The Criterion Collection

[fdm]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

The only difference between Frances Ha and Lola Versus is that one is in color and the other in black and white but both similarly awful films.

I was wondering about those two. (Made it maybe a half hour or so thru Lola Versus before I decided to delete it to make room on my dvr for something else, and went on to some other, better film.) Oh well, got a good price on it.

[joie]

This is being released on Blu-ray in France, early next year:



The Criterion DVD is still sold, so there may be an upgrade. If this is a new scan and/or restoration, hopefully it will fare better than Madame de ... . Le Plaisir is a Carlotta release.

Those two are truly "important" films and both are very good examples of story telling through film. They should be seen, even if they can only be seen on DVD. I've considered getting Madame de ... ., thinking I could overlook some of its video flaws by considering them painterly re-imaginings for a new generation, but Gaumont may one day supply a new master and/or encode. I don't know which Criterion had access to.

I suppose I'll get Lola Montes before the B&N sale ends.

[Page14]

I'm on a roll. Just finished watching Repo Man. My one word description would be BEE-ZARRE! Two words would be fun and bizarre. So much happens in this movie that I know I missed a lot. I'm already looking forward to the next viewing. (Watching the supplements now ... I love Harry Dean Stanton! )

[Hintermann]

Still to come after release are Investigation of A Citizen Above Suspicion, Rififi and of course, IAMMMMW.

[smoss469]

Dang, Rules of the Game has already shipped!

[spanky87]

There's a serious lack of musicals in the Criterion library. Lubitsch eclipse box set, Nashville...what else?

Lots of American musicals from the 40's-50's that could use a blu ray release.

[drawohua]

Originally Posted by spanky87

There's a serious lack of musicals in the Criterion library. Lubitsch eclipse box set, Nashville...what else?

Lots of American musicals from the 40's-50's that could use a blu ray release.

Hopefully we will see some Jacques Demy's film in the library soon? The Umbrellas of Cherbourg perhaps?

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by drawohua

Hopefully we will see some Jacques Demy's film in the library soon? The Umbrellas of Cherbourg perhaps?

Yeah that one seems like a strong possibility. The lesser Girls of Rochefort would be nice too. I'll be importing the Cherbourg UK blu-ray in February though since I'm impatient.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by spanky87

There's a serious lack of musicals in the Criterion library. Lubitsch eclipse box set, Nashville...what else?

Er...The Mikado?

(Assuming we're disqualifying Gimme Shelter and Quadrophenia--
And at this point, I've almost given up hope of seeing Bergman's "Magic Flute" upgraded--Maybe the original Swedish version was a TV source. )

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by SilentDawn

That's one of the main reasons why I love the film so much, It feels real, honest and true-to-life.

That's why I love the French New Wave so much.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by spanky87

There's a serious lack of musicals in the Criterion library. Lubitsch eclipse box set, Nashville...what else?

I'd say that Black Orpheus qualifies...at least as much as Nashville does. And there's The 3 Penny Opera. And French CanCan in the
Jean Renoir set Stage & Spectacle.

Lots of American musicals from the 40's-50's that could use a blu ray release.

Most of the great American musicals from the 30s through the 50s were from Warner, RKO, and MGM, so they aren't as available to Criterion as they should be. Fox and Paramount also did their share, so all things are possible.

If you want to go back to the laserdisc days, when it was easier to license the major studio titles, they also did Swing Time, Singin' in the Rain, The Producers, Show Boat, The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and Evita.

And depending on how you want to define "musical", there's also A Hard Day's Night, Help, This Is Spinal Tap, and The Harder They Come.

[The Great Owl]

I am at the theater about to see Blue is the Warmest Color. I decided to beat Criterion to the punch and catch this one on the big screen in midtown Atlanta.

Earlier today, I watched Murnau's Sunrise for the first time. What a great movie! Given its reputation, I was expecting this film to be "homeworky", so I was surprised at how entertained I was throughout the whole story.
I guess that the moral of Sunrise, in a nutshell, is not to go out for a cheeseburger when you can get a filet mignon at home. In visual terms, I'm amazed at how these scenes were created back in the day.

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by iScottie

That's why I love the French New Wave so much.

Absolutely! I do feel though that The 400 Blows is the epitome of those qualities, such a marvelous film.

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by spanky87

There's a serious lack of musicals in the Criterion library. Lubitsch eclipse box set, Nashville...what else?

Lots of American musicals from the 40's-50's that could use a blu ray release.

While it's not really a musical, there's Topsy-Turvy which is about a musical and has a few musical numbers.

[Gusto-Guus]

Watched Band of Outsiders and Breathless. Preferred BoO over breathless. i can see why people like Breathless, its has character build-up, interesting dialogue and style but felt like it was dragging in certain parts throughout the film. BoO had some style but to me, flowed better than Breathless.

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by Gusto-Guus

Watched Band of Outsiders and Breathless. Preferred BoO over breathless. i can see why people like Breathless, its has character build-up, interesting dialogue and style but felt like it was dragging in certain parts throughout the film. BoO had some style but to me, flowed better than Breathless.

I didn't care for Breathless at all, however The Warped Ones is a very similar style movie that I enjoyed more.

[anthonyg]

Originally Posted by Gusto-Guus

Watched Band of Outsiders and Breathless. Preferred BoO over breathless. i can see why people like Breathless, its has character build-up, interesting dialogue and style but felt like it was dragging in certain parts throughout the film. BoO had some style but to me, flowed better than Breathless.

Breathless is in my top 5 of all time because renting that on VHS in High School is what got me started on world cinema 16 years ago. I have other Godard films I think are better but Breathless will always hold a spot in my top 5 because of the reason stated. I really love Band of Outsiders and have screened for people who can't stand Godard or New Wave and they liked it.

[Forget it kid]

Hey I was just wondering who out there is getting zatoichi next week at barnes and noble

[SilentDawn]

Originally Posted by Forget it kid

Hey I was just wondering who out there is getting zatoichi next week at barnes and noble

I am hoping to get it for Christmas otherwise it'll be awhile before I pick it up. It's a truly beautiful set!

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by SilentDawn

I am hoping to get it for Christmas otherwise it'll be awhile before I pick it up. It's a truly beautiful set!

Same here, except I know the wife picked it up for me. (Well, she pre-ordered during the 50% sale anyway since we don't have a local B&N). Can't wait to get my hands on it.