The Criterion Collection

[SpiderBaby]

Anybody going to buy anything from the Cinema Guild 50% sale on their website?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Did the same last night, using the 30% coupon. Nice deal.

It was, yet people claim B&N is such a terrible company. They're much nicer than Chapters-Indigo. Also, it's a real bargain compared to Amazon right now as they want 40 for it. Bound to be people complaining about the amount of the coupon though. 17.50 for a 50 dollar MSRP title is still apparentky too high for some people.

The supplements do look interesting and I can't wait to look at a better quality version of the film. Also, bet everyone ten to one ill have this watched before my friend who bought it last november's sale. I've given up on him.

[starman15317]

I ordered The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from bestbuy.com for $3.99.

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Anybody going to buy anything from the Cinema Guild 50% sale on their website?

Wha?! Please explain!

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by starman15317

I ordered The Curious Case of Benjamin Button from bestbuy.com for $3.99.



Wha?! Please explain!

Everything but the 2 pre-orders up top are 50% off (not Criterion if that is what confused you):

http://cinemaguild.com/homevideo/collection.htm

[mallomar]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I have watched the film before.

BohemianGraham, if you can carve out the time, definitely watch all the supplements. Among the handful of movies for which I've dutifully watched all offerings, this set was the most immersive by far. It was really like a weekend course in colonialism past and present. I wish there was more historical context like this for other spine numbers. I remember finishing For All Mankind and being hungry for a basic overview of the Apollo program. In fact, the supplements I'm most likely to watch are those overviewing the director's career, and those overviewing the historical context or de facto subject matter. All my unanswered questions usually fall into those two realms. Not that Wikipedia isn't useful, but it's no match for a miniature documentary with an expert(s) in the field.

On a completely different note: Do you happen to have a list of all the Criterion spines that were adapted from novels? I just watched Rosemary's Baby and thought it would be fun to read the Ira Levin novel. Then I thought, Why stop there? I remember your discussing this subject, but the only book that comes to mind is Zazie...

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Anybody going to buy anything from the Cinema Guild 50% sale on their website?

I'll probably consider The Turin Horse! Anything you can recommend off the site?

Also, which blus or Eclipse sets would you recommend as well? I may do one last hurrah and get 2-3 more movies this sale. Recently I got:

Trilogy of Life
The Hollis Frampton Odyssey
Vivre sa vie
Week End

I was thinking Pearls of the Czech New Wave, Shochiku, and/or By Brakhage Anthology. A couple of others might be Lonesome and In the Mood for Love.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'll probably consider The Turin Horse! Anything you can recommend off the site?

I'm going after The Day He Arrives, Ne Change Rien (finally, seen the film just never got around to purchasing it), and prob the Manoel de Oliveira releases. I might just pre-order Our Beloved Month of August too, even though it's not included in the sale.

[DarkRyder]

Those sound great! So many decisions on what to get

[Darkcritic]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Anybody going to buy anything from the Cinema Guild 50% sale on their website?

Was thinking about getting Zhangke's 24 City and Kiarostami's Shirin but I think I will only get the former. I thought about Puiu's Aurora too but then I remembered I still need to get The Death of Mr. Lazarescu so it may wait a bit.

I think Cinema Guild has easily the best contemporary selection available. All of their directors (At least all of those whose films I have seen) are top ones. A shame they don't enter the BD game as big as some others. Great company.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Darkcritic

I think Cinema Guild has easily the best contemporary selection available. All of their directors (At least all of those whose films I have seen) are top ones. A shame they don't enter the BD game as big as I some others. Great company.

I agree, add in Strand Releasing's Apichatpong Weerasethakul films though. Zeitgeist Films has some Garrel releases, and sure there are a few filmmakers some here would enjoy in their collection.

[filmmusic]

Sorry to bring up just a random subject, but does anyone know anything about "La Reine Margot"? Is there any possibility of Criterion releasing it?
It was released in Mexico 1 month ago (and in Japan too), and i see the review is very good!

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

Those sound great! So many decisions on what to get

Well I made an order for The Day He Arrives and Ne Change Rien. Might make another this weekend.

[PowellPressburger]

I asked Criterion about the Brazil BLU release, case and the Love Conquers all version.. this was the reply that was sent.

The BRAZIL Blu-ray release will be in a regular Blu-ray plastic case.
Since LOVE CONQUERS ALL was originally made for television viewing, HD
materials do not exist. However, it will be upconverted to 1080i from
our SD Master for this Blu-ray release.

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Everything but the 2 pre-orders up top are 50% off (not Criterion if that is what confused you):

http://cinemaguild.com/homevideo/collection.htm

Oh, I was thinking it was a Criterion sale. Still, looks good.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

It was, yet people claim B&N is such a terrible company.

I love how people flock there to use coupon after coupon, praising the great clerks that allow them to do it, and how they have no hassle etc..... then when a Criterion Sale isn't going on, and someone posts a random deal for them (like 30% off one item and B2G1 etc) people immediately sharpen their pitchforks to point out the "Crazy" high prices. (Although I did see the "Forever Marilyn" set that Costco is currently blowing out for $99.95 there today)

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Sorry to bring up just a random subject, but does anyone know anything about "La Reine Margot"? Is there any possibility of Criterion releasing it?
It was released in Mexico 1 month ago (and in Japan too), and i see the review is very good!

Saw a bit of this, and it looked interesting. No idea about the rights/potential release etc. though.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Anybody going to buy anything from the Cinema Guild 50% sale on their website?

The Turin Horse for sure.

[DarkRyder]

Someone on Criticker has a sick sense of humor. I apologize for the small image.

[GoldMotel]

Last black friday purchase: found a copy of Chungking Express at B&N, which happily took my 30% coupon as well with no fuss.

[Kevin Holly]

Does anyone know the difference between the 219-minute Heaven's Gate cut which has been shown in the past and the 216-minute cut the Criterion Collection has out now?

Thanks

[DarkRyder]

The latest 216-minute version is approved by Michael Cimino. The other version was possibly put together by him, but it was not a version he was happy with.

To make things a little more absurd, his original version was about 5.5 hours long. Don't bother waiting for that version, as UA has destroyed the leftover footage.