The Criterion Collection

[Samantha]

Has Barnes & Noble Criterion sale started already? I haven't seen anything posted on their site yet. Thanks for the info. Also interested in any suggestions for buys..was thinking Nashville that I passed up last time but love you guys input.

[theater dreamer]

Holy cow, that looks good. But, I didn't work out for three hours this morning for nothing. I'm just going to forget I saw that.

Originally Posted by jw007

That was the most epic cake I ever saw!

I posted it here for all to see. Ha.

[theater dreamer]

A belated Happy Birthday, Ausjdm.

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

Yea! did u see the cake was crazy man

[malakaheso]

Originally Posted by Samantha

Has Barnes & Noble Criterion sale started already? I haven't seen anything posted on their site yet. Thanks for the info. Also interested in any suggestions for buys..was thinking Nashville that I passed up last time but love you guys input.

No. Next week.

[Disturbed Blu 1]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

USPS. Sometimes they say delivered for me, but then it's at post office. They have geo tracking too, so they can see exsctly where the status was changed to delivered.

Originally Posted by Disturbed Blu 1

Okay, guys. My second FS order was delivered yesterday (originally scheduled for tomorrow), but it's not at my house. Do I contact Criterion or USPS? Or both?

Sorry for the late reply here.

I was an idiot. I wasn't expecting it to deliver until that Monday, but I got it on Saturday. My roommates received it, but they put the package in a different location than normal. Thanks for the reply!

[Ray Jackson]

I've been thinking about picking up Cat People next week at The Noble, but I'm concerned that the subject matter might hit a little too close to home for me.

I've been dating a woman for the past eight months and about three days a month she turns into a panther.

...so this has happened seven or eight times since I've been with her.

If my calculations are correct, she should be coming up on another transformation sometime this weekend...starting to do the over heat thing. A few times she's gone pre panther and accused me of getting the bed too warm and starts flinging the blankets everywhere..wtf! Three times I've woken up with scratch marks on my back and no memory of how they got there.

My guitar and tv room has a small fridge but it can only hold about 4 days worth of food and beer. I'm thinking when she hits full blown menopause I could attempt to chain her outside. but in our area we have black bears and coyotes...when she's in her condition she would attract them.

...I would then worry about the safety of the bears and coyotes.

So I don't know if any cat-related movies are good for me right now.

I have enough trouble sleeping as it is.

[Popcorn_Bliss]

Here's another random Criterion topic that happened to cross my mind...

Which Criterions do you own that feature two versions of the film?

I think the only ones I have are:


Contains the 133 minute version and the rarer "director preferred" 127 minute version.


Contains the original Japanese film from 1954 and the "American Cut" from 1956 titled "King Of The Monsters".

I'm sure more are out there than just these, but I believe they are the only two I actually own.

[AaronJ]

Well, the first one that comes to mind is Fanny and Alexander. But that has the 189 minute theatrical version, and the 322 minute TV version. So, that's a bit ... different than what you were asking.

There might be something I'm forgetting.

[Carlosg777]

Originally Posted by Gambit1138

Hey, everyone. According to a representative at Criterion, the company does not provide subtitles for the English Language portions of Foreign films if English does not make up 30-40% of the Dialogue. This prevents members of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community from fully enjoying these films. In response, I wrote this open letter encouraging the inclusion of fully-accessible captioning on their upcoming streaming website, FilmStruck. I encourage you to take some time out of today to read this, and share this if you agree that film should be accessible to Cinephiles everywhere. Thank you for your time.

http://imgur.com/a/xvAoL

I wholly agree with this. It does not affect me as much as, say, a person who is deaf of really hard of hearing, but as a non-native English speaker it can be jarring when you're used to watching a foreign film and having a scene in English suddenly come up, which is not subtitled (for instance, in Before the Rain). Other times, I have to watch films with subtitles on because I tend to watch them very late at night, and audio that is even slightly loud could wake up my family members. Also, I've often imagined what it would be to be a deaf cinephile and not being able to appreciate special features such as interviews and visual essays on Criterion-issued movies, as they are not subtitled either (that is, if they are in English or feature certain portions in English). It's a shame.

