Criterion Collection on DVD. Recommendations please.

just announced november releases, two movies that came out last year (gomorrah, a christmas tale) and downhill racer...

http://criterion_production.s3.amazonaws.com/release_images/2401/GATV_web.jpg

...and this guy!

looks public domainy

Sweet news on the Desplechin, especially considering it's really really underrated by Morbius types.

sb'd morbius in celebration

I love A Christmas Tale! sweet.

Amazon has a sale on Criterion DVDs going on now, 50%+ off

not nearly what Barnes & Noble was offering earlier but some good ones

Uh-oh:

Dear Criterion collectors,

Our three least favorite initials: OOP. Since we launched the Criterion Collection more than twenty-five years ago, we’ve endeavored to keep everything we’ve published in print. But despite our efforts to renew rights, we are losing a large group of titles from StudioCanal at the end of March, and we wanted to give you advance notice that our editions will be going out of print. Until we’re out of stock, we will be offering these titles at an additional $5 off on our website. The titles are going to Lionsgate, and we don’t know when they may be rereleased. As ever, we will continue to try to relicense the films so that they can rejoin the collection sometime in the future.

Here are the titles that will soon be out of print:

Alphaville
Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Trilogy (Eclipse Series 6)
Le corbeau
Coup de torchon
Diary of a Country Priest
The Fallen Idol
Forbidden Games (Criterion and Essential Art House editions)
Gervaise (Essential Art House edition)
Grand Illusion (Criterion and Essential Art House editions)
Le jour se lève (Essential Art House edition)
Last Holiday (Essential Art House edition)
Mayerling (Essential Art House edition)
The Orphic Trilogy
Peeping Tom
Pierrot le fou (DVD and Blu-ray editions)
Port of Shadows
Quai des Orfèvres
The Small Back Room
The Tales of Hoffmann (Criterion and Essential Art House editions)
Trafic
Le trou
Variety Lights (Essential Art House edition)
The White Sheik

Take note: this may be your last chance to pick up spine number 1 from the collection.

Happy viewing!
The Criterion Collection

Pierrot le fou goes OOP again! Sold the old terrible DVD for $75 pre-Criterion, I imagine this Blu-ray will go for more.

SOOOO excited about Lola Montes
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews46/lola_montes.htm

will have to protect my copy of Diary of a Country Priest from all enemies, domestic or foreign. that's a film I like to have close to hand.

Gomorrah- excellent lesson on the mob, economics and moviemaking.

Make Way For Tomorrow has poky moments, but extraordinary ones too; the conversation between Thomas Mitchell and Beulah Bondi, and the scene of the bridge party rank with the best of Ozu.

Apparently Antichrist will be Criterion. Not that I would wholly recommend it.

50% off sale via Barnes and Noble this month, about to stop here so shop away as you like. Finally picked up Stagecoach, Wings of Desire, The Naked City, Shoot the Piano Player and The Thief of Bagdad.

Can you buy Summer Hours for me?

With your money, sure!

So cruel. My birthday's only 87 days away.

Mine is only 8 months away so you have more time to save up to get me your copy. I'm welcome.

I finally, finally bought the damn anamorphic Brazil box set.

this is rad :D
i might get an akerman or costa boxset

O_O

http://criterion_production.s3.amazonaws.com/release_images/3043/Sonybox_348x490.jpg

(AND 'night of the hunter' AND 'modern times' AND...'antichrist')

haha i literally just came here to post "night of the hunter!!!"

also this just looks bananas: http://www.criterion.com/films/27523-house

Hausu is a lot of fun.

damn they're really bringing it

Night of the Hunter, eh? That makes my Christmas list a little easier...

That BBS Box looks so damn good.

christ, i don't think i could have asked for a better criterion update. 'night of the hunter' blew me away when i finally saw it on the big screen this year, 'modern times' is my favorite chaplin, and 'antichrist' was my favorite film of '09. 'hausu' is probably worth another visit as well.

Heads up -- once more:

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/u/DVD-The-Criterion-Collection-of-Special-Edition-DVDs/379000756/?cds2Pid=30433&linkid=1643930

I'd have to say - Hopscotch is a personal and family favourite.

*waits to be shot down*

http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/article/109/1092993/louie-bluies-dvd-performance-20100526085714740-000.jpg

So very great.

Don't do this to me, Ned.

Alas. It must be done.

yea louie bluie was a+

i nearly bought the blu ray crumb irl for $35 so fukk it, for $20 its go time

Andy, Hopscotch is great! Totally with you on that front

wish that bergman box set was blu-ray

is that what they call a first world problem

I keep trying to convince myself not to get the House blu-ray but really it's futile

HAUSU

I finally saw Hopscotch over the summer, and as a Matthau fan it pains me to say it's pretty tepid.

Glenda Jackson is the problem. She's as funny as a dead cricket.

Assuming this is still going on next week, I'm going to have to finally break down and do some damage.

I keep trying to convince myself not to get the House blu-ray but really it's futile

Any extras on it?

wtf w/ ppl saying Hausu is good? unless u hv a special thing for Japanese schoolgirls.

oh, Tarantino fans.

Just saw it last night. Heartily recommended.

next thing you know CC will be releasing giallos

The re-done-up Red Shoes is, like, the most gorgeous thing ever. When I'm rich as Croesus or Escobar, there'll be a room in my maison that digitally plays it 24/7

Lola Montes - wow. Completely prepared to love this, but it's just flat soda.

ohhh man - hope 'the thin red line' blu is as ~amazing~ as the days of heaven release

from your mouth to Peter Becker's ear, Morbs.

they can start with Death Laid an Egg.

next thing you know CC will be releasing giallos

God, if only :(