The Criterion Collection

[acroyear2]

If the Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman set's pop-up packaging is limited I wonder if it best to purchase sooner (at full-price) than wait for the B&N or a flash sale.

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/2294

[MifuneFan]

They likely made enough of them to last some time. They'll just go with something different for when it's time for a second printing. I think it's safe to wait for a sale. That's my guess anyway.

[Rzzzz]

Originally Posted by mark1220

Just got, and I'm watching right now, "Fiend without a Face."

It takes a while to get going but once it kicks in, I love it. It would be great if Criterion would give us an upgrade of the film...

[sethdlh]

Any rumblings of a flash sale?

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by sethdlh

Any rumblings of a flash sale?

Yes, one of the next three Tuesdays. Either February 18th, February 25th, or March 3rd.

The last four early year Flash Sale dates have been:

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Some have expressed the notion that it may happen on the 25th to coincide with the release of Three Fantastic Journeys by Karel Zeman.

[NolanvsNathan]

What are the chances of Parasite getting a Criterion UK release, given that Artificial Eye is releasing it on blu-ray this June?

Also, I recently watched Michael Haneke's Cache for the first time and I'm completely obsessed with it. I think it's on the Criterion Channel (not entirely sure though, since I reside outside of the US), any chance we see a physical Criterion release of it soon?

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by NolanvsNathan

What are the chances of Parasite getting a Criterion UK release, given that Artificial Eye is releasing it on blu-ray this June?

Zero, import the US

[NolanvsNathan]

Originally Posted by CelestialAgent

Zero, import the US

Damn, fair enough. Cheers for the heads up!

[mmarczi]

Originally Posted by NolanvsNathan

I think it's on the Criterion Channel (not entirely sure though, since I reside outside of the US), any chance we see a physical Criterion release of it soon?

Just confirming this is on the Criterion Channel (until the end of the month.

Other movies that are (or were) on the Channel prior to being announced: The Great Escape; Dance, Girl, Dance; The Cremator; The Fabulous Baron Munchausen; Teorema; All About My Mother. Of course more obvious titles like Le petit soldat and things like that as well. They also worked with Paul Dano for the Channel (as well as for a closet visit) back in June.

[FragnitoM]

Originally Posted by NolanvsNathan

What are the chances of Parasite getting a Criterion UK release, given that Artificial Eye is releasing it on blu-ray this June?

Also, I recently watched Michael Haneke's Cache for the first time and I'm completely obsessed with it. I think it's on the Criterion Channel (not entirely sure though, since I reside outside of the US), any chance we see a physical Criterion release of it soon?

There’s a decent chance for Cache on Criterion in the US, but I think the UK bluray is already very good if you don’t want to wait

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by NolanvsNathan

Also, I recently watched Michael Haneke's Cache for the first time and I'm completely obsessed with it. I think it's on the Criterion Channel (not entirely sure though, since I reside outside of the US), any chance we see a physical Criterion release of it soon?

Originally Posted by FragnitoM

There’s a decent chance for Cache on Criterion in the US, but I think the UK bluray is already very good if you don’t want to wait

While the AE release is region-free in terms of the main feature (and looks great within the limitations of the film's style), the extras (half hour Haneke interview + half hour making of) are in SD-PAL and may not be playable unless your display/player support PAL format.

[nitin]

Saw two very different Criterions over the weekend, both are worth people’s time:

Bottle Rocket - Wes Anderson divides people, and even divides his fans, but I like most of his output. This was one I had not really seen since it was released on DVD by Criterion some 12 years ago. It is a low key film with Anderson’s subsequent and overt fastidious stylisations largely absent. However, it is effortlessly charming and has a fair bit of heart even though it still has that twee melancholy vibe that a lot of his films share and that lot of people find off putting. More importantly, it is genuinely funny if you are on Anderson’s wavelength and in sync with its characterisations.

Criterion’s blu still looks pretty lovely for one of their first blu ray releases. The older scan has a little bit of artificial sharpness but nothing to get too concerned about.

Touki Bouki - Part of the first World Cinema Project boxset, this is a stunning film with a very trippy vibe. It is a sort of a coming of age, lovers on the run film with plenty of in your face social commentary but made with French New Wave style with some amazing cinematography and jagged editing and disorienting sound design. Some of it is frequently hilarious but quite a bit of it is also deeply elegiac, making for a very one of a kind experience.

A word of warning, the movie features some brutal scenes of animal slaughter (mainly the slaughter of animals for food) that are definitely hard to watch even though they are essential to a number of the themes in the film. I believe they were shooting animals that were going to be slaughtered anyway but I don’t think that will make it any easier for some people.

Criterion’s blu is from a 2k restoration and frankly looks unbelievable. I was convinced that it had to be a 4k restoration until I checked the liner notes. The level of detail is astonishing throughout and the film’s bold use of colour is definitely brought to life in the transfer.

[theater dreamer]

I really hope the sale is tomorrow. I think I've got my list finished, now I just need to put the order in.

