The Criterion Collection

[Martin_31]

Saw this on the a Mexican news channel. Had to see if I was true or not. http://deadline.com/2017/03/martin-s...ct-1202034443/ And it is. More volumes definitely coming up.

[JackKnightStarman]

Got a shipping confirmation last night at about 12:02am. Checked it a couple of hours ago, and it is being delivered tomorrow. Can't wait. Received my Del Toro trilogy today from Amazon. Gonna try to dig into that tomorrow.

Don't know where I'm going to put the movies I ordered. I have a big leather storage ottoman that currently has about 75-100 blus in it still waiting to be watched. Ah, the dilemma of a cinema fan...

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[unkie fester]

Any chance Master and Commander: Far side of the earth coming to CC?

[jw007]

Wow, I'm away on vacation to a tropical climate for a week and I not only miss the monthly clue but the flash sale as well!

Oh well, I've been winding down my purchasing over the past year or two, so to those who cashed in on the excitement, congratulations! I still have a bazillion Criterions to open up and watch, so I can handle another 6 month wait until the next sale.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by unkie fester

Any chance Master and Commander: Far side of the earth coming to CC?

Unlikely, considering it's a relatively recent major studio film. The existing blu-ray is IMO good in terms of the A/V specs but you need to pick up the 2-DVD SE for the bountiful extras including a massive making of documentary.

[cbellevie]

Just finished watching all three of the Before Trilogy movies and very much regret not picking up during the sale. Anyone remind me when the next B&N sale is?


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[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by cbellevie

Just finished watching all three of the Before Trilogy movies and very much regret not picking up during the sale. Anyone remind me when the next B&N sale is?


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July.

[tisdivine]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Mulvaney used the Jedi mind trick on you. The Force is strong in that one.

The power of Mulvaney compels me. The power of Mulvaney compels me.

[theater dreamer]

I don't see it ever happening, to be honest. The current edition has really great PQ and AQ, and as has been previously mentioned, you can get the extra bonuses on the DVD for cheap. Just pick up a used copy at a Movie Warehouse, or something. I just don't see Criterion grabbing this one up, though it's a fantastic film. Easily in my top five by Russell Crowe (and that's saying a lot).

Gladiator
Master and Commander
L.A. Confidential
Cinderella Man
A Beautiful Mind
The Insider

I don't know if I could possibly order those by favorite. They're all soooo good.

Originally Posted by unkie fester

Any chance Master and Commander: Far side of the earth coming to CC?

[theater dreamer]

Indeed.

Say, does anybody know if Mulvaney likes split pea soup? Yes? Maybe?

Originally Posted by tisdivine

The power of Mulvaney compels me. The power of Mulvaney compels me.

[Sifox211]

At last I can say: my order shipped! Due at the hotel in San Diego a week before me

[Zen_Amako]

Originally Posted by Hawkguy

That was one of my least favorite 2016 films. I don't know how I made it through the entire thing.

I currently have mixed feelings about Right Now, Wrong Then. I liked it quite a bit, despite the slow pace. But after learning about the director's infidelity--in real life, he left his wife for the lead actress in the movie--I can't view it in quite the same way. It feels like this movie was about their affair in real life and I guess it's a little too close to reality.

[John Hodson]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Unlikely, considering it's a relatively recent major studio film. The existing blu-ray is IMO good in terms of the A/V specs but you need to pick up the 2-DVD SE for the bountiful extras including a massive making of documentary.

Or buy the French release

[nitin]

Just got done watching Mildred Pierce, the restoration looks glorious. Easily one of the best academy ratio B&W transfers on blu.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I have the UK blu, but I figured there was likely to be some Koreeda fans in these parts that can't do Region B.

thanks for reminding me about this one. I've been mulling over whether or not to pull the trigger on a purchase from Amazon UK. I'm looking at the Almodovar set and the Godard set that has Alphaville and A Woman is a Woman... I'll add the Kore-eda title and get out the door for like $85. pretty good, I think.

if The Terrorizers or any of the Hou Hsiao-hsien titles become available again, please give us a heads up. I think the Japanese releases don't have English subs and the Taiwanese ones are unavailable.

