The Criterion Collection

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by jacobb1313

Agree completely. The Gosha's of course need some love, but other standouts from the streaming collection include

Cure - Kuorsawa
The Demon - Nomura
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice - Ozu
Floating Clouds - Naruse
Gonza the Spearman - Shinoda
Profound Desire of the Gods - Imamura
Silence - Shinoda
Utamaro and His Five Women - Mizoguchi

Are all masterpieces on some level. Heck, Silence would be great to release close to Scorsese's adaptation. Cure is a personal favorite film, so this is my fantasy release (they wouldn't even have to change the cover art). Of course there are other great films to be had, but Japan offers a really sizable presence.

The Demon and Cure at least had DVD releases. Cure is a pretty popular film in many cinematic circles, so I would think a blu-ray is coming within the next few years.

Surprised there hasn't been much noise with Silence. It really would make sense to release this around Dec/Jan since Scorsese's version is coming around that time.

[theater dreamer]

You know, I was looking for Josef von Sternberg's Shanghai Express on blu-ray, and it's listed as part of the Criterion Collection, though no release date is provided. Does anybody have some insight as to a future release? That would be an instant pre-order for me. I'd absolutely love to get this in the collection!


More von Sternberg, and Marlene Dietrich in the collection? Yes, please!!

Come to think of it, they could also upgrade The Scarlet Empress to blu-ray, while they're at it.

[Lutz]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

You know, I was looking for Josef von Sternberg's Shanghai Express on blu-ray, and it's listed as part of the Criterion Collection, though no release date is provided. Does anybody have some insight as to a future release? That would be an instant pre-order for me. I'd absolutely love to get this in the collection!


More von Sternberg, and Marlene Dietrich in the collection? Yes, please!!

Come to think of it, they could also upgrade The Scarlet Empress to blu-ray, while they're at it.

This was confirmed about a decade ago, there was also a restoration that played at Cannes last year, so there should be a blu ray release this year regardless of if it comes from Criterion or not...

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Wow. Women are not represented in the Collection very well. No female director has more than one release. It also amazes me that Agnes Varda has yet to get a bluray upgrade.

I had hope that Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust would make it to Criterion, but it went to that other C...Also very bummed Heart of a Dog never got a disc release.

There was a great essay and response from Criterion a while back about the very obvious lack of women in the collection, it seemed they (Criterion) was commited to doing better.

The almost complete absence of Sofia Coppola should be a huge target.

[Fabs]

Originally Posted by jacobb1313

Agree completely. The Gosha's of course need some love, but other standouts from the streaming collection include

Cure - Kuorsawa
The Demon - Nomura
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice - Ozu
Floating Clouds - Naruse
Gonza the Spearman - Shinoda
Profound Desire of the Gods - Imamura
Silence - Shinoda
Utamaro and His Five Women - Mizoguchi

Are all masterpieces on some level. Heck, Silence would be great to release close to Scorsese's adaptation. Cure is a personal favorite film, so this is my fantasy release (they wouldn't even have to change the cover art). Of course there are other great films to be had, but Japan offers a really sizable presence.

I would love it if they released any of those. Especially The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice and Floating Clouds (which is my favorite film). It really makes you wonder why they haven't released them. Could it be they figure they won't sell well? I mean, I would love Blu-rays of them... but I would also love it if we got an Eclipse set. Say... a Mid Ozu Eclipse set with The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice or a Naruse Masterpiece Set with Floating Clouds, Repast, Yearning, Flowing... It makes me sad knowing we may never see these releases.

Also, looking at the Ozu and Naruse films on Hulu, it seems some have disappeared and expired. Did they lose the rights? I hope they come out before they can't come out...

[StingingVelvet]

Just watched my Days of Heaven blind-buy and freaking loved it. Not sure why it took me so long to look into Malick's first two movies but glad I did. Such a simple story but told so well and so beautifully that you're totally enraptured the entire time. That fire scene in the hands of almost any other filmmaker would have been half as intense.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Just watched my Days of Heaven blind-buy and freaking loved it. Not sure why it took me so long to look into Malick's first two movies but glad I did. Such a simple story but told so well and so beautifully that you're totally enraptured the entire time. That fire scene in the hands of almost any other filmmaker would have been half as intense.

I had the good fortune to see Badlands in the theater when it first came out and the buzz over the film and its director was just starting. Seeing it for the first time is one of my favorite cinema memories.

[theater dreamer]

Awesome, Lutz. You just made my day!

I watched The Blue Angel last night for the first time (my first experience with any of the seven films von Sternberg and Dietrich did together), and it was incredibly well done. I have the Kino Lorber 2-disc release, with both the original German, and thought-to-be-lost English version (they were shot simultaneously), and it's immediately shot into my favorites list, from not only the period, but any era.


If you love cinema from the early 30s, get this movie. You will not be disappointed!

I'd seen some of Marlene's work before (most recently her turn in Judgment at Nuremberg), but this was the first time I saw her in a vehicle that offered her the opportunity of a full starring role, not just part of an ensemble cast (though, as she stated in a brief interview clip from 1970, she was listed near the very bottom of the cast when the film was actually released). This was her star making vehicle, and she owned it. She was simply delectable: sexually charged one minute on stage, sweet and vulnerable (surprisingly so) in her bedroom the next. The film has an almost pre-code feel to it. The innuendos, and the lyrics of the songs, would have definitely caused American censors to flip out had the movie been released by a domestic studio just a few years later. And, it's very easy to see why she remained such a force in popular culture for so long. She had an uncanny ability to re-invent herself, but that chameleon-like ability stems from a pool of enormous talent. As good as she was, though (and she was just magnetic), Emil Jannings gives one of my favorite performances ever. The transformation his character goes through in under two hours is just stunning.

