The Criterion Collection - Page 5275 - Blu-ray Forum

StLouisRibs · 07-12-2014, 10:02 PM

My favorite left-field Criterion title that would never happen but I'd absolutely hope it will and have this suspicion in my mind it may happen some day if I really cross my fingers is the 1977 Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film Time After Time, about HG Wells travelling to the future to hunt down Jack the Ripper. I think it deserves merit as its a bit of a forgotten classic of the "wackier sci-fi/action films" genre in a similar sense to a title like Repo Man (which I enjoy if I still don't really understand the wider appeal of). It's likely to get a release by TT (as it is the same production company as Broadway Danny Rose and Radio Days) though so I suppose I'd have more luck over in that thread.

Though Mr. McDowell and Mr. Warner are both sadly underrepresented in the Criterion Collection as a whole (how much money would it take to get Secret of the Ooze in?)

NoirFan · 07-12-2014, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I wish that Criterion would release This Gun for Hire.

A box set of all three Ladd/Lake noirs, with The Glass Key and The Blue Dahlia, would be tops.

Polaroid · 07-12-2014, 11:00 PM

What are the best mystery films on Criterion, a bit like 3 women, or Mulholland dr etc

Not just straight forward crime mysteries, something that messes with your head and leaves you questioning it and trying to find out more (Picnic at Hanging Rock)...

I dunno lol, just want some more stuff like that, also bluray only suggestions for now

jw007 · 07-12-2014, 11:10 PM

Should I blind-buy Lonesome? Apparently, people rave about this one. I do like silent film so I'm leaning towards this.

ParticleDan · 07-12-2014, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

Should I blind-buy Lonesome? Apparently, people rave about this one. I do like silent film so I'm leaning towards this.

I really liked it but would not rank it alongside titles like City Girl and Sunrise. But, it's a great value because you get two additional films included.

Thebunk · 07-12-2014, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polaroid

What are the best mystery films on Criterion, a bit like 3 women, or Mulholland dr etc

Not just straight forward crime mysteries, something that messes with your head and leaves you questioning it and trying to find out more (Picnic at Hanging Rock)...

I dunno lol, just want some more stuff like that, also bluray only suggestions for now

Well, not out by criterion ( though all could be candidates):

- Cache (a near sin this is notin the collection - see this right away!)
- White Ribbon
- Don't Look Now (a bit dated and not as great IMO as some say it is but I respect it just like Picnic at Hanging Rock).
- Other Lynch: Blue Velvet (the most straight forward of them all), Inland Empire and Lost Highway of course.

In terms of Criterion releases:
- Double Life of Veronique

fdm · 07-12-2014, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

That'd be great! Just a very powerful film. As a former prosecutor, I sometimes find courtroom movies to be hard to appreciate (although not always; 12 Angry Men, Anatomy of a Murder, etc.) because they're so unrealistic that it takes me out of the story. But Judgment's writing and arguments are just astounding.

Kind of a mix of Judgment and philosophy, would suggest checking out Hannah Arendt. Some astounding/controversial arguments about the Holocaust and its participants (and the trials) going on there. A Margarethe von Trotta film.

Also tried to watch her film Rosa Luxemburg last night, but the subs were flying way too fast (and slightly furious) for me. Same lead actress, Barbara Sukowa. I'll give it another shot down the road a spell...

tisdivine · 07-12-2014, 11:57 PM

Didnt realize there was a Hannah Arendt movie. Read alot of her books in college being a double major in political science and womens studies. Ill have to check that out.

jhiggy23 · 07-13-2014, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdm

Kind of a mix of Judgment and philosophy, would suggest checking out Hannah Arendt. Some astounding/controversial arguments about the Holocaust and its participants (and the trials) going on there. A Margarethe von Trotta film.

Also tried to watch her film Rosa Luxemburg last night, but the subs were flying way too fast (and slightly furious) for me. Same lead actress, Barbara Sukowa. I'll give it another shot down the road a spell...

