The Criterion Collection

[Abdrewes]

Hell yes! The U.S. Treasury just sent me a nice check. I know what I'm going to spend it on

[14728]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Hell yes! The U.S. Treasury just sent me a nice check. I know what I'm going to spend it on

Rebecca Black's used tissues?

[Scottie]

If my copy of La Notte does not arrive tomorrow, shit is going to go down.

[smoss469]

The BN sale next week, is it a coupon code or an across the board price reduction in Criterion titles? Is it a reduction off the current price? or will they do like CC did on their sale? IE offer 50% off MSRP, not what their normal price is?

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

Kino and Image have the DVD out.

Yes, but Man with a Movie Camera (camera neg) is part of the Rohauer Film Collection which is being mined by Cohen Media Group. That's where I'd look for a blu-ray if one is coming.

[Cvalda]

I bit and finally got a credit card, completely not coincidentally just in time for the B&N sale

Seeing as the Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara DVD set will probably not get a sorely needed Blu-ray upgrade, I guess I'll finally buy that too in addition to The Ice Storm, La Notte, and Life is Sweet come the fifth.

[zoodermin]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

November 5 though December 2.

I'm going to buy La Notte, City Lights, and 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman.

My B&N purchase will be City Lights, Frances Ha, Tokyo Story, Autumn Sonata, Eyes Without a Face, Kiss Me Deadly and The Darjeeling Limited.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by smoss469

The BN sale next week, is it a coupon code or an across the board price reduction in Criterion titles? Is it a reduction off the current price? or will they do like CC did on their sale? IE offer 50% off MSRP, not what their normal price is?

Every Criterion title will be marked 50% off MSRP.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

November 5 though December 2.

I'm going to buy La Notte, City Lights, and 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman.

My must have titles are Tokyo Story, La Notte, and City Lights. Next in line will be Three Colors set, Rules of the Game, and maybe Things to Come if the money (and the boss) permit.
Lots of non-Criterion titles are also calling my name like the James Dean set, Universal Classic Monsters set, Night of the Comet, etc. Hopefully, with the holiday sales, I'll be able to get them all.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Ha! Yeah, it seems our lives are running parallel a bit as I saw that you are trying to unload some of your DVDs online. I'm in the process of 'trying' to do the same thing. I tried on Craigslist to move them in bulk. I was probably asking too much for them, however, because I didn't get any interest. Only a handful of Criterions, but it's the collection of someone who has good taste. I'd like to think so, anyway.

I just successfully shipped 3 Criterion DVDs (yes, let the firesale begin!) today to another member of this forum. I got a great deal for the 3 movies too. I think Craigslist is rough in terms of selling stuff, especially as a package of items (or DVDs in this case). What kinds of prices were you asking, just curious?

I wonder what movie I'll watch tonight. Hmmmm?

Should I watch Amour, The Turin Horse, Fargo or Ivan's Childhood?

[zkirkland]

Watched The Game tonight. The transfer was softer than I expected but with all the lighting, I'm sure it was the look that Savides wanted.

[The Great Owl]

I just finished watching The Public Enemy (1931), and cannot believe that it took me this long to check it out. That said, I'm glad that I waited until the film was available in a beautiful high definition presentation that belies its age.

I've always heard about James Cagney, because his name is ubiquitous in pop culture, but this was my first experience watching one of his films. He commands so much attention simply by way of presence and physicality, so I now understand his popularity.

The Public Enemy has some amazing sequences, my favorite being a revenge scene in the rain toward the end. The scenes with Cagney and Jean Harlow are wonderful. Of course, everyone always talks about the grapefruit scene. That's no way to treat a lady.

Tomorrow night, I'll move on to The Petrified Forest in this Ultimate Gangsters set.

Once again, I'm calling on Criterion to tackle some of these big name gangster films, like Scarface.

Even better, I'd love to see Criterion handle the Cagney/Bogart team-up films, Angels With Dirty Faces and The Roaring Twenties.

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I just finished watching The Public Enemy (1931), and cannot believe that it took me this long to check it out. That said, I'm glad that I waited until the film was available in a beautiful high definition presentation that belies its age.

I've always heard about James Cagney, because his name is ubiquitous in pop culture, but this was my first experience watching one of his films. He commands so much attention simply by way of presence and physicality, so I now understand his popularity.

The Public Enemy has some amazing sequences, my favorite being a revenge scene in the rain toward the end. The scenes with Cagney and Jean Harlow are wonderful. Of course, everyone always talks about the grapefruit scene. That's no way to treat a lady.

Tomorrow night, I'll move on to The Petrified Forest in this Ultimate Gangsters set.

Once again, I'm calling on Criterion to tackle some of these big name gangster films, like Scarface.

Even better, I'd love to see Criterion handle the Cagney/Bogart team-up films, Angels With Dirty Faces and The Roaring Twenties.

I haven't seen White Heat yet, but Petrified Forest is my favourite in the set - I bought the set for that film alone Hope you like it!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

I haven't seen White Heat yet, but Petrified Forest is my favourite in the set - I bought the set for that film alone Hope you like it!

The Petrified Forest was my main reason for buying the set as well, because I've decided to track down the Humphrey Bogart Blu-ray titles. I now have all of the Region A Bogart titles (The Petrified Forest, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Enforcer, The African Queen, The Caine Mutiny).

