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Heapashifter · 06-30-2019, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dwk

Was Dr. Strangelove even available at the start of the sale? It has been unavailable at both Criterion's site and Amazon.com for some time. (Fortunately my closest B&N had a copy in-store and I was able to pick it up on Friday.)

It was available on the first morning of the sale on B&N's site. I was browsing around and saw it in the bestseller section.

Xtempo · 06-30-2019, 11:43 AM

I saw that this thread was on my news feed on my ATT android phone. It's really weird since it doesn't happen to anything else.

BAMJoe · 06-30-2019, 12:45 PM

If I go with the Bergman collection, will I miss out on anything from the individual releases?

alull · 06-30-2019, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GrouchoFan

I've finally admitted to myself that, while there are certain Criterion titles I want to own, there are many more that I would like to see, but don't really need to own, even at 50% off. I'm going to stream the hell out of the Criterion Channel!

The Criterion Channel is helping me save on those films I want to watch but don't need to own forever.

Xtempo · 06-30-2019, 12:53 PM

I plan on getting
Wanda
Let the Sunshine In
My Brillant Career
Breakfast Club

The Sovereign · 06-30-2019, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BluProofie

Sissy Spacek deserved an Oscar nomination for her

[Show spoiler]

3 Women didn't receive a single Oscar nomination. Duvall and Spacek received major awards elsewhere, but Oscar skipped them and the film entirely. Another example of why I shrug when people say how unfair the Oscar's are now.

Xtempo · 06-30-2019, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Sovereign

3 Women didn't receive a single Oscar nomination. Duvall and Spacek received major awards elsewhere, but Oscar skipped them and the film entirely. Another example of why I shrug when people say how unfair the Oscar's are now.

Seriously? I thought both were really powerful and great in that movie.

The Sovereign · 06-30-2019, 01:44 PM

^ Yeah, go figure. I don't get too bent out of shape over any of that, but it's just another of those glaring omissions that kind of stick out. And there have been a lot of them. I will say, it was always tough sledding in the 70s.

Professor Echo · 06-30-2019, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Sovereign

3 Women didn't receive a single Oscar nomination. Duvall and Spacek received major awards elsewhere, but Oscar skipped them and the film entirely. Another example of why I shrug when people say how unfair the Oscar's are now.

Lest we forget that VERTIGO, sometimes ranked as "The Greatest Film Of All Time," didn't receive a single nomination. Hitchcock himself once said the Oscars are "doorstops" and I've never had a single reason to doubt him.

Cremildo · 06-30-2019, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor Echo

Lest we forget that VERTIGO, sometimes ranked as "The Greatest Film Of All Time," didn't receive a single nomination.

Sorry, but it received two - for Art Direction and Sound.

Professor Echo · 06-30-2019, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Cremildo

Sorry, but it received two - for Art Direction and Sound.

Thanks for the correction. You're right, but I still stand by my point.

AaronJ · 06-30-2019, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Pursuant to my recent interest in documentaries or quasi-documentaries, I just picked up Burroughs and My Dinner With Andre—both blind buys.

...any strong takes on either one?

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Originally Posted by yhzmr

If being privy to a two hour conversation turns you on then My Dinner with Andre might be for you. For me it was a slog for the most part.

I found My Dinner With Andre to be compelling. But then I think I was probably a good aim demographic-wise.

Cremildo · 06-30-2019, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor Echo

Thanks for the correction. You're right, but I still stand by my point.

Yeah, it wasn't nominated for any of the top awards (Pic, Director, Writing etc). I'd never attempt to deny that the Academy has overlooked many of the greatest and most influential films of all time. I mean, they gave John Ford 4 Oscars but didn't nominate The Searchers for anything, for crying out loud!

Namuhana · 06-30-2019, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cremildo

I mean, they gave John Ford 4 Oscars but didn't nominate The Searchers for anything, for crying out loud!

That's because, outside of the cinematography, The Searchers isn't that good of a movie... #hottake

Cremildo · 06-30-2019, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Namuhana

That's because, outside of the cinematography, The Searchers isn't that good of a movie... #hottake

Anyone can chime in and say that a great movie was snubbed at an awards ceremony because they didn't think it was that good. Hardly shocking. So long as you're aware that yours is a minority opinion, who cares?

