The Criterion Collection

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

If you look at the collection by Spine # Criterion has made an effort to upgrade its lowest spine #'s.

Summertime is the lowest # that hasn't been upgraded.

Guess I'll have a wait for Ace in the Hole (#396), then.

[14728]

Just realized that the announcements are on monday. So excited.

[demonknight]

My March guesses:
Pi
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Three Films By David Cronenberg (The Brood/Rabid or Shivers/Scanners)
Eraserhead

[joie]

Originally Posted by K1NG J0RDAN

Really hoping The 400 Blows releases in March.

Noticed 400 Blows DVD and Essential Art House discs are available at B&N, so once the DVD stock is gone they may announce a dual format.

It would be nice if they'd do an Essentials line in Blu-ray.

[K1NG J0RDAN]

Originally Posted by joie

Noticed 400 Blows DVD and Essential Art House discs are available at B&N, so once the DVD stock is gone they may announce a dual format.

It would be nice if they'd do an Essentials line in Blu-ray.

I'm tempted to get the DVD for now so I can at least watch it. But I'm not a fan of buying DVD's anymore, lol.

[The Great Owl]

My final Criterion haul of 2013:

Rashomon
High and Low
The Complete Jean Vigo
Late Spring
Jubal
In the Mood for Love

Woo hoo!

As I posted earlier, I had the first four on reserve for payday today. I decided on the last two this afternoon before going to the store.

Jubal is one that I've been eyeing for a long while, ever since buying the other Delmer Daves Criterion, 3:10 to Yuma, several months back. I've really had 1950s CinemaScope movies on heavy rotation lately, and I cannot get enough of the look of these films, so the urge hit me to pull the trigger on this one.

In the Mood for Love is the wild card of this haul. This is my first Wong Kar-Wai film, and I'm flying blind going into it, but I've always heard such amazing things. The colors on the screenshots look stunning, and I'm sure that this will be a sweet eye candy Blu-ray. I also figured, in my shallow logic, that I am already buying three movies today that are ranked in the Sight & Sound Magazine Top 50, so I may as well make it four movies.

[Brad1963]

On the Criterion FB page they indicate a March release as being hinted on tumbler.

http://criterioncollection.tumblr.com/.

I would say The Great Beauty is going to be released, but the Bergman hint could indicate Cries and Whispers being announced.

[RojD]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

My final Criterion haul of 2013:

Rashomon
High and Low
The Complete Jean Vigo
Late Spring
Jubal
In the Mood for Love

Woo hoo!

As I posted earlier, I had the first four on reserve for payday today. I decided on the last two this afternoon before going to the store.

Jubal is one that I've been eyeing for a long while, ever since buying the other Delmer Daves Criterion, 3:10 to Yuma, several months back. I've really had 1950s CinemaScope movies on heavy rotation lately, and I cannot get enough of the look of these films, so the urge hit me to pull the trigger on this one.

In the Mood for Love is the wild card of this haul. This is my first Wong Kar-Wai film, and I'm flying blind going into it, but I've always heard such amazing things. The colors on the screenshots look stunning, and I'm sure that this will be a sweet eye candy Blu-ray. I also figured, in my shallow logic, that I am already buying three movies today that are ranked in the Sight & Sound Magazine Top 50, so I may as well make it four movies.

You have two of my all-time fav Crits here: Vigo and High and Low. Almost envious of how much cinema thrill you have ahead in these two. I don't think there's a Western director who does Shakespeare as well as Kurosawa, and he channels Shake's scale, drama and risk right into an original story here that's very Nippon-specific.

And re: Nashville, I've never understood why everyone doesn't have him in their personal pantheon like I do, though there are many people who don't care for his stuff. I mostly enjoy his movies that have a large ensemble with several storylines that wander around and occasionally cross each other: Nashville, A Wedding, The Company, Prêt-à-Porter, and even Gosford Park. And I love Prairie Home Companion and don't care if I'm the only person in the world who does. What a strong statement the end of that film makes from a director who is actually staring his own death in the face while making this last film. I like the way all these films are about something bigger than the sum of the individual story lines -- a description of a community or exam of an idea from different perspectives. And it's something that seems especially cinematic to me and hard to pull off in other media. It's similar to what I see in Renoir's Rules of the Game and in some of PT Anderson's movies like Boogie Nights and Magnolia. I like movies like Nashville because they are a refreshing change from story lines that only focus on one or two characters.

