The Criterion Collection

[dcforsyth]

[BluLobsta]

Originally Posted by hagios

I just looked at my collection & I have this edition of Notorious... I do not particularly want to double-dip (I’m trying not to double, triple dip any more hehe ) this one right now.

I like Notorious a lot. I own the Criterion releases of both Notorious and Rebecca and both are amazing films. I'm a bit of a casual Hitchcock fan at this point, especially the early stuff when he first came to Hollywood and got noticed by the Academy right away.

It may be worth it to consider the Criterion version of Notorious. It's a new 4K scan by Disney and Criterion. The special features may whet you appetite also. As always, Criterion does an exceptional job on special features, if you are into the supplemental aspect of releases. Something to consider.

[Usure]

Originally Posted by Usure

tried to pick up The World of Wong Kar Wai, but sold out on both Amazon and B&N.

Got Lucky (s/o Daft Punk) and got an order in as my local B&N got some stock (didn't have earlier when i tried to order) to pick up!

[tama]

Bringing up Baby
Nightmare Alley
Pickup on South Street
Memories of Murder
Mirror
An Actor's Revenge

That's my haul and I'm done this sale.

A few I wanted but will recoup and pick up during CC one day flash sale in Sept.

[Jonbaker]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

Within the next 6 weeks we should find out what the big year-end box set will be (if they have one this year). Anyone have any idea what it could be?

I'm hoping it's a director whose movies haven't already been released by Criterion or are OOP. I'm tired of double-dipping.

All the Ray, Kurosawa and Chaplin films are available individually. With the exception of a few titles those collections are complete for me.

[Eschenpod]

Picked up Stalker, Memories of Murder and Paths of Glory.

[diskspinner]

I would like to buy a Cronenberg film. I like The Fly and A history of violence. I have also seen Videodrome and Eastern Promises, which were ok...

I guess I am looking for something good & less weird.

So Crash, Scanners or something else?

[cupboy]

Stopped in at the local B&N just to find the store closed. They now open two hours later. As if I'm going to wait in the parking lot until it opens. Good thing Amazon is matching the prices. I guess that's what we are supposed to do. Order from Amazon.

[Dankk]

Originally Posted by cupboy

Stopped in at the local B&N just to find the store closed. They now open two hours later. As if I'm going to wait in the parking lot until it opens. Good thing Amazon is matching the prices. I guess that's what we are supposed to do. Order from Amazon.

I'm gonna say that one's on you. Today's a federal holiday; it's pretty normal for most businesses to be closed or have holiday hours.

[latehong]

Originally Posted by diskspinner

I would like to buy a Cronenberg film. I like The Fly and A history of violence. I have also seen Videodrome and Eastern Promises, which were ok...

I guess I am looking for something good & less weird.

So Crash, Scanners or something else?

Then I think it's Scanners for you, which has a more straightforward storyline like The Fly and in a way an important precursor to contemporary mainstream superhero/psychic movies such as the X-Men series.

Then maybe The Brood, a violent but clinical meditation on his own bitter divorce through his characteristic body-horror imagery.

On the contrary, maybe you should avoid The Naked Lunch or Crash, at least for now. I strongly believe that they are two of his masterpieces, especially the latter, but if you thought Videodrome just okay and too weird, then I guess you wouldn't be that satisfied with them.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by diskspinner

I would like to buy a Cronenberg film. I like The Fly and A history of violence. I have also seen Videodrome and Eastern Promises, which were ok...

I guess I am looking for something good & less weird.

So Crash, Scanners or something else?

Crash is significantly weird. If you don't like the weird stuff in Cronenberg films then most of the Criterion releases won't appeal to you, and you're better off looking at his post-2000 output.

[DimitriL]

Originally Posted by ravenus

Crash is significantly weird. If you don't like the weird stuff in Cronenberg films then most of the Criterion releases won't appeal to you, and you're better off looking at his post-2000 output.

Agreed. A History of Violence and Eastern Promises are significantly more approachable than a good hunk of his catalogue. The Dead Zone as well.

[jw007]

On the Cronenberg topic, I also liked A Dangerous Method too.

I haven't seen Cosmopolis yet, but I know the soundtrack is superb.