RCRochester · 06-30-2019, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cremildo

Yeah, it wasn't nominated for any of the top awards (Pic, Director, Writing etc). I'd never attempt to deny that the Academy has overlooked many of the greatest and most influential films of all time. I mean, they gave John Ford 4 Oscars but didn't nominate The Searchers for anything, for crying out loud!

The Oscars often simply reflect the prevailing attitudes of the times. Vertigo was not a huge critical success at the time it was released, it’s only in hindsight that it seems egregious that it was largely snubbed.

Toxoplasmic · 06-30-2019, 04:43 PM

Went bonkers on the previous Criterion sale a few months back, so kept it humble this time around.

Blue Velvet
High and Low (blind buy)
Sisters (blind buy)
Detour (blind buy)

KubrickKurasawa · 06-30-2019, 04:55 PM

I do find it ironic that The Searches 1956 has what I would call Landscape Cinematography on a large scale.

And so does Lawrence of Arabia 1962, but he gets an Academy Award for Best. Along with other British titles. Even 1966 The Good The Bad The Ugly gets more recognition 10 years later. I don't mind if you say it has a better story but the Cinematography is copied and completely unoriginal. It's still beautiful.

John Ford doesn't crack Top 10 according to this list.

And it's doubling funny how NCFOM 2004 wins also for doing the same shots to0. Like 50 years later LOL. Wins Best Oscar. I like all these movies though, just liek I like The Revenant 2015 although it's obviously a rip off of Tarkovskys Stalker 1979 in terms of Cinematography.

You might as well give credit where credit is originally due. Miyagawa. John Ford. Kubrick. Tarkovsky. etc. and call out the Posers and rip offs where they obviously copied.

Always stay alert for who did what first. Cinematography, Audio/Sound/Mixing, Acting, Script, other techniques etc. I always felt Cinematography was obvious, but apparently not.

Xtempo · 06-30-2019, 05:14 PM

What's the current list of OOP titles? I mean the ones recently added to the list?

Bates_Motel · 06-30-2019, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

John Ford doesn't crack Top 10 according to this list.

Top 10 Cinematographers of All Time - YouTube

Probably because John Ford wasn't a cinematographer.

He was a director. Winton C. Hoch was the cinematographer for The Searchers.

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06-30-2019, 11:43 AM	#187662
Xtempo Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Home Theater Gallery:44 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:125 DVD collection:99 MA collection:29 iTunes collection:7 Prime collection:2 Trading Score:2	I saw that this thread was on my news feed on my ATT android phone. It's really weird since it doesn't happen to anything else.

06-30-2019, 12:45 PM	#187663
BAMJoe Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:42	If I go with the Bergman collection, will I miss out on anything from the individual releases?

06-30-2019, 12:53 PM	#187665
Xtempo Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Home Theater Gallery:44 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:125 DVD collection:99 MA collection:29 iTunes collection:7 Prime collection:2 Trading Score:2	I plan on getting Wanda Let the Sunshine In My Brillant Career Breakfast Club

06-30-2019, 01:44 PM	#187668
The Sovereign Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:289 Blu-ray collection:3343 Trading Score:1	^ Yeah, go figure. I don't get too bent out of shape over any of that, but it's just another of those glaring omissions that kind of stick out. And there have been a lot of them. I will say, it was always tough sledding in the 70s.

06-30-2019, 04:43 PM	#187677
Toxoplasmic Senior Member Member since:Jan 2019 Location:Canadian Rockies	Went bonkers on the previous Criterion sale a few months back, so kept it humble this time around. Blue Velvet High and Low (blind buy) Sisters (blind buy) Detour (blind buy)

06-30-2019, 05:14 PM	#187679
Xtempo Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Home Theater Gallery:44 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:125 DVD collection:99 MA collection:29 iTunes collection:7 Prime collection:2 Trading Score:2	What's the current list of OOP titles? I mean the ones recently added to the list?

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