The Criterion Collection

[DaBargainHunta]

Originally Posted by AaronJ

Just checked for you. It was running.

I'm using Safari on MacOS 10.4.3

Thanks! Oddly enough, according to other forums, Safari is the one browser that does work. I don't have a Mac (should I get one?), but I suppose I could try it on my iPad. Not sure I'll bother though, because a tablet is never going to be the way I watch any of these movies.

[blu-bry]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Anyone else having issues playing Chungking Express or any of its related extras on the Criterion Channel?

On the VHX Roku app, I get a brief loading screen before being booted back to the menu.

On my web browser, I get an inaccurate screen that says, "Sorry, this video cannot be played while your device is connected to this external monitor" (it isn't).

Mikey and Nicky played flawlessly on the Roku VHX app last week.

It plays great on my MacBook with Mojave 10.14.3, but my Roku behaved the same way you described.

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

I don't have a Mac (should I get one?),

No. You can probably buy a pretty high-end blu-ray player and a nice regular PC for what a Mac costs. Might even have a penny or two left over to buy a blu-ray with.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

Thanks! Oddly enough, according to other forums, Safari is the one browser that does work. I don't have a Mac (should I get one?), but I suppose I could try it on my iPad. Not sure I'll bother though, because a tablet is never going to be the way I watch any of these movies.

If you want the best computer and consumer operating system available, sure.

[AaronJ]

As to whether someone should get a Mac or not, I feel bad answering that question since I'm an Apple shareholder. I have a bias.

I will say this, though: In the ... jeez, how long has it been? A LOT of years that I've owned one, I've been happy with mine. Whether you would be or not, I don't know and can't say.

[bright75]

When typically in February is the 24 hour Flash sale - end of the month? Just wanted to make sure I am primed and ready...

[El Sleezo]

Originally Posted by bright75

When typically in February is the 24 hour Flash sale - end of the month? Just wanted to make sure I am primed and ready...

Believe last year was 13th, and 28th year before. Gonna say tomorrow or 19th are most likely

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by El Sleezo

Believe last year was 13th, and 28th year before. Gonna say tomorrow or 19th are most likely

It's often done around their biggest release of the month. So in 2017, that was for The Before Trilogy which came out the 28th, and last year for Silence of the Lambs, and Night of the Living Dead which came out the 13th. I'd say Berlin Alexanderplatz is their biggest release of the month, and it comes out tomorow, so I would say that's most likely

[Snicket]

I am seeing Roma pop up in a few places as a rumored release, is there any truth to this?


This would most likely be the biggest release of the year (maybe the last several years) due to the implications of any kind of Netflix/Criterion deal.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I am seeing Roma pop up in a few places as a rumored release, is there any truth to this?


This would most likely be the biggest release of the year (maybe the last several years) due to the implications of any kind of Netflix/Criterion deal.

Just rumors, mostly based on people's strong wishes for it to happen (myself included). Someone recently visited Criterion and among the things he mentioned, he said he talked to Peter Becker about Roma, but that could just be them talking about a movie.

Here's the post it's mentioned. The big news there was for Blue Velvet, and possibly also implying an upgrade of Withnail and I:

Originally Posted by dwk

Criterion is working on Blue Velvet

[Yami]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

Greed is at the top of my list of the Warner-owned silents, but I wonder if it'll end up with Warner Archive since that seems to be the case with The Crowd and The Wind.

(Still think it's a pity how WB hasn't done much with their silents considering The Big Parade and The Jazz Singer both look incredible on Blu-ray)

Has there been an indication that WA are releasing The Crowd and The Wind?!

[LPMA]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I am seeing Roma pop up in a few places as a rumored release, is there any truth to this?


This would most likely be the biggest release of the year (maybe the last several years) due to the implications of any kind of Netflix/Criterion deal.

Roma was aquired by Netflix from the festival circuit (rather than being produced in-house), so it's possible home media rights were part of the contract that was drawn up. Most importantly, it would mean nothing for future Criterion/Netflix releases.

