The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Speaking of war movies...

Have any of you seen the Criterion DVD, Overlord?



During my recent mass streamlining of my DVD collection for extra cash and space, Overlord was one of the DVDs that I just refused to part with, and it remains in my collection. I love this film.

Overlord tells the story of a young soldier entering the war, and splices that narrative with stock WWII footage throughout the film. The stock WWII footage is chilling, and shows the terrifying machinery involved in the battles.

[CusackstheMan]

Originally Posted by Spicoli

That other thread about Criterion got me thinking. I need to follow the sales of these better.

Has anyone considered "The Spanish Prisoner" as a possible CC release?

I love Mamet

Love this movie. I've got it on DVD. Always be a big Rebecca Pidgeon fan. I believe she is Mamet's wife? Not sure.

[Monty70]

Repo Man has a very cool looking digi pack.

Pics are here.

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/1139

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Monty70

Repo Man has a very cool looking digi pack.

Pics are here.

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/1139

The digipak for Repo Man looks like one of the old punk rock zines from the early 1980s, and that suits the movie perfectly.

I like it a lot.

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Monty70

Repo Man has a very cool looking digi pack.

Pics are here.

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/1139

Gorgeous. I just hope that they don't stick the security sticker on the paper of the disc holder. They did that on my copy of Sansho and it damaged it taking it off so now I'm am going to have to eventually ask for a replacement from Criterion.

[monorail91]

Just stumbled upon the Out of Print announcement (http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2711-out-of-print-announcement for:

Army of Shadows
Le cercle rouge
Le doulos
Last Year at Marienbad
Léon Morin, Priest
Mafioso

So I ordered them haha. Blind buys all!

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by Monty70

Repo Man has a very cool looking digi pack.

Pics are here.

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/1139

It looks like it might glow in the dark, that would be frosting on the cake.

I am already nominating this as the best blu ray cover art of 2013. I know it is early, but it would be very hard to top this cover art.

Who is the artist behind the cover art, by the way?

[A Sith Lord?]

Since Marienbad is now OOP does this mean criterion will stop selling the replacement case as well?

[Bruisermoore]

Originally Posted by MasturB

Since Marienbad is now OOP does this mean criterion will stop selling the replacement case as well?

Well, The Man Who Fell to Earth has been OOP for awhile now at it's case is still available. It will probably remain available until they sell out, just like the blu-rays themselves.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Monty70

Repo Man has a very cool looking digi pack.

Pics are here.

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/1139

That is fantastic.

[shortmartin]

On the topic of war movies (and Criterion), one of my all-time favorites is Ascent from the Larisa Shepitko Eclipse set. It was a blind buy for me, and a wonderful surprise. It is a stunningly realized and unspeakably powerful movie, highly recommended.

Also from the collection (on DVD), I'm a huge fan of The Shop on Main Street, more about the Holocaust than a war film or a combat film, it's also richly textured, bringing some element of humor, reverie, and lightheartedness into the mix in a way that is effective and only helps to underscore the brutality and atrocity.

In addition to these two, my other top war movies: Paths of Glory, Fires on the Plain, Shame (Bergman), Lacombe Lucien, Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, and A Very Long Engagement.

[Brian81]

Was there an insert alteration for 'The Game'? For whatever reason, I just got this one in the mail and I'm finally looking at it, and realizing how the title is barely legible because it's a dark charcoal gray on a black background, and I'm thinking I may have read that there was a change in the insert because of this, where they lightened the text up.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by shortmartin

On the topic of war movies (and Criterion), one of my all-time favorites is Ascent from the Larisa Shepitko Eclipse set. It was a blind buy for me, and a wonderful surprise. It is a stunningly realized and unspeakably powerful movie, highly recommended.

Also from the collection (on DVD), I'm a huge fan of The Shop on Main Street, more about the Holocaust than a war film or a combat film, it's also richly textured, bringing some element of humor, reverie, and lightheartedness into the mix in a way that is effective and only helps to underscore the brutality and atrocity.

In addition to these two, my other top war movies: Paths of Glory, Fires on the Plain, Shame (Bergman), Lacombe Lucien, Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, and A Very Long Engagement.

Ivan's Childhood is a superb war movie as well.

I've been meaning to check out the Larisa Shepitko Eclipse movies. Soon.

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Ivan's Childhood is a superb war movie as well.

I've been meaning to check out the Larisa Shepitko Eclipse movies. Soon.

That's cool. I've never seen Ivan's Childhood but it's on my list.

The Shepitko series is outstanding. I was plainly blown away by Ascent. Frankly, it might be my single favorite war movie. The black-and-white photography is gorgeous, amid snowy location shots. There are well crafted combat scenes, and the overarching story, which follows a couple of Russian soldiers, leaves an emotional impact long after viewing. Another interesting aspect of the movie is that it helps us to see war through Russian (and also German) eyes and in terms of what combat was like along the Eastern front.

I've also been meaning to watch Fuller's Steel Helmet, since I love his other work, and I've heard lots of good things about it.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by iScottie

That is fantastic.

You have the best avatars.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

You have the best avatars.

Thank you!

I actually never knew what yours was until I saw Blue and then I was like "OH! THAT'S WHERE HIS IS FROM!" lol

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Thank you!

I actually never knew what yours was until I saw Blue and then I was like "OH! THAT'S WHERE HIS IS FROM!" lol

Now someone just needs to get a Julie Delpy avatar.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

You have the best avatars.

I concur. Irene Jacob always seems to make for a fine avatar choice.

[SammyJankis]

It's Tarkovsky's birthday. Maybe I'll finally watch my Blu of The Sacrifice.

[tonylopez]

Originally Posted by Monty70

Repo Man has a very cool looking digi pack.

Pics are here.

http://www.criterionforum.org/DVD-pa...ollection/1139

This cover is jaw dropping and a true thing of beauty. My only concern with paper covers is the wear and tear. Even that new copy on the first open pic , you can see on the bottom left hand corner is already worn and opening up. Grr.