The Criterion Collection

[easyblu]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

I'm guessing for February

Bitter Rice
Wild Strawberries
Drunken Angel
Stray Dog
La Jetee/Sans Soleil
Weekend (Godard)

I would be quite happy with these titles. Tuesday is going to be a good day with the Three Colors trilogy release and February announcements!

I am going to make only one prediction for February: Tokyo Story. Seems like its about time for some Ozu blu for Criterion.

[SpiderBaby]

Off-topic,

Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem cast is ridiculous (in a good way). So much of those "where have they been?" actors (bolded the ones he has already worked with):

Meg Foster (John Carpenter's They Live, Masters of the Universe)
Udo Kier
Ernest Thomas (Raj from What's Happening)
Bruce Davison (Altman's Short Cuts) ---part was going to actor Bruce Dern but fallen out
Christopher Knight (Peter Brady from The Brady Bunch)
Sheri Moon Zombie
Ken Foree
Sid Haig
Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes)
Patricia Quinn (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Dee Wallace
Clint Howard
Torsten Voges (The Big Lebowski)
Billy Drago
Lisa Marie
Judy Geeson
María Conchita Alonso (Dennis Hopper's Colors)
Jeff Daniel Phillips (UNCLE SEYMOUR COFFINS in H2)
Richard Lynch

He is filming, yet still posting cast news still, so prob expect more.

[bugsy_pal]

Hey thanks - I did not realise that they had The Letter Never Sent on Hulu. Not that I can watch it here in Australia - but it gives me hope that it will see a bluray release some day. I've had it on VHS for about 20 years recorded from TV, and would love to see its glorious black and white imagery in hi-def.

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Just give me another Fassbinder, and they can leave the Godard at home (Criterion is just going to release Godard films I already have anyways). I don't have World on a Wire yet.

Anyways what I would like to see from what I know they have:

The Chris Marker films
World on a Wire
Oshima Youth Trilogy
Mikhail Kalatazov's The Cranes are Flying upgrade and The Letter Never Sent that they have on Hulu.

8-9 films (depending on if the Oshima is actually 3 or 4 films. Don't know yet. It's The Sun's Burial, Night and Fog in Japan, and Cruel Story of Youth. But don't know if they have A Town of Love and Hope or The Rebel with it.).

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Drudge

Can anyone tell me if there's a slipbox associated with Robinson Crusoe on Mars.

From my memory (without walking to my movie room) I'm going to say "no" it's a Scanovo case or whatever they're called.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by bugsy_pal

Hey thanks - I did not realise that they had The Letter Never Sent on Hulu.

Yeah, I got really excited when I saw it was put up on Hulu. Hopefully it gets a blu release and not just sit on Hulu.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by easyblu

I would be quite happy with these titles. Tuesday is going to be a good day with the Three Colors trilogy release and February announcements!

I am going to make only one prediction for February: Tokyo Story. Seems like its about time for some Ozu blu for Criterion.

It is difficult sometimes to predict. I thought we'd get more clues from Facebook. I'd like Tokyo Story also, I bought the UK import which isn't the best PQ quality. Three Colours will be amazing.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Off-topic,

Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem cast is ridiculous (in a good way). So much of those "where have they been?" actors (bolded the ones he has already worked with):

Meg Foster (John Carpenter's They Live, Masters of the Universe)
Udo Kier
Ernest Thomas (Raj from What's Happening)
Bruce Davison (Altman's Short Cuts) ---part was going to actor Bruce Dern but fallen out
Christopher Knight (Peter Brady from The Brady Bunch)
Sheri Moon Zombie
Ken Foree
Sid Haig
Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes)
Patricia Quinn (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
Dee Wallace
Clint Howard
Torsten Voges (The Big Lebowski)
Billy Drago
Lisa Marie
Judy Geeson
María Conchita Alonso (Dennis Hopper's Colors)
Jeff Daniel Phillips (UNCLE SEYMOUR COFFINS in H2)
Richard Lynch

He is filming, yet still posting cast news still, so prob expect more.

I heard Sheri Moon Zombie was a hold-out in contract negotiations

I am not a huge fan of the 'genre' really..... but I have to admit, that Rob Zombie films are enjoyable because of the "shock" and the humor is intended and not just because the film tried too hard and became a joke itself.

