The Criterion Collection

[DetroitSquirreL]

I'd LOVE to see 'Basketball Diaries'

[ssjmichael]

Summer Interlude dropped to $19.99 at amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/Sum...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

(sorry if this was mentioned already)

[DetroitSquirreL]

Originally Posted by ssjmichael

Summer Interlude dropped to $19.99 at amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/Sum...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

(sorry if this was mentioned already)

Thanks, I missed that pre order. Now a great price

[DLizzle]

Originally Posted by retablo

Not quite sure what you mean by this... Spalding basketballs have "Spalding" on them, nothing arbitrary about that.

There are other basketball manufacturers, and they could have drawn a plain basketball, so the fact that they went with the Spalding on the side had to have significance.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Yami

I'd say just get the MoC release. The chances of Criterion bettering the PQ are slim and the MoC includes Stolen Desire!

It really upsets me that the Czech titles are being relegated to an Eclipse. The Cremator is one of my favourite films and one of the best horror films of all time. It's really stunning filmmaking.

Well...I did just order Vengeance Is Mine...I was leaning toward The Insect Woman, but a number of posters recommended Vengeance and this was the last day to get it for £10.99...

[rkish]

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Thanks, I missed that pre order. Now a great price

Well...only $1 cheaper than when it was first listed...but every dollar counts! I guess our preorders will reflect the discount in the near future...

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

Could you hurry your MoC purchase, so I can quit waiting.

If there weren't so many releases coming out in the near future that I want from both MoC and Criterion...I would have bought both "Pigs" and "Insect Woman" recently...I'll likely buy either/both from MoC at some point, but Vengeance should be a good starting point on Imamura films...especially at £10.99...

[rkish]

Originally Posted by retablo

Except both of those were shot on film, not 340 res Betacam video. So yes, there is substantial benefit for hi-def as long as the transfers are done properly.



Not quite sure what you mean by this... Spalding basketballs have "Spalding" on them, nothing arbitrary about that.

I think ShellOil meant that Criterion arbitrarily used a "Spalding" basketball, instead of any other company, to sell their point...

[retablo]

Originally Posted by DLizzle

There are other basketball manufacturers, and they could have drawn a plain basketball, so the fact that they went with the Spalding on the side had to have significance.

Of course it has significance.. its Spalding Grey. But that's not the point I was making in reply to that post.

Originally Posted by rkish

I think ShellOil meant that Criterion arbitrarily used a "Spalding" basketball, instead of any other company, to sell their point...

I understand that, but it STILL COULD'VE been Hoop Dreams even with a Spalding Basketball, because they exist and it would be perfectly natural to use one. It's a popular brand of ball.

[Presence]

I'd be more inclined to think Hoop Dreams with a Spalding basketball. Spalding is the official ball for every major American professional basketball league.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by rkish

Well...I did just order Vengeance Is Mine...I was leaning toward The Insect Woman, but a number of posters recommended Vengeance and this was the last day to get it for £10.99...

Thanks for the reminder. I just snuck in my order for Vengeance Is Mine.

[jrmac2000]

I was watching the show "happy endings" with my wife tonight when one of the characters mentioned she had just bought the criterion collection of clueless! I know it was a joke but was stoked to hear a criterion mention on a mainstream show.


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[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by rkish

I think ShellOil meant that Criterion arbitrarily used a "Spalding" basketball, instead of any other company, to sell their point...

Yep. If it were Hoop Dreams a basketball would be enough. "Spalding" isn't essential. It'd be like hinting Raging Bull by writing "Everlast" on boxing gloves.

With that said, Hoop Dreams would be nice. I haven't seen it since 8th grade and quite enjoyed it.

[DLizzle]

Originally Posted by retablo

I understand that, but it STILL COULD'VE been Hoop Dreams even with a Spalding Basketball, because they exist and it would be perfectly natural to use one. It's a popular brand of ball.

Since these drawings are made specifically to contain hidden clues, it would have been really strange of them to arbitrarily draw in "Spal...", instead of a plain basketball. So, I disagree that it would be perfectly natural in this case.

[DLizzle]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

You guys are still debating the Spalding Gray clue?

We're three weeks from the next release announcement...

[retablo]

Originally Posted by DLizzle

Since these drawings are made specifically to contain hidden clues, it would have been really strange of them to arbitrarily draw in "Spal...", instead of a plain basketball. So, I disagree that it would be perfectly natural in this case.

And since Spalding is the official basketball for the NBA, NCAA etc, it would also be perfect natural to include that on a BASKETBALL movie.

Not sure why that's hard to understand, but whatever.

It was obvious from the start it wasn't Hoop Dreams, but to say it's arbitrary to use THE licensed basketball as a possible clue for a basketball movie is absurd.

In addition, most of the clues don't have "hidden" meanings. Some just seem that way until they are figured out. There was nothinh hidden in the Kes drawing, or the Antichrist one, etc. So yeah, it COULD've been as simple as a basketball, is all I'm saying.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

I have both that and Profound Desires of the Gods (which I never have seen) I'm awaiting my region free player. I don't know if I would start with Vengeance but Ken Ogata is always interesting. I'm going to place another order starting with The Ballad of Narayama (Blu-Ray), which is one of my favorite films by Shohei.

Which region free player did you decide on?

Congrats and welcome to the club!

[rkish]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Thanks for the reminder. I just snuck in my order for Vengeance Is Mine.

My pleasure...I was on the fence for a bit, as I was leaning toward The Insect Woman...but the Imamura fan club here prompted me to go with a good deal on a good film.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Me, too. I've been wanting to pick up Pigs & Battleships for months but they keep throwing these £10.99 deals at me, so I picked up Vengeance Is Mine this time instead -- though I'm glad to have it, just a completely different film.

I was only going to get Repo Man (after Amazon told me it'd be at least another week before they had stock), but when The Conformist review was less than glowing I decided I could live without that and purchase a second title with MoC instead. With the exchange rate, saving £3-4 is too good to pass up.

No doubt...I figure "Pigs" and "Insect Woman" will either stay at the same price or hopefully drop a bit...

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

That's how I basically feel about Rififi, where I would expect a Criterion upgraded, revamped edition could best the Arrow Academy edition.

But with Pigs & Battleships, being a relatively recent release any upgrade is likely to be a straight upgrade and not a revamped edition, and as it stands I would prefer the MoC pacakge with the second feature.

Agreed...I'll just have to wait until I can afford it.