The Criterion Collection

[Roninblues]

Originally Posted by tisdivine

Has anyone seen Samuel Fuller's House of Bamboo? Whats the closest movie you can compare it to? I noticed TT is releasing it in August. Ive looked for a place to stream it and its not available anywhere.

I love/own The Naked Kiss & Shock Corridor but I get the feeling Bamboo might not be that style.

Thank you for the upgrade notification.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'm scrolling through the movies, and I'm familiar with everything, and then I get to Killer of Sheep. I've never heard of it, and it's ranked 26th!

Originally released in 1978, Killer of Sheep played at a limited number of film festivals and then quietly disappeared. It was "rediscovered" and shown at Sundance in 2000, after which it again languished unseen for several years. Then it was restored and revived in 2007, again playing the festival circuit, and finally received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom in 2008. Shortly thereafter, Turner Classic Movies broadcast it and the film found a wider audience (which is how I finally caught it). It's well worth seeing, and I think TCM has shown it again from time to time, most recently within the past year.

[waxHead]

Originally Posted by Fabs

How did they not include Blade Runner?!

I noticed last night when I found the list on BBC.com, but didn't want to keep pushing Blade Runner after my part in the E.T. discussion.

Any "best-of" film list from the US should include Blade Runner, and many of the others which were mentioned above.

[Dislimb]

Just got the last part of my haul:

[Martin_31]

Originally Posted by Dislimb

Just got the last part of my haul:

Nice!

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by Dislimb

Just got the last part of my haul:

Awesome haul!

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Still disappointed with the Mulholland Dr artwork :P

They could have come ups with something so beautiful and dreamy for this film - I know I'm annoying going on and on but still :P

Mocked this up.. not exactly Criterion design but more just a character poster, but gives a good sense of the mood and style they could have maybe gone for without making the artwork look like just a copy of existing posters... I don't know, this may be crap lol

I dig it!! Looks great!

[waxHead]

Originally Posted by Dislimb

Just got the last part of my haul:

Excellent selections! Looking through those reminded me that I need to pick up The Hidden Fortress Blu-ray.

[tallrichard]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Something that may be of interest:



http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/201...american-films

[Show spoiler]100. Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)
99. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
98. Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980)
97. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939)
96. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
95. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933)
94. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
93. Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973)
92. The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
91. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
90. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
89. In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950)
88. West Side Story (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961)
87. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
86. The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994)
85. Night of the Living Dead (George A Romero, 1968)
84. Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972)
83. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
82. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
81. Thelma & Louise (Ridley Scott, 1991)
80. Meet Me in St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944)
79. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
78. Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)
77. Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939)
76. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980)
75. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
74. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994)
73. Network (Sidney Lumet, 1976)
72. The Shanghai Gesture (Josef von Sternberg, 1941)
71. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)
70. The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
69. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982)
68. Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
67. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)
66. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)
65. The Right Stuff (Philip Kaufman, 1983)
64. Johnny Guitar (Nicholas Ray, 1954)
63. Love Streams (John Cassavetes, 1984)
62. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
61. Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
60. Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Miloš Forman, 1975)
58. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)
57. Crimes and Misdemeanors (Woody Allen, 1989)
56. Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985)
55. The Graduate (Mike Nichols, 1967)
54. Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
53. Grey Gardens (Albert and David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1975)
52. The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)
51. Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
50. His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940)
49. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978)
48. A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951)
47. Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)
46. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra, 1946)
45. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (John Ford, 1962)
44. Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton, 1924)
43. Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948)
42. Dr Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
41. Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
40. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943)
39. The Birth of a Nation (DW Griffith, 1915)
38. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
37. Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959)
36. Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977)
35. Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944)
34. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1939)
33. The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
32. The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941)
31. A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)
30. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)
29. Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
28. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
27. Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
26. Killer of Sheep (Charles Burnett, 1978)
25. Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989)
24. The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960)
23. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977)
22. Greed (Erich von Stroheim, 1924)
21. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
20. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
19. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
18. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin, 1931)
17. The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)
16. McCabe & Mrs Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)
15. The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946)
14. Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975)
13. North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
12. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974)
11. The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942)
10. The Godfather Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
9. Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942)
8. Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
7. Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, 1952)
6. Sunrise (FW Murnau, 1927)
5. The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
3. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
2. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
1. Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)

Glad that The tree of Life is in there, and that E.T. (my most favourite film ever) is also there, since I was surprised to see that many here hate or are bored with the film or think that it's only for children!
weird that among animation films, only Lion King is in there, and not Snowwhite or Fantasia or anything else..

