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The Great Owl · 11-19-2013, 02:46 AM

Fans of the Criterion title, Wings of Desire, might be pleased to know that Bruno Ganz plays a small part in Ridley Scott's new movie, The Counselor, as a diamond dealer. He's quite eerily meticulous in this role, and this is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. I kept thinking that he looked familiar, and it took me forever to realize that he was in the Wim Wenders film.

jw007 · 11-19-2013, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Nice work JW! Love the new avatar! Ah Scarlett is like fine wine, gets better and better. I think I started a monster with the Under the Skin posts now its spreading wild lol.

Thanks! She is like a fine wine...and I prefer her most as a brunette, esp. in this forthcoming movie.

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I already miss lovely ScarJo.

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The Great Owl approves.

I love the preview for the film in question. Think Kiss Me Deadly combined with Solaris.

Wow, well, first thing I thought was Species meets The Man Who Fell to Earth!

billyearle · 11-19-2013, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

This avatar is from the great movie Lost in Translation.

However, I am about to change my avatar to another one quite shortly. And I guarantee that nobody has ever seen this before, ever.

Yeah, the old avatar is already gone. Funny, I SAW Lost In Translation when it came out, and I don't remember her looking that hot

. I really liked the film too, not sure how it is for replay value, but your old still makes it look more visually stylish than I remember. BTW, I found it to be one of only 2 American films I'd seen that captured what it feels & looks like being in Japan. Stangely the other was "You Only Live Twice".
Um, I saw a trailer here for the film in your new avatar, but can't remember the name, I know it was something kind of surreal I really want to see when it comes out on blu, as a Japanese theatrical release of a film like this outside Tokyo just doesn't happen. Arg, what was it?

Tom Monahan · 11-19-2013, 03:44 AM

Any B&N online coupon codes active? I want to order 3 films by Roberto.... but need to know before ordering. Also, when does the sale end?

Thanks,
Tom

jw007 · 11-19-2013, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by billyearle

Yeah, the old avatar is already gone. Funny, I SAW Lost In Translation when it came out, and I don't remember her looking that hot

. I really liked the film too, not sure how it is for replay value, but your old still makes it look more visually stylish than I remember. BTW, I found it to be one of only 2 American films I'd seen that captured what it feels & looks like being in Japan. Stangely the other was "You Only Live Twice".
Um, I saw a trailer here for the film in your new avatar, but can't remember the name, I know it was something kind of surreal I really want to see when it comes out on blu, as a Japanese theatrical release of a film like this outside Tokyo just doesn't happen. Arg, what was it?

If you want to see the old avatar again, here it is:

I guess I'm good at making certain films/actresses look more stylish than you think. I got those visual skillz

The new movie is called Under the Skin. I'll be curious to see this one. Looks a lot like a David Lynch film but Jonathan Glazer directed it.

Josh B · 11-19-2013, 04:40 AM

*Note to self: Must discover the pretentious nature of the Criterion elitism; can't possibly be the little C on the cover?

Oblivion138 · 11-19-2013, 04:57 AM

Note to self: Must struggle to better understand the mentality of internet trolls.

jw007 · 11-19-2013, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by oblivion138

note to self: Must struggle to better understand the mentality of internet trolls.

+1

JoeBuck · 11-19-2013, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Oblivion138

Note to self: Must struggle to better understand the mentality of internet trolls.

I'm sure if you hit yourself in the head with a hammer a few times it will help bring you down to their level of intelligence.

jw007 · 11-19-2013, 05:09 AM

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I'm sure if you hit yourself in the head with a hammer a few times it will help bring you down to their level of intelligence.

Might also be something in the water they're drinking...especially down in Texas. I think a bit too much gas and oil got mixed into their drinking water. It causes irreparable brain damage resulting in actual troll-people.

Josh B · 11-19-2013, 05:16 AM

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Might also be something in the water they're drinking...especially down in Texas. I think a bit too much gas and oil got mixed into their drinking water. It causes irreparable brain damage resulting in actual troll-people.

Grins...low blow, jw007.

jw007 · 11-19-2013, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh B

Grins...low blow, jw007.

good that you're grinning josh b.

LegacyCosts · 11-19-2013, 06:03 AM

I found a part time job at a used media store by my house and on my first day I noticed a beautiful wong kar-wai collection on dvd. I've never watched his films but they seem right up my alley. Is everything in this set available on blu ray/criterion? If not I'll probably pick it up. Ah hell chungking express alone is like 70 bucks on blu ray. Maybe I will get this set.

Edward J Grug III · 11-19-2013, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by LegacyCosts

I found a part time job at a used media store by my house and on my first day I noticed a beautiful wong kar-wai collection on dvd. I've never watched his films but they seem right up my alley. Is everything in this set available on blu ray/criterion? If not I'll probably pick it up.

In The Mood for Love is the only one of his films on Blu Ray from Criterion. (Well, Chungking Express was available, but is now out of print)

thomasomalley · 11-19-2013, 06:13 AM

ATTENTION: To anyone who owns the Walkabout blu, I suggest you check your disc for skipping/freezing starting at the 49:57 or around that mark. After two years of the Bluray playing perfectly fine for myself, I checked again yesterday (after reports from the criterionforum suggested issues) and sure enough, it froze and skipped for several minutes, rendering the film unwatchable.

