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Gacivory · 05-01-2018, 11:46 PM

The Awful Truth and Dead Man were at my Barnes and Noble with a 30% sticker.

octagon · 05-02-2018, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

Brilliantly outlandish, but perhaps a little too outlandish for the commissioned cartoonist(s) at Criterion.

Plus, Einstein doesn't wind up in a trunk. He signs the commitment papers for the sisters and skulks out the front door a free man.

What a fantastic movie.

bsend · 05-02-2018, 01:36 AM

The original Sex, Lies and Videotape cover was superior.

belcherman · 05-02-2018, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoke Moseley

At least this one actually looks like Andie MacDowell.

Pick your poison, I guess. The Sony cover looks DNR’ed to death, but the Criterion cover has too much grain.

Be interesting to find out why they wimped out and pulled the initial art-work. I really liked it.

mja345 · 05-02-2018, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Pick your poison, I guess. The Sony cover looks DNR’ed to death, but the Criterion cover has too much grain.

Be interesting to find out why they wimped out and pulled the initial art-work. I really liked it.

Maybe Soderbergh requested they go with that cover. He seems to be pretty heavily involved in the Criterion editions of his films.

hoytereden · 05-02-2018, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Scottie

Just noticed Criterion changed the SLV artwork.

This is fine if it's a lenticular slipcover that'll change to the first design.

theater dreamer · 05-02-2018, 07:08 AM

At my current rate, I am going to be spending myself into the poor house, and you all will be partially responsible. I saw the buzz regarding the announcement of Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence, and decided to push it up in my queue. Well, I finally got around to watching it tonight after taping it from TCM on February 10th, and I enjoyed it tremendously. It’s not the kind of film I typically go for; I find the pretentious social elite of any era makes for a rather tedious two hours in the dark, with some exceptions ( Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons being one). But something about this movie surprised me. Perhaps it’s that I identify so strongly with Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), having been in a similar position. The smothering effect of societal convention has rarely been so expertly rendered.

I would buy the film simply because Martin Scorsese directed it, and Daniel Day-Lewis starred in it. That I found it so engrossing surprises me, though. It’s so different for Scorsese. Now, I’ve only to decide when to buy it; in July, or October. My to-buy list is growing long, indeed.

Thank you to those of you who spoke so glowingly about it. I don’t know how I missed seeing it all this time.

nitin · 05-02-2018, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mja345

Maybe Soderbergh requested they go with that cover. He seems to be pretty heavily involved in the Criterion editions of his films.

In his book, he described the new cover image as the key image from the film so I wouldn’t be surprised if he did request the change.

obscurelabel · 05-02-2018, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex82

Has anyone seen Champagne for Caesar (1950)?

I ask because for some reason, IMDb lists Albert Einstein as "Himself", and their plot description says:

Wikipedia's plot has this paragraph:

So 3 questions:

A) Is that movie Criterion-esque?

B) Can we connect it with the clue at all?

C) Why am I trying to solve this if I'm terrible with these clues and never guessed one?

I think the clue has been nailed as My Brilliant Career but just to give you some closure, I have seen Champagne for Caesar and it's a clever screwballesque comedy with a great comic performance by Vincent Price as a kind of a New Age type business tycoon (decades ahead of his time) who frequently stops conversations dead in their tracks so he can go into a zoned-out trance to fully self-appreciate his own awesome creative genius. The film is amusing, but probably a bit of a trifle for Criterion to consider. NB: a phone call is made to Mr. Einstein in the film, but we never hear his voice -- and the real AE doesn't make an appearance.

Scottie · 05-02-2018, 05:48 PM

Andrei Rublev is now listed on Janus's website.

A Blu-ray should be announced in the near future.

SammyJankis · 05-02-2018, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scottie

Andrei Rublev is now listed on Janus's website.

A Blu-ray should be announced in the near future.

The only Tarkovsky I haven't seen.

Polaroid · 05-02-2018, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottie

Just noticed Criterion changed the SLV artwork.

What the hell lol thats horrible!

thatguamguy · 05-02-2018, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KJones77

Probably not. Wouldn't really fit the mold of recent clues either. I want the film on Criterion but I never really got why anyone thought the clue was for it due to the fact it isn't really how they do their clues (in general).