Originally Posted by Lutz

This was confirmed about a decade ago, there was also a restoration that played at Cannes last year, so there should be a blu ray release this year regardless of if it comes from Criterion or not...

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I had hope that Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust would make it to Criterion, but it went to that other C...Also very bummed Heart of a Dog never got a disc release.

There was a great essay and response from Criterion a while back about the very obvious lack of women in the collection, it seemed they (Criterion) was commited to doing better.

The almost complete absence of Sofia Coppola should be a huge target.

I've never seen Daughters of the Dust, but it's been on my to watch list ever since I watched Beloved (which criminally also doesn't have a release).

Coppola and Laurie Anderson (I'm only acquainted with her music, but what music!)would be welcome on bluray for me. It's sad that CCs relationship with Universal hasn't transpired into some coppola releases. Lost in Translation would obviously be a big addition to the Collection (I'm sure this has been discussed to death, but it really should given the quality of the film).

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I had hope that Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust would make it to Criterion, but it went to that other C...Also very bummed Heart of a Dog never got a disc release.

There was a great essay and response from Criterion a while back about the very obvious lack of women in the collection, it seemed they (Criterion) was commited to doing better.

The almost complete absence of Sofia Coppola should be a huge target.

Considering that she's one of my favorite contemporary directors, I agree.

It breaks my heart that The Virgin Suicides isn't even available on BD, for instance. Marie Antoinette is available as Region B (which is fine for me these days), but ... I've to pull the trigger on it. I don't know why.

[ShellOilJunior]

Away From Her could use a blu-ray release.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Considering that she's one of my favorite contemporary directors, I agree.

It breaks my heart that The Virgin Suicides isn't even available on BD, for instance. Marie Antoinette is available as Region B (which is fine for me these days), but ... I've to pull the trigger on it. I don't know why.

Is this the only box set?

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B00DWG...ID=51nB75YiYsL

I seem to remember there being others.

[Vinyl]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

I watched The Blue Angel last night for the first time (my first experience with any of the seven films von Sternberg and Dietrich did together), and it was incredibly well done. I have the Kino Lorber 2-disc release, with both the original German, and thought-to-be-lost English version (they were shot simultaneously), and it's immediately shot into my favorites list, from not only the period, but any era.

I'd seen some of Marlene's work before (most recently her turn in Judgment at Nuremberg), but this was the first time I saw her in a vehicle that offered her the opportunity of a full starring role, not just part of an ensemble cast (though, as she stated in a brief interview clip from 1970, she was listed near the very bottom of the cast when the film was actually released). This was her star making vehicle, and she owned it. She was simply delectable: sexually charged one minute on stage, sweet and vulnerable (surprisingly so) in her bedroom the next. The film has an almost pre-code feel to it. The innuendos, and the lyrics of the songs, would have definitely caused American censors to flip out had the movie been released by a domestic studio just a few years later. And, it's very easy to see why she remained such a force in popular culture for so long. She had an uncanny ability to re-invent herself, but that chameleon-like ability stems from a pool of enormous talent. As good as she was, though (and she was just magnetic), Emil Jannings gives one of my favorite performances ever. The transformation his character goes through in under two hours is just stunning.

I saw The Blue Angel years ago, and with the Blu Ray I should really watch again cause I liked it but was thrown by the poor dvd transfer. Excuse me while I see if it's at my local library. *The More You Know*

Edit: it is! Put a hold on the Blu Ray!

[llj]

I watched Eric Rohmer's A Tale of Winter last night, and I wonder if this movie wasn't actually a homage to his old friend Jacques Demy, who died only about 2 years before this came out. The basic plot is almost a remake of Demy's Lola. I've tried googling for stuff out there that might have mentioned this, but I can't find if anyone else made the connection. Anyway, despite all this, A Tale of Winter is classic Rohmer romcom through and through.

Sidenote rant--again, it really sucks how mediocre the Criterion Lola BD is. I don't think it can all be chalked up to source material. You can do better than this even without a negative--there are still plenty of good film prints available of Lola to work from; Vinegar Syndrome showed what you can do with only a film print as your source with The Telephone Book.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Fabs

Also, looking at the Ozu and Naruse films on Hulu, it seems some have disappeared and expired. Did they lose the rights? I hope they come out before they can't come out...

Well that sucks. I kinda hope that doesn't happen to the Hideo Gosha films, but at the same time it would be great if another company picked them up as there might be a better chance for a release. Criterion once said that Samurai films were some of their best sellers. If that was the case, you would figure they would release more of them. Bandits VS Samurai Squadron and Hunter in the Dark have just been collecting dust. Give us a release already.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by Fabs

Also, looking at the Ozu and Naruse films on Hulu, it seems some have disappeared and expired. Did they lose the rights? I hope they come out before they can't come out...

Doubt it. I imagine that the stuff is just getting pulled as the Hulu deal is coming to its end.

[senseabove]

"Today David Bordwell recorded His Girl Friday commentary for Criterion Collection. Lookin' sharp, David!"

https://twitter.com/uwcommarts/statu...30256274264064

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by senseabove

"Today David Bordwell recorded His Girl Friday commentary for Criterion Collection. Lookin' sharp, David!"

https://twitter.com/uwcommarts/statu...30256274264064

More Hawks on blu-ray is always good news.

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by senseabove

"Today David Bordwell recorded His Girl Friday commentary for Criterion Collection. Lookin' sharp, David!"

https://twitter.com/uwcommarts/statu...30256274264064

Bring on the screwball comedies!
Lets hope an upgrade of My Man Godfrey is coming soon too!

[SammyJankis]

Just a head's up for you limited-edition poster lovers. Mondo will be selling prints for Days of Heaven and The Tree of Life tomorrow.

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