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Member-222782 · 08-15-2016, 12:04 PM

Someone mentioned Criterion possibly acquiring Michael Haneke films - could TIME OF THE WOLF be one of them?

Arch Stanton · 08-15-2016, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sifox211

My sale haul from B&N all turned up today - ten items in seven packages:

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As you can see, all but one are this year's releases. To Be or not To Be is the only one that was out of stock so B&N, credit to them, sent it UPS priority, taking only a few days to get to Blighty... and sadly picking up a £20.50 charge from UPS on the way

Still, that's my first charge in seven sales, totalling I would guess around eighty disks, so I won't complain

Also, the UK disk for this turned up today:

Two of my B&N orders came via UPS too (not sure why, they weren't out of stock and I didn't choose priority shipping) but I didn't pick up any charges. Must have just got really lucky.

Had no issues at all with customs either.

Sifox211 · 08-15-2016, 12:49 PM

I just discovered I ordered the DVD set of The Road Trilogy

Off to eBay it goes... will have to wait for the next sale now.

The Great Owl · 08-15-2016, 12:59 PM

Last night, I watched my Criterion Blu-ray of Kwaidan.

My decision to watch my Kwaidan Blu-ray at long last was inspired by my enjoyment of the four Female Prisoner Scorpion earlier in the weekend, since those films utilize visual cues from Japanese horror.

I used to own the Criterion DVD of Kwaidan, but the Blu-ray is the way to go, because it restores the full 183-minute run time of the original film. The Blu-ray is also incredibly gorgeous with regard to picture quality, and this is important, since much of this film was created on a massive aircraft hangar sound stage, and the attention to detail is the movie's main draw.

When I saw this movie on DVD several years ago, I was underwhelmed by the outcome of the second story, "The Woman of the Snow", because I felt that it took the wussy way out, instead of showing us something truly horrific and visceral. During last night's viewing, however, I fully appreciated the heartbreakingly sad aspects of the story.

When it comes to scares, spooks, and eeriness, nothing else in this film quite matches the brilliance of the first story, "The Black Hair", which features some rather terrifying sound effects.

Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri is one of my favorite samurai films, but I think that the cinematography and artwork of Kwaidan is unparalleled.

starman15317 · 08-15-2016, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

Barnes and Noble on Black Friday using your B&N Membership and MasterCard.

The 50% off Criterion sale will knock it down to $49.99.

The 35% off Black Friday coupon will knock it down to $32.49.

The 10% off for your B&N Membership will knock it down to $29.24.

The 5% off for your B&N MasterCard will knock it down to $27.78.

Tip #1: If you buy it in a state that does not have a sales tax (i.e. Delaware, Oregon, Montana, etc.) $27.78 will be your take home price.

Tip #2: If you use your B&N MasterCard to buy a $75 B&N gift card, you will actually only be paying $71.25 for it. In addition, you will receive a bonus B&N gift card worth $10 (which you can't use until after Christmas.) You can then buy The Decalog for $27.78 using your newly purchased gift card and have $47.22 left over to use on the purchases of other Criterion blu-rays.

Is that 35% off coupon expected to be for members only?

SammyJankis · 08-15-2016, 01:34 PM

I caught Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol on TCM last night. The first twenty or minutes or so had me worrying, as the film rests its focus on a young boy, and that has the chance of being problematic for a film from 1948. Fortunately, the film's scope is broadened ever so slightly once the conflict ensues, and the boy is more or less pushed to the side and used as a POV device for those around him. There's an absolutely spectacular sequence that reminded me why The Third Man, the only other Reed picture I've seen, works as well as it does: expertly detailing a predicament to lengths that are unbearably tense while managing to stick the landing (no pun intended in this case.) There's some imagery that is genuinely frightening (that close-up of Sonia Dresdel) and made me wonder if the film was going to shift into full blown horror. That point is the highlight. It ultimately boiled down to a procedural for the back half, which in some cases became more frustrating than anything. (It almost seemed like Reed was poking fun, framing the characters against the key setting that could instantly solve all their problems.)

It's good stuff. Motivated me to open my copy of Odd Man Out, that's for sure.

xxnomad · 08-15-2016, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by starman15317

Is that 35% off coupon expected to be for members only?

last year was just a 30% for everyone.

