The Mr. Arkadin Welles set had a book, and relatedly the Third Man set had radio dramas
― mh, Friday, 22 September 2017 04:33 (six years ago) link
Silence O Teh Lambs reissue officially confirmed in new newsletter.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 September 2017 21:49 (six years ago) link
....and speaking of books, the Six Morals Tales box came with a book collecting Rohmer's short story/novellas he based the films on.
The dual-format Red River also came with the original novel.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 September 2017 21:56 (six years ago) link
JANUARY: The Breakfast Club; Kameradschaft; West front 1918; I, Daniel Blake; Young Mr. Lincoln on blu; and a Claude Autant-Lara Eclipse set.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 16 October 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
Criterion finally jumping on the Hughes train! Can't wait for that 4K remaster of Uncle Buck.
― the scarest move i ever seen is scary move 4 (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 01:49 (six years ago) link
And now there's a 50% off flash sale on their site.
― You don't know how bad I hate terrible grammer. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:52 (six years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Curly_Sue_%28movie_poster%29.jpg
with Richard Brody commentary track
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:57 (six years ago) link
That slate ... couldn't be more diverse.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 20:57 (six years ago) link
trench warfare, detention, Fordian Americana, Brit miserabilism, yes
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 21:24 (six years ago) link
can anyone tell me about Autant-Lara? never even heard of him
― rob, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 21:44 (six years ago) link
answered myself by reading this: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/feb/07/news.obituaries
― rob, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
I was also ignorant on Autant-Lara and a "this dude was a fascist" obit isn't an intro that's making me run to buy the set (Criterion also referes to the films as "romantic escapism during Occupation"). I mean I'm sure the movies are probably great but.
Apparently Chabrol was friends with Le Pen, too.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 08:47 (six years ago) link
http://www.worldofreel.com/2017/10/does-breakfast-club-deserve-criterion.html
"Is it Criterion-worthy? Of course not."
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Friday, 20 October 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
If we are going to cite Kael-approval as grounds for inclusion, then a lot of better films than The Breakfast Club are going to need to be tossed out of the Criterion Collection.
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Friday, 20 October 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link
I'm never going to begrudge them their Breakfast Clubs and their Armageddons if it helps them to finance the release of more obscure stuff.
― I believe I will have another helping of your scrumptious casserole (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 October 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
Same, and even more so if it justifies them putting out a Dressed to Kill set.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Friday, 20 October 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
Wheeler & Woolsey box or bust
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 October 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link
Benjamin Button, lol
― mh, Friday, 20 October 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
I'm surprised there hasn't been a Bulldog Drummond box, since they've had 10 of those streaming for years on Hulu and Filmstruck.
― WilliamC, Friday, 20 October 2017 21:27 (six years ago) link
sounds like an Eclipse
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 October 2017 21:47 (six years ago) link
Dead Man confirmed in latest newsletter.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 20:57 (six years ago) link
50%-off B&N sale is go.
― I cannit beleve how stupid yoy all r (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:16 (six years ago) link
I can't with these back-to-back sales.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:18 (six years ago) link
I know, I also cannot.
― I cannit beleve how stupid yoy all r (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
ownership is overrated
free your ass and your library will follow
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:20 (six years ago) link
I've seen the people at the library, and don't wish to free my ass anywhere near that.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
tsk tsk! be one of the Library People, Eric
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
I'm already skeeved about the people who hang out around my home library.
― I cannit beleve how stupid yoy all r (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:43 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcBivDDUMTM
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 02:31 (six years ago) link
"BAD TIMING....that is going to be stuck in the bag right away."
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 02:40 (six years ago) link
<3
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:20 (six years ago) link
I really hope that lots of people buy the DVD of Bad Timing based on this video. Huppert is unflappable as always, doesn't really give a shit about being in the closet, and the movie she's most enthusiastic about is Bad Timing, love it
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:29 (six years ago) link
anyway hoping for a blu-ray reissue soon
what’s the comedy with the dog walking scene she refers to?
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link
I'm sure that the bulk of people who make it a point to buy Criterions are, like me, no longer actively buying DVD versions if they think there's the possibility of an upgrade.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link
Finally, Night of the Living Dead and the Silence of the Lambs reissue!
Also: The Hero (S. Ray), Tom Jones, An Actor's Revenge, and Elevator to the Gallows on BR.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 20:48 (six years ago) link
I forget which, but it's a Pierre Etaix film
https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/947-pierre-etaix
Wonder if Isabelle will move some Etaix units. I've seen a couple, he's funny; Jerry Lewis liked him.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:19 (six years ago) link
Thank you. She sold me, library request submitted.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:27 (six years ago) link
It must've been Yoyo --- she kept saying that in the video, but I figured it was the name of her assistant...
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:35 (six years ago) link
Yoyo? Sounds like someone who'd answer to Isabelle Huppert on the daily.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:37 (six years ago) link
Dead Man and Women In Love both confirmed in this week's newsletters.
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 2 December 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
Dead Man and Women In Love
would watch
― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Sunday, 3 December 2017 16:06 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMypwNZ2JBI
― flappy bird, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:17 (six years ago) link
Ha, I watched this and the four video recs afterwards were three closet videos and a live Neil Young clip and I realized I'd totes watch a Neil Young Criterion Closet video.
Maybe they can bring him in for something on Dead Man?
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 9 December 2017 05:23 (six years ago) link
MARCH: King of Jazz; Women In Love; Baal; The Age of Innocence; and an upgrade of The Passion of Joan of Arc.
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 15 December 2017 21:48 (six years ago) link
Age of Innocence!
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 16 December 2017 08:46 (six years ago) link
King of Jazz! I saw the restoration earlier this year, and it was dazzling.
― I, Fanbrat (j.lu), Saturday, 16 December 2017 14:13 (six years ago) link
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/images/9411-98f0db0af71fcf5f5c67c7776f7b53d9/Wacky_animal_large.png
New Year's Drawing
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 31 December 2017 20:49 (six years ago) link
As much as everyone thinks the bullets and Bowling ball represent the (unwelcome) intrusion of Bowling for Columbine into the collection, I'm going to just hope for awhile longer that the ten bullets = ten shots = Kiarostami's Ten. (Yeah, there were more than ten shots in that movie, I know, I know.)
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Sunday, 31 December 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
Really really happy to see confirmed upgrade on Scarlet Empress though.
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Sunday, 31 December 2017 20:57 (six years ago) link