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i've harassed them about getting on their media list to no avail :(

This, I admit, would be a dream for me.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:26 (eighteen years ago) link

sir norman wisdom recorded some commentary tracks when he was v. v. old (and boy does it show, senile old fule)

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:46 (eighteen years ago) link

for the criterion version of 'doctor in the house'?

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:46 (eighteen years ago) link

you need to resit yr british comedy o levels nrq

― Ward Fowler (Ward Fowler), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:50 (eighteen years ago) link

oh yeah, i meant some other old rank (PUN) film.

― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Enrique), Friday, 5 May 2006 14:51 (eighteen years ago) link

(Also, would TOMBOT like to add for the third time that he wishes they'd do more WKW?)

-- Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyza...), Today 8:20 AM. (allyzay)

Kino just rereleased everything but ITMFL and AOT last year...

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 5 May 2006 15:52 (eighteen years ago) link

I have a dvd player/tv combo in my house that has this weird copy protection light-to-dark flicker on the screen that renders the movie unwatchable, even if it's the original and Criterion discs ALWAYS set it off. Anybody else have this problem?

Also: watched Kumonoso Jo for the gazillionth time last night and the first for the crit. version... so fresh! so clean!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 5 May 2006 16:10 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm excited about Fists in Pocket which Criterion just released and I've never seen. There's also a new transfer of Yi Yi, although having just seen it again I don't really care right now. Speaking of Edward Yang I wish someone, Criterion or anyone, would release the rest of his catalog. As far as I know YY is it.

― TRG (TRG), Friday, 5 May 2006 16:24 (eighteen years ago) link

Fists is marvelous, I will rent ... I Am Curious (Yellow) and its extras are a must if you are interested in European '60s sex/politics nexus (ie, the filmmaker interviews Dr King amid the softcore sequences) and its landmark US obscenity case.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 5 May 2006 16:32 (eighteen years ago) link

yes, that is uh... exactly why i'm going to rent it.

for the dr. king interview.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 5 May 2006 16:33 (eighteen years ago) link

I Am Curious Yellow is one I've managed to miss every time I've had a chance to see it. Want to watch soon.

Not Criterion, but I watched Siberian Mammoth last night, the doc about I Am Cuba which I missed when it screened at Film Forum, and is just out on DVD. Pretty fascinating. Cubans hated it and the USSR was too timid to show it because Cuba was too westernized. Scorsese says that had he seen the film as a student he would have been a different filmmaker. Hmmm.

― TRG (TRG), Friday, 5 May 2006 16:44 (eighteen years ago) link

That's not really what he said, s1ocki!

― Allyzay Rofflesbot (allyzay), Friday, 5 May 2006 16:45 (eighteen years ago) link

well, the political content of IAC(Y) exceeds the frolicking by about 10:1, so don't be crushed.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 5 May 2006 16:52 (eighteen years ago) link

The Horse's Mouth

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:03 (eighteen years ago) link

i know but it's what i said!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Having just gotten through Barbara Kopple's magnum opus Havoc, I'm eagerly anticipating that documentary trifle Harlan County, USA.

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:09 (eighteen years ago) link

I should start e-mailing them about getting the rights to Double Indemnity and Open City. Neither of the skeevy bootlegs I bought of those two worked worth a damn.

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:10 (eighteen years ago) link

The Passion of Joan of Arc. I watched it twice in a row. I can't get the images out of my head. Warning: silent film, almost all close-ups, like moving portraiture with a narrative. The set is rly cool.

― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link

omg My Man Godfrey omg

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link

best movie ever!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:16 (eighteen years ago) link

3x-post: Double Indemnity was just announced for dvd. it's not criterion, but it's about damn time.

info here: http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=61290

― a spectator bird (a spectator bird), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link

tmg: i am cuba is fucking astonishing; some of the best filmmaking I've ever seen, exacerbated by the difficulty that there is NO PLOT; it's just straight propaganda.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 5 May 2006 19:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Le Cercle Rouge
F For Fake
Confidential Report/Mr. Arkadin megabox
All their Ozu DVD's are awesome.

Hope L'Armee Des Ombres happens this year.

― Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Friday, 5 May 2006 20:00 (eighteen years ago) link

jay vee have you seen Army of Shadows at film forum yet? It's a must.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 5 May 2006 20:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Forksclove - Yup, I agree, I've seen I Am Cuba a handful of times, it's amazing each time. See Siberian Mammoth if you haven't. There are a lot of interesting anecdotes, esp concerning how the film was completely buried and shelved at the time. Also Russian filmmakers in Cuba catching glimpse of decadent American influence (sex, wealth) on its way out is pretty amusing.

― TRG (TRG), Friday, 5 May 2006 20:14 (eighteen years ago) link

re I Am Cuba...the Cranes are Flying is pretty amazing too, there's more narrative with the propaganda and equally beautiful.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 5 May 2006 20:42 (eighteen years ago) link

Did "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" ever happen? I still haven't seen it yet. Also, did that remake die in production? I sure fucking hope so. What acting-type women are even up to Russ Meyer's standards these days? Ebert doesn't think there are any.

