Ordered that quick sharp.
― Noodle Vague, Friday, 9 May 2008 22:55 (sixteen years ago) link
just got the thief of baghdad in the mail today, surprise review copy! WOOHOO!!
― s1ocki, Thursday, 15 May 2008 04:04 (sixteen years ago) link
The Small Back Room from Criterion next week, very underappreciated, esp the two leads.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 15 August 2008 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Radio 4 had a programme about the book's author, Nigel Balchin, recently. It prompted me to buy The Small Back Room, but I haven't read it yet.
― Alba, Friday, 15 August 2008 19:46 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd like to read it, Powell second-guessed how they did the adaptation.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 15 August 2008 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link
what does that sentence mean?
― amateurist, Saturday, 16 August 2008 21:16 (fifteen years ago) link
new set from sony — kind of random 2-film collection with "a matter of life and death" and "age of consent."
i'd never seen either before... just watched the former last night. pretty great. the opening scene with them meeting over the radio as david niven's plane is going down really won my heart...
― s1ocki, Thursday, 8 January 2009 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link
It's a pretty fine movie, cept the whole trial thing is weird. Best understood in terms of US-UK postwar vibe apparently (ie, changing of the Imperial Assholes guard).
Age of Consent benefits from Helen Mirren, a Lolita who can act better than Sue Lyon!
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 8 January 2009 15:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I've had Age of Consent sitting in my queue for a week. Netflix is showing signs of holiday wear.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 8 January 2009 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link
ya the trial kind of stopped me in my tracks a bit--at least stopped it from becoming a major revelation, especially the way it kind of abruptly ends
― s1ocki, Thursday, 8 January 2009 15:26 (fifteen years ago) link
definitely makes an interesting companion piece to a canterbury tale.
― s1ocki, Thursday, 8 January 2009 15:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Age of Consent[ tonight!
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 February 2009 16:28 (fifteen years ago) link
big screen or home?
― s1ocki, Thursday, 26 February 2009 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
don't get too excited...
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 26 February 2009 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
peeping tom on tonight though, 12:05, itv. (this being the uk)
― koogs, Thursday, 26 February 2009 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
The DVD, after a loooong wait.
I Know Where I'm Going still my favorite.
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 February 2009 17:17 (fifteen years ago) link
big fan of that one.
― s1ocki, Thursday, 26 February 2009 17:25 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/martin-scorsese-the-movie-that-plays-in-my-heart-1685003.html
did not know or had forgotten that jim mcbride was at college with marty.
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Friday, 15 May 2009 08:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Need to read that thru properly when I'm at home. OTM about Moira Shearer for real.
― Dom P's Rusty Nuts (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 May 2009 08:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Interesting article, thx for link.
I read elsewhere that the restored version of The Red Shoes is out on dvd and blu-ray in June; given the work done on the print it sounds like the blu-ray will be even better than that of Black Narcissus.
― Bill A, Friday, 15 May 2009 08:33 (fifteen years ago) link
he pretty much says "i was coked off my nuts first time i met mickey p."
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the one i most want to see is 'a canterbury tale'. tbh the dvd i have of 'the red shoes' is already amazing. but the 'canterbury' one isn't, and that's on criterion now.
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Friday, 15 May 2009 08:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Still probably my favourite, Canterbury Tale. Also Sheila Sim is uber-radiant in that one. But it's probably their funniest and most inscrutable flick.
― Dom P's Rusty Nuts (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 May 2009 08:43 (fifteen years ago) link
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are you saying the criterion canterbury isn't good, or that there's a different version where you are?
― s1ocki, Friday, 15 May 2009 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
There has been a different, cheapo one available in the UK.
― Alba, Friday, 15 May 2009 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link
ahh. crit cant is great.
― s1ocki, Friday, 15 May 2009 14:24 (fifteen years ago) link
My order for blu-ray of The Red Shoes just shipped from hmv.com - hopefully will be here before the weekend...
