The Criterion Collection

[Bruce Morrison]

Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

Since making that list, I've also remembered two later Wilder masterpieces that might be candidates for Criterion:

The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (owned by MGM)
Fedora (no idea who currently owns the rights to this)

A Criterion set containing Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Ace In The Hole, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment and these two titles would be something to swoon over!

Ah, but I was just asking for an ordinary miracle, not a greedy one!

[Bruce Morrison]

Originally Posted by ianungstad

No. The german financers own the rights to the film (Fedora). It's been licensed to Olive Films in the United States, who will be releasing the film next year. They also picked up a few unreleased Fassbinder titles from the same company. Good news! I've always wanted to see Fedora.

That's very exciting news if it's actually going to happen. I've always thought Fedora is a drastically underrated film in Wilder's output.

Do you know whether Olive Films intend to release it on Blu-ray as well as DVD?

[johndoyle123]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I just sent an email to Mulvaney asking about Some Like it Hot.

Let's hope Criterion keeps mining MGM

over at criterionforum someone said that there not tryig to get the rights

so looks like the rumors are untrue

but that does not mean , they wont try in the future ?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by johndoyle123

over at criterionforum someone said that there not tryig to get the rights

so looks like the rumors are untrue

but that does not mean , they wont try in the future ?

Yes, I saw that. Doesn't mean it's not possible as it's just one person saying "no".

[TotoroDragon]

Just out of curiousity,does the Canadian Criterion releases on blu-ray and dvd have Bilingual covers ?

I would like to know if they are same as the american releases with english only covers ?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Kessel Run]

Originally Posted by TotoroDragon

Just out of curiousity,does the Canadian Criterion releases on blu-ray and dvd have Bilingual covers ?

I would like to know if they are same as the american releases with english only covers ?

Thanks in advance for any help.

They are the same, english only covers.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by yoink_69

They are the same, english only covers.

My copy of "Pierrot Le Fou" had some French on it

For those discussing the "Black Orpheus" case situation..... what part were you saying didn't look right???? My copy appears to be perfectly fine..... black/grey spine, number, etc...

[Kessel Run]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

My copy of "Pierrot Le Fou" had some French on it

For those discussing the "Black Orpheus" case situation..... what part were you saying didn't look right???? My copy appears to be perfectly fine..... black/grey spine, number, etc...

Well there are always exceptions.

[kndy]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Well I finally decided to watch The Last Picture Show for the first time. Ya, believe it or not I'd never seen it. Amazing film. Outside of Easy Rider it's now probably the film I'm looking forward to most in the BBS set. And not only because of a 20'ish Cybill Sheperd baring her boobs. There was quite a bit of nudity in the movie for it being an early 70's film.

Also listen to Bogdanovich's commentary on that scene.

Otherwise if you are using nextflix...

[Show spoiler]The scene was so nervewracking for Cybil that they had to film those scenes with just her and those scenes with people watching were filmed at a later time.

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Of the seven films I've seen Easy Rider, Last Picture Show, King of Marvin Gardens and Five Easy Pieces. Though it's been a long time since I saw those last two and can barely remember them.

For these films, Leonard Maltin gave "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" his highest recommendation. Ebert put "Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" on his Greatest Films of all time.

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I just sent an email to Mulvaney asking about Some Like it Hot.

Let's hope Criterion keeps mining MGM

Hopefully that or a Billy Wilder set release. "Some Like It Hot" has been released so many times it's crazy. Truthfully, I'm not sure how many versions of this DVD that I own.


OK, now for everyone....which title do you enjoy more...."Easy Rider" or "Two-Lane Blacktop"?

[fdm]

Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

That's very exciting news if it's actually going to happen. I've always thought Fedora is a drastically underrated film in Wilder's output.

Looks like I threw out the baby with the bathwater when I deleted my earlier post about Fedora, but the baby part was that I thought Fedora sucked. It was one of those I want those two hours of my life back experiences for me (and now that I think about it, my money too ).

(But then again, I'm not all that wild about Sunset Boulevard either, so there you go.)

[fdm]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

For those discussing the "Black Orpheus" case situation..... what part were you saying didn't look right???? My copy appears to be perfectly fine..... black/grey spine, number, etc...

See my earlier post where I described the missing grey ink. Guess I have a valuable collector's item. 100 bucks and it's yours.

Edit: Guess I didn't post the details (remember typing them in...): The big wacky C in the UL corner, the template info on the side (year, "The Criterion Collection"), and the small wacky C and "The Criterion Collection" on the spine are just black areas awaiting the never to be application of grey ink.

[nateynate87]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

My copy of "Pierrot Le Fou" had some French on it

For those discussing the "Black Orpheus" case situation..... what part were you saying didn't look right???? My copy appears to be perfectly fine..... black/grey spine, number, etc...

I was one of them with the problem, the grey boxes on the spine and front left were completely blacked out. the spine number was still on the bottom but the part above ( the grey box part) disappears into the rest of the black of the case as well as the front of the case. how am i supposed to know if its a criterion! lol or for that matter know what year it was released!!!!

ive been looking for a correct copy to print out but havent found it, i dont feel like shipping it back to amazon for just that but its killing my ocd....

[jmcy2k]

I watched Paths of Glory yesterday, had never seen it before. Terrific film, and a really interesting look at early Kubrick. Kirk Douglas was epic, well acted by the cast, and imagine the cinematography will pop in HD.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by kndy

OK, now for everyone....which title do you enjoy more...."Easy Rider" or "Two-Lane Blacktop"?

Dang it kndy, I am not going to choose between the 2.

[ShellOilJunior]

Picked these babies up last night at the c'theque. I mentioned to the asst. C'theque director the Breathless blu-ray release and he said that was the reason why the film is coming back in September for 3 more screenings

[rkish]

Does anyone here own the Momitsu BDP-799?

If so, what do you think about it? Does it play DVDs "region free" as well as blu-rays?

Thanks!

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by rkish

Does anyone here own the Momitsu BDP-799?

If so, what do you think about it? Does it play DVDs "region free" as well as blu-rays?

Thanks!

Got it. Mine has worked flawlessly for over a year now. It plays everything I've thrown at it... does the whole PAL to NTSC conversion for standard definition stuff, too. It's a bit loud for a player, but I love it for what it is.

I usually just punch the one code that plays DVDs of any region and then Region B blu-rays. You have to put in the code each time when starting it up, but that's about the only minor nuisance.

CC

[rkish]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Got it. Mine has worked flawlessly for over a year now. It plays everything I've thrown at it... does the whole PAL to NTSC conversion for standard definition stuff, too. It's a bit loud for a player, but I love it for what it is.

I usually just punch the one code that plays DVDs of any region and then Region B blu-rays. You have to put in the code each time when starting it up, but that's about the only minor nuisance.

CC

THANKS CC! I'm considering one now.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by rkish

THANKS CC! I'm considering one now.

Good boy! You do realize you're just opening yourself up to a whole other mess of financial problems by going region-free, don't you? If you do get it and can't find the codes just let me know. I'll get 'em to you. I printed them out on a small piece of paper and taped it to the back of the remote.

CC

[SpiderBaby]

Is anyone going to get the silents and Machine Gun McCain tomorrow? I am still going to try to hold out on the silents until hopefully a B&N sale in November (like that month isn't loaded enough).

I am trying to save money until Spet 14th (Breathless blu and My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done dvd comes out) when non-stop releases start (The Criterions Sept-Nov, the Flicker Alley Chaplin release, Apocalypse Now, Rocky Horror, etc). Oh and still the Flicker Alley Chicago release.

I just want to go crazy right now. Too much crap.