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Old 08-30-13, 05:07 PM
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September 3
1. Jimmy Plays Monterey (1986)

2. September 5
For All Mankind (1989)



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*First Time Viewing
September 1
1.)The 39 Steps

September 3
2.)*Gomorrah

3.)Bottle Rocket

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9-2: The Magician, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
9-6: The Importance of Being Earnest
9-8: The Rules of the Game
9-11: House
9-12: The Marriage of Maria Braun
9-14: The 39 Steps
9-15: Island of Lost Souls
9-17: Homicide
9-22: Kagemusha
9-25: Stagecoach, Sweet Smell of Success
9-27: Metropolitan
9-29: Withnail and I

Challenge List
Spoiler:
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
--- 1920/1930 - The Rules of the Game, The 39 Steps, Island of Lost Souls, Stagecoach
--- 1940 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
--- 1950 - The Magician, The Importance of Being Earnest, Sweet Smell of Success
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 - House, The Marriage of Maria Braun
--- 1980 - Kagemusha, Withnail and I
--- 1990 - Homicide, Metropolitan
--- 2000/2010 -

Watch something from spine number range:
--- 001-050 - 56: The 39 Steps
--- 051-100 -
--- 101-150 - 119: Withnail and I
--- 151-200 - 158: The Importance of Being Earnest, 173: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
--- 201-250 - 204: The Marriage of Maria Braun, 216: The Rules of the Game
--- 251-300 - 267: Kagemusha
--- 301-350 - 326: Metropolitan
--- 351-400 -
--- 401-450 -
--- 451-500 - 486: Homicide
--- 501-550 – 516: Stagecoach, 537: The Magician, 539: House, 555: Sweet Smell of Success
--- 551-600 - 586: Island of Lost Souls
--- 601-650 -
--- 650-700 -
--- an Eclipse title -
--- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion -

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
--- Swedish: The Magician
--- English: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Importance of Being Earnest, The 39 Steps, Island of Lost Souls, Homicide, Stagecoach, Sweet Smell of Success, Metropolitan, Withnail and I
--- French: The Rules of the Game
--- Japanese: House, Kagemusha
--- German: The Marriage of Maria Braun

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here –
--- In Broad Sunlight, Purple Noon
--- On Your Mark, House of Games
--- Western Promises, Heaven's Gate
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Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews.
--- Richard Stanley, Island of Lost Souls
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Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers
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--- Watch a film with commentary – Peter Cowie/Fanny and Alexander
--- Watch a supplemental short film –
--- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
--- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set/Top Ten List -
--- Listen to a Criterion/Eclipse film soundtrack -


Collection from 2013
Spoiler:


Not pictured: The Man Who Fell to Earth BD, Shoah BD, Brief Encounter, La Commare Secca, Autumn Sonata, Hoop Dreams, General Idi Amin Dada

Collection from 2012
Spoiler:
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Collection from 2011
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*= first time viewing
blue= blu-ray I own
black= DVD I own
green= watched through other means

September 1
1. Revanche (Götz Spielmann, 2008)* - Spine #502
2. A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson, 1956)* - Spine #650

September 2
3. Ivan's Childhood (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962)* - Spine #397
-Essay: Dream Come True - Dina Iordinova
4. The Face of Another (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1966)* - Spine #395
-Essay: Double Vision - James Quandt

September 3
5. Simon of the Desert (Luis Buñuel, 1965)* - Spine #460
-Essay: Damned If You Do... - Michael Wood
-Interview: Silvia Pinal

September 7
6. Le Trou (Jacques Becker, 1960)* - Spine #129

September 8
7. The Devil's Backbone (Guillermo del Toro, 2001)* - Spine #666

September 11
8. Lord of the Flies (Peter Brook, 1963) - Spine #43

September 12
9. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1943)* - Spine #173
-Interview: Thelma Schoonmaker Powell

September 14
10. Two-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman, 1971)* - Spine #414
11. Putney Swope (Robert Downey Sr., 1969)* - Eclipse Series 33


September 16
12. Babo 73 (Robert Downey Sr., 1964)* - Eclipse Series 33
-Watched Trailer: Frances Ha (Spine #681)
-Watched Trailer: Nashville (Spine #683)
-Watched Trailer: I Married A Witch (Spine #676)
-Watched Trailer: Autumn Sonata (Spine #60)
-Watched Trailer: The Uninvited (Spine #677)

September 18
13. Chafed Elbows (Robert Downey Sr., 1966)* - Eclipse Series 33
14. No More Excuses (Robert Downey Sr., 1968)* - Eclipse Series 33
15. Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (Robert Downey Sr., 1975)* - Eclipse Series 33

September 19
16. Metropolitan (Whit Stillman, 1990)* - Spine #326

September 20
17. Seconds (John Frankenheimer, 1966)* - Spine #667
-Essay: Reborn Again - David Sterritt

