The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

i startet with Master of cinema. ballad of narayama and onibaba.

I want Criterion to upgrade Onibaba to Blu-ray over here on these shores. That DVD got a lot of heavy rotation under my roof, and it's a perfect horror movie.

I ran a 50K trail race a couple of years ago where part of the course veered through this field of reeds that were almost as tall as the ones in Onibaba. That was not a good moment for me. Onibaba messed me up for life when it comes to dealing with settings like that. Reeds are no good anymore.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

blow out was great

Praise the movie Gods

Better than his Gangster films too, right?

[Mansinthe]

probably you got a little faster during that field to leave the reeds behind you.

onibaba was just great.. awesome style, shots and settings. there was horror , sex, greed, jealousy , violence... and still the end stays with you for a long time.


probably i will love these 2 box sets

Eclipse Series 21:
Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties

Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Praise the movie Gods

Better than his Gangster films too, right?

Yes !!!
and i liked travolta alot in it. i must admit in a lot of movies expect pulp fiction i found him annoying

[paulgeneacepeter]

Who at Criterion do I contact to see about replacing a defective disc? Finally opened my copy of The Seventh Seal and although the disc looks perfect, it freezes at the exact same spot and I can't do anything. Tried another player but same thing happened. Don't have original receipt and bought way too long ago to return?

UPDATE: Ignore the above, I found the email address.

[Namuhana]

I just finished watching Nolan's Following and found it to be really quite enjoyable; it's like the older brother of Memento. I'm definitely adding it to my wish list.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

Yes !!!
and i liked travolta alot in it. i must admit in a lot of movies expect pulp fiction i found him annoying

Hell yeah!

Travolta has been a big Cage/Malkovichian ham as of late.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Hell yeah!

Travolta has been a big Cage/Malkovichian ham as of late.

And yet when these guys get the right material and a director to reign them in they can be really good. Travolta in A Civil Action for example.

Watching TCM last night and seeing Fail-Safe made me think it would be a perfect candidate for Criterion. It could be paired with it's TV remake somewhat along the lines of what they did for 12 Angry Men.

[dmarvin]

Nashville has been my "Most Wanted Title" on my profile on the official Criterion site for a couple years. I'm speechless.
And I really hope it doesn't come in a box. There are several Altman titles that I want come in big ol' individual packages just like On the Waterfront and Night of the Hunter. I think Nashville, with it's ranking in the AFI Top 100 and overall reputation, definitely warrants a release on that level.

[Scottie]

I just finished The Devil's Backbone.

It was honestly a lot different than I had anticipated. However, it was still a very good film by Del Toro. I still prefer The Orphanage to this film, as it's straight-up horror / atmospheric horror throughout, but this film definitely established how good Del Toro truly is.

Excellent PQ / AQ. Recommended!

[KubrickStone]

Originally Posted by UNCMT9

Night of the Hunter, High and Low, Wages of Fear, Sansho, Kiss Me Deadly

Originally Posted by shortmartin

I echo these recs wholeheartedly, except I might also add Solaris or try to find a spot for that one in your haul, too.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Good choices, I'd go with those.

Originally Posted by UNCMT9

Night of the Hunter is a favorite in my modest Criterion collection. Excellent story and some of the best cinematography I've ever seen.

Originally Posted by editor*by*night88

high and low
night of the hunter
wages of fear
kiss me deadly
sasho the bailiff
solaris
the life of oharu

Thanks!

I think I'll get Night of the Hunter, High and Low, Wages of Fear and Kiss Me Deadly.

[starman15317]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

watched "une femme mariee" from Godard a moment ago. (MoC release) are all Godard movies that boring?

Yes. Yes they are.

[JJJ225]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

It's definitely it. One of the clues I actually knew immediately.

Now, please, just release McCabe and Mrs. Miller. That is in desperate need of a better transfer.

Yes! Would love to see McCabe come to Blu Ray too. Very excited for Nashville!

[jw007]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

By the way, did you get to see Identification of a Woman yet?

