October Criterions
07-27-04, 09:57 PM
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October Criterions
Officially Announced:
Tanner '88 $29.95 MSRP
-New digital transfers of all eleven episodes
-New video discussion between series creators Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
-Essays by film critic Michael Wilmington, video critic/curator Michael Nash, and culture critic Garry Kornblau
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Secret Honor $39.95 MSRP
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
-Two audio commentaries by director Robert Altman and co-writer Donald Freed
-New video interview with actor Philip Baker Hall
-Excerpts from archival films documenting key events in President Richard M. Nixon’s political career
-Essay by film critic Michael Wilmington
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Eyes Without A Face $29.95 MSRP
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes), Georges Franju’s graphic but beautiful poetic 1949 short documentary about Paris slaughterhouses
-heatrical trailers
-Stills gallery of rare production photos and promotional material
-New essays by acclaimed novelist Patrick McGrath (Spider, Dr. Haggard’s Disease) and writer/film historian David Kalat (Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe, The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels)
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
Fat Girl $29.95 MSRP
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks
-The making of Fat Girl, compiled from behind-the-scenes footage
-Original French and U.S. theatrical trailers
-An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, plus an interview with Breillat, translated from the French film magazine, Positif
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
Tanner '88 $29.95 MSRP
-New digital transfers of all eleven episodes
-New video discussion between series creators Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
-Essays by film critic Michael Wilmington, video critic/curator Michael Nash, and culture critic Garry Kornblau
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Secret Honor $39.95 MSRP
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
-Two audio commentaries by director Robert Altman and co-writer Donald Freed
-New video interview with actor Philip Baker Hall
-Excerpts from archival films documenting key events in President Richard M. Nixon’s political career
-Essay by film critic Michael Wilmington
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Eyes Without A Face $29.95 MSRP
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes), Georges Franju’s graphic but beautiful poetic 1949 short documentary about Paris slaughterhouses
-heatrical trailers
-Stills gallery of rare production photos and promotional material
-New essays by acclaimed novelist Patrick McGrath (Spider, Dr. Haggard’s Disease) and writer/film historian David Kalat (Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe, The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels)
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
Fat Girl $29.95 MSRP
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks
-The making of Fat Girl, compiled from behind-the-scenes footage
-Original French and U.S. theatrical trailers
-An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, plus an interview with Breillat, translated from the French film magazine, Positif
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
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07-27-04, 10:01 PM
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you beat me to the chase.....
but i want to add, that Altman and Trudeau are in talks of making a 'sequel' to the "Tanner 88" miniseries
awesome. just in time for the Elections!
but i want to add, that Altman and Trudeau are in talks of making a 'sequel' to the "Tanner 88" miniseries
Director Robert Altman will again team up with Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau to produce a three-episode sequel to Tanner '88, a cable series in which they satirized the U.S. presidential campaign. Michael Murphy is expected to return again to play fictional Democratic presidential candidate Jack Tanner. Like the original 11-episode series, real-life political figures are expected to show up in the episodes, which are due to air on the Sundance Channel in October. However, Sundance programming chief Adam Pincus said in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer that it may be more difficult to land top political personalities today than it was when the original series aired. "People are more media savvy," Pincus says. "That may pose production problems for us. They may not want to do a story that doesn't serve them.".
07-28-04, 04:36 PM
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Originally posted by manicsounds
i want to add, that Altman and Trudeau are in talks of making a 'sequel' to the "Tanner 88" miniseries
i want to add, that Altman and Trudeau are in talks of making a 'sequel' to the "Tanner 88" miniseries
I believe the new ones premiere in October [EDIT: whoops, I didn't see that part of your quote] ... I had actually expected a 'Tanner' DVD to come out *after* the new ones.
This is great, but now I kinda feel like I wasted my time taping them. Ah well, they'll be great to lend out, at least.
Even if every other movie he made was terrible, the guy behind the Player will at least get a view out of me.
