The Criterion Collection

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Thanks for posting. Like everybody has been saying, it probably is Frances Ha, even though it isn't out yet. That means that it would be one of the first films Criterion ever released fresh from theaters. Plus, I'm pretty sure that Criterion still has a connection with IFC.

How ironic that "Ha" is on France while everything else involves pointless laughter synonyms to throw the viewer off.

Actually, first thought was that it looked like the Three Stooges' world map from "You Nazty Spy", but Sony already owned those.
("We'll pass through Hot-Sea and Tot-Sea, to the Bay of Rum.")

Instead, 'll just assume it's one of those snooty Criterion movies I haven't seen yet.

[Tin Drum]

Originally Posted by retablo

Secret of the Grain is fantastic.

Definitely. I Netflixed this a couple of years ago and immediately order the Criterion afterwards. Amazing film. Like I said in a post months back - that final act? Better than any thriller out there. WOW! Edge of your seat.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Snicket

I dig when Criterion gets behind "modern" releases like this. I approve.

Gives me hope for a To The Wonder release, however slight.

Magnolia should be releasing that one.

[octagon]

This question is prompted by but not directed specifically at Frances Ha...

Does anybody else reflexively groan even a little at the thought of yet another film about New York and/or New Yorkers?

Don't get me wrong, obviously New York is a central figure/location/entity not only in the US but in the world and is a completely legitimate film character. But for as much as I love things like Burt Lancaster's 'I love this dirty town' speech in Sweet Smell of Success I've also developed a bit of an 'ugh, enough already' reaction that seems to get a little stronger every year.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by octagon

This question is prompted by but not directed specifically at Frances Ha...

Does anybody else reflexively groan even a little at the thought of yet another film about New York and/or New Yorkers?

Don't get me wrong, obviously New York is a central figure/location/entity not only in the US but in the world and is a completely legitimate film character. But for as much as I love things like Burt Lancaster's 'I love this dirty town' speech in Sweet Smell of Success I've also developed a bit of an 'ugh, enough already' reaction that seems to get a little stronger every year.

I have no problem with the setting just as long as the portrayal of the city is interesting. I hate how countless rom coms like Friends with Benefits and Morning Glory exploit the city as they present it as a "fluffy", bright and bouncy place.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by octagon

This question is prompted by but not directed specifically at Frances Ha...

Does anybody else reflexively groan even a little at the thought of yet another film about New York and/or New Yorkers?

Don't get me wrong, obviously New York is a central figure/location/entity not only in the US but in the world and is a completely legitimate film character. But for as much as I love things like Burt Lancaster's 'I love this dirty town' speech in Sweet Smell of Success I've also developed a bit of an 'ugh, enough already' reaction that seems to get a little stronger every year.

I would make a pitch for an Atlanta movie on Criterion, but all we have to offer from our neck of the woods is Gone with the Wind (1939), Sharky's Machine (1981), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Drumline (2002), and ATL (2006). Of course, there's always Deliverance, which was filmed in Clayton, Georgia, where I worked during my first year out of college (I met the doctor from the end of the film, because he is an actual doctor in that county, and I also saw the banjo kid, who still lives there after all these years, at a Subway in town.).

I would actually be thrilled if Sharky's Machine were to appear in the Criterion Collection. The split second that Sharky's Machine appears on Blu-ray in any form or fashion, I'm there. This seems more like Twilight Time fare, thinking about it now.

[SammyJankis]

To The Wonder is releasing On Demand the day it hits theaters.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I would make a pitch for an Atlanta movie on Criterion, but all we have to offer from our neck of the woods is Gone with the Wind (1939), Sharky's Machine (1981), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Drumline (2002), and ATL (2006). Of course, there's always Deliverance, which was filmed in Clayton, Georgia, where I worked during my first year out of college (I met the doctor from the end of the film, because he is an actual doctor in that county, and I also saw the banjo kid, who still lives there after all these years, at a Subway in town.).

I would actually be thrilled if Sharky's Machine were to appear in the Criterion Collection. The split second that Sharky's Machine appears on Blu-ray in any form or fashion, I'm there.

You're forgetting the greatest movie of all time: this Is Spinal Tap. That was partially shot in Atlanta.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

To The Wonder is releasing On Demand the day it hits theaters.

I have not been to a movie theater since December. If Malick's To the Wonder shows up at a theater around here, I'm going to fork out to see it on the big screen. Terrence Malick deserves no less. Olga Kurylenko deserves no less.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

To The Wonder is releasing On Demand the day it hits theaters.

My theaters never get magnolia releases, so I guess I'm gonna have to rent it on Demand. Lets see how many viewings I can cram into a 24 hour period

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I have not been to a movie theater since December. If Malick's To the Wonder shows up at a theater around here, I'm going to fork out to see it on the big screen. Terrence Malick deserves no less. Olga Kurylenko deserves no less.

I'm sorry, but when has Olga ever given a notable performance? You might as well have said Ben Affleck or Rachel McAdams.

[Brad1963]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

To The Wonder is releasing On Demand the day it hits theaters.

I saw it in Paris last week.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Magnolia should be releasing that one.

It's a Studio Canal release, as such Lionsgate should have the Blu.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

You're forgetting the greatest movie of all time: this Is Spinal Tap. That was partially shot in Atlanta.

Yes, indeed! Too bad it missed Criterion spine # 11.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I have not been to a movie theater since December. If Malick's To the Wonder shows up at a theater around here, I'm going to fork out to see it on the big screen. Terrence Malick deserves no less. Olga Kurylenko deserves no less.

