The Criterion Collection

[dwk]

New addition to Janus Films' site: The Time Masters

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by dwk

New addition to Janus Films' site: The Time Masters

Very nice. Same director/animator as Fantastic Planet.

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Another Criterion wishlist:

The Dreamers (director Bernardo Bertolucci). I so glad I picked up the Korean blu-ray.

The Fall (2006 director Tarsem) Awesome film! I picked this one up during Blu-ray’s infancy (lucky me!) This needs a 4k HDR.

The Piano Turner of Earthquakes (directors Quay brothers) by the masters of stop motion animation.

Les Maîtres Du Temps (director René Laloux) designed by Mœbius! Criterion has released Fantastic Planet so this would be a logical step; one would think.

Shadow of the Vampire (director E. Elias Merhige) Defoe as Nosferatu, Malkovich as Murnau and produced by my man Nicky Cage!!! Still on DVD! Now that Eggers is making his version (I am hyped up for his next film) I hope Shadow of the Vampire will follow as a 4k by some company.

Any film by Andrei Tarkovsky in 4k.

Floating Weeds (director Yasujirō Ozu). Ok no box set, but a 4k release will satisfy that itch.

Time Masters was in my wishlist for future releases from a year ago. I have The Dreamers 4k from UK and Kino’s Nostalghia 4k. The list aged pretty well.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Another Criterion wishlist:

The Fall (2006 director Tarsem) Awesome film! I picked this one up during Blu-ray’s infancy (lucky me!) This needs a 4k HDR.

Apparently Tarsem reached out some while ago to Criterion for a revised release of The Fall, and they snubbed him.

https://collider.com/the-fall-4k-rel...ingh-comments/

When asked if his team reached out to the home video distributor, however, Singh said:

"We have. It was the strangest thing, they kind of have not responded to it. The kind of stuff that I like, it’s that kind of a film. It's very polarizing. People think it's the best thing, or they think it's the biggest piece of shit in the world, and both are okay with me…Somehow, in this particular one, whenever we've approached everybody– I did tell the lawyer and everything after this particular one, 'I will have a chat, and we'll find an outlet for it.' But Criterion doesn't seem to think it's their kind of film, which is bizarre."

[Taylor3978]

TCM is now showing The Life and Times of Colonel Blimp. Has this got a new master?

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Shadow of the Vampire (director E. Elias Merhige) Defoe as Nosferatu, Malkovich as Murnau and produced by my man Nicky Cage!!! Still on DVD! Now that Eggers is making his version (I am hyped up for his next film) I hope Shadow of the Vampire will follow as a 4k by some company.

Actually Defoe as Max Schreck playing Nosferatu (with a neat twist), while Eggers is remaking Murnau's film (I hope in glorious B&W). I agree I hope Shadow finally gets a high-definition release. Abel Ferrara's King of New York is also heavily influenced by Nosferatu, and of course there's the Herzog/Kinski version.

Originally Posted by zoodermin

I saw The Long Good Friday yesterday on the Criterion Channel and was impressed at how good it was. Bob Hoskins was amazing and the story kept me enthralled the whole time.

Also Helen Mirren and a very young Pierce Brosnan. Also a historical record of the Canary Wharf area before it was developed as a financial hub.

[CRASHLANDING]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Another Criterion wishlist:

The Dreamers (director Bernardo Bertolucci). I so glad I picked up the Korean blu-ray.

The Fall (2006 director Tarsem) Awesome film! I picked this one up during Blu-ray’s infancy (lucky me!) This needs a 4k HDR.

Shadow of the Vampire (director E. Elias Merhige) Defoe as Nosferatu, Malkovich as Murnau and produced by my man Nicky Cage!!! Still on DVD! Now that Eggers is making his version (I am hyped up for his next film) I hope Shadow of the Vampire will follow as a 4k by some company.

Any film by Andrei Tarkovsky in 4k.

Some great ideas on this list. I just grabbed the UK 4K release of The Dreamers but haven't checked it out yet. Maybe a project for this weekend!

[dwk]

For those with the Criterion Channel, but don't visit the streaming section of this forum, both Comrades: Almost a Love Story and Ngai Choi Lam's bonkers The Cat are leaving on the 30th. Comrades is going back in WB's Golden Harvest jail, don't know who has the US rights to The Cat, so I'm begging everyone to watch these before they leave the service.

[Member-682067]

I'd love to get David Fincher's 'The Killer' on 4k. One of the most enjoyable movies I saw last year.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

Only 4 titles?

I would have gave the closet more of a whipping than that.

Some people just don't take a lot (I think Alec Baldwin took like 3 titles and 2 of those were discs he was going to give to other people) or they edit out a lot (during the flash sale they posted some outtakes of Paul Giamatti taking some stuff he hadn't seen before - I think it was the Shochiku Horror Eclipse set.)

[Rayjg]

You know anyone who takes more than five titles is flipping them on Fleabay.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Rayjg

You know anyone who takes more than five titles is flipping them on Fleabay.

It's true, I bought 9 titles from Barry Jenkins!

[Scottie]

Janus/Sideshow have acquired the Latvian animated film Flow, which premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribu...ca-241295.html

...and Leo Carax's It's Not Me. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ca-1235909039/

...and Alain Guiraudie's Misericordia. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/s...ia-1236016140/

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Apparently Tarsem reached out some while ago to Criterion for a revised release of The Fall, and they snubbed him.

https://collider.com/the-fall-4k-rel...ingh-comments/

Yes, this article made me sad. It is a beautiful, colorful film that would greatly benefit a 4K hdr transfer compared to the blu ray release. I love the story too. Hopefully, Tarsem’s group will get a hold of another boutique label like Arrow or Synapse. It would be great in the criterion collection, but if not possible there are now more options than before.

[Cremildo]

[Watershipdownisgood]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Heck yeah Gregory Peck’s The Gunfighter, and Red River along with a four film Western collection great selection Viggo I still don’t have those in my collection yet.

[Flex_MythoMass]

I have this set: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/89...ingmar-bergman

I organize alphabetically on my Criterion shelf. Where the hell does it go? F for Film? B for Bergman? T for Through a Glass?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Flex_MythoMass

I have this set: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/89...ingmar-bergman

I organize alphabetically on my Criterion shelf. Where the hell does it go? F for Film? B for Bergman? T for Through a Glass?

It's known as the Faith Trilogy (or Trilogy of Faith) so I would probably file it under F.

[Flex_MythoMass]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

It's known as the Faith Trilogy (or Trilogy of Faith) so I would probably file it under F.

Works for me.

[Flex_MythoMass]

Received the WKW set today from Amazon. Was pleasantly surprised to see that the packaging and booklet were in perfect condition. But then I opened it and saw that three of the discs were heavily scratched, with Days of Being Wild even having two tiny holes that look burned in. Now I'm sad.

[umop apisdn]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

[Show spoiler]

Not sure if you've ever seen this, but here is Viggo at Toronto International Film Festival talking about his love for The Passion of Joan of Arc. It's about 45 minutes, but it's worth a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwZTBs248oo