The Criterion Collection

[Clare2904]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Ministry of Fear is on my list to watch today if I can get to it. It'll be my first Fritz Lang film, I've yet to watch my copy of Metropolis. Very excited about this one!

Enjoy I watched Ministry of Fear not long back and gave it a very solid 8/10 score. Metropolis is just For its day, just

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

hello again everyone, been a while for me in here (work and travel have kept me out)but jumping back in.

Welcome back, LoMo.

And on a sad note, so sad to read that Bob Hoskins has passed. So many great films, but I'll always remember him in The Wall, Hook, and of course Roger Rabbit. RIP Bob.

Watched Felicia's Journey last night. Mesmerizing performance by Hoskins. There's one point later in the film where he looks directly into the camera, and it sends chills down the spine. This film really needs a good transfer on Blu-ray. The Artisan DVD is far too soft (though I've seen worse).

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Welcome back, LoMo.



Watched Felicia's Journey last night. Mesmerizing performance by Hoskins. There's one point later in the film where he looks directly into the camera, and it sends chills down the spine. This film really needs a good transfer on Blu-ray. The Artisan DVD is far too soft (though I've seen worse).

Thanks jayembee! And I'll have to check out Felicia's Journey, it's one I haven't seen!

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Enjoy I watched Ministry of Fear not long back and gave it a very solid 8/10 score. Metropolis is just For its day, just

Yeah, I started watching Metropolis the other day, and just didn't have time to really sit and enjoy it, so I put it back for another day. But the first few minutes seemed amazing...

[natureboy]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Arrow just revealed that they will be releasing all-new HD restorations of both Mona Lisa and The Long Good Friday, so its time to ditch those ancient Criterion DVDs and those awful AB BDs!

Excellent news.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I don't know if you're region free, but Coeur Fidele is well worth checking out.

So good. It's also in my top 10, which looks something like:

1. The Passion of Joan of Arc
2. Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler
3. Lonesome
4. Safety Last!
5. Sunrise
6. Strike
7. The Kid
8. Coeur Fidele
9. Battleship Potemkin
10. Nosferatu

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Die Nibelungen is on my list of future purchases, since I've taken quite a liking to Fritz Lang's canon. I need to catch up on quite a few unwatched Blu-rays and DVDs on my shelf before I pull that trigger, though.

Another great film, I love MOC's release. Though, in terms of Lang's epic silents, Mabuse comes out on top for me.

[Iamspartacus]

Anyone know yet if we are, definitively, getting a digibook/pack release of Ace in the Hole next Tuesday?

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by Iamspartacus

Anyone know yet if we are, definitively, getting a digibook/pack release of Ace in the Hole next Tuesday?

I believe it is just the standard case, not a digibook/pack.

Usually Pro-B updates the listing on the site after he reviews it if it is indeed a digibook/pack.

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Arrow just revealed that they will be releasing all-new HD restorations of both Mona Lisa and The Long Good Friday, so its time to ditch those ancient Criterion DVDs and those awful AB BDs!

Good news. I'll upgrade for PQ reasons, obviously. If Mona Lisa includes the commentary with Jordan and Hoskins then I'll get rid of the Criterion release.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Coen

Yeah, my girlfriend loves most Coen films but dislikes A Serious Man. She cannot understand how it is my 2nd favorite. It must be their most divisive work.
If Criterion released The Man Who Wasn't There (or Barton Fink), it would be a dream come true.

I loooooove A serious man!

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

I loooooove A serious man!

I second that. Such an amazing movie. Then again, I love the Coen Brothers.

[The Great Owl]

I'm the proud owner of Il Sorpasso, after using a 20% off coupon in conjunction with the 20% off sticker price and my membership to buy it for $24.

I ought not to keep buying Blu-rays since I'm behind on my still-unwatched stack, but I like to buy the Dual Format digipaks when they're still in great condition.

At any rate, Il Sorpasso seems like a cool summer flick.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm the proud owner of Il Sorpasso, after using a 20% off coupon in conjunction with the 20% off sticker price and my membership to buy it for $24.

I ought not to keep buying Blu-rays since I'm behind on my still-unwatched stack, but I like to buy the Dual Format digipaks when they're still in great condition.

At any rate, Il Sorpasso seems like a cool summer flick.

I'm trying to figure outif I want to buy anything with the 20% i got in the mail today. Steve Zissou comes out later, but I think I have one from the mail I can use then. So may decisions...

