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theater dreamer · 12-11-2017, 04:12 PM

#%^$, I forgot 8 1/2.

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Originally Posted by malakaheso

Top 10 in alphabetical order, excluding boxsets (otherwise I'd include Cassavetes, Dreyer and Pedro Costa):

Au Hasard Balthasar

Barry Lyndon

Chimes At Midnight

Heaven's Gate

Late Spring

L'eclisse

A Man Escaped

L'avventura

McCabe and Mrs Miller

Stalker

Runners up: Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, Red Desert, The Long Day Closes, Safety Last, Love Streams, Spirit of The Beehive,

theater dreamer · 12-11-2017, 04:14 PM

That's the problem. Ten's just too restrictive.

A friend asked me for my ten favorite films of all-time on Facebook. I gave her thirty, and even that was a challenge.

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Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I keep looking at these Top 10 lists and thinking, "Man, I should have included that one on my own.", but then I look back at my list and realize that there's nothing that I want to kick out.

belcherman · 12-11-2017, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by theater dreamer

That's the problem. Ten's just too restrictive.

A friend asked me for my ten favorite films of all-time on Facebook. I gave her thirty, and even that was a challenge.

Almost two years ago, I made up a list of my 10 desert island Criterions. Reviewing it today, I find that only 5 of those made it onto my current list. Here is my list. I'm not saying these are the ten best, but they're the ten that have the most re-watch value for me.*

The Asphalt Jungle
The Big Chill
A Hard Day's Night
His Girl Friday
The Killing
McCabe and Mrs Miller
On the Waterfront
The Philadelphia Story
Red River
The Sweet Smell of Success

Honorable mention goes to The Third Man. If I owned the Criterion, I'd definitely include it, but I'm quite happy with my StudioCanal release.

* At least for now.

mande2013 · 12-11-2017, 05:49 PM

Here's my personal pantheon. Happy viewing folks:

L'Avventura
Le Cercle Rouge
Lola Montes
Rules of the Game
L'Atalante
Red Desert
Jules and Jim
Contempt
Vivre Sa Vie
8 1/2
Don't Look Now
Insiang (which I should have included in my Criterion top 10 by the way)
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Army of Shadows
Le Samourai
Pierrot Le Fou
The 400 Blows
North by Northwest
Rear Window
Imitation of Life
The Searchers
M
L'Eclisse
Blow-Up
Four Nights of a Dreamer
Pickpocket
Garcon!
Late Spring
Muriel
La Jetee
Mes Petites Amoureuses
A Nos Amours
La Gueule Ouverte
We Won't Grow Old Together
Breathless
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Les Rendez-Vous d'Anna
Scattered Clouds
Floating Clouds
Ugetsu
Deprisa Deprisa
El Sur
Late Autumn
Tokyo Twilight
Playtime
My Night at Maud's
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Earrings of Madame de...
Viridiana
El
The Exterminating Angel
Belle de Jour
A Man Escaped
Heat
Hovering over the Water
The Apu Trilogy (all three films)
Through a Glass Darkly (my favorite Bergman)

Mostly usual suspects with a few I would imagine *nobody* has seen like Garcon!.

ShellOilJunior · 12-11-2017, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kengjj

The Unknown Girl by the Dardenne Brothers comes out on dvd tomorrow!!! Does anyone know if Criterion is going to release the Blu-ray of this? Like they did with Clouds of Sils Maria?

It falls under the IFC deal. If Criterion wants to release it then it's theirs.

It seems the critical response was lukewarm to film. I don't think it ever played here (Or if it did it was gone after a week).

Gerby · 12-11-2017, 06:47 PM

Top 10 Criterions that i own

Night Of The Hunter
Blow Up
Sansho The Bailiff
To Be Or Not To Be
The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie
An Autumn Afternoon
The Lady Vanishes
Kes
The Life & Death Of Colonel Blimp
El Norte

Just missed the cut:

Limelight
Woman In The Dunes
All That Heaven Allows
Dazed & Confused
High & Low

senseabove · 12-11-2017, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

It falls under the IFC deal. If Criterion wants to release it then it's theirs.

It seems the critical response was lukewarm to film. I don't think it ever played here (Or if it did it was gone after a week).

Has Criterion ever released/upgraded anything that IFC previously released on DVD?

Since Bertrand Bonello seems to be gaining some steam after Nocturama, I'm curious whether Criterion would consider releasing House of Tolerance/L'Apollonide, even though there's already an IFC DVD.

mrjohnnyb · 12-11-2017, 09:08 PM

We might have our next announcement this Friday!

Then, a mere sixteen days later, we get our 2018 Clues for Upcoming Criterion Collection Releases Sketching!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

The Sovereign · 12-11-2017, 09:18 PM

^ Good grief - this month has been cruising by so fast, I hadn't noticed how close we are to the 15th. Assuming that's the day this go-round.

I wish that along with the new drawing each year, Criterion would provide a legend to last year's clue.

belcherman · 12-11-2017, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

We might have our next announcement this Friday!

Then, a mere sixteen days later, we get our 2018 Clues for Upcoming Criterion Collection Releases Sketching!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Just out of curiousity, are there any unsolved (or unverified) clues left from the 2017 drawing?

cash_black · 12-11-2017, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon Ranger

Seeing that on your list has anyone heard of Criterion possibly releasing....

I see there was a Korean release; anyone out there have it?

