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2017 Criterion Challenge List Thread



2017 LIST THREAD

This thread is for LISTS ONLY. Discussion of films, questions about the challenge, etc., should be directed to the Discussion Thread. You are; however, encouraged to provide reviews and comments within your list.

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The Criterion Collection is a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films on home video.
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The challenge officially begins August 31 at dusk in whatever location you are in at the time, and ends on October 1st at dawn in whatever location you are in at that time. Also, feel free to time your final Criterion film(s) to coincide with the start of the Horror Challenge.

FilmStruck
Since our last challenge, The Criterion Collection's streaming library has been moved to FilmStruck. This is an add-on channel not included in the base FilmStruck subscription. It includes titles that have yet to be issued on physical disc from Criterion; any such film included in this channel is eligible for this challenge (but not anything else on FilmStruck outside the Criterion Channel).

Optional Checklist

The checklist is completely optional. It is just a "fun" inclusion to give one a sense of accomplishment, to help one diversify viewing, or to use as a guide on what to watch next.

Each film can count for multiple sections, but only one check mark per section. Example: Pierrot le fou could count for the 1960's in Decades and Jean-Luc Godard in People, but it could not count for Godard and Anna Karina in People. You would need a separate film for Karina.
Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
--- 001-100 -
--- 101-200 -
--- 201-300 -
--- 301-400 -
--- 401-500 -
--- 501-600 -
--- 601-700 -
--- 701-800 -
--- 801-900 -
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) -

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
--- First Person, (insert title)
--- Second Person, (insert title)
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

--- First Theme name, (insert title)
--- Second Theme name, (insert title)
--- Third Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fourth Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
--- First Essay title, (title of film)
--- Second Essay title, (title of film)
--- Third Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
--- First Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Second Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Third Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
--- First Trailer Title
--- Second Trailer Title
--- Third Trailer Title
--- Fourth Trailer Title
--- Fifth Trailer Title

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -

(Change "---" to "-X-" or some similar mark when you have completed that line item.)


The challenge officially begins August 31 at dusk in whatever location you are in at the time, and ends on October 1st at dawn in whatever location you are in at that time. Also, feel free to time your final Criterion film(s) to coincide with the start of the Horror Challenge.

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Kudos to malazar for being the only participant to complete the challenge checklist!

There were a total of 218 unique films and shorts watched by all participants. Here are the films viewed by more than one participant in this year's challenge:

x4
Fantastic Mr. Fox

x3
Blade Runner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cronos
Fantastic Planet

x2
Band of Outsiders
The Black Stallion
Breaker Morant
Casablanca
Cat People
Charade
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Eating Raoul
The Exterminating Angel
Ghost World
Harold and Maude
The Honeymoon Killers
I Married a Witch
Ikiru
Insignificance
Kagemusha
L'argent
Meantime
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Multiple Maniacs
Night and Fog
North by Northwest
Red River
Rubber Band Pistol [short film]
The Shooting
Straw Dogs
Tampopo
Taxi Driver
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
They Drive by Night
Three Colors: Blue

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Objectives
--- Certified Copy
--- 45 Years
--- Ghost World
--- Summer Hours
-X- Tampopo
--- The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

Christopher Nolan's Top 10
-X- The Hit
-X- 12 Angry Men
-X- The Thin Red Line
-X- The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
-X- Bad Timing
-X- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
-X- For All Mankind
-X-Koyaanisqatsi
-X- The Complete Mr. Arkadin

My List
  1. 9/05 Tampopo
    9/06 Rubber Band Pistol
  2. 9/06 Koyaanisqatsi
  3. 9/11 The Hit
    The Complete Mr. Arkadin
  4. 9/18 Mr. Arkadin - The Corinth Version
  5. 9/22 Confidential Report
  6. 9/23 Mr. Arkadin - The Comprehensive Version
  7. 9/26 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
  8. 9/30 Bad Timing
  9. 9/30 The Thin Red Line
  10. 10/1 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
  11. 10/1 12 Angry Men
  12. 10/1 For All Mankind

Checklist
Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
-X- 1930 - The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
--- 1940 -
-X- 1950 - Mr. Arkadin (1955)
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
-X- 1980 - Tampopo (1985)
-X- 1990 - The Thin Red Line (1998)
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
-X- 001-100 - For All Mankind (#54)
--- 101-200 -
-X- 201-300 - The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (#231)
-X- 301-400 - The Complete Mr. Arkadin (#322)
-X- 401-500 - The Hit (#469)
-X- 501-600 - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (#535)
-X- 601-700 - Koyaanisqatsi (#640)
--- 701-800 -
-X- 801-900 - Tampopo (#868)
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) -

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
-X- Nagisa Oshima - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
--- Second Person, (insert title)
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

-X- Amour Fou - Bad Timing
-X- Blue Christmases - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
-X- Compare and Contrast - The Complete Mr. Arkadin
-X- Cult Movies - Koyaanisqatsi
-X- Documentaries - For All Mankind
-X- Food on Film - Tampopo
-X- New York Stories - 12 Angry Men
-X- Road Trips - The Hit
-X- Suspense! - The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
-X- War Films - The Thin Red Line

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
-X- Japanese - Tampopo
-X- English - The Hit
-X- German - The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
-X- Tampopo: Ramen for the People by Willy Blackmore
-X- The Hit: Road to Nowhere by Graham Fuller
-X- Welles Amazed: The Lives of Mr. Arkadin by J. Hoberman
-X- Lawrence of Shinjuku: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence by Chuck Stephens
-X- "Oshima: Sex, Militarism, and Empire" - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
-X- "Ten Questions for Kitano on Oshima" - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
-X- Tampopo - Interview with actor Nobuko Miyamoto
-X- Tampopo - Interview with food stylist Seiko Ogawa
-X- Tampopo - "The Perfect Bowl" with ramen scholar Hiroshi Oosaki and chefs Sam White, Rayneil De Guzman, Jerry Jaksich, and Ivan Orkin
-X- The Hit - Parkinson One-to-One: Terence Stamp
-X- The Complete Mr. Arkadin - Men of Mystery video interview with Orson Welles biographer Simon Callow
-X- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - The Oshima Gang
-X- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - Paul Mayersberg: On the Screenplay
-X- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - Conti, Sakamoto, and Thomas: On Location
-X- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - Ryuichi Sakamoto: On the Music
-X- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - Hasten Slowly: The Journey of Sir Laurens van der Post

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
-X- Tampopo Trailer
-X- The Hit Trailer
-X- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Trailer
--- Fourth Trailer Title
--- Fifth Trailer Title

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
-X- Watch a film with commentary – The Hit Commentary by director Stephen Frears, actors John Hurt and Tim Roth, screenwriter Peter Prince, and editor Mick Audsley
-X- Watch a supplemental short film – Rubber Band Pistol
-X- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. - Tampopo
-X- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List - Christopher Nolan's Top 10
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -


My List, Ranked
  1. 12 Angry Men
  2. Tampopo
  3. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
  4. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
  5. The Hit
  6. Mr. Arkadin The Comprehensive Version
  7. Rubber Band Pistol [SF]
  8. Confidential Report
  9. Bad Timing
  10. Mr. Arkadin The Corinth Version
  11. For All Mankind
  12. The Thin Red Line
  13. Koyaanisqatsi

2010 | 2010 on Letterboxd | 2010 on Criterion | 2011 | 2011 on Letterboxd | 2011 on Criterion
2012 | 2012 on Criterion | 2012 on Letterboxd | 2013 | 2013 on Criterion | 2013 on Letterboxd
2014 | 2014 on Letterboxd | 2014 on Criterion | 2015 | 2015 on Criterion | 2016

DVD: 6 movies, 2 commentary tracks | Blu-ray Disc: 2 movies, 1 short | Theatrical Exhibition: 0 | UltraViolet: 0 | Hulu: 0 | Netflix Watch Instantly: 0 | Other Digital: 3 movies | TV Broadcast: 0 | VHS: 0

First Time Viewing: 8 movies, 1 short | Re-watches: 3 movies

TOTAL: 12 movies, 1 shorts, 2 commentary tracks

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Hoping to watch:
Honeymoon Killers ✔
The Man Who Fell To Earth ✔
Cronos
The Devil's Backbone ✔
Barry Lyndon
The Bridge on the River Kwai

Le Corbeau
Torment
Crisis



September 04:
01.

#3
The Lady Vanishes (1938) library Criterion DVD
  - essay: "Tea and Treachery" By Charles Barr (read online)
  - essay: "All Aboard!" by Geoffrey O’Brien (read online)
  - essay: "The Lady Vanishes" by Michael Wilmington (read online)


September 10:
02.