House of 1000 Corpses is great...... and like I said, not really a fan of the genre.

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

You can change it yourself, you know.

Even though they're suppliments, the database allows you to put in that a disc has two films, or even that there's two cuts of one film in a set, like The Leopard or Senso. You still have 2 movies on Blu-ray do you not, despite one being a "bonus feature"? Also, Bergman Island may be a suppliment with The Seventh Seal, but it has its own spine in the collection. So many people on this forum ask "what Criterions come with a second movie as a bonus feature," and this is an easier way to find that.

I totally agree that Blow Out (for example) shouldn't count as two titles in a collection. It's not like it's a Double Feature, with both titles displayed on the cover/spine. It's Blow Out (on the cover, spine) and oh yeah, Criterion was nice enough to include some obscure film from the '60s as an extra. It's even worse when you're looking at your collection, and it shows Blow Out/Murder a la Mod, as if they are equally important or it's a double feature.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Seymour

I totally agree that Blow Out (for example) shouldn't count as two titles in a collection. It's not like it's a Double Feature, with both titles displayed on the cover/spine. It's Blow Out (on the cover, spine) and oh yeah, Criterion was nice enough to include some obscure film from the '60s as an extra. It's even worse when you're looking at your collection, and it shows Blow Out/Murder a la Mod, as if they are equally important or it's a double feature.

Then change it. You can change it you know. I've changed it to reflect that there are two films on the disc, just as someone else has it so that Monterey Pop is a 3 film set, when it used to be two. Killer's Kiss is a supplemental film, but everyone treats it as an important release. There's no reference to Killer's Kiss on the cover or spine of The Killing. Therefore, according to your statement, it shouldn't count as two films.

It's still accurate to say there are two films on the disc, regardless as to how important you feel they are. There are many people in this thread who feel that Blow Out doesn't even belong in the collection at all. Murder a la Mod may be obscure, but it's still an important film as it's the first solo director credit of De Palma.

Also, Even if you don't specify the second film in the title line, the database will still register that a title like Blow Out is two instead of one, because of the way the database is designed.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by SpiderBaby

Just give me another Fassbinder, and they can leave the Godard at home (Criterion is just going to release Godard films I already have anyways). I don't have World on a Wire yet.

Anyways what I would like to see from what I know they have:

The Chris Marker films
World on a Wire
Oshima Youth Trilogy
Mikhail Kalatazov's The Cranes are Flying upgrade and The Letter Never Sent that they have on Hulu.

8-9 films (depending on if the Oshima is actually 3 or 4 films. Don't know yet. It's The Sun's Burial, Night and Fog in Japan, and Cruel Story of Youth. But don't know if they have A Town of Love and Hope or The Rebel with it.).

I like it!! This would be the best month ever. The Oshima films, World on a Wire, and my often mentioned (every month, in fact) upgrade wish for The Cranes are Flying, plus a new Kalatozov into the collection.

Edit: Of course, the only thing better would be if the month also included Le Samourai and the unexpected appearance of some of my long wished for Australian New Wave films......

[Seymour]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Then change it. You can change it you know. I've changed it to reflect that there are two films on the disc, just as someone else has it so that Monterey Pop is a 3 film set, when it used to be two. Killer's Kiss is a supplemental film, but everyone treats it as an important release. There's no reference to Killer's Kiss on the cover or spine of The Killing. Therefore, according to your statement, it shouldn't count as two films.

It's still accurate to say there are two films on the disc, regardless as to how important you feel they are. There are many people in this thread who feel that Blow Out doesn't even belong in the collection at all. Murder a la Mod may be obscure, but it's still an important film as it's the first solo director credit of De Palma.

Also, Even if you don't specify the second film in the title line, the database will still register that a title like Blow Out is two instead of one, because of the way the database is designed.

It's not as big a deal that they're counted as two films, but like I already said--it's worse when you're looking at the title and it shows as Blow Out/Murder a la Mod. Again, it's not like it's a double feature. Do you think anybody picked up Blow Out just because it included Murder a la Mod, as if they wouldn't have gotten it regardless?

