The Criterion Collection

[eightslicesofpie]

Originally Posted by SpookyDollhouse

Criterion Channel's August lineup:
https://www.criterion.com/current/po...st-2024-lineup

Very interesting selections hopefully the spotlight on Mikio Naruse means some Blu-rays are in the pipeline

Vacation Noir sounds like a very fun collection

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

With the amount of negative energy you bring to this forum, and how much everything seems to bother you, I'd suggest frequenting this forum less.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Röckzilla

I normally never ask people this but:

What is your profile picture/avatar from?



It's bugging the hell out of me because it looks so familiar yet I can't put my finger on it at the moment.
It reminds me of something from the back of an early Scorpions or UFO album cover. Or maybe something from an obscure krautrock album.

If anyone else knows, feel free to chime in.
I'll probably be kicking myself whenever I find out the answer.

Gacivory has answered this already but yes, it's Black Moon. I find that film to be very futuristic (and "ahead of its time") in some weird way too. Telepathic animals, biological warfare, and gender wars? Sounds like a future possibility. Louis Malle is one of my favorite directors and though this film is (to many) a clunker of his, I still find it pretty original. I used to have an avatar of Orson Welles from A Safe Place but it got old after a while. It might be time to update my avatar though, so thank you for reminding me.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by DimitriL

Yeah, I have no issue with difficult films, but…I found Gummo impossible to appreciate. It’s just one of the very few films not made for my brain to the point that it repulsed me. I can count on one hand films that have had that effect on me, but this is right there.

And yet I totally get why it’s in the collection. I love that its fans are getting a proper presentation. I think Korine is the real thing. But yeah, no.

I agree pretty much as well. I probably should revisit it again but I won't be purchasing this film. The only movie in the Criterion Collection that I might be repulsed by more than this is Eating Raoul. I literally had to sell this film because putting it on my shelf made me feel dirty and every time I saw the spine, I had to take a shower.

Just kidding (about the showering).

[Jaymole]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

With the amount of negative energy you bring to this forum, and how much everything seems to bother you, I'd suggest frequenting this forum less.

HUGE

[Axl Rose]

Originally Posted by jw007

Gacivory has answered this already but yes, it's Black Moon. I find that film to be very futuristic (and "ahead of its time") in some weird way too. Telepathic animals, biological warfare, and gender wars? Sounds like a future possibility. Louis Malle is one of my favorite directors and though this film is (to many) a clunker of his, I still find it pretty original. I used to have an avatar of Orson Welles from A Safe Place but it got old after a while. It might be time to update my avatar though, so thank you for reminding me.

I would love to see it get a 4k upgrade. The current blu is so dated.

[Röckzilla]

Originally Posted by Axl Rose

I would love to see it get a 4k upgrade. The current blu is so dated.

I'm not sure how this happened but I wasn't even aware that Black Moon (1975) was even released on Blu-ray until today, let alone from The Criterion Collection. Now I'm conflicted: do I grab the Blu-ray now OR wait to see if there will be a 4K UHD sometime soon...

[Flex_MythoMass]

Originally Posted by Röckzilla

I'm not sure how this happened but I wasn't even aware that Black Moon (1975) was even released on Blu-ray until today, let alone from The Criterion Collection. Now I'm conflicted: do I grab the Blu-ray now OR wait to see if there will be a 4K UHD sometime soon...

If you buy the blu ray then the rest of us can pick up the 4K a lot quicker.

[saltburn]

Originally Posted by Röckzilla

I'm not sure how this happened but I wasn't even aware that Black Moon (1975) was even released on Blu-ray until today, let alone from The Criterion Collection. Now I'm conflicted: do I grab the Blu-ray now OR wait to see if there will be a 4K UHD sometime soon...

when it was released on blu-ray it doesn't say it was a 4k scan, so the likelihood of a 4k release any time soon is not likely.

[SeanJoyce]

Were Night of the Hunter and Night of the Living Dead given re-release plastic cases for the standard Blu-rays?

