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MifuneFan · 02-01-2017, 11:36 PM

^That clip wws recorded with a potato. True story.

Knaldskalle · 02-02-2017, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jw007

What's wrong with me!

Well, shit, maybe nothing. Maybe I share anxieties with others in finding the right time and mood to watch Criterion films. Please tell me I'm not crazy.

You're not crazy, you just have terrible tastes. You should sell me your entire Criterion Collection for $50 and we'll never mention it again.

jshaide · 02-02-2017, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Helikaon

Have Criterion ever promo'd so hard for a movie that isn't out yet as for The Lure?

Seeing this on Monday night. Pretty excited for it.

jshaide · 02-02-2017, 04:45 AM

Filmstruck is playing THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH with the C attached to it. The Scream Factory Vincent Price set that included this film is now OOP. . . I wonder if they'll be a Criterion edition of the film down the road? I seems unneeded, but possible perhaps?

ChromeJob · 02-02-2017, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jshaide

Filmstruck is playing THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH with the C attached to it. The Scream Factory Vincent Price set that included this film is now OOP. . . I wonder if they'll be a Criterion edition of the film down the road? I seems unneeded, but possible perhaps?

Interesting. Watched DEATH RACE 2000 last week, nice to see some great Corman flicks on Criterion.

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jw007 · 02-02-2017, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

JW, let some of that Bob Ross zen cool rub off on your viewing habit anxieties.

"There are no mistake Bluray buys, just happy accidental Bluray buys"

This.

Ha! Happy accidents, definitely.

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Originally Posted by Knaldskalle

You're not crazy, you just have terrible tastes. You should sell me your entire Criterion Collection for $50 and we'll never mention it again.

How's $5,000 sound? I don't like being low balled.

fdm · 02-02-2017, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by shamdy

I can't believe people are praising the Criterion Blurays. All of them have a very annoying technical problem. Their subtitles are really unreadable against white backgrounds.
So I really prefer the DVD, I went with the flow about buying Criterion Blurays and now I'm paying the price of not enjoying foreign movies due to these unreadable white and hard to follow subtitles.
Anyone would like to comment on this flaw please to give me comfort

I was thinking the other day that the subtitles on 8 1/2 might have been a bit hard to read here and there, in the back of my mind was that maybe there is something to at least some of them being difficult to read at times. (I've seen this complaint before.) But on the other hand I've watched other of their b&w films and not had a problem. And same for all the color ones I've gotten around to.

On the other other hand, I had problems getting a decent prescription for my glasses last year, so I'm still using the previous (really great) one from a few years back. It's starting to show its age though... (I predict I will be going to a new eye doctor this year, and do need to look into just how soon I can do that. Thanks for the reminder.)

So maybe a trip to the eye doctor would be worth pursuing?

fdm · 02-02-2017, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I wish one of those smaller sets had Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle because that's the one Rohmer I've seen that I'm over the moon about. :/

Is it OOP or is the price just really high now?

The big box doesn't seem to be OOP, but it is limited and has been out a while. Check the different amazons, it may be cheaper through one that is not France. (Italy has it cheaper, for example.)

I have one more blu-ray to watch from mine (Autumn Tale) and then his last few films after that are dvd only. The end is near...

theater dreamer · 02-02-2017, 09:59 AM

The Criterion Collection: happy little trees and wiggle wiggle leaves from around the globe.

ShellOilJunior · 02-02-2017, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Fortunately I didn't have to shoot anyone, but I did have to bash Mulvaney in the face with my AK-47.

What does Mulvaney look like?

MifuneFan · 02-02-2017, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

What does Mulvaney look like?

Let's just say, Ray keeps his friends close, and his enemies as avatars.

Abdrewes · 02-02-2017, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fdm

The big box doesn't seem to be OOP, but it is limited and has been out a while. Check the different amazons, it may be cheaper through one that is not France. (Italy has it cheaper, for example.)

I have one more blu-ray to watch from mine (Autumn Tale) and then his last few films after that are dvd only. The end is near...

Thanks! I'll definitely keep shopping around. I can't let Four Adventures slip past me.

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I recently sat down to watch Black Girl and while feeling sometimes a bit too slight and arch in the moment, by the time that coda hit I was left speechless. The film came into clearer focus. Not thematically as this is the opposite of an opaque work, but in terms of form. I was initially perplexed by the lack of detail and characterization. Very little is made clear of what wages and conditions were promised to Diouana to go to France and be a maid for example. But that ending makes it clear it follows an emotional binary logic (if that makes sense. Black and white. Life and death. Hope and Despair.

