The Criterion Collection

[fdm]

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Thanks, and suggestions are appreciated. You're not the first to recommend some Korean titles, or Fantastic Planet. I'll check out the CJ titles as well... some of them look kind of cool.

I like this one, pretty overlooked on this website. (Don't let the title throw you... it's also known as Voyager.)



Volker Schlõndorff is director, based on Max Frisch's novel.

[fahrenheit290]

Another wish list to contribute, though I have no idea what the rights situation for each title is. This is for North American/U.S. releases...I'm not buying an international BD:

- a Kathryn Bigelow film: either Near Dark or Strange Days would be preferable. The former is out of print and the latter has never been released in BD. Zero Dark Thirty would be great too, as the special features of the BD last year were lacking. This is a great director who really needs some attention from Criterion, especially when others of lesser skill and vision have their entire oeuvres in the collection.

- The Gospel According to St. Matthew...the greatest Biblical film ever made

- Symphonie Pastorale...Palm D'Or winner, gorgeous B&W film, with cinematography by Armand Thirard (Wages of Fear). No blu-ray exists.

- Blow-Up. No blu-ray release exists. Incredible film.

- McCabe & Mrs. Miller. No blu-ray release exists. Gorgeous film. Nashville was recently added. This is another Altman classic, and somewhat underappreciated. If it's more accessible, it should appear on lists of greatest American films.

- Chinese Cinema: Huo Zhe (To Live), Raise the Red Lantern, Farewell My Concubine. I'd 100% love an Ang Lee film added to the Criterion The Ice Storm...Crouching Tiger would be amazing, down the line.

Blu-Ray Updates:
- Passion of Joan of Arc. We're still waiting...
- Bicycle Thieves
- Ikiru
- La Strada
- The River. Would be a gorgeous BD.
- The Virgin Spring
- The Last Emperor (both cuts together with their proper aspect ratio)

[AaronJ]

Oh man, would I love to see Raise the Red Lantern! So great. Obviously, The Passion of Joan of Arc is one of the greatest films ever made. Come on!

But seriously: Mulholldand Dr.! (And no, I won't shut up about it. )

[jayembee]

Happy New Year to everyone. I've still got about 2½ hours until midnight, but I just ate a big meal and the torpor is setting in. I'm about to wash up and crawl into bed to read until I fall asleep (in case anyone's interested, it's the seasonal-themed Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson -- one of his Longmire books).

[TJS_Blu]

In keeping with the Annus horribilis that was 2014, I'm predicting that the New Year's cartoon will consist of titles marked confirmed on iScotties list.

[fahrenheit290]

Also The Edge of Heaven on blu-ray would be great. Can't believe I forgot it...it's on my list.

I'm loving reading the wish lists. Some great suggestions. Man With the Movie Camera's bound to show up somewhere.

Some Sean Connery-Sidney Lumet would be inspired, like The Hill or The Offence, but I think the latter was just recently released.

[Spanish Scott]

All I want is a Blu release of A Matter of Life and Death.

Though if I'm pushing my luck, I might as well as throw in The Kid, Hard Eight, Dr. Strangelove, along with re-releases of Hard Boiled and Chungking Express.

[pro-bassoonist]

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Blu-ray REVIEW





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[pro-bassoonist]

Hey guys,

I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year

To the younger members that post here: Have an excellent second semester.
If you are graduating soon, good luck with college -- hopefully, you go to your favorite university.

If you are finishing your degree program, good luck on the job market. Hopefully, you get your dream job quickly

And if you are already where you want to be, I wish you more professional success in your field.

Have a Happy and Healthy New 2015, guys!!

Pro-B

[Roninblues]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

in 2015, i’m hoping for the following from criterion. I don’t think it is asking for too much.


Upgrades:
Another bresson
please let the next ******** title be ikiru

:d

[Roninblues]

Originally Posted by alull

i need your suggestions! i can buy one of the following on Blu-ray:

Badlands
The Big Chill
Two-Lane Blacktop (upgrade from the DVD i already have)

your personal choice and, if you can, why?
thanks !

Two words, Warren Oates.

[CinemaBlu]

Around what time does the New Year's card traditionally arrive?

[shadedpain4]

These came in the mail today, some late xmas gifts to myself from Taiwan

[Show spoiler]

Can't wait for everything to make it into the Criterion Collection!

Happy New Year's everyone!

[malakaheso]

Is the Koker trilogy due this year?

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I'll probably be late to the drawing hint party tomorrow, since I'll be running with some friends in the morning, so I'll put my own wish list on record...

[Show spoiler]
In a Lonely Place
This is the darkest of all of the film noirs, but the world will be so much brighter if Criterion releases it in 2015

Brute Force
The Naked City
Thieves' Highway
Night and the City
Jules Dassin's American film noirs need an upgrade on these shores.

Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon
I understand that a region-free French Blu-ray of this outstanding Jacques Tourneur horror film exists, but I've been holding out for a good release on these shores, ideally from Criterion.

The Lost Weekend
This is one of the great Billy Wilder films, and I'm itching to upgrade my old DVD.

Equinox
This would be a great lead-in Criterion release before the theatrical release of the next Star Wars movie in December 2015, and, although it's a crudely-filmed endeavor, I'd love to upgrade my Criterion DVD.

More Alfred Hitchcock...
Preferably Hitchcock's Sabotage, because Sylvia Sidney stars in it.

Le Samouraï
We're all waiting for a decent high definition transfer of this film, and it would be nice for it to happen sooner rather than later.

The Thing from Another World (1951)
The original ice bucket challenger winner. This would be a great Howard Hawks addition to the Collection.

Phase IV
We need this awesome Saul Bass film about ants in the Collection!