[FantasticMrFox]

I watched Seconds yesterday. Howes cinematography is just something else. This movie feels a little underrepresented today. Besides the forums nobody talks about it, and funny but sad is, it’s so relevant today. I enjoyed it so much that I just bought the Region B Eureka just so that I can pass it around to my mates

I did a second (hopefully final) order, sadly again I’m forced to order at Amazon since I’m in Germany. Went for:





(all blind buys)

[XGEEKEDGERX]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by FantasticMrFox

I watched Seconds yesterday. Howes cinematography is just something else. This movie feels a little underrepresented today. Besides the forums nobody talks about it, and funny but sad is, it’s so relevant today. I enjoyed it so much that I just bought the Region B Eureka just so that I can pass it around to my mates

I did a second (hopefully final) order, sadly again I’m forced to order at Amazon since I’m in Germany. Went for:

Originally Posted by FantasticMrFox

(all blind buys)

I stopped myself at 5 titles this time around.

Smooth Talk and The Furies are fantastic!

[latehong]

Originally Posted by FantasticMrFox

I watched Seconds yesterday. Howes cinematography is just something else. This movie feels a little underrepresented today. Besides the forums nobody talks about it, and funny but sad is, it’s so relevant today. I enjoyed it so much that I just bought the Region B Eureka just so that I can pass it around to my mates

I did a second (hopefully final) order, sadly again I’m forced to order at Amazon since I’m in Germany. Went for:

[Show spoiler]

(all blind buys)

In case you haven't bought or watched it, the Criterion release of Sweet Smell of Success has a fascinating 22-minute documentary where James Wong Howe offers a masterclass on film lighting. The film itself is one of the quintessential film noirs from the old Hollywood and I believe the cover art by the British comic book artist Sean Phillips is still one of the best from the label. (Arrow released the region B Blu-ray which has its own merit but doesn't have the James Wong Howe masterclass.)



And make sure you have a box of Kleenex near you when you watch Make Way for Tomorrow. (no spoiler in the video below, just one Orson Welles quote and one anecdote about perhaps the swagest moment in the entire history of Academy Awards)

youtu.be/At9IuaKcO78

[FantasticMrFox]

Originally Posted by XGEEKEDGERX

[SPOILER]

I stopped myself at 5 titles this time around.

Smooth Talk and The Furies are fantastic!

Actually I wanted to get the three Scorsese World Cinema Boxsets but Amazon won’t let me have it. Now I’ve got 12 titles from my wishlist plus Smooth Talk, Memories of Murder, Throne of Blood and Purple Noon. I’ve bought MoM because every time I see it I remember the excited Bong Joon-ho in the Criterion closet and I only got the DVD. I know about the reviews but I like the movie enough to maybe double dip. Throne of Blood I wanted to pass because of the possible Boxset, but I’ve got a Tony Stella print of General Washizu on my wall, and his eyes haunting me every day to finally watch it on BD. Last time I saw it was 10 years ago on DVD. And Smooth Talk and Purple Noon are impulsive buys

Originally Posted by latehong

In case you haven't bought or watched it, the Criterion release of Sweet Smell of Success has a fascinating 22-minute documentary where James Wong Howe offers a masterclass on film lighting. The film itself is one of the quintessential film noirs from the old Hollywood and I believe the cover art by the British comic book artist Sean Phillips is still one of the best from the label. (Arrow released the region B Blu-ray which has its own merit but doesn't have the James Wong Howe masterclass.)



And make sure you have a box of Kleenex near you when you watch Make Way for Tomorrow. (no spoiler in the video below, just one Orson Welles quote and one anecdote about perhaps the swagest moment in the entire history of Academy Awards)

Thank you! So much I want to say, so little my English is

You pushed a lot of buttons there. I got Sweet Smell of Sucess, actually it was one of my very first Criterion BDs. It’s one of my very favorite movies, one of my favorite Noirs and Noir is also my favorite Genre. And to top it of, I love Comics and Sean Phillips/Ed Brubaker are my favorite (modern) comic creators. Plenty of favorites there. But, to my shame, I think I never watched the James Wong Howe Masterclass extra on the disc. So thank you so much, I’ll watch it definitely tonight!

I discovered Make way for tomorrow only recently after I watched It happened on Fifth Avenue from Warner Archive, what a wonderful movie this is!, and searched for more movies with Victor Moore. If it’s that sad maybe I need to watch 5th Avenue afterwards again

[Strangerbyday]

I lied. I wasn't done.



Thats 22 titles in total.
Now I'm done...

Originally Posted by Strangerbyday

Annnnnnd I'm done:






Got a pay bump this month for passing a work exam, so decided to tick a lot of titles off my wishlist!

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by FantasticMrFox

I watched Seconds yesterday. Howes cinematography is just something else. This movie feels a little underrepresented today. Besides the forums nobody talks about it, and funny but sad is, it’s so relevant today.

It makes for a great pairing with The Face of Another by Hiroshi Teshigahara, also on the Criterion label, but not as yet out on blu-ray anywhere.

[Cremildo]

My first haul of three I've planned for this month. Both much-wanted blind-buys: