The Criterion Collection

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Hello all,
I just got on HULU+ and I would really appreciate the input of some serious cinephiles. I've seen just about all the "big" films that are part of the Criterion Collection (plus all that are on BluRay, of course), so I am hoping to find out what are some of the hidden gems I need to stream as soon as possible.

The one that really jumps out, if you have not already seen it, is Jules Dassin's Brute Force, which stars Burt Lancaster. It's a firecracker of a prison movie, and it was quite violent for its day.

Also...

The Vanishing
Elevator to the Gallows
Carnival of Souls
I Vitelloni
The Fire Within
The Lovers
The Naked City
Pepe Le Moko

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by smoss469

I thought another company/studio was working on restoring Lady From Shanghai?

You're correct. It's Sony that owns the film, and doing the restoration. But since Criterion signed a deal outsourcing their accounting and distribution to Sony, there's been rampant speculation/hope that Sony (which has been licensing some of their back catalog to both Criterion and Twilight Time) might hand Lady from Shanghai off to Criterion instead of doing it themselves.

[shadedpain4]

The UK version of Like Someone in Love is on route to me and should show up around 1/10.

I'm assuming that will make it a lock for the Jan 15 announcement.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

quick off-topic post, does anyone know if the Samsung BD-E5400C can be made region free? It is on sale at Woot today and it's in my budget (still looking for something for those non-US release BDs). Thanks all!!

Check http://www.videohelp.com/

[Judex]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Don't think 'really awesome' applies to the Arrow release. At least I'm expecting better from Crtiterion. Same goes for Red River to a lesser extent.

Along the same lines, I'm hoping that CC starts releasing some of the Polish transfers (Polish releases) of the films of Wajda and Kawalerowicz, etc.

The Arrow release can certainly be improved upon, which is why I'm waiting for the Criterion blu. At the last Wexner(?) talk they did they said they had a 4K scan waiting for them in New York. So hopefully they'll release it late next year.

I'm hoping Criterion release Wadja's three war films boxset on blu aswell.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by jayembee

You never know.

Back in the 90s, I took a film appreciation class several times (it was less a class, and more a "let's go see a new movie each week and discuss it" type thing). One of the times I took the class, two of the other folks in it were ladies of an elderly persuasion. One of the films we saw during that class was Pulp Fiction, and both of those women gave it very high marks.

Well, it could pertain to the region of the world you live in. Aren't you in the UK, jayembee? I think the elderly women over there can handle just about anything!

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Cinemach

One of my favorite Scorsese films. The camerawork is full of vitality, its genuinely funny, and it's a great late-night-in-NYC venture. And it's one of many, many films that Scorsese has done that dispel the 'gangster/crime director' reputation that he seems to have amongst so many.

YES! And The Last Temptation of Christ is still my personal favorite Scorcese film and its not even about gangsters or crime! The first time I saw this film was only a few years ago and I immediately was captivated by it. After Hours ranks in my top 5 favorite Scorcese films too. For some reason I really enjoy his earlier to mid-period films still more than any other time of his career.

Originally Posted by baheidstu

After Hours is a great movie, it's a very dark comedy. One of those things where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. Full of quirky characters and bizarre situations. A wonderful change of pace for Scorsese.

It was also Cheech and Chong's best movie (well at least the best movie they ever were in).

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by hoytereden

I mentioned George Washington a few pages back, hoping to get somebody else's pov, but nobody seemed interested.

Oh, I love George Washington!

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

The one that really jumps out, if you have not already seen it, is Jules Dassin's Brute Force, which stars Burt Lancaster. It's a firecracker of a prison movie, and it was quite violent for its day.

Also...

The Vanishing
Elevator to the Gallows
Carnival of Souls
I Vitelloni
The Fire Within
The Lovers
The Naked City
Pepe Le Moko

I've seen Pepe Le Moko and The Vanishing, but I will add the rest that are currently not in my queue. Thanks, Owl.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Oh, I love George Washington!



I've seen Pepe Le Moko and The Vanishing, but I will add the rest that are currently not in my queue. Thanks, Owl.

I second the recommendation for Elevator to the Gallows!

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

The Modern Lovers

ahh.. yes. "roadrunner, roadrunner...!" nice. I wouldn't have been able to guess in a million years probably, but I know and like them.