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07-29-04, 09:40 AM
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Originally posted by ThatGuamGuy
[B]It's beyond talks; they've been shooting for a little while now in NYC, and, supposedly, they're up in Boston shooting even as I type this.
I believe the new ones premiere in October [EDIT: whoops, I didn't see that part of your quote] ... I had actually expected a 'Tanner' DVD to come out *after* the new ones.
[B]It's beyond talks; they've been shooting for a little while now in NYC, and, supposedly, they're up in Boston shooting even as I type this.
I believe the new ones premiere in October [EDIT: whoops, I didn't see that part of your quote] ... I had actually expected a 'Tanner' DVD to come out *after* the new ones.
There was a short blurb about it on yesterday's Page Six (but given the NY Post's recent penchant for misinformation, take everything with a grain of salt).
07-29-04, 10:06 AM
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Although I'm a big fan of Altman, I'm not a big fan of Tanner '88. I'm sure a lot of other people will enjoy it, and I'm glad it's getting a good release.
07-30-04, 04:31 PM
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All specs are up.
#257 - SECRET HONOR - $39.95
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
-Two audio commentaries by director Robert Altman and co-writer Donald Freed
-New video interview with actor Philip Baker Hall
-Excerpts from archival films documenting key events in President Richard M. Nixon’s political career
-Essay by film critic Michael Wilmington
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
#258 - TANNER '88 - $29.95
-New digital transfers of all eleven episodes
-New video discussion between series creators Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
-Essays by film critic Michael Wilmington, video critic/curator Michael Nash, and culture critic Garry Kornblau
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
#259 - FAT GIRL - $29.95
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks
-The making of Fat Girl, compiled from behind-the-scenes footage
-Original French and U.S. theatrical trailers
-An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, plus an interview with Breillat, translated from the French film magazine, Positif
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
#260 - EYES WITHOUT A FACE - $29.95
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes), Georges Franju’s graphic but beautiful poetic 1949 short documentary about Paris slaughterhouses
-Theatrical trailers
-Stills gallery of rare production photos and promotional material
-New essays by acclaimed novelist Patrick McGrath (Spider, Dr. Haggard’s Disease) and writer/film historian David Kalat (Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe, The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels)
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
#257 - SECRET HONOR - $39.95
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
-Two audio commentaries by director Robert Altman and co-writer Donald Freed
-New video interview with actor Philip Baker Hall
-Excerpts from archival films documenting key events in President Richard M. Nixon’s political career
-Essay by film critic Michael Wilmington
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
#258 - TANNER '88 - $29.95
-New digital transfers of all eleven episodes
-New video discussion between series creators Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
-Essays by film critic Michael Wilmington, video critic/curator Michael Nash, and culture critic Garry Kornblau
-English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
#259 - FAT GIRL - $29.95
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 soundtracks
-The making of Fat Girl, compiled from behind-the-scenes footage
-Original French and U.S. theatrical trailers
-An essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, plus an interview with Breillat, translated from the French film magazine, Positif
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
#260 - EYES WITHOUT A FACE - $29.95
-New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
-Blood of the Beasts (Le Sang des bêtes), Georges Franju’s graphic but beautiful poetic 1949 short documentary about Paris slaughterhouses
-Theatrical trailers
-Stills gallery of rare production photos and promotional material
-New essays by acclaimed novelist Patrick McGrath (Spider, Dr. Haggard’s Disease) and writer/film historian David Kalat (Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe, The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse: A Study of the Twelve Films and Five Novels)
-New and improved English subtitle translation
-Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
-More!
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07-31-04, 12:25 AM
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Fantastic news on Breillat's Fat Girl finally getting a US release, and by Criterion no less. Another vhs boot bites the dust...
Fantastic news on Breillat's Fat Girl finally getting a US release, and by Criterion no less. Another vhs boot bites the dust...
Can't wait.
07-31-04, 12:49 AM
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Originally posted by Tarantino
Never heard of any of these...
Never heard of any of these...
You're not missing too much Tarntino. But give 'em a look on IMDb, see if they catch thy fancy.