#843
Punch Drunk Love (2002) library Criterion DVD
  - deleted scenes
  - Matress Man Commercial (0:52)
  - Blossoms and Blood (11:58) - (short film made up of alternate and deleted scenes)
  - Scopitones (clips of Jeremy Blake artwork in the film) (6:20)
  - John Brion (music by) (27:18)
    - Recording Session (9:55)
  - about Jeremy Blake (Artwork)
    - discussion between Lia Gangitano and Michael Connor (20:24)
    - Additional Artwork (shown to "I've Gone Native Now" - Annie Kerr (2:42)
  - at Cannes 2002
    - interview with Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Adam Sandler and Emily Watson (7:02)
    - Press Conference (addition: producer Jo-Anne Sellar) (37:20)
  - The Pudding Guy (5:03) (interview with the actual guy who built up 1.25 million Frequent Flyer miles buying 0.25c Healthy Choice pudding cups.)
  - essay: "A Delegate Speaks" by Miranda July (read online)
03.

#200
The Honeymoon Killers (1969) my Criterion BD FTV
  - Leonard Kastle (29:38)
  - Love Letters (25:00)
  - Trailers (2:20)
  - essay: "Broken Promises" by Gary Giddins (read online)
  - essay: "All-American Medea: Shirley Stoler in The Honeymoon Killers" by Nick Pinkerton (read online)
  - "Dear Martha..." (22:56) (The real story of the Lonely Hearts Killers is told and how it differed from the movie)

XX. IT (2017) - AVX theatre

September 11:
04.

#304
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) my StudioCanal 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition
  - Candy Clark interview (27:47)
  - David Bowie interview on French TV (8:20)
  - Trailer (2:21)
  - essay: "Loving the Alien" by Graham Fuller (read online)
  - essay: "The Man Who Fell to Earth" by Robert Lloyd (read online)

September 13:
XX. The Look of Silence (2014) - library DVD

September 14:
05.

#65
Rushmore (1998) my Criterion BD
  - Trailer (2:29)
  - Max Fischer Players Present, theatrical “adaptations” of Armageddon, Out of Sight, and The Truman Show, staged for the 1999 MTV Movie Awards (4:13)
  - film-to-storyboard comparison (1:55)
  - essay: "Rushmore" by Dave Kehr (read online)
  - Rushmore Captured (online photo gallery)
  - Auditions (8:40)
    - Jason Schwartzman
    - Stephen McCole
    - Ronnie and Keith McCawley
    - Sara Tanaka
    - Mason Gamble
  - The Making of "Rushmore" (16:49)
  - The Charlie Rose Show, featuring Wes Anderson and Bill Murray (54:20)
  - Storyboards
  - Archiva Graphica

September 15:
06.

#887
Lost In America (1985) my Criterion BD
  - Trailer (2:39)
  - Albert Brooks and Robert Weide (30:05)
  - Julie Hagerty (11:14)
  - Herb Nanas (11:51)
  - James L. Brooks (14:33)
  - essay: "The $100,000 Box" by Scott Tobias (read online)

September 16:
XX. mother! (2017) - theatre

07.

#259
FAT GIRL (2001) library Criterion DVD
  - Trailers
    - US (1:21)
    - French (1:12)
  - The Making of FAT GIRL (5:39)
  - Interviews
    - Catherine Breillat talks about her film (9:58)
    - 2001 Berlin Film Festival (11:49)
  - essay: "Sisters, Sex, and Sitcom" by Ginette Vincendeau (read online)
  - online feature: "About the Title" by Catherine Breillat (read online)

September 17:
XX. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) - theatre

08.

#666
The Devil's Backbone (2001) my Criterion Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro BD set FTV
  - essay: "The Past Is Never Dead..." by Mark Kermode (read online)
  - Introduction by Guillermo del Toro (0:48)
  - Summoning Spirits (13:47)
  - Que es in Fantasma?: The Making of The Devil's Backbone (27:18)




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The following are all FTV

September 20:
01. When They Awake (2017) Canada Opening gala screening at the Jack Singer Music Hall.

September 21:
02. Stronger (2017) Jake Gyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman, victim of the Boston bombers.
03. Tragedy Girls (2017) Great horror comedy about two high school senior girls who want to have the best blog based on their town's misfortune with a serial killer.

September 22:
04. The Divine Order (2017) Switzerland Women in a small town go "on strike" to fight for the vote in 1971's Switzerland.
--. Iconoclast (2016) (5 min)
05. Signature Move (2017) A lesbian love story between a Pakistan- American Muslim immigration lawyer and Mexican-American bookstore owner in a peaceful diverse Chicago.
06. Novitiate (2017) Vatican 2 reeks its havoc on a strict Catholic convent in 1964.

September 23:
--. Two Dollars (Deux Dollars) (2016) (9 min) France
07. Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town (2017) With -$37 in her bank account, a girl has to get across town to stop the engagement of her ex-best friend and ex-boyfriend
08. Eye On Juliette (2017) Guy in Detroit, monitoring a pipeline in the Middle East via hexapod droids, wants to help a young woman escape the confines of her Middle Eastern life.
09. The Florida Project (2017) Life is not always Mickey & Minnie Mouse for those who live just outside the gates of Disney World.
10. Mary Shelley (2017) A few years in the life of the author of Frankenstein.

September 24:
--. The Goatman of Kananaskis (2017) (8 min) Alberta
11. Buckout Road (2017) Canada After the death of a beloved teacher, nightmares and sleepwalking plague several residence living near this infamous road, home to numerous myths and legends.
12. Unrest (2017) Documentary feature made by a sufferer of myalgic encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), showing the plight of many affected by this not so rare (but often overlooked) mysterious disease affecting millions around the world.
13. Indian Horse (2017) Canada Extremely well made true story of an indigenous man in Ontario, raised in the abusive Canadian Residential School system in the 60s, who almost becomes a successful hockey player until the demons of his upbringing catch up with him.
14. Bad Match (2017) Fatal Attraction for the internet age. A guy who serially sleeps with women he meets on an online dating site's life is unravelled after he knocks boots with a more than clingy "match".

September 25:
15. Room For Rent (2017) Canada Now broke lottery winner living with his parents rents out the spare room to keep from having to downsize but it does not go as planned.
16. Entanglement (2017) Canada Suicide survivor goes in search of his long lost almost sister.
17. Marjorie Prime (2017) A future where computers can substitute themselves for lost relatives.

September 26:
18. Reseba aka (The Dark Wind) (2017) Iraq An Iraqi couple's marriage plans are ruined when they are forced into a refugee camp after ISIS attacks their village and kidnaps the young women to sell as slaves.
--. Train to Peace (Zug Nach Peace) (2017) (9 min) Germany
19. Worst Case, We Get Married (2017) Quebec Teenage girl recollects events after her crushing hard on a 30 year old man gets carried away.
20. Pyewacket (2017) Canada Slow burning horror in which a teenage girl deals with the repercussions of conjuring up an evil force to kill her mother while they are both coping with the recent loss of her father.

September 27:
21. Everfall (2017) Alberta Weird (but not in a good way) movie about something to do with a has-been figure skater and her danger seeking boyfriend in some supernatural or drug induced haunted burned out ice arena where figure skaters are sacrificed annually, or commit suicide or seek revenge during giant forest fires or some such nonsense.
22. A Swingers Weekend (2017) Canada Thank god for this movie after that last one! Extremely good comedy about three couples that come together for a weekend of spouse swapping and all learn a little about themselves and their mates.
23. A Day (2017) South Korea Another great one! A man keeps reliving a couple of hours of a pretty hectic day. To say any more would just be spoiling it.

September 28:
24. Lunchtime Shorts A small 4 pack of short films shown over the lunch hour.
  - Stories of the Hip: One Night in Kingston (2016) (6 min) Canada
  - APOLO81 (2015) (11 min) Spain
  - Glamorous Gladys (2017) (11 min) Canada
  - The Legend of the Bunny Phantom (2017) (5 min) Canada

25. The Misandrists (2017) Germany What the HELL was that?? Some feminist terrorist cell of nutbar lesbians are going to take over the world of men by making lesbian porno movies or something? But not until they gender reassign (real footage included!) a wounded soldier who made the mistake of wandering into their world. I guess I'm glad I saw it, even if it's just to be able to warn you all not to!
26. Hollow In the Land (2017) Canada Young woman who is the guardian of her 17 year old brother while their father is in prison goes looking for him after it appears that he murdered his girlfriends father and disappears.
--. iMedium (2016) (6 min) Spain
27. Fake Blood (2017) Canada Two horror film makers make a documentary of how violence in movies affects people in real life after receiving a weird fan video.

