The Criterion Collection

[Namuhana]

Originally Posted by dmarvin

What state is it? Nevermind; it's Arizona

The X marks Phoenix, Arizona.

[SkyAntoine]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

It's Petzold's Phoenix, one of the year's very best. Stoked for this.

Don't jump to conclusions...

I'm hoping for this...

[Scottie]

Phoenix sounds great so color me excited.

[joie]

Lolita -- something happened at 7th St. and Central in Phoenix. Or Psycho, Marion Crane worked in Phoenix and absconded with $40K. Or Bus Stop -- the rodeo was in Phoenix. ...

[Gusto-Guus]

You guys are all wrong. It's clearly Raising Arizona

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by adamhopelies

Not seen the clue yet but Christian Petzold's Phoenix has been rumoured for a while now.

Saw it in the theatre and enjoyed it. Glad there were rumors since they stopped me from importing the UK blu.

[CriterionBlues]

That was the easiest clue in awhile. Looking forward to Phoenix.

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by jw007

I wanted to give a thanks to your post but I ran out of them (because I was "liking"/"thanking" people who responded to my initial post on 5 least favorite blind-buys). In any case, I've had this Shoah box set sitting in my cabinet for over a year or two and I have yet to try and tackle this thing. I'm just wondering how on earth this can be screened in a theater if its 10 hours long? Was there a shortened or abridged version?

To be honest, I don't know for certain how theatres projected Shoah. I know that there was never a shortened or abridged version, and I also know that some theatres showed it all the way through ... but whether others may have shown it with breaks or intermissions, I can't honestly say.

For me, one of the key benefits of having it on blu-ray is that one can pause it and not worry about missing anything. The movie is compelling, and it also builds to a cumulative effect. I have seen it twice, and both times in one long setting, with bathroom and food breaks along the way.

[Polaroid]

Originally Posted by Namuhana

The X marks Phoenix, Arizona.

Tree of Life confirmed.

[Show spoiler]

[SkyAntoine]

Originally Posted by CriterionBlues

That was the easiest clue in awhile. Looking forward to Phoenix.

What has been the turnaround time on some of these newer releases?
Is this 2-3 years out or earlier?

[filmmusic]

Although i haven't seen it I would be more interested in
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

It's Petzold's Phoenix, one of the year's very best. Stoked for this.

Could it be Keisuke Kinoshita's Phoenix (1947)?

[RojD]

Originally Posted by jw007

I wanted to give a thanks to your post but I ran out of them (because I was "liking"/"thanking" people who responded to my initial post on 5 least favorite blind-buys). In any case, I've had this Shoah box set sitting in my cabinet for over a year or two and I have yet to try and tackle this thing. I'm just wondering how on earth this can be screened in a theater if its 10 hours long? Was there a shortened or abridged version?

I don't have my copy with me, but I recall it being divided into parts. I've seen other long films that were broken into parts (by the director or the theater) and each part was given a separate showing in order to make projecting it cost-effective. When I saw Gance's Napoléon at a theater, its six-hour run time was broken into two showings, each with its own admission.

You'd hafta think they did something similar with Shoah's 9.5 hours. That might be why I watched it over three nights.

[Arkadin]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Although i haven't seen it I would be more interested in
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

still stunned that this film is STILL not on bd.
thought it would be a no-brainer.
of course, that was years ago when I thought that.

[joie]

The clue could be for something with Joaquin or River Phoenix.

[CriterionBlues]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Could it be Keisuke Kinoshita's Phoenix (1947)?

The Kinoshita is on their Hulu channel, so that's also a possibility, but I think it's the Petzold because of the phantom page and rumors.

Although maybe a double clue? Hmmm ...

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by joie

The clue could be for something with Joaquin or River Phoenix.

Although I don't think so, your explanation suits me fine!
Bring on the Mosquito Coast! (it's its anniversary next year too!)

[Reddington]

Pretty quiet sale for me as I also treated myself to the complete Twin Peaks and a couple of Twilight Time titles.

Picked up:

Breaker Morant
Throne of Blood
Mullholland Drive
In Cold Blood
The Night of the Hunter

Mullholland Drive is a bit of an experiment. I recently posted that I did not care for it the only time I saw it when it first hit home video and that I'm not really one to give films a second chance, trusting my gut the first time around - but it's probably time to test this position. Also, kind of hard to go wrong at the sale price less member 10% discount and a 20% coupon.

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by jw007

I wanted to give a thanks to your post but I ran out of them (because I was "liking"/"thanking" people who responded to my initial post on 5 least favorite blind-buys). In any case, I've had this Shoah box set sitting in my cabinet for over a year or two and I have yet to try and tackle this thing. I'm just wondering how on earth this can be screened in a theater if its 10 hours long? Was there a shortened or abridged version?

It was broadcast on TV in Europe. I caught it when I was 12-14 years old (old enough to want to know, but too young to comprehend both the scale and the horror), when it was shown late at night over a period of a week or so. I have only vague memories of it (talking heads mostly), but I remember being drawn to it like a moth to flame.

[Knaldskalle]

Originally Posted by belcherman

Could it be Keisuke Kinoshita's Phoenix (1947)?

Or perhaps Phil Karlson's The Phenix City Story from 1955? (Unlikely, I know, but it might be one of those clue that throws everyone off the trail.)