Thanks! I've been meaning to see Hannah.

Clare2904 · 07-13-2014, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tisdivine

Didnt realize there was a Hannah Arendt movie. Read alot of her books in college being a double major in political science and womens studies. Ill have to check that out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Thanks! I've been meaning to see Hannah.

I caught this film when it was released in Canada last year. It is very good in not only changing the way we look at those who take orders but how society judges them. Also fascinating that it was a women who did this in a male dominated industry and time.

Scottie · 07-13-2014, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jw007

Should I blind-buy Lonesome? Apparently, people rave about this one. I do like silent film so I'm leaning towards this.

It's phenomenal, in my opinion.

I don't think you will regret it.

Thebunk · 07-13-2014, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roninblues

The AE version is good and Region Free but extras are PAL.

I really wish this was in the collection. Cannot believe there is no Hanake in the collection at all (though not a fan of all of his fans - see Funny Games ... Both versions)

shadedpain4 · 07-13-2014, 01:34 AM

To whomever in these parts recommended Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland awhile back, thanks. It has made for a pleasant diversion in a longer than expected stay in Cleveland.

Thebunk · 07-13-2014, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coen

Double Life of Veronique
Persona
Certified Copy

Yes, forgot about Certified Copy. Great suggestion.

Same could be said of Persona though for me it is akin to Lynch's "Wild at Heart" where it leans too far to the art film side and there is not enough focus on the characters or story/fragments of story. Mullholand Drive balances this very will in contrast.

Page14 · 07-13-2014, 02:52 AM

Just finished watching Dazed and Confused. Awesome movie! (Killer soundtrack too). Even though I graduated from high school 3 or 4 years before the movie was supposed to have taken place, I sure could relate to it. Good times!!!

(On to the supplements).

moviebooked · 07-13-2014, 02:56 AM

Can anyone tell me which Criterion releases come in a slipbox? Would really appreciate it!

jayembee · 07-13-2014, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

My favorite left-field Criterion title that would never happen but I'd absolutely hope it will and have this suspicion in my mind it may happen some day if I really cross my fingers is the 1977 Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film Time After Time, about HG Wells travelling to the future to hunt down Jack the Ripper. I think it deserves merit as its a bit of a forgotten classic of the "wackier sci-fi/action films" genre in a similar sense to a title like Repo Man (which I enjoy if I still don't really understand the wider appeal of). It's likely to get a release by TT (as it is the same production company as Broadway Danny Rose and Radio Days) though so I suppose I'd have more luck over in that thread.

While Orion Pictures was one of the studios behind Time After Time, the other studio, who owns the home video rights, is Warner Bros. So it's unlikely to get licensed out.

(And while I hate to be pedantic, it was 1979, not 1977.

)

Quote:

Though Mr. McDowell and Mr. Warner are both sadly underrepresented in the Criterion Collection as a whole (how much money would it take to get Secret of the Ooze in?)

Malcolm McDowell has one film in the Collection...Lindsay Anderson's If.... And if it's true that Criterion is regaining the rights to Time Bandits, David Warner will have one, too.

Ausjdm · 07-13-2014, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StLouisRibs

My favorite left-field Criterion title that would never happen but I'd absolutely hope it will and have this suspicion in my mind it may happen some day if I really cross my fingers is the 1977 Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film Time After Time, about HG Wells travelling to the future to hunt down Jack the Ripper. I think it deserves merit as its a bit of a forgotten classic of the "wackier sci-fi/action films" genre in a similar sense to a title like Repo Man (which I enjoy if I still don't really understand the wider appeal of). It's likely to get a release by TT (as it is the same production company as Broadway Danny Rose and Radio Days) though so I suppose I'd have more luck over in that thread.

Though Mr. McDowell and Mr. Warner are both sadly underrepresented in the Criterion Collection as a whole (how much money would it take to get Secret of the Ooze in?)

