The Criterion Collection

[kuro_sawa]

I'm sure you could get a Nick Redman & Julie Kirgo interview, they'd probably just charge you $100,000 and show up late.

[ShellOilJunior]

That'd be something if Mulvaney agreed to a Skype chat then cancelled saying he could only do a text chat...

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

That'd be something if Mulvaney agreed to a Skype chat then cancelled saying he could only do a text chat...

Mulvaney doesn't want anyone to know the truth.

[CriterionBlues]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

That'd be something if Mulvaney agreed to a Skype chat then cancelled saying he could only do a text chat...

Mulvaney would do a text chat in a heartbeat, but it would just as likely be the janitor behind the keyboard.

[Ray Jackson]

I've always said I don't believe in Jon Mulvaney.

...but I'm afraid of him.

[Al_The_Strange]

I'm sure it's only a matter of time before Mulvaney becomes real in the form of a chatbot or something. Maybe he is now, in e-mail form. Either way, he's got to be or will become an artificial intelligence, just like HAL 9000. Or SkyNet...

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by iScottie

1962 - Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

So, would Janus releasing this be any different than the version that's on one of the Twilight Zone BDs right now?

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

I'm sure it's only a matter of time before Mulvaney becomes real in the form of a chatbot or something. Maybe he is now, in e-mail form. Either way, he's got to be or will become an artificial intelligence, just like HAL 9000. Or SkyNet...

Jon Mulvaney is EVERYWHERE.

[joie]

Originally Posted by iScottie

According to this list, Janus Films has the rights to these films that have not yet been released on BD or DVD

1939 - Le Jour Se Leve

I have seen this on a criterion DVD. It is out of print.

[Fabs]

Originally Posted by CPinheiro

I imagine its probably been discussed before, but I was just wondering which movie in the collection has the most beautiful/haunting score or soundtrack.

I love Three Colors: Blue and The Double Life of Veronique, but imo Picnic at Hanging Rock is the one that has the eeriest soundtrack and it fits perfectly with the movie.

What do you guys think? Whats your favorite score/soundtrack in the collection?

In the Mood For Love
House
The Face of Another

[CriterionBlues]

Originally Posted by joie

I have seen this on a criterion DVD. It is out of print.

Yes but it was on Essential Art-house. That doesn't mean it has no shot at a mainline release if Janus has the rights. Or so I gather.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

So, would Janus releasing this be any different than the version that's on one of the Twilight Zone BDs right now?

No idea. Literally compared and contrasted with Criterion's site.

Originally Posted by joie

I have seen this on a criterion DVD. It is out of print.

Whoops. Good catch.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by iScottie

No idea. Literally compared and contrasted with Criterion's site.

Right on.

I was curious if there are different versions of the film, but from what I can see it's always been a 28-minute short. If Criterion does a stand-alone release for it, I'd be curious as to what it would entail - more extras, or combined with another feature, or something else?

I'm just wondering, probably won't find out for a while.

[Russ103]

Originally Posted by CPinheiro

What do you guys think? Whats your favorite soundtrack in the collection?

Dazed & Confused

[CriterionBlues]

For favorite score, Blue is a good choice of those listed and I'm sure to be forgetting some amazing ones.

But Odd Man Out is one of my absolute, all-time favorite noir scores.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by CPinheiro

What do you guys think? Whats your favorite score/soundtrack in the collection?

There are so many good soundtracks associated with films in the Criterion Collection; however, I don't think any soundtrack list is complete without these (in fact, I cannot think of these films separate from their music scores).

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - by the great Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (LIVE) - YouTube

Paris, Texas

Main Theme - the most gorgeous slide guitar ever by the masterful Ry Cooder

Ry Cooder Paris, Texas - YouTube

Cancion Mixteca - with vocals in Spanish by Harry Dean Stanton (who knew old Harry had such a beautiful voice)

Wim Wenders - Paris Texas - Ry Cooder - Cancion Mixteca. - YouTube

The haunting music to Larisa Shepitko's masterpiece The Ascent

Main theme - by Alfred Schnittke (played here over a moving montage video of scenes from the life of the Russian director, who died young in a car crash after making this, her final film)

The Ascent Theme - YouTube

Dazed and Confused

One of the most awesome soundtracks ever. Too many great songs and videos online. But here is one:

Rick Derringer- Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo(Dazed And Confused Tribute) - YouTube

Anatomy of a Murder

One of the highlights of the film is the score. First rate jazz soundtrack with Duke Ellington. Sample is called Flirtibird.

Duke Ellington - Flirtibird (Anatomy of a Murder) - YouTube

Odd Man Out

odd man out - opening score - YouTube

And just about any of the Japanese films in the collection have awesome soundtracks, from wicked cool noirish jazz to traditional instruments and soaring orchestral pieces to trippy psychedelic jazz-rock.

Love the music to Tokyo Drifter, Pale Flower, Harakiri, Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, etc. but one that always sends chills up my spine is the theme to Godzilla.

