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Scottie · 02-17-2017, 11:44 PM

Fun fact as I'm rewatching Seven Samurai for the first time in years.

In the first hour of the film, Kikuchiyo presents a family tree to Shimada and his birthday is listed as February 17, 1574. And today just so happens to be February 17. What a coincidence!

Member-167298 · 02-17-2017, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Fun fact as I'm rewatching Seven Samurai for the first time in years.

In the first hour of the film, Kikuchiyo presents a family tree to Shimada and his birthday is listed as February 17, 1574. And today just so happens to be February 17. What a coincidence!

shadedpain4 · 02-18-2017, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iScottie

Fun fact as I'm rewatching Seven Samurai for the first time in years.

In the first hour of the film, Kikuchiyo presents a family tree to Shimada and his birthday is listed as February 17, 1574. And today just so happens to be February 17. What a coincidence!

It would be extra crazy if it was also 1574.

AaronJ · 02-18-2017, 04:48 AM

Do I want the Flash Sale to take part on the or around the 28th, so I can get a deal on the trilogy? Or am I just freaking out, because I'm sitting on a big GC and I really want to spend it?

Decisions, decisions.

Gacivory · 02-18-2017, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by thatguamguy

I'm still holding out hope that Criterion will re-acquire the director's cuts of "She's Gotta Have It" and "Texasville" for release on Blu. I think the former could get a release if that Starz show happens, and I know Bogdanovich is pushing for the latter, but I also saw that there was an HD master for TV and it was only the theatrical cut.

I just read an interview with Ernest Dickerson saying he worked with Spike Lee on a 4k restoration of She's Gotta Have it. He didn't know of a release, Lee was still working on the show at the same time, but he speculated that it would be ready in time for the show!

Supermartyoh · 02-18-2017, 05:09 AM

Didn't Criterion mention a while ago that had planned 4k remasters of Tom Jones and Midnight Cowboy from MGM? Any further bits?

Scottie · 02-18-2017, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Supermartyoh

Didn't Criterion mention a while ago that had planned 4k remasters of Tom Jones and Midnight Cowboy from MGM? Any further bits?

Midnight Cowboy was a rumor which turned out to be false. I believe there was a Tom Jones rumor, as well, but I don't know what became of it.

Scottie · 02-18-2017, 05:54 AM

If the rumors of a 4K re-release of Chungking Express are true, I hope this is the image used for the cover art.

Snicket · 02-18-2017, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronJ

Do I want the Flash Sale to take part on the or around the 28th, so I can get a deal on the trilogy? Or am I just freaking out, because I'm sitting on a big GC and I really want to spend it?

Decisions, decisions.

Flash sales more often then not happen around big releases.

Abdrewes · 02-18-2017, 11:02 PM

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but Godard's 1955 once-lost film Une Femme Coquette is now available on YouTube.

http://www.avclub.com/article/one-wo...youtube-250558

jayembee · 02-19-2017, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Predictions:

The Circus
Ghost World
Jeanne Dielman
Seven Days in May
Taipei Story

Wow. Three out of your five picks were announced.

Not bad, Nostradamus.

jayembee · 02-19-2017, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I am glad they're continuing the WCP sets. I had feared they abandoned them, like Eureka did in the UK after just one release.

I was also afraid that was the case. I mean, the first set was 3½ years ago! It's not like there weren't enough restorations in the can for a second volume long before this.

jayembee · 02-19-2017, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

I'm convinced that Ray_Rogers is the only person who likes Dead Presidents.

Add me to the list of people who liked Dead Presidents.

jayembee · 02-19-2017, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

All World Cinema Project films.

Bold = On Blu-ray

* = Confirmed but not released.

After the Curfew (1954, Indonesia)
Al Momia (1969, Egypt)
Alyam, Alyam (1978, Morocco)
Black Girl (1966, Senegal)
Borom Sarret (1963, Senegal)
The Boys from Fengkuei (1983, Taiwan)
A Brighter Summer Day (1991, Taiwan)
Downpour (1972, Iran)
Dry Summer (1964, Turkey)
The Eloquent Peasant (1969, Egypt)
The Housemaid (1960, South Korea)
Insiang (1976, Philippines)
Kalpana (1948, India)
Law of the Border (1966, Turkey)
Limite (1931, Brazil)
Manila in the Claws of Light (1975, Philippines)*
Memories of Underdevelopment (1968, Cuba)
Mysterious Object at Noon (2000, Thailand)
Raid into Tibet (1966, United Kingdom)
Redes (1936, Mexico)
Revenge (1989, Soviet Union)
A River Called Titas (1973, India)
Sayat Nova (1969, Armenia)
Taipei Story (1985, Taiwan)
Touki Bouki (1973, Senegal)
Trances (1981, Morocco)
The Treasure (1973, Sri Lanka)
Two Girls on the Street (1939, Hungary)

So yeah...there'll be a couple more box sets coming in the future.

At least this one as well:

Forest of the Hanged [Padurea Spânzuratilor] (Liviu Ciulei, Romania, 1965)

pedromvu · 02-20-2017, 07:24 AM

What? a whole day without any comment here, that has to be the first time in a long.

Anyway I catched up with the following:

His Girl Friday: The plot is very fresh in my mind, it's my second watch and also saw The Front Page with Jack Lemon, unfortunately I didn't find anything groundbreaking and my opinion stands on this, good not great, BTW this has to have a record of more words spoken per minute right? also it blows my mind that not only

[Show spoiler]

.

The Asphalt Jungle: Film-Noir is hit or miss with me although this feels more like straight out Heist film, I know this is probably influential but didn't find it did things particularly better than other Heist films like Rififi or The Killing, still good movie.