Im very intrigued to see more of Sèmbene's work now. I believe Jon Rosenbam hailed Brightness as the greatest African film he had ever seen. The only issue now is finding a way to see it. :/

ShellOilJunior · 02-02-2017, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Let's just say, Ray keeps his friends close, and his enemies as avatars.

You might be on to something there.

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Hoke Moseley · 02-02-2017, 03:25 PM

To the best of my knowledge, there's only one known photo of Mulvaney out there...

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zoodermin · 02-02-2017, 03:44 PM

I saw Elle yesterday and I have to say, I didn't expect it to be so good. It's a beautiful, utterly-disturbing and funny film. Isabelle Huppert is magnificent and she is my top choice to win the Oscar. I hope Criterion will get the rights down the line because the SPC edition looks almost-barebones.

KyleW · 02-02-2017, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by zoodermin

I saw Elle yesterday and I have to say, I didn't expect it to be so good. It's a beautiful, utterly-disturbing and funny film. Isabelle Huppert is magnificent and she is my top choice to win the Oscar. I hope Criterion will get the rights down the line because the SPC edition looks almost-barebones.

It is indeed a fantastic film and I wouldn't be upset if she won either her or Portman.

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Abdrewes · 02-02-2017, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by zoodermin

I saw Elle yesterday and I have to say, I didn't expect it to be so good. It's a beautiful, utterly-disturbing and funny film. Isabelle Huppert is magnificent and she is my top choice to win the Oscar. I hope Criterion will get the rights down the line because the SPC edition looks almost-barebones.

Elle was my favorite film of last year, so I wouldn't mind this one bit. I would, however, prefer they concentrate on bringing his early films to bluray. The only one available is Spetters and you'd have to import that from Germany (which I did a week ago). Turkish Delight is an all time favorite film for me and I suspect it'll garner legions of fans should it make its way to the Collection. That movie is criminally underseen.

20th Century Boy · 02-02-2017, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Elle was my favorite film of last year, so I wouldn't mind this one bit. I would, however, prefer they concentrate on bringing his early films to bluray. The only one available is Spetters and you'd have to import that from Germany (which I did a week ago). Turkish Delight is an all time favorite film for me and I suspect it'll garner legions of fans should it make its way to the Collection. That movie is criminally underseen.

I concur. I have the Anchor Bay DVD set of his early works and they deserve (non crappy) blu ray releases. Excellent set of work and very interesting companion piece to what he would do in Hollywood later.

Polaroid · 02-02-2017, 05:27 PM

I found Elle to be ok, nothing terribly special, its enjoyable though, I don't get the oscar hype for Huppert as well? There are much better performances out there, she was good no doubt and I loved watching her but hardly 'Oscar worthy'...

Natalie Portman was a lot better!

Abdrewes · 02-02-2017, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 20th Century Boy

I concur. I have the Anchor Bay DVD set of his early works and they deserve (non crappy) blu ray releases. Excellent set of work and very interesting companion piece to what he would do in Hollywood later.

Lucky you! That set is worth a pretty penny today.

A serviceable bluray upgrade would immediately be a release of the year candidate.

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02-01-2017, 11:36 PM	#160081
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	^That clip wws recorded with a potato. True story.

02-02-2017, 04:45 AM	#160084
jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5920 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	Filmstruck is playing THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH with the C attached to it. The Scream Factory Vincent Price set that included this film is now OOP. . . I wonder if they'll be a Criterion edition of the film down the road? I seems unneeded, but possible perhaps?

02-02-2017, 09:59 AM	#160089
theater dreamer Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Flower Mound, TX 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:2400 DVD collection:202 Digital collection:274 Trading Score:13	The Criterion Collection: happy little trees and wiggle wiggle leaves from around the globe.

02-02-2017, 03:25 PM	#160094
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	To the best of my knowledge, there's only one known photo of Mulvaney out there... [Show spoiler]

02-02-2017, 03:44 PM	#160095
zoodermin Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:New York, NY Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:106 Blu-ray collection:740 Blu-ray reviews: 63 Trading Score:1	I saw Elle yesterday and I have to say, I didn't expect it to be so good. It's a beautiful, utterly-disturbing and funny film. Isabelle Huppert is magnificent and she is my top choice to win the Oscar. I hope Criterion will get the rights down the line because the SPC edition looks almost-barebones.

02-02-2017, 05:27 PM	#160099
Polaroid Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Norwich, UK	I found Elle to be ok, nothing terribly special, its enjoyable though, I don't get the oscar hype for Huppert as well? There are much better performances out there, she was good no doubt and I loved watching her but hardly 'Oscar worthy'... Natalie Portman was a lot better!

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