The Criterion Collection

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by Nuck Horris

Who is it at Criterion you send an email to to acquire booklets etc. from old releases?

A detailed answer to this question is on the last page. I shared an e-mail from Jon Mulvaney. It will tell you everything you need to know.

[darkness2918]

If you had to pick only Inez what would be your favorite movie in the Criterion collection? For me id say The Devils Backbone followed closely by Purple Noon.

[theater dreamer]

Originally Posted by octagon

John Lithgow pulled off two huge makeovers. When Third Rock was announced I thought 'okay, that's an interesting choice...a sinister serial killer type as a sitcom lead' but he was so brilliant when he showed in the fourth season of Dexter my immediate reaction was exactly the same but in the opposite direction. I did a double-take at an absolutely hilarious sitcom actor being cast as a serial killer.

The guy's freaking good.

Lithgow is fantastic. I absolutely loved him in season 4 of Dexter. That marked the last truly great season of the show. I'm excited by the prospects of the show coming back if they do it right (and it sounds like Showtime has heard all the teeth gnashing from fans). It's all up to Michael now.

[pedromvu]

Someone posted this list over the Eureka thread: http://hollywoodclassics.com/pdf/Pri...DCP%20list.pdf

Not sure how to access it from their website, but seems it is kept up to date with the same url, so it is a nice resource to keep bookmarked to see which titles have proper sources ready that might be released in blu-ray in the future.

Some interesting titles there:

BLOW-UP 1966 Warner Bros.
FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX 1965 Fox
GREGORY’S GIRL 1980 Independent
KNIFE IN THE WATER 1962 Independent
OX-BOW INCIDENT, THE (4K) 1943 Fox
PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET 1953 Fox
SUMMERTIME (aka SUMMER MADNESS) 1955 Independent
TWO FOR THE ROAD (4K) 1967 Fox
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN 1939 Fox
ZABRISKIE POINT 1970 Warner Bros.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by iScottie

The only comparison I can think of is that 12 Monkeys is a remake of La Jetée and features Vertigo in its final act.

La Jetee is practically a love letter to Vertigo.

The most obvious being this, but there are other similar images/homages.

Vertigo isn't in 12 Monkeys by accident.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Maybe I'm in the minority here but McCabe and Mrs Miller something didn't do it for me. Visually great but I was underwhelmed.

You're not alone. I saw it several years back and thought it was a snoozer. Warren Beatty mumbled his way through the whole film. I might give it another chance once on blu-ray.

[joie]

Would you like a new car horn? Doorbell? A loud one that sounds like the car's horn in "Il Sorpasso?" This may be it:

http://www.hornwarehouse.com/melodyhorns/il-sorpasso

There are only three horns, so it probably only plays three notes.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by joie

Would you like a new car horn? Doorbell? A loud one that sounds like the car's horn in "Il Sorpasso?" This may be it:

http://www.hornwarehouse.com/melodyhorns/il-sorpasso

There are only three horns, so it probably only plays three notes.

As much as I enjoyed the film; I hated that horn after awhile. The product of living fairly near a road that gets quite a lot of commercial truck traffic.

[pro-bassoonist]

The New Land Blu-ray REVIEW



Phenomenal films and a great set from Criterion. It will have a reserved spot on my Top 10 list at the end of the year.

Let's hope that Criterion will also manage to license and produce a similar release of Elia Kazan's America America.



Pro-B

[jrsl76]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Maybe I'm in the minority here but McCabe and Mrs Miller something didn't do it for me. Visually great but I was underwhelmed. I thought Nashville was great. Mash, short cuts and Gosford park were excellent. Still need to see 3 women and The Player

I respect not enjoying it as much as others, but for me McCabe & Mrs. Miller is my absolute favorite Altman film and I've had it on my Criterion want list for years now. Short Cuts is a close 2nd for me.

[welcometothepartypal]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

I respect not enjoying it as much as others, but for me McCabe & Mrs. Miller is my absolute favorite Altman film and I've had it on my Criterion want list for years now. Short Cuts is a close 2nd for me.

I actually just watched these two recently. I enjoyed them both very much. I thought SHORT CUTS was a sort of NASHVILLE 2 if you will. But for me NASHVILLE was a slightly better film over all.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller was very entertaining too, but I found it less exciting than some of his other films. Julie Christie for me, just didn't sell the whole

[Show spoiler] drug addicted "madam" part.

. Don't get me wrong, I think she's a great actress but she's much more believable as the proper english socialite. On a technical level, I had to use the subtitles a lot at the beginning of the movie. I don't know if it's the DVD's short comings or the way Altman filmed the whole over lapping dialogue thing.
At this point, since I have not seen all his films. I would say my top picks would be:
The Long Goodbye
Nashville
The Player
3 Women (I can't believe I liked this movie as much as I did)

Short Cuts
California Split
McCabe & Mrs Miller
Thieves Like Us

Buffalo Bill (Newman was awesome but the movie didn't do it for me)

Fool for Love (IMO this was a stinker)

I'm watching MASH this weekend and I have a feeling I'm going to really like if not love it. I have so many more to go, and I can't wait to discover another gem!