It's almost definitely My Brilliant Career.

I'd love to believe that it a clue for an Albert Brooks (birthname: Einstein) movie, but I can't figure any one that works nearly as well as an answer than "My Brilliant Career".

Smegma · 05-02-2018, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jma11_2000

Is this not a hint for Arsenic and Old Lace?

Man, I really would love for Criterion to release this.

jshaide · 05-02-2018, 08:14 PM

Janus tweeted that WANDA is coming back to theaters this summer.

This is excellent news, and the disc could be terrific if they do it right. The production of WANDA as well as Loden’s story is fascinating.

The You Must Remember This podcast on Loden is a great place to start if you want your curiosity stroked. I luckily got to see the film on 35mm about two years ago and was a massive discoveryfor me.

koberulz · 05-02-2018, 08:28 PM

Does Arsenic and Old Lace have any Blu release at all?

StarDestroyer52 · 05-02-2018, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by koberulz

Does Arsenic and Old Lace have any Blu release at all?

No.

Scarface32 · 05-02-2018, 09:05 PM

I’m not really sure what the problem was with USPS, but this took really long to come. It finally arrived today:

octagon · 05-02-2018, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koberulz

Does Arsenic and Old Lace have any Blu release at all?

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarDestroyer52

No.

Between WAC stepping up their game and Criterion cracking the Warner libraries we gotta be getting close though.

Right?

The Great Owl · 05-02-2018, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Snow Angels is really good too. The first two-thirds may be his best stretch of filmmaking, but I felt the film went a bit too far with Sam Rockwell's turn at the end.

Snow Angels gutted me out when I rented it a decade ago.

Almost everything written by Stewart O'Nan guts me out, though. I wish that somebody would make a movie adaptation of A Prayer for the Dying.

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05-01-2018, 11:46 PM	#176141
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1121 Blu-ray collection:5612 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	The Awful Truth and Dead Man were at my Barnes and Noble with a 30% sticker.

05-02-2018, 01:36 AM	#176143
bsend Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2015 4K collection:280 Blu-ray collection:4058 DVD collection:2001	The original Sex, Lies and Videotape cover was superior.

05-02-2018, 07:08 AM	#176147
theater dreamer Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Flower Mound, TX 4K collection:40 Blu-ray collection:2403 DVD collection:202 Digital collection:274 Trading Score:13	At my current rate, I am going to be spending myself into the poor house, and you all will be partially responsible. I saw the buzz regarding the announcement of Scorsese’s The Age of Innocence, and decided to push it up in my queue. Well, I finally got around to watching it tonight after taping it from TCM on February 10th, and I enjoyed it tremendously. It’s not the kind of film I typically go for; I find the pretentious social elite of any era makes for a rather tedious two hours in the dark, with some exceptions ( Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons being one). But something about this movie surprised me. Perhaps it’s that I identify so strongly with Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis), having been in a similar position. The smothering effect of societal convention has rarely been so expertly rendered. I would buy the film simply because Martin Scorsese directed it, and Daniel Day-Lewis starred in it. That I found it so engrossing surprises me, though. It’s so different for Scorsese. Now, I’ve only to decide when to buy it; in July, or October. My to-buy list is growing long, indeed. Thank you to those of you who spoke so glowingly about it. I don’t know how I missed seeing it all this time.

05-02-2018, 05:48 PM	#176150
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Andrei Rublev is now listed on Janus's website. A Blu-ray should be announced in the near future.

05-02-2018, 08:14 PM	#176155
jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5920 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	Janus tweeted that WANDA is coming back to theaters this summer. This is excellent news, and the disc could be terrific if they do it right. The production of WANDA as well as Loden’s story is fascinating. The You Must Remember This podcast on Loden is a great place to start if you want your curiosity stroked. I luckily got to see the film on 35mm about two years ago and was a massive discoveryfor me.

05-02-2018, 08:28 PM	#176156
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2229 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	Does Arsenic and Old Lace have any Blu release at all?

05-02-2018, 09:05 PM	#176158
Scarface32 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2012 Location:New York 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:341 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	I’m not really sure what the problem was with USPS, but this took really long to come. It finally arrived today:

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