The Criterion Collection

[mmarczi]

Originally Posted by koberulz

"A few years ago"? It was a year and a half, and didn't have any of the other titles you mentioned.

Yeah, definitely confusing it with the Columbia Classics sets (and Taxi Driver was in the second set, not the first).

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by Taylor3978

Watched this on TCM last night (one of guest Patty Jenkins' choices) and amazed it only has an indifferent release from Sony from 2009.



Surely if any film from this century should be in the Criterion Collection, this should be. A 4K UHD was in the Sony Pictures 30th Anniversary Collection from a few years ago. So far we've only seen standalone US releases from that box of Lawrence of Arabia and Dr Strangelove. Taxi Driver now coming in the UK.

Taxi Driver is coming in the US too, but I believe it's only in a SteelBook. Hopefully they do a normal print run of Taxi Driver though, since I think they only pressed two copies of LoA. -_-

[javy]

Synecdoche New York is a genuine masterpiece, if there is such a thing.

Please, Criterion, give us I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

[CelestialAgent]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I live a mile down the street from an AMC theater and I have an AMC membership (up to three movies a week for $25/month, meaning that the membership pays for itself if one goes to more than one movie in any given month).

[…]

That and the fact that the AMC theater down the street is basically my church. Even if a movie is mid or outright bad, the experience of sitting in the darkened room watching something on a big screen is cathartic. That is why the pandemic lockdown hit hard, because I had to go a year without my "church."

The pandemic made me appreciate it more and start going more regularly, as I know what it’s like to lose it.

In the UK there are no limits on number of films (except for event cinema and 3D/IMAX being an additional cost), so you could go to a film every day if you were so inclined.

Originally Posted by dvining

Maya and Ethan Hawke’s Closet Picks - YouTube

You can tell they have a really great bond as father and daughter, the Letterboxd Q&A with them was also great.

[MifuneFan]

Criterion are having a Spring sale (ends 5/27), good for 30% off all titles, including pre-orders. The next half-off sale will be in July from B&N if you can wait.

https://www.criterion.com/shop

[Alan Fraser]

Criterion is seriously beginning to frustrate and bore me, almost as much as the stupid ads that seem everywhere now, interrupting the experience on blu-ray.com, digital bits, etc.

And speaking of digital bits, we're seriously hating the long reviews that get close to telling you when the toilet was flushed during the movie.
No wonder you only get one review from one of their staff every two or three or four weeks.

And almost as pi**ed off over the Disney deal with the rights to Doctor Who (instead of airing on BBC America on over-priced cable), and Disney's refusal to release Doctor Who on disc.

This may be the first time I've said this... thank God for bootlegs!

Let's not forget the bullsh** deal where WWE Monday Night Raw will be exclusively streaming only on Netflix beginning 2025 (the ultimate greed experience and they don't care how many people just got excluded from years of watching).

The Kansas City Chiefs play-off game months ago (on Peacock streaming service only, not broadcast TV) and the huge loss of viewers wasn't enough of a clue?

Corporate America is already driving us insane with toilet quality customer service out of some foreign country.
Thank God for the Better Business Bureau, who seem to be the free service of corporate America and came to the rescue many, many times.

I no longer care about Criterion since a few years ago, where we were led to believe things like the 1969 Mackenna's Gold movie was getting a release... and we're still waiting.
And the joke that was the Godzilla box set with way too many issues.

I'm also pretty sure most of us have purchased a program on disc, looking forward to seeing it again, only to have that "music rights" issue come up again, and the consumer just got screwed over once again with replaced music or edited garbage and not the original program.

Wasn't that already beyond ridiculous for an issue back 20 years ago when Paul McCartney made it known that he had to pay someone every time he performed one of his songs?

What's the next piece of bullsh** corporate America wishes us to deal with?

Screw Criterion, screw digital bits, screw Disney, screw the WWE, screw every place that doesn't have a real customer service department.

Let's see, that list begins with Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Etsy (bootleg Heaven), Ruko (I guess I should feel lucky they responded to a problem from February... in May!!!), and a lot more.

The bigger they are (like Fed Ex who can't find your address), the worst they are to deal with.

Speaking of Fed Ex (who can't find your address and things end up missing or stolen), after 15 years of complaining to Walmart (to stop using Fed Ex), you'd think they'd notice how often they're replacing missing or stolen packages and switch delivery carriers in our area.
Nope!

