The Criterion Collection

[marctheshark]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I bought a brand new copy of Pierrot Le Fou on Blu-Rays For Everyone last night. It was on sale for $32.99 and after shipping ~$35. It looks like it's back up at $59.99.

I e-mailed the guy about if we'll ever see a sale on The Man Who Fell To Earth or The Third Man because they both are priced at $10,560!

This was his response:



Oh well...it was worth a try!

Good job on finding a new copy of PLF. I was able to find a copy of TMWFTE, TTM and PLF BD editions this week from a guy on craigslist and bought them all off him for 160$

[Arkadin]

just noticed that Umberto D blu-ray is only $18.99 at the TCM.com store.
not a bad price at all.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by rkish

Anyone here ever deal with Fingerhut.com? Just curious to see how they are with shipping/pricing/canceling orders/customer servcie, etc.

Thanks!

Let me guess...Hitchcock??

[thismightbezach]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

just noticed that Umberto D blu-ray is only $18.99 at the TCM.com store.
not a bad price at all.

Well, that's before you add on the $5 cost for shipping.

$18 +tax during the B&N sounds better to me!

[Scottie]

What are the chances of a Criterion release of The Pianist?

[TheDot]

Slim. Don't Studio Canal have it and haven't they released a VERY strong Blu-ray release already? Pick that up.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by iScottie

What are the chances of a Criterion release of The Pianist?

In the U.S. Universal has the rights, so there is no reason not. Universal released it on HD DVD but has yet to on Blu ray.

[Darkcritic]

Originally Posted by Yami

Can anyone recommend me some experimental/avant-garde (never sure what term to use) films that are available on Blu-Ray? I've watched quite a few online over the past few days (such as Maya Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon, Michael Snow's Wavelength and Peter Tscherkassky's Outer Space) and have enjoyed them and I'm looking into getting Jonas Mekas' Walden as well. Criterion have released sets of Frampton and Brakhage (and Painleve on DVD), would anyone here recommend them?

Go for them . Paul Sharits is a good one too as Greg said. Straub-Huillet are ones you should check out too. If you find some Benning father or daughter films you should share them here . You should watch some Ximena Cuevas too, one of the few Mexican experimental filmmakers. She hasn't made a lot of films but some of them are among my favorite experimental works. Las Victimas del Pecado Neoliberal is among my top experimental films .

[Lino11]

Anyone know of a list, or maybe just off the top of your head, which Criterion DVD's are likely to *NOT* receive a blu-ray treatment?

Maybe some movies we know for sure Criterion lost the rights to and probably won't get back...?




(man! no idea Pierret le Fou, Third Man, and The Man Who Fell to Earth were going for so much!! I don't know how I lucked out at these so cheap!!)

[ravenus]

^Ran seems to be one sad item on that list in addition to the ones you mentioned.

[dan21]

Originally Posted by wcrouse

Finally got a response from Jon Mulvaney regarding my too-dark-to-read cover on The Game. He's mailing me a new, presumably corrected, cover wrap. Criterion rocks!

How dark is the faulty cover? I own a copy and I can't tell which version it is.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by dan21

How dark is the faulty cover? I own a copy and I can't tell which version it is.

You'd know if u got the bad one.

[dan21]

Originally Posted by retablo

You'd know if u got the bad one.

It must be the good one then, some of the text is quite dark but it is easily legible.

[Abdrewes]

World on a Wire (new) 16.99+ 2.99 shipping:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new

[Scottie]

Are Au Revoir Les Enfants, La Haine, and Le Cercle Rouge any good? They sound great!

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Are Au Revoir Les Enfants, La Haine, and Le Cercle Rouge any good? They sound great!

Au Revoir Les Enfants is the one id take from the bunch. Easily one of my very favourite films about Jews during WWII. If you're a fan of their respective genres, I'd say get them all.

[pro-bassoonist]

Weekend - Just finished viewing it. Our review will be up very late tonight. Simply an outstanding presentation, yet again, from Criterion.

Releases like this one are one of many reasons why they are the best in the business. Period.

Pro-B

[kazama]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Are Au Revoir Les Enfants, La Haine, and Le Cercle Rouge any good? They sound great!

La Haine is one of my all time favorite films. It's more than good, it's magic.

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Weekend - Just finished viewing it. Our review will be up very late tonight. Simply an outstanding presentation, yet again, from Criterion.

Releases like this one are one of many reasons why they are the best in the business. Period.

Great news.

So, the official title really isn't Week End, but Weekend? I feel like I've always read it being Week End (or I guess that's the original non-American title).

[thismightbezach]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

Great news.

So, the official title really isn't Week End, but Weekend? I feel like I've always read it being Week End (or I guess that's the original non-American title).

It's definitely two words. Technically it's Week-end, with a hyphen. That's the French translation. The original French poster also has the title hyphenated. The film's opening titles has it as two words also. I'm surprised Criterion is going with the Anglo-American spelling.