September 21
18. Supercop (Stanley Tong, 1992)* - Laserdisc #327

September 22
19. Seconds (John Frankenheimer, 1966) - Spine #667 - Rewatch with John Frankenheimer's Commentary
Finished off the rest of the features to complete the disc entirely:
-Interview: Alec Baldwin on Seconds
-Interview: A Second Look - interviews with Evans Frankenheimer and Salome Jans
-Interview: Archival interview with John Frankenheimer from 1971 Canadian television program
-Archival Footage: Hollywood on the Hudson - news special on location including interview with Rock Hudson
-Visual Essay: R. Barton Palmer and Murray Pomerance
20. Safety Last! (Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, 1923)* - Spine #662
-Watched Supplemental Short Film: His Royal Slyness (1920)

September 25
-Listened to Soundtrack for Repo Man - Spine #654
21. Smiles of a Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman, 1955)* - Spine #237

September 26
22. The Last Temptation of Christ (Martin Scorsese, 1988)* - Spine #70
-Interview: Peter Gabriel
-Essay: Passion Project - David Ehrenstein

September 27
23. The Great Dictator (Charlie Chaplin, 1940)* - Spine #565
24. Kagemusha (Akira Kurosawa, 1980)* - Spine #267

September 28
25. Mafioso (Alberto Lattuada, 1962)* - Spine #424

September 30
26. Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978) - Laserdisc #310


Spoiler:

Feature Presentation
Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
-x- 1920/1930 - Safety Last! (1923)
-x- 1940 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
-x- 1950 - A Man Escaped (1956)
-x- 1960 - Ivan's Childhood (1962)
-x- 1970 - Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
-x- 1980 - The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
-x- 1990 - Metropolitan (1990)
-x- 2000/2010 - Revanche (2008)

Watch something from spine number range:
-x- 001-050 - Lord of the Flies (43)
-x- 051-100 - The Last Tempatation of Christ (70)
-x- 101-150 - Le Trou (129)
-x- 151-200 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (173)
-x- 201-250 - Smiles of a Summer Night (237)
-x- 251-300 - Kagemusha (267)
-x- 301-350 - Metropolitan (326)
-x- 351-400 - Ivan's Childhood (397)
-x- 401-450 - Two-Lane Blacktop (414)
-x- 451-500 - Simon of the Desert (460)
-x- 501-550 – Revanche (502)
-x- 551-600 - The Great Dictator (565)
-x- 601-650 - A Man Escaped (650)
-x- 650-700 - Seconds (667)
-x- an Eclipse title - Putney Swope (Eclipse Series 33)
-x- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion - Supercop (LD 327)

Watch films in at least 5 languages.
-x- German - Revanche
-x- French - A Man Escaped
-x- Russian - Ivan's Childhood
-x- Japanese - The Face of Another
-x- Spanish - Simon of the Desert

Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section (Each title must be unique. For example, Pierrot Le Fou could NOT count for Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Luc Godard, and Anna Karina, just one)
-x- Robert Bresson - A Man Escaped
-x- Tatsuya Nakadai - The Face of Another
-x- Luis Buñuel - Simon of the Desert
-x- Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
-x- Ingmar Bergman - Smiles of a Summer Night

Watch a film from 5 different “themes” on Criterion’s website
-x- War Films - Ivan's Childhood
-x- Japanese New Wave - The Face of Another
-x- Faith on Film - Simon of the Desert
-x- Suspense! - Le Trou
-x- Scary Movies - The Devil's Backbone

Special Edition Features
Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here –
-x- Dream Come True (Ivan's Childhood)
-x- Double Vision (The Face of Another)
-x- Damned If You Do... (Simon of the Desert)
-x- Reborn Again (Seconds)
-x- Passion Project (The Last Tempation of Christ)

Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews.
-x- Silvia Pinal (Simon of the Desert)
-x- Thelma Schoonmaker Powell (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp)
-x- Alec Baldwin (Seconds)
-x- Evans Frankenheimer and Salome Jens (Seconds)
-x- Peter Gabriel (The Last Temptation of Christ)

Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers
-x- Frances Ha (Spine #681)
-x- Nashville (Spine #683)
-x- I Married A Witch (Spine #676)
-x- Autumn Sonata (Spine #60)
-x- The Uninvited (Spine #677)

-x- Watch a film with commentary – Seconds (Spine #667) - John Frankenheimer Commentary
-x- Watch a supplemental short film – His Royal Slyness - from Safety Last! disc
-x- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. - Seconds (Spine #667)
-x- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set/Top Ten List - Eclipse Series 33: Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
-x- Listen to a Criterion/Eclipse film soundtrack - Repo Man (Spine #654)

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CC### - Criterion Spine Number (BLU)
LD###- Criterion Laserdisc Spine Number


September 1st
  • 001 [LD052] Singin' in the Rain (1952) - R1 Collector's Edition DVD
  • NFC Captain America - The First Avenger - AIV
  • 002 ☼ [CC027/LD288] ☼ Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 003 ☼ [CC028/LD287] ☼ Blood for Dracula (1974) - Amazon Instant Video

September 2nd
  • 004 ☼ [CC624] ☼ Quadrophenia (1979) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 005 ☼ [CC176/LD070] ☼ The River (1951) - R1 Criterion DVD Library Loan
    • Introduction by Jean Renoir