I guess someone in the world is thinking of the same thing you do at any moments time. That's so weird the other day I was thinking about Time after time watched it many times in my youth cool movie from what I remember. Would love a blu edition

StLouisRibs · 07-13-2014, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

I guess someone in the world is thinking of the same thing you do at any moments time. That's so weird the other day I was thinking about Time after time watched it many times in my youth cool movie from what I remember. Would love a blu edition

It really is terribly good fun. And the artwork is utterly gorgeous - no cover artist needed, for sure!

Ausjdm · 07-13-2014, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roninblues

The AE version is good and Region Free but extras are PAL.

I loved that movie Cache!! Super underrated.

What's AE version mean? Would love to re-watch on blu format

07-13-2014, 02:52 AM	#105495
Page14 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2010 Location:The middle of nowhere, USA 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:3079 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:6	Dazed and Confused Just finished watching Dazed and Confused. Awesome movie! (Killer soundtrack too). Even though I graduated from high school 3 or 4 years before the movie was supposed to have taken place, I sure could relate to it. Good times!!! (On to the supplements).

Similar Threads
thread	Forum	Thread Starter	Replies	Last Post
Criterion Collection	Wish Lists	Chushajo	26	08-14-2025 12:45 PM
Criterion Collection?	Newbie Discussion	ChitoAD	68	01-02-2019 10:14 PM
Criterion Collection Question. . .	Blu-ray Movies - North America	billypoe	31	01-18-2009 02:52 PM
The Criterion Collection goes Blu!	Blu-ray Technology and Future Technology	bferr1	164	05-10-2008 02:59 PM

07-12-2014, 10:02 PM	#105481
StLouisRibs Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:6	My favorite left-field Criterion title that would never happen but I'd absolutely hope it will and have this suspicion in my mind it may happen some day if I really cross my fingers is the 1977 Malcolm McDowell/David Warner film Time After Time, about HG Wells travelling to the future to hunt down Jack the Ripper. I think it deserves merit as its a bit of a forgotten classic of the "wackier sci-fi/action films" genre in a similar sense to a title like Repo Man (which I enjoy if I still don't really understand the wider appeal of). It's likely to get a release by TT (as it is the same production company as Broadway Danny Rose and Radio Days) though so I suppose I'd have more luck over in that thread. Though Mr. McDowell and Mr. Warner are both sadly underrepresented in the Criterion Collection as a whole (how much money would it take to get Secret of the Ooze in?)

07-12-2014, 11:00 PM	#105483
Polaroid Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Norwich, UK	What are the best mystery films on Criterion, a bit like 3 women, or Mulholland dr etc Not just straight forward crime mysteries, something that messes with your head and leaves you questioning it and trying to find out more (Picnic at Hanging Rock)... I dunno lol, just want some more stuff like that, also bluray only suggestions for now

07-12-2014, 11:10 PM	#105484
jw007 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Between PA, NJ, FL, and the Middle East Blu-ray collection:628 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	Should I blind-buy Lonesome? Apparently, people rave about this one. I do like silent film so I'm leaning towards this.

07-12-2014, 11:57 PM	#105488
tisdivine Special Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Miami/Brooklyn/Vegas 4K collection:209 Blu-ray collection:209 Trading Score:10	Didnt realize there was a Hannah Arendt movie. Read alot of her books in college being a double major in political science and womens studies. Ill have to check that out.

07-13-2014, 01:34 AM	#105493
shadedpain4 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:90 Blu-ray collection:2749 DVD collection:94 Trading Score:6	To whomever in these parts recommended Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland awhile back, thanks. It has made for a pleasant diversion in a longer than expected stay in Cleveland.

07-13-2014, 02:56 AM	#105496
moviebooked Junior Member Member since:May 2013 Trading Score:10	Can anyone tell me which Criterion releases come in a slipbox? Would really appreciate it!

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals