The Criterion Collection

[shadedpain4]

If anyone is interested, Milestone just started selling Martin Scorsese Presents Masterpieces Of Polish Cinema Volume 2:

http://milestonefilms.com/products/m...inema-volume-2

They also seem to have a few more copies of Volume 1 for sale too. That one has been sold out for awhile. Both are likely to sell out in a matter of hours so check it out if you're interested.

[willieconway]

Originally Posted by mande2013

Why is The Man Who fell to Earth so coveted, even compared to other high-profile OOP titles like Pierrot Le Fou and Last Year at Marienbad? You can get sealed copies of the latter two for $80-$100 whereas sealed copies of TMWFTE start at well over $400. It was one of the first blu-rays they released, so it was around for a while whereas Pierrot Le Fou was only in print for a matter of months.

Prices jumped immediately after Bowie's passing. I had just bought a used copy for a fairly standard $80-ish, and sealed were selling for maybe $150. I don't think 24 hours had gone by after the sad news before sealed copies were $250-300.

[llj]

Originally Posted by willieconway

Prices jumped immediately after Bowie's passing. I had just bought a used copy for a fairly standard $80-ish, and sealed were selling for maybe $150. I don't think 24 hours had gone by after the sad news before sealed copies were $250-300.

Ah yes, retro video game collectors know all about this kind of thing with MJ and Moonwalker on the Mega Drive/Genesis.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Grant's character is a man of options. The women need him (esp Jean Arthur) but he doesn't need them. There's always going to be another woman stopping in.

It's refreshing to see because the trend now is for the man to appease the woman and if it doesn't end well it's the guy's fault.

I don't know so much that he has "options," as you say, more so than it is his dedication to his job and the fraternity of brotherhood he shares with the other pilots.

Re: your 2nd point... There are so many anti-man stereotypes and depictions in modern commercials and mainstream television that it is enough to make me want to vomit. I wouldn't call Grant's character's behavior "refreshing," but I think I know what you are saying.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

If anyone is interested, Milestone just started selling Martin Scorsese Presents Masterpieces Of Polish Cinema Volume 2:

http://milestonefilms.com/products/m...inema-volume-2

They also seem to have a few more copies of Volume 1 for sale too. That one has been sold out for awhile. Both are likely to sell out in a matter of hours so check it out if you're interested.

Ah dang, I thought this was for the World Cinema Project box set at first. Volume 1 was a very interesting mix, would love to see more volumes released at some point.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by llj

See, none of this bothers me if it's in character...

oh, that's you, llj. got an avatar now.

[MifuneFan]

A couple new phantom pages for two female directors went up. Not sure if they'll amount to anything down the line

Agnieszka Smoczynska
Kelly Reichardt

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

A couple new phantom pages for two female directors went up. Not sure if they'll amount to anything down the line

Agnieszka Smoczynska
Kelly Reichardt

I'd be really surprised if Criterion didn't release Wendy and Lucy (a film I still need to see).

[Blu-Velvet]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

If anyone is interested, Milestone just started selling Martin Scorsese Presents Masterpieces Of Polish Cinema Volume 2:

http://milestonefilms.com/products/m...inema-volume-2

They also seem to have a few more copies of Volume 1 for sale too. That one has been sold out for awhile. Both are likely to sell out in a matter of hours so check it out if you're interested.

I'd missed Volume 1 in its first batch but was able to get one in the second batch. Nice to see there's a small third batch now available.

This time I ordered Volume 2 within minutes after receiving the email announcement. This comes just in time, too. I've been watching one film per month from volume 1 and have just one title left (HOURGLASS SANATORIUM for October). The new set should take me through next June. Then I've still got Criterion's BLIND CHANCE (which I've never seen) and Arrow's region-free ASHES & DIAMONDS (which I last watched over four years ago) if volume 3 isn't out by next summer.

[Blu-Velvet]

Quick update: Just got an email confirmation and tracking number from Milestone that the Polish Masterpieces vol. 2 set has now been shipped!

[812crew]

I have no idea how I did it, but last night I finished the 3 hour and 20 minute doc on Cassavetes called "A Constant Forge" that's on the "Shadows" disc.

It was definitely way longer than it need to be (probably by a good 90 minutes), but overall, it does give you a good sense of him as a person and a director. I didn't really expect to like the Cassavetes movies all that much, and I liked each one quite a bit (aside from the ending to Opening Night).

That has to be the longest Criterion extra feature, though. I could not believe it was 200 minutes long. The director tried to out-Cassavetes Cassavetes.

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I'd be really surprised if Criterion didn't release Wendy and Lucy (a film I still need to see).

The U.K. release is incredible in terms of PQ and AQ but I would double dip in a heart beat. And see it already. One of, if not the very best, film of the last 20 years.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Grab it, my friend, especially if it's a limited edition. The alternative will be very painful. Nothing worse than getting into the Criterion Collection within the last year, and finding so many of the movies you want now out of print. I'm going to have to back up the Brinks truck to get some of these. I am completely happy with the StudioCanal re-release of The Third Man, so that's one, at least, I won't need to get (I don't plan on being a completionist, though I might come fairly close). However, Last Year at Marienbad, Howard's End, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Chungking Express, etc...those are going to cost me a bloody fortune, as there is no better release, to my knowledge. I got a nice deal on Army of Shadows. That will not be the norm. And I'm buying other limited releases that are now OOP, like the Korean imports of The Pianist, and Malena. Those are $40-50 a pop. It all adds up quickly. If you can get a good deal, and really want to own it, do it now. Don't delay.

Should Criterion issue it on blu-ray, you could always sell the limited edition version you purchased, and get a good deal of your money back. Or, you might just own both, especially if there are extras that are exclusive to one release. Listen to your gut. If you want it, go for it! We all could second guess ourselves to death. I'm trying so hard to hold off on buying any more DVDs. But if some of the movies I really want don't get a bump soon, I'm jumping in. Le Samourai, Jeanne Dielman....I could list at least ten films, if not more.

Thanks. Great points. I've been lucky in that although I came to BD later than most, the only OOP Criterion title I had to have is The Third Man - which to me is worth every penny of the $130 I paid for it. I was also able to get Last Year at Marienbad here for a great price. And thankfully, being region-free means I can upgrade Army of Shadows, and pick up Pierrot le Fou if I want to.

Originally Posted by Banned User

I've got my set coming. The UK has had a ton of great sets released. The Dreyer set from BFI was amazing and soon I'll get the Murnau set, but this one was a no brainer. Amazing films.

Thanks. Two enablers = one AmazonUK order.

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

1. Zardoz

[Nuck Horris]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Agnieszka Smoczynska

Are they releasing The Lure? Looks weird enough for me.

In Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5278832/

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by Reddington

[Show spoiler]

[Mystic]

Originally Posted by olivianewtonyawn

Really excited to pickup Cat People later today or tomorrow. Anybody else hoping that this means we could someday see a Criterion release of The Seventh Victim (1943)? I love that film.

Would love to see the remaining Val Lewton films receive a Criterion release on blu ray (I know it's wishful thinking).

Criterion's release of the Cat People is wonderful, the transfer is immaculate.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by olivianewtonyawn

Really excited to pickup Cat People later today or tomorrow. Anybody else hoping that this means we could someday see a Criterion release of The Seventh Victim (1943)? I love that film.

Originally Posted by Mystic

Would love to see the remaining Val Lewton films receive a Criterion release on blu ray (I know it's wishful thinking).

Criterion's release of the Cat People is wonderful, the transfer is immaculate.

As much as I would love to see the entire set of the Lewton horror films put out by Criterion, I would be very much surprised if it happened. If they did more of them, I suspect that The Seventh Victim would be low on the list.

[shadedpain4]

For any Koreeda fans, the Maborosi dvd is the cheapest I've seen it in a while at Amazon Japan (under $40 shipped by itself).

[Fabs]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

For any Koreeda fans, the Maborosi dvd is the cheapest I've seen it in a while at Amazon Japan (under $40 shipped by itself).

Thanks, but it's still a damn shame this doesn't have a Blu ray yet.