[jshaide]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

I really hope the sale is tomorrow. I think I've got my list finished, now I just need to put the order in.

Hah! I've my fingers crossed for next Tuesday!

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by nitin

Saw two very different Criterions over the weekend, both are worth people’s time:

Bottle Rocket - Wes Anderson divides people, and even divides his fans, but I like most of his output. This was one I had not really seen since it was released on DVD by Criterion some 12 years ago. It is a low key film with Anderson’s subsequent and overt fastidious stylisations largely absent. However, it is effortlessly charming and has a fair bit of heart even though it still has that twee melancholy vibe that a lot of his films share and that lot of people find off putting. More importantly, it is genuinely funny if you are on Anderson’s wavelength and in sync with its characterisations.

Criterion’s blu still looks pretty lovely for one of their first blu ray releases. The older scan has a little bit of artificial sharpness but nothing to get too concerned about.

Touki Bouki - Part of the first World Cinema Project boxset, this is a stunning film with a very trippy vibe. It is a sort of a coming of age, lovers on the run film with plenty of in your face social commentary but made with French New Wave style with some amazing cinematography and jagged editing and disorienting sound design. Some of it is frequently hilarious but quite a bit of it is also deeply elegiac, making for a very one of a kind experience.

A word of warning, the movie features some brutal scenes of animal slaughter (mainly the slaughter of animals for food) that are definitely hard to watch even though they are essential to a number of the themes in the film. I believe they were shooting animals that were going to be slaughtered anyway but I don’t think that will make it any easier for some people.

Criterion’s blu is from a 2k restoration and frankly looks unbelievable. I was convinced that it had to be a 4k restoration until I checked the liner notes. The level of detail is astonishing throughout and the film’s bold use of colour is definitely brought to life in the transfer.

Touki Bouki is the film in the first set that really piqued my interest. If all goes well, and the sale is tomorrow, I'll be able to watch it early next week.

I wholeheartedly agree with your comments on Wes Anderson. Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums both left me a bit cold upon first viewing, and Anderson's appeal escaped me. It took The Grand Budapest Hotel to finally "get" him. I loved it the first time I watched it. That was the proverbial "light bulb going off in my head" moment, and I felt compelled to give his earlier films a second chance. Anderson's idiosyncrasies, which were irritating at first, now feel integral to his production. His use of color, odd camera angles, variations in aspect ratio, the very way he frames his shot-an auteur develops a style that is instantly recognizable, and Anderson's films feel different from those of any other director. The viewer is ensconced in a world completely of Anderson's creation.

[Cooper67]

I saw 2 wes anderson films for the first time over the weekend the royal tenenbaums and moonrise kingdom. I liked the royal tenembaums alot more but moonrise kingdom was a good movie. The Royal tenenbaums was the best modern day movie i have seen in 10 years. I have 2 more to go life aquatic and rushmoore.

I wont be doing the flash sale as most of the movies i want are preorders except for fail safe. The grand pudapest hotel, the great escape, destry rides again and failsafe will all be bought in the july barnes and noble sale. Holiday 1938 was bought on day 1 with amazon reward points.

[Cooper67]

Also i didnt know who wes anderson was or his movies until a month ago as i am normally a 1920's through 1960's classic Hollywood fan. I have seen many bill murrey movies which was what got me to get wes anderson movies as bill doesn't do regular blockbuster movies anymore like groundhog day.

[SonnybytheSea]

Anyone else get their copy of Teorema (1968) a day early from Amazon?

[AaronJ]

You know, I was looking through some stuff at the Criterion Channel and it occurs to me: I think Hail Mary may very well have been the first Godard film I ever saw. I know I saw it with my best friend when we were both still in high school. We saw it at the Detroit Institute of Arts. However, I can't for the life of me remember what motivated us to go see it in the first place. I do remember that we were both very impressed, as we hadn't really seen many (any?) films like that before. But I'm fairly certain that neither of us knew what we had just watched.

Well, 35-ish years later and I'm still a massive Godard fan. So, clearly something "clicked" all the way back in the mid-80s.

[joy-division]

Originally Posted by nitin

Saw two very different Criterions over the weekend, both are worth people’s time:

Bottle Rocket - Wes Anderson divides people, and even divides his fans, but I like most of his output. This was one I had not really seen since it was released on DVD by Criterion some 12 years ago. It is a low key film with Anderson’s subsequent and overt fastidious stylisations largely absent. However, it is effortlessly charming and has a fair bit of heart even though it still has that twee melancholy vibe that a lot of his films share and that lot of people find off putting. More importantly, it is genuinely funny if you are on Anderson’s wavelength and in sync with its characterisations.

Criterion’s blu still looks pretty lovely for one of their first blu ray releases. The older scan has a little bit of artificial sharpness but nothing to get too

I understand it's his first feature but I just don't get this film & iis by a long mile my least favourite WA film
Still own the criterion though for completion sake