The Criterion Collection

[StingingVelvet]

Sad face over no Notorious. HOW LONG MUST I WAIT? *cries in beer*

[dkelly26666]

Originally Posted by willtopower

All that was missing was the word, "snowflake."

Never once blamed an entire generation. Asked a question if this was a new thing now, because it sure as hell never was before. And, no, that's not the first time I've seen the Brando hate lately, either. So, it's not just one random poster.

Never have used that snowflake term, either. Wrong, fellas.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Sad face over no Notorious. HOW LONG MUST I WAIT? *cries in beer*

Your problem just leaps off the screen: not enough beer.

[KJones77]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Sad face over no Notorious. HOW LONG MUST I WAIT? *cries in beer*

January/February. Perfect sale hype build-up release.

[bongozoid]

Originally Posted by belcherman

2nd for Alexander Mackendrick’s Sweet Smell of Success. Perhaps my favorite Criterion release, at least in my top five. Nothing he did prior with the Ealing Studios suggested the nihilistic cynicism of this film, and nothing he did after came close to matching this, or his earlier work.

One of my favourite films. Tony Curtis' performance is superb.

[mja345]

Not hating on their December announcements, and it was a good year overall, but I really hope we get "California Split" in 2019.

[Nuck Horris]

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by pikachufan1336

The Astaire/Rogers musicals.

Oh God. Yes, please! What a boxed set that would make.

I don’t understand why Top Hat, especially, has never found its way onto blu.

Ginger Rogers is one of the most talented women to ever grace the Silver Screen, and she is woefully underrepresented on blu-ray.

[moody41]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

Within the last year, cable seems to have decided to show a bunch of apartheid movies, especially around the most recent Black History Month. I hadn't seen any of them, so I watched "Cry Freedom", "Dry White Season" and whatever the John Avildsen one is called, I forget. "Dry White Season" was definitely the best one (I did not see "A World Apart", which Ebert mentions in his review and seems to fit the trend too), and has a lot of interesting things to say about how the white people of South Africa were able to willfully ignore the evils going on all around them...

I don't know if I'd recommend a blind buy; it depends on how you collect. I think it's a very good film to see once, but I'm not sure I'd watch it again any time soon. A lot of posters here seem extra-sensitive to liberalism in movies, so be aware, this was definitely a "big important topic" in the late '80's, and there's a reason this movie stars Donald Sutherland and Susan Sarandon (and Brando, for that matter).

The Power of One is the Avildsen movie.

[theater dreamer]

I did a little jig when I saw more Barbara Stanwyck being added to the Collection.

Now if Criterion would just upgrade The Lady Eve, and grab Stella Dallas and Ball of Fire.

[jcs913]

I could have sworn I saw Sawdust was in the upcoming box set?? I guess not??

Edit... It is in the set!! What is different with this release? Some extras?

[The Great Owl]

I ventured over to Amazon earlier today and pulled the pre-order trigger on...

Sisters
The Naked Prey
The Princess Bride

...since the $25.99 current price is right for them.

[Namuhana]

Originally Posted by jcs913

I could have sworn I saw Sawdust was in the upcoming box set?? I guess not??

Edit... It is in the set!! What is different with this release? Some extras?

Criterion's releasing standalone versions of his more popular films.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by Namuhana

Criterion's releasing standalone versions of his more popular films.

Figured, since they already have several out. So the disc in the set will be identical to the new standalone?

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

I did a little jig when I saw more Barbara Stanwyck being added to the Collection.

Now if Criterion would just upgrade The Lady Eve, and grab Stella Dallas and Ball of Fire.

Don’t forget The Furies.

[ShellOilJunior]

One thing Criterion usually does very well are the short description write ups on their movies. However, there is one they did for December that's lazy and specious at best. It's something a lesser label would stoop to doing. I'm not going to call it out by name (mainly because I'm not going to get into a debate because it's divisive) but you can probably guess.

2018 was an exceptionally strong year. I'm going to pivot the data and have something visual to share soon.

[caiman]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

One thing Criterion usually does very well are the short description write ups on their movies. However, there is one they did for December that's lazy and specious at best. It's something a lesser label would stoop to doing. I'm not going to call it out by name (mainly because I'm not going to get into a debate because it's divisive) but you can probably guess.

2018 was an exceptionally strong year. I'm going to pivot the data and have something visual to share soon.

Just say which one. I'm curious.

[Memo from Turner]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Brando received a lot of undeserved Oscar nominations.

Right. The man widely recognized as the greatest actor in motion picture history received a "lot" of undeserved Oscar nominations.

I'll let you get back to your Adam Sandler movie.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by jcs913

Figured, since they already have several out. So the disc in the set will be identical to the new standalone?

Yep

[Cremildo]

Other than Sayonara and Dry White Season (both of which I haven't seen) and maybe Viva Zapata!, I can't think of any undeserved Brando nomination.