The Criterion Collection

[P@t_Mtl]

It's a lot of fun discovering the work of a new director. I have been doing that in recent months with Luis Bunuel. I wonder who I will discover next

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I think one or two from different time period in the director's life. You are not the same person you were in your 30's once you are 40, 50 and 60 for example. Life experince changes how you look at the world and it will impact how they make their movies.

While I agree with what you say about the value of experience, I don't necessarily agree with your conclusions. After all, this would suggest that you can only appreciate a director at the end of their life, and that it isn't possible to include a young director in the list.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

While I agree with what you say about the value of experience, I don't necessarily agree with your conclusions. After all, this would suggest that you can only appreciate a director at the end of their life, and that it isn't possible to include a young director in the list.

Not what I mean at all, the question was "how many works by a director would you think it's necessary to see until you can call them your favorite---nearly all of them, or most?" and my reply to the question is to pick a few from different moments in a director's life. Not once did I said "older mean's better" in fact sometimes it's actually the other way around, some of the bext work was done the younger days. Example for myself, I prefer the younger Woody Allen from the post Annie Hall Woody Allen.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Not what I mean at all, the question was "how many works by a director would you think it's necessary to see until you can call them your favorite---nearly all of them, or most?" and my reply to the question is to pick a few from different moments in a director's life. Not once did I said "older mean's better" in fact sometimes it's actually the other way around, some of the bext work was done the younger days. Example for myself, I prefer the younger Woody Allen from the post Annie Hall Woody Allen.

Okay, I understand that. I was just saying that you can appreciate a director who is young, even though they very well might end up making crap when they are old. So in essence, I think we are saying the same thing

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

Okay, I understand that. I was just saying that you can appreciate a director who is young, even though they very well might end up making crap when they are old. So in essence, I think we are saying the same thing

Pretty much I think

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Pretty much I think

By the way, I love your current avatar. One of my favorites.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

By the way, I love your current avatar. One of my favorites.

Thanks! I wanted to put up my wife latest pic (I think she is darn cute in it) but she said NO So I went with Sabrina

[billzfan]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

While I agree with what you say about the value of experience, I don't necessarily agree with your conclusions. After all, this would suggest that you can only appreciate a director at the end of their life, and that it isn't possible to include a young director in the list.

I agree to an extent. M. Night Shymalan...cough....cough..

[Akijama]

Enjoy an in-depth look at the preservation process behind the complete restoration of the 1950 Columbia Pictures film noir classic, IN A LONELY PLACE

http://www.sonypicturesmuseum.com/fi...on/lonelyplace



This needs to happen...pronto!

[billzfan]

My 50% sale take so far:

Battle of Algiers
Antichrist
Breathless
Seventh Seal
Three Colors Trilogy
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
High and Low
Kagemusha
Double Life of Veronique
Amarcord
8 1/2

My wife is going to kill me, lol..

[DarkRyder]

So far, I've bought:

Oshima's Outlaw Sxities
Harakiri
Being John Malkovich
Shallow Grave
8 1/2
Secret Sunshine
In the Realm of the Senses

I'll probably try for some more before the sale ends

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably try for some more before the sale ends

I keep trying to talk myself out of it, since August and September have lots of new releases I want. I got 19 titles (17 blu-rays, 2 Eclipse) this sale...but then I keep thinking 'well, I don't have this one yet---or that one---oh, or this one...'. Ugh.

[lim.davidd]

Originally Posted by billzfan

My 50% sale take so far:

Battle of Algiers
Antichrist
Breathless
Seventh Seal
Three Colors Trilogy
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
High and Low
Kagemusha
Double Life of Veronique
Amarcord
8 1/2

My wife is going to kill me, lol..

lucky you, i don't have the luxury of buying a sale here. I am too far away in the Philippines. Just bought The Seventh Seal, Godzilla and 12 Angry Men, aside from the non-Criterions like Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Ladykillers [1955 Studio Canal], The Manchurian Candidate [1962], and Grease.

[Hawkguy]

Gee, they are very close to 100,000 facebook likes.

[RojD]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Gee, they are very close to 100,000 facebook likes.

I'm SOOOO watching that. Sept/Oct releases here I come! Please, CC, do pre-orders at 50%....100,000 is a major watershed.

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by RojD

I'm SOOOO watching that. Sept/Oct releases here I come! Please, CC, do pre-orders at 50%....100,000 is a major watershed.

That's exactly what I'm hoping. If it happens soon, I wanna get my pre-orders in for the August releases

[Lino11]

So any dislikes as of late? Something you simply couldn't recommend?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Akijama

http://www.sonypicturesmuseum.com/fi...on/lonelyplace



This needs to happen...pronto!

Agreed.

Although that mock cover art is atrocious.

[thecynical_drummer]

Originally Posted by Lino11

So any dislikes as of late? Something you simply couldn't recommend?

I was gonna say Black Moon as it didn't resonate with me at all. However, the more I think about it I have this feeling like I missed some small thread of something that would have pulled it together for me.

[Hawkguy]

I just watched Crumb for the first time ...... and now I have an odd fear of life passing me by...