The Criterion Collection

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably have to stick to wither one or two films this time around, so which would you all recommend out of this batch?

[Show spoiler]In the Realm of the Senses

Branded to Kill

Tokyo Drifter

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

The Music Room

A Hollis Frampton Odyssey

Insignificance

The Gold Rush

Shallow Grave

The 39 Steps

The Four Feathers

Tiny Furniture

The Lady Vanishes

Island of Lost Souls

Harakiri

Secret Sunshine

The Samurai Trilogy

Close-Up

Copy Cut

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir

Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties

Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave

Robinson Crusoe on Mars
The Gold Rush

Consolation: Close-up

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably have to stick to wither one or two films this time around, so which would you all recommend out of this batch?

Some great films there---but I would easily pick the Oshima Eclipse set out of those as getting my highest recommendation.

[Old Geezer]

Originally Posted by octagon

Yeah, I doubt it too. In fact, I haven't entirely given up on the 9/4 Universal release. I was more rambling about how I'm willing to relax my standards when an unnecessary or redundant releases cuts my way.

Speaking of redundant releases, while I'd certainly buy The Lady Eve (though granted, that doesn't say a lot), if they're going to get some Stanwyck out of Paramount I'd love to see a quality release of The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. Assuming Paramount has decent source materials that could be a good whacky C candidate and the Film Chest release doesn't sound too impressive.

Amazon.com has this on blu-ray for $12.99 right now. HD Cinema Classics is listed as the studio (I don't know if that's the same as the Film Chest release). I have this and I absolutely loved it. At that price it's worth a look even if you're waiting for a Criterion release.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably have to stick to wither one or two films this time around, so which would you all recommend out of this batch?

[Show spoiler]In the Realm of the Senses

Branded to Kill

Tokyo Drifter

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

The Music Room

A Hollis Frampton Odyssey

Insignificance

The Gold Rush

Shallow Grave

The 39 Steps

The Four Feathers

Tiny Furniture

The Lady Vanishes

Island of Lost Souls

Harakiri

Secret Sunshine

The Samurai Trilogy

Close-Up

Copy Cut

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir

Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties

Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave

If you can only have 3:

Close-up
Secret Sunshine
Branded to Kill

I think you'd be quite surprised by these. I prefer Branded to Kill to Tokyo Drifter though you can't go wrong with either. Secret Sunshine is excellent and Close-Up is one of the finest films of the past couple decades, imo.

[zachnix18]

I picked up Shallow Grave and The Gold Rush today. Al I can say is that Shallow Grave is absolutely fantastic and so demented. The whole thing is an amazing thrill ride. I felt that it was such a demented and macabre thriller, that I feel it really does cross over into the horror thriller genre. There's so much to it that I find it hard to not classify it amongst horror films. Am I wrong? Kind of like how Psycho is such a horrific thriller that it is both horror and thriller.

[billzfan]

Originally Posted by oildude

Battle of Algiers

I just got back. I picked up both Antichrist and Batle of Algiers. I loved Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark. I'm sure I'll love it. I've never seen Battle of Algiers but everything I've read says it's one of the best films ever. thanks again for the recommendations.

[FRAK]

Picked up "Howard's End" today. Love this movie and have been wanting it since it came out almost three years ago. Can't wait to see what it looks like on Blu.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by billzfan

I just got back. I picked up both Antichrist and Batle of Algiers. I loved Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark. I'm sure I'll love it. I've never seen Battle of Algiers but everything I've read says it's one of the best films ever. thanks again for the recommendations.

Battle of Algiers and Carlos makes for an excellent double feature. Both examine guerrilla warfare. It was really interesting to see Carlos' fascination with T.E. Lawrence and Algiers.

[Lutz]

Originally Posted by ROclockCK

It's my "dream" to live long enough to see that pilot in its entirety, just as it unspooled for ABC execs, properly presented, with some kind of informed commentary track (assuming Lynch is unwilling to do it himself). What was so astonishing about the finished film was how merely changing the context made such a huge difference in the way the everything played. It's a brilliant reimagining. I've never seen a cinematic stunt quite like it.

It also gives you quite a big clue as to what is happening in the finished movie because asides from all the deleted/added material the only thing they changed from the "pilot" footage was putting Naomi Watts voice on Diane Selwyn's answering machine...

[Jef Costello]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably have to stick to wither one or two films this time around, so which would you all recommend out of this batch?

[Show spoiler]In the Realm of the Senses

Branded to Kill

Tokyo Drifter

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

The Music Room

A Hollis Frampton Odyssey

Insignificance

The Gold Rush

Shallow Grave

The 39 Steps

The Four Feathers

Tiny Furniture

The Lady Vanishes

Island of Lost Souls

Harakiri

Secret Sunshine

The Samurai Trilogy

Close-Up

Copy Cut

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir

Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties

Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave

Kinda hard so I chose three.