September 29:
28. El Amparo (2017) Venezuela/Columbia Based on a 30 year old true story, 16 men go out fishing but only 2 return after 14 are killed by soldiers for "guerilla" activity along the Venezuela/Columbia border.
29. Ordinary Days (2017) Canada 19 year old woman goes missing and it takes a detective, dealing with his own personal issues, to find her.
30. Call Me By Your Name (2017) Italy 17 year old boy deals with his sexuality and ultimately lost love when his father's new assistant shows up for the summer.

September 30:
31. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016) India Four Indian women of various ages independently attempt to live a modern lifestyle despite their restricted male dominant oppressive society.
32. A Fantastic Woman (2017) Chile A transsexual woman copes with her boyfriend's prejudice family after he suddenly dies in the apartment the two of them shared.
33. Breathe (2017) UK True life story of the first man to escape the confines of his hospital room after he becomes completely paralyzed and put on an artificial respirator after contracting polio in the late 50s.
34. Suck It Up (2017) Canada The ex-girlfriend of a cancer victim attempts to help the sister deal with her brother's death by taking her on a road trip where they both come to grips with the impact of his passing.
35. My Friend Dahmer (2017) True account of the life of Jeffery Dahmer during his high school years up to the time he picked up his first victim a few weeks after graduation.

October 01:
36. Gregoire (2017) Canada Life in Ft. McMurray is a struggle for young people trying to start their lives.

The 2017 Calgary International Film Festival ends!


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The 9th Annual Criterion Challenge

2016: 5 items
2015: 8 items
2014: 10 items
2013: 0 items
2012: 1 item
2011: 5 items

Possible wishlist:
Spoiler:
On the Waterfront, Swing Time, High Noon, Modern Times, Charade, Wages of Fear, Night at the Opera, Show Boat, North by Northwest, Rashomon, Singin' in the Rain, Forbidden Planet, Paths of Glory, Witness for the Prosecution, The Killing, 2001, The Graduate, Naked Kiss, Lawrence of Arabia, Annie Hall, Rebecca, The Great Escape, Raging Bull, Dr No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Arsenic and Old Lace, ARgonauts, Samurai, Sanuro the Bailiff, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, The Red Shoes, Diva, Robocop, M, LIfe of Brian, Unbearable Lightness of Being, Personal Shopper


*First-time viewing

9/1
1. Jason and the Argonauts

9/28
2. Charade (Vudu)

9/29
3. Forbidden Planet
4. North by Northwest

9/30
5. Mulholland Drive

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Sept 5

1. Rosemary's Baby - Epix Drive In


Sept 14

2. Halloween (1978) - DVD


Sept 19

Uncounted Halloween Extras: Halloween Unmasked 2000


Sept 24

3. Fishing With John: Episode 1 With Jim Jarmusch - YouTube


Sept 27

4. Gojira - DVD



Checklist

Spoiler:
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
-x- 1970 - Rosemary's Baby
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
--- 001-100 -
--- 101-200 -
--- 201-300 -
--- 301-400 -
--- 401-500 -
--- 501-600 -
-x- 601-700 - Rosemary's Baby (630)
--- 701-800 -
--- 801-900 -
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) -

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
--- First Person, (insert title)
--- Second Person, (insert title)
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

--- First Theme name, (insert title)
--- Second Theme name, (insert title)
--- Third Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fourth Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
--- First Essay title, (title of film)
--- Second Essay title, (title of film)
--- Third Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
--- First Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Second Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Third Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
--- First Trailer Title
--- Second Trailer Title
--- Third Trailer Title
--- Fourth Trailer Title
--- Fifth Trailer Title

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -

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Welcome back Travis!

Trevor's Personal Challenge Checklist
(a monthly checklist to help justify collections and subscriptions)
* items marked such are not necessarily Challenge-compliant


Adult Swim
* Space Ghost: Coast to Coast - DVD - s1e1-2

Amazon Prime
The Shooting

Animation
The Fantastic Mr. Fox - BD

BD
2001: A Space Odyssey - Admit that I thought my monitor was broken or off for a minute there. Watched a bunch of the extras too.
Insignificance and extras
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' - IMDb
Babette's Feast
Thief

Comic Book
some supplements on Crumb
Ghost World
Art as Dialogue

Commentary Track
The Fantastic Mr. Fox - BD, with director Wes Anderson
Spellbound - DVD, with Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane
Cat People - BD, with film historian Gregory Mank
The Shining - BD, with crew

Criterion
Hasten Slowly - BD
Val Lawton: The Man in Shadows - BD

Digibook
Dr. Strangelove - BD, and supplements

Disney Disc
Spellbound - DVD

Disney DMA
*The Muppets

DVD
99 Reasons
Eraserhead
Eraserhead Stories - almost a commentary track

Godzilla/King Kong
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) - BD

GooglePlay
*Rememory

HBO
Grand Budapest Hotel
The Rose

Holiday
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence - BD

Horror
Cat People - BD
Cronos - BD, and commentary, and other extras

Monty Pythonesque
Jabberwocky - DVD

MST3K
Carnival of Souls - Rifftrax DVD
*MST3K: The Return - e8

Muppets
*Muppet Treasure Island - BD

Netflix
Tiny Furniture
*The Sixth Sense
*Marc Maron: Too Real
*Malcolm in the Middle - s2e2, s7e4
*30 Rock - s4e3
*My Name is Earl - s4e8
*The Bernie Mac Show - s5e6
*Jerry Before Seinfeld


Peanuts
*This is America, Charlie Brown - DVD - The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

Roku
Gizmodo: How Criterion Collection Brings Movies Back from the Dead (2014) - short on the Vimeo channel

Shudder
Repulsion
*Follow

Star Trek
*Enterprise s1e2

3D
The Wizard of Oz

TV Show
Patterns (1955) - DVD, excellent Rod Serling production

Vudu
Harold and Maude
Bram Stoker's Dracula

YouTube
Zulu

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* = First time viewing
August 31
  1. * In Cold Blood (1967) - Spine #781

    September 1
  2. * Persona (1966) - Spine #701
  3. Contempt (1963) - Spine #171
  4. * Sisters (1973) - Spine #89
  5. Dressed to Kill (1980) - Spine #770

    September 2
  6. * Summer with Monika (1953) - Spine #614

    September 3
  7. * Chimes at Midnight (1966) - Spine #830

    September 4
  8. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Director's commentary - Spine #838

    September 5
  9. Taxi Driver (1976) - Laserdisc #109

    September 6
  10. North by Northwest (1959) - Laserdisc #46

    September 8
  11. * Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) - Spine #117
  12. * Léon Morin, Priest (1961) - Spine #572

    September 9
  13. * The Element of Crime (1984) - Spine #80
  14. * The Last Days of Disco (1998) - Spine #485
  15. Lolita (1962) - Laserdisc #103

    September 12
  16. * They Live by Night (1948) - Spine #880

    September 13
  17. * The Honeymoon Killers (1969) - Spine #200

    September 23
  18. * Y tu mamá también (2001) - Spine #723
  19. * Identification of a Woman (1982) - Spine #585

    September 24
  20. Pulp Fiction (1994) - Laserdisc #271

    September 25
  21. * The In-Laws (1979) - Spine #823

    September 29
  22. * Band of Outsiders (1964) - Spine #174

    September 30
  23. Blade Runner (1982) - Laserdisc #019
  24. Do the Right Thing (1989) - Spine #97

Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
-X- 1950 - North by Northwest (1959)
-X- 1960 - Lolita (1962)
-X- 1970 - Taxi Driver (1976)
-X- 1980 - Blade Runner (1982)
-X- 1990 - Pulp Fiction (1994)
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
-X- 001-100 - Sisters (89)
-X- 101-200 - The Honeymoon Killers (200)
--- 201-300 -
-X- 301-400 - Sisters (391)
-X- 401-500 - The Last Days of Disco (485)
-X- 501-600 - Léon Morin, Priest (572)
-X- 601-700 - Summer with Monika (614)
-X- 701-800 - In Cold Blood (781)
-X- 801-900 - They Live by Night (880)
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) -

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
-X- Georges Delerue, Contempt
-X- Jeanne Moreau, Chimes at Midnight
-X- Anna Karina, Band of Outsiders
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.

