September Criterions
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STRANGER THAN PARADISE
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch
Permanent Vacation (1980, 75 minutes), Jarmusch's first full-length feature, presented in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised by the director
Kino '84: Jim Jarmusch: a 1984 German television program featuring interviews with cast and crew from Stranger Than Paradise and Permanent Vacation
Some Days in January, 1984, a behind-the-scenes Super-8 film by Tom Jarmusch
Location and on-set photos
U.S. and Japanese trailers
PLUS: A booklet featuring Jarmusch's 1984 "Some Notes on Stranger Than Paradise," Geoff Andrew and J. Hoberman on Stranger Than Paradise, and Luc Sante on Permanent Vacation
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=400
NIGHT ON EARTH
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch
Audio commentary by director of photography Frederick Elmes and location sound mixer Drew Kunin
Q&A with Jarmusch, in which he responds to questions sent by fans
1992 Belgian television interview with Jarmusch
New and improved subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Paul Auster, Thom Andersen, Bernard Eisenschitz, Goffredo Fofi, and Peter von Bagh, as well as the lyrics to Tom Waits's original songs from the film
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=401
ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Ib Melchior, actors Paul Mantee and Victor Lundin, production designer Al Nozaki, Oscar-winning special effects designer and Robinson Crusoe on Mars historian Robert Skotak, and excerpts from a 1979 audio interview with director Byron Haskin
"Destination: Mars," a new video featurette by Michael Lennick detailing the science behind Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Excerpts from Melchior's original screenplay
New music video for Victor Lundin’s song "Robinson Crusoe on Mars"
Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos, production designs, and promotional material
Theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by filmmaker and space historian Michael Lennick, a "Brief Yargorian Dictionary" of Melchior’s original alien dialect, and a list of facts about Mars included with his original screenplay
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=404
THE THREEPENNY OPERA
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer (taken from a new film restoration element from the Bundesarchiv in Germany)
Audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick, author of The Dialectic and the Early Brecht, and Eric Rentschler, author of The Films of G. W. Pabst
L'opera de quat'sous, Pabst's French-language version of The Threepenny Opera, starring Albert Préjean and Florelle
A video interview with film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the English and French versions
New exclusive documentary on Threepenny’s controversial journey from stage to screen to lawsuits
Gallery of production photos by Hans Casparius
Production sketches by art director Andre Andrejew
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A new essay by film critic Tony Rayns
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=405
MARTHA GRAHAM: DANCE ON FILM
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfers of three films: A Dancer's World, Appalachian Spring, Night Journey
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed, an American Masters documentary following Graham's career
Side-by-side comparison, by dance critic Deborah Jowitt, of excerpts from a 1940s performance of Appalachian Spring, featuring Graham, Eric Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham, with the 1958 film
Aaron Copland: Art in America, a short documentary by Nathan Kroll, featuring composer Aaron Copland discussing Appalachian Spring with artist Paul Jenkins
A visual essay narrated by Kroll
New interview with Museum of Television and Radio curator Ron Simon discussing Kroll's work and legacy
Interviews with film editors Eleanor Hamerow and Miriam Arsham discussing their work on the three films
New interviews with Graham company dancers Mimi Cole, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Stuart Hodes, Yuriko Kikuchi, and Ethel Winter
Excerpts from The Martha Graham Technique, a 1975 filmed demonstration featuring company members and narrated by Graham
16mm home-movie footage of Graham's company from their 1954 European tour
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by writer Joan Acocella
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=406
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch
Permanent Vacation (1980, 75 minutes), Jarmusch's first full-length feature, presented in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised by the director
Kino '84: Jim Jarmusch: a 1984 German television program featuring interviews with cast and crew from Stranger Than Paradise and Permanent Vacation
Some Days in January, 1984, a behind-the-scenes Super-8 film by Tom Jarmusch
Location and on-set photos
U.S. and Japanese trailers
PLUS: A booklet featuring Jarmusch's 1984 "Some Notes on Stranger Than Paradise," Geoff Andrew and J. Hoberman on Stranger Than Paradise, and Luc Sante on Permanent Vacation
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=400
NIGHT ON EARTH
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Jim Jarmusch
Audio commentary by director of photography Frederick Elmes and location sound mixer Drew Kunin
Q&A with Jarmusch, in which he responds to questions sent by fans
1992 Belgian television interview with Jarmusch
New and improved subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Paul Auster, Thom Andersen, Bernard Eisenschitz, Goffredo Fofi, and Peter von Bagh, as well as the lyrics to Tom Waits's original songs from the film
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=401
ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS
New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Audio commentary featuring screenwriter Ib Melchior, actors Paul Mantee and Victor Lundin, production designer Al Nozaki, Oscar-winning special effects designer and Robinson Crusoe on Mars historian Robert Skotak, and excerpts from a 1979 audio interview with director Byron Haskin
"Destination: Mars," a new video featurette by Michael Lennick detailing the science behind Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Excerpts from Melchior's original screenplay
New music video for Victor Lundin’s song "Robinson Crusoe on Mars"
Stills gallery of behind-the-scenes photos, production designs, and promotional material
Theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by filmmaker and space historian Michael Lennick, a "Brief Yargorian Dictionary" of Melchior’s original alien dialect, and a list of facts about Mars included with his original screenplay
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=404
THE THREEPENNY OPERA
