition"!

Nuck Horris · 03-12-2016, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerby

Alright lets not get all butthurt, sorry that I have an opinion on how shit prog rock was & is. I've never been impressed with someone playing two keyboards at the same time or a 10 minute guitar solo.

Prog-punk thinks you're shit.

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Saccharin · 03-12-2016, 05:21 PM

Region B Criterion Collection that's fantastic news, maybe you allread discus it earlier, I just read an artical in the Guardian about it an which movie they are gonna release first for the UK. They made a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment starting on April 18 2016 on Blu ray with:
Grey Gardensdoc;Frank Capra's"It Happened One Night";Ted Wilde's "Speedy"; Roman Polanski's "Macbeth";Howard Hawk's "Only Angels Have Wings" and
Sydney Pollack's "Tootsie".

I am new on this Thread

DvdClon · 03-12-2016, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by obscurelabel

I, like movieben1138, am a fan of this movie, and I agree that it's not packed with laughs, although when there are jokes, they are good (but subtle) ones. One example (be warned, I think this is the best joke in the movie):

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The first movies that come to mind when I try to think of similar ones are:

I'm All Right, Jack
The Man in the White Suit
Soldier in the Rain
Paper Moon

None of these are exact matches, but they're all comedies that don't necessarily have a lot of laugh-out-loud moments but have a light and amusing tone all the way through.

I also have a feeling that I'm missing a lot through not understanding the original Italian dialog but I don't suppose I'll ever know for sure.

Count me as another fan of Big Deal on Madonna Street. I also like the American remake Welcome to Collinwood (2002) with George Clooney, Sam Rockwell, Luis Guzman, William Macy, Michael Jeter, etc.

Ray Jackson · 03-12-2016, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerby

Alright lets not get all butthurt, sorry that I have an opinion on how shit prog rock was & is. I've never been impressed with someone playing two keyboards at the same time or a 10 minute guitar solo.

Ian Anderson has more talent in his codpiece than Johnny Rotten has in his whole body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...and he plays the flute like a crazed sex demon!

Polaroid · 03-12-2016, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Ian Anderson has more talent in his codpiece than Johnny Rotten has in his whole body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...and he plays the flute like a crazed sex demon!

Im seeing Bjork everywhere....

RickDee · 03-12-2016, 08:21 PM

I've read the review on The Friends of Eddie Coyle but was wondering what others thought of it. I love Mitchum and this would be a blind buy for me.

Scottie · 03-12-2016, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RickDee

I've read the review on The Friends of Eddie Coyle but was wondering what others thought of it. I love Mitchum and this would be a blind buy for me.

It's a good film and I've seen it a couple of times, but that's enough for me.

The Great Owl · 03-12-2016, 09:11 PM

I'm continuing to plow through the Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman box set, and I have decided not to watch anything else until I've completed it.

This morning after my run, i watched Zatoichi's Pilgrimage.

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is a solid entry in the series, mostly thanks to a mind-blowingly good fight scene during the conclusion, where Zatoichi evades an attack by arrows, and actually catches one in mid-air and subsequently uses it to stab another attacker. (This also happens in the fourth American Ninja film, y'all.) There's also a uncanny tearjerker scene early in the film, after Zatoichi kills an attacker, only to see (well, hear) the attacker's horse approach and start mournfully nudging the body.

ShellOilJunior · 03-12-2016, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Saccharin

I am new on this Thread

Welcome aboard!

03-12-2016, 05:21 PM	#145573
Saccharin Expert Member Top contributor Member since:May 2013 Location:Holland Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:236 Blu-ray collection:1065 DVD collection:77	So I read Region B Criterion Collection that's fantastic news, maybe you allread discus it earlier, I just read an artical in the Guardian about it an which movie they are gonna release first for the UK. They made a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment starting on April 18 2016 on Blu ray with: Grey Gardensdoc;Frank Capra's"It Happened One Night";Ted Wilde's "Speedy"; Roman Polanski's "Macbeth";Howard Hawk's "Only Angels Have Wings" and Sydney Pollack's "Tootsie". I am new on this Thread

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03-12-2016, 10:12 AM	#145563
deepseababy Expert Member Member since:Aug 2015 Location:South Australia 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:266	I just finished watching Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter and was surprised at how profoundly moving the film was. It is on many levels quite depressing, but this is leavened with some offbeat humour that I thought fitted nicely and harked back to Fargo, the source material. The dialogue was minimalist, most of the story was told through imagery and that imagery was superb. I think this would make a great addition to the Criterion Collection. Rinko Kikuchi is really a wonderful actress.

03-12-2016, 10:34 AM	#145565
Gerby Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Yorkshire, UK Blu-ray collection:-	Alright lets not get all butthurt, sorry that I have an opinion on how shit prog rock was & is. I've never been impressed with someone playing two keyboards at the same time or a 10 minute guitar solo.

03-12-2016, 01:10 PM	#145567
silverlakephil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:The Bay Area 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:2292 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:18	Glad to know there are some Punk/HC fans here. I went through my Punk/Goth faze back in High School in the early 80s. Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Bauhaus, & the Cocteau Twins were some of my favorite bands.

03-12-2016, 01:25 PM	#145568
Member-275053 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2013	Would anyone in this thread be interested in participating in a list/poll/survey of the best foreign/independent films of the year (much like the Blu-ray.com Community Top 25 Films thread)? I assume the members in this forum would be most susceptible to the idea of highlighting the films that are often overlooked each year in favor of the major studio films. I just wanted to gauge if there is any interest in doing something like this for next year, otherwise I won't bother? Thanks!

03-12-2016, 08:21 PM	#145577
RickDee Banned Member since:Jul 2015 Location:Rowlett, Tx Blu-ray collection:1 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I've read the review on The Friends of Eddie Coyle but was wondering what others thought of it. I love Mitchum and this would be a blind buy for me.

03-12-2016, 09:11 PM	#145579
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I'm continuing to plow through the Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman box set, and I have decided not to watch anything else until I've completed it. This morning after my run, i watched Zatoichi's Pilgrimage. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is a solid entry in the series, mostly thanks to a mind-blowingly good fight scene during the conclusion, where Zatoichi evades an attack by arrows, and actually catches one in mid-air and subsequently uses it to stab another attacker. (This also happens in the fourth American Ninja film, y'all.) There's also a uncanny tearjerker scene early in the film, after Zatoichi kills an attacker, only to see (well, hear) the attacker's horse approach and start mournfully nudging the body.

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