The Criterion Collection

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by iScottie

It's that magical time of the month.

Only 6-7 hours to go!

[blu-bry]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I also decided to take a chance and reserve a copy of Judex, simply based on the fact that I love Franju's Eyes Without a Face so much. The two films look dissimilar, but I'll probably get into the visual style of Judex.

I'm sure you will! I blind bought this one during the sale, and just watched it last week (I own Eyes Without a Face on DVD). All through the first half of Judex I kept exclaiming to my wife "look at this, it's beautiful!" I could choose so many stills to frame and put on my wall. I think the composition is beautiful! There were some places that I was directly reminded of EWAF. I will say that I didn't quite enjoy the last part of the story as much as the early parts of the film, but I'm very glad to own this one.

[zoodermin]

Another animated film, Watership Down, has joined the big C!

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/9...-adaptation-of

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Another animated film, Watership Down, has joined the big C!

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/9...-adaptation-of

That is great news, that's one of my favorite animated movies ever. The R1 DVD was very bare-bones.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Another animated film, Watership Down, has joined the big C!

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/9...-adaptation-of

Thanks for the news! Hopefully this means more animated works are coming.

[CMNPlanet]

October Predictions:

• The Brood
• Midnight Cowboy
• Limelight
• Cure
• Eclipse: Les Blank
• Upgrade: The Vanishing

[PowellPressburger]

OMG I want Watership Down on BLU so bad from Criterion! This has been one of my grail BLU titles. It would be awesome if it gets announced for OCT!

[blu-bry]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

OMG I want Watership Down on BLU so bad from Criterion! This has been one of my grail BLU titles. It would be awesome if it gets announced for OCT!

I'm almost ashamed to say I've never seen it. Would you say it's in the vein of something like "Secret of NIMH", or is it even darker and more adult themed?

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by blu-bry

I'm almost ashamed to say I've never seen it. Would you say it's in the vein of something like "Secret of NIMH", or is it even darker and more adult themed?

I would say darker and more adult... I don't think younger children would like it much. It may be too harsh.. I'd say it is arthouse 70's animation. It may not be for everyone.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Another animated film, Watership Down, has joined the big C!

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/9...-adaptation-of

Oh, i didn't know that there are only itunes Criterion titles.
Does that mean that we might see it on Bluray too?
Where can I see other digital only releases?

[The Great Owl]

With respect to potential October titles, I had a good laugh over this post from another thread...

Criterion artwork for Friday the 13th I-X

Actually, I laughed, and then I thought to myself, "Well...that would be sort of cool."
I would happily upgrade the first two films, which are the only ones worth owning in my opinion.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I would say darker and more adult... I don't think younger children would like it much. It may be too harsh.. I'd say it is arthouse 70's animation. It may not be for everyone.

I would say it's unsuitable for children..

[returnofthemack]

I would buy blow up blu ray in a heartbeat.

Got my first dual format criterion today.... Lame

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Oh, i didn't know that there are only itunes Criterion titles.
Does that mean that we might see it on Bluray too?
Where can I see other digital only releases?

Yes, a BD will be released.

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by returnofthemack

Got my first dual format criterion today.... Lame

Look! If you're gonna act like that I don't mind the Dual packs esp for listening to the commentary tracks on my computer drive. But other than that I don't use the DVD discs. Don't worry Sept. the releases are all seperate again.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Yes, a BD will be released.

Oh, that's great then!! Thanks
Are there other animation films that are digital only by Criterion?
Or is this the first?

(hoping so much for Gandahar!)

[Iamspartacus]

I want Tootsie, Sisters, Midnight Cowboy, Short Cuts, and Mulholland Drive.

[fahrenheit290]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I'm down for Blow Up. I've mentioned Ebert more than a handful of times on this thread. Call me a fanboy if you will. (I don't think it's true, but if you'd like to, be my guest) Anyway, it is frequently comforting to know that Ebert did include a film like Blow Up in his Great Movies column, but didn't include the two films from the alienation trilogy that CC recently released on blu. That isn't to say that he didn't like those films, but he wrote around 250 reviews for the GM column and didn't feel inclined to write about those. Also not included are Hiroshima, mon Amour (I won't get started, but this one deserves a capital 'P' and we all know what that stands for) and Pierrot le Fou (just saw the latter... was good - like 3/4 star good but does not hold a candle, IMO, to Breathless, Vivre sa Vie, or even Weekend

CC favorite Ingmar Bergman considered Blow Up the only Antonioni worth watching. I would love if they did the feature for Battle of Algiers for Blow Up, bringing together significant directors to talk about how the film influenced them. Getting Coppola (Conversation), Scott (Blade Runner), and De Palma (Blow Out) would be essential.

This may be a naive question: is there a noticeable difference in blu-ray animation films vs. their DVDs? examples: Disney classics, Pixar, Studio Ghibli (very expensive blu-rays)?

Also, is Midnight Cowboy really in the pipeline? I have the blu-ray and it was fine. How many Oscar Best Picture winners have Criterion released?

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by fahrenheit290

This may be a naive question: is there a noticeable difference in blu-ray animation films vs. their DVDs? examples: Disney classics, Pixar, Studio Ghibli (very expensive blu-rays)?

Most (if not all) of the times there is a significant difference.
Concerning the Disney (hand-drawn) animation films I would say to the absolute worst!!
(although many may not agree with me).
The films are DNRed and degrained to death, scrubbed, losing details (VHS some times exhibit much more detail than the Bluray!!), altered colors, errors, and the list goes on.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...75&postcount=1
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=217
Although Disney are among my favourite films, i've stopped supporting this company that doesn't show the slightest respect to its legacy!


Other companies are (by far) better.
For example, the restoration of Gulliver's Travels (1939) by Thunderbean is a revelation!
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich
The Studio Ghibli films (the expensive Japan releases), are also great preserving the grain and having this filmic quality!
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich
http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ess=#vergleich

[mbarto]

Originally Posted by DaveyJoe

So a fun question for everybody, what are the 5 Criterion films you'd like to see upgraded to BluRay the most? Here's my list:

[Show spoiler]1. Sword of Doom
2. Dead Ringers
3. Blood for Dracula
4. The Human Condition
5. Le Samourai