The Criterion Collection

[LPMA]

Another interesting tidbit: Safe won 'Best film of the decade' in the 1999 Village Voice Film Poll.

What film won in 2009? Mulholland Dr.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Clare2904

Looked at Night Porter a few times, may look again now it is on Blu. The Eclipse looks interesting

Hey, Clare. You seem to have been among the missing lately.

[AaronJ]

I love Safe, and I adore Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes in general. Getting that for sure. I doubt I'll pick up the others. But definitely happy to see Safe.

As for the rest of 2014:

Already Purchased:

La Notte
Vivre sa Vie
The Essential Jacques Demy
Persona
Antichrist
Breaking the Waves
Frances Ha

Going to Purchase:

L'Eclisse (somehow missed that earlier)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
La Dolce Vita
L'Avventura
Safe

[jrsl76]

Good announcements. Safe isn't my favorite Todd Haines, but is a very good film. I'm so happy to have Time Bandits back in the collection and I've personally been waiting a while for The Night Porter to join the Blu-ray collection. The Kinoshita set looks interesting too.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMPLETE-C...item35dc4de289

ooooooh lol

It's worth it for Le Cercle Rouge, Chungking Express, and Last Year at Marienbad alone.

[Scottie]

December 2014 pre-orders are up.

Eclipse Series 41: Kinoshita and World War II (DVD)
http://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-41-Kin...ords=criterion

The Night Porter (BD)
http://www.amazon.com/Night-Porter-B...ords=criterion

Safe (BD)
http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Blu-ray-J...fe+todd+haynes

Time Bandits (BD)
http://www.amazon.com/Time-Bandits-B...ords=criterion

[minister_x]

Originally Posted by iScottie

It's worth it for Le Cercle Rouge, Chungking Express, and Last Year at Marienbad alone.

I'm pretty sure each of those has a market value of ~$70 from what I've seen, so ~$470 isn't a good price for those three (even though they're all fantastic).

The Third Man, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and, to a lesser extent, Pierrot le Fou, on the other hand, seem to be the highest in market value - closer to $200, ~$150, and ~$100, respectively. Either way, it's a great price for all ten!

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by jayembee

You guys are falling down on the job. It's not enough just to predict what will be announced. You also need to say which one of your predictions will get the most "never heard of it" comments, and which one will get the most "not interested" comments.

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Hmm. I wonder who usually makes the "not interested" comments....

In this case, me...kinda sorta somewhat. It's not a bad slate, but it doesn't excite me much. The Eclipse set is what interests me the most, but I would have to overcome my resistance to buying DVDs (I'm chagrined to admit that I don't have any of the Eclipse sets; other things just keep jumping the line).

Safe: I saw this in the theater when it came out, and while I thought Moore was terrific, I wasn't overly enamored of the film. I really wanted to like it more than I did, though, so I'd be up for giving it another shot 20 years later.

The Night Porter: Also saw this in the theater when it first came out, and expected to like it more than I did. Liked it quite a bit better when I got the Criterion LD of it (and later, the DVD). But it still doesn't prompt an "I've got to have it on Blu-ray" reaction in me.

Time Bandits: Overall, I'm a fan of Gilliam, but this is one of his lesser efforts, in my opinion. The Robin Hood sequence is the only part that I really found enjoyable. Most of the rest was rather tedious.

[alien2010]

Originally Posted by iScottie

It's worth it for Le Cercle Rouge, Chungking Express, and Last Year at Marienbad alone.

I've got Le Circle Rouge, Army of Shadows and The Third Man. Bought Le Circle Rouge around two years ago for £19, and Army of Shadows for £15 (this was when these two titles were in print) The Third Man however costed me £65. Not a bad parlay since used copies are going for $199 (around £122)

[Mansinthe]

my limit for OOP blurays (considering i dont want them to resell) is around 30-40 GBP.. everything above... there is most of the time always a release somewhere else that is not absolutly horrible.


and with 4k on the horizon.. no thanks.

[Scottie]

2014 in review

Purchased and kept
01. The 400 Blows (Apr.) - I sold my regular version for the dual-format release
02. All That Heaven Allows (Jun.)
03. L'Avventura (Nov.)
04. Breaking the Waves (Apr.)
05. Breathless (Feb.) - I sold my regular version for the dual-format release
06. La Dolce Vita (Oct.)
07. L'Eclisse (Jun.)
08. Eraserhead (Sept.)
09. The Essential Jacques Demy (Jul.)
10. The Great Beauty (Mar.)
11. A Hard Day's Night (Jun.)
12. The Hidden Fortress (Mar.)
13. Insomnia (Jul.)
14. It Happened One Night (Nov.)
15. The Leopard (Nov.) - I will purchase the $5 replacement case
16. Like Someone in Love (May)
17. Love Streams (Aug.)
18. My Darling Clementine (Oct.)
19. The Night of the Hunter (Apr.) - I purchased the $5 replacement case
20. Persona (Mar.)
21. Picnic at Hanging Rock (Jun.)
22. Red River (May)
23. Rififi (Jan.)
24. The Shooting / Ride in the Whirlwind (Nov.)
25. Tess (Feb.)
26. Thief (Jan.)
27. Throne of Blood (Jan.)
28. Tootsie (Nov.)
29. Y Tu Mamá También (Aug.)

Purchased and sold
01. A Brief History of Time (Mar.)
02. The Freshman (Mar.)
03. George Washington (Mar.)
04. King of the Hill (Feb.)
05. The Long Day Closes (Jan.)
06. Master of the House (Apr.)
07. Overlord (May)
08. Riot in Cell Block 11 (Apr.)
09. La Vie de Bohème (Jan.)

