The Criterion Collection

[bwdowiak]

was home sick today and embarked on the 4 hour adventure that is A Brighter Summer Day. I thought it was fantastic. The pacing is challenging for the first hour or so - I think others have mentioned that on this thread before, but it rewards those willing to stick with it.

I really, really like Yi Yi, but I'm inclined to say that this was better, which I don't believe is the popular opinion around here. The plot, although layered and detailed to a point that made it kind of difficult to keep track of who is who, is tighter here than in Yi Yi.

I also recall somebody saying something about the photography, shot composition or something like that, too.. I thought that what Yang did with the camera here and w/ a lot of the night time photography looked pretty incredible.

Loved it!

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

My first viewing of 2001: A Space Odyssey was on a local cable station during my childhood in the early 1980s, soon after I had finished reading the novel by Arthur C. Clarke.

Having read the novel prior to seeing the movie for the first time, I felt that I had a good handle on everything that was going on, although I was only 11 years old. In a way, though, I wish that I had experienced the movie first.

I was fortunate to see this at the Uptown theater, which I believe was D.C.'s biggest screen back then. It was a great experience.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Yeah, I first saw 2001 at the theater. Sadly, that theater, which was a repertory theater, with a single screen is long gone. It was a mile away, too.

I saw so many fantastic classics there. I miss that so much. Oh well.

There was a duplex theater that was located across the street from where my wife and I worked. It was called the Inner Circle/Outer Circle. It was a repertory theater that had some great double features like Badlands/Days of Heaven or Love and Death/Bananas for example. We saw lots of films there. One day we came out to get lunch and the theaters were just a pile of rubble next to a bulldozer! It later became a parking lot. Joni Mitchell was right!

[SlickDamian]

Anyone else find it strange that Scorsese WCP is a dual format release? Are dual format releases coming back from Criterion, or are they just doing it with this release to keep in line with the first?

I'm not complaining. This WCP looks even better than the first.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

There was a duplex theater that was located across the street from where my wife and I worked. It was called the Inner Circle/Outer Circle. It was a repertory theater that had some great double features like Badlands/Days of Heaven or Love and Death/Bananas for example. We saw lots of films there. One day we came out to get lunch and the theaters were just a pile of rubble next to a bulldozer! It later became a parking lot. Joni Mitchell was right!

That story breaks my heart.

They turned my theater into an office building.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by atlantajoseph

Hopefully they will wait for the release of the Before trilogy on the 28th.

This would surely be their top seller at 50% off so I would be surprised if that's not the plan.

It doesn't need to be the 28th to be included, just whenever the Trilogy is in stock, which could be a few days or even a week before the technical release date.

[zoodermin]

I'm so glad I took advantage of Amazon's pricing error and I'm getting The Before Trilogy at 50% off on release date. I think it's the first time I'm buying a Criterion film on release date as I usually wait for the B&N sales on July and November.

[themp3000]

Thanks to the Amazon price error on the Before trilogy, this inevitable flash sale will probably be my smallest and least costing yet! I've only got His Girl Friday, Asphalt Jungle and Mildred Pierce in my cart. I'd get one more (and probably will in the adrenaline rush!) but I think that's good enough.

Money is burning a hole in my wallet.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by themp3000

Thanks to the Amazon price error on the Before trilogy, this inevitable flash sale will probably be my smallest and least costing yet! I've only got His Girl Friday, Asphalt Jungle and Mildred Pierce in my cart. I'd get one more (and probably will in the adrenaline rush!) but I think that's good enough.

Money is burning a hole in my wallet.

I was set for a big flash sale until Target's sale last week. Now I only have 4 titles to buy.

[crimsonfox82]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I was set for a big flash sale until Target's sale last week. Now I only have 4 titles to buy.

Ditto. That Target sale really helped out with the February & April releases. I just need to snag Something Wild (61), His Girl Friday, & Exterminating Angel (as I never picked up the DVD release) from the upcoming flash sale.

[xxnomad]

Well I guess next Tuesday looks like the best possibility. These 2 criterion birthday giftcards are burning a hole in my pocket!

[themp3000]

Originally Posted by xxnomad

Well I guess next Tuesday looks like the best possibility. These 2 criterion birthday giftcards are burning a hole in my pocket!

Can't rule out tomorrow or Thursday, or even next Monday. Just have to be prepared or else one will miss out big time.

[ShellOilJunior]

Let The Tree of Life hype train begin. The rumor did say "Summer months". The next announcement is for June.

[SlickDamian]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Let The Tree of Life hype train begin. The rumor did say "Summer months". The next announcement is for June.

One can dream!

However, it already has a top-notch blu-ray release.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

One can dream!

However, it already has a top-notch blu-ray release.

No extended cut yet though...

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Let The Tree of Life hype train begin. The rumor did say "Summer months". The next announcement is for June.

Didn't that same info dump say were we're getting a collection of Lana del Rey music videos?

(Looking back there have been multiple confirmations of TOL)

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Snicket

Didn't that same info dump say were we're getting a collection of Lana del Rey music videos?

(Looking back there have been multiple confirmations of TOL)

Different source, pretty sure the recent rumours are more solid...

[MifuneFan]

Lana

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Lana

Funnily enough I'm chilling out to Born To Die album... pure bliss!

However, there are better music videos id love to see in collection, if they was to do it...

We have discussed this so much but, would love a Chris Cunningham, Massive Attack, Bjork, Radiohead collection :P

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Funnily enough I'm chilling out to Born To Die album... pure bliss!

However, there are better music videos id love to see in collection, if they was to do it...

We have discussed this so much but, would love a Chris Cunningham, Massive Attack, Bjork, Radiohead collection :P

I'll take Control (since it never got a US blu release) with a couple extra discs of Anton Corbijn's music videos.