-X- Technicolor, Contempt
-X- First Films, The Element of Crime
-X- Comedies, The In-Laws
-X- New York Stories, Dressed to Kill
-X- Great Soundtracks, Dressed to Kill

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
-X- First language, Swedish, Persona
-X- Second language, French, Diary of a Chambermaid
-X- Third language, Spanish, Y tu mamá también
-X- Fourth language, Italian, Identification of a Woman
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
--- First Essay title, (title of film)
--- Second Essay title, (title of film)
--- Third Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews.
-X- Raoul Coutard, Band of Outsiders
-X- Alan Arkin, The In-Laws
-X- Then and Now: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú; Alfonso Cuarón; cowriter Carlos Cuarón; and Emmanuel Lubezki, Y tu mamá también
-X- Jean-Luc Godard, Contempt
-X- Imogen Sara Smith, They Live by Night

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
-X- Children of Paradise
-X- The battle of Algiers
-X- I Knew Her Well
-X- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
-X- Gomorrah

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
-X- Watch a film with commentary – Pan's Labyrinth
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
-X- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. - They Live By Night
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -


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*= first time viewing
blue= personal BluRay
purple= personal DVD
green= streaming
orange= borrowed BD/DVD
turquoise= theatrical presentation

August 31st
1. The Exterminating Angel (El Ángel Exterminador) (Luis Buńuel, 1962 / Mexico / DVD) --- Spine #459
A group of wealthy friends find themselves mysteriously unable to leave a drawing room after a dinner party. They soon descend into madness as their civility cracks. I'm a fan of media that explores what happens when our basic infrastructure fails or is inaccessible, and this film is both delightful and horrifying when it answers that question.
--- Essay: "Exterminating Civilization" / Marsha Kinder


September 4th
2. Broadway (Pál Fejös, 1929 / United States)* --- supplemental film on Lonesome
Pál Fejös's show business epic is the anti-Busby Berkeley musical, more interested in the drama behind the curtain of the musical numbers. It's a pretty standard plot about a showgirl torn between two men: a poor performer and a wealthy producer/bootlegger. Add a very dead mobster and a laconic detective, and you have lots of backstage antics. I wish the good guy wasn't such a whiny sap.
--- Interview: Hal Mohr (cinematographer)


September 5th
3. Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson, 2016 / United States / AmazonPrime)* --- Spine #853
Cinematographer and director Kirsten Johnson has created a rich tapestry of humanity with unused footage from many documentaries on which she's worked. It's a beautiful documentary at creates meaning from the juxtaposition of images and sequences. I've seen a few of the documentaries, and I want to see more.
4. Breaker Morant (Bruce Beresford, 1980 / Australia)* --- Spine #773
Three Australian soldiers are tried for war crimes in the Boer War. The film looks at how political systems as well as ordinary people are warped by wartime to do horrible things. The trio of soldiers have committed atrocities against prisoners who have mutilated and killed their comrades, and the British Empire has dirtied itself in a barbaric war. Ultimately, it explores how war destroys morality and civility.
--- Interviews: Bruce Berseford (director) ; Donald McAlpine (cinematographer) ; Bryan Brown (actor) ; Edward Woodward (actor)
--- Featurette: "The South African War" (2015)
--- Theatrical trailer


September 6th
5. Alice in the Cities (Alice in den Städten) (Wim Wenders, 1974 / Germany)* --- Spine #816
After journeying through the United States, a German journalist is jaded and melancholic. Through a series of events, he becomes the temporary caretaker of a young girl and travels with her to find her grandmother. The film explores the weird intersection of passivity and action and how despondent humans can rise to the occasion when needed. It's also a film about situations that couldn't happen in our current world.
--- Essay: "A Girl's Story" / Allison Anders


September 10th
6. Design for Living (Ernst Lubitsch, 1933 / United States) --- Spine #592
Two starving artists fall in love with the same woman, and she falls for both of them. A hilarious 30s sex farce ensues when the art starts paying off. For me, Miriam Hopkins and Edward Everett Horton steal the show - her with her sexual frustration and he with his usual befuddled stodginess.
--- Short: "The Clerk" (Ernst Lubitsch, 1932 / United States)*
--- Interview: Joseph McBride (film scholar)
--- Essay: "Notes on the Play" / Barry Day
--- Selected-scene commentary by film scholar William Paul


September 11th
7. Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas, 2014 / France / Netflix Instant)* --- Spine #822
An aging actress deals with fissures forming in her life and conception of herself. She also has an exciting, frustrating, and intimate relationship with her young assistant. Assayas explores the intersection of the new and old, established and insecure.
--- Essay: "iClouds of Sils Maria" / Molly Haskell


September 12th
8. A Choice of Coward: Design for Living (Joan Kemp-Welch, 1964 / United Kingdom)* --- supplemental film on Design for Living
This is a Made-for-TV adaptation of Coward's play which shows that Lubitsch and company thoroughly dismantled the original to make the movie. The play has more overt homosexual overtones but still feels a stodgier than the 1933 film.

September 15th
9. Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 / Russia)* --- Spine #888

September 21st
10. Three Colors: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993 / France)

Checklist
Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion
-X- 1920: Broadway (1929)
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
-X- 1960: A Choice of Coward: Design for Living (1964)
-X- 1970: Alice in the Cities (Alice in den Städten) (1974)
--- 1980 -
-X- 1990: Three Colors: Blue
--- 2000 -
-X- 2010: Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges
--- 001-100 -
--- 101-200 -
--- 201-300 -
--- 301-400 -
-X- 401-500: The Exterminating Angel (El Ángel Exterminador) ; #459
-X- 501-600: Design for Living ; #592
--- 601-700 -
-X- 701-800: Breaker Morant ; #773
-X- 801-900: Cameraperson ; #853
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion -

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section
--- First Person, (insert title)
--- Second Person, (insert title)
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website
--- First Theme name, (insert title)
--- Second Theme name, (insert title)
--- Third Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fourth Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

Watch films in at least 5 languages
-X- Russian: Stalker
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets
-X- "Exterminating Civilization" / Marsha Kinder ; The Exterminating Angel
-X- "A Girl's Story" / Allison Anders ; Alice in the Cities
-X- "iClouds of Sils Maria" / Molly Haskell ; Clouds of Sils Maria
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews
-X- Hal Mohr ; Broadway
-X- Bruce Berseford ; Breaker Morant
-X- Joseph McBride ; Design for Living
--- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers
-X- Breaker Morant
--- Second Trailer Title
--- Third Trailer Title
--- Fourth Trailer Title
--- Fifth Trailer Title

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
-X- Watch a supplemental short film: "The Clerk" (1932)
-X- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it: Design for Living
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -

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First Time Viewing
Television: 1
Streaming: 1
DVD: 2
Blu-ray: 1

August 31
1. The Ruling Class (1972), #132--Peter O'Toole's wildly dark and satiric performance as the insane 14th Earl of Gurney richly deserved his Academy Award nomination. The satire on aristocratic privilege in post-imperial Britain can be ham-handed at times, and the shifting of tone from black comedy to outright horror can be disconcerting, but it richly deserves its cult classic reputation.

September 1
2. Les Diaboliques (1955), #35--Brilliant crime film: the wife and mistress of an unpleasant school headmaster plot his murder, and then it gets interesting. Brilliant suspense film whose plot was recycled in Games (1967), also starring Simone Signoret alongside a very young James Caan and Katherine Ross.

September 11
3. Fantastic Planet (1973), #820--Using trippy 70s animation and rock music soundtrack, Rene Laloux creates a genuinely alien world of Draags and the Om,s humans they treat as pests.

September 12
4. Multiple Maniacs (1970), #863--John Water's early films are best described using Waters's own term, "cinematic crimes." Long before he became America's dirty grandpa, he invented the midnight movie with his low-budget flicks starring his troupe of Baltimore oddballs, with the fabulous Divine headlining each film.

September 13
5. Charulata (1964), #669--Charulata is a beautiful, sensitive film about a lonely married woman in 1870s India who strays with her husband's cousin.

September 16
6. Eating Raoul (1982), #625--At the time it was released, Eating Raoul was regarded as a darkly subversive satire on the Me Generation and the hedonism of the 70s. Coming out in the early days of the Reagan era made it even naughtier. It's still a funny comedy, but more of a period piece.

September 18
7. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), #821--Peter Sellers triumphs playing multiple roles in this Stanley Kubrick black comedy that must have frightened as much as amused Cold War audiences in the mid-60s.

September 19
8. Kagemusha (1980), #267--Often regarded as a dress rehearsal fro Kurosawa's more opulent masterpiece Ran, Kagemusha is a classic on its own, a tale of a thief plucked from execution to act as a lookalike for a feudal lord. There are so many great moments in this film, each encounter with someone who knew Lord Shingen that could betray the thief, the gloriously colored sets at the climax.

September 21
9. Monterey Pop (1968), #168--Back when music was real. Compared to today's over-produced, Auto-Tuned pop, the music of the 60s played live sounds raw and crude, but it exuded an energy that just can't be matched by any act today. The end of the film shows Ravi Shankar playing an extended raga and getting into a musical duel with his tabla player, all the while holding the audience rapt. When the show finally ends, the audienced stands on its feet, roaring its appreciation for Shankar's virtuoso sitar playing. Let's see Taylor Swift do that.
10. Don't Look Back (1967), #786--D.A. Pennybaker captures Dylan at the zenith of his fame during a tour of the UK in 1965, before he went electric, outraging his folkie fan base and before he was eclipsed by the hard rock acts to come. At 23 Dylan was brilliant, arrogant, pompous, and honest, and the greatest singer-songwriter of his generation.

