The Criterion Collection

[G. Costanz]

I think I recall reading that Criterion has the rights to Henri-Georges Clouzot's La Vérité with Brigitte Bardot. I saw a Bardot documentary on TV the other day and it reminded me. I wish that Criterion would hurry up and release it.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by oildude

I guess the term honky-tonk is not part of the urban hipster vocabulary.

Be glad of that. I've been drinking in dives for the better part of three decades and cringe every time I hear that term appropriated by some PBR swilling poser.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Some reason I thought hipsters were dying out and now it's something new.

No, we'll always have hipsters, but I'm pretty sure they've moved on from PBR.

[nitin]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

It appears Hitchcock's Notorious is OOP from MGM, and so was Spellbound, which is still out of stock via Amazon and starting to fetch higher prices on eBay.
I suspect Criterion will be re-releasing them both.

Yeah rumour is that Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious are back with Criterion.

[Arawn]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Some reason I thought hipsters were dying out

No, that's mutants.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by belcherman

No, we'll always have hipsters, but I'm pretty sure they've moved on from PBR.

Wait, does this mean I can start wearing Members Only again?

[Reddington]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

It appears Hitchcock's Notorious is OOP from MGM, and so was Spellbound, which is still out of stock via Amazon and starting to fetch higher prices on eBay.
I suspect Criterion will be re-releasing them both.

Originally Posted by nitin

Yeah rumour is that Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious are back with Criterion.

I picked up the now-OOP BD triple-pack for $15 from Amazon a couple of years back, but would immediately double-dip for Criterion releases.

[Strife88x]

Originally Posted by nitin

Yeah rumour is that Rebecca, Spellbound and Notorious are back with Criterion.

If they were to release them this year, will we get them all in a digipak set or will they keep the original art and put them out as individual releases?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Strife88x

If they were to release them this year, will we get them all in a digipak set or will they keep the original art and put them out as individual releases?

It's still a rumor of course that they'll happen at all, but I have to imagine they'll do both options, releasing them as singles, but also as a box set. Perhaps even a repeat of the Wrong Men and Notorious Women box set (though the existing Hitch box set might rule that out)

https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/89...lers-1935-1946

[jw007]

Originally Posted by dumb_dutchman

Reading everyone's comments (and the site's review) about Slacker, I can't help but conjure up images of Harmony Korine's Gummo. Although, Gummo (and Julian Donkey Boy) was more "improvisational" acting than a historical document.

Similar vibe maybe?

I remember watching both of those films and want to make an effort to watch them again... but those two Harmony Korine movies are more "arty" and "experimental" that are more about character studies rather than a "place" being a character study (and the characters themselves comprising the parts to the whole). That's at least how I viewed Slacker, as Austin was THE main character. I know the city doesn't look like that anymore today I'm sure, but this movie singlehandedly made me aware of Austin, TX and has inspired me to visit there ever since.

Originally Posted by mja345

"Slacker" is my favorite Linklater film and I think it's one of the more fascinating films of the last 30 years. I saw it when I was about 13 years old and it was one of the first things I saw that got me seriously into film. There a ton of influences I see in it. Godard, Altman, even the anarchic sensibilities of Robert Downey Sr. It's an absolutely brilliant movie.

I think its still my favorite Linklater movie too (though its a tough call between that and Dazed and Confused which I absolutely love too). It definitely is a brilliant piece of filmmaking (Slacker that is), as not only is a city a main character, but the dialogue is one continuous piece that flows from beginning to end amidst dozens and dozens and dozens of characters. Altman definitely was influential.

[adamhopelies]

Originally Posted by oildude

I guess the term honky-tonk is not part of the urban hipster vocabulary.

I wouldn't be so sure of that. An episode of Master Of None revolves around visit to a honky-tonk, and, depending on your prerogative that show may or may not be pretty "hipster".

[UncleBuckWild]

Talking about boxsets... let's make this happen.

Criterion Collection presents
THE MIND-BLOWING BOXSET

[Arawn]

Originally Posted by oildude

Google the video (it's from 2012) and you'll get a few hits for online blogs/mags that refer to the location as a country dive bar. I guess the term honky-tonk is not part of the urban hipster vocabulary.

Speaking of vocabulary, how did "dive bar" become a thing?

It's supposed to be "dive".

"Dive bar" is kind of redundant, like saying "the truck vehicle" or something.

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by UncleBuckWild

Talking about boxsets... let's make this happen.

Criterion Collection presents
THE MIND-BLOWING BOXSET

One more

[Midnight Rambler]

Originally Posted by oildude

I guess the term honky-tonk is not part of the urban hipster vocabulary. The Broken Spoke in Austin is one of the best honky-tonks in Texas.

Originally Posted by octagon

Be glad of that. I've been drinking in dives for the better part of three decades and cringe every time I hear that term appropriated by some PBR swilling poser.

It's nothing to do with hipsters, there's a difference between a dive bar and a honky-tonk. Honky-tonks will almost always have live music whereas a dive bar will have an old busted-up juke box in the corner at best. Honky-tonks often have other entertainment ... mech. bulls, etc. A dive bar might have a pool table with dead rails and lots of cigarette burns and beer stains.

[UncleBuckWild]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

One more

Nice!

... Here's another one.

[jshaide]

Oh man, didn't realize the 15th is veering its head once again. . .

[flyry]

Originally Posted by senseabove

Really? Did you read this somewhere or just try it and it worked? Might finally be time to use my trial...




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[MifuneFan]

My guesses/predictions for the month

Meantime
They Live By Night
Stalker
The Lure
West Side Story
The Lodger

I typically avg. 1/6

[Polaroid]

I wonder if we will get Tree of Life for June?