― Bill A, Thursday, 2 July 2009 12:13 (fourteen years ago) link
is it the new cleaned up version?
― Michael tapeworm much talent for the future (s1ocki), Thursday, 2 July 2009 13:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes, it's the restored version as shown at Cannes this year. According to the press blurb it's exclusively available from HMV, I don't know if this will remain the case.
― Bill A, Thursday, 2 July 2009 13:28 (fourteen years ago) link
bizarre!
― Michael tapeworm much talent for the future (s1ocki), Thursday, 2 July 2009 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
ah. found it on the hmv.com site, which completely crashed firefox. apparently it comes out on monday, so you won't have it in time for the weekend i'm 'fraid.
― Michael tapeworm much talent for the future (s1ocki), Thursday, 2 July 2009 13:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Lots of things crashing firefox lately.
― Horace Silver Machine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 July 2009 13:58 (fourteen years ago) link
ya, this is supposedly the hot new 3.5 too
― Michael tapeworm much talent for the future (s1ocki), Thursday, 2 July 2009 14:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Well, I got their confirmation that it has shipped - hopefully, this is the same as Amazon and means it's actually in the post so there's a chance (assumming teh Royal Mail do their thing properly).
Hmm, firefox ok on mine on that site (3.0.10 on XP). Weird.
― Bill A, Thursday, 2 July 2009 14:08 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm your biggest fan i'll follow you until you love me - Roger Roger LiveseyBaby there's no other superstar you know that i'll be - Roger Roger Livesey
― Freedom, Tuesday, 29 September 2009 16:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Don't believe I waited this long to watch A Matter of Life and Death. What a gorgeous movie. Think I'll watch another one later, Black Narcissus maybe?
― BTW, I'm frightfully middle-class (chap), Thursday, 28 January 2010 13:15 (fourteen years ago) link
AMoLAD is stupendous, I've been yearning for it to get released on blu-ray.
Have you seen Black Narcissus before? Beautiful and very unsettling at the same time.
― Bill A, Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Nope, never seen it. Think that's my evening sorted.
― BTW, I'm frightfully middle-class (chap), Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:50 (fourteen years ago) link
also, early Jean Simmons role
― Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Yr in for a treat - would be interested to hear your thoughts once you've seen it. Timely viewing as well given Jean Simmons's passing last week (you got there before me Morbs!). She's captivating in it.
― Bill A, Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I'll report back!
― BTW, I'm frightfully middle-class (chap), Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Black Narcissus: Wow. Going to have to collect my thoughts on it a bit, but wow.
― BTW, I'm frightfully middle-class (chap), Friday, 29 January 2010 01:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Kathleen Byron died just over a week ago too, strangely.
― Freedom, Friday, 29 January 2010 04:09 (fourteen years ago) link
Or rather, no she didn't. That was last year. Me and my speedy wikipedia scans.
― Freedom, Friday, 29 January 2010 04:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Apparently Esmond Knight is no longer with us as well.
― the clones of tldr funkenstein (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 29 January 2010 14:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Jesus christ that Red Shoes restoration!
― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 5 April 2010 19:46 (fourteen years ago) link
July:
http://criterion_production.s3.amazonaws.com/release_images/2764/44_BD_box_348x490.jpg http://criterion_production.s3.amazonaws.com/release_images/2758/93_BD_box_348x490.jpg
― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 15 April 2010 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link
BN cover is superb
― Big Fate (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner) (history mayne), Thursday, 15 April 2010 21:41 (fourteen years ago) link
as always thank god for criterion or i'd only be buying action films on blu-ray
― Cosmo Vitelli, Thursday, 15 April 2010 22:24 (fourteen years ago) link
both covers, but especially r.s., are awful
― by another name (amateurist), Friday, 16 April 2010 05:43 (fourteen years ago) link
both covers, but especially r.s., are terrific
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 16 April 2010 06:02 (fourteen years ago) link