The Criterion Collection

[obscurelabel]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'm looking for films with candy colors, something like Sirk's melodramas. I know Fassbinder took great inspiration, but I'm not sure which films have great uses of color (SB, maybe you could help me with this?). Other than these two directors, who else used color in similar ways? They don't have to be in the CC, I'm just looking for more films like these.

For Criterions, check out up Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I have those two on my laptop, got to watch those as soon as possible. Also, which of Fassbinder's films fit the description? I haven't gotten that far in his oeuvre yet.

Lola and Querelle. Most of his later films are very colorful as he made bigger films production-wise (Lili Marleen being one).

[Yami]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'm looking for films with candy colors, something like Sirk's melodramas. I know Fassbinder took great inspiration, but I'm not sure which films have great uses of color (SB, maybe you could help me with this?). Other than these two directors, who else used color in similar ways? They don't have to be in the CC, I'm just looking for more films like these.

Gate of Hell

[Tin Drum]

Watched Last Year at Marienbad. I was mesmerized and confused at the same time. Stunning visuals, though. Something that I am going to have to watch multiple times.

Also watched Le Havre and absolutely loved it! Going to check out more from Kaurismaki. Loved the tone of the film.

[tenia]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'm looking for films with candy colors, something like Sirk's melodramas. I know Fassbinder took great inspiration, but I'm not sure which films have great uses of color (SB, maybe you could help me with this?). Other than these two directors, who else used color in similar ways? They don't have to be in the CC, I'm just looking for more films like these.

Just based on colors, not the melodramas part, try Seijun Suzuki's Detective Bureau 2-3 or The youth of the beast. Very colorful movies.

Otherwise, of course, stuff like Powell - Pressburgers's The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, or Renoir's The River or French Cancan.

[acp35]

Quick question. I love the criterion collection but often wondered why some have incredible and unique boxes and some show up in really cheap looking black cases. It really sucks when you are putting your criterions together.

[Darkcritic]

Originally Posted by CoopFilm

I'll once again mention Almodovar here--the color is one of my favorite aspects of his films.

+1

No other director uses colors in the same way Almodovar does nowadays. Such a shame they are taking so long to hit BD this side of the pond.

[Darkcritic]

Originally Posted by DarkRyder

I'm looking for films with candy colors, something like Sirk's melodramas. I know Fassbinder took great inspiration, but I'm not sure which films have great uses of color (SB, maybe you could help me with this?). Other than these two directors, who else used color in similar ways? They don't have to be in the CC, I'm just looking for more films like these.

Kenneth Anger uses colors in great ways too but you said you got the Magick Lantern Cycle for Christmas (GREAT release, among the very best available in BD) so you got yourself covered already .

[The Great Owl]

I used my Barnes & Noble member discount and the "Buy Two, Get One Free" sale to buy these three for $76:
Ivan's Childhood
Last Year at Marienbad
Red Desert

I owned all three of these on DVD, and they were all top priority for upgrades.
Ivan's Childhood simply has some of the most amazing cinematography in film history, and, although it's a downer of a movie, I cannot look away.
Last Year at Marienbad puzzled the hell out of me the first couple of viewings, but I love the beautiful and eerie "trapped in a loop" feel of the story. It could be the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. It could be the woman's jealous husband replaying various scenarios of his wife's affair in his mind throughout the movie. The characters could actually be ghosts who are doomed to repeat the same life moments for all eternity. I still do not know, but I just love watching this film.
Red Desert is a repeat-viewing flick not just because of my fascination with Monica Vitti. I like the way that Michelangelo Antonioni uses drab industrial backdrops to a creative effect, as if to show the alienating effect or the strange offbeat beauty of these settings. I look forward to upgrading my DVDs of L'avventura and L'eclisse to Blu-ray someday. Did I mention that this film stars Monica Vitti?

...and, yes, I have already ordered the plastic Criterion alternate case for Last Year at Marienbad.