Some of the list I agree with 100%...others, I look at the rating and go WTF????

[tallrichard]

Originally Posted by Dislimb

Just got the last part of my haul:

Awesome haul...only question would be why 2 copies of A Hard Day's Night??

[bwdowiak]

I stopped at my local B&N during my lunch hour and spent 10 minutes or so reading the back of the boxes for the Eclipse series sets that they had in stock.

How do people like the Kobayashi box set? I have to admit that several months ago, when someone said Kobayashi, I thought of the hot dog eating champ. The film descriptions made the films seem pretty accessible. My exposure to Japanese cinema is limited to the half dozen or so Kurosawa films I've seen, so I need something that isn't too political or is a too difficult to grasp social commentary, etc.

[Vinyl]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I stopped at my local B&N during my lunch hour and spent 10 minutes or so reading the back of the boxes for the Eclipse series sets that they had in stock.

How do people like the Kobayashi box set? I have to admit that several months ago, when someone said Kobayashi, I thought of the hot dog eating champ. The film descriptions made the films seem pretty accessible. My exposure to Japanese cinema is limited to the half dozen or so Kurosawa films I've seen, so I need something that isn't too political or is a too difficult to grasp social commentary, etc.

So Kobayashi is the perfect fit... 😀. The set is Kobayashi Against the System, after all.

Honostly, it is a great set, but don't know about the "isn't too politial" part of it.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

And just to complete the rounds.

It sounds like the BN 50% sale has been extended through August 3 -- 2 instore clerks said they just got the information today.

Unless I'm missing something, no new releases from old sale end time to new end time, but still nice to have more time to get what you want, or to hope for more coupons.

I have seven left to get and a gift card in transit so I'll take the extra week.

[Aladinsane]

Hello film/criterion collection lovers,

I am working on recording a podcast where I will be discussing films, film history, film genres, film news . . . . basically everything film. The focus of each podcast will be one film (new or old, English or foreign language, silent or blockbuster, it doesn't matter. Though there will be a slight bias towards the type of films in the criterion collection).

The reason I am posting this here, is I need guests to feature on this podcast. The plan is to get a different guest each episode. I don't care if the guest is a film scholar, amateur critic, indie hipster film snob and self proclaimed cinephile, film school student, or just a casual film watcher. The only requirement is for enthusiastic and passionate film lovers.

If anyone is interested, please send a PM.

P.S. if this is an inappropriate place to post this sorry in advance

[dwk]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I stopped at my local B&N during my lunch hour and spent 10 minutes or so reading the back of the boxes for the Eclipse series sets that they had in stock.

How do people like the Kobayashi box set? I have to admit that several months ago, when someone said Kobayashi, I thought of the hot dog eating champ. The film descriptions made the films seem pretty accessible. My exposure to Japanese cinema is limited to the half dozen or so Kurosawa films I've seen, so I need something that isn't too political or is a too difficult to grasp social commentary, etc.

You should be alright with the Kobayashi set. The Nikkatsu Noir and When Horror Came to Shochiku Eclipse sets are really accessible.

[Martin_31]

http://nofilmschool.com/2015/07/vide...d-wes-anderson

The video from Anna Catley is informative and fun to listen. I haven't seen an Ozu film and only one Anderson film. Now I want to watch all their filmography.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by octagon

[olivianewtonyawn]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Completely transfixed by this gif, Ray. Luckily it repeats.

[BluPat]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

And just to complete the rounds.

It sounds like the BN 50% sale has been extended through August 3 -- 2 instore clerks said they just got the information today.

Oh I hope so! Thanks! I got Don't Look Now last night and wanted to get The Innocents and It Happened One Night on blu but not enough money. Now if this sale is extended I should be able to!

[Polaroid]

Not really Criterion related but came across this and I'm sure A LOT of us can appreciate it

Top 10 Most Beautiful Movies of All Time - YouTube

Does feature a few Criterion films though! And if you haven't seen them - get watching :P!