With something like Presumed Innocent/Frantic or The Last Boy Scout/Last Man Standing--I'm sure peeps bought the DF for maybe one film only. Do you see the difference?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Seymour

It's not as big a deal that they're counted as two films, but like I already said--it's worse when you're looking at the title and it shows as Blow Out/Murder a la Mod. Again, it's not like it's a double feature. Do you think anybody picked up Blow Out just because it included Murder a la Mod, as if they wouldn't have gotten it regardless?

With something like Presumed Innocent/Frantic or The Last Boy Scout/Last Man Standing--I'm sure peeps bought the DF for maybe one film only. Do you see the difference?

I changed it to make you happy, but the system hasn't updated it yet.

[oildude]

Originally Posted by capnnarcolepsy

I got the 25% off coupon and, just like last sale, bought a DVD instead of a blu. $40 for Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales was just too good to pass up. Besides, there's still some 10% and 15% coupons around for those pesky blus.

Although I really wanna get that Kenji Mizoguchi Eclipse set....

I picked this one up tonight on my way home from work.

[SlickDamian]

Yeah thanks NS chick, it really shouldn't say the name of a supplement in the title or count as 2 films.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

Yeah thanks NS chick, it really shouldn't say the name of a supplement in the title or count as 2 films.

But it is two films, despite one being a supplement. I guess I'm just fussy about these things being a librarian/data manager and all. Also, how come no one complained about The Killing / Killer's Kiss? Killer's Kiss is only a supplement, and has been from day one, yet it's always been treated as a major film.

[SlickDamian]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

But it is two films, despite one being a supplement. I guess I'm just fussy about these things being a librarian/data manager and all. Also, how come no one complained about The Killing / Killer's Kiss? Killer's Kiss is only a supplement, and has been from day one, yet it's always been treated as a major film.

I don't know, but it's clear that Criterion treats Killer's Kiss, Murder a la Mod, etc as just supplements, otherwise they would advertise the releases as double features. For example, clearly and obviously The Seventh Seal isn't "The Seventh Seal/Bergman Island", very clearly Criterion regards Bergman Island as a special feature and The Seventh Seal as THE film. The same with all of the others.

[SlickDamian]

In other news, used an online coupon and made my B&N sale order. I find it hard to resist these sales. Ordered:

The Complete Jean Vigo
Fish Tank
High and Low
Island of Lost Souls
Still Walking

What do you guys think of those?

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

In other news, used an online coupon and made my B&N sale order. I find it hard to resist these sales. Ordered:

The Complete Jean Vigo
Fish Tank
High and Low
Island of Lost Souls
Still Walking

What do you guys think of those?

Excellent choices.

Originally Posted by SlickDamian

I don't know, but it's clear that Criterion treats Killer's Kiss, Murder a la Mod, etc as just supplements, otherwise they would advertise the releases as double features. For example, clearly and obviously The Seventh Seal isn't "The Seventh Seal/Bergman Island", very clearly Criterion regards Bergman Island as a special feature and The Seventh Seal as THE film. The same with all of the others.

Funny you should mention Bergman Island, as it does have its own Spine Number within the collection.

There's just so many questions as to what Criterions feature "extra films," even if they are only supplements, and the database allows you to reflect that. A lot of people see that getting Blow Out with Murder a la Mod as a supplement is more bang for you buck as you're getting two films for the price of one.

[georgec]

Anybody know anyone who works at Criterion?

I'd love to work there.

[SlickDamian]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Excellent choices.



Funny you should mention Bergman Island, as it does have its own Spine Number within the collection.

There's just so many questions as to what Criterions feature "extra films," even if they are only supplements, and the database allows you to reflect that. A lot of people see that getting Blow Out with Murder a la Mod as a supplement is more bang for you buck as you're getting two films for the price of one.

I could very well be wrong, but isn't the Bergman Island supplement on The Seventh Seal blu-ray a truncated version of the "full" Bergman Island that has its own spine?

Murder a la Mod and Killer's Kiss aren't, in my opinion, of a high enough quality to be a double feature and/or have a spine number.

Also, I think everyone in this discussion has forgotten Cathy Come Home, the Ken Loach TV movie that's included on Kes. I thought it was actually very impressive, and better then Killer's Kiss or Murder a la Mod.