[jrmac2000]

Originally Posted by acp35

Quick question. I love the criterion collection but often wondered why some have incredible and unique boxes and some show up in really cheap looking black cases. It really sucks when you are putting your criterions together.

Are you talking about random DVD editions? If so I have always assumed as the company made more money they were able to increase quality not just of the on disc content, but also the packaging as well.


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[Scottie]

Can somebody remind me where they sent the $10 coupon with the replacement discs?

I forgot where mine is lol

[RandyK]

Since I'm new to Criterion, I was wondering if anyone knows of a sale coming up anywhere? Wondering if I should wait or get one or two more with U&S this weekend.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

Since I'm new to Criterion, I was wondering if anyone knows of a sale coming up anywhere? Wondering if I should wait or get one or two more with U&S this weekend.

It depends a little bit on the title.

$20 after U&S is a very good price. You probably wouldn't be able to beat that by very much until the next Barnes and Noble sale in July (and even then beating by more than a couple dollars isn't guaranteed).

$25 after U&S would be a closer call. Criterion themselves run occasional one-day 50% sales, Amazon will sometimes drop random (or at least it seems random) CC titles down around $20-$22 or so.

Still, if it's something you really want $25 isn't a bad price. It's not like Amazon will have it for fifteen bucks next week.

[The Great Owl]

I went ahead and ordered the region-free UK edition of Melville's Le Silence de la Mer. I ventured to Amazon UK today, noticed that the price had creeped up a few pounds, and ordered the Blu-ray from a third-party distributor who was still selling brand-new copies for the former price.

[jrsl76]

Today's pickup of Ivan's Childhood, The Tin Drum & Pina for $80.

Not an amazing price, but it's ok and I have them now as opposed to waiting.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

Like to see a Blu-Ray of this one. DVD is pretty weak.

Atleast it has a dvd. His other films don't. But I agree.

[Jr7936]

so it turns out my copy of six moral tales from frys just shipped for 9.96. just a heads up
so can't believe it but so happy

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Jr7936

so it turns out my copy of six moral tales from frys just shipped for 9.96. just a heads up
so can't believe it but so happy

Same here. Six Moral Tales, Heaven Can Wait & Twenty Four Eyes for $18.40.

[Jr7936]

not a bad deal at all for something i have wanted for a while

[ParticleDan]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I used my Barnes & Noble member discount and the "Buy Two, Get One Free" sale to buy these three for $76:
Ivan's Childhood
Last Year at Marienbad
Red Desert

I owned all three of these on DVD, and they were all top priority for upgrades.
Ivan's Childhood simply has some of the most amazing cinematography in film history, and, although it's a downer of a movie, I cannot look away.
Last Year at Marienbad puzzled the hell out of me the first couple of viewings, but I love the beautiful and eerie "trapped in a loop" feel of the story. It could be the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. It could be the woman's jealous husband replaying various scenarios of his wife's affair in his mind throughout the movie. The characters could actually be ghosts who are doomed to repeat the same life moments for all eternity. I still do not know, but I just love watching this film.
Red Desert is a repeat-viewing flick not just because of my fascination with Monica Vitti. I like the way that Michelangelo Antonioni uses drab industrial backdrops to a creative effect, as if to show the alienating effect or the strange offbeat beauty of these settings. I look forward to upgrading my DVDs of L'avventura and L'eclisse to Blu-ray someday. Did I mention that this film stars Monica Vitti?

...and, yes, I have already ordered the plastic Criterion alternate case for Last Year at Marienbad.

This may just be because I have a degree in sociology from a somewhat liberal university and the fact that I'm a staunch feminist, but from the first time I saw marienbad, it seemed so clear to me that the film was about the woman's rape by the male protagonist, and the subsequent psychological effect of her unsuccessful attempts to compartmentalize and sublimate the trauma. I think in one of extras this was mentioned as a more modern interpretation, but it hit me with force right away.

This movie is one of the best examples of how textual interpretation is a dynamic and subjective process involving the biases and expectations (known and unknown) of the interpreter.