The Criterion Collection

[biglou114]

Originally Posted by Jayderek

Agreed.

Rushmore and M. Hulot's Holiday are two of my most hoped for upgrades from Criterion.

I wouldn't complain about getting The Royal Tenenbaums and Mon Oncle either.

[italy12]

Does anyone know if there is any Android app for the Criterion Collection? I am anticipating the arrival of my new phone, and I would love to see if there is some kind of related app.

Thanks!

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by italy12

Does anyone know if there is any Android app for the Criterion Collection? I am anticipating the arrival of my new phone, and I would love to see if there is some kind of related app.

The short answer is no. I have an Android OS phone and there isn't anything available as far as I know. Are you asking about an "official" Criterion app? I'm not sure what you'd expect the app to do that you wouldn't already be able to do through the phone's browser. Also, I believe you'd see a Criterion app on the iPhone before an Android-based phone just because of the iPhone's popularity.

[JediFonger]

^what movie is that? this is from the latest e-newsletter.

could it be F.W. Murnau's Phantom? are most Murnau under Kino vs. Criterion? i've not seen a Murnau released by Criterion yet.

[SpiderBaby]

If that is real (don't have a newsletter yet) it's obvious that it's the movie I wanted that Criterion slapped on HULU, The Phantom Carriage.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

If that is real (don't have a newsletter yet) it's obvious that it's the movie I wanted that Criterion slapped on HULU, The Phantom Carriage.

That would be great! The older Tartan UK release with Bergman's The Image Makers is too high-priced these days. Although, just for The Phantom Carriage, the current Tartan UK disc is fairly cheap.

[Schonfelder]

That's exactly whay i thought when i opened the newsletter a few minutes ago. Hope they're not kidding with this one, would be great to have The Phantom Carriage (one of Bergman's favourite films) on high definition.

[tama]

I Picked a copy of KES today at Frys. Just recently they are starting to sell Criterion titles at my local Frys which they never did before. Only 1 copy of a few movies but they did stock quite a few Path of Glory.

[andyman1970]

Does anyone here happen to know what movies Criterion holds the home video release rights to or how to find out. I would love to see "The Naked Lunch" on Blu-ray and I think they'd be the company to do a proper release of this little cult classic.

[Schonfelder]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

Does anyone here happen to know what movies Criterion holds the home video release rights to or how to find out. I would love to see "The Naked Lunch" on Blu-ray and I think they'd be the company to do a proper release of this little cult classic.

They already have it on dvd : http://www.criterion.com/films/634-naked-lunch

So, i guess that's not an issue in terms of releasing it in high definition (unless they lost the rights etc)

[retask]

Originally Posted by JediFonger

^what movie is that? this is from the latest e-newsletter.

could it be F.W. Murnau's Phantom? are most Murnau under Kino vs. Criterion? i've not seen a Murnau released by Criterion yet.

Au hasard Balthazar

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060138/

[captveg]

Originally Posted by Schonfelder

They already have it on dvd : http://www.criterion.com/films/634-naked-lunch

So, i guess that's not an issue in terms of releasing it in high definition (unless they lost the rights etc)

They licensed the film from Fox for the DVD release. It was long enough ago that they would likely need to make a new licensing deal with Fox to bring it to Blu-ray. However, they have a good relationship with Fox for such a thing (Kagemusha being one example), so it's a possible upgrade at some point.

[pro-bassoonist]

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

That would be great! The older Tartan UK release with Bergman's The Image Makers is too high-priced these days. Although, just for The Phantom Carriage, the current Tartan UK disc is fairly cheap.

Having never heard of Carriage, Sweetie or Balthazard, my "riddle" instinct from childhood has to go with Carriage.
Careful scutiny shows it to be horse, not a donkey.

Oh, and in case anyone's noticed, the newest Three Reasons, for May 24:

YouTube - Three Reasons: The Great Dictator

[painted_klown]

Hey gang,

I just finished watching Nights of Cabiria, literally just a few minutes ago. Going in to this movie, I had no idea of what to expect. I like to know as little as possible about a movie before I watch it. Especially with the Criterion releases I am buying. I try to have no prejudices or pre-conceived notions as I sit down to watch for the first time.

Anyway...When she went with the famous actor, I thought it was going to be a "Pretty Woman" tale. I was glad that it was not. As the movie progressed, I realized that Cabiria was a lonely woman who was desperately searching for true love. Oddly enough, I found her to be funny, (her dancing in the night club and the bit where she comes through the curtain could have been out of a classic episode of "I Love Lucy") naive, and quite cute, all at the same time.

When she finally meets Oscar, you are happy for her. You share her excitement when she tells her friends they are getting married, you want to see her find love, and happiness. Sadly, she does not, and when they were in the woods at the end, I began to suspect something was wrong right after she asked Oscar to kiss her...honestly, I thought he was going to kill her and the credits would roll. However, the story took a different turn.

