The Criterion Collection

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by oildude

Scooby-Doo and The Banana Splits, gallons of blood, over-the-top campy gore, and one demon cat.

It's a lot of fun with an audience, too.

[kazama]

It's not really Criterion related, but it could be good news for some here...

Mathieu Kassovitz's new film, Rebellion (L'ordre et la morale) is finally available on Blu-ray with english subs (in Germany). I can't recommend the film enough, those who have seen and liked La Haine will absolutely love this one too, it's old school Kassovitz again. Brilliant film.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/L-ord...Blu-ray/65279/

[TJS_Blu]

For the Twit-less. Criterioncast reports:

A few years back... IFC President Jonathan Sehring revealed that a handful of Errol Morris documentaries were on their way into The Criterion Collection.

Morris, late Thursday night, took to Twitter to reveal that Criterion is currently hard at work on restoring and remastering Morris’ film, A Brief History Of Time, to release on home video. The picture tells the story of Stephen Hawking, and features the same title as Hawking’s iconic book. Featuring interviews with family and friends, the film also features music from Philip Glass.

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

I saw that one of criterion's prior catalogue movie, That Obscure object of Desire has been released under liongate/studio canal. Has anyone bought this blu ray.

I love this Bunuel film, but I was hoping criterion would release it. Now I am hoping Phantom Liberty will be release by criterion, and not studio canal.

I hate the fact that they own the rights for Third Man and Ran. And now they are releasing Bunuel films. This is preposterous.

Criterion's edition of The Phantom of Liberty is out of print, so you should not be expecting a release from them.

And by most all accounts the Studio Canal edition of That Obscure Object of Desire is more than satisfactory.

Originally Posted by retablo

For the record, I think Repulsion works better than Rosemary's Baby — it's certainly more creepy and has deeper roots in psychology. It's not often you can say that the final shot of a movie explains the whole thing.

I too prefer Repulsion to Rosemary's Baby - its use of location for atmosphere is incredible - but I can agree with the assertion that the former was a dress-rehearsal of sorts for the latter. Hadn't thought of that before, but it's an interesting way to see the two.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by octagon

[Show spoiler]Oh, btw, I was pretty impressed with Le Silence de la Mer. My reaction so far is very similar to Leon Morin, Priest. I walked away from that thinking 'okay, that wasn't great but yeah, it was pretty good' and then the more I thought about it the more I appreciated just how easily it could have been absolutely horrible and just how much he trusted (or didn't give a shit about) the viewer. I expect this to grow on me in very much the same way.

My copy of Le Silence de la Mer should be arriving in my mailbox anytime now, since I ordered it from Amazon UK a week and half ago. Thanks for the review.

I had a similar reaction to Léon Morin, Priest , because I was underwhelmed during my first viewing, but still gravitated to the in-depth discussions and philosophies presented in the film. It's an intelligent movie that gets better with time.

I have not seen a Melville film yet that I dislike. They're all pretty amazing.

Sometimes, I think that the universe brought Criterion films to my attention simply so that I could discover Melville's Le Samouraï, Army of Shadows, and Le Cercle Rouge. Those are my three favorites titles and I revisit them more often than any of the others.

Les Enfants Terribles is my least-favorite Melville film, but it's still a impressive enough to revisit from time to time.

[The Great Owl]

I watched my new Blu-ray of Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout last night. Another outstanding transfer of one of my favorite Criterion titles. The Criterion DVD of Walkabout that I upgraded was the older edition from many years ago, so this was my first time seeing the restoration in any format.

Walkabout is so off-the-wall and hauntingly beautiful, especially in the way that the scenes are cross-cut. I love the book page crosscutting during one sequence. Nicholas Roeg always made ingenious use of juxtaposition, and Walkabout is the best example, with the hunting scenes interspersed with butcher shop scenes.

I stumbled onto Walkabout several years ago after I bought a DVD of Roeg's incredible horror film, Don't Look Now, and found out about Walkabout by reading up on the other movie online. They're both visually-astounding movies with unique juxtaposition of scenes. (Don't Look Now has an extended love scene that is repeatedly interrupted by shots of the characters dressing afterward.)

I wish that Criterion would pick up Don't Look Now as a title.

For now, it's oddly amusing that Walkabout and Wake in Fright appear side by side in my Blu-ray collection order. I am not destined to be a salesperson for vacations to the Australian Outback.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

My copy of Le Silence de la Mer should be arriving in my mailbox anytime now, since I ordered it from Amazon UK a week and half ago. Thanks for the review.

I had a similar reaction to Léon Morin, Priest , because I was underwhelmed during my first viewing, but still gravitated to the in-depth discussions and philosophies presented in the film. It's an intelligent movie that gets better with time.

I have not seen a Melville film yet that I dislike. They're all pretty amazing.

Sometimes, I think that the universe brought Criterion films to my attention simply so that I could discover Melville's Le Samouraï, Army of Shadows, and Le Cercle Rouge. Those are my three favorites titles and I revisit them more often than any of the others.

Les Enfants Terribles is my least-favorite Melville film, but it's still a impressive enough to revisit from time to time.

No love for Bob Le Flambour?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

No love for Bob Le Flambour?

I did not mention it in the post, but I think that it's a masterpiece as well. One of the best DVDs that I own.

Le Doulos and Le Deuxième Souffle are also favorites in my DVD collection.

On this note, I highly recommend the Criterion DVD of Claude Sautet's Classe Tous Risques, because it's a great pairing of Lino Ventura and Jean-Paul Belmondo, who were both prominent actors in the Melville films.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Yami

Best film of the 00s, in my opinion. Definitely worth a watch.

Yeah, I'm really interested in it. I hear such great things about it.

[The Great Owl]

Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, Rebecca, and Spellbound are selling on Amazon today for $10.49 apiece.

