The Criterion Collection

[Mansinthe]

i ordered a while ago the eclipse kurosawa DVD sets.. probably they will get bluray upgrades now

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Hey everybody, look at this list of Roger Ebert's Great Movies available on Criterion...

Roger Ebert's Great Movies (Criterion list)


I'm reminded that we really need Blu-ray upgrades of Le Samouraï and Touchez Pas Au Grisbi.

I'm reminded of how good and in need of an upgrade Le Samourai is every time I see your avatar.

(That is the opening set, apartment, right? I'm not seeing things? I love the squeaking sound of the bird . . . so sinister).

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Stray Dog for the win!

That's my favorite Kurosawa movie after Seven Samurai.

There's Ikiru, then there's everything else as far as I'm concerned. Great, Great movie.

Re: Michael Bay: The Rock and Pain & Gain take the top two slots.

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by King Troll

The Island is in my top 10 and I'm not ashamed

they don't call you King Troll for nothing.

just kidding (I guess that kind of makes me a royal troll) . . . didn't ever get around to seeing that one, but I'm going to check it out, sounds good.

[King Troll]

Originally Posted by shortmartin

they don't call you King Troll for nothing.

just kidding (I guess that kind of makes me a royal troll) . . . didn't ever get around to seeing that one, but I'm going to check it out, sounds good.

It gets shit for being a bay film but its one of the most original films I've seen and I'm saying this in the criterion thread wtf

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by shortmartin

I'm reminded of how good and in need of an upgrade Le Samourai is every time I see your avatar.

(That is the opening set, apartment, right? I'm not seeing things? I love the squeaking sound of the bird . . . so sinister).

Correct! One of my favorite opening shots ever. Certainly my favorite movie ever.

[RipleyLV426]

Originally Posted by dsman71

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-...716&x=55121207

Devils Backbone 50% off !

Definitely getting, I was waiting for that!! Thank you for heads up!!! I guess the release was moved a week earlier to July 23! How fortuitous.

[COLD_COBRA_]

no buzz code this year? I became a member in November, and the last e-mail from B&N I got at all was from February.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by King Troll

It gets shit for being a bay film but its one of the most original films I've seen and I'm saying this in the criterion thread wtf

Probably has my favorite Baysian set piece: the highway chase scene.

Tangentially, Criterion needs at least one Brickheimer production on BluRay (hopefully Thief)

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by King Troll

It gets shit for being a bay film but its one of the most original films I've seen and I'm saying this in the criterion thread wtf

The Island blatantly plagiarized The Clonus Horror, and Dreamworks settled out of court when the filmmakers of The Clonus Horror filed a lawsuit.

In my opinion, though, The Island is a far better movie. The Clonus Horror is a fun flick, but it's unintentionally laughable with the styles and the general approach. When The Clonus Horror was featured on Mystery Science Theater, the robots had no shortage of comedic ammunition.

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Probably has my favorite Baysian set piece: the highway chase scene.

Agreed. That's a great sequence. This is the scene that got my hopes up for Bay's Transformers, but my hopes were ultimately splattered on the ground like an ice cream cone falling out of a clumsy child's hands. Such a shame.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Agreed. That's a great sequence. This is the scene that got my hopes up for Bay's Transformers, but my hopes were ultimately splattered on the ground like an ice cream cone falling out of a clumsy child's hands. Such a shame.

Yup. If he would have still been under the patronage of Jerry Bruckheimer, the Transformers films would have much better.

I have hope for the next film though as Pain & Gain may have tapped stirred his better creative impulses...plus Marky Mark>Shia LeBeouff.

[King Troll]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The Island blatantly plagiarized The Clonus Horror, and Dreamworks settled out of court when the filmmakers of The Clonus Horror filed a lawsuit.

In my opinion, though, The Island is a far better movie. The Clonus Horror is a fun flick, but it's unintentionally laughable with the styles and the general approach. When The Clonus Horror was featured on Mystery Science Theater, the robots had no shortage of comedic ammunition.


Agreed. That's a great sequence. This is the scene that got my hopes up for Bay's Transformers, but my hopes were ultimately splattered on the ground like an ice cream cone falling out of a clumsy child's hands. Such a shame.

im tom lincoln

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Tangentially, Criterion needs at least one Brickheimer production on BluRay (hopefully Thief)

I'd also like to see American Gigolo

[KRW1]

Just read elsewhere that Howard's End has just gone OOP, so if you were pondering that one, don't ponder for much longer.

[gyrk12]

Originally Posted by KRW1

Just read elsewhere that Howard's End has just gone OOP, so if you were pondering that one, don't ponder for much longer.

My BN had a copy and snagged it the first day of the sale

I also snagged Chungking Express during the last sale.

Gonna try a diff BN today and see if they have Army of Shadows or Marienbad.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by shortmartin

I'd also like to see American Gigolo

I've been meaning to see that one.

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

I've been meaning to see that one.

it's cool. I saw it in a class in college on 'film and the body,' and the point was apparently that the way that the light shines through the windows/blinds in many scenes 'castrates' Gere or represents 'castration,' and so (beyond the narrative) the film offers a commentary on masculinity in the ways these scenes are shot. really interesting.

the pretenses of the class aside, I simply love Paul Schrader, one of my favorite screenwriters. Blue Collar would make another great spine for Criterion.

i'm not really steeped in film studies or theory, what I know is mainly from that class and a couple of others I took, some of my favorite classes in college for sure

[shortmartin]

any ideas about the monday announcements?

i think it's safe to say:

Cronenberg box
I Married a Witch

but beyond that I don't know, probably one or two upgrades, maybe a Lynch?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Not really a flaw but, Jeez, it seems like nobody is talking about how blatantly Del Toro pays homage to Blade Runner. Neon ads, transparent umbrellas in a crowded asian downtown area. Someone should be filing a lawsuit right about now...

I haven't seen Pacific Rim yet so I can't get too deep in the woods here but neon ads? Really? The sea of neon ads in Blade Runner would have been pointless if the association between neon and densely populated Asian urban areas hadn't already existed.

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

1. Which science fiction films have emulated the look of Metropolis?

One of my favorites: Tim Burton's Gotham City was Metropolis inside and out. The exteriors are pretty obvious but even touches like analog dials and clunky, manual levers in a futuristic setting were really cool.

But really, what science fiction film hasn't lifted something or other from Metropolis?

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm surprised that Things to Come has not generated a more enthusiastic response here. I thoroughly loved watching this film the other night, and am thrilled that it now exists in a good home video format.

Give it time. It was released well within my 'I can wait for the B&N sale' window and I suspect that was true for many of us. Mine just showed up a few days ago.

I'm sure there will be a crop of freshly minted zealots to help spread the word come November.

I hope to be one of them

[dsman71]

I think we will get the Cronenberg set and a David Lynch set - Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead, Lost Highway and / or Inland Empire. Or maybe separately Mulholland Drive.