The Criterion Collection

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Thanks so much to Polaroid. Here are my final results (placed next to a store-bought framed poster of The Godfather for comparison):



My pic doesn't capture the colors very well, but in real life, it's pretty close to the actual images.

I ended up having to reprint the Night and the City image with a border so the frame wouldn't cut off any of the picture.

All in all, not bad for an at-home printer and $3 Walmart frames.

Your welcome and they look great!

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by SkyAntoine

What size are your prints?
I'm getting several covers from CineMaterial and printing online. I was planning on doing 11x14 with background mats. The frames are on Amazon for about $14 each.

All mine are A3 size (approx) and the quality is great so you can go quite big! I didn't go bigger cause of the cost of frames but I did have some A0 sized done in past for a few films and they looked pretty good!

[omgkitty]

Am I too late for the top 10?

1. Blade Runner
2. The Third Man
3. The Red Shoes
4. Persona
5. The Master
6. Brazil
7. Barry Lyndon
8. Le Samourai
9. Drive
10. M. Hulot’s Holiday

[Musicguy]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

As far as potential upcoming titles, I would first look at all the films that have HD masters in other countries that haven't been upgraded:

This Sporting Life
The Naked City
Scenes From a Marriage
Cria Cuervos
Adventures of Antoine Doniel as well as several other Truffaut films
Malle films like Elevator to the Gallows/Fire Within/The Lovers
Thief of Bagdad
Carl Th Dreyer box set
Rosselini's War Trilogy
Knife in the Water

among others.

I would love "This Sporting Life" but the foreign release didn't get high marks for picture quality. Even though a HD master exists doesn't mean the film will meet Criterion's standards. It may be a while

[Popcorn_Bliss]

I finally got around to picking up In The Mood For Love (2000) today at the bookstore. I'm only about fifteen years late.

I'm looking forward to diving into it. Judging from the trailer, it always struck me as pontentially my "kind" of film...colorful, sensual, photogenic, lingering...I guess we'll see if it is.

[zoodermin]

Originally Posted by Popcorn_Bliss

I finally got around to picking up In The Mood For Love (2000) today at the bookstore. I'm only about fifteen years late.

I'm looking forward to diving into it. Judging from the trailer, it always struck me as pontentially my "kind" of film...colorful, sensual, photogenic, lingering...I guess we'll see if it is.

Great pick! In the Mood for Love is one of my favorite films ever!

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Great pick! In the Mood for Love is one of my favorite films ever!

Me too. It's so beautiful. And it's addictive. Every once in a while I pop it in, and then find myself watching it over and over again for a couple days.

Oh, and I was so surprised and totally psyched to see that my Dekalog shipped! I thought I had to wait until November 8th.

[AwkwardBoner]

My back ordered Dekalog set shipped earlier today

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

1. Jean-Luc Godard - Pierrot Le Fou
2. Robert Bresson - Pickpocket
3. Jacques Rivette - Le Pont du Nord
4. Eric Rohmer - Full Moon In Paris
5. Francois Truffaut - The 400 Blows
6. Agnes Varda - Vagabond
7. Alain Resnais - Muriel
8. Claire Denis - 35 Shots Of Rum
9. Chantal Akerman - Jeanne Dielman
10. Noah Baumbach -Frances Ha

Bit of a French thing going on there!

Originally Posted by Carlosg777

I have already posted a similar question on the 'official' Dekalog thread, but since that one has irrevocably derailed into an embittered dispute over its technical aspects

[Show spoiler], I'm reposting it here. For a (mostly) first time viewer, can anyone suggest whether I should watch the 10 films as they were released on television, or if I should jump into the longer, theatrical versions of episodes 5 and 6? Would it perhaps be too jarring a contrast, compared to the work as a whole, or would I benefit from watching those versions, even if it will be my first time watching them? Your suggestions would be most appreciated.

Is it bad of me for saying that I was quite enjoying it? (Well, I was yesterday - maybe it has derailed since...)

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Has anybody else had a really nice dream that involved punching Gary Tooze (of DVDbeaver) in the face while he's half way through saying "robust"? Am I all alone in this world?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Has anybody else had a really nice dream that involved punching Gary Tooze (of DVDbeaver) in the face while he's half way through saying "robust"? Am I all alone in this world?

Beaver isn't exactly Ernest Hemingway.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Has anybody else had a really nice dream that involved punching Gary Tooze (of DVDbeaver) in the face while he's half way through saying "robust"? Am I all alone in this world?

I'm more of a DVD Savant type of guy myself. I do visit DVDBeaver regularly to check screenshots and to take a cursory glance, but I'm still not over my initial disappointment from years ago when I first visited the site and realized that the site name is false advertising.

[Sifox211]

youtube.com/watch?v=9sL102pyaLg

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Has anybody else had a really nice dream that involved punching Gary Tooze (of DVDbeaver) in the face while he's half way through saying "robust"? Am I all alone in this world?

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Beaver isn't exactly Ernest Hemingway.

I haven't caught that yet from the Tooze, although it seems like a popular sentiment. This is the second time someone has mentioned something like this.

[diskspinner]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

anyone else have any early returns to offer up on Dekalog?

I watched episode 1 last night w/ my wife. just as good.. probably even better on this, my second watch. wife enjoyed it, too.

PQ is great!

I watched 1 & 2 yesterday, both of them lived up all the expectation & more. I am planning to watch 3 & 4 next...Then watch the longer versions for 5 & 6...then 7-10...

Later I will revisit shorter versions of 5 & 6.

[RobertLuketic]

Originally Posted by Popcorn_Bliss

I finally got around to picking up In The Mood For Love (2000) today at the bookstore. I'm only about fifteen years late.

I'm looking forward to diving into it. Judging from the trailer, it always struck me as pontentially my "kind" of film...colorful, sensual, photogenic, lingering...I guess we'll see if it is.

It didn't met my high expectations, sadly. It's an eye candy for sure; great visuals, costumes, but story wise I found it a little flat.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Carlosg777

I have already posted a similar question on the 'official' Dekalog thread, but since that one has irrevocably derailed into an embittered dispute over its technical aspects, I'm reposting it here. For a (mostly) first time viewer, can anyone suggest whether I should watch the 10 films as they were released on television, or if I should jump into the longer, theatrical versions of episodes 5 and 6? Would it perhaps be too jarring a contrast, compared to the work as a whole, or would I benefit from watching those versions, even if it will be my first time watching them? Your suggestions would be most appreciated.

It doesn't really matter.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...stcount=156015

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by RobertLuketic

It didn't met my high expectations, sadly. It's an eye candy for sure; great visuals, costumes, but story wise I found it a little flat.

Well, that's probably because it isn't really about story, but, well, mood.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Well, that's probably because it isn't really about story, but, well, mood.

indeed.

the mood for love.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by RobertLuketic

It didn't met my high expectations, sadly. It's an eye candy for sure; great visuals, costumes, but story wise I found it a little flat.

In general I am not a fan of Wong Kar-Wai, although I still need to see his earlier works, I wouldn't mind a CC release of 2046 though, which is the one I've enjoyed the most.

It says here it's owned by Sony, so it seems doable.