Oh, and screw you Facebook, for freezing / cancelling tons of accounts people have had for 10, 15, 20 years now...because they don't have cell phones to answer your stupid bots and their stupid codes that can't be texted back to you, and Facebook doesn't respond when personal info is sent to them in attempts to get accounts returned.

Yup, just like Twitter is doing now to a lot of long term users... oh, excuse me, they're called X now.
How appropriate, since they are X'd out of our lives now.

Pay attention advertisers!
You aren't getting that noticed like you were... and Corporate America is lying to you!

So much for the new laptop that you buy your parents who don't understand technology very well, assuming they have a way to connect to the internet.
Some of them don't even come with Solitaire anymore, either.

You'd think things are screwed up enough that your Federal and State representatives would pay attention to your complaints, but it's like they're using a toilet quality country customer service, too.
Idiots.

But then, only in America could a Supreme Court Judge get millions of dollars of stuff and there aren't laws to remove them instantly... like a cop shooting, and automatic administrative leave whlile an investigation takes place.

[MifuneFan]

Not to interrupt whatever that was, but here's a friendly reminder to everyone that you can disable ads on this site:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=341837

[mrjohnnyb]

Dude (Alan Fraser), you need to find some peace. Remember: whoever is able to anger you is able to control you.

[Jexes23]

Barry Lyndon 4K.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Jexes23

Barry Lyndon 4K.

Next year is more likely.

[mclellandj]

Originally Posted by Jexes23

Barry Lyndon 4K.

Someone Marry Barry 4K

[eightslicesofpie]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Not to interrupt whatever that was, but here's a friendly reminder to everyone that you can disable ads on this site:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=341837

I had no idea about this. Truly game-changing, lol, thank you. I got an ad blocker for the first time in my life because the new ads on here were so absurdly intrusive but this is great

[Jexes23]

Originally Posted by Alan Fraser

[Show spoiler]Criterion is seriously beginning to frustrate and bore me, almost as much as the stupid ads that seem everywhere now, interrupting the experience on blu-ray.com, digital bits, etc.

And speaking of digital bits, we're seriously hating the long reviews that get close to telling you when the toilet was flushed during the movie.
No wonder you only get one review from one of their staff every two or three or four weeks.

And almost as pi**ed off over the Disney deal with the rights to Doctor Who (instead of airing on BBC America on over-priced cable), and Disney's refusal to release Doctor Who on disc.

This may be the first time I've said this... thank God for bootlegs!

Let's not forget the bullsh** deal where WWE Monday Night Raw will be exclusively streaming only on Netflix beginning 2025 (the ultimate greed experience and they don't care how many people just got excluded from years of watching).

The Kansas City Chiefs play-off game months ago (on Peacock streaming service only, not broadcast TV) and the huge loss of viewers wasn't enough of a clue?

Corporate America is already driving us insane with toilet quality customer service out of some foreign country.
Thank God for the Better Business Bureau, who seem to be the free service of corporate America and came to the rescue many, many times.

I no longer care about Criterion since a few years ago, where we were led to believe things like the 1969 Mackenna's Gold movie was getting a release... and we're still waiting.
And the joke that was the Godzilla box set with way too many issues.

I'm also pretty sure most of us have purchased a program on disc, looking forward to seeing it again, only to have that "music rights" issue come up again, and the consumer just got screwed over once again with replaced music or edited garbage and not the original program.

Wasn't that already beyond ridiculous for an issue back 20 years ago when Paul McCartney made it known that he had to pay someone every time he performed one of his songs?

What's the next piece of bullsh** corporate America wishes us to deal with?

Screw Criterion, screw digital bits, screw Disney, screw the WWE, screw every place that doesn't have a real customer service department.

Let's see, that list begins with Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Etsy (bootleg Heaven), Ruko (I guess I should feel lucky they responded to a problem from February... in May!!!), and a lot more.

The bigger they are (like Fed Ex who can't find your address), the worst they are to deal with.

Speaking of Fed Ex (who can't find your address and things end up missing or stolen), after 15 years of complaining to Walmart (to stop using Fed Ex), you'd think they'd notice how often they're replacing missing or stolen packages and switch delivery carriers in our area.
Nope!

Oh, and screw you Facebook, for freezing / cancelling tons of accounts people have had for 10, 15, 20 years now...because they don't have cell phones to answer your stupid bots and their stupid codes that can't be texted back to you, and Facebook doesn't respond when personal info is sent to them in attempts to get accounts returned.

Yup, just like Twitter is doing now to a lot of long term users... oh, excuse me, they're called X now.
How appropriate, since they are X'd out of our lives now.