1954 Godzilla Main Theme - YouTube

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by iScottie

According to this list, Janus Films has the rights to these films that have not yet been released on BD or DVD:

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[Show spoiler]922 - Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler

1930 - Westfront 1918

1931 - Comradeship

1933 - The Ghoul

1936 - Secret Agent

1937 - Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1938 - Merrily We Live

1939 - Le Jour Se Leve
1939 - Zenobia

1950 - Three Feet in a Bed
1950 - The Winner's Circle

1951 - Bullfight

1952 - Waiting Women

1953 - Gan

1954 - A Lesson in Love
1954 - Lowlands
1954 - Time of Desire

1955 - Dreams
1955 - Heroes and Sinners
1955 - The Summer Wind Blows

1956 - Tides of Passion

1957 - The Flute and the Arrow
1957 - The Ostrich Has Two Eggs

1958 - Sins of Youth

1960 - Cinderella
1960 - The Devil's Eye

1961 - Bernadette of Lourdes
1961 - The Creation of Woman
1961 - The Fruit is Ripe
1961 - The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 - Teen Kanya
1961 - Whistle Down the Wind

1962 - Älskarinnan
1962 - Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 - Crooks Anonymous
1962 - Just Once More
1962 - Maid for Murder
1962 - Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
1962 - Three Fables of Love

1963 - The Face of War
1963 - The Guest
1963 - Heavens Above!
1963 - Nurse on Wheels
1963 - Playboy of the Western World
1963 - Sparrows Can't Sing
1963 - Young Aphrodites

1964 - 491
1964 - All These Women
1964 - Anatomy of a Marriage
1964 - The Troublemaker

1965 - Enter Hamlet
1965 - The Games of Angels

1966 - Barrier

1967 - Like a Shooting Star
1967 - Two Castles

1969 - Boy
1969 - One Fine Day
1969 - The Rite

1971 - Two English Girls

1973 - The Invitation

1974 - A Poem is a Naked Person

1978 - One Night Stand

1979 - Ondanondu Kaladalli

1981 - Rubber Tarzan

1987 - I Was a Teenage Zombie

1991 - Until the End of the World

1997 - Cure

2013 - Jellyfish Eyes

2014 - The Visistor

2015 - Annie Get Your Gun

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. Were you referring to them being released only by Criterion?

Many of the earlier titles on that list are in the public domain and have been released on DVD in North America by a variety of companies, ranging from Alpha Video to MGM/UA. The MGM DVD of The Ghoul (1933), for example, features an exemplary transfer and is still in print. Hitchcock's Secret Agent has been released by several companies; I own the long out-of-print AMC Classics DVD which was (minimally) remastered and looks okay ... good enough to hold me until Criterion or another company gives it the treatment it deserves. Merrily We Live is out there and still available, although the transfer is abominable.

[The Great Owl]

As far as soundtracks/scores of Criterion titles go, I have to tip my hat to the Miles Davis score for Elevator to the Gallows.

In other news...

Just in case some of you didn't get enough of James Mason in the Criterion film noir title, Odd Man Out, or Trevor Howard in the Criterion film noir title, The Third Man, Kino has just released their five-film British Noir DVD box set.



$38 and change, including shipping, from the Blowitoutahere site.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by jmclick

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. Were you referring to them being released only by Criterion?

Many of the earlier titles on that list are in the public domain and have been released on DVD in North America by a variety of companies, ranging from Alpha Video to MGM/UA. The MGM DVD of The Ghoul (1933), for example, features an exemplary transfer and is still in print. Hitchcock's Secret Agent has been released by several companies; I own the long out-of-print AMC Classics DVD which was (minimally) remastered and looks okay ... good enough to hold me until Criterion or another company gives it the treatment it deserves. Merrily We Live is out there and still available, although the transfer is abominable.

I'm simply browsing which films Janus owns the rights to whether theatrical or home video and seeing the possibilities of Blu-ray releases.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by CPinheiro

I imagine its probably been discussed before, but I was just wondering which movie in the collection has the most beautiful/haunting score or soundtrack.

I love Three Colors: Blue and The Double Life of Veronique, but imo Picnic at Hanging Rock is the one that has the eeriest soundtrack and it fits perfectly with the movie.

What do you guys think? Whats your favorite score/soundtrack in the collection?

After I watched Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, I couldn't get Ryûichi Sakamoto's score (or his performance) out of my head for weeks. Literally! It haunted me. I don't know if I can call it my favorite, but it's definitely the one that has had the most affect on me, so far.

On the other hand, my favorite soundtrack (as opposed to score) is an easy one to identify. It's the inimitable Nashville (1975). The performers all wrote their own material (Keith Carradine won the Oscar for his song, "I'm Easy". Most of the songs smack delicately of parody, and yet they're all catchy and fun to sing. My favorites are the handful written and sung by Ronee Blakley, including "Dues", "My Idaho Home" and "Tapedeck in His Tractor (The Cowboy Song)" ... she gave one of the best performances by a supporting actress in any film, ever.