Dubstar · 08-15-2016, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SammyJankis

I caught Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol on TCM last night. The first twenty or minutes or so had me worrying, as the film rests its focus on a young boy, and that has the chance of being problematic for a film from 1948. Fortunately, the film's scope is broadened ever so slightly once the conflict ensues, and the boy is more or less pushed to the side and used as a POV device for those around him. There's an absolutely spectacular sequence that reminded me why The Third Man, the only other Reed picture I've seen, works as well as it does: expertly detailing a predicament to lengths that are unbearably tense while managing to stick the landing (no pun intended in this case.) There's some imagery that is genuinely frightening (that close-up of Sonia Dresdel) and made me wonder if the film was going to shift into full blown horror. That point is the highlight. It ultimately boiled down to a procedural for the back half, which in some cases became more frustrating than anything. (It almost seemed like Reed was poking fun, framing the characters against the key setting that could instantly solve all their problems.)

It's good stuff. Motivated me to open my copy of Odd Man Out, that's for sure.

This recently got a digital restoration and is making the revival theater circuit and since its a Rialto release - I'd expect a blu from Criterion might get a release

ShellOilJunior · 08-15-2016, 01:44 PM

Predictions:

The Circus
Election
Lone Wolf and Cub
Red Beard
Koker box

dorothyv · 08-15-2016, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cine74

Someone mentioned Criterion possibly acquiring Michael Haneke films - could TIME OF THE WOLF be one of them?

I'd be ecstatic to see any additional Haneke films in the Criterion Collection (alongside Code Unknown) that haven't been released on BD in the US yet. (I'm perfectly happy with the Sony Pictures Classics releases of Amour and The White Ribbon). According to a Kino insider, Criterion now has the rights to the films released in Kino's OOP Haneke boxset - of which, The Piano Teacher, Funny Games, and Benny's Video are my favs.

mrjohnnyb · 08-15-2016, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by starman15317

Is that 35% off coupon expected to be for members only?

My bad.

Last year's Black Friday coupon was for 30% off.

I do believe that B&N had a 35% off coupon on one of the previous Black Fridays. The coupon can be used by all; once with your membership and an infinite amount of times without as long as you are dealing with another sales clerk.

jmclick · 08-15-2016, 03:33 PM

Last night I watched Burroughs: The Movie. I didn't care much for the film or its subject, author William S. Burroughs.

The film had a very disjointed narrative structure. Perhaps that was appropriate since Burrough's writing was (apparently) deliberately disjointed, fragmented, and obscure. One of his literary devices was to take a page, fold it in quarters, cut it and then reassemble the pieces randomly to create a collage of words, including nonsense words. That could be a description of the film itself, which consisted of footage that was edited together in what sometimes seemed to be a haphazard fashion. I often felt like I was watching a poorly made home movie that assumed I already knew and cared about the people I was watching.

Which brings me to Burroughs himself. I felt no affinity whatsoever for this gaunt old man whose slurred words were often impossible to understand. By the time, near the end of the film, when he was showing his scrapbooks showing magazine and newspaper photographs that he had clipped and saved to use as future "inspiration", and went on some vague rant about "we f*gg*ts", I had already tuned him out, my mind numb with boredom, and my eyes focused on the time displayed on my blu-ray player. ("It's a 90 minute film ... the clock says 1:19:52 ... only 10 minutes and 8 seconds left, thank God.")

I'm sure that viewers who are fans of Burroughs' writing or interested in the Beat Generation (Burroughs was part of the Jack Kerouac/Neal Cassady/Allen Ginsburg cultural phenomenon) will enjoy the film, but I did not. And admittedly, having hated the feature, I felt no desire to subject myself to the supplements.

I would very much enjoy reading any responses that other forum members have had to the film and its subject, particularly those whose opinions run counter to my own. Perhaps you can point out interesting things I missed, and improve my appreciation of the experience. But for now, I am in accord with Burrough's brother, Mortimer, who is seen excoriating one of William's novels, admitting that he quit reading halfway through due to a pervading sense of outrage and disgust. Sadly, I can't recommend Burroughs: The Movie personally, but your mileage may vary.

