The Criterion Collection

[tisdivine]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

Say, on an unrelated note, where has Polaroid been of late?

I was thinking the same thing the other day. Polaroid hasn't posted in awhile.

[jw007]

Damn, so sad to hear about Kiarostami. RIP.

I need to break out and watch Certified Copy again. I recall it had a meditative effect on me.

[WonderWeasel]

Originally Posted by jw007

Damn, so sad to hear about Kiarostami. RIP.

I need to break out and watch Certified Copy again. I recall it had a meditative effect on me.

I've loved the two films I've seen of his (Taste of Cherry and Close-Up), so I was probably going to make Certified Copy my blind buy choice tomorrow.

[tisdivine]

Getting ready to place my first order from the B&N sale

On The Waterfront
Inside Llewyn Davis
Dr. Strangelove

There are quite a few that come out this month I want to get but those will have to wait a few weeks.

Carnival of Souls
Night & Fog
Touch of Zen
Muriel

[MeMynonsense]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

Great, great director whose ability to deconstruct post-war Italy was pretty much unmatched. I think that he was also a much better satirist than Elio Petri (whose unbridled political bias frequently pushed his films in overdrive mode).

I think that it is only a matter of time before at least a couple of his films enter the Criterion Collection. In the meantime, the ones that are on English-friendly DVDs are definitely worth seeking (and owning).

[Show spoiler]
This is a problematic release, but the film is wonderful and I don't think anyone will be restoring it any time soon:



Some additional comments here:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...a#post10966731

Grazie pro-b, my watchlist has been updated!
Although I’ve barely scratched the surface of this ingenious sub-genre, I can unequivocally conclude that apart from being one of the most influential cinematic movements, Commedia all'italiana excelled at exuding scathing social commentary in the form virtuoso entertainment.
Here’s what I’ve covered in the past month or so:
Big Deal on Madonna Street, Divorce Italian Style, Il Sorpasso, The Great War, Mafioso, Il Posto, Seduced and Abandoned.
I’m sure it’s no coincidence that all but one are part of the collection.

I also recently came across this snippet, and according to the legendary Ettore Scola I’m on the right track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThuILssFxdw

[malakaheso]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I suppose I'm the only person who doesn't care much for Certified Copy. Close-Up, on the other hand, is a masterpiece in my opinion.

I'm actually going to re-watch Like Someone in Love right now, as I've been meaning to for some time.

You should, it gets better the more you see it. It's more original than Certified Copy too.

Close Up is his real masterpiece, but he made plenty of great films.

Let's hope Criterion releases the Koker boxset sooner rather than later.

[The Great Owl]

Last night, I watched Monte Hellman's Ride in the Whirlwind.



Your mileage may vary, but I found Ride in the Whirlwind to be a vastly superior film to The Shooting. Both movies hit the ground running, but I related more to the plight of the cowboys in Ride in the Whirlwind who must go on the run from a posse after they are falsely accused of being outlaws. This film recycles most of the cast of The Shooting to good results, even if Jack Nicholson and Millie Perkins do not get to show quite as much character range. I enjoyed seeing one of my all-time favorite actors, Harry Dean Stanton, as Blind Dick, one of the genuine outlaws.

I still need to listen to the audio commentary track for Ride in the Whirlwind, and I intend to do so tonight after work.

This Criterion Blu-ray set of The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind is a win across the board, and I'm glad that I took the time to watch it at long last.

[llj]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Last night, I watched Monte Hellman's Ride in the Whirlwind.



Your mileage may vary, but I found Ride in the Whirlwind to be a vastly superior film to The Shooting. Both movies hit the ground running, but I related more to the plight of the cowboys in Ride in the Whirlwind who must go on the run from a posse after they are falsely accused of being outlaws. This film recycles most of the cast of The Shooting to good results, even if Jack Nicholson and Millie Perkins do not get to show quite as much character range. I enjoyed seeing one of my all-time favorite actors, Harry Dean Stanton, as Blind Dick, one of the genuine outlaws.

I still need to listen to the audio commentary track for Ride in the Whirlwind, and I intend to do so tonight after work.

This Criterion Blu-ray set of The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind is a win across the board, and I'm glad that I took the time to watch it at long last.

They're both really good, but very different. I always felt The Shooting to be more of an internal and spiritual journey. Some people out there have brought up the theory that everything in the film is actually happening inside Oates' head.

[llj]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Do you think if you found out that you were going to die, that movies would mean more or less to you?

I know that some people view cinema as a collection of stories which reflect a deeper existential truth about life and humanity in general. That we see ourselves and/or our experiences in certain films that are important to us and thus derive a sense of meaning and purpose from them.

But sometimes I think that's what we tell ourselves to justify our addiction.

Sometimes I think movies are just an elaborate distraction from reality.

Myself, if I found out that I had six months to live, I'm not sure that movies would be anywhere near the top of the list of my priorities.

...I'm not sure they would mean anything at all.

Among other things, I'd think about all the movies I haven't been able to see yet.

Same with foods

places

books

games

people

sex

etc

[Arch Stanton]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Do you think if you found out that you were going to die, that movies would mean more or less to you?

I know that some people view cinema as a collection of stories which reflect a deeper existential truth about life and humanity in general. That we see ourselves and/or our experiences in certain films that are important to us and thus derive a sense of meaning and purpose from them.

But sometimes I think that's what we tell ourselves to justify our addiction.

Sometimes I think movies are just an elaborate distraction from reality.

Myself, if I found out that I had six months to live, I'm not sure that movies would be anywhere near the top of the list of my priorities.

...I'm not sure they would mean anything at all.

They would almost certainly mean absolutely nothing for about 99% of people.

[WonderWeasel]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Do you think if you found out that you were going to die, that movies would mean more or less to you?

