The Criterion Collection

[Scottie]

I went ahead and got Hulu Plus and went overboard with adding titles to my queue.

The full list is as follows. Any immediate recommendations or thoughts on the films?

• 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her
• Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
• All The Boys Are Called Patrick
• ...And God Created Woman
• Andrei Rublev
• L'Argent
• Ashes And Diamonds
• L'Assassin Habite Au 21
• Au Hasard Balthazar
• L'Avventura
• Babette's Feast (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Bad Sleep Well
• Before The Rain
• Bitter Rice
• Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant
• Le Bonheur
• Boy
• Brute Force
• Carnival Of Souls
• La Cérémonie
• Chinese Roulette
• Circus
• City Lights
• Clean, Shaven
• Cléo From 5 To 7
• La Commare Secca
• Confidential Report
• Confidentially Yours
• Coup De Grâc
• Cranes Are Flying
• Daisies
• Day In The Country
• Dillinger Is Dead
• Drunken Angel
• Ear
• Earrings Of Madame De... (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• L'Eclisse
• Effi Briest
• Element Of Crime
• Elevator To The Gallows
• Les Enfants Terribles
• Eraserhead
• Europa
• Exterminating Angel
• Eyes Without A Face
• F For Fake
• Fear
• Fear Of Fear
• Fists In The Pocket
• Foreign Correspondent
• Generation
• George Washington
• Germany, Year Zero
• I Married A Witch
• I Vitelloni
• Idle Class
• Immortal Story
• Jules And Jim
• Kanal
• Kapò
• Kid
• King In New York
• Knife In The Water
• Kwaidan
• Lacombe, Lucien
• Last Wave
• Life Of Oharu (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Limelight
• Long Voyage Home
• Lord Of The Flies (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Lost Honor Of Katharina Blum
• Lower Depths
• Mala Noche
• Mamma Roma
• Man Bites Dog
• Marriage Of Maria Braun
• Mikey And Nicky
• Miss Julie
• Most Dangerous Game
• Mother Küsters Goes To Heaven
• Mouchette
• Murmur Of The Heart
• My Dinner With Andre
• Naked City
• Night Porter
• À Nous La Liberté
• Paisan
• Pandora's Box
• Passion Of Joan Of Arc
• Peppermint Frappé
• Permanent Vacation
• Pickpocket
• Picnic At Hanging Rock
• Le Plaisir
• La Pointe Courte
• Presentation, Or Charlotte And Her Steak
• Rendez-Vous
• Rome, Open City
• Sawdust And Tinsel
• Schizopolis
• Seance On A Wet Afternoon
• Shoot The Piano Player
• Short Films Of David Lynch (even though I've seen all 6 of them before)
• Silence
• Soft Skin
• Speedy
• Spirit Of The Beehive
• Squeaker
• La Strada
• Stromboli (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Summertime
• Sunnyside
• Taste Of Cherry
• Testament Of Dr. Mabuse
• Three Cases Of Murder
• Through A Glass Darkly
• To Be Or Not To Be (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Tokyo Story
• Trial Of Joan Of Arc
• Under The Roofs Of Paris
• Vagabond
• Veronika Voss
• Virgin Spring
• Viridiana
• Voyage To Italy (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Winter Light
• Woman In Question
• Woman Next Door
• Woman Of Paris
• Young Törless
• Z

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I went ahead and got Hulu Plus and went overboard with adding titles to my queue.

The full list is as follows. Any immediate recommendations or thoughts on the films?

Here are the ones that I've seen from your above list.

• ...And God Created Woman
• L'Avventura
• Bad Sleep Well
• Brute Force
• Carnival Of Souls
• Drunken Angel
• L'Eclisse
• Elevator To The Gallows
• Les Enfants Terribles
• Eyes Without A Face
• I Vitelloni
• Jules And Jim
• Knife In The Water
• Kwaidan
• Last Wave
• Lord Of The Flies (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Lower Depths
• Most Dangerous Game
• Pandora's Box
• Picnic At Hanging Rock
• Spirit Of The Beehive
• Virgin Spring

These are all quite superb, and I want Blu-ray updates of all of them.

Which one do I like best?

Carnival of Souls is bringing in the lead! L'Avventura is close behind, though, and may pass Carnival of Souls on the next turn! Pandora's Box is right there in the fold as well! Uh-oh...Brute Force is running strong now, and it's just caught up with all three in the lead. All four are going fast to the finish, and it's going to be a close one! But...wait! It looks like Elevator to the Gallows is speeding up at the final stretch! Elevator to the Gallows has caught up with the four in the lead! They're almost at the finish and... and...
Elevator to the Gallows for the win! Elevator to the Gallows has the win!

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Here are the ones that I've seen from your above list.