Scottie · 08-15-2016, 04:25 PM

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MifuneFan · 08-15-2016, 04:25 PM

Omg finally

Dubstar · 08-15-2016, 04:28 PM

hooray!

repulsed · 08-15-2016, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by malakaheso

Respectable list. No.1 would be Spirit of The Beehive, but I like most of these films a lot.

Let's hope that if And The Ship Sails on ever makes it to blu-ray we get the original English language track as well.

add La Strada and that would be an even nicer list. [emoji6]

Scottie · 08-15-2016, 04:34 PM

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Scottie · 08-15-2016, 04:41 PM

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Dubstar · 08-15-2016, 04:43 PM

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shadedpain4 · 08-15-2016, 04:45 PM

Can't wait to see what kind of supplements they have on tap for

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08-15-2016, 04:25 PM	#153013
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	[Show spoiler]Akira Kurosawa's Dreams https://www.criterion.com/people/124542 https://www.criterion.com/people/124543 https://www.criterion.com/people/124544 https://www.criterion.com/people/124545 https://www.criterion.com/people/124546 https://www.criterion.com/people/124547 https://www.criterion.com/people/124548 https://www.criterion.com/people/124549 https://www.criterion.com/people/124550 https://www.criterion.com/people/124551 https://www.criterion.com/people/124552 https://www.criterion.com/people/124553 https://www.criterion.com/people/124554 https://www.criterion.com/people/124555 https://www.criterion.com/people/124556 https://www.criterion.com/people/124557 https://www.criterion.com/people/124558 https://www.criterion.com/people/124559 [Show spoiler]Lone Wolf and Cub (Collection) https://www.criterion.com/people/124560 https://www.criterion.com/people/124561 https://www.criterion.com/people/124562 https://www.criterion.com/people/124563 https://www.criterion.com/people/124564 https://www.criterion.com/people/124565 https://www.criterion.com/people/124566 https://www.criterion.com/people/124567 https://www.criterion.com/people/124568 https://www.criterion.com/people/124569 https://www.criterion.com/people/124570 https://www.criterion.com/people/124571 https://www.criterion.com/people/124572 https://www.criterion.com/people/124573 https://www.criterion.com/people/124574 https://www.criterion.com/people/124575 https://www.criterion.com/people/124576 https://www.criterion.com/people/124577 https://www.criterion.com/people/124578 https://www.criterion.com/people/124579 https://www.criterion.com/people/124580 https://www.criterion.com/people/124581 https://www.criterion.com/people/124582 https://www.criterion.com/people/124583 https://www.criterion.com/people/124584 https://www.criterion.com/people/124585 https://www.criterion.com/people/124586 https://www.criterion.com/people/124587 https://www.criterion.com/people/124588 https://www.criterion.com/people/124589 https://www.criterion.com/people/124590

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08-15-2016, 04:41 PM	#153018
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	[Show spoiler]The Squid and the Whale https://www.criterion.com/people/124597 https://www.criterion.com/people/124598 https://www.criterion.com/people/124599 https://www.criterion.com/people/124600 https://www.criterion.com/people/124601 https://www.criterion.com/people/124602 https://www.criterion.com/people/124603 https://www.criterion.com/people/124604 https://www.criterion.com/people/124605 https://www.criterion.com/people/124606 https://www.criterion.com/people/124607 https://www.criterion.com/people/124608 https://www.criterion.com/people/124609 https://www.criterion.com/people/124610 https://www.criterion.com/people/124611 https://www.criterion.com/people/124612 https://www.criterion.com/people/124613

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08-15-2016, 12:04 PM	#153001
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Someone mentioned Criterion possibly acquiring Michael Haneke films - could TIME OF THE WOLF be one of them?

08-15-2016, 12:49 PM	#153003
Sifox211 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Aberdeen 4K collection:193 Blu-ray collection:1901 DVD collection:503 Trading Score:8	I just discovered I ordered the DVD set of The Road Trilogy Off to eBay it goes... will have to wait for the next sale now.