Modesty Blaise
The Antonioni movies starring Monica Vitti have already been released, but it would be a shame for 2015 to be a Monica Vittiless year. This is one of her films that I have always wanted to see.

Originally Posted by blkhrt

I am for any list that includes In a Lonely Place.

And I'm in for any list that includes The Thing From Another World.
I like the way you think, Owl!

[Cat III]

Happy New Year all. Apologies for the giant post. Let me jump into the ring with my own list of Blu-ray hopefuls for 2015:

Decline of Western Civilization - Hasn't seen a DVD release in ages (and I'm not sure it was ever officially licensed). With its cultural significance it deserves to get a proper release (along with parts I and II). Director Penelope Spheeris has been working to get this released. Why can't Criterion put their resources toward helping her achieve that?

Fiend Without a Face - Criterion released it on DVD. I've said it a million times and it deserves to be said again: a movie about floating brain monsters using their spinal cord tails to strangle people deserves to be seen in HD!

Plague Dogs - With Watership Down on the way, this is a logical choice. While the rabbit film has the better story, I think the creative team did a better job on the whole with this follow-up.

Stevie - The more Steve James films the better.

Felidae - If releasing animation becomes a common thing, then what better than this tale of murder?

Midori - Same as the one above except this title is more disturbing and more obscure. It was a labor of love made almost exclusively by one man. It premiered in a special theater where live actors performed the lines live while other people created the sound effects. If that isn't arthouse enough for Criterion then nothing is.

Talk to Her - Almodovar's best. Would also be happy to see Bad Education, Kika, Live Flesh, and Labyrinth of Passion.

The Straight Story - The forgotten David Lynch film. Stands out among his work, but good on its own merits.

Sid & Nancy - Know this is a long shot given it has a BD release, but seeing that Criterion owned the license once I like to keep hope. The rare film that had me in tears by the end.

May - The longest shot of all that I've mentioned. Best slasher film ever. Ebert gave it four stars. Wes Craven and Guillermo del Toro have singed its praises. Deserves to be on Blu-ray and would make a fine addition to the Collection.

Another box-set like Zatoichi. Wouldn't we all love another surprise like this? I'm not sure what series of film could use the treatment. If I dream, there's many choices. Say the entire works of Russ Meyer or a set of Pinky Violence titles. Or more obscure like an Alexander Petrov or Trent Harris collection. Probably wouldn't sell but I'd like it.

Originally Posted by iScottie

It would also be nice to see a Coen Brothers film (Barton Fink) enter the collection as I think it is their best film to date.

I must be in the minority on this thread in that I only think Barton Fink is okay. My fav Coen brothers film is Blood Simple. Behind that I'd put No Country for Old Men, Fargo, A Serious Man and The Big Lebowski.

Originally Posted by lordmorpheus72

Thanks, and suggestions are appreciated. You're not the first to recommend some Korean titles, or Fantastic Planet. I'll check out the CJ titles as well... some of them look kind of cool.

Hate to bog you down in more titles, but I'll try to narrow your options a tad. As far as CJ, I recommend Tazza, Dirty Carnival, The Unjust, Thirst, and Sunny (which I've already mentioned ) I've posted reviews for the first three so you can better see if they're your kind of thing. Gosh, it's been so long since I've written one of those. I ought to get back to it.

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Korea is Region A, so that recommendation can go for everyone on the US, not just the region free people (as least where blu-ray is concerned).

You're right. I always forget that.

[jw007]

First movie I watched in 2015?

Calamari Union!

A very obscure 1985 film from Aki Kaurismaki! Totally unexpected.

Even more unexpected is I found myself eating Lo Mein and Seafood Wontons with a friend in a Cambodian restaurant when the clock struck midnight. First time eating Cambodian for me. I only had one beer tonight too.

Here's my "want" or "wish" list for newer films (made after the 70s) that I hope to see in the Criterion Collection in 2015 or whenever!

New titles I want to see:

After Hours Martin Scorcese
Hard Eight P.T. Anderson
25th Hour Spike Lee
The Crying Game Neil Jordan
The Good Thief Neil Jordan
Lone Star John Sayles
City of Hope John Sayles
Arizona Dream Emir Kusturica
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Jim Jarmusch
Suburbia Richard Linklater
The Straight Story David Lynch
Death and the Maiden Roman Polanski
The Pianist Roman Polanski
Frantic Roman Polanski
Witness Peter Weir
Smoke Wayne Wang
Solaris Steven Soderberg
Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky

Upgrades I want to see:

The Last Wave Peter Weir
Before the Rain Milcho Manchevski
House of Games David Mamet
Short Cuts Robert Altman
My Own Private Idaho Gus Van Sant
Andrei Rublev Andrei Tarkovsky
Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch

[malakaheso]

Originally Posted by jw007

25th Hour Spike Lee

There is a rumour that Criterion are planning on releasing this one in the near future

Originally Posted by jw007

Upgrades I want to see:
The Last Wave Peter Weir
Short Cuts Robert Altman
My Own Private Idaho Gus Van Sant
Andrei Rublev Andrei Tarkovsky
Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch

Co-sign all these titles. I would also like to see a few more Bresson and Fellini upgrades too, especially Au Hasard Balthazar and Juliet of The Spirits.

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by malakaheso

There is a rumour that Criterion are planning on releasing this one in the near future




Co-sign all these titles. I would also like to see a few more Bresson and Fellini upgrades too, especially Au Hasard Balthazar and Juliet of The Spirits.

I would be on if Juliet of the Spirits got upgraded. I'd also like to see more De Sica like Shoeshine, Miracle in Milan, or The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.

[Indycohiba]

I would like to see an upgrade to The Shop on Main Street.