Purchased and potentially for sale after a rewatch
01. Ace in the Hole (May)
02. Blue is the Warmest Color (Feb.) - I will sell it upon the announcement of the Special Edition
03. Fantastic Mr. Fox (Feb.)
04. Foreign Correspondent (Feb.)
05. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Jan.)
06. Jules and Jim (Feb.)
07. Il Sorpasso (Apr.)

Cancelled pre-orders
01. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (Sept.)
02. All That Jazz (Aug.) - I am going to purchase this now as Pro-B's review has convinced me give it another shot
03. The Big Chill (Jul.)
04. Eclipse Series 40 (Jan.) - Eclipse series are not my main priority at this point in time
05. Eclipse Series 41 (Dec.) - Eclipse series are not my main priority at this point in time
06. Foreign Correspondent (Oct.) - I own the dual-format edition
07. Hearts and Minds (Jun.)
08. Judex (Jun.)
09. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (May)
10. Macbeth (Sept.)
11. Pickpocket (Jul.)
12. Scanners (Jul.)
13. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (Aug.)
14. Vengeance is Mine (Aug.)

Films available to watch prior to committing to a purchase
01. F for Fake (Oct.) - rewatch
02. Les Blank: Always for Pleasure (Nov.) - first watch
03. The Night Porter (Dec.) - first watch
04. Time Bandits (Dec.) - first watch
05. The Vanishing (Oct.) - rewatch

Future blind buys
01. The Complete Jacques Tati (Oct.) - I've only seen Playtime
02. The Innocents (Sept.)
03. Safe (Dec.)
04. Sundays and Cybele (Sept.)

[Mansinthe]

well they could release

Young & Innocent (UK release jan 2015) and the lodger (already released in UK)

[soarinsteven]

Excited to finally see SAFE for the first time. I like Todd Haynes, and I wonder if this means we might get Far From Heaven eventually.

The Night Porter sounds intriguing. Always welcome to see more female directors represented in the collection.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by soarinsteven

Excited to finally see SAFE for the first time. I like Todd Haynes, and I wonder if this means we might get Far From Heaven eventually.

The Night Porter sounds intriguing. Always welcome to see more female directors represented in the collection.

As much as I love Far From Heaven -- and I do -- it's a fairly good release that we have now. I'd rather see something like Mulholland Dr., etc. where we could really use a top-of-the-line release.

Don't get me wrong: I would NOT complain about a Far From Heaven release.

[Roninblues]

Originally Posted by TomN245

That Kinoshita box-set looks phenomenal (none of them has been released with English subtitles before), but I feel they should have put more known films into the set like 'A Japanese Tragedy', 'Immortal Love', 'Carmen Comes Home', 'Children of Nagasaki', or 'She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum'. Still I'm very happy with the box-set and may buy it next year.

Lets have those in Blu-ray instead.

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by iScottie

2014 in review

Purchased and potentially for sale after a rewatch

02. Blue is the Warmest Color (Feb.) - I will sell it upon the announcement of the Special Edition

I'm sort of doing the same thing. Keeping it until there is confirmation that the SE will include the theatrical cut along with the director's cut. They pulled that with The Tin Drum (I had to keep the Criterion dvd for the extras and then get the UK edition for the blu version of the theatrical). I like to have both versions if possible.

Cancelled pre-orders
08. Judex (Jun.)
09. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (May)

Aw. Why number 9?

Also, I blind bought Judex and ended up loving it. Have you seen Eyes Without A Face? Same director. Same style but definitely a little more surreal. One of my favorite Criterion titles right now.

Future blind buys
01. The Complete Jacques Tati (Oct.) - I've only seen Playtime
03. Safe (Dec.)

Definitely on my list too.

[Clare2904]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Hey, Clare. You seem to have been among the missing lately.

Hi Jayembee

Been busy with life recently - moving house, buying a car, starting a hectic job with early starts (who knew there are two 6 o'clocks a day ) as well as doing voluntary work.

I'm now ready to start watching films again

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Tin Drum

I'm sort of doing the same thing. Keeping it until there is confirmation that the SE will include the theatrical cut along with the director's cut. They pulled that with The Tin Drum (I had to keep the Criterion dvd for the extras and then get the UK edition for the blu version of the theatrical). I like to have both versions if possible.

I haven't seen The Tin Drum yet, but I think I will soon.

Aw. Why number 9?

Also, I blind bought Judex and ended up loving it. Have you seen Eyes Without A Face? Same director. Same style but definitely a little more surreal. One of my favorite Criterion titles right now.

I generally dislike Wes Anderson's work and I think TLAWSZ is his worst film. It feels incredibly dull and I honestly couldn't wait for it to end.

Judex wasn't too bad, but I dont see it as some is would watch again. Once was enough. I've also seen EWAF a couple of times and I struggle to see the big deal.

Definitely on my list too.

[starman15317]

Time Bandits will be a good upgrade.

So who here got Eraserhead? Haven't actually watched it yet but this release looks fantastic, from the packaging to the PQ and AQ.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I generally dislike Wes Anderson's work and I think TLAWSZ is his worst film. It feels incredibly dull and I honestly couldn't wait for it to end.

Hunh. I found it to be one of only two WA films that I've seen that I actually liked. (The other is Fantastic Mr. Fox, which I liked, but not a whole lot.)