Cheers

[Flex_MythoMass]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Were Night of the Hunter and Night of the Living Dead given re-release plastic cases for the standard Blu-rays?

Cheers

My Night of the Hunter is in a standard plastic case.

My original Night of the Living Dead was digipak, but the 4K is a standard case. Not sure about the bluray only edition.

[Xander2017]

Originally Posted by SpookyDollhouse

Criterion Channel's August lineup:
https://www.criterion.com/current/po...st-2024-lineup

Very interesting selections hopefully the spotlight on Mikio Naruse means some Blu-rays are in the pipeline

Thanks for the link.

As a Canadian I always search for the * , as those are not available to us. Looks like 9 of those for August.

There Will Be Blood (2007)*
The Master (2012)*
The Public Eye (1992)*
Smoke (1995)*
Love Liza (2002)*
Synecdoche, New York (2008)*
Jack Goes Boating (2010)*
Female on the Beach (1955)*
Haywire*

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Xander2017

Thanks for the link.

As a Canadian I always search for the * , as those are not available to us. Looks like 9 of those for August.

There Will Be Blood (2007)*
The Master (2012)*
The Public Eye (1992)*
Smoke (1995)*
Love Liza (2002)*
Synecdoche, New York (2008)*
Jack Goes Boating (2010)*
Female on the Beach (1955)*
Haywire*

I wonder if you can get those to play with a VPN set to US?

[Brad1963]

New on Criterion's website. Lee Grant's Top 10. There is mention of newly restored "Tell Me a Riddle", so I would imagine it will be a future Criterion Blu-ray release.

https://www.criterion.com/current/to...grant-s-top-10

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by SpookyDollhouse

Criterion Channel's August lineup:
https://www.criterion.com/current/po...st-2024-lineup

Very interesting selections hopefully the spotlight on Mikio Naruse means some Blu-rays are in the pipeline

I have a feeling that The Master, Magnolia, and maybe Boogie Nights will get 4K releases at some point.

I was planning on throwing out The Master for my November guesses.

[Ray Jackson]

Internal Affairs parts 2 and 3…are they any good compared to the original?

[DrasticHandprint]

Originally Posted by Scottie

I have a feeling that The Master, Magnolia, and maybe Boogie Nights will get 4K releases at some point.

I was planning on throwing out The Master for my November guesses.

Supposedly Boogie Nights is getting a release this year, but maybe just a rumor. Would love Magnola too. I keep holding off buying these two standard releases on hopes they’ll be upgraded soon.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by filmlover22

I have Eureka's Pandora LE. This is one of the few times I think Criterion might be superior. It has a lot more special features, a documentary on Brooks, 4 choices of scores, and possibly be a no-tint version (the Eureka has a sepia tint that I find distracting).
That being said, the Eureka has supplements and a booklet that is not on the Criterion. Not sure if I want both...Might sell the Eureka after I get the Criterion and compare.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yes, at least based on the stills from Criterion and Janus' site, the detail and quality looks much better than what Eureka releaed.

Criterion (top) (downloaded from Janus' website) / Eureka (bottom) (from DVDBeaver's review)

[Show spoiler]

What element/elements were used on the Eureka disc? Do they do "about the transfer" or something similar in their releases?

It's likely too early to know the details of the Criterion release, but if someone knows all then fill me in.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by dwk

Congratulations Duke, on them finally releasing a Japanese film.

They did do the Floating Weeds double feature back in May, but before that we got jack for 22 straight months. My tapes of Seven Samurai and Ikiru really took a beating over that time. I'm convinced the former is coming to 4K in November, so that should be the biggest Japanese announcement in years.

While the oft-mentioned Kurosawa box set would be a dream come true (imagine the AK 100 set as either Blu-ray or 4K+Blu-ray), Toho is so dickish and the relationship between Toho and Criterion is so strained that I'd be shocked if a set like that ever came to fruition.