• ...And God Created Woman
• L'Avventura
• Bad Sleep Well
• Brute Force
• Carnival Of Souls
• Drunken Angel
• L'Eclisse
• Elevator To The Gallows
• Les Enfants Terribles
• Eyes Without A Face
• I Vitelloni
• Jules And Jim
• Knife In The Water
• Kwaidan
• Last Wave
• Lord Of The Flies (even though the Blu-ray is coming out soon)
• Lower Depths
• Most Dangerous Game
• Pandora's Box
• Picnic At Hanging Rock
• Spirit Of The Beehive
• Virgin Spring

These are all quite superb, and I want Blu-ray updates of all of them.

Which one do I like best?

Carnival of Souls is bringing in the lead! L'Avventura is close behind, though, and may pass Carnival of Souls on the next turn! Pandora's Box is right there in the fold as well! Uh-oh...Brute Force is running strong now, and it's just caught up with all three in the lead. All four are going fast to the finish, and it's going to be a close one! But...wait! It looks like Elevator to the Gallows is speeding up at the final stretch! Elevator to the Gallows has caught up with the four in the lead! They're almost at the finish and... and...
Elevator to the Gallows for the win! Elevator to the Gallows has the win!

Thanks for the input! I was sort of thinking about watching The Kid and La Strada first followed by L'Avventura, L'Eclisse, and Elevator To The Gallows.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I went ahead and got Hulu Plus and went overboard with adding titles to my queue.

The full list is as follows. Any immediate recommendations or thoughts on the films?

Assuming The Silence is Bergman's film, that is my suggestion. One of my all time favorite films. George Washington as well, David Gordon Green used to be such an immaculate talent. There are quite a few here that I haevn't seen, but really want to (City Lights, Andrei Rublev, Cleo from 5 to 7, Pickpocket)

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

Assuming The Silence is Bergman's film, that is my suggestion. One of my all time favorite films. George Washington as well, David Gordon Green used to be such an immaculate talent. There are quite a few here that I haevn't seen, but really want to (City Lights, Andrei Rublev, Cleo from 5 to 7, Pickpocket)

Yes it is the Bergman one. I was interested in seeing his Trilogy but never bought the DVD.

I've heard great things about George Washington, as well as the Agnès Varda films, so I figured I'd add them in.

You should check out some of the films on Hulu Plus. You get a free week.

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Yes it is the Bergman one. I was interested in seeing his Trilogy but never bought the DVD.

I've heard great things about George Washington, as well as the Agnès Varda films, so I figured I'd add them in.

You should check out some of the films on Hulu Plus. You get a free week.

You don't really need to worry about watching the trilogy in order, in my opinion. I watched The Silence first. It's a very loose trilogy.

I'll probably be getting a Hulu Plus subscription after I work my way through some of my unwatched stuff.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by brandon_260

You don't really need to worry about watching the trilogy in order, in my opinion. I watched The Silence first. It's a very loose trilogy.

I'll probably be getting a Hulu Plus subscription after I work my way through some of my unwatched stuff.

Oh excellent. I wish they would have included Lola on Hulu Plus, as they have the other two BRD Trilogy films.

[zoodermin]

Hey people, anyone got an opinion on Broadcast News? Haven't seen it but I've seen As Good as it Gets, which Brooks also directed, and I really like it so this one looks pretty interesting to me.

[jw007]

Has anyone else seen Before the Rain?

I own the Criterion DVD but there is no BD of this film available.

I think its a pretty good movie actually.

The opening music is pretty melodramatic too.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Hey people, anyone got an opinion on Broadcast News? Haven't seen it but I've seen As Good as it Gets, which Brooks also directed, and I really like it so this one looks pretty interesting to me.

Brooks' best film, IMO.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Oh excellent. I wish they would have included Lola on Hulu Plus, as they have the other two BRD Trilogy films.

Don't forget about Jacques Demy's Lola (1960). It's one of my favorite French new wave films

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Don't forget about Jacques Demy's Lola (1960). It's one of my favorite French new wave films

I don't think that one is available either :/

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

I don't think that one is available either :/

Ouch! Oh well. Most of those films on your list are very good, so have fun!

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Ouch! Oh well. Most of those films on your list are very good, so have fun!

Thank you, sir!

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Thank you, sir!

(I can't get over the fact that I will finally own The Sweet Hereafter. It's one of my favorite films)

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

(I can't get over the fact that I will finally own The Sweet Hereafter. It's one of my favorite films)

I had bought both that and Exotica, but I was really only interested in Exotica.

[Mr. Eddy]

According to CriterionCast, David Cronenberg's The Brood and Scanners have both been added to itunes by the Criterion Collection.

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/5...anners-are-now

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Mr. Eddy

According to CriterionCast, David Cronenberg's The Brood and Scanners have both been added to itunes by the Criterion Collection.

http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/5...anners-are-now

If that's an official Brood cover, 'tain't bad.

[Tin Drum]

Watched Godard's Weekend again last night. Just as bizarre as the first time I saw it.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by zoodermin

Hey people, anyone got an opinion on Broadcast News? Haven't seen it but I've seen As Good as it Gets, which Brooks also directed, and I really like it so this one looks pretty interesting to me.

I like it quite a bit. Actually, I think there is a contingent of us that really like the movie. It also has a good deal of rewatchability, which is a plus.