Facet Studio Sale at DDD (Upto 52% off) Expires 05/01/07
04-19-07, 07:08 AM
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Facet Studio Sale at DDD (Upto 52% off) Expires 05/01/07
04-19-07, 09:17 AM
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Some really great stuff in there.
Does anyone know how the transfers for these facets releases of Kozintsev's Hamlet and King Lear compare to the Ruscico versions?
If you haven't seen anything by Grigori Kozintsev, I encourage you to give either of these films a spin. I consider his Hamlet to be, perhaps, the best cinematic adaptation of the play. He does things with light and shadow that leave you in awe. Awe, I say!
...anyway, looks like I'll be getting:
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob and Skeleton of Mrs. Morales.
Does anyone know how the transfers for these facets releases of Kozintsev's Hamlet and King Lear compare to the Ruscico versions?
If you haven't seen anything by Grigori Kozintsev, I encourage you to give either of these films a spin. I consider his Hamlet to be, perhaps, the best cinematic adaptation of the play. He does things with light and shadow that leave you in awe. Awe, I say!
...anyway, looks like I'll be getting:
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob and Skeleton of Mrs. Morales.
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04-19-07, 12:24 PM
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Wow, what a fantastic catalogue Facets has. There are so many films I would love to own...but unfortunately most of their transfers are of poor quality, so even at 52% off, it's not worth it. Read the reviews.
04-19-07, 12:26 PM
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Great price on The Decalogue... I paid twice that for my copy a few years ago. Should be a mandatory purchase for all fans of cinema at that price point IMHO...
04-19-07, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Anna Karina
How is Experiments in Terror and 4 Films by Otar Iosseliani?
04-19-07, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by siegfried
Wow, what a fantastic catalogue Facets has. There are so many films I would love to own...but unfortunately most of their transfers are of poor quality, so even at 52% off, it's not worth it. Read the reviews.
04-19-07, 03:13 PM
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29.02 4 Films by Otar Iosseliani 12.08 70s Dimension 12.08 Afro Promo 14.50 Almanac of Fall 12.08 Angel in Love 14.50 Another Sky 14.50 Another Way 12.08 Anxious Animation 14.50 Apple Tree of Paradise 19.34 Artaud 14.50 Aventurera 14.50 Bab El-Oued City 14.50 Bloody Child 14.50 Capricious Summer 14.50 Cease Fire 12.08 Citizen Vaclav Havel Goes on Vacation 14.50 Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death 14.50 Damnation 14.50 Dark Side of the Heart 12.08 Debt Collector 38.70 Decalogue Box Set 14.50 Dress Rehearsal: The Brave Hurr's Ta'Zieh 14.50 Elegy of the Land 14.50 Eliana, Eliana 14.50 Emperor's Naked Army Marches On 14.50 End of August at the Hotel Ozone 14.50 Enigma Secret 14.50 Eva Peron 14.50 Extreme Private Eros Love Song 197 12.08 Father's Law 14.50 Fifth Horseman Is Fear 19.34 Films of Luc Moullet: The Smugglers/A Girl is a Gun 19.34 Hamlet By Brook / Brook By Brook 14.50 Hamlet 12.08 Heat 72.58 Heimat II: Chronicle of a Generation 48.38 Heimat 14.52 Henry IV 12.08 Hexer 14.50 House of Bernarda Alba 14.50 Hypothesis Of The Stolen Paintings 14.50 Image 14.50 Innocent Sorcerers 14.50 Interview 38.70 Johan van der Keuken - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 38.70 Johan van der Keuken - The Complete Collection, Vol. 2 14.50 Joke
04-19-07, 03:13 PM
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14.50 King Lear 19.34 Laughing in the Wind - Vol. 2 19.34 Laughing in the Wind - Vol. 3 14.50 Lemonade Joe 14.50 Leningrad Cowboys - Total Balalaika Show 14.50 Let's go with Pancho Villa 14.50 Long Weekend In Pest & Buda 14.50 Lotna 14.50 Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 14.50 Maxx 14.52 Medea 12.08 Men on the Mountain 14.50 Night Train 14.50 North Korea - A Day In The Life 14.50 Oedipus Mayor 12.08 One Week From A Man's Life 14.50 Otomo 14.50 Peasants 12.08 Presagio 14.50 Rice People 12.08 Road to Presidency 14.50 Rodrigo D: No Future 14.50 Sara 14.50 School of Senses 14.50 Shapes of the Invisible 12.08 Sins Of The Fleshapoids 12.08 Skeleton of Mrs. Morales 14.50 Somewhere in Europe 14.50 Stop Mom Theresa! 12.08 Storm The Skies 12.08 Subject is Sex 14.50 Theatre of Tadeusz Kantor 14.52 Three Brothers 14.50 Three Crowns Of A Sailor 9.66 Three Wishes for Cinderella 14.50 Tickets 14.50 Tracker 12.08 Tribulation 99 - Alien Anomalies Under America 9.66 Uncovered: The War on Iraq 14.50 Vabank 14.50 Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 14.50 Valley of the Bees 12.08 Vera 14.50 Videograms of a Revolution 14.50 Waiting for the Moon 14.50 Werckmeister Harmonies 14.50 Where the Heart Roams 14.50 Who Wants To Kill Jessie?
