The Criterion Collection

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

It's 32 for me, but there's a few I'm undecided about.
Is anyone thinking of adding Island of Lost Souls or Phantom Carriage to their collection?
I've not seen either.

I'm getting Island of Lost Souls.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by capnnarcolepsy

When i posted about it the other day, quite a few of you wrote me about it, so i figured i'd let you know my interview with Ron Smith, VP of Preservation and Restoration at Paramount went awesome and is available for reading. It is, however at another site that I write for that may be considered a rival, i suppose, so if anyone wants to peep it, just PM me and I'll give ya a link. For the silent lovers out there, he did says he's been working extensively on "Wings", from 1927, i believe, Didn't have any Blu specifics, but it will def have some sort of theatrical run.

I'll have a look. It was the first return from my Google search of his name.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

It's 32 for me, but there's a few I'm undecided about.
Is anyone thinking of adding Island of Lost Souls or Phantom Carriage to their collection?
I've not seen either.

I will likely get "Island of Lost Souls" during the Nov. B&N sale...but I've got "The Phantom Carriage" on preorder from Amazon. The screen captures from the "Beaver" look great and I'm a big fan of the silents.

[deltasun]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

It's 32 for me, but there's a few I'm undecided about.
Is anyone thinking of adding Island of Lost Souls or Phantom Carriage to their collection?
I've not seen either.

Yes and yes. The B&N Nov sale can't come quickly enough!

[retablo]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

I guess you all waited for me to do this, Janus Films new poster for Weekend (I wonder if I should go ahead and sell my New Yorker disc to somebody living under a rock?):

For once, a poster thats better than the film! I'd buy the poster... not sure about the movie though.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by capnnarcolepsy

When i posted about it the other day, quite a few of you wrote me about it, so i figured i'd let you know my interview with Ron Smith, VP of Preservation and Restoration at Paramount went awesome and is available for reading. It is, however at another site that I write for that may be considered a rival, i suppose, so if anyone wants to peep it, just PM me and I'll give ya a link. For the silent lovers out there, he did says he's been working extensively on "Wings", from 1927, i believe, Didn't have any Blu specifics, but it will def have some sort of theatrical run.

I'll post it for you, as it is just information. You are clearly not selling anything. Keep up the good work and good news about Wings.

Edit, link below.

http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Exclus...s-Blu-ray/9554

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by retablo

For once, a poster thats better than the film! I'd buy the poster... not sure about the movie though.

It's just a screenshot of the movie. It's guess it's a trade off, you won't buy Weekend, I won't buy the Colors Trilogy. Turning the page....

[Darkcritic]

Been thinking about introducing myself to the Eclipse Series so I want to know if any of you have some recommendations . My mind is almost set towards the Dusan Makavejev - Free Radical and/or Aki Kaurismaki's Ploretariat Trilogy . I wanted the Makavejev set because of my tendency to always try films from different/obscure cinema. I don't have a single Yugoslavian film in my collection so I think it would be a nice addition . Can anyone comment in the quality of this set? Or maybe suggestions about other Eclipse Series set? I want to keep in the lower budget so any set with 5-6 films will be avoided until next sale .

[Monty70]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

It's 32 for me, but there's a few I'm undecided about.
Is anyone thinking of adding Island of Lost Souls or Phantom Carriage to their collection?
I've not seen either.

Yep, seen them both. They are both great, and have already been ordered.

I have the limited edition Tartan DVD of TPC with the KTL soundtrack. (#1990 of 2000)

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by capnnarcolepsy

Looks like he was making the rounds, as mine is actually for theHDRoom.com. Here's a link to mine: hopefully it's close to being as good as the other one, since there is comparison available. Haha.

Side note: I am kinda bummed that they wrote about "Raiders" cause we were asked not to. Oh well. Life goes on. Heh.

Sorry Matt, I thought that was you. I will delete the link and edit my post, you can edit your quote. Either way, thanks for the info.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Been thinking about introducing myself to the Eclipse Series so I want to know if any of you have some recommendations . My mind is almost set towards the Dusan Makavejev - Free Radical and/or Aki Kaurismaki's Ploretariat Trilogy . I wanted the Makavejev set because of my tendency to always try films from different/obscure cinema. I don't have a single Yugoslavian film in my collection so I think it would be a nice addition . Can anyone comment in the quality of this set? Or maybe suggestions about other Eclipse Series set? I want to keep in the lower budget so any set with 5-6 films will be avoided until next sale .

