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Beta Man · 04-15-2010, 03:02 PM

Anyone have thoughts about this???? (all have high feedback scores

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EDIT:

nevermind.... I guess you can't buy it

McCrutchy · 04-15-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

Anyone have thoughts about this???? (all have high feedback scores

)

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I would guess it's a non-Criterion edition...

PowellPressburger · 04-15-2010, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I would guess it's a non-Criterion edition...

It looks like it is a pre-order sale anyhow. I can get it faster thru retail.

PowellPressburger · 04-15-2010, 03:14 PM

Loving the July announcements!

The Red Shoes case is not as exciting looking as I had hoped it would be, it is still nice though :-)

I am loving the Black Narcissus cover art. It is really cool.

Beta Man · 04-15-2010, 03:19 PM

Too bad they didn't release a "double feature" slip-case for Black Narcissus, and Red Shoes.... would be more likely to find a little price-break on them..... either way, looking forward to them (Have not seen the third)

Member-38928 · 04-15-2010, 03:20 PM

Are these the only 2 Criterion blu-rays?

I would love to see EVERY Criterion sd dvd be transferred to blu-ray.

steve_dave · 04-15-2010, 03:22 PM

There are more than 2 Criterion Blu-ray Discs...

Criterion's Blu-ray Page

JediFonger · 04-15-2010, 03:29 PM

som1 explain2me the July releases and why they're so great. not condeming, curious as to what they are. =)

ccfixx · 04-15-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JediFonger

som1 explain2me the July releases and why they're so great. not condeming, curious as to what they are. =)

Didn't you need a couple of other films' "greatness" explained to you before in past posts, Jedi? Just do a search on them, read the Wikipedia entry and you shall have a better understanding. Obviously, everyone may not agree that they are all "great" films, but both the Powell&Pressburger films are heralded as "classics" for the most part. They both have amazingly shot cinematography with the use of Technicolor. Rent them if you haven't seen them and then decide if they're considered "great" by your standards. What the critics say and what every other person in the world considers "great" is not always one in the same.

I'm just not sure what there is to explain if you haven't seen any of the films, yet. If you have seen them and don't consider them to be "great," then someone else could chime in and give you their counter-thoughts as to why each one is "great" in their opinion. Until then, though, I think the proposed statement of wanting an explanation is a bit lazy.

CC

McCrutchy · 04-15-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Loving the July announcements!

The Red Shoes case is not as exciting looking as I had hoped it would be, it is still nice though :-)

I am loving the Black Narcissus cover art. It is really cool.

I had deja vu considering the Dillinger Is Dead cover...

Also, I must admit that condiering the prescence of only one "surprise" BD title in July, the release that most interests me is the new Eclipse set, as I've never even heard of Sacha Guitry.

PowellPressburger · 04-15-2010, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JediFonger

som1 explain2me the July releases and why they're so great. not condeming, curious as to what they are. =)

I believe RED SHOES may be Martin Scorsese's favorite film of all time.

I really wish that they still retained the rights to TALES OF HOFFMANN.

reallyagi · 04-15-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

I believe RED SHOES may be Martin Scorsese's favorite film of all time.

That's all I need to know.

I wonder if more films are yet to be announced today.

BluBonnet · 04-15-2010, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bentvalve

I would love to see EVERY Criterion sd dvd be transferred to blu-ray.

There are probably more than a dozen titles now, you may want to check out the Criterion Collection thread that is stickied at the top of the page.

As for having every Criterion DVD re-issued on blu-ray - it just isn't going to happen. For starters, Criterion doesn't even still have the rights to some of the titles... they're OOP in DVD already.

rezpekt · 04-15-2010, 03:53 PM

http://www.criterion.com/library/blu...t_spine_number

jsummers157@ · 04-15-2010, 03:56 PM

Here is a list of the Criterion titles listed on this website.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?studioid=70

They generally release 3-4 a month and while that output may increase with increased adoption of the blu-ray format, as blu bonnet says, they will never bring all sd titles to blu-ray, for many reasons including rights issues.

reallyagi · 04-15-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ccfixx

You can pick up the amazing Masters Of Cinema blu-ray of "Sunrise" from Amazon UK or directly from Eureka right now in their April sale. It's region-free, so there's no reason that everyone shouldn't own it.

Thanks for the tip, I think I will buy the import.
I noticed The Red Balloon is also available in UK, any word on a US release soon? Maybe I'll jump on that too.
Do you have any other import suggestions (region free)?

