November Criterions
08-26-05 | 07:39 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by Tyler_Durden
Beautiful stuff, as usual. Looks like I'll be getting all three. I wonder what the unknown release will be?
Anyway, Ran is one i'll certainly be picking up
08-26-05 | 07:46 AM
#27
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I love the Ran cover, but the cover for Box Art Coming Soon is pretty drab. That's one of my favorite movies, and I wish they had used the original poster art for the cover.
08-26-05 | 09:13 AM
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Great specs on Ran, decent cover art. Personally, I hope the missing title is Au Revoir Les Enfants, as Criterion did say it would be out in 2005 (of course, Tales of Hoffman is a perfect example of how things can get delayed...).
08-26-05 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Skoobooz
Great specs on Ran, decent cover art. Personally, I hope the missing title is Au Revoir Les Enfants, as Criterion did say it would be out in 2005 (of course, Tales of Hoffman is a perfect example of how things can get delayed...).
08-26-05 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by illennium
I love the Ran cover, but the cover for Box Art Coming Soon is pretty drab. That's one of my favorite movies, and I wish they had used the original poster art for the cover.
08-26-05 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by illennium
I love the Ran cover, but the cover for Box Art Coming Soon is pretty drab. That's one of my favorite movies, and I wish they had used the original poster art for the cover.
08-26-05 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Skoobooz
Personally, I hope the missing title is Au Revoir Les Enfants, as Criterion did say it would be out in 2005.
08-26-05 | 06:37 PM
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Ugetsu and Tales of Hoffmann are now appearing on Criterion's site:
http://www.criterionco.com/asp/browse.asp?sort=spine
no Ran yet, or mystery spine #314
http://www.criterionco.com/asp/browse.asp?sort=spine
no Ran yet, or mystery spine #314
08-26-05 | 07:22 PM
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Spine 314 is apparently Pickpocket (scroll down for specs):
http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...pic.php?t=2664
Can't say I'm not disappointed about Au Revoir Les Enfants, but you are likely correct about the spine number issue, garmonbozia.
http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/...pic.php?t=2664
Can't say I'm not disappointed about Au Revoir Les Enfants, but you are likely correct about the spine number issue, garmonbozia.
08-29-05 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Skoobooz
Spine 314 is apparently Pickpocket (scroll down for specs)
08-29-05 | 11:42 AM
#39
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Good news for me, bad news for my wallet. I'm happy to get Ran and Ugetsu but I wish Criterion would slow down on some of the Japanese releases and release more movies from other countries than France, Japan, and England. I'd love to seen some Indian, Mexican, Iranian films in the collection.
08-29-05 | 12:11 PM
#41
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Hmmm, I'm gonna have to dump my Masterworks Edition.
08-29-05 | 01:46 PM
#42
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Anyone interested in WB R2/PAL 2-disc mint copy of "RAN" (w/Chris Marker's documentary on disc 2)? It's a frickin' great release, better than all the rest... except almost certainly Criterion's...
08-29-05 | 02:16 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by chente
I wish Criterion would slow down on some of the Japanese releases...
08-29-05 | 02:27 PM
#44
Originally Posted by Gerry P.
I hope they speed up on the Mizoguchi releases. His work has certainly been neglected on DVD.
09-01-05 | 02:45 AM
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Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection has just issued details on their November titles. First up on November 8th are Robert Bresson's masterful Pickpocket and Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu. The former arrives with an audio commentary by film scholar James Quandt, a video introduction by writer/director Paul Schrader, a 2003 documentary featuring actors from Bresson's films, a 1960 French TV interview with the director and much more. The latter arrives as a two-disc set with an audio commentary by critic Tony Rayns, a two-and-a-half hour documentary on Mizoguchi by Kaneto Shindo, a new interview with director Masahiro Shinoda on the film, new interviews with first assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka and Miyagawa on their work on the film, trailers, a booklet featuring the original stories on which the film was based and more.
Due on November 22nd is Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera The Tales of Hoffmannn. Criterion's long-requested DVD will feature audio commentary by Martin Scorsese and film historian Bruce Eder, a new introduction to the film by director and fan George A. Romero, Michael Powell's short musical film "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," a rare collection of production design sketches and paintings, the trailer and more. Also due on the 22nd is director Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece Ran which arrives as a two-disc edition with a newly-restored transfer, Chris Marker's 74-minute documentary on Kurosawa's craft in making the film, an introduction by filmmaker Sidney Lumet, a half-hour Toho documentary on the making of the film, a half-hour video piece reconstructing the film through Kurosawa's paintings and sketches, a new interview with star Tatsuya Nakadai and more. Retail is $39.95 apiece.
Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection has just issued details on their November titles. First up on November 8th are Robert Bresson's masterful Pickpocket and Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu. The former arrives with an audio commentary by film scholar James Quandt, a video introduction by writer/director Paul Schrader, a 2003 documentary featuring actors from Bresson's films, a 1960 French TV interview with the director and much more. The latter arrives as a two-disc set with an audio commentary by critic Tony Rayns, a two-and-a-half hour documentary on Mizoguchi by Kaneto Shindo, a new interview with director Masahiro Shinoda on the film, new interviews with first assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka and Miyagawa on their work on the film, trailers, a booklet featuring the original stories on which the film was based and more.
Due on November 22nd is Jacques Offenbach's fantasy opera The Tales of Hoffmannn. Criterion's long-requested DVD will feature audio commentary by Martin Scorsese and film historian Bruce Eder, a new introduction to the film by director and fan George A. Romero, Michael Powell's short musical film "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," a rare collection of production design sketches and paintings, the trailer and more. Also due on the 22nd is director Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece Ran which arrives as a two-disc edition with a newly-restored transfer, Chris Marker's 74-minute documentary on Kurosawa's craft in making the film, an introduction by filmmaker Sidney Lumet, a half-hour Toho documentary on the making of the film, a half-hour video piece reconstructing the film through Kurosawa's paintings and sketches, a new interview with star Tatsuya Nakadai and more. Retail is $39.95 apiece.