Punch-Drunk Love: Watched this right after La La Land, it was a great choice, this love story feels kind of magical, the score is amazing, I have seen this before but Anderson works always holds up repeated viewings for me, although to tell the truth I didn't remember absolutely anything about this one, was like watching for the first time.

Non Criterion:

Manchester by The Sea: A great and very restrained piece of drama, not quite the masterpiece Margaret was for me, but I am sure 99% of people disagree.

La La Land: Talk about disappointment, it is the Boyhood of the year for me and I love musicals

.

ravenus · 02-20-2017, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by pedromvu

His Girl Friday: The plot is very fresh in my mind, it's my second watch and also saw The Front Page with Jack Lemon, unfortunately I didn't find anything groundbreaking and my opinion stands on this, good not great, BTW this has to have a record of more words spoken per minute right? also it blows my mind that not only

[Show spoiler]

.

Yeah, I heard the radio play version (with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray) and I had the same issue about the end, which made me decide to not get the film even though it's a pretty spectacular package that was going for about 12 quid at the time

ShellOilJunior · 02-20-2017, 11:25 AM

The Lady Vanishes will not play on a Sony BDP S3700. The Criterion "C" appears in the top left corner but the main menu fails to load (I gave it 10 minutes but the screen remained black). The disk has no bronzing, is scratch-free and will play on a PS3 (At least prior to my console biting the dust).

thatguamguy · 02-20-2017, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gacivory

I just read an interview with Ernest Dickerson saying he worked with Spike Lee on a 4k restoration of She's Gotta Have it. He didn't know of a release, Lee was still working on the show at the same time, but he speculated that it would be ready in time for the show!

I kinda figured that if a TV show doesn't get "She's Gotta Have It" released on Blu, nothing will. But I really hope it's the proper unrated director's cut. He mentions deleted scenes he hasn't seen since 1985, so that's a good sign, I guess.

ShellOilJunior · 02-20-2017, 02:22 PM

Packaging for the The Before Trilogy courtesy of Criterion Forum:

[Show spoiler]

shadedpain4 · 02-20-2017, 02:56 PM

So glad I got in on the early Amazon pre-order price.

Of course, I'm not a prime member so Amazon won't even ship it to me until after its been out for a week, but what can you do?

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02-17-2017, 11:44 PM	#160721
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Fun fact as I'm rewatching Seven Samurai for the first time in years. In the first hour of the film, Kikuchiyo presents a family tree to Shimada and his birthday is listed as February 17, 1574. And today just so happens to be February 17. What a coincidence!

02-18-2017, 04:48 AM	#160724
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Do I want the Flash Sale to take part on the or around the 28th, so I can get a deal on the trilogy? Or am I just freaking out, because I'm sitting on a big GC and I really want to spend it? Decisions, decisions.

02-18-2017, 05:09 AM	#160726
Supermartyoh Banned Member since:Aug 2016	Didn't Criterion mention a while ago that had planned 4k remasters of Tom Jones and Midnight Cowboy from MGM? Any further bits?

02-18-2017, 05:54 AM	#160728
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	If the rumors of a 4K re-release of Chungking Express are true, I hope this is the image used for the cover art.

02-18-2017, 11:02 PM	#160730
Abdrewes Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Texas 4K collection:767 Blu-ray collection:9831 DVD collection:523 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:362	Not sure if it has been mentioned, but Godard's 1955 once-lost film Une Femme Coquette is now available on YouTube. http://www.avclub.com/article/one-wo...youtube-250558

02-20-2017, 07:24 AM	#160735
pedromvu Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Mexico 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:1222 DVD collection:35 MA collection:8 Digital collection:12 iTunes collection:12 Trading Score:52	What? a whole day without any comment here, that has to be the first time in a long. Anyway I catched up with the following: His Girl Friday: The plot is very fresh in my mind, it's my second watch and also saw The Front Page with Jack Lemon, unfortunately I didn't find anything groundbreaking and my opinion stands on this, good not great, BTW this has to have a record of more words spoken per minute right? also it blows my mind that not only [Show spoiler] . The Asphalt Jungle: Film-Noir is hit or miss with me although this feels more like straight out Heist film, I know this is probably influential but didn't find it did things particularly better than other Heist films like Rififi or The Killing, still good movie. Punch-Drunk Love: Watched this right after La La Land, it was a great choice, this love story feels kind of magical, the score is amazing, I have seen this before but Anderson works always holds up repeated viewings for me, although to tell the truth I didn't remember absolutely anything about this one, was like watching for the first time. Non Criterion: Manchester by The Sea: A great and very restrained piece of drama, not quite the masterpiece Margaret was for me, but I am sure 99% of people disagree. La La Land: Talk about disappointment, it is the Boyhood of the year for me and I love musicals .

02-20-2017, 11:25 AM	#160737
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	The Lady Vanishes will not play on a Sony BDP S3700. The Criterion "C" appears in the top left corner but the main menu fails to load (I gave it 10 minutes but the screen remained black). The disk has no bronzing, is scratch-free and will play on a PS3 (At least prior to my console biting the dust).

02-20-2017, 02:22 PM	#160739
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Packaging for the The Before Trilogy courtesy of Criterion Forum: [Show spoiler]

02-20-2017, 02:56 PM	#160740
shadedpain4 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:90 Blu-ray collection:2749 DVD collection:94 Trading Score:6	So glad I got in on the early Amazon pre-order price. Of course, I'm not a prime member so Amazon won't even ship it to me until after its been out for a week, but what can you do?

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