The Criterion Collection

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by WalterNeff

I'm deciding between ordering The Third Man or Touch of Evil, and want to know which I should get. Which is the better noir?

They're both great, but The Third Man is one of those movies where I wouldn't change a single frame. Touch of Evil is brilliant, too. I still can't accept Charlton Heston playing a Mexican but, oh, that opening tracking shot!!

[Mansinthe]

Originally Posted by monorail91

Wasn't crazy about Cercle but I always hear great things about In the Mood for Love, so I'd definitely want to go to that!

awesome movie. and the most perfect soundtrack ever used for a Wong Kar Wai movie.


Regarding Wong Kar Wai

won a copy of Chungking express (clear case, bluray) in ebay today for 40,30$ shipped

[jw007]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Tonight they are showing Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai at a theater near my place. I've never seen it before.

One of my favorite films and probably the best film Jarmusch ever made in my opinion. Run, don't walk, to that theater!

[Ray Jackson]

This thread appears to be a Criterion discussion only in a very loose sense of the word.

[ultlife2013]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

This thread appears to be a Criterion discussion only in a very loose sense of the word.

Thanks for your observation.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

This thread appears to be a Criterion discussion only in a very loose sense of the word.

Good.

[Ausjdm]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

This thread appears to be a Criterion discussion only in a very loose sense of the word.

Are we not allowed to talk about non-criterion movies that are done by directors that are featured in the C.Collection? I know we can atleast talk about artsy over-indulgent films right lol?!

[nondiatonic]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Tonight they are showing Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai at a theater near my place. I've never seen it before.

Easily his weakest film. Next would probably be Only Lovers Left Alive. Still a good film and certainly worth going out of your way to see in theaters.

[nondiatonic]

To continue the non-Criterion talk that is apparently restricted, I just finished Nymphomaniac Volume 1.

Damn. I have just watched one of my favorite scenes in all of my cinema viewing career. I assume which scene is obvious for those of you who have seen it.

Lars has in recent months taken an elevator to the highest few ranks of my all time favorite directors.

And this is without having seen many of his most lauded films.

Edit: Putting in Volume 2 now...

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by nondiatonic

To continue the non-Criterion talk that is apparently restricted, I just finished Nymphomaniac Volume 1.

Damn. I have just watched one of my favorite scenes in all of my cinema viewing career. I assume which scene is obvious for those of you who have seen it.

Lars has in recent months taken an elevator to the highest few ranks of my all time favorite directors.

And this is without having seen many of his most lauded films.

Edit: Putting in Volume 2 now...

I really need to rewatch Vol. 1, as I wasn't a big fan of it. I do think Vol. 2 is quite good, though.

[Alex DeLarge]

Has anyone heard if Criterion has the rights to the Dardenne Brothers newest film TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT? I would love them to release their entire oeuvre but Criterion has released only three on Blu-ray which I'm grateful for:-) It's being released soon in the UK but I could hold off if Criterion plans on releasing it next year.

[mrjohnnyb]

Since we are off the Criterion Collection subject, I thought that I would let everyone know that the region-free Arrow Academy blu-ray of Andrzej Wajda's Ashes & Diamonds [1958] is currently on sale on Amazon U.K. It's listed as being 4.66 British Pounds, but before completing my order, it was discounted to 3.88 British Pounds. When I completed my order, my final price was $12.16 (a bargain, truly.)

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

This thread appears to be a Criterion discussion only in a very loose sense of the word.

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Are we not allowed to talk about non-criterion movies that are done by directors that are featured in the C.Collection? I know we can atleast talk about artsy over-indulgent films right lol?!

Of course, this begs the question of whether a meta-discussion about what is or isn't appropriate discussion in a Criterion thread is appropriate in a thread that's supposed to be a discussion of the Criterion Collection.

Thread drift is a common occurrence in forums. There are over 108,000 replies in this thread, so yes, there's going to be discussions that aren't about Criterion itself on occasion. But such tangential discussions typically have some relevance to Criterion, as they talk about filmmakers represented in the Collection, or they springboard off a discussion about Criterion releases (eg., talk about the relatively recent release of Red River and the announcement of My Darling Clementine leading to a discussion of Westerns).