September 22
12. Gimme Shelter (1970), #99--Much of what kids today think about the 60s is mythology peddled by people who should know better. Altamont didn't kill the 60s, heroin and Nixon did, but the catastrophic decision to hire the Hell's Angels as security does put a sad coda to the peace and love vibe of Woodstock Nation spawned only 4 months earlier.
September 22
13. I Married a Witch (1942), #676-I'm not a huge fan of romantic comedies, but this movie is adorable. Veronica Lake and Cecil Kellaway are a daughter and father pair of witches who were burned at the stake in the 17th century, but whose spirits have been freed to wreak havoc on the modern world (well, modern in the 40s). Lake falls in love with Fredric March, an aspiring politician, and hilarity ensues.

September 23
15. This is Spinal Tap (1984), #12--This movie goes to 11.


September 25
16. Scanners (1981), #712--David Cronenberg's low-budget sci-fi/horror masterpiece still works today. Patrick McGoohan as the evil scientist is brilliant as always, and Micheal Ironside delivers a solid performance as the rogue villain telepath.

September 29
17. Help (1965), #LD016--My favorite of all the Beatles films. The jokes still work 50+ years later, and the music is immortal. It's odd how common smoking was back then. In "You're Going to Lose That Girl", Ringo is puffing away on a cancer stick as he drums.

Sep. 30
18. Cat People (1942), #833 I finally opened my unwatched Val Lewton boxset to watch Cat People. One fo the finest horror films of the 1940s, Cat People relies upon atmospheric direction and acting to create a sense of unease in this tory of a woman who may be a were-panther who kills her victims when she is emotionally aroused, or who just may be neurotic.
19. Cronos (1993)-Blu-Ray. #551. Guillermo Del Toro's first film is shows the promise of a talented, young director. Cronos contains several of the themes of his later films: a child in danger, brutality vs kindness, the persistence of the past

Checklist
Spoiler:

Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
-X- 1950:Les Diaboliques
--- 1960 -
-X- 1970: The Ruling Class
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
-X- 001-100:Les Diaboliques , #35
-X- 101-200: The Ruling Class, #132
--- 201-300 -
--- 301-400 -
--- 401-500 -
--- 501-600 -
-X- 601-700 - Charulata
--- 701-800 -
-X- 801-900 -Fantastic Planet
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) -

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
--- First Person, (insert title)
--- Second Person, (insert title)
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

--- First Theme name, (insert title)
--- Second Theme name, (insert title)
--- Third Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fourth Theme name, (insert title)
--- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
-X- French, Les Diaboliques
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
--- First Essay title, (title of film)
--- Second Essay title, (title of film)
--- Third Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
--- First Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Second Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Third Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
-X- Multiple Maniacs
-X- Lost in America
-X- The Lure
-X- Jabberwocky
-X- Personal Shopper

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!)

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* = First time viewing

dark green= library DVD
blue= FilmStruck
purple= personal DVD/Blu-Ray
orange= DVR/Other

September 8th
*1: Eating Raoul (1982 dir. Bartel | USA | Spine #625)
*2: Close-Up (1990 dir. Kiarostami | Iran | Spine #519)
*3: Eyes Without a Face (1960 dir. Franju | France | Spine #260)

September 9th
4: Woman of the Year (1942 dir. Stevens | USA | Spine #867)

September 12th
*5: Harkiri (1962 dir. Kobayashi | Japan | Spine #302)

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September 2
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

September 3
The Manchurian Candidate - Trailer
Interview with Angela Lansbury
Interview with Errol Morris
Conversation between Frankenheimer, screenwriter George Axelrod, and actor Frank Sinatra from 1987
The Manchurian Candidate

September 9
Interview with Alec Baldwin
Seconds

September 10
Trailer - Lady Snowblood
Trailer - Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance
Interview with Norio Osada

Lady Snowblood

September 17
Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance
Crimes and Misdemeanors

September 24
Charade - Trailer
Charade

September 30
Crimes of the Future
The Brood



Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
XXX 1960 - The Manchurian Candidate 1962
XXX 1970 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
XXX 1980 - Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
XXX 001-100 - Charade 57
--- 101-200 -
--- 201-300 -
--- 301-400 -
--- 401-500 -
--- 501-600 -
XXX 601-700 - Seconds 667
XXX 701-800 - Lady Snowblood 790
XXX 801-900 - The Manchurian Candidate 803
--- an Eclipse title -
XXX Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
--- First Person, (insert title)
--- Second Person, (insert title)
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

XXX The Manchurian Candidate America, America
XXX Seconds Suspense!
XXX Lady Snowblood Cult Movies
XXX Charade Great Soundracks
XXX The Brood Scary Movies

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
XXX Close Encounters of the Third Kind English
XXX Lady Snowblood Japanese
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
XXX The Manchurian Candidate: Dread Center by Howard Hampton
XXX Seconds: Reborn Again by David Sterritt
--- Third Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
XXX The Manchurian Candidate Angela Lansbury
XXX Seconds Alec Baldwin
XXX Lady Snowblood Norio Osada
--- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
XXX The Manchurian Candidate
XXX Lady Snowblood
XXX Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance
XXX Charade
--- Fifth Trailer Title

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
XXX Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) - Charade by Henry Mancini

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1. Kuroneko (1968) * 99 min.
2. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980) * 50 min.
3. Thursday's Children (1954) * 22 min.
4. If.... (1968) * 112 min.
5. Shine (1996) * 105 min.
6. Musashi Miyamoto (1954) * 93 min.
7. Musashi Miyamoto Sequel: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) * 103 min.
8. Musashi Miyamoto Conclusion: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) * 104 min.
9. Heart of a Dog (2015) * 75 min.
10. Secret Honor (1984) * 90 min.
11. White Dog (1982) * 90 min.
12. Straw Dogs (1971) * 118 min.
13. Factory (1971) * 18 min.
14. Meantime (1984) * 107 min.
15. Downhill (1927) * 110 min.
16. Rubber Band Pistol (1962) * 33 min.
17. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) * 120 min.

Stats:
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1920s 1 1930s 1 1950s 4 1960s 3 1970s 2 1980s 4 1990s 1 2010s 1

Japan 5 US 4 UK 5 Australia 1 Poland 1 Germany 1

First time viewings: 17/17


* First time viewing.

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malazar's 2017 Criterion Challenge List


2016: 24 + Checklist
2015: 29 + Checklist
2014: 25 + Checklist
2013: 26 + Checklist

Goal: Complete Checklist Completed
*Denotes First Time Watch
First Time Watches - 25/25 (100%)

Blue=Blu-ray - 14 films
Red=Streaming - 6 films
Black=DVD - 5 films

August 31 - after dusk
1. They Live By Night (Nicholas Ray, 1948)* - Spine #880
-Interview: Imogen Sara Smith
-Essay: "Dream Journey" - Bernard Eisenschitz

September 1
2. Five Corners (Tony Bill, 1987)* - Laserdisc Spine #346
3. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Alfred Hitchcock, 1927)* - Spine #885
4. Intimidation (Koreyoshi Kurahara, 1960)* - Part of Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara

September 2
5. Slacker (Richard Linklater, 1991)* - Spine #247
-Watched Trailer

September 3
6. The Warped Ones (Koreyoshi Kurahara, 1960)* - Part of Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara

September 4
7. Il Generale Della Rovere (Roberto Rossellini, 1959)* - Spine #463

September 8
8. Two Days, One Night (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, 2014)* - Spine #771
-Watched Trailer

September 9
9. The Long Day Closes (Terence Davies, 1992)* - Spine #694

September 13
10. Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952)* - Spine #221
-Essay: "Ikiru Many Autumns Later" - Pico Iyer

September 16
11. Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932)* - Spine #437

September 17
12. Rumble Fish (Francis Ford Coppola, 1983)* - Spine #869
-Interview: S.E. Hinton

September 20
13. To Be or Not to Be (Ernst Lubitsch, 1942)* - Spine #670
14. The Exterminating Angel (Luis Buńuel, 1962)* - Spine #459
-Watched Trailer

September 21
15. Louie Bluie (Terry Zwigoff, 1985)* - Spine #532

September 23
16. Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)* - Spine #709
-Watched Trailer
-Interview: Peter Bogdanovich

September 24
17. Vengeance is Mine (Shohei Imamura, 1979)* - Spine #384
-Essay: "Civilization and Its Discontents" - Michael Atkinson

