The Criterion Collection

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

No love for Rushmore or Bottle Rocket?

I enjoy Rushmore, but I'm certainly not as taken by it as others. Bottle Rocket is the only Anderson I've yet to watch.

[DarkRyder]

Originally Posted by jrmac2000

All excellent choices and arguments for each!

I hear a precode film is on the way as well could it be freaks?


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It's quite possibly Freaks, but I'd really love for it to be the original Scarface. It's so good, and so entertaining. I like it a lot more than Freaks, but either is a welcome inclusion.

[ianungstad]

The Howard Hawks version of Scarface is actually a Universal title:

http://www.amazon.com/Scarface-Unive...scarface+hawks

The Warner precode could be Freaks but I think it's more likely to be Ernst Lubitsch's The Merry Widow which has never been released on dvd or blu and Criterion has already released the rest of Lubitsch's operettas from this period in the Lubitsch musicals Eclipse set, so there is a major precedent right there.

[runnersdialzero]

If it was The Public Enemy, I would die happy. Easily the best of Warner's gangster pictures.

[ianungstad]

Warner is releasing The Public Enemy on blu next year as part of there Ultimate Gangsters Collection: https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=9678

[runnersdialzero]

I missed that I guess. Thanks for posting it, it just made my night

[Norbie]

Originally Posted by drbikeshorts

Well, I for one doubt this result.
In The Mood For Love is clearly the winner based on the film's popularity and the desire from its fans to see it upgraded.
Children of Paradise was also high in demand for an upgrade, so it's pretty obvious it's not the worst upgrade, but rather people are voting for it being the worst transfer.
I'm not sure I'm not the only one to realise this.

I don't think Children of Paradise is the worst looking, definitely the most disappointing of what could have been; Island of Lost Souls transfer looks worse. My opinion of course



be nice

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

No love for Rushmore or Bottle Rocket?

Its funny how people are split on Wes Anderson films.. I had never seen any of his films until recently but now I only need to see Life Aquatic (I hate something about that name and cover).. I loved Darjeeling and need to pick it up on BD sometime! Bottle Rocket and Tenenbaums were both good and I might get them.. Rushmore was just kind of there for me.. It was ok but I don't see myself owning it

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by Hartley

Still debating going back tonight to get Identification of a Woman for $12. If anyone here can recommend it as a blind buy that'd give me more peace of mind.

Even if you weren't an Antonioni fan, or happened to not like this film, you'd definitely get your $12 back for it.

Originally Posted by ryan4butler

Anything Wes Anderson is a safe blind buy.

I'm going to chip in with the others in disagreement with this statement.

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

The Bride Wore Black is currently touring in a new 35mm print. Gilda is Sony and they won't release it on their own. Criterion seems like a suitable dance partner.

That's awesome news on The Bride Wore Black, and it would be tremendous if Criterion did release it.

I still think we'll get The Lady From Shanghai from Criterion before Gilda, though.

Originally Posted by ianungstad

The Warner precode could be Freaks but I think it's more likely to be Ernst Lubitsch's The Merry Widow which has never been released on dvd or blu and Criterion has already released the rest of Lubitsch's operettas from this period in the Lubitsch musicals Eclipse set, so there is a major precedent right there.

The Lubitsch would be great.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

I still think we'll get The Lady From Shanghai from Criterion before Gilda, though.

I agree, Gilda would be a great pickup but I think they'd put a higher priority on Shanghai and In a Lonely Place.

You also have to wonder what Sony is going to do with All the King's Men and From Here to Eternity.

[Lutz]

For the life of me I can't figure out why GILDA doesn't enjoy the same classic status which is heaped upon other movies, like say, CASABLANCA?

[Cinemach]

Originally Posted by octagon

I agree, Gilda would be a great pickup but I think they'd put a higher priority on Shanghai and In a Lonely Place.

You also have to wonder what Sony is going to do with All the King's Men and From Here to Eternity.

Forgot about In A Lonely Place, which may be more probable than either.

Originally Posted by Lutz

For the life of me I can't figure out why GILDA doesn't enjoy the same classic status which is heaped upon other movies, like say, CASABLANCA?

While few get the 'classic heaping' that Casablanca does, Gilda being the signature role of one of the Classic Hollywood era's biggest and brightest stars is strongly assured of 'classic' status.

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

No love for Bob Le Flambour? It easily ranks alongside those three essentials.

I'd add Le Doulos and Le Deuxième Souffle to that list too.

[hotandserious]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

Forgot about In A Lonely Place, which may be more probable than either.

While few get the 'classic heaping' that Casablanca does, Gilda being the signature role of one of the Classic Hollywood era's biggest and brightest stars is strongly assured of 'classic' status.

I think the problem with Gilda is that the ending lets the film down, unlike Casablanca or In a Lonely Place.

[drbikeshorts]

Originally Posted by CusackstheMan

Now I would appreciate your opinion on this decision I have to make. I've gotten the green light from the wife to purchase three Criterion Blu-rays, out of the following list I've compiled. All of these will be blind buys:

Twelve Angry Men, Videodrome, In the Mood for Love, Seventh Seal, Bottle Rocket, and Paths of Glory.

Which three should I choose now? Tough choice since they're all great films? Here's some info that may help you. I'm a big Kubrick fan (paticularly 2001, Dr. Strangelove and Full Metal Jacket). And I own 4 Criterion Blus: Chungking Express (liked it alot), Rosemary's Baby (masterpiece of psycholgical horror). Paris, Texas (haven't watched it yet) and 8 1/2 (haven't watched yet).

I'm looking for films I want to watch over and over. Thanks in advance.

It sounds like Paths of Glory and In The Mood For Love should be the obvious choice for you. A couple of my favourites right there.
I've seen all of the others and like them. I'm a big fan of The Seventh Seal and I also have it in my collection.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I wonder if Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World will ever be released by Criterion. It's an amazing little film that I revisit (via my old DVD) every few months.

I have been hoping for them to release this for years. I watch my DVD fairly regularly.

[PBateman87]

Originally Posted by ianungstad

2013 Predictions:

Punch Drunk Love
Nashville
Don't Look Now
The Conformist
The Devils
The Wanderers
Criterion will start issuing special editions of Sony's Almodovar titles
On the Road
Something in the Air
Top of the Lake
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
Beyond the Hills
Motorcycle Diaries
Breaking the Waves
Eraserhead
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Criterion picks up the Harold Lloyd catalog and releases at least 1 title.
Decalogue
Thief
Apu trilogy

Some good stuff in there, I would like to see some of the better contemporary directors who don't have any representation in Criterion (Lynch, Coens, P.T. Anderson) get their due in 2013. Eraserhead, Barton Fink or another Coens film, and either Punch-Drunk Love or Hard Eight would make me very happy.

[PBateman87]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

I have been hoping for them to release this for years. I watch my DVD fairly regularly.

Ghost World would be awesome, I don't see it happening though.

[Dispatch Ninja]

I hope eternal sunshine of the spotless mind gets a criterion release someday

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

No love for Bob Le Flambour? It easily ranks alongside those three essentials.

Oh, I love Bob La Flambeur aplenty. It's a great film and a great Criterion DVD that I'll upgrade the split-second it comes to Blu-ray.

I just prefer Le Samouraï, Army of Shadows, and Le Cercle Rouge.

I'd love to see Melville's Un Flic picked up by Criterion. Aside from a rather dated scene with a train and helicopter where obvious toy models were used, it's an awesome movie.