The Criterion Collection

[jrsl76]

I ordered at 9:15 - 9:20 AM and no shipment here. I did order The Soft Skin.

[blujazz]

Bloody hell, The Soft Skin is pretty fantastic. My favourite Criterion release so far this year

[Show spoiler](doesn't include An Autumn Afternoon - yet to be seen - and Satyricon - "didn't sustain my attention")

[Andrew13]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

Has anyone order that included The Soft Skin has shipped already?

I ordered in the first few minutes of the sale and it hasn't shipped , and i see that the release date on Criterion website changed to March 17.

I'm in the same boat as you, had the order in by 12:15 or so.

I sent Criterion an email just to double check the order status, I'll post here if they respond with anything pertinent.

[spargs]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

Has anyone order that included The Soft Skin has shipped already?

I ordered in the first few minutes of the sale and it hasn't shipped , and i see that the release date on Criterion website changed to March 17.

That what it appears... my order was in by 12:05 as well, with The Soft Skin in my order. If they've indeed pushed back its release date until the 17th, I'm guessing those orders won't ship until next week.

[GxyExpress999]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

Has anyone order that included The Soft Skin has shipped already?

I ordered in the first few minutes of the sale and it hasn't shipped , and i see that the release date on Criterion website changed to March 17.

Yep, mine is still pending as well (order placed within the first few mins), but I can wait.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by iScottie

What are your thoughts on the other films in the Demy set? I really enjoy them all, even the bizarre Donkey Skin.

I had it out from the library and only had time to watch Umbrellas and Bay of Angels. BoA was fine, but outside of the acting, I felt it was rather unspectacular. It seems to me

[Show spoiler]that every movie about gamblers covers the same terrain – win a lot, lose a ton.. addiction to gambling, etc. I wasn’t quite sure what I was to take from the ending either.

[bwdowiak]

JEAN-LUC GODARD’S ‘GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D’ TO OPEN 2015 EBERTFEST

[Show spoiler]Special screening of A BRONX TALE planned, with Chazz Palminteri, producer Jon Kilik

CHAMPAIGN, ILL – Jean-Luc Godard’s GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D and a special screening of the Robert De Niro-directed A BRONX TALE will highlight next month’s 17th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival Hosted by Chaz Ebert, also known as ‘Ebertfest,’ it was announced today by Chaz Ebert and festival director Nate Kohn. Héloïse Godet, star of GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D, and A BRONX TALE producer Jon Kilik and star and screenwriter Chazz Palminteri will be attending live as guests of the festival, which runs April 15-19, 2015 in Champaign, Illinois. Other festival films will be announced shortly.

“Godard is a director of the very first rank; no other director in the 1960s has had more influence on the development of the feature-length film,” Roger Ebert once wrote of Godard. “Like Joyce in fiction or Beckett in theater, he is a pioneer whose present work . . .is gradually creating and educating an audience that will, perhaps in the next generation, be able to look back at his films and see that this is where their cinema began.”
In his four-star review, Ebert wrote, “A BRONX TALE is a very funny movie sometimes, and very touching at other times. It is filled with life and colorful characters and great lines of dialogue, and De Niro, in his debut as a director, finds the right notes as he moves from laughter to anger to tears. What's important about the film is that it's about values.”
Every year, Roger and Chaz Ebert, in association with the University of Illinois College of Media, present Ebertfest, a 5-day film festival, in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Roger's home town. The festival takes place at the historic Virginia Theater and continues Roger’s mission to champion films that deserve a closer look.

"Roger always insisted on the highest level of projection, so during the renovation of the Virginia Theater we enhanced its capability to exhibit 35 and 70 mm films in addition to installing state-of-the-art digital projection,” said Chaz Ebert. “Godard’s 3D film will look extraordinary thanks to our projection consultant, James Bond. Perfect projection is one thing that distinguishes Ebertfest. We feel we owe that to our audiences in this gorgeous movie palace."

Major filmmakers, stars, historians, critics and film-lovers from all over the world come to experience this annual celebration that includes films from lists Roger drew up over the first 15 years of the festival, as well as others selected by Chaz Ebert and Festival Director Nate Kohn based on Roger’s established criteria for an Ebertfest film.

While a few of the 1,000 Festival Passes for sale at http://www.ebertfest.com remain, individual tickets will go on sale beginning April 1 through the theatre box office (phone 217-356-9063; fax: 217-356-5729; open 10am to 5:30pm Monday-Friday) and online through the theater website. The price will be $14 each for regular admission and $12 each for students and senior citizens. Sales will be limited to four per person.

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by ChromeJob

Why oh WHY isn't Youth of the Beast on BD?? :_(

It is and it's gorgeous - here

Such a great film

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

JEAN-LUC GODARD’S ‘GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D’ TO OPEN 2015 EBERTFEST

[Show spoiler]Special screening of A BRONX TALE planned, with Chazz Palminteri, producer Jon Kilik

CHAMPAIGN, ILL – Jean-Luc Godard’s GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D and a special screening of the Robert De Niro-directed A BRONX TALE will highlight next month’s 17th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival Hosted by Chaz Ebert, also known as ‘Ebertfest,’ it was announced today by Chaz Ebert and festival director Nate Kohn. Héloïse Godet, star of GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D, and A BRONX TALE producer Jon Kilik and star and screenwriter Chazz Palminteri will be attending live as guests of the festival, which runs April 15-19, 2015 in Champaign, Illinois. Other festival films will be announced shortly.