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer (taken from a new film restoration element from the Bundesarchiv in Germany)
Audio commentary by scholars David Bathrick, author of The Dialectic and the Early Brecht, and Eric Rentschler, author of The Films of G. W. Pabst
L'opera de quat'sous, Pabst's French-language version of The Threepenny Opera, starring Albert Préjean and Florelle
A video interview with film scholar Charles O'Brien on the differences between the English and French versions
New exclusive documentary on Threepenny’s controversial journey from stage to screen to lawsuits
Gallery of production photos by Hans Casparius
Production sketches by art director Andre Andrejew
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A new essay by film critic Tony Rayns
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=405
MARTHA GRAHAM: DANCE ON FILM
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfers of three films: A Dancer's World, Appalachian Spring, Night Journey
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed, an American Masters documentary following Graham's career
Side-by-side comparison, by dance critic Deborah Jowitt, of excerpts from a 1940s performance of Appalachian Spring, featuring Graham, Eric Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham, with the 1958 film
Aaron Copland: Art in America, a short documentary by Nathan Kroll, featuring composer Aaron Copland discussing Appalachian Spring with artist Paul Jenkins
A visual essay narrated by Kroll
New interview with Museum of Television and Radio curator Ron Simon discussing Kroll's work and legacy
Interviews with film editors Eleanor Hamerow and Miriam Arsham discussing their work on the three films
New interviews with Graham company dancers Mimi Cole, Mary Hinkson, Linda Hodes, Stuart Hodes, Yuriko Kikuchi, and Ethel Winter
Excerpts from The Martha Graham Technique, a 1975 filmed demonstration featuring company members and narrated by Graham
16mm home-movie footage of Graham's company from their 1954 European tour
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by writer Joan Acocella
http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=406
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06-15-07, 04:46 PM
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Hmmm...I would normally be excited about some Jim Jarmusch titles but these are not my favorites of his work and I'm sure these titles will be pricey.
However if we got some Criterion editions of Dead Man, Broken Flowers, or Ghost Dog then I might look past the price.
However if we got some Criterion editions of Dead Man, Broken Flowers, or Ghost Dog then I might look past the price.
06-15-07, 05:12 PM
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Permanent Vacation (1980, 75 minutes), Jarmusch's first full-length feature, presented in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised by the director
06-15-07, 05:43 PM
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Jarmusch is one important director who's work I have yet to really explore - so this is excellent, if not surprising news. The Pabst has me very excited (I loved "Pandora's Box", and I've been wanting to see more of his films), and "Robinson Crusoe" will certainly be a rental for me.
The Martha Graham set seems kind of random, and it doesn't really interest me, but I'm glad they're adding it to the collection. Diversity is always a good thing.
The Martha Graham set seems kind of random, and it doesn't really interest me, but I'm glad they're adding it to the collection. Diversity is always a good thing.
06-15-07, 05:47 PM
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The Martha Graham set seems kind of random, and it doesn't really interest me, but I'm glad they're adding it to the collection. Diversity is always a good thing.
06-15-07, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
I'll pass on Martha Graham, but all the rest look fantastic.
I'll buy Crusoe and the two Jarmusch titles.
But there are so many good (and expensive!) dvds in September, it's crazy.
I need to find a scheme to get rich...soon.
06-15-07, 07:16 PM
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Awesome month. I love Jim Jarmusch. I was disappointed when I couldn't get Stranger than Paradise because it went OOP. This is certainly wonderful news. I'll be getting all of them.
06-15-07, 08:27 PM
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on Stranger Than Paradise. A fascinating film, can't wait to see the Criterion treatment.
I'm really excited to finally check out Night on Earth and Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Heard about that movie ever since I first used DVD forums as an avenue of news.
on Stranger Than Paradise. A fascinating film, can't wait to see the Criterion treatment.I'm really excited to finally check out Night on Earth and Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Heard about that movie ever since I first used DVD forums as an avenue of news.
06-15-07, 08:33 PM
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I never heard of Jim Jarmusch so maybe this will be an opportunity to check out some of his works.
Anyway, G. W. Pabst! This is awesome and I hope CC will release more of Pabst like Westfront 1918.
Anyway, G. W. Pabst! This is awesome and I hope CC will release more of Pabst like Westfront 1918.
06-15-07, 09:26 PM
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My wife will probably go for Martha Graham. I may have to bite on the Jarmucsh titles, and maybe Robinson Cursoe, if I can find out what all the hype is about. Big Criterion month for me...
06-16-07, 12:56 AM
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Jarmusch -
Graham -
Graham -
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
I'll pass on Martha Graham, but all the rest look fantastic.
I don't think the Martha Graham release is one I'd buy, but it looks like a pretty interesting collection and one I look forward to Netflixing. These completely left field selections Criterion pulls out now and then often end up being among my favorites.
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I'm not a huge Jarmucsh fan, so I'll pass on Stranger than Paradise and Night on Earth.
I too am scratching my head over Martha Graham: Dance on Film. No sale.
Pabst's The Threepenny Opera is a possibility.
Robinson Crusoe on Mars, however, will be a definate purchase.
I too am scratching my head over Martha Graham: Dance on Film. No sale.
Pabst's The Threepenny Opera is a possibility.
Robinson Crusoe on Mars, however, will be a definate purchase.
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Not sure why everyone's put off by the Martha Graham release. Nice to see Criterion continuing their eclectic releases and not solely catering to a specific type of film junkie. True, I won't be buying the MG release, but I'm sure someone out there wants it. And as for it being overkill, it is three movies on two discs...sounds about right.