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by welcometothepartypal

I'm watching MASH this weekend and I have a feeling I'm going to really like if not love it. I have so many more to go, and I can't wait to discover another gem!

I suggest to watch Images this period too, because it has a winter-y atmosphere that matches the current season.
(of course, where you live could be hot summer, I don't know. )
Also it has an exceptional John Williams score which is quite different from the rest of his output:

John Williams - Images - In Search of Unicorns - YouTube

About McCabe & Mrs. Miller:
I haven't seen it but I love the muddy, hazy, wintery, period atmosphere as I see it from trailers.
Still, I don't think I would blind buy it.

[Wooden Lens]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

The New Land Blu-ray REVIEW



Phenomenal films and a great set from Criterion. It will have a reserved spot on my Top 10 list at the end of the year.

Let's hope that Criterion will also manage to license and produce a similar release of Elia Kazan's America America.



Pro-B

Great review! These have been a long time comin'! thank you!

[joie]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

As much as I enjoyed the film; I hated that horn after awhile. The product of living fairly near a road that gets quite a lot of commercial truck traffic.

I'm looking for a loud doorbell because mine is in a hallway behind a door that can be closed, so sometimes it isn't heard. A better solution might be a WiFi doorbell with several chimes around the house.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by welcometothepartypal

I'm watching MASH this weekend and I have a feeling I'm going to really like if not love it. I have so many more to go, and I can't wait to discover another gem!

I think M*A*S*H is a grossly under-rated film these days. The key to enjoying viewing it for the first time is to completely forget that there was ever a TV show with the same name, just come to it fresh without expectations or pre-judgments. Altman took the service comedy genre and subverted it into a bitingly funny comment on war in general and Vietnam in particular. Sutherland and Gould are a hoot together, a sort of Hope and Crosby on the road to Korea. One of my top five Altmans, maybe top three. Enjoy.

A note about Altman's use of over-lapping dialog and mumbling characters. You're not supposed to understand every word. It's kind of like going to a party where there's a lot of people talking at once. You pick up what you can and have fun.

[MifuneFan]

For those in NYC, the Brooklyn Academy of Music will be showing the restored version of A Brighter Summer Day from March 11-14. Long movie to see in a theater, but I may go.

http://www.bam.org/film/2016/a-brighter-summer-day

[theater dreamer]

Is The Last Metro still issued as a DigiPak? The list I alluded to a few days ago is a bit confusing on this point. The original release was in that "thin" cardboard packaging. But what was it replaced with, a standard DigiPak, or a Scanavo? I'm going to own any Truffaut movie Criterion issues, but if there's a question of the packaging being changed, I want to get the Digi, if at all possible.

My order is getting bigger and bigger.

[I KEEL YOU]

Personally, I'm not really a fan of Altman's "ensemble" movies, where there isn't a centralized story and the plot shifts between 10+ characters. McCabe & Mrs. Miller was awesome. Beautifully shot, atmospheric soundtrack and a great commentary on the nature of capitalism. Possibly my second favorite Altman after the hypnotic 3 Women. The DVD of McCabe isn't that good, so whenever Criterion decide to release the 4K restored blu ray, it will be a ginormous upgrade over the DVD! I enjoyed Images immensely, a great and very underrated psychological thriller. Since Criterion decided to surprise us with an Altman that wasn't McCabe this latest announcement, I really wish that it was Images and not The Player, a movie that is good but not as good as Images IMO, and because The Player already has a blu ray release. Of course the new one will look better, but not as big of an upgrade as one for a DVD only release. I would've preferred Quintet over The Player as well.

As for the release of McCabe, sadly I think we will have to wait until October-November-December for a release. I've scrolled through the release months for Criterion's best selling titles, and the vast majority of them are released in the first three or especially the last three months of the year. The releases for June and July, which are the next two announcements are especially poor sales wise. Although I hope I'm wrong and we see McCabe get announced next month.

[Vinyl]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Is The Last Metro still issued as a DigiPak? The list I alluded to a few days ago is a bit confusing on this point. The original release was in that "thin" cardboard packaging. But what was it replaced with, a standard DigiPak, or a Scanavo? I'm going to own any Truffaut movie Criterion issues, but if there's a question of the packaging being changed, I want to get the Digi, if at all possible.

My order is getting bigger and bigger.

I have never seen The Last Metro in a plastic case, just as a digipack. Most times because of the plastic and security measures it looks a bit crushed.

[zoodermin]

I just realized that the only film that was reviewed from the Apu trilogy was Pather Panchali. Are there any plans to review the other two?