Even if they don't have any obvious connection to Criterion itself, they tend to peter out after a while, or circle back around to Criterion. So it's all good. Granted that someone looking for specific information or discussion regarding a Criterion title might have to wade through a lot of irrelevant discussion, but that would be true even if every single post was about Criterion and nothing but Criterion. That's life in the forums.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

Since we are off the Criterion Collection subject, I thought that I would let everyone know that the region-free Arrow Academy blu-ray of Andrzej Wajda's Ashes & Diamonds [1958] is currently on sale on Amazon U.K. It's listed as being 4.66 British Pounds, but before completing my order, it was discounted to 3.88 British Pounds. When I completed my order, my final price was $12.16 (a bargain, truly.)

That "discounting" happens in the normal course of events for anyone outside the UK ordering something from Amazon UK. It represents the built-in VAT that non-UK customers are not supposed to be subject to.

Back in the day, there used to be arguments about whether Amazon UK or some other UK e-tailer (whose name escapes me at the moment) was the better dealer. Not-Amazon offered free shipping, even to the US, but did not remove the built-in VAT. The larger the order, Amazon's VAT removal + shipping ended up being better than Not-Amazon's VAT inclusion + free shipping.

On edit: After some checking, Not-Amazon turns out to be blackstar.co.uk.

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by jayembee

there used to be arguments about whether Amazon UK or some other UK e-tailer (whose name escapes me at the moment).

That conversation has happened regarding purchases direct from MoC, don't know anyone else that has ever offered free transatlantic shipping (doesn't mean it didn't happen). Zavvi only charges .99 per title (pounds that is), but no VAT reduction. I think Arrow might offer free shipping too, but it's been a while.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by nondiatonic

To continue the non-Criterion talk that is apparently restricted, I just finished Nymphomaniac Volume 1.

Damn. I have just watched one of my favorite scenes in all of my cinema viewing career. I assume which scene is obvious for those of you who have seen it.

Lars has in recent months taken an elevator to the highest few ranks of my all time favorite directors.

And this is without having seen many of his most lauded films.

Edit: Putting in Volume 2 now...

I love love love the chapter "Little Organ School" I'm a huge bach fan so was so fresh and fascinating seeing them comparing that piece to her sexual encounters, incredible chapter.

Oh is the waltz scene in chapter 1 or 2? (Not frog dance scene at start) - found that scene with waltz and the gentials very funny and bizarre lol

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

That conversation has happened regarding purchases direct from MoC, don't know anyone else that has ever offered free transatlantic shipping (doesn't mean it didn't happen). Zavvi only charges .99 per title (pounds that is), but no VAT reduction. I think Arrow might offer free shipping too, but it's been a while.

I just edited my post to note that Not-Amazon was blackstar.co.uk. At the time I was using them -- this was about 15 years ago -- they were offering free worldwide shipping. Within a year or two, they changed their policy and started charging for transatlantic (presumably worldwide) shipping. There was another one at the time called something like Bensonworld that reportedly had free worldwide shipping, but I never used them.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Alex DeLarge

Has anyone heard if Criterion has the rights to the Dardenne Brothers newest film TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT? I would love them to release their entire oeuvre but Criterion has released only three on Blu-ray which I'm grateful for:-) It's being released soon in the UK but I could hold off if Criterion plans on releasing it next year.

It's an IFC title so if Criterion wants it then it's there's.

Very likely, imo.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

Since we are off the Criterion Collection subject, I thought that I would let everyone know that the region-free Arrow Academy blu-ray of Andrzej Wajda's Ashes & Diamonds [1958] is currently on sale on Amazon U.K. It's listed as being 4.66 British Pounds, but before completing my order, it was discounted to 3.88 British Pounds. When I completed my order, my final price was $12.16 (a bargain, truly.)

Thanks. Purchased.

AmazonUK removes VAT from the price if the products are shipping to The States.

(Edit - As usual Jayembee said it better than I could before I could.)

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

That conversation has happened regarding purchases direct from MoC, don't know anyone else that has ever offered free transatlantic shipping (doesn't mean it didn't happen). Zavvi only charges .99 per title (pounds that is), but no VAT reduction. I think Arrow might offer free shipping too, but it's been a while.

Base.com only charges £1.49 shipping for most titles and *does* remove VAT so it can be pretty cheap if you're looking for a single UK title.