[SteelyTom]

Pre-Criterion flash sale question:

Love Streams or Short Cuts? (I have a few Altmans and zero John Cs.)

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Yami

Has there been an indication that WA are releasing The Crowd and The Wind?!

No. They haven't seen a release since the LaserDisc days. It's criminal that those two, Greed, A Woman of Affairs, and The Cameraman aren't on BluRay. Hopefully, Criterion can change that.

[agenda]

Give us COME and SEE already!

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Just rumors, mostly based on people's strong wishes for it to happen (myself included). Someone recently visited Criterion and among the things he mentioned, he said he talked to Peter Becker about Roma, but that could just be them talking about a movie.

Here's the post it's mentioned. The big news there was for Blue Velvet, and possibly also implying an upgrade of Withnail and I:

The guy who visited also said Criterion will “most likely” release Roma.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by bright75

When typically in February is the 24 hour Flash sale - end of the month? Just wanted to make sure I am primed and ready...

8-Sep-2011
14-Feb-2012
24-Sep-2012

26-Feb-2013
1-Oct-2013

25-Feb-2014
9-Oct-2014

10-Mar-2015
6-Oct-2015

23-Feb-2016
17-Oct-2016

28-Feb-2017
17-Oct-2017

13-Feb-2018
16-Oct-2018

Take your pick, but 2nd (twice) and 4th (4 times) Tuesdays in February have been the most common.

Big Release -- it was originally a slam dunk that Berlin Alex would be the key item, then betting line moved to the Bergman Collection when they had it listing 2/26 re-release/preorder -- now ??

It used to be the website would go down the night before, but they quit that.

USUALLY the items in the cart go from shipping the next day to shipping in 3 business days (no movement yet) though I did notice Berlin Alexanderplatz was listed as In-stock and no longer as a Preorder earlier today. I'd check the site early on Tuesday morning to see what is happening with the 3 Day label. I don't look at the site enough to know if that's unusual on Monday prerelease or not, but suspicious if it's unusual.

[Kakihara]

Thought I'd ask: Why are UK Criterions Region Locked B even though they are releases of what we have in the States? Arrow doesn't do that.

[AaronJ]

I think I'm going to go a little gonzo in the month's flash sale. I also want to focus on stuff I haven't seen, or unfamiliar with, or fill voids in my collection.

So far I'm up to:

Bitter Rice (Which I could have SWORN I already owned but apparently not!)

Certain Women

The Color of Pomegranates

Cul de Sac

John Cassavetes: Five Films

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro

Naked

24 Frames

El Sur

We'll see about anything else that I need to add!

[theater dreamer]

Turner Classic Movies is doing its 31 Days of Oscar again, leading up to the Academy Awards on February 24th. As a result, they're showing a bunch of Criterion films.

Times listed for Central Standard:

To Be or Not to Be (1942); dir. Ernst Lubitsch, starring Carol Lombard and Jack Benny. Feb 12 1 pm
Night Train to Munich (1940); dir. Carol Reed, starring Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, and Paul Henreid. Feb 12 3 pm
On the Waterfront (1954); dir Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden. Feb 12 11:15 pm
Speedy (1928); dir. Ted Wilde, starring Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy. Feb 13 5:30 pm
Brief Encounter (1945); dir. David Lean, starring Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard. Feb 14 5:30 pm
The Philadelphia Story (1940); dir. George Cukor, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart. Feb 14 7 pm
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963); dir. Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Edie Adams, Milton Berle, and Jimmy Durante. Feb 16 7 pm
Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987); dir. Luis Malle, starring Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto. Feb 17 3 am
Blow-Up (1966); dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave. Feb 19 11 pm
Three Colors: Red (1993); dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, starring Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignat. Feb 20 1:15 am
12 Angry Men (1957); dir. Sidney Lumet, starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman. Feb 20 5:15 pm
8½ (1963); dir. Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale. Feb 21 7 pm
La Strada (1954); dir. Federico Fellini, starring Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina. Feb 21 9:30 pm