07-31-04, 11:27 AM
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Very surprised by the Altman's...and disappointed to have to wait another month to find out which Ford we're going to get. I can't for the life of me figure out why they would include the trashy Fat Girl in their collection. I love the snippet from a movie guide I have on it:
"A homely French teenager both loves and resents her older, prettier sister. French filmmaker Catherine Breillat continues the drive she bagan with Romance to stretch the bounds of mainstream film sex. The result is more of the same Eurotrash, with Breillat's trademarks: graphic sex and violence coiuple with hilariously pretentious dialogue."
I'll pass....Romance absolutely sucked and got notice only becuase it was "daring" - which really means it was soft core porn with "profound" dialogue....utter trash. It's a shame to see Criterion validate that kind of artifice by putting their stamp of approval on Breillat....
"A homely French teenager both loves and resents her older, prettier sister. French filmmaker Catherine Breillat continues the drive she bagan with Romance to stretch the bounds of mainstream film sex. The result is more of the same Eurotrash, with Breillat's trademarks: graphic sex and violence coiuple with hilariously pretentious dialogue."
I'll pass....Romance absolutely sucked and got notice only becuase it was "daring" - which really means it was soft core porn with "profound" dialogue....utter trash. It's a shame to see Criterion validate that kind of artifice by putting their stamp of approval on Breillat....
07-31-04, 12:27 PM
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Not so fond of the covers, 'cept for Tanner.
I prefer this one for Eyes Without A Face...
Also, why is the one-man Secret Honor priced significantly higher than the eleven-episode Tanner '88?
I prefer this one for Eyes Without A Face...
Also, why is the one-man Secret Honor priced significantly higher than the eleven-episode Tanner '88?
07-31-04, 12:37 PM
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A Ma Soeur!....EXCELLENT 
...finally a worthy release. Highly provocative film which as every other Breillat film divides the audiences....great news!!
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...finally a worthy release. Highly provocative film which as every other Breillat film divides the audiences....great news!!Pro-B
07-31-04, 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by brizz
I'll pass....Romance absolutely sucked and got notice only becuase it was "daring" - which really means it was soft core porn with "profound" dialogue....utter trash. It's a shame to see Criterion validate that kind of artifice by putting their stamp of approval on Breillat....
I'll pass....Romance absolutely sucked and got notice only becuase it was "daring" - which really means it was soft core porn with "profound" dialogue....utter trash. It's a shame to see Criterion validate that kind of artifice by putting their stamp of approval on Breillat....
I would calm down a little bit...Criterion's mission is not only to release "classics" (regardless of what your definition is) but provocative films as well. A Ma Soeur happens to be one.
I am far from comparing Salo to this film but looking at the reactions some members here have towards Salo using tags such as "fascist" etc...I see no reason to blame Criterion that they are bringing this film to the US market (esp. given the fact that the British release was cut and the R4 is poor) but congratulate them. Eurotrash for you provocative cinema for others....
Just my humble opinion...
Cheers
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07-31-04, 01:09 PM
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i'm perfectly calm, and i understand what Criterion's mission is.....but Breillat is hardly provocative....more like sensationalistic for the sake of being shocking. I think her films are trash....that's all. I'm just disappointed that Criterion, as I said, is validating the disturbingly pointless pretentious garbage that is Fat Girl.
Just my humble opinion....
Cheers
brizz
Just my humble opinion....
Cheers
brizz
07-31-04, 01:34 PM
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This fat girl announcement may challenge me not to collect every criterion. This was a so so picture with an idiotic ending.
07-31-04, 02:23 PM
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Originally posted by brizz
...but Breillat is hardly provocative... I think her films are trash....that's all.
brizz
...but Breillat is hardly provocative... I think her films are trash....that's all.
brizz
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07-31-04, 03:09 PM
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Originally posted by Coral
You can't possibly like all 250+ films in the Criterion Collection, and only now have trouble with a specific title, can you?
You can't possibly like all 250+ films in the Criterion Collection, and only now have trouble with a specific title, can you?