The Criterion Collection

[McCrutchy]

Anyone looking to get the just-released Russian Blu-ray of Tarkovsky's Mirror would do well to check this thread out:

A warning: it is not English-friendly.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/region-c/1...arkovskiy.html

[Darkcritic]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Anyone looking to get the just-released Russian Blu-ray of Tarkovsky's Mirror would do well to check this thread out:

A warning: it is not English-friendly.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/region-c/1...arkovskiy.html

I think someone in the Kino thread mentioned they will release Mirror next year (I was asking if Stalker was a possibility) . Criterion needs to upgrade Andrei Rublev and Ivan's Childhood along The Cranes are Flying as soon as possible.

In a completely different note, today I had the opportunity of seeing Los Olvidados in a theater close to my home. Can't believe how powerful Buñuel's masterpiece turns out in the big screen. For anyone in this forums who has yet to see it, I can't recommend it enough. Such a magnificent (But way overlooked) film.

[SlickDamian]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I kinda want Criterion to add this to the collection. It does fit somewhat with what their goal is, and it is considered to be a highly influential film in Canada. I've been meaning to watch it for awhile now, because I love the SCTV parody so much:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goin%27_Down_the_Road

Yes! That would be sick. There isn't nearly enough Canadian content in the collection. The Barbarian Invasions would be another great choice.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

It is mainstream, but it's a bit more "deep" than Brothers Grimm. You could argue that Fear and Loathing, Holy Grail (he co-directed), and Time Bandits are pretty mainstream as well. I guess I should have phrased it as "the closest to a Transformers type film Gilliam will ever make," although that's insulting to Gilliam. Brothers Grimm is a bit of silly fluff, but highly enjoyable fluff. Like I said, not his best, but I get the most enjoyment out of it after Fear and Loathing.

Yeah, mainstream probably wasn't the best choice of words on my part. I understood where you were going with popcorn but the Transformers reference makes a lot of sense. 12 Monkeys is pretty accessible but it's definitely more Blade Runner than Iron Man.

BTW, I just caught While the City Sleeps a few nights ago and it might have knocked Laura down to my second favorite Vincent Price role. It's weird, too...it was filmed more than ten years after Laura but he seems ten years younger.

[SlickDamian]

I don't like Fellini's films. I've really tried, but don't like his films. I'm glad I own 8 1/2, and it is the only of his films that I can appreciate. I really didn't like Amarcord or La Strada. I prefer Micheal Bay or Roland Emmerich. Seriously. Don't like Fellini and wanted to get that off my chest.

[blujazz]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

I don't like Fellini's films. I've really tried, but don't like his films. I'm glad I own 8 1/2, and it is the only of his films that I can appreciate.

I don't like Bergman's films. I've really tried, but don't like his films. I'm glad I own The Seventh Seal, and it is the only film of his that I can appreciate (I suppose I saw it at the right place and time).

[oildude]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

What? You never saw any of the following?:
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Brigham Young
The House of the Seven Gables
Hudson's Bay
The Song of Bernadette
Laura
The Keys of the Kingdom
Leaver Her to Heaven
A Royal Scandal
The Three Musketeers
Bagdad
Son of Sinbad
The Ten Commandments
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
Beach Party
The Trouble with Girls
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
The Great Mouse Detective

Bolded are ones I am assuming you must have watched at some point.

I have never seen any of these.

Ok, just kidding....I have seen The Ten Commandments, but not in years (have not watched my newly acquired BD yet). I said I did not recall seeing Vincent Price in anything except horror - I forgot he was in TTC.

What I really want is The Abominable Dr. Phibes on blu-ray. I would like some of his other horror classics too (The Tingler, The Fly, Theatre of Blood, the Roger Corman films, etc). But Phibes is just so darn awesome. Love means never having to say you're ugly.

[Show spoiler]Forget Love Story and that candy-a$$ Ryan O'Neill. Vincent is the man!

[*DrStrangelove*]

Originally Posted by blujazz

I don't like Bergman's films. I've really tried, but don't like his films. I'm glad I own The Seventh Seal, and it is the only film of his that I can appreciate (I suppose I saw it at the right place and time).

I've watched Persona and liked it but its not really a film you would rewatch (actually now that I think about it, I kind of wanna watch it again)...well it doesn't have much to any replay value. Maybe a movie you watch once a year. I felt the same way about Through a Glass Darkly. The Passion of Anna bored me to death (don't know how I went through it). It's what's kept me from blind buying The Seventh Seal and The Magician.

[JetsFoo]

cant wait for Traffic to come out its gonna be my first Criterion!!

[octagon]

A quick aside for Carlos fans - I just finished The Baader-Meinhof Complex and it was quite good. It was very well made and very engrossing.

The various action sequences (chases, shootouts, assassinations, etc) sometimes seemed a little...dramatized isn't the right word but they did rely heavily on action film conventions and styles that at least made them occasionally seem like fiction. I don't know much about the actual events so I can't say whether or how many liberties they took but the one supplement I've watched so far made them all seem pretty committed to not playing too fast and loose with persons or events.

It's well worth a look.

[blujazz]

Originally Posted by *DrStrangelove*

It's what's kept me from blind buying The Seventh Seal and The Magician.

The Seventh Seal has high replay value for me. Watched it for the first time when I had my existential phase (from Camus to Waiting for Godot) and it still resonates past that. Come to think of it, I totally forgot I also love Wild Strawberries. Smiles of a Summer's Night for me feels dated while the Magician, I haven't seen it completely so I cannot judge.