I would so love it.. i sold my dvd a long time ago in anticipation of a blu ray release that never came

Abdrewes · 12-11-2017, 10:09 PM

What the heck, here's my top ten:

1. Mulholland Dr.
2. The Thin Red Line
3. Red Desert
4. Solaris
5. The Last Temptation of Christ
6. The New World
7. Blow Out
8. Days of Heaven
9. L'Avventura
10. Lola Montes

(Heaven's Gate, Something Wild, Last Year at Marienbad, Thief, The Night Porter round out the honorable mentions)

ZeTi · 12-11-2017, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by oildude

The lack of Harakiri on many of these Top Ten lists is disturbing.

But other than that some great choices

It's a great movie (definitely in my top10) but not the criterion BD - go with the Eureka! instead.

My Top10:

#1 Repo Man
#2 Dazed and Confused
#3 Paris, Texas
#4 Rififi
#5 Safe
#6 Revanche
#7 Days of Heaven
#8 Bicycle Thieves
#9 Zatoichi
#10 The Darjeeling Limited

Tin Drum · 12-11-2017, 11:24 PM

TOP 10 FAVORITE FILMS IN THE COLLECTION

For Good Measure:

mrjohnnyb · 12-11-2017, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Just out of curiousity, are there any unsolved (or unverified) clues left from the 2017 drawing?

That's a good question. I believe that all of last year's clues have been announced.

octagon · 12-11-2017, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Just out of curiousity, are there any unsolved (or unverified) clues left from the 2017 drawing?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

That's a good question. I believe that all of last year's clues have been announced.

Holy hell, we're only three weeks away from the next one already.

Where does the time go?

Edward J Grug III · 12-11-2017, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

That's a good question. I believe that all of last year's clues have been announced.

Well, there's 16 Candles...

Abdrewes · 12-11-2017, 11:42 PM

https://www.criterion.com/explore/20...jesus-s-top-10

I don't know if this was posted here, but Zola Jesus (who made one of the better albums of 2017 imo) recently listed her Criterion top 10. Some dark choices to be sure. Apparently Martyrs is her favorite horror film too.

thinredline · 12-12-2017, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

Well, there's 16 Candles...

And West Side Story.

okcmaxk · 12-12-2017, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by thinredline

And West Side Story.

The Cuban flag with musical notes around it was a clue for Buena Vista Social Club. I doubt it’s a double clue.

12-11-2017, 09:08 PM	#171828
mrjohnnyb Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Southern New Jersey (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area) 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:3371 DVD collection:28	It's the happiest season of all! We might have our next announcement this Friday! Then, a mere sixteen days later, we get our *2018 Clues for Upcoming Criterion Collection Releases Sketching! It's the most wonderful time of the year!*

12-11-2017, 10:09 PM	#171832
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	What the heck, here's my top ten: 1. Mulholland Dr. 2. The Thin Red Line 3. Red Desert 4. Solaris 5. The Last Temptation of Christ 6. The New World 7. Blow Out 8. Days of Heaven 9. L'Avventura 10. Lola Montes (Heaven's Gate, Something Wild, Last Year at Marienbad, Thief, The Night Porter round out the honorable mentions) Last edited by Abdrewes; 12-11-2017 at 11:44 PM.

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12-11-2017, 05:49 PM	#171824
mande2013 Special Member Member since:Nov 2014 Location:Paris, France 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:322	Here's my personal pantheon. Happy viewing folks: L'Avventura Le Cercle Rouge Lola Montes Rules of the Game L'Atalante Red Desert Jules and Jim Contempt Vivre Sa Vie 8 1/2 Don't Look Now Insiang (which I should have included in my Criterion top 10 by the way) The Merchant of Four Seasons Army of Shadows Le Samourai Pierrot Le Fou The 400 Blows North by Northwest Rear Window Imitation of Life The Searchers M L'Eclisse Blow-Up Four Nights of a Dreamer Pickpocket Garcon! Late Spring Muriel La Jetee Mes Petites Amoureuses A Nos Amours La Gueule Ouverte We Won't Grow Old Together Breathless Letter from an Unknown Woman Les Rendez-Vous d'Anna Scattered Clouds Floating Clouds Ugetsu Deprisa Deprisa El Sur Late Autumn Tokyo Twilight Playtime My Night at Maud's That Obscure Object of Desire The Earrings of Madame de... Viridiana El The Exterminating Angel Belle de Jour A Man Escaped Heat Hovering over the Water The Apu Trilogy (all three films) Through a Glass Darkly (my favorite Bergman) Mostly usual suspects with a few I would imagine nobody has seen like Garcon!.

12-11-2017, 06:47 PM	#171826
Gerby Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Yorkshire, UK Blu-ray collection:-	Top 10 Criterions that i own Night Of The Hunter Blow Up Sansho The Bailiff To Be Or Not To Be The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie An Autumn Afternoon The Lady Vanishes Kes The Life & Death Of Colonel Blimp El Norte Just missed the cut: Limelight Woman In The Dunes All That Heaven Allows Dazed & Confused High & Low

12-11-2017, 09:18 PM	#171829
The Sovereign Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:289 Blu-ray collection:3343 Trading Score:1	^ Good grief - this month has been cruising by so fast, I hadn't noticed how close we are to the 15th. Assuming that's the day this go-round. I wish that along with the new drawing each year, Criterion would provide a legend to last year's clue.

12-11-2017, 11:24 PM	#171834
Tin Drum Special Member Member since:Aug 2011 Trading Score:73	TOP 10 FAVORITE FILMS IN THE COLLECTION For Good Measure:

12-11-2017, 11:42 PM	#171838
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	https://www.criterion.com/explore/20...jesus-s-top-10 I don't know if this was posted here, but Zola Jesus (who made one of the better albums of 2017 imo) recently listed her Criterion top 10. Some dark choices to be sure. Apparently Martyrs is her favorite horror film too.

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