Dušan Makavejev
Oshima
Chantal Akerman
Lubitsch Musicals
Nikkatsu Noir

prob would be my recommendations.

[capnnarcolepsy]

Originally Posted by jcs913

Sorry Matt, I thought that was you. I will delete the link and edit my post, you can edit your quote. Either way, thanks for the info.

Thanks, on both counts!

[Donat96]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Hey,

Should I return Spooky Buddies and wait for a possible Criterion release?

-Brian

That's funny.

[Tom Hiddleston]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

It's 32 for me, but there's a few I'm undecided about.
Is anyone thinking of adding Island of Lost Souls or Phantom Carriage to their collection?
I've not seen either.

I'm going to buy The Phantom Carriage. I also picked up The Tales of Hoffman at BB today.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by abbazappaplant

Watched "Still Walking" last night. What a beautiful film. It's a simple story in my opinion, but in this case, simple makes it meditative and and subtle shifts keep the story moving to its ultimate conclusion. I honestly cannot recommend this film enough, it's beautifully shot, acted, directed and is simply wonderful.

Agree 100%. I have written several posts in this forum about how much I like this fillm and how, like you, I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is one of the gems of the collection. As I wrote a just few days ago, what makes the film so brilliant is that it can take a slice of everyday life - the gathering of an extended Japanese family, their interactions over several meals, interwoven with interpersonal tensions, quiet demons, and modern vs. traditional cultural themes - and make such a compelling story out of it for a non-Japanese audience.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by ParticleDan

I've managed to pick up 46 of the 2011 titles that have been released so far. I've got the December releases pre-ordered and will grab the Sept-Nov titles during the B&N sale. there are a couple titles in which I have no interest (fat girl, life during wartime, Salo), so the question is, do I pick them up just to be a completionist?

My answer is no. I can relate to your question since I have asked myself the same thing. I have nearly all the blu-ray releases to date. But although I am a Criterion blu-ray films collector, I cannot bring myself to buy some of their releases. I would rather save the money I would spend on acquiring a film I have no interest in for spending on one I do, knowing there will always be more coming that I want.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Been thinking about introducing myself to the Eclipse Series so I want to know if any of you have some recommendations . My mind is almost set towards the Dusan Makavejev - Free Radical and/or Aki Kaurismaki's Ploretariat Trilogy . I wanted the Makavejev set because of my tendency to always try films from different/obscure cinema. I don't have a single Yugoslavian film in my collection so I think it would be a nice addition . Can anyone comment in the quality of this set? Or maybe suggestions about other Eclipse Series set? I want to keep in the lower budget so any set with 5-6 films will be avoided until next sale .

I've got four of the Japanese sets:
Nikkatsu Noir
Silent Ozu
Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu
Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties
Koreyoshi Kurahara
I've also got Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara, which is regular Criterion, not Eclipse.
I can recommend all of them if you like Japanese cinema. The quality is very good for DVD, even though the films are very old and their sources vary in quality.
I've not seen any of the other sets, so can't advise on their quality. However, I easily found reviews of all, except the Kurahara set, which is too new.

[BHolst]

Originally Posted by bhampton

Hey,

Should I return Spooky Buddies and wait for a possible Criterion release?

-Brian

D*mn you, Brian!!

Coffee in the keyboard and on the monitor... Not cool, man, not cool...

[Show spoiler]

[Icemouth]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Yep and $10 is a lot of money for 480p and compressed sound. Also, DVD's tend to look very poor on HDTV's.

Sounds like you have either a crappy TV, a crappy player, or both

[jvince]

Originally Posted by abbazappaplant

Watched "Still Walking" last night. What a beautiful film. It's a simple story in my opinion, but in this case, simple makes it meditative and and subtle shifts keep the story moving to its ultimate conclusion. I honestly cannot recommend this film enough, it's beautifully shot, acted, directed and is simply wonderful.

Originally Posted by oildude

Agree 100%. I have written several posts in this forum about how much I like this fillm and how, like you, I cannot recommend it highly enough. It is one of the gems of the collection. As I wrote a just few days ago, what makes the film so brilliant is that it can take a slice of everyday life - the gathering of an extended Japanese family, their interactions over several meals, interwoven with interpersonal tensions, quiet demons, and modern vs. traditional cultural themes - and make such a compelling story out of it for a non-Japanese audience.

I love Still Walking. I'm planning to get the blu-ray during the next B&N sale. I found it very elegant and down-to-earth, and it's probably one of the safest blind-buys in the Criterion Collection.