Del Toro raids the Criterion vault
09-24-10 | 07:32 PM
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Del Toro raids the Criterion vault
Saw this over on awardsdaily.com - lucky Guillermo gets to raid the criterion vault to grab all he wants. That would be a blast.
"Visiting Criterion Collection headquarters to oversee finishing touches on the special edition of his debut film Cronos (to be released Dec. 7), Guillermo del Toro is invited to visit the storeroom and select any titles he wants. I like how del Toro picks up The Thin Red Line and reverently says “the master,” and appreciate that he asks about anticipated titles like Paths of Glory that aren’t even in stock yet. Cute how he turns his back on the massive wall of DVDs behind him. (standard def? no thanks.)
I had a related Moment of Geek this month when I discovered Eureka’s Masters of Cinema series in the UK and found their deluxe edition of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr — with full-length commentary by Guillermo del Toro who knows that movie inside out. Easily one of the most literate and entertaining commentary tracks I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing, it’s a 2-hour film seminar in a box. But I had to pay £9.99 instead of grabbing an armload of goodies like del Toro can do — a kid in the Criterion candy store."
"Visiting Criterion Collection headquarters to oversee finishing touches on the special edition of his debut film Cronos (to be released Dec. 7), Guillermo del Toro is invited to visit the storeroom and select any titles he wants. I like how del Toro picks up The Thin Red Line and reverently says “the master,” and appreciate that he asks about anticipated titles like Paths of Glory that aren’t even in stock yet. Cute how he turns his back on the massive wall of DVDs behind him. (standard def? no thanks.)
I had a related Moment of Geek this month when I discovered Eureka’s Masters of Cinema series in the UK and found their deluxe edition of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr — with full-length commentary by Guillermo del Toro who knows that movie inside out. Easily one of the most literate and entertaining commentary tracks I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing, it’s a 2-hour film seminar in a box. But I had to pay £9.99 instead of grabbing an armload of goodies like del Toro can do — a kid in the Criterion candy store."
09-24-10 | 07:36 PM
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Re: Del Toro raids the Criterion vault
It was posted here a few days ago.
But I love that someone posted this in the DVD forum because Del Toro totally ignores the DVDs & goes right to the good stuff (Blu-Rays)
But I love that someone posted this in the DVD forum because Del Toro totally ignores the DVDs & goes right to the good stuff (Blu-Rays)
09-25-10 | 04:53 PM
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09-25-10 | 05:01 PM
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09-25-10 | 05:19 PM
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Re: Del Toro raids the Criterion vault
So jealous. Really cool video.
09-25-10 | 08:12 PM
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This would be a cool thing to watch if they keep it going...But too bad so many directors are either dead or recluse.