I just ordered all three for $31.47, which qualifies me for free shipping. This looks to be cheaper than the upcoming Hitchcock bundle set with the three movies for $53, and I'd rather have the individual Blu-rays anyway.

I have no idea about whether or not Criterion has the rights to these movies anymore to upgrade them to Blu-ray, but I'm not holding my breath. That said, I'll probably see a Criterion announcement for these movies tomorrow, now that I've placed this order...haha.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, Rebecca, and Spellbound are selling on Amazon today for $10.49 apiece.

I just ordered all three for $31.47, which qualifies me for free shipping. This looks to be cheaper than the upcoming Hitchcock bundle set with the three movies for $53, and I'd rather have the individual Blu-rays anyway.

I have no idea about whether or not Criterion has the rights to these movies anymore to upgrade them to Blu-ray, but I'm not holding my breath. That said, I'll probably see a Criterion announcement for these movies tomorrow, now that I've placed this order...haha.

I ordered them from DeepDiscount a few weeks back for ~$11 each. A lot better price than the upcoming set.

By the way, announcements are on the 15th of every month, so they wouldn't be announced until then

[paul000]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, Rebecca, and Spellbound are selling on Amazon today for $10.49 apiece.

I just ordered all three for $31.47, which qualifies me for free shipping. This looks to be cheaper than the upcoming Hitchcock bundle set with the three movies for $53, and I'd rather have the individual Blu-rays anyway.

I have no idea about whether or not Criterion has the rights to these movies anymore to upgrade them to Blu-ray, but I'm not holding my breath. That said, I'll probably see a Criterion announcement for these movies tomorrow, now that I've placed this order...haha.

You won't see these being updated anytime soon, so I'd say it is safe to pick them up. I kept the Criterion DVDs though when I bought them. Found all 3 at a Moviestop for $5.99 each last year. The transfers are good, Rebecca being the best and Notorious being the worst.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by SimBelm

With exception of Synecdoche, New York for me I have to agree. Here's hoping for more Yang in the collection.

Yes. I've been waiting for A Bright Summer Day.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, Rebecca, and Spellbound are selling on Amazon today for $10.49 apiece.

I just ordered all three for $31.47, which qualifies me for free shipping. This looks to be cheaper than the upcoming Hitchcock bundle set with the three movies for $53, and I'd rather have the individual Blu-rays anyway.

I have no idea about whether or not Criterion has the rights to these movies anymore to upgrade them to Blu-ray, but I'm not holding my breath. That said, I'll probably see a Criterion announcement for these movies tomorrow, now that I've placed this order...haha.

Yeah, I hope too Criterion could release those titles, because honestly, I don't like the covers at all!
Of course, it's about the films anyway, and things like that shouldn't interfere, but still...

[Yami]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Yes. I've been waiting for A Bright Summer Day.

A Brighter Summer Day is in my all time top 10, so I'm very much looking forward to the Criterion release but I hope they don't stop there with regards to Yang!

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Yami

A Brighter Summer Day is in my all time top 10, so I'm very much looking forward to the Criterion release but I hope they don't stop there with regards to Yang!

I still haven't seen it, what with it being OOP and all.

http://criterioncast.com/news/edward...heatrical-run/

This makes me very happy.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

I too prefer Repulsion to Rosemary's Baby - its use of location for atmosphere is incredible - but I can agree with the assertion that the former was a dress-rehearsal of sorts for the latter. Hadn't thought of that before, but it's an interesting way to see the two.

I don't disagree, but I wouldn't in any way call it a "dress rehearsal"... Polanski had no idea he'd be directing Baby when he made Repulsion (the novel hadn't even come out yet)... and technically a dress rehearsal is a preparation to do something better in the future. Repulsion is what it is, a very low budget psychological horror film that — perhaps, due to loose similarities — is what attracted him to William Castle when he was looking for a director for Rosemary. He was then able to apply things he learned on the former — like all directors do — to make better on the latter.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Yeah, I hope too Criterion could release those titles, because honestly, I don't like the covers at all!
Of course, it's about the films anyway, and things like that shouldn't interfere, but still...

I actually like the covers for the Notorious, Rebecca, and Spellbound Blu-rays, especially with all three films together, but I know that I'm in the vast minority.

They do not hold a candle to my Criterion DVD cover of Notorious, but, then again, nothing does. I'll probably sell off that DVD to make room for the Blu-ray, though.

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by retablo

I don't disagree, but I wouldn't in any way call it a "dress rehearsal"... Polanski had no idea he'd be directing Baby when he made Repulsion (the novel hadn't even come out yet)... and technically a dress rehearsal is a preparation to do something better in the future. Repulsion is what it is, a very low budget psychological horror film that — perhaps, due to loose similarities — is what attracted him to William Castle when he was looking for a director for Rosemary. He was then able to apply things he learned on the former — like all directors do — to make better on the latter.

Come on, this is petty as hell...I stated "dress rehearsal of sorts". Multiple commenters here have touched on the similarities between the two films, and I condensed that relationship with the term 'dress rehearsal'. Ie: not used to the strictest definition in its office. This is the internet.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

Come on, this is petty as hell...I stated "dress rehearsal of sorts". Multiple commenters here have touched on the similarities between the two films, and I condensed that relationship with the term 'dress rehearsal'. Ie: not used to the strictest definition in its office. This is the internet.

Oh, sorry for being "petty", but like you said, this is the Internet.

It's still not a dress rehearsal of any sort, because that would imply he is doing one in preparation for the other. He wasn't.

I guess David Lynch's Eraserhead was a dress rehearsal for Twin Peaks, and Michael Mann's Thief was a dress rehearsal for Heat... this can go on all day. It's simply an evolution of each filmmaker to learn off past experiences, happens to them all.