The Criterion Collection

[WonderWeasel]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I'm also thinking about ordering a copy of The Music Room, either in addition to or in place of The Big City.

Maybe I'll get both, but The Music Room has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Roger Ebert did include it in his "Great Movies" pantheon.

All this positivity coming from you in regard to Ray's films is making me want to crack my Apu Trilogy open, but I have to give it to my Grandma to give me on Christmas. Every year, she gives us grandkids each $50 to go out and buy something, but we have to give it to her so we have something under the tree to open at her house on Christmas day (I know, it sounds ridiculous, but she's 84 and has over 20 kids and grandkids to shop for. It's a lot easier for her this way.) I spent the $50 at the bar when some friends came in town, so now I can't watch it until Christmas lol

[Creasy47]

Originally Posted by WonderWeasel

All this positivity coming from you in regards to Ray's films is making me want to crack my Apu Trilogy open, but I have to give it to my Grandma to give me on Christmas. Every year, she gives us grandkids each $50 to go out and buy something, but we have to give it to her so we have something under the tree to open at her house on Christmas day (I know, it sounds ridiculous, but she's 84 and has over 20 kids and grandkids to shop for. It's a lot easier for her this way.) I spent the $50 at the bar when some friends came in town, so now I can't watch it until Christmas lol

That $50 was well spent, lol.

[diskspinner]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Interesting development fellas:

I just called my local Barnes and Noble to order a copy of The Big City and she said their database listed only one copy available at any of the warehouses around the country that they order from.

I asked her if that meant it might be going out of print and she said it was possible, or it could be that they're changing the cover art.

I can't be sure if she really knows what she's talking about, but it did seem like food for thought.

...get it while the gittin's good boys!

That going OOP now is highly unlikely...They (warehouse) just need to order more copy from criterion or whoever they get their stock from...

Checked that it is available online and each store within 50 miles of me (there should be about 20) has it in stock.

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I'm also thinking about ordering a copy of The Music Room, either in addition to or in place of The Big City.

Maybe I'll get both, but The Music Room has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and Roger Ebert did include it in his "Great Movies" pantheon.

ebert did give a 4 star review to The Big City also...

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-big-city-1968

Both are great...I like The Big City more...

On another note, I watched M recently (library DVD), I liked it so much...I cannot believe it's a 1931 movie...so much style...shame I never watched it before...

[oildude]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I may be in the minority on this, but I don't really consider Night of The Hunter to be film noir.

...at least not in the traditional sense as I personally view the genre.

The Night of the Hunter is many things....thriller, psychological horror, crime fable, black comedy. Borderline unclassifiable, it nevertheless is most certainly a noir, and appears on many lists as such. It is one of those classic noir films that exists along the boundaries of definition.

Amid the witch's brew of genres making up its chemistry, what I find most different and most exciting about The Night of the Hunter is Laughton's brilliant shift in points of view. A noir whose dark story is seen mostly through the eyes of a child, with dreamy fairy tale-like elements, gothic cinematography, a contrast of innocence and evil in scene after scene, and exaggerated expressionism giving the audience a child's view of the beauty and frightfulness of the world. Laughton makes us feel two children's terror at being left alone to survive by their own wits, chased by a killer, while seeking a refuge in an adult they can trust.

More importantly, you have multiple people taking their time to respond to your question and give you recommendations on film noirs, including me, and your response is to nitpick a post without a hint of thanks.

You are not invited to my house for Christmas dinner until your manners improve.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

The Before trilogy is brilliant imo.

...laughable that Boyhood is getting the Criterion treatment first.

It's not laughable in the slightest. If its the same cut of the film, then Boyhood already has it's movie file ready. The only work is the extras. The Before trilogy only has 1 of the 3 films ready. The other 2 would need to be scanned, re-colored, cleaned up, etc.

Really, it's kind of a no-brainer to put out Boyhood first.