“Godard is a director of the very first rank; no other director in the 1960s has had more influence on the development of the feature-length film,” Roger Ebert once wrote of Godard. “Like Joyce in fiction or Beckett in theater, he is a pioneer whose present work . . .is gradually creating and educating an audience that will, perhaps in the next generation, be able to look back at his films and see that this is where their cinema began.”
In his four-star review, Ebert wrote, “A BRONX TALE is a very funny movie sometimes, and very touching at other times. It is filled with life and colorful characters and great lines of dialogue, and De Niro, in his debut as a director, finds the right notes as he moves from laughter to anger to tears. What's important about the film is that it's about values.”
Every year, Roger and Chaz Ebert, in association with the University of Illinois College of Media, present Ebertfest, a 5-day film festival, in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Roger's home town. The festival takes place at the historic Virginia Theater and continues Roger’s mission to champion films that deserve a closer look.

"Roger always insisted on the highest level of projection, so during the renovation of the Virginia Theater we enhanced its capability to exhibit 35 and 70 mm films in addition to installing state-of-the-art digital projection,” said Chaz Ebert. “Godard’s 3D film will look extraordinary thanks to our projection consultant, James Bond. Perfect projection is one thing that distinguishes Ebertfest. We feel we owe that to our audiences in this gorgeous movie palace."

Major filmmakers, stars, historians, critics and film-lovers from all over the world come to experience this annual celebration that includes films from lists Roger drew up over the first 15 years of the festival, as well as others selected by Chaz Ebert and Festival Director Nate Kohn based on Roger’s established criteria for an Ebertfest film.

While a few of the 1,000 Festival Passes for sale at http://www.ebertfest.com remain, individual tickets will go on sale beginning April 1 through the theatre box office (phone 217-356-9063; fax: 217-356-5729; open 10am to 5:30pm Monday-Friday) and online through the theater website. The price will be $14 each for regular admission and $12 each for students and senior citizens. Sales will be limited to four per person.

Still waiting for their full line-up before I decided to buy a pass or not.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Still waiting for their full line-up before I decided to buy a pass or not.

yes.. unfortunately, as far as I'm concerned, going for everything means 2 days time off from work, 3 or 4 nights of hotel, and the cost of the pass itself.

I was simultaneously thrilled and saddened by the news about the Godard film. I'd absolutely love to be there, but it's on a Wednesday night. It'll take me 3 hours to get there by car. I'll have to work out the logistics and see the rest of the line-up, like you said.

[shadedpain4]

The Soft Skin/no shipment thing seems pretty consistent (myself included). I'm in no hurry though to get the order. I'm just glad they included it in the sale.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I had it out from the library and only had time to watch Umbrellas and Bay of Angels. BoA was fine, but outside of the acting, I felt it was rather unspectacular. It seems to me

[Show spoiler]that every movie about gamblers covers the same terrain – win a lot, lose a ton.. addiction to gambling, etc. I wasn’t quite sure what I was to take from the ending either.

You should really watch Lola and The Young Girls of Rochefort. Excellent films!

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

The Soft Skin/no shipment thing seems pretty consistent (myself included). I'm in no hurry though to get the order. I'm just glad they included it in the sale.

Yeah, the 'delay' is not a big deal to me, odd that the confirmation email included "Your order is being packed for shipment, and no changes can be made to it. It is not possible to add items to an order at this time." notices for something that they aren't shipping until next week though.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Yeah, not a big deal to me, odd that the confirmation email included "Your order is being packed for shipment, and no changes can be made to it. It is not possible to add items to an order at this time." notices for something that they aren't shipping until next week though.

Pretty sure that's a canned message for every order placed.

Probably just to keep people from sending "Wait! Can I add/remove X title" type emails after the fact.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Yeah, not a big deal to me, odd that the confirmation email included "Your order is being packed for shipment, and no changes can be made to it. It is not possible to add items to an order at this time." notices for something that they aren't shipping until next week though.

Same here, although i noticed that titles that are going to be released next Tuesday usually change from preorder to Add to cart previous Thursday, so there is still chance it may ship today or tomorrow.

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Yeah, the 'delay' is not a big deal to me, odd that the confirmation email included "Your order is being packed for shipment, and no changes can be made to it. It is not possible to add items to an order at this time." notices for something that they aren't shipping until next week though.

That's probably just boiler plate email stuff. EDIT; shadedpain beat me to it

[TJS_Blu]

I'll rephrase. Odd that CC should choose to use a boilerplate message that conveys false information.

[jcs913]

The Soft Skin is releasing on the 17th according to Netflix, Best Buy, Amazon and on the Barnes and Noble website, in addition to others. I don't know where the mixup was originally, but it releases next week. Criterion must have had a delay, or never updated their website prior to the sale. Folks should be happy, as pre-orders are not normally included in the sale, but since they never updated the date, they included it. Criterion typically sends out pre-orders the Friday or Monday before release date, so you have it on release day. I would assume most orders will ship out on Monday at the worse.

[Polaroid]

Criterion posted this on Facebook:

Reel change marks would tell the projectionist when to change over a film reel to the next. In most cases they're round, but once in a while we see a much rarer square one.

Just a random fact or hint?

[themp3000]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Criterion posted this on Facebook:

[Show spoiler]

Just a random fact or hint?

Aww yeah, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. Hope this means a BD but I'd be okay if it were another Czech Pearls eclipse (meant to pick that up at flash sale, ugh).