The Criterion Collection

[Roninblues]

Originally Posted by Arawn

Is it available in the US?

I'm not sure what you are asking but yes, mail-order.

If you mean dubbed in English, yes.

If you mean Region A, yes.

Do a search on this site with "all countries" and you will see a pick list of those possibilities.

Regards

[hanshotfirst1138]

Dammit, I as really hoping I'd be able to get rid of my Zavvi steelbook and my old two-disc DVD set. Why can't Criterion get the Charlie Rose interview? Must be a rights issue.

[Ray Jackson]

I watched Umberto D last night on Hulu.

Between that and Bicycle Thieves, how many cinema lovers do you think Vittorio De Sica has turned into suicidal alcoholics?

If you don't see me again...tell the world my story.

[spiderfan1985]

I got Seven Samurai and Rashomon in today from Amazon and I should have been getting The Hidden Fortress, but the Postal Service has really screwed the shipping on it. I am really interested to see the new Magnificent Seven so I finally swung for Seven Samurai because it's been a few years since I've seen it as part of a Film As Art class I took. I really enjoyed it then so it will be fun to revisit. And those bonuses too.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Dammit, I as really hoping I'd be able to get rid of my Zavvi steelbook and my old two-disc DVD set. Why can't Criterion get the Charlie Rose interview? Must be a rights issue.

I have no idea what movie you're talking about.

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I watched Umberto D last night on Hulu.

Between that and Bicycle Thieves, how many cinema lovers do you think Vittorio De Sica has turned into suicidal alcoholics?

If you don't see me again...tell the world my story.

Now go watch Shoeshine and you'll have completed his depressing trilogy.

And then move on to Rossellini's War Trilogy (Rome Open City, Paisan, Germany Year Zero) to complete the misery.

[diskspinner]

Entire haul for past month or so...The Great Beauty & Brazil are from Movie Trading Company, Rest from B&N

Boxes

Essential Jacques Demy
Pierre Etaix
The Road Trilogy
Zatoichi

Digipak

Breathless
The Freshman
The Great Beauty
The New World
Il Sorpasso

Others

Bicycle Thieves
Black Narcissus
Brazil
Cries & Whispers
La Dolce Vita
Dressed to kill
George Washington
The Graduate
Ikiru
Jimi Plays Monterary & Shake! Otis at Monterey
The Kid
Letter Never Sent
Mystery Train
Phoenix
The Player
Safety Last!
Secret Sunshine
Solaris

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[olivianewtonyawn]

Picked up the following during the sale:

The New World
Carnival of Souls
Bitter Rice
The Emigrants/New Land
Everlasting Moments
In a Lonely Place
Night and the City
Phoenix
Clouds of Sils Maria
Trilogy of Life
Road Trilogy
Eric Roehmer's Six Moral Tales
Eclipse set: Larisa Shepitko
Eclipse set: Actuality Dramas of Allan King
Eclipse set: Nikkatsu Noir

[SammyJankis]

I watched My Darling Clementine after not having seen it for years. I remember thinking after that initial viewing that it was Ford at his best and I still hold that belief. Its scope is more limited than, say, The Searchers, but that allows it a startlingly more intimate display of character against a familiar backdrop. There are times where Ford just lets the silence linger on his characters, particularly Earp, and it almost makes the viewer uncomfortable at how introspective it can feel. Fonda particularly shines with this against-the-grain method, what with his lanky demeanor and gentle delivery. He's so at ease with the frame, even when the chaos inevitably ensues. Film is also beautiful to look at, particularly during the night scenes (the first encounter between Earp and Doc highlights this.) You're ultimately left with the feeling of its characters than any conventional set pieces.

Everything clicks together just right that you have an understanding for why the genre can rank among the best of what cinema has to offer. That final shootout is just fantastic filmmaking.

[ccg1978]

Originally Posted by WITHERmeTSPOONO

My B/N pick ups were:

The Last Temptation of Christ
Days Of Heaven
The New World
Badlands
The Thin Red Line
Seconds
The Manchurian Candidate
I Knew Her Well
The Fisher King
Time Bandits
Brazil
Thief
Solaris
Rififi
The Blob
Paths of Glory
The Killing
Dr Strangelove
The Graduate
Fantastic Planet
A Touch of Zen
House
Tie me Up! Tie Me Down!
Heaven's Gate
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Darjeeling Limited
Bottle Rocket
Charade
Hara Kiri
Kwaidan
Sansho The Bailiff
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (Bluray and DVD)

Nice, I like your total # of blu-ray's on your collection!

-Satan

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I have no idea what movie you're talking about.

Pan's Labyrinth. Sorry.

[Musicguy]

So now that the Criterion B&N sale is over, do we have a winner from the "This is what I bought today" posts????

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by Musicguy

So now that the Criterion B&N sale is over, do we have a winner from the "This is what I bought today" posts????

Me. I didn't participate at all and saved even more money than those who did.

[colbyw]

I grabbed these. Wanted more, but the wallet needed a break

The Complete Lady Snowblood
Dr. Strangelove
Only Angels Have Wings
Clouds of Sils Maria
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates
Rififi
The Player
Phoenix
In a Lonely Place
The In-Laws
Manchurian Candidate
Carnival of Souls

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Pan's Labyrinth. Sorry.

Gotcha. So there's a feature on the current blu that isn't going to be on the Criterion release?

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

Me. I didn't participate at all and saved even more money than those who did.

I think that means you lost

I saw someone on the B&N thread who spent almost $700 worth of Criterions

[BwayJ]

Here is my final count:

Badlands
Dr. Strangelove
Fantastic Planet
Only Angels Have Wings
The Player
Phoenix
Black Narcissus
John Cassavetes: Five Films
The River
Late Spring
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Insignificance
The New World
Yojimbo & Sanjuro

[jbieste]

Originally Posted by colbyw

I grabbed these. Wanted more, but the wallet needed a break

The Complete Lady Snowblood
Dr. Strangelove
Only Angels Have Wings
Clouds of Sils Maria
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates
Rififi
The Player
Phoenix
In a Lonely Place
The In-Laws
Manchurian Candidate
Carnival of Souls

That's a really nice list. Normally not a big documentary fan but The Kennedy Films are an exception to that. The only one of these I didn't take to on first viewing was Only Angel Have Wings. Very well done sir.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

I think that means you lost

I saw someone on the B&N thread who spent almost $700 worth of Criterions

The secret is buying them all. Once you have all of them, the sales are much less expensive.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Gotcha. So there's a feature on the current blu that isn't going to be on the Criterion release?

There was an interview he did for the Charlie Rose show with Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzelz Innaritu that was on the two-disc DVD version. It's not on my UK steelbook BD, however.