Another big reason why I bought Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics, however, was that I have lately taken it upon myself to collect Blu-rays of film noir titles from the 1940s and 1950s, since high definition does wonders for those movies. The films in the Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics set are precursors to the peak film noir era in a sense, because many of the film noir titles utilized the same cinematography styles and character archetypes. I'll be spending a lot of time in November going through the film noir titles that have come to my doorstep from Olive Films and Kino, so I wanted to watch the four movies in this gangster set as a lead-in.
Of course, Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney are both featured prominently in a handful of film noir titles, so it's good to see their early work in these gangster films.

I'm pretty sure that Michael Mann pulled the conclusion of Heat straight from the conclusion of Little Caesar, albeit just as brilliantly.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I've always heard about James Cagney, because his name is ubiquitous in pop culture, but this was my first experience watching one of his films. He commands so much attention simply by way of presence and physicality, so I now understand his popularity.

Now move on to Yankee Doodle Dandy, or better yet, Footlight Parade.
Tough Guys DO Dance.

[Ausjdm]

It's almost that time of the year again. The good ol B&N sale. I did this in July and y'all helped a lot then. Here's a list of wants I have yet to buy, anyone can help me pick ten that would be much appreciated my wallet will thank you also lol. I have a massive broad taste range so no worries on genres, just want good movies.

Anatomy of a murder
Bigger than life
Killing of a Chinese bookie
Revanche (I'm buying this one)
Gomorrah
Sweet smell of success
Double life of Veronique
World on a wire
Wages of fear
39 steps
Identification of a woman
House of games
Life & death of Colonel Blimp
Vengeance is mine
Sisters
3 women
Woman under the influence
Missing
Spy who came from the cold
Heavens gate
Frances Ha
2 or 3 things I know about her
Vivre sa vie
Last temptation of Christ
Solaris
Battle of Algiers
Seconds
Knife in the water
Che
Carlos
Le deuxieme soufflé
Jules and Jim
Black narcissus
Earrings of Madame de..
Amarcord

[GenPion]

You should watch some of the films on Hulu Plus or at least watch some trailers if you are undecided on that many. Or check IMDB and see what film-makers might have made other films you enjoyed. This would help you out a bunch.

[jw007]

Ausjdm: Spend 2 hours on Rotten Tomatoes and read the reviews and synopsis on each one and then you will know which 10 films you'll want to buy during the sale!

Rotten Tomatoes ALWAYS works for me.

Don't trust other people's opinions. Some might say a certain film is great but that doesn't mean you'll like it! (especially if you're as picky as I am). Then again, if you're not picky and like to blind-buy, I can't discourage you. But I'd read up these films a bit on Rotten Tomatoes (or IMDB - but its not as addictive to me).

[brandon_260]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

It's almost that time of the year again. The good ol B&N sale. I did this in July and y'all helped a lot then. Here's a list of wants I have yet to buy, anyone can help me pick ten that would be much appreciated my wallet will thank you also lol. I have a massive broad taste range so no worries on genres, just want good movies.

Double life of Veronique
Life & death of Colonel Blimp
Frances Ha
Vivre sa vie
Solaris
Seconds
Che
Carlos
Earrings of Madame de..

Some of the most essential films in the collection. Carlos in particular is amazing. Olivier Assayas is one of the best contemporary directors.

[Lordy]

Originally Posted by Ausjdm

It's almost that time of the year again. The good ol B&N sale. I did this in July and y'all helped a lot then. Here's a list of wants I have yet to buy, anyone can help me pick ten that would be much appreciated my wallet will thank you also lol. I have a massive broad taste range so no worries on genres, just want good movies.

[Show spoiler]Anatomy of a murder
Bigger than life
Killing of a Chinese bookie
Revanche (I'm buying this one)
Gomorrah
Sweet smell of success
Double life of Veronique
World on a wire
Wages of fear
39 steps
Identification of a woman
House of games
Life & death of Colonel Blimp
Vengeance is mine
Sisters
3 women
Woman under the influence
Missing
Spy who came from the cold
Heavens gate
Frances Ha
2 or 3 things I know about her
Vivre sa vie
Last temptation of Christ
Solaris
Battle of Algiers
Seconds
Knife in the water
Che
Carlos
Le deuxieme soufflé
Jules and Jim
Black narcissus
Earrings of Madame de..
Amarcord

[Show spoiler]

Here goes, enjoy!! ........

Anatomy of a murder
Bigger than life
Killing of a Chinese bookie
Revanche (I'm buying this one)
Gomorrah
Sweet smell of success
Double life of Veronique
World on a wire
Wages of fear
39 steps
Identification of a woman
House of games
Life & death of Colonel Blimp
Vengeance is mine
Sisters
3 women
Woman under the influence
Missing
Spy who came from the cold
Heavens gate
Frances Ha
2 or 3 things I know about her
Vivre sa vie
Last temptation of Christ
Solaris
Battle of Algiers
Seconds
Knife in the water
Che
Carlos
Le deuxieme soufflé
Jules and Jim
Black narcissus
Earrings of Madame de..
Amarcord[/QUOTE]