04-19-07, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbeam
Yeah, I want to pick up some of the Bela Tarr titles, but I keep hearing that the R2 Artificial Eye releases are superior. Still, this sale has some great stuff for people who aren't region-free.
As far as "Satantango" ..... can't imagine not seeing it in a movie theater,
but I'll probably pick up the R2 version.
04-19-07, 05:17 PM
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These sales are killing me lately. I told myself yesterday I would stop and now there's a Facets sale. Unfair.
EDIT: Yeah, nevermind. The Decalogue image quality is poor and most of the rest aren't all that great of a bargain.
EDIT: Yeah, nevermind. The Decalogue image quality is poor and most of the rest aren't all that great of a bargain.
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04-19-07, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by siegfried
As far as "Satantango" ..... can't imagine not seeing it in a movie theater, but I'll probably pick up the R2 version.
04-19-07, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Pixies
I'm staying away, but Sins of the Fleshapoids is essential, great disc too, with commentaries and two more (short) films by Mike Kuchar.
04-20-07, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by PotVsKtl
These sales are killing me lately. I told myself yesterday I would stop and now there's a Facets sale. Unfair.
EDIT: Yeah, nevermind. The Decalogue image quality is poor and most of the rest aren't all that great of a bargain.
EDIT: Yeah, nevermind. The Decalogue image quality is poor and most of the rest aren't all that great of a bargain.
04-20-07, 11:06 AM
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Quantity Item # Description Price Status
-------- ------------ ----------------------------------- ---------- ---------
1 FAC076926 DVD : END OF AUGUST AT THE HOTEL $ 14.50 In-stock
1 FAC086934 DVD : WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES $ 14.50 In-stock
1 FAC086936 DVD : DAMNATION $ 14.50 Avl 04/30
1 FAC086941 DVD : THREE CROWNS OF THE SAILOR $ 14.50 In-stock
1 WBD067681 DVD : BIG SLEEP, THE $ 6.67 Avl 04/30
Merchandise Total: $ 64.67
Tax: $ 4.69
Shipping & Processing: $ .00
Total for this Order: $ 69.36
-------- ------------ ----------------------------------- ---------- ---------
1 FAC076926 DVD : END OF AUGUST AT THE HOTEL $ 14.50 In-stock
1 FAC086934 DVD : WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES $ 14.50 In-stock
1 FAC086936 DVD : DAMNATION $ 14.50 Avl 04/30
1 FAC086941 DVD : THREE CROWNS OF THE SAILOR $ 14.50 In-stock
1 WBD067681 DVD : BIG SLEEP, THE $ 6.67 Avl 04/30
Merchandise Total: $ 64.67
Tax: $ 4.69
Shipping & Processing: $ .00
Total for this Order: $ 69.36
04-20-07, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by jewellrunner
When I watched The Decalogue, it looked fine to me. Is there a better Region 1 dvd version out there?
for a Criterion release... Wishful thinking.The quality is better than "poor" but it is not "excellent". IIRC, been awhile since I watched it, the burned in English subs bothered more than the quality of the presentation. I would rate it as "good" and take into consideration that it's a 20 year old Polish television show we're talking about here. I'm not sure that Facets had the revenue at the time to pay for a complete digital restortation. Or maybe they did. Dunno. I'm just glad to have a copy.