Ditto on waiting to see it on the big screen, even if it supposedly is lesser Malick.
There's a list of the theaters it will release in here (not every theater is listed, obviously):

[Show spoiler]
Opening
4/12/2013
Austin, TX: Alamo Slaughter Lane 8
Austin, TX: Violet Crown Cinemas
Baltimore, MD: Charles Theatre
Berkeley, CA: Shattuck Cinemas 10
Cambridge, MA: Kendall Square Cinema 9
Dallas, TX: Angelika Film Center and Cafe
Denver, CO: Mayan Theatre
Houston, TX: River Oaks Theatre 3
La Jolla, CA: La Jolla Village Cinemas
Minneapolis, MN: Uptown Theatre
Nashville, TN: Belcourt Theatre
New York, NY: Sunshine Cinema 5
New York, NY: Walter Reade Theater
New York, NY: Cinemas 1,2,3
Palo Alto, CA: Aquarius 2
Philadelphia, PA: Ritz East
Plano, TX: Angelika Film Center and Cafe
San Francisco, CA: Embarcadero Center Cinema 5
Seattle, WA: Egyptian Theatre
Washington, DC: E Street Cinema
West Los Angeles, CA: The Landmark 12

4/19/2013
Atlanta, GA: Midtown Art Cinemas 8
Campbell, CA: Camera 7
Chicago, IL: Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Cleveland Heights, OH: Cedar Lee Theatres
Encino, CA: Town Center 5
Fairfax, VA: Angelika Film Center & Cafe 8
Fort Worth, TX: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Indianapolis, IN: Keystone Art Cinema 7
Kansas City, MO: Tivoli @ Manor Square
Milwaukee, WI: Downer Theatre
North Hollywood, CA: Laemmle NoHo 7
Pasadena, CA: Playhouse 7 Cinemas
Royal Oak, MI: Main Art Theatre
San Diego, CA: Hillcrest Cinemas
Santa Ana, CA: South Coast Village 3
Santa Cruz, CA: Nickelodeon Theatres
Santa Rosa, CA: Summerfield Cinemas 5
University City, MO: Tivoli Theatre

4/26/2013
Charlotte, NC: Movies @ CrownPoint 12
Honolulu, HI: Kahala Theatres 8
Ithaca, NY: Cinemapolis 5
Palm Desert, CA: Cinemas Palme D'Or 7
Portland, OR: Cinema 21 Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT: Broadway Centre Cinemas
Santa Fe, NM: CCA Cinematheque
Scottsdale, AZ: Camelview 5 Theatre
Tucson, AZ: The Loft Cinema
Tulsa, OK: Circle Cinema

4/28/2013
Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Theater

5/3/2013
Memphis, TN: Ridgeway 4
Omaha, NE: Dundee (Art)
San Antonio, TX: Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro 6

5/9/2013
Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma City Museum of Art

5/10/2013
Champaign, IL: Art Theatre
Des Moines, IA: Varsity Theatre
Duluth, MN: Zinema 2
Hartford, CT: Real Art Ways Cinema
Spokane, WA: Magic Lantern Theatre

5/17/2013
Bend, OR: Tin Pan Theater
Columbus, OH: Gateway Film Center 8

5/30/2013
Mesilla, NM: Fountain Theatre

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I'm sorry, but when has Olga ever given a notable performance? You might as well have said Ben Affleck or Rachel McAdams.

Quantum of Solace, The Assassin Next Door, The Ring Finger, Paris, Je T'aime, Centurion, Land of Oblivion, There Be Dragons. She was also the best thing about Hitman, a fun flick in my collection. Soon, she will be in Oblivion, with Tom Cruise.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by Snicket

It's a Studio Canal release, as such Lionsgate should have the Blu.

http://www.magpictures.com/tothewonder/

(Scratches head) so I guess it's just for the theatrical/VOD release?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Ditto on waiting to see it on the big screen, even if it supposedly is lesser Malick.
There's a list of the theaters it will release in here (not every theater is listed, obviously):
4/19/2013
Atlanta, GA: Midtown Art Cinemas 8

Perfect! Midtown Art Cinemas is my favorite place in Atlanta to catch a movie. Old-school theater seating, instead of stadium seating, so that I don't have to look at cell phones. Cool crowds, because people generally go to that theater just to watch movies and behave. I'm there.

Oblivion also comes out in theaters that weekend, so it looks as though I'll have an Olga Kurylenko double-feature.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Quantum of Solace, The Assassin Next Door, The Ring Finger, Paris, Je T'aime, Centurion, Land of Oblivion, There Be Dragons. She was also the best thing about Hitman, a fun flick in my collection. Soon, she will be in Oblivion, with Tom Cruise.

I must be talking to fanboy #1. Of those, I've only seen Quatum of Sausage,which to be fair was not noteworthy in the least, and Paris Je T'aime.

Is she just radiant to look at or is does she really show her range in those genre flicks?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I must be talking to fanboy #1. Of those, I've only seen Quatum of Sausage,which to be fair was not noteworthy in the least, and Paris Je T'aime.

Is she just radiant to look at or is does she really show her range in those genre flicks?

Radiant to look at = 63%
Showing her acting range = 37%
Give or take a few percentage points either way.

In all seriousness, she does show a lot of range and versatility in her European films (The Ring Finger, The Assassin Next Door, etc.). Here on these shores, she mostly gets supporting roles (Seven Psychopaths, Max Payne, etc.), but she's more prominent overseas. It looks at though her star is on the rise here, and that's great for everybody.

A lot of people hate on Quantum of Solace, but I love it as a Bond film. The action scene editing could have been much better, but it's an otherwise fine Bond entry.