The Criterion Collection

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Obviously it doesn't happen on schedule.

But I bet you could look at all the Criterions that have gone out of print over the course of the last ten years and calculate some kind of average.

Sure, you could do that. But it would be meaningless. Seriously, what if one did that, and discovered that a title went OOP once every two years. When that next two year period is up, are you just going to sit there wondering and fretting about which title will be going OOP? What if nothing does?

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

Is there some kind of sale I'm unaware of or are some members just updating with random purposes?

Sorry, darn autocorrect - updating with random purchases is what I meant.

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I have Beasts of No Nation and Queen of Earth sitting in my queue. They'll both be watched in the near future!

Beasts of No Nation is an excellent film. Very difficult to watch, however.

[pedromvu]

Just watched Don't Look Back, and I was a bit surprised with Bob Dylan attitude on the whole.

While I don't really know much of the guy, I just like some of his songs that I discovered after the use of his song The Times, They Are A-Changing on that great opening montage in Watchmen.

I just imagined him different, I guess it could be a combination of many factors, like being followed by a camera crew, his young age and ascension to fame, but was still a bit bothered by how in one particular scene plays like he doesn't know anything and at the same time lectures a guy on how he knows all about his job at the Time's magazine

Anyway it was still fascinating to see all the parts with dialog, I didn't think the actual concert sections added much, I think his best performance on the movie is the one in the room on a reunion with some of his friends.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Watched Phoenix tonight. Holy shit.

Bring on the release, Big C!

I noticed Phoenix is currently being featured on Netflix. Might watch it very soon.

Last night, I did see this amazing film starring Richard Gere called Time Out of Mind, which ironically is an album title from Bob Dylan (also ironically, the director Oren Moverman wrote the screenplay for the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There). But wow, Gere was amazing and its one of the best films I've ever seen on a homeless man in NYC. It's thoroughly immersive, engaging and absorbing.

[Meek12345]

Just finished watching Phoenix on Netflix and have to agree with Scottie and SammyJankis about that ending! That ending was like a gut punch. I recommend it to everyone that has Netflix or try to find some way to watch this film. Nina Hoss was great in the lead role and I look forward to watching more films by Christian Petzold. Hopefully, the phoenix in the New Year's cartoon refers to this film or maybe it will end up being a double clue of some sort.

[Polaroid]

17th falls on a Sunday this month D:

[mja345]

I've been meaning to check out "Phoenix". It looks phenomenal.

Not Criterion-related, but has anyone seen "The Big Short"? It's honestly one of the biggest piles of shit I've seen in quite some time. The first 3/4 of the movie play like a completely unfunny version of a Christopher Guest-style mockumentary. Then, the last 20 minutes get really serious and preachy. The performances were uniformly AWFUL and unconvincing. Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell's performances are played in the tone of daft caricatures, but it's supposed to be this serious film. It is so, so poorly directed by Will Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay. Dude clearly had no clue what he was doing with this material.

As I was watching the movie, I honestly felt I was going crazy thinking about the notion of, "This is actually being called one of the best films of the year?" It blew my mind. I can't think of a recent film that is uniformly praised that is any worse. Maybe "American Hustle" or "Juno". I'm not one to put down others' taste in film, but I just can't comprehend how someone could think this is a good movie.

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

17th falls on a Sunday this month D:

Which means the 15th is a friday

[alien2010]

I'm planning to bid on Clouzet's Diaboliques on ebay. Is the picture on the Criterion better than the one used on the Arrow disc? I read a review here saying it's pretty much the same, but on DVDBeaver is states that the Criterion edition has a better frame rate and is clearer.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Meek12345

Just finished watching Phoenix on Netflix and have to agree with Scottie and SammyJankis about that ending! That ending was like a gut punch. I recommend it to everyone that has Netflix or try to find some way to watch this film. Nina Hoss was great in the lead role and I look forward to watching more films by Christian Petzold. Hopefully, the phoenix in the New Year's cartoon refers to this film or maybe it will end up being a double clue of some sort.

I'd recommend Petzold's other Nina Hoss work. Barbara, which is on Netflix, and Jerichow are similar with assured storytelling and, well, Hoss. A number of his films are difficult to find, unfortunately.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by JoeBuck

Which means the 15th is a friday

I thought we had all given up on 15th for announcements :P

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

17th falls on a Sunday this month D:

Be aware that Monday the 18th is one of those funny holidays here in the US. Not everyone has it off, even though it's a federal holiday.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Be aware that Monday the 18th is one of those funny holidays here in the US. Not everyone has it off, even though it's a federal holiday.

Well I'm certainly not going to be sitting at laptop refreshing for this announcement lol XD I can't see them ding on Friday tbh lol

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

That along with Queen of Earth are probably the next ones on my Netflix watchlist, but couldn't decide which to see first, thanks.

Pheonix is so good, it's so oddly surreal. I wanted to watch it again when it finished. I don't have Netflix so I hope Criterion indeed has it.

Queen of Earth is excellent as well, it's an examination of a deteriorating mind and friendship. It's a shame IFC decided not to release a blu Ray of it, the 16mm cinematography grain probably looks pretty ugly while streaming.

[kuro_sawa]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

Is there some kind of sale I'm unaware of or are some members just updating with random purposes?

Bestbuy.com has a bunch half off with free shipping.

[kingdoxie]

Originally Posted by alien2010

I'm planning to bid on Clouzet's Diaboliques on ebay. Is the picture on the Criterion better than the one used on the Arrow disc? I read a review here saying it's pretty much the same, but on DVDBeaver is states that the Criterion edition has a better frame rate and is clearer.

Can't comment on the Arrow release but I just watched the Criterion release and the picture quality is pretty good. The image is free of print damage and black levels and contrast are nice, highly recommended.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by alien2010

I'm planning to bid on Clouzet's Diaboliques on ebay. Is the picture on the Criterion better than the one used on the Arrow disc? I read a review here saying it's pretty much the same, but on DVDBeaver is states that the Criterion edition has a better frame rate and is clearer.

Not frame ate, but framing. The Arrow disc is noticeably cropped, leaving out a good deal of the picture. The Criterion disc definitely wins between the two.

[ShellOilJunior]

Arrow's cropping:

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[jordan-r]

Originally Posted by kuro_sawa

Pheonix is so good, it's so oddly surreal. I wanted to watch it again when it finished. I don't have Netflix so I hope Criterion indeed has it.

Queen of Earth is excellent as well, it's an examination of a deteriorating mind and friendship. It's a shame IFC decided not to release a blu Ray of it, the 16mm cinematography grain probably looks pretty ugly while streaming.

The Slant review mentions "Alex Ross Perry's continuing championing of DVD as the more evocative alternative to Blu-ray's crisp digital polish." Haven't seen anything else about that, but seems like the DVD-only format may have been his own preference.