Oscar was no murderer, he merely wanted to rob her...BUT, what I cannot figure out is this: If he had enough money to go on dates with her and always pay for everything, why would he suddenly need her money? She mentions at the dinner how he never asked her for money, or even if she had any. How would he know to rob her? What would make him believe this crime would lead to profit? Especially after paying for several dates.

It is implied that they never had sex, nor even kissed until after they were married. Also, if robbing her was his intention the whole time, why did he ask her to marry him? That didn't make much sense to me...perhaps I am missing something.

I watched the original language version with English subtitles...perhaps I will re-visit this with the English dubbed track. Maybe that will help answer some of these questions.

Needless to say, I liked this movie, and while typing this I am thinking about it and that makes me want to watch it again to see what I may have missed. I would give Nights of Cabiria a solid 3/4 stars, with an extra nod going to Giulietta Masina for portraying Cabiria as a character that is human, and with character traits that make her endearing and someone you want to spend your time getting to know. I know that I will definitely be giving this film additional viewings to allow my self further time to study this character, along with Oscar, to gain a better understanding of Fellini's intentions.

Thanks for reading.

-Dave

[Belloche]

Nights of Cabiria is one of my favorite Criterion titles. Thanks for your thoughts on it. It's out of print right now, so I hope somebody releases it on blu-ray.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

The short answer is no. I have an Android OS phone and there isn't anything available as far as I know. Are you asking about an "official" Criterion app? I'm not sure what you'd expect the app to do that you wouldn't already be able to do through the phone's browser. Also, I believe you'd see a Criterion app on the iPhone before an Android-based phone just because of the iPhone's popularity.

Yea, I was asking about an "official" app, but the more I think about after reading your reply, I imagine there is probably little that could be done with an app. Unless it is just an "add to your collection" app that showcases the titles you own on your phone or android device. I also think there could be a list of special features or artwork associated with the app that can be perused on the fly.

I don't know...I think it would be cool for just any CC app to appear. Personal virtual library of CC movies, artwork gallery, special features listings, essays on the go for those who don't carry their booklets with them, a CC cover collection/gallery (featuring old artwork on titles where artwork has been updated (i.e. B&tB, High and Low, Red Shoes, etc.))...stuff like that.

I know Apple is more popular, however, the Android marketplace, from what I hear, is growing fast. Which phone do you own?

[italy12]

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but has anyone seen the trailer for Lars von Trier's new film, Melancholia? It looks pretty interesting, and I like most of the cast a lot. It's good to see Kiefer Sutherland back in movies and not screaming for 60 minutes every week on 24 (even though I loved that show)!

Some say (on imdb's forum) that it may be part of a series, much like his other films are connected, with Antichrist. The title cards are very similar, and could be just the same artist or design template, but I don't know too much about LvT to predict anything about his films.

Edit: also weird that the release dates on imdb don't list any dates for North America. I only find that odd because the movie features mostly North American actors, i.e. Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, John Hurt, etc.

Antichrist was released in theatres here, correct?

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by italy12

Yea, I was asking about an "official" app, but the more I think about after reading your reply, I imagine there is probably little that could be done with an app. Unless it is just an "add to your collection" app that showcases the titles you own on your phone or android device. I also think there could be a list of special features or artwork associated with the app that can be perused on the fly.

I don't know...I think it would be cool for just any CC app to appear. Personal virtual library of CC movies, artwork gallery, special features listings, essays on the go for those who don't carry their booklets with them, a CC cover collection/gallery (featuring old artwork on titles where artwork has been updated (i.e. B&tB, High and Low, Red Shoes, etc.))...stuff like that.

I guess if a person really feels the need to carry around that kind of information with them on a phone an Excel file could be created. It would be time-consuming, sure, but you could put in all of the cover art and information that you wanted and it would be perfectly viewable on a smartphone. Is there a reason that someone would need to carry this information around with them? Bragging rights? Personal accomplishment? Something to drool over while they're away from their precious Criterion discs?

As far as the essays on-the-go... they're pretty much all available on Criterion's site for reading under each specific title. So, if someone have a smartphone I'm pretty sure they're gonna have access to the internet on their phone and reading the essays through your phone's browser wouldn't be any different than reading the essays through some kind of phone application.

As far as a CC cover collection/gallery (featuring old artwork on titles where artwork has been updated... Criterion doesn't even do that on their own main website, so what would compel them to do this for a phone application? This is something that a really devoted Criterion nerd/phone nerd would have to create and share with others because I could never see it coming directly from Criterion.

Originally Posted by italy12

I know Apple is more popular, however, the Android marketplace, from what I hear, is growing fast. Which phone do you own?

HTC EVO. The Android OS is a powerhouse because it's all Google created.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by italy12

Antichrist was released in theatres here, correct?

I'm sure it was shown in some independent theaters, but certainly not any multiplex theaters.