The Criterion Collection

[aes3728]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

For maximum versatility might I offer:

Seven Samurai
The 400 Blows
Wild Strawberries
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Night of the Hunter
The Red Shoes
The Rules of the Game
The Gold Rush
The Sweet Smell of Success
8 1/2
The Apu Trilogy
Days of Heaven

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Those are stills from the unaltered OT, as they have the correct color timing.

Star Wars opens today...
Criterion announcements delayed until today...
Criterion will release the unaltered OT!
Illuminati confirmed!!!!!11

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
Brazil
Paris, Texas
Seven Samurai
Fanny and Alexander
BBS Collection
Trilogy of Life
Breaking the Waves
Che
Harts and Minds
Blow Out
The Thin Red Line
Hiroshima Mon Amour

(and if you do get keen on horror Rosemary's baby and Kwaidan are must owns)

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

Seven Samurai
Persona
The Great Beauty
In The Mood For Love
Late Spring
Tokyo Story
La Dolce Vita
The Apu Trilogy
Three Colors Trilogy
The Seventh Seal
Breaking The Waves
Harakiri
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
The Thin Red Line
Fanny and Alexander

[alien2010]

Originally Posted by diskspinner

What? Lucas (Star Wars) robbed (borrowed) Kurosawa (Hidden Fortress)?

He robbed it mate. He robbed it I tell ya!

[grape_jelly]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

Whatever you do, just make sure you get Breathless.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

01. 8 1/2
02. L'Avventura
03. La Dolce Vita
04. Don't Look Now
05. The Double Life of Véronique
06. Fanny and Alexander
07. Harakiri
08. In the Mood for Love
09. Modern Times
10. On the Waterfront
11. Paris, Texas
12. Persona
13. Seven Samurai
14. The Third Man
15. Tokyo Story

[Superted]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

Any spine number 1-801 works for me

[Fabs]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

Tokyo Story
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Yi Yi
In the Mood For Love
The Apu Trilogy
3 Women
House
Still Walking
Ugetsu
Videodrome

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by iScottie

01. 8 1/2
02. L'Avventura
03. La Dolce Vita
04. Don't Look Now
05. The Double Life of Véronique
06. Fanny and Alexander
07. Harakiri
08. In the Mood for Love
09. Modern Times
10. On the Waterfront
11. Paris, Texas
12. Persona
13. Seven Samurai
14. The Third Man
15. Tokyo Story

Instead of making a list, I'll just second this one.

[Martin_31]

Originally Posted by BixmanJ

I recently watched this video about Olympusat doing film restoration for their HD television stations and it made me wonder why more Mexican/Spanish/Latin American cinema hasn't come to Criterion. There must be some of these films that would fit well with Criterion, but granted, I'm not familiar with most of the films from these countries. Just seeing these clips in their restored glory makes me want to watch them. Link

Yes! I would love Criterion to release Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema. Stars that include Cantinflas, Antonio Aguilar, Pedro Infante, Maria Felix, Pedro Armendáriz, Silvia Pinal, etc. I'm a little bias because my family is Mexican. I grew up watching these movies. Arrow would be perfect to release the Santo movies. My favorite are the western and action movies starring Mario Almada, Jorge Rivero, Valentin Trujillo. etc. All those gritty westerns and action films from the 60's to 80's.

[CriterionBlues]

Originally Posted by Creasy47

I hope it went well! At least you get to look forward to them today.

Thanks all. The procedure was a success and I got out a day earlier than expected.

But I am completely out of the loop. It would indeed be A Brighter Summer (okay winter) Day if they are announced soon.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

Thanks all. The procedure was a success and I got out a day earlier than expected.

But I am completely out of the loop. It would indeed be A Brighter Summer (okay winter) Day if they are announced soon.

Welcome back and glad everything went well.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by iScottie

01. 8 1/2
02. L'Avventura
03. La Dolce Vita
04. Don't Look Now
05. The Double Life of Véronique
06. Fanny and Alexander
07. Harakiri
08. In the Mood for Love
09. Modern Times
10. On the Waterfront
11. Paris, Texas
12. Persona
13. Seven Samurai
14. The Third Man
15. Tokyo Story

This is a very good list if one wishes to own films that are both prestigious and live up to their hype. I'd remove one of the 2 Bergmans and one of the 2 Fellinis and replace them with something French (Breathless or Jules and Jim) and a Satyajit Ray film (The Big City probably)

[Gusto-Guus]

iScottie list is good but it's missing a western, either Stagecoach or My Darling Clementine. I'd replace The Third Man for Stagecoach. The Third Man is OOP for crying out loud.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

Everybody has their preferences but this is from the most recent Sight & Sound critics' poll. I've listed every entry that has a currently in-print Criterion blu ray release along with its poll position.

3. Tokyo Story
4. The Rules of the Game
10. 8 1/2
12. L'Atalante
13. Breathless
15. Late Spring
17. Seven Samarai
17. Persona
21. L'Avventura
24. In the Mood for Love
26. Rashomon
28. Mulholland Drive
33. Bicycle Thieves
39. The 400 Blows
39. La Dolce Vita
41. Journey to Italy
42. Pather Pachali
42. Play Time
42. Close-Up
48. The Battle of Algiers
50. City Lights


Anyway, it's a place to start.

p.s. If you're wondering, Vertigo and Citizen Kane were in positions one and two respectively.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Gusto-Guus

iScottie list is good but it's missing a western, either Stagecoach or My Darling Clementine. I'd replace The Third Man for Stagecoach. The Third Man is OOP for crying out loud.

I would have included a western, but the best westerns, in my opinion, are not available from Criterion.

Giant (more of a drama than a western)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Searchers

[KillaCam]

Originally Posted by iScottie

The best westerns, in my opinion, are not available from Criterion.

Giant (more of a drama than a western)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Searchers

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is one of the best films I've ever seen. I love it! I do enjoy Clint Eastwood westerns as well though.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Everybody has their preferences but this is from the most recent Sight & Sound critics' poll. I've listed every entry that has a currently in-print Criterion blu ray release along with its poll position.

3. Tokyo Story
4. The Rules of the Game
10. 8 1/2
12. L'Atalante
13. Breathless
15. Late Spring
17. Seven Samarai
17. Persona
21. L'Avventura
24. In the Mood for Love
26. Rashomon
28. Mulholland Drive
33. Bicycle Thieves
39. The 400 Blows
39. La Dolce Vita
41. Journey to Italy
42. Pather Pachali
42. Play Time
42. Close-Up
48. The Battle of Algiers
50. City Lights


Anyway, it's a place to start.

p.s. If you're wondering, Vertigo and Citizen Kane were in positions one and two respectively.

Bicycle Thieves has an in print Criterion blu-ray? Know something about today's announcement that we don't?

[Namuhana]

Originally Posted by BoydR12

Can somebody please give me a list of 10-15 criterion a you feel are must owns? I'm trying to get into them but have absolutely no idea where to start, I'm a fan of all genres other than horror

A Room with a View
Beauty and the Beast
City Lights
Frances Ha
My Own Private Idaho
Persona
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Seven Samurai
The Devil's Backbone
The Essential Jacques Demy
The Night of the Hunter
The Red Shoes
The Royal Tenenbaums
Tokyo Story
8 1/2