Have you seen La Dolce Vita?

[mikesncc1701]

Had to share. These were birthday presents from my Pops.

[I KEEL YOU]

Just curious, what do you guys do with the blue "Director Approved" stickers? I try to find an empty space on the cover to stick them. I just wish I didn't throw away the one from Videodrome.

[mikesncc1701]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Just curious, what do you guys do with the blue "Director Approved" stickers? I try to find an empty space on the cover to stick them. I just wish I didn't throw away the one from Videodrome.

I cut it out (with the plastic still on the underside) and stick it between the plastic and coverart.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Just curious, what do you guys do with the blue "Director Approved" stickers? I try to find an empty space on the cover to stick them. I just wish I didn't throw away the one from Videodrome.

I toss them out. It's not a big deal for me.

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

Yes! That would be sick. There isn't nearly enough Canadian content in the collection. The Barbarian Invasions would be another great choice.

Oooh, and since Criterion often adds a WTF is this shoddy b-movie that's so laughably bad it's awesome title to the collection, they should add Cannibal Girls by Ivan Reitman, starring Eugene Levy's gigantic fro and porno 'stache! All joking aside, the film was one of Reitman's firsts, and it was essentially shot on a shoe string budget: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Girls might be hard to get from Shout Factory though.

Originally Posted by octagon

Yeah, mainstream probably wasn't the best choice of words on my part. I understood where you were going with popcorn but the Transformers reference makes a lot of sense. 12 Monkeys is pretty accessible but it's definitely more Blade Runner than Iron Man.

BTW, I just caught While the City Sleeps a few nights ago and it might have knocked Laura down to my second favorite Vincent Price role. It's weird, too...it was filmed more than ten years after Laura but he seems ten years younger.

I knew I forgot a few non-horror Price films. My bad.And yeah, The Grimmies are probably the most accessible, popcorn munching, light funfare Gilliam will most likely ever direct. It definitely reached a wider audience, I think in part because of Heath Ledger and Matt Damon. Interestingly enough, Gilliam wanted them to play each others roles, but Ledger insisted that they switched, as he didn't want to play a pretty boy again.

Originally Posted by oildude

I have never seen any of these.

Ok, just kidding....I have seen The Ten Commandments, but not in years (have not watched my newly acquired BD yet). I said I did not recall seeing Vincent Price in anything except horror - I forgot he was in TTC.

What I really want is The Abominable Dr. Phibes on blu-ray. I would like some of his other horror classics too (The Tingler, The Fly, Theatre of Blood, the Roger Corman films, etc). But Phibes is just so darn awesome. Love means never having to say you're ugly.

[Show spoiler]Forget Love Story and that candy-a$$ Ryan O'Neill. Vincent is the man!

You need to see them. The Three Musketeers is coming on TCM next week, and Price is awesome as Richelieu. You also need to see the Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, as Price is Sir Walter Raleigh, and Betty Davis and Errol Flynn are fantastastic as the title characters. Olivia De Havilland is also in it. Bette Davis always did a great job at portraying Elizabeth I.

Also, Leave Her to Heaven is an excellent noir. I think it would fit well within the Criterion Collection.

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by mikesncc1701

I cut it out (with the plastic still on the underside) and stick it between the plastic and coverart.

Mine goes inside the booklet.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

The My Criterion feature is nice.

I like how we can put in a "request" for an addition to the collection.

I put Exotica (dir. Atom Egoyan) as the film I'd most like to see in the collection

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

I don't like Fellini's films. I've really tried, but don't like his films. I'm glad I own 8 1/2, and it is the only of his films that I can appreciate. I really didn't like Amarcord or La Strada. I prefer Micheal Bay or Roland Emmerich. Seriously. Don't like Fellini and wanted to get that off my chest.

I don't like Brett Ratner's films. I've really tried, but don't like his films. Don't like Ratner and wanted to get that off my chest.

[octagon]

Just picking one new spine request would be really tough...

Selfish choice that will likely get a good-to-very-good release from somebody else so why bother except I'd freaking love for them to do it: Double Indemnity, Glengarry Glen Ross, Seven Days in May, Shadow of a Doubt

Selfish choice that will probably never get even a decent upgrade to the absymal DVD: Charley Varrick

Semi-campy, Semi-cool stylish 80s horror: The Hunger (I could definitely see this one happening someday), The Lair of the White Worm (bonus: Ken Russel), Cat People

God I wish Warner would let stuff go: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Rope

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by octagon

Just picking one new spine request would be really tough...

Selfish choice that will likely get a good-to-very-good release from somebody else so why bother except I'd freaking love for them to do it: Double Indemnity, Glengarry Glen Ross, Seven Days in May, Shadow of a Doubt

Selfish choice that will probably never get even a decent upgrade to the absymal DVD: Charlie Varrick

Semi-campy, Semi-cool stylish 80s horror: The Hunger (I could definitely see this one happening someday), The Lair of the White Worm (bonus: Ken Russel), Cat People

God I wish Warner would let stuff go: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe, Rope

All excellent choices! Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe is coming on TCM this afternoon/evening actually.

Also, I'm assuming you meant the original Val Lewton version of Cat People, because that one was awesome.

Speaking of TCM, I was just browsing through to see what's coming on over the next few weeks, and noticed that Fanny and Alexander (the short version) is coming on the 19th, at 2:30 AM, EST. TCM has it listed for the 18th, because it comes on "late at night/early in the morning." I'll set it to PVR once my guide updates to go that far ahead.