[kataxu36]

My criterions from the flash sale are already here. That was fast.

[Zen_Amako]

Originally Posted by kataxu36

My criterions from the flash sale are already here. That was fast.

The charge has posted to my account, but they haven't shipped my order yet.

[senseabove]

Order shipped! Hooray! It's gonna be a few days, though, to make it all the way to CA.

Meanwhile, I just noticed L'Argent is screening in DCP at my local courtesy of Janus/Criterion. Have there been any clues for that one? I don't see a "One day..." blank listing for it on here, but surely you sleuths have noticed this before, or is it new?

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by senseabove

Order shipped! Hooray! It's gonna be a few days, though, to make it all the way to CA.

Meanwhile, I just noticed L'Argent is screening in DCP at my local courtesy of Janus/Criterion. Have there been any clues for that one? I don't see a "One day..." blank listing for it on here, but surely you sleuths have noticed this before, or is it new?

I don't know about a clue, but it was on their Hulu channel quite a while back. That's where I saw it. ...and I think I heard about it being restored, so I'd imagine that it is on the horizon.

Really good film!

[MifuneFan]

For anyone in NYC and surrounding area, Ozu's Passing Fancy (1933) will have a special screening on March 19th with a live performance from a benshi master and piano accompaniment.

http://filmforum.org/events/event/be...h-ozus-passing

rare performance by Japanese benshi master Ichiro Kataoka, accompanying Yasujiro Ozu’s silent comedy Passing Fancy (1933), will be held at Film Forum on Sunday, March 19, at 4:30 pm. Accompanying Mr. Kataoka and the film will be pianist Makia Matsumura, performing her own original score. Admission to this special event is $20, $14 for Film Forum members. Tickets are now on sale.

From the earliests days of movies until the mid-1930s, silent films in Japan were always accompanied by a benshi – a unique performer acting as a narrator, actor, and storyteller (and, in the case of foreign films, an explainer of different cultures). Highly expressive performers, benshi had their own following, drawing as many fans as the films themselves, and, as a result, the benshi would wield enormous influence in the early Japanese film industry. The benshi are often cited as the reason Japan was slow to adopt the talking film – at least five years behind the rest of the world.

Writes Alexander Zahiten, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard, the benshi narrated “both the story and the characters’ dialogue, often giving their own outrageous twists and interpretations to the action unfolding on the screen. Benshi were stars who often commanded huge salaries for their masterful use of voice for both subtle effects and dramatic fireworks of emotion… To the relief of the increasingly authoritarian government of the 1930s – which was unhappy with the benshi’s ability to co-determine the interpretation of the filmic text and potentially counteract censorship – most of the several thousand active benshi of the 1930s quickly disappeared with the adaptation of sound film. However, even after the war, a small number of benshi continued to perform along with silent film screenings and train apprentices.”

A student of the great Midori Sawato (herself a student of legendary benshi Shunsui Matsuda), Ichiro Kataoka is the best-known benshi of his generation. Ichiro-san has performed accompanied by both traditional Japanese and Western music, as well as with experimental and electronic sounds. In addition to his work as a benshi, he is a prominent Japanese voice actor for animation and video games. His performance at Film Forum (his second at the theater) is part of a rare visit to the United States.

An avid composer and pianist from an early age, Makia Matsumura has in recent years been active as a silent film accompanist, playing internationally at distinguished film institutions and festivals including the Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, the Pordenone Silent Music Festival (Italy), and the National Film Center in Tokyo. She has also provided musical accompaniment for the DVD releases of silent films.

Ozu’s comedy Passing Fancy, which Mr. Kataoka will narrate at Film Forum, is one of the director’s last silent films, in which day laborer Takeshi Sakamato’s relationship with son Tokkankozo (child star of Ozu’s I Was Born But…, etc.) is complicated by his crush on a younger woman. Passing Fancy, which critic and film historian Donald Richie called “a subtle and beautiful film,” won Ozu’s second consecutive Kinema Jumpo “Best One” award – Japan’s Best Picture Oscar equivalent. A rare 35mm print will be scree