I know that some people view cinema as a collection of stories which reflect a deeper existential truth about life and humanity in general. That we see ourselves and/or our experiences in certain films that are important to us and thus derive a sense of meaning and purpose from them.

But sometimes I think that's what we tell ourselves to justify our addiction.

Sometimes I think movies are just an elaborate distraction from reality.

Myself, if I found out that I had six months to live, I'm not sure that movies would be anywhere near the top of the list of my priorities.

...I'm not sure they would mean anything at all.

I would probably still watch films for escapism during that six month period, but unless I was planning on dying on a film set like Steven Spielberg, their meaning to me would be greatly diminished, especially because my expendable income would be going toward any mind-altering drug I could find. If I know I'm dying, I'm getting lit on anything and everything, and I don't even do drugs. I figure it would be a good time to start, though.

[Gerby]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Last night, I watched Monte Hellman's Ride in the Whirlwind.



Your mileage may vary, but I found Ride in the Whirlwind to be a vastly superior film to The Shooting. Both movies hit the ground running, but I related more to the plight of the cowboys in Ride in the Whirlwind who must go on the run from a posse after they are falsely accused of being outlaws. This film recycles most of the cast of The Shooting to good results, even if Jack Nicholson and Millie Perkins do not get to show quite as much character range. I enjoyed seeing one of my all-time favorite actors, Harry Dean Stanton, as Blind Dick, one of the genuine outlaws.

I still need to listen to the audio commentary track for Ride in the Whirlwind, and I intend to do so tonight after work.

This Criterion Blu-ray set of The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind is a win across the board, and I'm glad that I took the time to watch it at long last.

They're both good but still inferior to 'China 9 Liberty 37'.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by llj

They're both really good, but very different. I always felt The Shooting to be more of an internal and spiritual journey. Some people out there have brought up the theory that everything in the film is actually happening inside Oates' head.

Yes, The Shooting does have a mystique to it that Ride in the Whirlwind does not have, and, considering the end of the film (without giving away spoilers), I can totally understand the theory that it's all in the mind of Warren Oates's character.

[Rodney-2187]

Went to B&N for the 50% Criterion sale. Guy in front of me just bought $447.00 worth of Criterions.

[Sifox211]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

... Say, on an unrelated note, where has Polaroid been of late?

I think he took off after someone in the UK Criterion thread ribbed him for asking the covers on the front page to be rearranged to avoid three B&W images forming a column or something. I've seen him post in some other threads but not as much as before. Come back, Polaroid - we miss you!

[spargs]

Stopped by my local B&N on my lunch hour to grab the recent releases I've been waiting until this sale to purchase:

In a Lonely Place
The Player
Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy
Dr. Strangelove...
The Inlaws

[jw007]

Originally Posted by rodneyfaile

Went to B&N for the 50% Criterion sale. Guy in front of me just bought $447.00 worth of Criterions.

I hope he watches them all.

[Rodney-2187]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

I sure he'll jump in soon enough with a reply. Surely someone that serious is on this forum, though I'm not sure I understand not waiting until next week and save another $60-75 on that size purchase. Bottom line if he's happy with his price point, his kids are fed and bills are paid then it's not a problem and BN greatly thanks him. Please tell me he at least was a member to get the 10% off

Were they mostly big boxsets or 25 regular titles? I will freely admit I've spent more than that in a single day more than once, but never in a single transaction

I didn't really look at his stack. I was wondering if I was standing next to someone I had chatted in here with.

[WonderWeasel]

I have a feeling my blind buy for today (Certified Copy) is going to be gone by the time I get out of work...

Has anyone else who has already been to B&N noticed if the Kiarostami films were already gone from their store?

[Polaroid]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

I think he took off after someone in the UK Criterion thread ribbed him for asking the covers on the front page to be rearranged to avoid three B&W images forming a column or something. I've seen him post in some other threads but not as much as before. Come back, Polaroid - we miss you!

Not looking for sympathy or trying to cause any drama here (will happily delete this), but it was a bit more than the comments they made about my question on the other thread (which may have been silly to you guys but for me it really caused me some problems). It was more the fact they all made out that every post I made was a waste of time and never had any purpose or meaning to it, really hurt me as I saw this place (and the UK thread) as a nice social place to chat about film relating to Criterion - rather than strict discuss this and discuss that, and I generally liked a lot of you guys that post so it I just found it all quite hurtful (I guess I am too sensitive).

When there is no news I thought it was nice to try start a fresh topic to keep people entertained and just keep the thread alive, never understood the point in posting just when there is real news and I suppose people didn't see that and saw my posts as a desperate ploy to get attention/stir trouble (which is not what I was going for).

On a more personal note, I suffer really bad depression and I felt because of the comments made everyone here hated me and found me to be a huge problem, I imagined everyone rolling there eyes and getting pissed off everytime I posted. I know everyone got annoyed with me around announcements due to my excitement, and spammy posts but I never meant to wind people up, I generally have a huge passion for cinema and announcements really make me happy (as stupid as it is), all I do is work so its nice to get excited by things and maybe I just let it get to my head. Also I guess its hard to take me serious as I never went to film school so I can't use as many technical terms, but despite that I do love cinema and the films released by all these companies and I learn from them and teach myself.

So I just removed myself and everyone seems happier so I will stay that way. Just thought I would post to clear it up as a few asked.

Mods are more than welcome to remove this post if its causing topic to go off topic or its not appropriate.

(I suppose to make this on topic, recently saw the remastered Andrei Rublev at my local cinema, got Tarkovskys other films all booked. Great experience and I regret not seeing AR sooner, beautiful ending.)

But yeah here I am - making people roll their eyes, I just wish people would remember there is a person behind these words...