Pay attention advertisers!
You aren't getting that noticed like you were... and Corporate America is lying to you!

So much for the new laptop that you buy your parents who don't understand technology very well, assuming they have a way to connect to the internet.
Some of them don't even come with Solitaire anymore, either.

You'd think things are screwed up enough that your Federal and State representatives would pay attention to your complaints, but it's like they're using a toilet quality country customer service, too.
Idiots.

But then, only in America could a Supreme Court Judge get millions of dollars of stuff and there aren't laws to remove them instantly... like a cop shooting, and automatic administrative leave whlile an investigation takes place.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by eightslicesofpie

I had no idea about this. Truly game-changing, lol, thank you. I got an ad blocker for the first time in my life because the new ads on here were so absurdly intrusive but this is great

Aw damn, haha. As soon as the option was made available, I disabled them with the quickness.

[milo bloom]

Silly question, but just curious - I was looking at eBay for used copies of Fire Walk With Me and it was returning both Blu and DVD versions, and for some reason the DVD versions are going for crazy money even though the Blu shows in stock on the Criterion website.

Is there something special about the DVD version?

[bergman864]

I'm hoping we finally see the Antoine Doinel series. Honestly, I'd take any Truffaut release right now. I didn't pick up the Artificial Eye discs in time. Been hoping Criterion would come through for years now.

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by Alan Fraser

[Show spoiler]Criterion is seriously beginning to frustrate and bore me, almost as much as the stupid ads that seem everywhere now, interrupting the experience on blu-ray.com, digital bits, etc.

And speaking of digital bits, we're seriously hating the long reviews that get close to telling you when the toilet was flushed during the movie.
No wonder you only get one review from one of their staff every two or three or four weeks.

And almost as pi**ed off over the Disney deal with the rights to Doctor Who (instead of airing on BBC America on over-priced cable), and Disney's refusal to release Doctor Who on disc.

This may be the first time I've said this... thank God for bootlegs!

Let's not forget the bullsh** deal where WWE Monday Night Raw will be exclusively streaming only on Netflix beginning 2025 (the ultimate greed experience and they don't care how many people just got excluded from years of watching).

The Kansas City Chiefs play-off game months ago (on Peacock streaming service only, not broadcast TV) and the huge loss of viewers wasn't enough of a clue?

Corporate America is already driving us insane with toilet quality customer service out of some foreign country.
Thank God for the Better Business Bureau, who seem to be the free service of corporate America and came to the rescue many, many times.

I no longer care about Criterion since a few years ago, where we were led to believe things like the 1969 Mackenna's Gold movie was getting a release... and we're still waiting.
And the joke that was the Godzilla box set with way too many issues.

I'm also pretty sure most of us have purchased a program on disc, looking forward to seeing it again, only to have that "music rights" issue come up again, and the consumer just got screwed over once again with replaced music or edited garbage and not the original program.

Wasn't that already beyond ridiculous for an issue back 20 years ago when Paul McCartney made it known that he had to pay someone every time he performed one of his songs?

What's the next piece of bullsh** corporate America wishes us to deal with?

Screw Criterion, screw digital bits, screw Disney, screw the WWE, screw every place that doesn't have a real customer service department.

Let's see, that list begins with Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Etsy (bootleg Heaven), Ruko (I guess I should feel lucky they responded to a problem from February... in May!!!), and a lot more.

The bigger they are (like Fed Ex who can't find your address), the worst they are to deal with.

Speaking of Fed Ex (who can't find your address and things end up missing or stolen), after 15 years of complaining to Walmart (to stop using Fed Ex), you'd think they'd notice how often they're replacing missing or stolen packages and switch delivery carriers in our area.
Nope!

Oh, and screw you Facebook, for freezing / cancelling tons of accounts people have had for 10, 15, 20 years now...because they don't have cell phones to answer your stupid bots and their stupid codes that can't be texted back to you, and Facebook doesn't respond when personal info is sent to them in attempts to get accounts returned.

Yup, just like Twitter is doing now to a lot of long term users... oh, excuse me, they're called X now.
How appropriate, since they are X'd out of our lives now.

Pay attention advertisers!
You aren't getting that noticed like you were... and Corporate America is lying to you!

So much for the new laptop that you buy your parents who don't understand technology very well, assuming they have a way to connect to the internet.
Some of them don't even come with Solitaire anymore, either.

You'd think things are screwed up enough that your Federal and State representatives would pay attention to your complaints, but it's like they're using a toilet quality country customer service, too.
Idiots.