McCrutchy · 04-15-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by reallyagi

Thanks for the tip, I think I will buy the import.
I noticed The Red Balloon is also available in UK, any word on a US release soon? Maybe I'll jump on that too.
Do you have any other import suggestions (region free)?

ccfixx also forgot to mention that the extras on the MoC disc of Sunrise are in NTSC, so they are fully playable on USA players as well.

Look in my Collection as I try to note whether imports are region-free and how the extras are encoded. I have several from the UK and especially Eureka!/MoC and the BFI.

ccfixx · 04-15-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by reallyagi

Thanks for the tip, I think I will buy the import.
I noticed The Red Balloon is also available in UK, any word on a US release soon? Maybe I'll jump on that too.
Do you have any other import suggestions (region free)?

I have "The Red Balloon" release, as well, so I definitely recommend that one. I think a good thing to do is to skim through all of pro-b's(Dr. Svet) reviews on this site since he does the imports. You can click on his name in any of his reviews and it'll take you to all of the films he's reviewed. I did the homework... here's the list of pro-b's reviews. You can sort them however you want depending on if you want films with the higher-rated picture quality and whatnot. From there, I think you'll be able to find some hidden gems you might be interested in. Just keep in mind, though, that although the feature film may be region-free, a lot of the features on the imported discs are still in standard definition PAL so you wouldn't be able to access them without a region-free player with PAL->NTSC conversion. All of pro-b's reviews will tell you what's English-friendly or not on every disc.

Oh, and if you haven't already be sure to change your profile settings to allow yourself to see all the reviews and news for other countries.

Oh, and definitely get "The Double Life of Veronique" for the ridiculous price of £8.99 right now.

CC

P@t_Mtl · 04-15-2010, 04:36 PM

I will be saving some money, nothing I would buy in what is coming out for the next few months

I sure can use a break. I will be doing rentings however.

SpiderBaby · 04-15-2010, 05:08 PM

Am I the only one who thinks the Red Shoes cover is the best of this month?

Also on a side note for anyone, Godard's "Film Socialisme" will premiere at Cannes, out of competition of course.

04-15-2010, 03:20 PM	#8126
Member-38928 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Trading Score:190	Are these the only Criterion blu-rays out and are they going to do more? Are these the only 2 Criterion blu-rays? I would love to see EVERY Criterion sd dvd be transferred to blu-ray.

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04-15-2010, 03:02 PM	#8121
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Anyone have thoughts about this???? (all have high feedback scores ) [Show spoiler] EDIT: nevermind.... I guess you can't buy it

04-15-2010, 03:14 PM	#8124
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:992 Blu-ray collection:3678 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	Loving the July announcements! The Red Shoes case is not as exciting looking as I had hoped it would be, it is still nice though :-) I am loving the Black Narcissus cover art. It is really cool.

04-15-2010, 03:19 PM	#8125
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Too bad they didn't release a "double feature" slip-case for Black Narcissus, and Red Shoes.... would be more likely to find a little price-break on them..... either way, looking forward to them (Have not seen the third)

04-15-2010, 03:22 PM	#8127
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	There are more than 2 Criterion Blu-ray Discs... Criterion's Blu-ray Page

04-15-2010, 03:29 PM	#8128
JediFonger Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:248 Blu-ray collection:1350 DVD collection:144 Digital collection:1 Trading Score:47	som1 explain2me the July releases and why they're so great. not condeming, curious as to what they are. =)

04-15-2010, 03:53 PM	#8134
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	http://www.criterion.com/library/blu...t_spine_number

04-15-2010, 03:56 PM	#8135
jsummers157@ Active Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:North Carolina Blu-ray collection:2258 DVD collection:134	Here is a list of the Criterion titles listed on this website. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?studioid=70 They generally release 3-4 a month and while that output may increase with increased adoption of the blu-ray format, as blu bonnet says, they will never bring all sd titles to blu-ray, for many reasons including rights issues.

04-15-2010, 04:36 PM	#8139
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	I will be saving some money, nothing I would buy in what is coming out for the next few months I sure can use a break. I will be doing rentings however.

04-15-2010, 05:08 PM	#8140
SpiderBaby Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2009	Am I the only one who thinks the Red Shoes cover is the best of this month? Also on a side note for anyone, Godard's "Film Socialisme" will premiere at Cannes, out of competition of course.

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