[Darkcritic]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably have to stick to wither one or two films this time around, so which would you all recommend out of this batch?

Close-Up and The Music Room and get the Oshima's Outlaw Sixties Eclipse if you can too .

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably have to stick to wither one or two films this time around, so which would you all recommend out of this batch?

[Show spoiler]In the Realm of the Senses

Branded to Kill

Tokyo Drifter

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

The Music Room

A Hollis Frampton Odyssey

Insignificance

The Gold Rush

Shallow Grave

The 39 Steps

The Four Feathers

Tiny Furniture

The Lady Vanishes

Island of Lost Souls

Harakiri

Secret Sunshine

The Samurai Trilogy

Close-Up

Copy Cut

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir

Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties

Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave

The Music Room
The Four Feathers
Samurai Trilogy

[Old Geezer]

While impatiently waiting for my B&N orders to arrive I popped in Last Year at Marienbad to watch this last week. It was one of the very first Criterions I purchased on blu (when there were very few to choose from back then. I hated it then - didn't really understand it at all. I must say the second viewing was a whole different experience.(probably says as much about my growth as a movie lover as much as anything else). I sat transfixed through the whole movie - even rewinding a few times when I wasn't too sure of what was being said. It's not for everyone but I found it visually and artistically stunning on second viewing. I would highly recommend it during the B&N sale if you value storyline as much or more than non-stop action. (And I'm not knocking action movies either-you just won't find much in this movie)

[billzfan]

I just watched Double Life of Veronique. The film was amazing and Irene Jacob has to be one of the most beautiful women ever put on film.

[RupertPupkin]

Originally Posted by billzfan

I just watched Double Life of Veronique. The film was amazing and Irene Jacob has to be one of the most beautiful women ever put on film.

I totally agree with this "definitive" sentence. La Double Vie de Veronique is one of the sexiest movie I've ever seen. It's difficult to not fall instantly in love with Irene Jacob.
Criterion did an amazing job even with their Blu-Ray menu. The first time I loaded the blu-ray on a HD Sony TV set I had the "Videodrome" side-effects that Irene Jacob was breathing behind the glass of the screen (it's not glass these days , and well I have a videoprojector now...)

I highly recommend that you watch "Red"... Jean-Louis Trintignant is amazing in this movie.

Somehow I find that Kieslowski had a very sensual and fetishist approach in his way of filming "her" actresses (focusing on the details ... the lock of hair of Julie Delpy, sleeping beauty in "White" for instance).
Sometimes this fetishist look makes me think of what Wong Kar Wai will do a few years later...

and even as "Miss catalogue La Redoute" in Les Beaux Gosses Irene Jacob is...wahou...

[billzfan]

Originally Posted by RupertPupkin

I totally agree with this "definitive" sentence. La Double Vie de Veronique is one of the sexiest movie I've ever seen. It's difficult to not fall instantly in love with Irene Jacob.
Criterion did an amazing job even with their Blu-Ray menu. The first time I loaded the blu-ray on a HD Sony TV set I had the "Videodrome" side-effects that Irene Jacob was breathing behind the glass of the screen (it's not glass these days , and well I have a videoprojector now...)

I highly recommend that you watch "Red"... Jean-Louis Trintignant is amazing in this movie.

Somehow I find that Kieslowski had a very sensual and fetishist approach to movie "her" actresses (focusing on the details ... the lock of hair of Julie Delpy, sleeping beauty in "White" for instance).
Sometimes this fetishist look makes me think of what Wong Kar Wai will do a few years later...

and even as "Miss catalogue La Redoute" in Les Beaux Gosses Irene Jacob is...wahou...

You can tell that Kieslowski not only loved her as an actress but as a beauty as well. His camera dwells on her in an almost lustful way. That movie is just so god damn sexy, lol.

[kazama]

Just ordered the Three Colors Trilogy, For All Mankind, Branded to Kill, Tokyo Drifter and Robinson Crusoe on Mars from B&N. That's my first order from them ($40 shipping to Hungary, ouch!), I hope everything will be going fine.

[BluPat]

Can't wait to see what announcements are tomorrow!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

Close-Up and The Music Room and get the Oshima's Outlaw Sixties Eclipse if you can too .

Got The Music Room in my order, another I just kept on pushing back for other things.

[Shout92]

Originally Posted by BluPat

Can't wait to see what announcements are tomorrow!

Have there been any hints? I don't recall any popping up on my Facebook feed.