08-15-2016, 12:59 PM	#153004
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	Last night, I watched my Criterion Blu-ray of Kwaidan. My decision to watch my Kwaidan Blu-ray at long last was inspired by my enjoyment of the four Female Prisoner Scorpion earlier in the weekend, since those films utilize visual cues from Japanese horror. I used to own the Criterion DVD of Kwaidan, but the Blu-ray is the way to go, because it restores the full 183-minute run time of the original film. The Blu-ray is also incredibly gorgeous with regard to picture quality, and this is important, since much of this film was created on a massive aircraft hangar sound stage, and the attention to detail is the movie's main draw. When I saw this movie on DVD several years ago, I was underwhelmed by the outcome of the second story, "The Woman of the Snow", because I felt that it took the wussy way out, instead of showing us something truly horrific and visceral. During last night's viewing, however, I fully appreciated the heartbreakingly sad aspects of the story. When it comes to scares, spooks, and eeriness, nothing else in this film quite matches the brilliance of the first story, "The Black Hair", which features some rather terrifying sound effects. Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri is one of my favorite samurai films, but I think that the cinematography and artwork of Kwaidan is unparalleled.

08-15-2016, 01:34 PM	#153006
SammyJankis Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Austin Blu-ray collection:664	I caught Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol on TCM last night. The first twenty or minutes or so had me worrying, as the film rests its focus on a young boy, and that has the chance of being problematic for a film from 1948. Fortunately, the film's scope is broadened ever so slightly once the conflict ensues, and the boy is more or less pushed to the side and used as a POV device for those around him. There's an absolutely spectacular sequence that reminded me why The Third Man, the only other Reed picture I've seen, works as well as it does: expertly detailing a predicament to lengths that are unbearably tense while managing to stick the landing (no pun intended in this case.) There's some imagery that is genuinely frightening (that close-up of Sonia Dresdel) and made me wonder if the film was going to shift into full blown horror. That point is the highlight. It ultimately boiled down to a procedural for the back half, which in some cases became more frustrating than anything. (It almost seemed like Reed was poking fun, framing the characters against the key setting that could instantly solve all their problems.) It's good stuff. Motivated me to open my copy of Odd Man Out, that's for sure.

08-15-2016, 01:44 PM	#153009
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Predictions: The Circus Election Lone Wolf and Cub Red Beard Koker box

08-15-2016, 03:33 PM	#153012
jmclick Special Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Nevada, MO, USA 4K collection:403 Blu-ray collection:6129 DVD collection:2147 Trading Score:27	Last night I watched Burroughs: The Movie. I didn't care much for the film or its subject, author William S. Burroughs. The film had a very disjointed narrative structure. Perhaps that was appropriate since Burrough's writing was (apparently) deliberately disjointed, fragmented, and obscure. One of his literary devices was to take a page, fold it in quarters, cut it and then reassemble the pieces randomly to create a collage of words, including nonsense words. That could be a description of the film itself, which consisted of footage that was edited together in what sometimes seemed to be a haphazard fashion. I often felt like I was watching a poorly made home movie that assumed I already knew and cared about the people I was watching. Which brings me to Burroughs himself. I felt no affinity whatsoever for this gaunt old man whose slurred words were often impossible to understand. By the time, near the end of the film, when he was showing his scrapbooks showing magazine and newspaper photographs that he had clipped and saved to use as future "inspiration", and went on some vague rant about "we fggts", I had already tuned him out, my mind numb with boredom, and my eyes focused on the time displayed on my blu-ray player. ("It's a 90 minute film ... the clock says 1:19:52 ... only 10 minutes and 8 seconds left, thank God.") I'm sure that viewers who are fans of Burroughs' writing or interested in the Beat Generation (Burroughs was part of the Jack Kerouac/Neal Cassady/Allen Ginsburg cultural phenomenon) will enjoy the film, but I did not. And admittedly, having hated the feature, I felt no desire to subject myself to the supplements. I would very much enjoy reading any responses that other forum members have had to the film and its subject, particularly those whose opinions run counter to my own. Perhaps you can point out interesting things I missed, and improve my appreciation of the experience. But for now, I am in accord with Burrough's brother, Mortimer, who is seen excoriating one of William's novels, admitting that he quit reading halfway through due to a pervading sense of outrage and disgust. Sadly, I can't recommend Burroughs: The Movie personally, but your mileage may vary.

08-15-2016, 04:25 PM	#153014
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Omg finally

08-15-2016, 04:28 PM	#153015
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