September 25
18. I Hate But Love (Koreyoshi Kurahara, 1962)* - Part of Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara

September 27
19. My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin, 2007)* - Spine #741
-Short Film: Spanky: To the Pier and Back (Guy Maddin, 2008)*
20. Straw Dogs (Sam Peckinpah, 1971)* - Spine #182 (First Time Watch with Commentary)
-Watched with Commentary by Stephen Prince
-Essay: "Home Like No Place" - Joshua Clover
21. Night and Fog (Alain Resnais, 1955)* Spine #197
-Audio Interview: Alain Resnais
-Interview: Joshua Oppenheimer
-Supplement Documentary: Face aux fantômes (Jean-Louis Comolli, 2009)*
-Essay: "The Never-Ending Cries" - Colin MacCabe

September 28
22. Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)* - Spine #872
-Listened to Soundtrack
23. Black Sun (Koreyoshi Kurahara, 1964)* - Part of Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara

September 29
24. Thirst for Love (Koreyoshi Kurahara, 1967)* - Part of Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara

September 30
25. Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg, 1988)* - Spine #21



Checklist:
Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
-x- 1920 - The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
-x- 1930 - Vampyr (1932)
-x- 1940 - They Live By Night (1948)
-x- 1950 - Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
-x- 1960 - The Exterminating Angel (1962)
-x- 1970 - Vengeance is Mine (1979)
-x- 1980 - Rumble Fish (1983)
-x- 1990 - Slacker (1991)
-x- 2000 - My Winnipeg (2007)
-x- 2010 - Two Days, One Night (2014)

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
-x- 001-100 - Dead Ringers (21)
-x- 101-200 - Night and Fog (197)
-x- 201-300 - Slacker (247)
-x- 301-400 - Vengeance is Mine (384)
-x- 401-500 - Il Generale Della Rovere (463)
-x- 501-600 - Louie Bluie (532)
-x- 601-700 - The Long Day Closes (694)
-x- 701-800 - Two Days, One Night (771)
-x- 801-900 - They Live By Night (880)
-x- an Eclipse title - Intimidation - Part of Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara
-x- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) - Five Corners (Laserdisc #346)

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
-x- Roberto Rossellini (Il Generale Della Rovere)
-x- Akira Kurosawa (Ikiru)
-x- Carl Theodor Dreyer (Vampyr)
-x- Ernst Lubitsch (To Be or Not to Be)
-x- Luis Buńuel (The Exterminating Angel)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

-x- Noir and neonoir (They Live By Night)
-x- Silent Cinema (The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog)
-x- Independent American Cinema (Slacker)
-x- Growing Pains (The Long Day Closes)
-x- Tearjerkers (Ikiru)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
-x- Italian (Il Generale Della Rovere)
-x- French (Two Days, One Night)
-x- Japanese (Ikiru)
-x- German (Vampyr)
-x- Spanish (The Exterminating Angel)

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
-x- Dream Journey (They Live By Night)
-x- Ikiru Many Autumns Later (Ikiru)
-x- Civilization and Its Discontents (Vengeance is Mine)
-x- Home Like No Place (Straw Dogs)
-x- The Never-Ending Cries (Night and Fog)


Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
-x- Imogen Sara Smith (They Live By Night)
-x- S.E. Hinton (Rumble Fish)
-x- Peter Bogdanovich (Red River)
-x- Joshua Oppenheimer (Night and Fog)
-x- Alain Resnais (Night and Fog)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
-x- Slacker
-x- Two Days, One Night
-x- Rumble Fish
-x- The Exterminating Angel
-x- Red River

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
-x- Watch a film with commentary – Straw Dogs
-x- Watch a supplemental short film – Spanky: To the Pier and Back (My Winnipeg)
-x- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. - Night and Fog
-x- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List - Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara
-x- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) - Ghost World

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August 31st
1. Watership Down
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox

September 1st
3. Fantastic Planet
4. Naked
5. Life Is Sweet

September 2nd
6. Meantime
7. The Breaking Point
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9. Roma

September 3rd
10. La Poison
11. The Human Condition
      A. No Greater Love

September 4th
11. The Human Condition
      B. Fury
      C. Nostalgia
      D. The Fog of War

September 6th
11. The Human Condition
      E. Escaping Death
      F. Wandering in the Wilderness

September 8th
12. Rebecca

September 9th
13. Look Back In Anger
14. Tiger Bay
15. L'Argent

September 10th
16. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
17. Weekend (Haigh)
18. Safety Last!

September 11th
19. Hopscotch

September 12th
20. Sid & Nancy

September 13th
21. Shallow Grave

September 14th
22. Topsy-Turvy

September 15th
23. Brief Encounter
24. Blithe Spirit
25. This Happy Breed
26. Blue

September 16th
27. The X from Outer Space
28. The Rules of the Game
29. White

September 17th
30. Red
31. Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell
32. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

September 22nd
33. The Living Skeleton
34. Genocide

September 23rd
35. Rome Open City
36. Taxi Driver

September 24th
37. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
38. Hotel Chevalier/The Darjeeling Limited

September 26th
39. Paisan

September 28th
40. Germany Year Zero

September 29th
41. The Squid and the Whale

Checklist

Spoiler:
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - Safety Last!
--- 1930 - The Rules of the Game
--- 1940 - Rebecca
--- 1950 - The Breaking Point
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 - Watership Down
--- 1980 - Meantime
--- 1990 - Naked
--- 2000 - Fantastic Mr. Fox
--- 2010 - Weekend (Haigh)

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
--- 001-100 - Sid & Nancy
--- 101-200 - Rebecca
--- 201-300 - The Rules of the Game
--- 301-400 - Naked
--- 401-500 - The Human Condition
--- 501-600 - Topsy-Turvy
--- 601-700 - Fantastic Mr. Fox
--- 701-800 - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
--- 801-900 - Fantastic Planet
--- an Eclipse title - The X from Outer Space
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) - Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
--- Wes Anderson, (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
--- Federico Fellini, (Roma)
--- Robert Bresson, (L'Argent)
--- David Lean, (Brief Encounter)
--- Jean Renoir, (The Rules of the Game)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

--- Animals!, (Watership Down)
--- British Realism, (Naked)
--- Noir and NeoNoir, (The Breaking Point)
--- Cult Movies, (Fantastic Planet)
--- Heist Movies, (Fantastic Mr Fox)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- First language, (English), (Watership Down).
--- Second language, (Italian), (Roma).
--- Third language, (French), (Fantastic Planet).
--- Fourth language, (Japanese), (The Human Condition).
--- Fifth language, (Spanish), (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
--- High-Flying Harold, (Safety Last!)
--- Second Essay title, (title of film)
--- Third Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
--- Olivier Assayas, (La Poison)
--- Molly Haskell and Patricia White, (Rebecca)
--- Michael Barker, (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!)
--- Carl Davis, (Safety Last!)
--- Dick Cavett and Walter Matthau, (Hopscotch)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
--- Rebecca
--- L'Argent
--- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
--- Weekend (Haigh)
--- Hopscotch

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary – Safety Last!
--- Watch a supplemental short film – Cahuenga Blvd from Weekend
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. - La Poison
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List - When Horror Came To Shochiku
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -

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2017 List
watched: 9

9-4: Chungking Express(BD), Close Encounters of the Third Kind(theatrical)
9-12: Multiple Maniacs(BD), David Lynch: The Art Life(Amazon)
9-15: Doeds’ka-den(DVD)
9-20: L'avventura(BD)
9-21: L'argent(BD)
9-26: Tampopo(BD)
30: My Beautiful Laundrette(BD)


Spoiler:
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 - 1960: L'avventura
--- 1970 - 1970: Multiple Maniacs, Doeds’ka-den 1977: Close Encounters
--- 1980 - 1983: L'argent
--- 1990 - 1994: Chungking Express
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 - 2016: David Lynch: The Art Life

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
--- 001-100 - 98: L'avventura
--- 101-200 -
--- 201-300 -
--- 301-400 -
--- 401-500 - 453: Chungking Express
--- 501-600 -
--- 601-700 -
--- 701-800 -
--- 801-900 - 863: Multiple Maniacs, 883: L'argent, 895: David Lynch: The Art Life
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion - Close Encounters,

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- First language, Cantonese, Chungking Express.
--- Second language, English, Close Encounters, Multiple Maniacs, David Lynch: The Art Life
--- Third language, Japanese, Doeds’ka-den
--- Fourth language, Italian, L'avventura
--- Fifth language, French, L'argent

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -


Prior challenges
Spoiler:

2010 total watched: 2
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 - Shadows
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 - Naked
--- 2000 -