[jw007]

Other than wanting to be historically imprinted on page 7000 of this thread, I wanted to mention that I spent 3 nights watching every supplement to F for Fake and learned quite a bit about Orson Welles, Clifford Irving and Elmyr de Hory. One of my least favorite blind-buys turned into something fruitful with all this interesting content on art and autobiographical forgeries.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by jw007

Other than wanting to be historically imprinted on page 7000 of this thread, I wanted to mention that I spent 3 nights watching every supplement to F for Fake and learned quite a bit about Orson Welles, Clifford Irving and Elmyr de Hory. One of my least favorite blind-buys turned into something fruitful with all this interesting content on art and autobiographical forgeries.

It's a great set of supplements. Not only are the individual pieces really good, they work very well together.

[SlickDamian]

Originally Posted by jw007

Other than wanting to be historically imprinted on page 7000 of this thread, I wanted to mention that I spent 3 nights watching every supplement to F for Fake and learned quite a bit about Orson Welles, Clifford Irving and Elmyr de Hory. One of my least favorite blind-buys turned into something fruitful with all this interesting content on art and autobiographical forgeries.

So would you say that the extras were better than the main film?

[jw007]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

So would you say that the extras were better than the main film?

I would say, even though I only watched the film just that one time, that I got more enrichment and enlightenment out of the collection of supplements alone than by the movie. That 6 minute introduction by Peter Bogdanovich alone was essential viewing, to understand what Orson Welles was going for with F for Fake.

[darkness2918]

Hoping for some good announcements so I can buy something other then just Lady Snowblood from Criterion in 2016.

[Bruce Morrison]

I wish they'd release an upgrade of Altman's 'Short Cuts'.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

I wish they'd release an upgrade of Altman's 'Short Cuts'.

I was a little disappointed with this film, only watched once so maybe I need another viewing. I preferred PT Anderson's Magnolia to it, which is quite similar.

[WonderWeasel]

The Library of Congress has announced their 25 films to add to the National Film Registry. It looks like some Sirk and Sturges made it:

http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/nat...al-1201662032/

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

The road show will be shown in theaters with 70 MM film formats if I remember correctly. The road show version is also longer by 6 mins so there's 2 cuts of the film. It also has an overture & intermission.

Some audiences don't understand overtures at all. It's frustrating when people talk during the Lawrence of Arabia overture. The movie has begun. Now shut up!

[octagon]

Originally Posted by WonderWeasel

The Library of Congress has announced their 25 films to add to the National Film Registry. It looks like some Sirk and Sturges made it:

http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/nat...al-1201662032/

This list sucks. This Thing is listed higher than That Other Thing and Some Silent Film I Only Know About Because it was on Much Better List Last Year isn't even on it at all.

[I KEEL YOU]

When are we going to get some stuff from the supposedly large Warner deal? I hope that we get either McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Scarecrow or Antonioni's Blow Up.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Some audiences don't understand overtures at all. It's frustrating when people talk during the Lawrence of Arabia overture. The movie has begun. Now shut up!

Originally Posted by octagon

This list sucks. This Thing is listed higher than That Other Thing and Some Silent Film I Only Know About Because it was on Much Better List Last Year isn't even on it at all.

Decided to make an unexpected trip to our old home to check on new releases and I run into Shell and Octagon. Hope all is well with you folks. Happy Holidays if I don't catch you again soon.

[ShellOilJunior]

Tonight I'm going to watch 2 parts of Fanny and Alexanxer (TV version). It's become my yearly tradition. The holidays just aren't the same without the bishop.

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

I wish they'd release an upgrade of Altman's 'Short Cuts'.

As much as I love Short Cuts, and would love it on blu, I doubt it's jump to HD would be huge in the PQ department

Originally Posted by Polaroid

I was a little disappointed with this film, only watched once so maybe I need another viewing. I preferred PT Anderson's Magnolia to it, which is quite similar.

Really? Ew

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by octagon

It's a great set of supplements. Not only are the individual pieces really good, they work very well together.

That's definitely a good way to phrase things. Like I had posted previously, it's interesting to get a "straight" documentary after seeing Welles's film.