I realise that subtitling all of their content would probably mean that they would have to make an additional investment per Blu-Ray/DVD, but since they already pay for subtitles for subtitles and translations, how much more costly could it be? Even YouTube videos from succesful channels are subtitled nowadays.

I wish you the best in realising this endeavour.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by Carlosg777

I wholly agree with this. It does not affect me as much as, say, a person who is deaf of really hard of hearing, but as a non-native English speaker it can be jarring when you're used to watching a foreign film and having a scene in English suddenly come up, which is not subtitled (for instance, in Before the Rain). Other times, I have to watch films with subtitles on because I tend to watch them very late at night, and audio that is even slightly loud could wake up my family members. Also, I've often imagined what it would be to be a deaf cinephile and not being able to appreciate special features such as interviews and visual essays on Criterion-issued movies, as they are not subtitled either (that is, if they are in English or feature certain portions in English). It's a shame.

I realise that subtitling all of their content would probably mean that they would have to make an additional investment per Blu-Ray/DVD, but since they already pay for subtitles for subtitles and translations, how much more costly could it be? Even YouTube videos from succesful channels are subtitled nowadays.

I wish you the best in realising this endeavour.

I say we bombard Mulvaney with e-mails about this

Although I am pretty sure that everyone who really cares about this has already done that.

I never even got a response back in 2013 maybe It's time I send a reply with a BUMP

[jedidarrick]

Originally Posted by Popcorn_Bliss

Here's another random Criterion topic that happened to cross my mind...

Which Criterions do you own that feature two versions of the film?

I think the only ones I have are:


Contains the 133 minute version and the rarer "director preferred" 127 minute version.


Contains the original Japanese film from 1954 and the "American Cut" from 1956 titled "King Of The Monsters".

I'm sure more are out there than just these, but I believe they are the only two I actually own.

Brazil has the 142 minute director's cut and the 94 minute travesty that is the "Love Conquers All" edit.

[ThisKid]

I have Repo Man with the TV cut, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World with the reconstructed Roadshow version, and Mon Oncle with the English language version available.

[JoeBuck]

Jour De Fete and Monsieur Hulot's Holiday also have alternate cuts on them as does the Killing Of a Chinese Bookie.

[Sifox211]

My darling Clementine has two edits of the film, as does The Gold Rush. On the Waterfront has several versions too.

Then there's The New World of course

It's actually surprising how many there are!

[Thomas Irwin]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I've been thinking about picking up Cat People next week at The Noble, but I'm concerned that the subject matter might hit a little too close to home for me.

I've been dating a woman for the past eight months and about three days a month she turns into a panther.

...so this has happened seven or eight times since I've been with her.

If my calculations are correct, she should be coming up on another transformation sometime this weekend...starting to do the over heat thing. A few times she's gone pre panther and accused me of getting the bed too warm and starts flinging the blankets everywhere..wtf! Three times I've woken up with scratch marks on my back and no memory of how they got there.

My guitar and tv room has a small fridge but it can only hold about 4 days worth of food and beer. I'm thinking when she hits full blown menopause I could attempt to chain her outside. but in our area we have black bears and coyotes...when she's in her condition she would attract them.

...I would then worry about the safety of the bears and coyotes.

So I don't know if any cat-related movies are good for me right now.

I have enough trouble sleeping as it is.

The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (Official Video) - YouTube

[mja345]

Originally Posted by Thomas Irwin

The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (Official Video) - YouTube

Dando is Jackson. Jackson is Dando.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQ7HoOJwfQ

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

My darling Clementine has two edits of the film, as does The Gold Rush. On the Waterfront has several versions too.

Then there's The New World of course

It's actually surprising how many there are!

OMG, how did I forget about The New World?! Yeesh.

[Popcorn_Bliss]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

My darling Clementine has two edits of the film, as does The Gold Rush. On the Waterfront has several versions too.

Then there's The New World of course

It's actually surprising how many there are!

Oh, that's right, I forgot "The Gold Rush" has two versions. That's one of my favorites of the 20's.

[aes3728]

Criterion has a listing off all their films that contain numerous cuts

[Ausjdm]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

A belated Happy Birthday, Ausjdm.

Thank you sir!