Watch films in at least five languages.
--- First language, English, Naked. English, Shadows.
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 -
--- 051-100 -
--- 101-150 -
--- 151-200 -
--- 201-250 -
--- 251-300 - Shadows 251
--- 301-350 - Naked 307
--- 351-400 -
--- 401-450 -
--- 451-500 -
--- 500-550 -
--- an Eclipse title -
--- a laser disc only Criterion from this list -

Watch a film from the following genres:
--- Comedy
--- Drama-Naked. Shadows.
--- Horror
--- Science Fiction
--- Action / Adventure
--- Musical
--- Epic / Historical
--- Mystery / Thriller
--- War / Western
--- Documentary

--- Watch a film which won an Academy Award -
--- Watch a film with commentary -
--- Watch a short -
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set -

2011 total watched: 12
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 - Unfaithfully Yours, Night Train to Munich
--- 1950 - Summertime, Kiss Me Deadly
--- 1960 - The Fugitive Kind, Head
--- 1970 - Drive, He Said, A Safe Place, The King of Marvin Gardens
--- 1980 - House of Games
--- 1990 - Homicide
--- 2000 - Traffic
--- 2010 -

Watch films in at least five languages.
--- First language, English, Homicide, Unfaithfully Yours, Traffic, House of Games, Summertime, The Fugitive Kind, Drive, He Said, A Safe Place, Head, The King of Marvin Gardens.
--- Second language, French, The Bakery Girl of Monceau.
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch films from five different directors in Criterion’s top 10 (Kurosawa, Bergman, Ozu, Malle, Fellini, Renoir, Powell, Godard, Truffaut, Rossellini)
--- First director, (insert director), (insert title)
--- Second director, (insert director),(insert title)
--- Third director, (insert director),(insert title)
--- Fourth director, (insert director),(insert title)
--- Fifth director, (insert director),(insert title)

Watch a film from five different “themes” on Criterion’s website

--- First theme name, (insert theme), (insert title)
--- Second theme name, (insert theme), (insert title)
--- Third theme name, (insert theme), (insert title)
--- Fourth theme name, (insert theme), (insert title)
--- Fifth theme name, (insert theme), (insert title)

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 - 22-Summertime
--- 051-100 -
--- 101-150 -
--- 151-200 - 151-Traffic
--- 201-250 -
--- 251-300 - 292-Unfaithfully Yours
--- 301-350 - 343-The Bakery Girl of Monceau
--- 351-400 - 399-House of Games
--- 401-450 -
--- 451-500 - 486-Homicide
--- 500-550 – 515-The Fugitive Kind, 523-Night Train to Munich, 544-Head, 547-Drive, He Said, 548-A Safe Place, 550-The King of Marvin Gardens
--- 551-600 - 568-Kiss Me Deadly
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (laserdisc or hulu offering, any format acceptable) -

--- Watch a film which won an Academy Award - Traffic-Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Supporting Actor.
--- Watch a film with commentary – Crumb-Terry Zwigoff, Roger Ebert
--- Read an essay - Che-"Why Che?" by Amy Taubin
--- Watch a short - The Bakery Girl of Minceau
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it (photo stills, essays, commentary, booklets, etc). -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set -
---Watch two different versions/cuts of the same film -

2012 total watched: 12
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 - M. Hulot's Holiday,
--- 1960 - The Bad Sleep Well,
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 - Time Bandits, Eating Raoul,
--- 1990 - Cronos, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Crumb, Rushmore, The Game,
--- 2000 - The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic,
--- 2010 - The Royal Tenenbaums,

Watch films in at least five languages.
--- English, The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Crumb, Time Bandits, Rushmore, The Game, The Royal Tenembaums, Eating Raoul,
--- Spanish/English, Cronos,
--- French, M. Hulot's Holiday,
--- Japanese, The Bad Sleep Well,
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch films from five different directors in Criterion’s top 10 (Kurosawa, Bergman, Ozu, Malle, Fellini, Renoir, Powell, Godard, Truffaut, Melville)
--- Kurosawa, The Bad Sleep Well
--- Second Director, (insert title)
--- Third Director, (insert title)
--- Fourth Director, (insert title)
--- Fifth Director, (insert title)

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 - 37 Time Bandits,
--- 051-100 - 65 Rushmore,
--- 101-150 - 110 M. Hulot's Holiday
--- 151-200 - 175 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 157 The Royal Tenenbaums,
--- 201-250 -
--- 251-300 - 300 The Life Aquatic, 265 Short Cuts,
--- 301-350 - 319 The Bad Sleep Well,
--- 351-400 -
--- 401-450 -
--- 451-500 -
--- 501-550 – 551 Cronos, 540 The Darjeeling Limited, 533 Crumb,
--- 551-600 -
--- 601-650 - 627 The Game, 625 Eating Raoul,
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion - A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies (LD #326)

--- Watch a film which won an Academy Award -
--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Read an Essay -
--- Watch a short - Hotel Chevalier, Geometria,
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set -

2013 total watched: 14
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920/1930 - The Rules of the Game, The 39 Steps, Island of Lost Souls, Stagecoach
--- 1940 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
--- 1950 - The Magician, The Importance of Being Earnest, Sweet Smell of Success
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 - House, The Marriage of Maria Braun
--- 1980 - Kagemusha, Withnail and I
--- 1990 - Homicide, Metropolitan
--- 2000/2010 -

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 - 56: The 39 Steps
--- 051-100 -
--- 101-150 - 119: Withnail and I
--- 151-200 - 158: The Importance of Being Earnest, 173: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
--- 201-250 - 204: The Marriage of Maria Braun, 216: The Rules of the Game
--- 251-300 - 267: Kagemusha
--- 301-350 - 326: Metropolitan
--- 351-400 -
--- 401-450 -
--- 451-500 - 486: Homicide
--- 501-550 – 516: Stagecoach, 537: The Magician, 539: House, 555: Sweet Smell of Success
--- 551-600 - 586: Island of Lost Souls
--- 601-650 -
--- 650-700 -
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion -

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- Swedish: The Magician
--- English: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Importance of Being Earnest, The 39 Steps, Island of Lost Souls, Homicide, Stagecoach, Sweet Smell of Success, Metropolitan, Withnail and I
--- French: The Rules of the Game
--- Japanese: House, Kagemusha
--- German: The Marriage of Maria Braun

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here –
--- In Broad Sunlight, Purple Noon
--- On Your Mark, House of Games
--- Western Promises, Heaven's Gate
---
---

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews.
--- Richard Stanley, Island of Lost Souls
---
---
---
---

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers
---
---
---
---
---

--- Watch a film with commentary – Peter Cowie/Fanny and Alexander
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set/Top Ten List -
--- Listen to a Criterion/Eclipse film soundtrack -

2014 total watched: 4
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920/1930 - Pygmalion
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 - 1960: Zazie dans le métro
--- 1970 - 1979: All That Jazz
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 - 1999: Topsy-Turvy
--- 2000/2010 -

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 -
--- 051-100 - 85: Pygmalion
--- 101-150 -
--- 151-200 -
--- 201-250 -
--- 251-300 -
--- 301-350 -
--- 351-400 -
--- 401-450 -
--- 451-500 -
--- 501-550 –
--- 551-600 - 558: Topsy-Turvy, 570: Zazie dans le métro
--- 601-650 -
--- 650-700 - 724: All That Jazz
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion -

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- English: Topsy-Turvy, All That Jazz, Pygmalion
--- French: Zazie dans le métro
---
---
---

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here –
---
---
---
---
---

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews.
---
---
---
---
---

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers
---
---
---
---
---

--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set/Top Ten List -
--- Listen to a Criterion/Eclipse film soundtrack -

2015 total watched: 10
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 - 1939- The Mikado
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 - 1958-The Blob
--- 1960 - 1965-The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
--- 1970 - 1973-The Friends of Eddie Coyle
--- 1980 - 1981-The French Lieutenant's Woman, 1983-The Big Chill
--- 1990 - 1991- Europa, 1994- Chungking Express, 1995- Kicking and Screaming (1995)
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 - 2007-My Winnipeg

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 -
--- 051-100 - 91-The Blob
--- 101-150 -
--- 151-200 -
--- 201-250 -
--- 251-300 -
--- 301-350 - 349- Kicking and Screaming (1995)
--- 351-400 -
--- 401-450 -
--- 451-500 - 452-The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, 453-Chungking Express, 454-Europa, 475-The Friends of Eddie Coyle
--- 501-550 – 559-The Mikado
--- 551-600 -
--- 601-650 -
--- 650-700 -
--- 701-750 - 720-The Big Chill, 741-My Winnpeg
--- 751-800 - 768-The French Lieutenant's Woman
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion -

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- First language-English-The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, The Blob, My Winnipeg, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Big Chill, Europa, The Mikado, Kicking and Screaming (1995).
--- Second language-German, Europa.
--- Third language-Cantonese.
--- Fourth language, .
--- Fifth language, .

