The Criterion Collection

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by oildude

NYMPHOS!!

Greatest. Movie. Line. Ever. God, I love Sam Fuller.

Yes, it gets some love. You missed a few pages of posts on Fuller about a month ago. Shock Corridor is brilliantly wicked social critique and satire.

Agreed. That gets me everytime. Great movie.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Frances Ha, just noticed Britta Phillips is in the movie also! Satisfaction is one of my guilty pleasure films and she was the singing voice of Jem in Jem and the Holograms!

Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham are both in the movie. I saw them in concert shortly after Britta first joined Dean's band, Luna, about a decade ago.

I knew nothing about Frances Ha until the Criterion hint, but this merits a closer look.

[The Great Owl]

It looks as though today might be the day for me to buy A Man Escaped. Barnes & Noble emailed me a 20% off coupon, so I'll use that along with my members discount on the way home.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

It looks as though today might be the day for me to buy A Man Escaped. Barnes & Noble emailed me a 20% off coupon, so I'll use that along with my members discount on the way home.

They only sent me a 15% off one. I want my extra 5%, lol.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

IScottie - You should look into The Story of Film: An Odyssey. My wife and I consider ourselves film novices and this was our way of taking a short film class together at our own pace.

Thanks for that!

By the way, does anybody know if Criterion owns the rights to the Marx Brothers movies?

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Thanks for that!

By the way, does anybody know if Criterion owns the rights to the Marx Brothers movies?

No, but you're not losing much by opting for streaming or DVD (check your local library). The visual roughness is almost part of the charm.

I think the best place to start (to see if their brand of comedy suits you) is A Night at the Opera, but my personal favorite is Duck Soup.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by retablo

They only sent me a 15% off one. I want my extra 5%, lol.

Check the thread in the Movie Deals forum, because a bunch of other Barnes & Noble members got 15% off coupons and there may be a way to set things right.

[pro-bassoonist]

Repo Man Blu-ray REVIEW

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

No, but you're not losing much by opting for streaming or DVD (check your local library). The visual roughness is almost part of the charm.

I think the best place to start (to see if their brand of comedy suits you) is A Night at the Opera, but my personal favorite is Duck Soup.

Oh okay. Thanks!

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Repo Man Blu-ray REVIEW

You are too good to us.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Repo Man Blu-ray REVIEW

Ah, I've seen & quite liked Sid & Nancy, so I can't wait to see this one for the first time on BluRay. Thanks for the review!

Wow! Those extras sound incredible as I have a fondness for those artists.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Repo Man Blu-ray REVIEW

[Show spoiler]

Thanks!

"TV Party" on April 16. Woo hoo!

[sethdlh]

I've had an urge to pick up a new Criterion title the last few days and had just enough Amazon credit to cover Identification Of A Woman. Never seen it, excited to check it out.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by sethdlh

I've had an urge to pick up a new Criterion title the last few days and had just enough Amazon credit to cover Identification Of A Woman. Never seen it, excited to check it out.

I take it you're well acquainted with Antonioni.

[*PREACHER*]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Repo Man Blu-ray REVIEW

Awesome review for an awesome movie that I will be double dipping on, having already owned the MOC version!!!

Thanks again Pro-B for your splendid review!!!

[sethdlh]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I take it you're well acquainted with Antonioni.

Not really. I've only seen L'avventura.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by sethdlh

Not really. I've only seen L'avventura.

then I strongly suggest you seek out La Notte, L'Ecclisse, Red Desert, Blow Up, The Passenger and even Zabriskie Point before seeing Identification of a Woman. I wouldn't want you to misread Antonioni. It's like seeing Frenzy before Vertigo or North by Northwest.

[sethdlh]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

then I strongly suggest you seek out La Notte, L'Ecclisse, Red Desert, Blow Up, The Passenger and even Zabriskie Point before seeing Identification of a Woman. I wouldn't want you to misread Antonioni. It's like seeing Frenzy before Vertigo or North by Northwest.

They're all on the list and most are of more importance to see before IOAW. The purchase was more of scratching the CC itch than anything haha

[The Great Owl]

I bought A Man Escaped for $27 after the coupon, my members discount, and the 10% off sticker.

When I arrived home, Rosemary's Baby was in my mailbox from the Amazon deal last week.

It was a good day, as Ice Cube might say.

On the downside, I found out upon removing the shrinkwrap from A Man Escaped that the clear plastic case is jacked up, because a piece of it fell off from the bottom of the case. I went to the Criterion site and ordered the 5-pack of replacement cases. I've been meaning to do that for a while now anyway, because it'll be good to have extra cases on hand in the future.

[retablo]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

On the downside, I found out upon removing the shrinkwrap from A Man Escaped that the clear plastic case is jacked up, because a piece of it fell off from the bottom of the case. I went to the Criterion site and ordered the 5-pack of replacement cases. I've been meaning to do that for a while now anyway, because it'll be good to have extra cases on hand in the future.

They would've sent you a replacement case free of charge. They sent me one when my Harold & Maude case arrived in pieces, and I didn't even order it through Criterion, but Amazon.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by retablo

They would've sent you a replacement case free of charge. They sent me one when my Harold & Maude case arrived in pieces, and I didn't even order it through Criterion, but Amazon.

Thanks! I'll remember that for future reference. It'll be good to have five of the cases for now, so that I'll have reserve cases for future purchases. Ever so often, I stumble across a Criterion on the used store racks around here.