I'm really curious about the Criterion "Carnival of Souls," a fave, but it's hard to justify spending $35+ on it when I bought my current copy for $3.

― Abbott (Abbott), Friday, 5 May 2006 20:54 (eighteen years ago) link

My DVD player did this when I hooked it to my VCR, with the VCR connected to the TV because my TV at the time had no modern inputs. Is there a VCR in the loop in your setup? Or is there some sort of setup menu that maybe you've set wrong (or not set at all)?

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 5 May 2006 20:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Also, I found the Metropolitan DVD at Fry's for $25, if people are put off by the normal $39.95 normal price. The Passenger was $20 there, but it's not a Criterion release.

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 5 May 2006 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls got cancelled because of some dealings with the Meyer estate, I think. It's now going to come out as a Fox product (read: cheaper) later on.

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 5 May 2006 21:02 (eighteen years ago) link

ihttp://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/protectedimage.php?image=DaveFoster/btvotd_r1se.jpg

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 5 May 2006 21:05 (eighteen years ago) link

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000EXDSC0.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V53876435_.jpg

― milo z (mlp), Friday, 5 May 2006 21:06 (eighteen years ago) link

The Cranes Are Flying seconded...

I wouldn't say it has much propaganda in it though (as a matter of fact it was received quite coldly in soviet mass media at the time - which was pro-government of course).

― scnnr drkly (scnnr drkly), Friday, 5 May 2006 22:06 (eighteen years ago) link

omg My Man Godfrey omg

I can't wait for the release of the entire Eugene Pallette catalogue. Deluxe edition.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 5 May 2006 22:17 (eighteen years ago) link

YES! Eugene Pallette RULES

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Friday, 5 May 2006 23:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Eugene Pallette RULES

― Redd Temple Player (Two Headed Dogg) (Ken L), Friday, 5 May 2006 23:07 (eighteen years ago) link

he had one of the greatest voices ever

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Saturday, 6 May 2006 00:15 (eighteen years ago) link

A peeved bullfrog.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Saturday, 6 May 2006 01:04 (eighteen years ago) link

jay vee have you seen Army of Shadows at film forum yet? It's a must.

Yeah, I did. Bad experience. I can't stand the hacking/wheezing/chattering crowds at FF. But I've had DVD boots of it for a couple years now. It's possibly my favorite Melville.

― Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Saturday, 6 May 2006 01:33 (eighteen years ago) link

DUDE FUCKIN JEANNE DIELMAN

ANDREI RUBLEV RULEZ

― SQUARECOATS (plsmith), Saturday, 6 May 2006 04:47 (eighteen years ago) link

DUDE FUCKIN JEANNE DIELMAN

He'd better watch his back.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 6 May 2006 04:51 (eighteen years ago) link

does ILF have a LOL thread?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 6 May 2006 13:12 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, exactly my thought!

― Redd Temple Player (Two Headed Dogg) (Ken L), Saturday, 6 May 2006 14:34 (eighteen years ago) link

I want the new Yi Yi.

― Jeff. (Jeff), Saturday, 6 May 2006 15:43 (eighteen years ago) link

three I'm probably going to buy:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000C8Q900.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000E5LEVU.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000F6IHSG.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V56612431_.jpg

― milo z (mlp), Saturday, 6 May 2006 15:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, D&C and Viridiana for me too. Supposedly The Exterminating Angel and Simon of the Desert are in the pipeline.

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Saturday, 6 May 2006 16:09 (eighteen years ago) link

I would love to see this with commentary (or -ies, given the situation) by all the involved parties. It's a more important counterculture moment than most people give it credit for:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305038694.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

― phil d. (Phil D.), Saturday, 6 May 2006 16:19 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm now going through the supplements on Harlan County USA, after watching the feature. Oh man. This is the real deal. In the new interview featurette, Kopple describes how her camera crew was attacked by belligerent picket line busters and how she had to fight someone off by swinging her microphone at him. Egads! There are so many short, impromptu, incredibly moving speeches in it, many from the wives of miners. I mean, I can't remember the last time I heard a decent speech, and this film has a ton of them. Wow...just, wow.

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Saturday, 6 May 2006 21:28 (eighteen years ago) link

i'd like to see them branch out into more "experimental" things a la the brakhage set. does un chant d'amour have a dvd release yet?

― joseph (joseph), Saturday, 6 May 2006 22:46 (eighteen years ago) link

They have a Myspace page:

http://www.criterionco.com/nl206/news_2-06.html

(links to Amazon 45% off sale too -- Arkadin, Young Mr Lincoln, M, Short Cuts plus...)

Like Richard Linklater, I recommend Powell & Pressburger's I Know Where I'm Going!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 18:43 (eighteen years ago) link

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