Oooops.....rambled a bit here. Anyway, I hope Nashville continues to grow in your esteem.

[Clare2904]

I take it the announcement is Monday and I have not missed anything in my drunken Christmas party haze??

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

On the Criterion FB page they indicate a March release as being hinted on tumbler.

http://criterioncollection.tumblr.com/.

I would say The Great Beauty is going to be released, but the Bergman hint could indicate Cries and Whispers being announced.

Interesting.

The Criterion Collection There's a hint on our Tumblr's first page: http://criterioncollection.tumblr.com/

Is Shame even a remote possibility?

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Interesting.



Is Shame even a remote possibility?

It looks like Criterion is working their way through the Bergman library so I would say anything is possible.

[demonknight]

Just guessing through IMDb that it is Cries & Whispers.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by RojD

You have two of my all-time fav Crits here: Vigo and High and Low. Almost envious of how much cinema thrill you have ahead in these two. I don't think there's a Western director who does Shakespeare as well as Kurosawa, and he channels Shake's scale, drama and risk right into an original story here that's very Nippon-specific.

And re: Nashville
It's similar to what I see in Renoir's Rules of the Game

I watched and loved High and Low several times when I owned the original Criterion DVD. Your comparison to Shakespeare is spot-on.

It's funny that you mention The Rules of the Game, because I also thought about that movie when I was watching Nashville the other night. I do predict that I'll grow fonder of the Altman film as I watch it more. I watched the commentary track the other night almost immediately after watching the main film, and I was surprised at how a few previously unnoticed moments reverberated with me more the second time around.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by RojD

And re: Nashville, I've never understood why everyone doesn't have him in their personal pantheon like I do, though there are many people who don't care for his stuff.

Well, that's...probably why they don't.

(Yep, it was Popeye that turned me off all the "quirky" Altman tower-of-babbling, too, right out of the gate.)

[Infernal King]

I noticed Criterion didn't bother to change the "Behave yourselves. Grandma and Grandma will be with us." line at the very beginning of Chapter 6 of Tokyo Story. It was incorrect on the old DVD as well. You'd think they'd have at least taken another look at the English translation before giving the disc their seal of approval. It's a minor error but this tells me they ported over the subtitles and left it at that. Disappointing.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Interesting.



Is Shame even a remote possibility?

Assuming you're refering to the Bergman film, I would love that. My third or fourth favorite Bergman.

[trombone dixie]

Originally Posted by demonknight

My March guesses:
Pi
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Three Films By David Cronenberg (The Brood/Rabid or Shivers/Scanners)
Eraserhead

I would absolutely sh!t myself if these two were announced for March.

[nondiatonic]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Have you seen Ikiru, Owl? That's my favorite Criterion film. well... after The Third Man.

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Ohhhh yeah! I've seen Ikiru many times, and it really strikes a nerve with me, since I've been a government employee for almost 18 years now. That park swing scene is marvelous and melancholic.

Hmm, I guess I need to give Ikiru another chance. I've only seen it once, and I love Kurosawa. But, I felt that it was too long for the message, the acting was heavy handed, and, worst of all, I felt like I was gagging on the forceful spoon feeding of the message/moral. I remember thinking, "Does Kurosawa think we are morons? We get it already!"

[nondiatonic]

Originally Posted by demonknight

My March guesses:
Three Films By David Cronenberg (The Brood/Rabid or Shivers/Scanners)
Eraserhead

Lord, I hope Cronenberg gets more representation on Critter. I'd love to see Spider, Shivers, and Crash (the third being the only Cronenberg I haven't seen). An HD upgrade of Dead Ringers would be beautiful.

David Lynch needs to be on Critter as well.

Here's hoping your predictions come true.

[RojD]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Well, that's...probably why they don't.

(Yep, it was Popeye that turned me off all the "quirky" Altman tower-of-babbling, too, right out of the gate.)

And that's something else that's odd about Altman's films. I don't understand how the guy who did something as completely original as Nashville could turn right around and make Buffalo Bill? And then follow Three Women shortly afterwards with Popeye? I haven't seen most of his comedies -- mostly because they're so bad -- but maybe he just couldn't sustain humor over the length of a feature. It's generally his more serious stuff that I like.