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

I'm trying to figure outif I want to buy anything with the 20% i got in the mail today. Steve Zissou comes out later, but I think I have one from the mail I can use then. So may decisions...

Sadly, my coupon expires before Ace in the Hole comes out next week. That's going to be mine right off the bat.

[GxyExpress999]

Originally Posted by Iamspartacus

Anyone know yet if we are, definitively, getting a digibook/pack release of Ace in the Hole next Tuesday?

Originally Posted by Adrock

I believe it is just the standard case, not a digibook/pack.

Usually Pro-B updates the listing on the site after he reviews it if it is indeed a digibook/pack.

Looks like it's a digipak.

Originally Posted by beatnikslacker

Ace in the Hole Slipbox out 5.6 (Criterion Collection)

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[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm the proud owner of Il Sorpasso, after using a 20% off coupon in conjunction with the 20% off sticker price and my membership to buy it for $24.

I ought not to keep buying Blu-rays since I'm behind on my still-unwatched stack, but I like to buy the Dual Format digipaks when they're still in great condition.

At any rate, Il Sorpasso seems like a cool summer flick.

Pretty sure that we are all behind. Makes me kinda uneasy, actually.

I buy stuff and then feel inclined to watch something else and end up getting it from the library, watching it on Hulu or Netflix, or whatever.

Non CC, but as a follow up to posts ages ago.. regarding past Fox Connect scores... I did get around to seeing The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Nice film. Great buy for the 8 bucks! The two principals are fantastic, but the big realization was that George Sanders brought the goods in yet another role. He's in the CC, so there's your connection!

The other one I saw was Elia Kazan's Panic In the Streets. Another great buy. I needed something fun to watch after seeing two Bergmans and Godard's Weekend over the past week or so.. too heavy. Needed something light and fun and PITS was a good remedy.

[StLouisRibs]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

I'm trying to figure outif I want to buy anything with the 20% i got in the mail today. Steve Zissou comes out later, but I think I have one from the mail I can use then. So may decisions...

Might be best to hold off in any case - at the end of May there's a 40% off all BDs in store sale at BN.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

Might be best to hold off in any case - at the end of May there's a 40% off all BDs in store sale at BN.

I knew it had to be coming up soon, just couldn't remember if it was May or not.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Non CC, but as a follow up to posts ages ago.. regarding past Fox Connect scores... I did get around to seeing The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Nice film. Great buy for the 8 bucks! The two principals are fantastic, but the big realization was that George Sanders brought the goods in yet another role. He's in the CC, so there's your connection!

The other one I saw was Elia Kazan's Panic In the Streets. Another great buy. I needed something fun to watch after seeing two Bergmans and Godard's Weekend over the past week or so.. too heavy. Needed something light and fun and PITS was a good remedy.

Panic in the Streets is an awesome movie. Another great feather in the cap for 20th Century Fox, along with Laura. I wish that they would upgrade their other Film Noir series DVDs (Nightmare Alley, Where the Sidewalk Ends, etc.).

I've got two copies of Panic in the Streets at present, since I bought the individual Blu-ray several months ago, and then bought the Kazan Volume 1 set with the same disc included so that I could have Boomerang and Gentleman's Agreement. I can't quite bring myself to part with the individual disc, though, despite the redundancy.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is in my still-unwatched Blu-ray stack.

Tonight's selection from my still-unwatched Blu-ray stack, however, will be Blood Simple. I'm tired of reading everyone's Coen Brothers lists here without having seen this film.
Of course, I did not bother making my own Coen Brothers list, because, in my mind, there's No Country for Old Men, and then there's everything else. That could always change after tonight, though.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm the proud owner of Il Sorpasso, after using a 20% off coupon in conjunction with the 20% off sticker price and my membership to buy it for $24.

I ought not to keep buying Blu-rays since I'm behind on my still-unwatched stack, but I like to buy the Dual Format digipaks when they're still in great condition.

At any rate, Il Sorpasso seems like a cool summer flick.

I just tried to get my 15% coupons changed to 20% member ones, but seems like that was a lost cause. Guess I'll start with a fresh new membership with a different email next time.

Anyway good to see there's a 20% off sticker on it, I've been catching/keeping up with the cardboard since online seems to be a bust for me getting it in decent shape. Probably should wait, but the long in the tooth cardboard on the shelves seems to look the worse for wear around here. By the time the 50% off sale rolls around, it probably will all look like that.