The Criterion Collection

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

It is not limited

Pro-B

Thank you.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Do you guys ever buy criterions on release date or just on the sales?

If by "release date" you mean "within the first week or two of release", then, yes, I do. But not very often, and generally only for titles I can't wait for. And, usually, at these times, I have a "20% off one item" coupon from B&N that I can use.

Others, I wait for B&N sales. Not just the two 50% off sales, but also the B2G1 sales.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jw007

Ya know, I was just thinking about the Martin Scorcese World Cinema Project box set.... Criterion should release his stuff every year or so (like an Eclipse set) and name this "Volume 1". I think this should be the beginning of a trend of Scorcese-restored or endorsed films.

Ahhh...it actually does have a "No. 1" on the front of the box. Whether it'll have a special spine number is another question.

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Do you guys ever buy criterions on release date or just on the sales?

It's pretty rare I'll buy Criterions on release day, but it certainly does happen. I generally wait until the B&N sales, as they are basically the only reason I have a B&N membership!

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Ahhh...it actually does have a "No. 1" on the front of the box. Whether it'll have a special spine number is another question.

It's 684. Is that special? What makes a spine # special?

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

It's 684. Is that special? What makes a spine # special?

D'oh! There, I just had a "Senior Member moment". I forgot that the set had a spine #. I was thinking of a separate spine # sequence like the Eclipse series.

[smoss469]

Anyone know if they ever have plans of releasing films like:

Bad Day At Black Rock
Charlie Varrick
Django (Original)

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by jayembee

D'oh! There, I just had a "Senior Member moment". I forgot that the set had a spine #. I was thinking of a separate spine # sequence like the Eclipse series.

Ah, gotcha. The only "special" spine number i could think of The Devil's Backbone.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by smoss469

I thought the remake's Albert Hall scene drug on too long, it seemed unnecessarily long.

It is neat to see Bernard Herrmann conducting....

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by smoss469

Anyone know if they ever have plans of releasing films like:

Bad Day At Black Rock
Charlie Varrick
Django (Original)

I would love to see Bad Day at Black Rock since there are no Tracy or Ryan films in the collection. Two of America's greatest actors square off in this with (IMO) one of the best acting sequences-

[Show spoiler]the chat at the filling station with Tracy stealing the scene

-on film. Can't beat the supporting cast either (Borgnine, Brennan, Marvin, Jagger) with all those Oscars between them.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by smoss469

Anyone know if they ever have plans of releasing films like:

Bad Day At Black Rock
Charlie Varrick
Django (Original)

Django is held by Blue Underground, so no. Bad Day At Black Rock (I wish) is Warner Bros. Outside of Badlands and a rumored deal or maybe a couple titles, nothing has been seen of any further WB films, so at this point it's a no.

Charley Varrick seems to be Universal which means it could be available to Criterion, but no indication of their interest has been seen.

So at this point, no go on all 3.

[Kevin Holly]

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

Django is held by Blue Underground, so no. Bad Day At Black Rock (I wish) is Warner Bros. Outside of Badlands and a rumored deal or maybe a couple titles, nothing has been seen of any further WB films, so at this point it's a no.

Charley Varrick seems to be Universal which means it could be available to Criterion, but no indication of their interest has been seen.

So at this point, no go on all 3.

I was definitely satisfied with Blue Underground's release of Django. The transfer was more than solid.

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

Django is held by Blue Underground, so no. Bad Day At Black Rock (I wish) is Warner Bros. Outside of Badlands and a rumored deal or maybe a couple titles, nothing has been seen of any further WB films, so at this point it's a no.

Charley Varrick seems to be Universal which means it could be available to Criterion, but no indication of their interest has been seen.

So at this point, no go on all 3.

Damn, oh well, I can always hope

[The Great Owl]

Here's my write-up on The Fly (1958). This movie would make a fine double-feature with The Blob, although a more offbeat and equally fulfilling double feature would be The Fly and Bigger Than Life. It's a great Blu-ray, whichever way you want to approach it.

[UncleBuckWild]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Here's my write-up on The Fly (1958). This movie would make a fine double-feature with The Blob, although a more offbeat and equally fulfilling double feature would be The Fly and Bigger Than Life. It's a great Blu-ray, whichever way you want to approach it.

Bravo! At first The Fly didn't seem like my cup of tea, but your interestingly written views on this movie makes me wanna watch it sooner than later.

[The Great Owl]

Is it a faux pas to mention the availability of certain Criterion titles in their entirety on YouTube? I'm trying to get some offline friends of mine to warm up to Elevator to the Gallows, and I just found out that it's there.

If I get suspended or banned, then it was great hanging out with y'all!

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I saw “Repulsion” last night for the first time. I’d be interested to know if ppl here in the community like this film. Some of the photography is nice and the soundtrack is full of some pretty cool effects that help establish the tone, but I got bored with it after about 45 minutes. I did a keyword search on this thread and if I did it correctly, the title “Repulsion” hasn’t been mentioned since 2009.

It's hard to get bored by Repulsion with all the interesting camera shots and Catherine Deneuve being in every scene. Great performance and she looks strikingly beautiful in every frame. She's enough to hold your attention.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by spanky87

It's hard to get bored by Repulsion with all the interesting camera shots and Catherine Deneuve being in every scene. Great performance and she looks strikingly beautiful in every frame. She's enough to hold your attention.

Catherine Deneuve is amazing. I would really love to see Melville's Un Flic released on Blu-ray by Criterion.

[Blu-Velvet]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I would love to see Bad Day at Black Rock since there are no Tracy or Ryan films in the collection. Two of America's greatest actors square off in this with (IMO) one of the best acting sequences-

[Show spoiler]the chat at the filling station with Tracy stealing the scene

-on film. Can't beat the supporting cast either (Borgnine, Brennan, Marvin, Jagger) with all those Oscars between them.

I'd also love to see this on Blu, whether it's Criterion or Warner does it themselves. The Blue Underground disc of DJANGO is not bad at all, although some newer (and HD) special features Criterion-style might be nice.