But then, only in America could a Supreme Court Judge get millions of dollars of stuff and there aren't laws to remove them instantly... like a cop shooting, and automatic administrative leave whlile an investigation takes place.

Is this a bit?

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

Is this a bit?

I’d say it’s a bit much!

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by Alan Fraser

[Show spoiler]Criterion is seriously beginning to frustrate and bore me, almost as much as the stupid ads that seem everywhere now, interrupting the experience on blu-ray.com, digital bits, etc.

And speaking of digital bits, we're seriously hating the long reviews that get close to telling you when the toilet was flushed during the movie.
No wonder you only get one review from one of their staff every two or three or four weeks.

And almost as pi**ed off over the Disney deal with the rights to Doctor Who (instead of airing on BBC America on over-priced cable), and Disney's refusal to release Doctor Who on disc.

This may be the first time I've said this... thank God for bootlegs!

Let's not forget the bullsh** deal where WWE Monday Night Raw will be exclusively streaming only on Netflix beginning 2025 (the ultimate greed experience and they don't care how many people just got excluded from years of watching).

The Kansas City Chiefs play-off game months ago (on Peacock streaming service only, not broadcast TV) and the huge loss of viewers wasn't enough of a clue?

Corporate America is already driving us insane with toilet quality customer service out of some foreign country.
Thank God for the Better Business Bureau, who seem to be the free service of corporate America and came to the rescue many, many times.

I no longer care about Criterion since a few years ago, where we were led to believe things like the 1969 Mackenna's Gold movie was getting a release... and we're still waiting.
And the joke that was the Godzilla box set with way too many issues.

I'm also pretty sure most of us have purchased a program on disc, looking forward to seeing it again, only to have that "music rights" issue come up again, and the consumer just got screwed over once again with replaced music or edited garbage and not the original program.

Wasn't that already beyond ridiculous for an issue back 20 years ago when Paul McCartney made it known that he had to pay someone every time he performed one of his songs?

What's the next piece of bullsh** corporate America wishes us to deal with?

Screw Criterion, screw digital bits, screw Disney, screw the WWE, screw every place that doesn't have a real customer service department.

Let's see, that list begins with Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Etsy (bootleg Heaven), Ruko (I guess I should feel lucky they responded to a problem from February... in May!!!), and a lot more.

The bigger they are (like Fed Ex who can't find your address), the worst they are to deal with.

Speaking of Fed Ex (who can't find your address and things end up missing or stolen), after 15 years of complaining to Walmart (to stop using Fed Ex), you'd think they'd notice how often they're replacing missing or stolen packages and switch delivery carriers in our area.
Nope!

Oh, and screw you Facebook, for freezing / cancelling tons of accounts people have had for 10, 15, 20 years now...because they don't have cell phones to answer your stupid bots and their stupid codes that can't be texted back to you, and Facebook doesn't respond when personal info is sent to them in attempts to get accounts returned.

Yup, just like Twitter is doing now to a lot of long term users... oh, excuse me, they're called X now.
How appropriate, since they are X'd out of our lives now.

Pay attention advertisers!
You aren't getting that noticed like you were... and Corporate America is lying to you!

So much for the new laptop that you buy your parents who don't understand technology very well, assuming they have a way to connect to the internet.
Some of them don't even come with Solitaire anymore, either.

You'd think things are screwed up enough that your Federal and State representatives would pay attention to your complaints, but it's like they're using a toilet quality country customer service, too.
Idiots.

But then, only in America could a Supreme Court Judge get millions of dollars of stuff and there aren't laws to remove them instantly... like a cop shooting, and automatic administrative leave whlile an investigation takes place.

[NeoNical]

Originally Posted by milo bloom

Silly question, but just curious - I was looking at eBay for used copies of Fire Walk With Me and it was returning both Blu and DVD versions, and for some reason the DVD versions are going for crazy money even though the Blu shows in stock on the Criterion website.

Is there something special about the DVD version?

Nothing special. DVD is currently out of stock for the time being. Once it comes back in stock, the prices will crash back to a cheaper one.

This happens all the time so don't worry about it. When Salo went out of stock for a few months, I remember the DVD was being sold at ridiculously stupid prices. A local bookstore that I usually go to had it for $100 but the bookstore also doesn't know how to price their movies (They'll overprice some products and also sell some OOP titles for bargain prices). Same thing with In the Realm of the Senses.

And Criterion has been trying to stray away from DVD releases in the last few years as well so some titles go for a lot on DVD but are still readily available on Blu-ray.