--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set/Top Ten List -

2016 total watched: 15
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 - 1939: The Four Feathers
--- 1940 - 1940: The Thief of Bagdad, 1942: I Married a Witch, To Be or Not To Be
--- 1950 - 1955: Confidential Report, 1958: The Horses's Mouth
--- 1960 - 1961: Blast of Silence,1968: The Immortal Story, 1969: Love is Colder Than Death
--- 1970 - 1971: The Merchant of Four Seasons, 1973: Day for Night, Fantastic Planet
--- 1980 - 1980: Hopscotch, 1983: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
--- 1990 - 1994: Chungking Express
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 -
--- 051-100 -
--- 101-150 -
--- 151-200 - 154: The Horse's Mouth, 163: Hopscotch
--- 201-250 -
--- 251-300 -
--- 301-350 - 322: Confidential Report
--- 351-400 -
--- 401-450 - 428: Blast of Silence, 431: The Thief of Bagdad
--- 451-500 - 453: Chungking Express
--- 501-550 - 535: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
--- 551-600 - 583: The Four Feathers
--- 601-650 -
--- 650-700 - 670: I Married a Witch, To Be or not To Be
--- 701-750 - 758: The Merchant of Four Seasons
--- 751-800 - 769: Day for Night
--- 801-850 - 820: Fantastic Planet, 831: The Immortal Story
--- an Eclipse title - Love is Colder Than Death
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion - Mahler

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- English - To Be or Not to Be, I Married a Witch, Hopscotch, The Horse's Mouth, Confidential Report, The Thief of Bagdad, Blast of Silence, The Four Feathers, The Immortal Story
--- German - Love is Colder Than Death, The Merchant of Four Seasons
--- Cantonese - Chungking Express
--- English/Japanese - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
--- French - Fantastic Planet, Day for Night

--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set/Top Ten List -

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2017's Criterion Challenge


2016's list:

Watched List:

August 31:
1. Fantastic Mr. Fox

Sept. 6
2. Beauty and the Beast (La belle et la bęte 1946)

Sept. 9
3. King Kong (1933)

Sept. 10
4. Harold and Maude (1971)

Sept. 26
5. 45 Years

Sept. 27
6. The Black Stallion

Checklist:
Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
-x- 1930 - King Kong (1933)
-x- 1940 - Beauty and the Beast (1946)
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
-x- 1970 - Harold and Maude (1971)
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
-x- 2000 - Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
-x- 2010 - 45 Years (2015)

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
--- 001-100 -
--- 101-200 -
--- 201-300 -
--- 301-400 -
--- 401-500 -
--- 501-600 -
-x- 601-700 - Harold and Maude (608)
-x- 701-800 - The Black Stallion (765)
-x- 801-900 - 45 Years (861)
--- an Eclipse title -
-x- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) - King Kong

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
-x- Wes Anderson, (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
--- Second Person, ()
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

-x- Animals!, (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
-x- Growing Pains, (Harold and Maude)
-x- Amour Fou, (45 Years)
-x- Novels on the Big Screen, (The Black Stallion)
--- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
-x- First language, (French), (Beauty and the Beast).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
-x- Fantastic Mr. Fox: Vulpine Nature By Erica Wagner (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
-x- Harold and Maude: Life and How to Live It by Matt Zoller Seitz, (Harold and Maude)
-x- 45 Years: Fissures by Ella Taylor, (45 Years)
-x- Nirvana on Horseback by Michael Sragow, (The Black Stallion)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
-x- Caleb Deschanel, (The Black Stallion)
--- Second Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Third Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
-x- First Trailer Title - Fantastic Mr. Fox
-x- Second Trailer Title - The Black Stallion
--- Third Trailer Title -
--- Fourth Trailer Title -
--- Fifth Trailer Title -

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
-x- Watch a supplemental short film – Pigs! from The Black Stallion
-x- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. - The Black Stallion
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -

(Change "---" to "-X-" or some similar mark when you have completed that line item.)

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*First Time Viewing

BD
Streaming
DVD

My List

I'm starting out with some I have on DVD. Since I haven't bought DVDs for a while, I've probably had those a long time (unless they were gifts).

8/31
1. On the Waterfront (1954)

9/1
2. Badlands (1973)*
I was sure I'd watched this before, but in spite of knowing the basic plot, it was totally unfamiliar so don't think I had.

9/2
3. Two Lane Blacktop (1971)*

9/3
4. Fighting Elegy (1966)*

9/4
5. Red River (1948)

9/5
6. Ministry of Fear* (1948)

9/8
7. I Married a Witch* (1942)

9/30
8. Band of Outsiders* (1964)

Checklist
Spoiler:
Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920 - (insert film title here)
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 - Ministry of Fear
--- 1950 - On the Waterfront
--- 1960 - Fighting Elegy
--- 1970 - Badlands
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Watch something from each of the following spine number ranges.
--- 001-100 -
--- 101-200 - Band of Outsiders (174)
--- 201-300 - Fighting Elegy (269)
--- 301-400 -
--- 401-500 - Two-Lane Blacktop (414)
--- 501-600 -
--- 601-700 - On the Waterfront (647)
--- 701-800 - Red River (709)
--- 801-900 -
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (a title released on Laserdisc or a streaming exclusive) -

Who, What, and How
Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section.
--- Seijun Suzuki, (Fighting Elegy)
--- Second Person, (insert title)
--- Third Person, (insert title)
--- Fourth Person, (insert title)
--- Fifth Person, (insert title)

Watch a film from 5 different "themes" on Criterion's website.
Note: To earn a check for Compare and Contrast, you must watch both versions of the feature.

--- First Films, (Badlands)
--- Classic Hollywood, (On the Waterfront)
--- New American Cinema, (Two-Lane Blacktop)
--- Westerns, (Red River)
--- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- First language, (English), (On the Waterfront).
--- Second language, (Japanese), (Fighting Elegy).
--- Third language, (French), (Band of Outsiders).
--- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here.
--- First Essay title, (title of film):
--- Second Essay title, (title of film)
--- Third Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
--- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews. Many of these can be found on Criterion.com and on Hulu (see Clips for the related film).
--- First Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Second Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Third Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
--- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers.
--- First Trailer: Title On the Waterfront
--- Second Trailer Title: Fighting Elegy
--- Third Trailer Title
--- Fourth Trailer Title
--- Fifth Trailer Title

Above and Beyond (Not Required to Complete Checklist)
--- Watch a film with commentary –
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set or Top Ten List -
--- Listen to the soundtrack album for a Criterion/Eclipse film (a great place to get an idea for this is the Great Soundtracks Theme!) -

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BD
Streaming
DVD

August 31st
1. Fantastic Planet (1973)
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

September 1st
3. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

September 2nd
4. Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)*

September 3rd
5. Casablanca (1942)
6. Throne of Blood (1957)

September 4th
7. Blade Runner (1982)
8. Being There (1979)*

September 5th
9. The Shooting (1966)*

September 6th
10. Kagemusha (1980)

September 7th
11. Marketa Lazarova (1967)

September 8th
12. The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963)
13. Suzanne's Career (1963)

September 9th
14. My Night at Maud's (1969)

September 10th
15. La Collectionneuse (1967)

September 11th
16. Claire's Knee (1970)

September 12th
17. Love in the Afternoon (1972)

September 13th
18. Ran (1985)

September 14th
19. Cul-de-sac (1966)*

September 16th
20. The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)

September 17th
21. High and Low (1963)

September 18th
22. Jubilee (1978)*

September 19th
23. Ornette: Made in America (1985)*

September 20th
24. Ikiru (1952)

September 23rd
25. Here is Your Life (1966)*
26. Andrei Rublev (1966)

September 24th
27. The Browning Version (1951)*

September 25th
28. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

September 26th
29. Brute Force (1947)*
30. Night and Fog in Japan (1960)*

September 27th
31. The Color of Pomegranates (1969)*
32. Insignificance (1985)*

September 28th
33. The Black Stallion (1979)

September 30th
34. Breaker Morant (1980)*
35. Cronos (1993)

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* First Time Viewing

September 10
1. Annie Hall (1977) * - 2.5/5

September 13
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) * - 2.5/5

September 19
3. Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989) * - 4/5

September 24
4. Casablanca (1942) * - 3/5

September 28
5. Blood Simple (1984) - 4/5

September 29
6. Blade Runner (1982) - 3.5/5

September 30
7. Haxan (1922) * - 2.5/5
8. Carrie (1976) - 5/5

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