[lordmorpheus72]

Originally Posted by Mansinthe

why dont you just get a cheap region B bluray player fot those non us releases ?

most software region free firmwares are not failsafe..and hardware mods are expensive and you have to reboot the player everytime to change the region , so they are not really "region Free".

panasonic has a region free firmware but that one is expensive (its not avaible for free)

toshiba players are the ones you want to get. there are some free firmwares avaible to make some of them region free. (Toshiba BDX 1200 for example)

mainly because i'm running out of room in my entertainment center, and I'd rather have just one player if possible. so was just curious if anyone knew about that model..

Originally Posted by jayembee

Check http://www.videohelp.com/

Thanks, forgot about videohelp. fyi, checked there and looks like it's a negative. thanks again though.

[Iamspartacus]

Random question: Did Slacker or Night of the Hunter or Nashville ever get made in a regular clear case? I know both The Third Man and Bottle Rocket got made in both. I just don't care for the digi versions so I'm looking for the regular case. Thanks,

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Iamspartacus

Random question: Did Slacker or Night of the Hunter or Nashville ever get made in a regular clear case? I know both The Third Man and Bottle Rocket got made in both. I just don't care for the digi versions so I'm looking for the regular case. Thanks,

No. You're out of luck with those three titles.

I am not a fan of the digibook packages either, but I do think that The Night of the Hunter is presented beautifully. It's one of the best Criterion titles, and well worth owning. If you can find a perfect-condition digibook in a store, then that would be the preferable way to buy it.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

I second the recommendation for Elevator to the Gallows!

Thanks. I believe this movie was mentioned in Almodovar's Broken Embraces. I've gotta see it!

Hey, so is anyone watching Phantom Carriage tonight?

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Hey, so is anyone watching Phantom Carriage tonight?

I'm about to put Shack Out on 101 into rotation. Old school Lee Marvin for the win.

The Phantom Carriage is an excellent film, though. I can't believe that I have not got around to upgrading my DVD yet.

[bwdowiak]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Thanks. I believe this movie was mentioned in Almodovar's Broken Embraces. I've gotta see it!

gosh, I love Almodovar! I always find it difficult, however, to remember the plots or premises of the movies I've seen that were made by him. Talk to Her, IMO, has such a GREAT screenplay. I'd love to see that as a Criterion release being that there is no U.S. release yet.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Hey, so is anyone watching Phantom Carriage tonight?

D'oh. Could've done that too.
Was so set on the idea of the George Pal "Time Machine" as a New Year's Eve movie, completely forgot about that one.
(And failing that, had the 3D "House of Wax" as a rental. )

[smoss469]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'm about to put Shack Out on 101 into rotation. Old school Lee Marvin for the win.

The Phantom Carriage is an excellent film, though. I can't believe that I have not got around to upgrading my DVD yet.

Shack Out On 101 is another great "minimalist" setting movie. Old school dirt bag Lee Marvin at his finest! Not as detestable as he was in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance but he's still pretty bad!

[The Great Owl]

I just posted my year-end favorites in another forum, but figured I'll share them here. After all, one of my Top 10 Movies is a Criterion title.

My Top 10 Movies of 2013:

1. All Is Lost
2. To the Wonder
3. 12 Years a Slave
4. Gravity
5. The Counselor
6. The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Blue is the Warmest Color
8. Oblivion
9. Mud
10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

My Top 10 Albums of 2013 (Actually, the only albums I bought in 2013, as I had other entertainment priorities.):

1. Cut Copy - Free Your Mind
2. The Ocean Blue - Ultramarine
3. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) - English Electric
4. Marnie - Crystal World
5. Visage - Hearts and Knives
6. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
7. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine
8. The National - Trouble Will Find Me
9. David Bowie - The Next Day
10. Johnny Marr - The Messenger

I did not read many 2013-publication books this year, but four notables are...

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
The Tilted World by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly
Joyland by Stephen King
The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Thanks. I believe this movie was mentioned in Almodovar's Broken Embraces. I've gotta see it!

Hey, so is anyone watching Phantom Carriage tonight?

I started it a little too late last NYE and wasn't in the mood to try to follow it (not that it's hard to follow but it was...late. on nye) but now having watched it I don't see it as a NYE movie.

I don't look for fluff, exactly, but it is a party night.

(of course, I'm saying all this with half a mind to work The Ice Storm in at some point tonight)