The Criterion Collection

[Polaroid]

OOOOOH A Hard Days Night is on AGAIN.

It must be a sign I have to buy it lol .. :P

[Polaroid]

Oooooh A Hard Days Night is on AGAIN.

It must be a sign I have to buy it lol .. :P

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I don't even want to imagine what a Salo release would smell like.

Dog food?

[Polaroid]

My god the black and white is gorgeous on A Hard Days Night...

There is a music number playing.... feels cheesy :P (the song) lol, not the best lip syncing either lol

Think I am going to order this pay day...

I have noticed a lot of Criterion films on TV lately in UK which is odd, Hard Days Night, Lady Vanishes etc

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

My god the black and white is gorgeous on A Hard Days Night...

There is a music number playing.... feels cheesy :P (the song) lol, not the best lip syncing either lol

Think I am going to order this pay day...

I have noticed a lot of Criterion films on TV lately in UK which is odd, Hard Days Night, Lady Vanishes etc

I thought you hated that boy band?

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by smoss469

I thought you hated that boy band?

I do - but I appreciate the film making...

I never praised the band members, I was praising the film, there is a difference :P the music bits as I said seem cheesy and doesn't do anything for me.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by octagon

New hardcovers and used bookstores: two of the coolest smells in the world.

No love for vinyl? I haven't bought an LP in more than a decade, but I love going in used record shops.

[WinterLand]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Good chance.

Their social media outlets gave a shout out it was playing soon (which probably means nothing). IFC owns the rights and they have a distribution agreement with Criterion.

Would love the before trilogy to come to the collection also.

I would love the "Before" trilogy as well, but if it would be a box set I would be bothered if there would be a fourth movie along the line.

Also I think these movies are one of the extremely few cases where I would not mind if there would not be any extra features as these are movies I only want to interpret for myself.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Saw Boyhood this afternoon, which I expect will get a Criterion release before the year is out.

Boyhood has not opened here in Atlanta just yet.

It's probably just as well, since my lifelong love of the Planet of the Apes stories took precedence when I went to the theater after work today. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is pretty great.

[fahrenheit290]

As people have mentioned a few titles they'd like to see in the collection, I wanted to mention one director: Kathryn Bigelow. I'm a huge fan. Her early work like Near Dark is fascinating. Her audio commentaries are very well thought out and articulated. She's also probably the best educated and most academic of her peers, someone who knows the history of the artform and seeks to push boundaries and establish her own unique niche. Her films take interesting positions and mash genres. And Zero Dark Thirty sets her as one of the greatest working directors now at the peak of her powers. I don't know what title I would choose...maybe Near Dark, maybe Zero Dark Thirty since that BD was very sparse without a commentary. I know some much lesser directors have their entire oeuvres presented in the best possible way...about time for Bigelow, someone who hasn't found the same Internet love and attention as other, cooler directors.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by aes3728

Didn't know what I was gonna watch tonight. Guess that decision was just made for me.

Let me know what you thought of the film? Naked is Mike Leigh's best film in my opinion and one of my favorites in general.

[tisdivine]

Just made my second trip to B&N today and purchased

Rashomon
Kuroneko
Hidden Fortress
Hara-Kiri
World On A Wire

Looks like I wont be eating again this week. On the plus side ill look good at the beach this weekend.

[Chaotic]

Picked up tonight:
A Hard Day's Night
City Lights

7 criterions total so far

[Meek12345]

Originally Posted by fahrenheit290

As people have mentioned a few titles they'd like to see in the collection, I wanted to mention one director: Kathryn Bigelow. I'm a huge fan. Her early work like Near Dark is fascinating. Her audio commentaries are very well thought out and articulated. She's also probably the best educated and most academic of her peers, someone who knows the history of the artform and seeks to push boundaries and establish her own unique niche. Her films take interesting positions and mash genres. And Zero Dark Thirty sets her as one of the greatest working directors now at the peak of her powers. I don't know what title I would choose...maybe Near Dark, maybe Zero Dark Thirty since that BD was very sparse without a commentary. I know some much lesser directors have their entire oeuvres presented in the best possible way...about time for Bigelow, someone who hasn't found the same Internet love and attention as other, cooler directors.

Every few months I will send an email to suggestions@criterion.com and Bigelow's Strange Days was one of my suggestions. Please give that film a try if you haven't already. I recall that a few other members here are also fans of Strange Days.

[mdonovan]

Just finished Picnic at Hanging Rock ... Maybe it's me ... I thought it was ...meh. Maybe I'll give it another shot before selling it.

[mdonovan]

Originally Posted by RandyK

Dog food?

Salo is the one film i am actually scared to watch.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by mdonovan

Just finished Picnic at Hanging Rock ... Maybe it's me ... I thought it was ...meh. Maybe I'll give it another shot before selling it.

Ah that's a shame, what was it that made it feel meh?

I thought it was an incredible film, but suppose we all like different things :P

[mdonovan]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Ah that's a shame, what was it that made it feel meh?



I thought it was an incredible film, but suppose we all like different things :P

I need to watch it again .... It might have been my mindset ....

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

I still think we needed scented Criterions, as suggested before, a personal smell per film that reflects its themes and story.

I think House would smell like Bananas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCwsmoVI2mY&feature=kp

[tisdivine]

Speaking of House is it a better "watch before you buy" title? It looks awesome but rarely do I want to see horror movies twice. Is it horror? It just looks crazy to me lol