I checked my disc on a PS3 and my Dynex player, both showed the same issues. Going to have to e-mail Mulvaney about this. Just thought I'd warn everyone!

p.s. tomorrow is Criterion Q+A at the Wexler Center where they will be answering questions about upcoming releases and what not. If yr in the Columbus area, tickets are real cheap. Should be an interesting day.

LegacyCosts · 11-19-2013, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

In The Mood for Love is the only one of his films on Blu Ray from Criterion. (Well, Chungking Express was available, but is now out of print)

Thank you for the info. I decided to order the U.K. blu ray of chungking before I buy anything else as it is much cheaper than criterion or the dvd set with most likely a horrible pq.

Blu-Velvet · 11-19-2013, 06:18 AM

Haven't watched WALKABOUT recently (need to do that again soon) but I recall the original pressing had issues on some players, and it worked fine on one player I had but not on an older one.

fdm · 11-19-2013, 06:35 AM

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I read discussions earlier in the thread around release time but wanted to bring this up again. I'm on the fence with The Earrings of Madame de.... I trust the review here, and Criterion Forum plus High Def Digest also disliked the transfer. I'm inclined to not buy the disc because of the issues, but if anyone has additional thoughts that'd be great!

edit - on second thought most captures I've seen from the new transfer look like an oil painting. I don't know why I'm even debating this.

It's the one Criterion blu I will never own. Until their next screw up.

(Unless it happens to get a redo.)

JoeBuck · 11-19-2013, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by fdm

It's the one Criterion blu I will never own. Until their next screw up.

(Unless it happens to get a redo.)

How about Children of Paradise? That one looks MUCH worse.
To the person who originally asked though, if it helps film restorer Robert A. Harris did say that only the hunting scene looked that bad and most of the transfer is at least passable if that means anything.

hustlermane · 11-19-2013, 07:55 AM

Shame, it's an incredible film (and packaging looks fantastic) but on the notorious reviews it's received, I don't think its worth it.

On a related note, I'm strongly considering Lola Montes blu before the end of the sale… anyone have thoughts on the disc? I have the R4 dvd (which I haven't seen in full, quality looks average) which I'll keep anyway because of some awesome features (Adrian Martin commentary) but the Criterion (and dat cover art!) looks like a great release...

11-19-2013, 06:03 AM	#88873
LegacyCosts Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Chicago 4K collection:177 Blu-ray collection:447 Trading Score:20	I found a part time job at a used media store by my house and on my first day I noticed a beautiful wong kar-wai collection on dvd. I've never watched his films but they seem right up my alley. Is everything in this set available on blu ray/criterion? If not I'll probably pick it up. Ah hell chungking express alone is like 70 bucks on blu ray. Maybe I will get this set. Last edited by LegacyCosts; 11-19-2013 at 06:07 AM.

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11-19-2013, 02:46 AM	#88861
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Fans of the Criterion title, Wings of Desire, might be pleased to know that Bruno Ganz plays a small part in Ridley Scott's new movie, The Counselor, as a diamond dealer. He's quite eerily meticulous in this role, and this is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. I kept thinking that he looked familiar, and it took me forever to realize that he was in the Wim Wenders film.

11-19-2013, 03:44 AM	#88864
Tom Monahan Expert Member Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:98	Any B&N online coupon codes active? I want to order 3 films by Roberto.... but need to know before ordering. Also, when does the sale end? Thanks, Tom

11-19-2013, 04:40 AM	#88866
Josh B Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Trading Score:80	*Note to self: Must discover the pretentious nature of the Criterion elitism; can't possibly be the little C on the cover?

11-19-2013, 04:57 AM	#88867
Oblivion138 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2010 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:2216 Digital collection:11 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:40	Note to self: Must struggle to better understand the mentality of internet trolls.

11-19-2013, 06:13 AM	#88875
thomasomalley Member Member since:Oct 2012 Trading Score:2	ATTENTION: To anyone who owns the Walkabout blu, I suggest you check your disc for skipping/freezing starting at the 49:57 or around that mark. After two years of the Bluray playing perfectly fine for myself, I checked again yesterday (after reports from the criterionforum suggested issues) and sure enough, it froze and skipped for several minutes, rendering the film unwatchable. I checked my disc on a PS3 and my Dynex player, both showed the same issues. Going to have to e-mail Mulvaney about this. Just thought I'd warn everyone! p.s. tomorrow is Criterion Q+A at the Wexler Center where they will be answering questions about upcoming releases and what not. If yr in the Columbus area, tickets are real cheap. Should be an interesting day.

11-19-2013, 06:18 AM	#88877
Blu-Velvet Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Home Theater Gallery:88 Blu-ray collection:2623 DVD collection:400 Blu-ray reviews: 41	Haven't watched WALKABOUT recently (need to do that again soon) but I recall the original pressing had issues on some players, and it worked fine on one player I had but not on an older one.

11-19-2013, 07:55 AM	#88880
hustlermane Active Member Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Sydney, Australia Blu-ray collection:80 Trading Score:1	Shame, it's an incredible film (and packaging looks fantastic) but on the notorious reviews it's received, I don't think its worth it. On a related note, I'm strongly considering Lola Montes blu before the end of the sale… anyone have thoughts on the disc? I have the R4 dvd (which I haven't seen in full, quality looks average) which I'll keep anyway because of some awesome features (Adrian Martin commentary) but the Criterion (and dat cover art!) looks like a great release...

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