The Criterion Collection

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by jayembee

I love me some Nastassia Kinski, but don't forget Annette O'Toole.

On edit: I see baheidstu beat me to that sentiment.

Hey, don't get me wrong. I loved Nastassia. I had this hanging, framed, in my room when I was a kid:



But that still doesn't make her version better than the original.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Hey, don't get me wrong. I loved Nastassia. I had this hanging, framed, in my room when I was a kid:

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But that still doesn't make her version better than the original.

My penis is terrified right now.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

My penis is terrified right now.

And that, in turn, terrifies me.

[jw007]

I just got back from seeing Inferno and have to admit, its not as bad as the reviews all say.

It def. won't be in the Criterion Collection ever most likely (which is prob. good, since we have Salo instead).

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by jw007

I just got back from seeing Inferno and have to admit, its not as bad as the reviews all say.

It def. won't be in the Criterion Collection ever most likely (which is prob. good, since we have Salo instead).

Well, I hated that first one (whatever it was called), and couldn't even make it through the second. So I'm assuming that I won't enjoy this at all.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Well, I hated that first one (whatever it was called), and couldn't even make it through the second. So I'm assuming that I won't enjoy this at all.

The first was The Da Vinci Code and the second was Angels and Demons. I actually watched those 2 the last 2 nights in preparation for Inferno.

And yeah, you don't want to see this film if you're not a fan of these kinds of films.

[ThisKid]

Originally Posted by Martin_31

Does anyone have or know which releases come with a book/novel?

I think the first release of Short Cuts on DVD back in 2004 had the novel with it.

But in later days, they removed it.

They should've included it with this new blu-ray edition.

So if my mum doesn't like the movie, she can read the book.

She still isn't happy at me for showing her Nashville.

She doesn't like Barton Fink either.

But don't hurt her.

I'll just show her Troll 2, Birdemic, and The Room.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by jw007

The first was The Da Vinci Code and the second was Angels and Demons. I actually watched those 2 the last 2 nights in preparation for Inferno.

And yeah, you don't want to see this film if you're not a fan of these kinds of films.

And see, I love the "The X-Files."

[Lastyear]

Originally Posted by ThisKid

I think the first release of Short Cuts on DVD back in 2004 had the novel with it.

It wasn't a novel. It was a collection of short stories.

[senseabove]

Originally Posted by Lastyear

It wasn't a novel. It was a collection of short stories.

And the collection, with an intro by Altman, was remaindered in bookstores a few years ago, so I expect it's the same content in a different cover and should be readily available with the slightest digging


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[mja345]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

Meh, I was much more enamored with Annette O'Toole in the same film.

I agree, O'Toole>Kinski in "Cat People". Kinski is obviously a beautiful woman, but O'Toole is definitely hotter in "Cat People".

[darkness2918]

Its been a while since I posted in this thread but with the upcoming B&N sale ill be looking to rebuild my CC. How is Blood Simple? Is it worth a blind buy?

[Lastyear]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

Its been a while since I posted in this thread but with the upcoming B&N sale ill be looking to rebuild my CC. How is Blood Simple? Is it worth a blind buy?

Defintely worth a buy. Great movie.

[senseabove]

Originally Posted by mja345

I agree, O'Toole>Kinski in "Cat People". Kinski is obviously a beautiful woman, but O'Toole is definitely hotter in "Cat People".

Now I want a movie featuring Peter O'Toole and Klaus Kinski as rival drag queens in a bar with a cat-themed name. And O'Toole would obviously be the prettier of the two.


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[mja345]

Originally Posted by senseabove

Now I want a movie featuring Peter O'Toole and Klaus Kinski as rival drag queens in a bar with a cat-themed name. And O'Toole would obviously be the prettier of the two.


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Oh, Pete would no doubt look better in drag than Klaus. Klaus would make a hideous woman.

[theater dreamer]

I dated a woman like this. In fact, I think many of us have, at one time or another. What I'm talking about goes beyond the normal body chemistry changes all women experience. Some take it to another level.

But, this woman was also a real tigress in one other place, so that more than made up for it to where those other few days were not so much an issue.

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I've been thinking about picking up Cat People next week at The Noble, but I'm concerned that the subject matter might hit a little too close to home for me.

I've been dating a woman for the past eight months and about three days a month she turns into a panther.

...so this has happened seven or eight times since I've been with her.

If my calculations are correct, she should be coming up on another transformation sometime this weekend...starting to do the over heat thing. A few times she's gone pre panther and accused me of getting the bed too warm and starts flinging the blankets everywhere..wtf! Three times I've woken up with scratch marks on my back and no memory of how they got there.

My guitar and tv room has a small fridge but it can only hold about 4 days worth of food and beer. I'm thinking when she hits full blown menopause I could attempt to chain her outside. but in our area we have black bears and coyotes...when she's in her condition she would attract them.

...I would then worry about the safety of the bears and coyotes.

So I don't know if any cat-related movies are good for me right now.

I have enough trouble sleeping as it is.

[theater dreamer]

We share a love of digibooks/digipaks. I've built quite a nice collection of each. Completely agree that they are the fillet mignon of blu-ray issues. Aesthetically, they just trump regular issues in every way. I appreciate the time put into their package design. And, then there are the extra thick booklets, which are often nearly as great as the movies themselves.

Originally Posted by Popcorn_Bliss

I know that most are talking about actual novels that preceded a film, but one of the reasons I adore Digibooks, and the booklets in many Criterion releases, is they add "companion insight" to the film you will watch.

In a perfect world, where costs were no issue, I wish every (good) film came with a book. Not to impose upon the viewer how he or she should interpret a film, but just to offer insight into its making and to provide companion material on why it was made and what can be uncovered by viewing it.

[theater dreamer]

Holy God. How have I never seen that picture?

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Hey, don't get me wrong. I loved Nastassia. I had this hanging, framed, in my room when I was a kid:



But that still doesn't make her version better than the original.

[deepbreathsanddeath]

For some reason I thought L'Avventura had the smallest essay section in my criterion blu collection but I opened up Traffic tonight just to have a read of the booklet, except it's even smaller haha. The essay is only 2 pages and the rest of the leaflet is tech specs and standard art... Wow. Not that it matters with a release so stacked on the disc. The commentaries alone, man.

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Holy God. How have I never seen that picture?

There's also the very similar Alice Cooper photographs by Avedon.