I thought about picking it up yesterday, but the idea of watching more movies in my Hitchcock set appealed to me more than the idea of picking up yet another Criterion title. I may give in before the sale is over, though.

YES! I watched Identification of a Woman late last night and thought it was actually a good film. I totally enjoyed the OMD songs in there as well as XTC, Tangerine Dream and Japan. The music at the very end was amazing. I feel Antonioni was trying to get some sci-fi into this film but that was a poor idea with poor execution. The creativity was fantastic though with whatever "sci-fi" there was in the film. The movie is about relationships first and foremost and I could actually relate to the main male character as a person who has drifted around, never meeting the right woman (though I'm not quite the "player" he was with all those flings, unless you can count my 20s). It's a great exploration of the needs of men and women and the miscommunication that comes from meaningless sex and relationships. If I were you, Great Owl, I would buy this film, especially if you like 80s new wave/post punk music. Though the music didn't dominate the film by any means, the selections used and placement in the film were very effective. It's a cool flick.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Magnolia is one of the best things that came out of the 90s. I didn't think I was going to like it at first, but as soon as I started watching it, I was immediately into it. The three hours went by so fast.

Magnolia is UTTER BRILLIANCE.

P.T. Anderson is one of the few directors who can put a film together like that and make it FLOW. He's brilliant with flowing scenes from one to the next. He's a water sign (Cancer), though, so no surprise.

[mattyp4]

Originally Posted by octagon

I've not seen Nashville but I'm very much looking forward to it. It will also be nice to cross another AFI 100 title off the list.

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

How sure are we that's it's Nashville? There's something specific that links the clue to the movie? I hope it is - I've never seen it but my wife loves it and has wanted to get a copy of it for years!

Originally Posted by Cinemach

I've never seen Nashville, and it's an exciting hint (big title), but truth is Altman's The Long Goodbye has a higher pique of my interest.

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I've never seen a Robert Altman movie, and I know absolutely nothing about Nashville, but the IMDB website description appeals to me, as does the casting.

I'm kind of shocked at how many people on this board haven't seen Nashville!! It's a great movie. Took a couple of views for it to sink in. But I'm VERY happy to upgrade my DVD if this is in fact true.

I was just re-watching Gosford Park over the weekend & was thinking how that would be a great Criterion title. And I'd still really love to upgrade my Short Cuts Criterion DVD to Blu-ray.

But I will happily take Nashville (ecstatically, even). I just hope it'll be available on Blu-ray too!

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

A Blu-ray release of Alain Resnais' Hiroshima, mon amour from the recent 4K resto is on the horizon in France (later this year).

I would expect the resto to land in the U.S. as well.

Pro-B

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Hiroshima mon amour Blu-ray PRE-ORDER



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[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

And yet when these guys get the right material and a director to reign them in they can be really good. Travolta in A Civil Action for example.

It's funny, I will have a degree in Civil Engineering this winter, yet I have not seen A Civil Action.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by jw007

Magnolia is UTTER BRILLIANCE.

P.T. Anderson is one of the few directors who can put a film together like that and make it FLOW. He's brilliant with flowing scenes from one to the next. He's a water sign (Cancer), though, so no surprise.

Thank you, señor.

Magnolia is my all time favorite film, infact it is the film that singlehandedly made me a cinephile.

I read this short book (140 pages) by Christina Lane on the film and I thought it was a very decent read. I especially loved how she dove into the role media plays in the film-especially what it suggests.

[mattyp4]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

The newest newsletter clue hints at a blu-ray upgrade of Grey Gardens.

And as excited as I am for the inevitable Nashville release, I'm still waiting on the Grey Gardens upgrade to Blu they teased a year & a half ago!!

[starman15317]

I rented the old, OOP Criterion DVD of Nights of Cabiria from my local library and watched it tonight. I can't say that I enjoyed it as much as 8 1/2 or La Dolce Vita, but it is a good film. Great (sometimes over the top) acting by Masina. Since Studio Canal owns this one (though Rialto Pictures partially owns it or something) I assume that a Criterion rerelease is unlikely?