September 3rd
  • 005 The River
    • McEldowney Interviewed
      • 3. Renoir and Rumor Godden
      • 4. Location anecdotes
      • 5. Legacy
      • 1. Setting Up The River
      • 2. Casting
  • 006 ☼? [CC040/LD384] Armageddon (1998) - R1 Criterion DVD Library Loan
    • Michael Bay's Gag Reel
    • Deleted Scenes Compilation
    • Special Effects
      • Richard Hoover
        • The Asteroid
        • Shuttle Approach
        • Matte Paintings
        • Armadillo Jump
        • Final Shot
      • Hoyt Yeatman
      • Pat McClung
        • Introduction
        • Working with Computers
        • Working with Bay
        • Shuttles/Shooting at NASA
        • Russian Space Station
    • Production Design
      • Vision of Armageddon
      • Wardrobe/NASA
      • Armadillo/Shuttles
      • Asteroid Set
      • Conclusion
      • Design gallery
        • Space Station
        • Gear
        • Spacesuits
        • Armadillo
        • Asteroid
        • Shuttle
    • "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
    • Marketing
      • Theatrical trailer
      • Teaser Trailer
      • Superbowl TV Spot
      • 30-Second TV Spots
      • 15-Second TV Spots
    • Storyboards
      • Armadillo Jump
      • Rock Storm
  • NFCThe Happiest Millionaire - R1 DVD Library Loan
  • 007 ☼ [CC496] ☼ Che - Part One (2008) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 008 ☼? [CC056/LD003/EA4] The 39 Steps (1935) - Amazon Instant Video

September 4th
  • 009 ☼ [CC496] ☼ Che - Part Two (2008) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 010 ☼ [LD285] ☼ The Atomic Cafe (1982) - Amazon Instant Video

September 5th
  • 011 ☼ [CC158/LD265] ☼ The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) - R1 Criterion DVD Library Loan
    • Images in Context (Behind-the-scenes photographs with notes and biographies by Bruce Eder)
      • Anthony Asquith
      • The Cast (Michael Redgrave; Dame Edith Evans; Michael Denison; Joan Greenwood; Dorothy Tutin; Dame Margaret Rutherford; Miles Malleson)
      • The Crew (Desmond Dickinson; Beatrice Dawson; Benjamin Frankel; Carmen Dillon)
    • READING MATERIAL: - "The Criterion Collection 2002"
    • READING MATERIAL: - "Anthony Asquith's The Importance of Being Earnest" by Charles Dennis
  • 012 ☼ [LD271] ☼ Pulp Fiction (1994) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 013 ☼ [LD143] ☼ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - Amazon Instant Video

September 6th
  • 014 ☼ [LD125] ☼ Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - R1 Collector's Edition DVD Library Loan
    • Documentary: The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    • 1977 Featurette "Watch the Skies"
    • Deleted Scenes
      • "In the Desert" (:41)
      • "Roy at the Power Plant" (5:30)
      • "Roy Gets Directions" (1:13)
      • "At the Airport" (4:31)
      • "At the Police Station" (1:44)
      • "At the Barbecue"
      • "English Lessons" (1:21)
      • "On the Roof" (1:47)
      • "Leaving Town" (1:27)
      • "At the Gas Station" (2:00)
      • "In the Spaceship" (2:54)

September 7th
  • 015 ☼ [CC003/LD004/EA50] ☼ The Lady Vanishes (1938) - R1 Movie Ventures Double Feature DVD Library Loan
  • 016 ☼ [CC493] ☼ Gomorrah (2008) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 017 ☼ [CC523] ☼ Night Train to Munich (1940) - Amazon Instant Video

September 8th
  • 018 [CC037/LD354] Time Bandits (1981) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 019 ☼ [CC638] ☼ The Following (1999) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 020 ☼ [CC612] ☼ Certified Copy [AKA Copie conforme] (2010) - Amazon Instant Video
    • READING MATERIAL: - [url=http://ruthlessculture.com/2010/10/10/certified-copy-2010-truth-through-fakery/]"Truth Through Fakery" by Jonathan McCalmont

September 9th
  • 021 ☼ [LD007] ☼ High Noon (1952) - R1 Collector's Edition DVD Library Loan
    • Behind High Noon Documentary
    • The Making of High Noon
    • Trailers:
      • High Noon Collector's Edition Trailer
      • Rio Grande Collector's Edition Trailer
      • The Quiet Man Collector's Edition Trailer
    • Radio Broadcast with Tex Ritter
  • 022 ☼ [CC575] ☼ The Killing (1956) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 023 ☼ [LD304] ☼ El Cid (1961) - R1 Miriam Collection Two-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD Library Loan (PART ONE)
  • 1961 Promotional Radio Interviews:
    • 1961 Promotional Radio Interviews
      • Charlton Heston
      • Sophia Loren
      • Sophia Loren & Charlton Heston
      • Charlton Heston & Lydia Heston

September 10th
  • 023 ☼ [LD304] ☼ El Cid (1961) - R1 Miriam Collection Two-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD Library Loan
  • 024 ☼ [CC238] ☼ Une Femme est Une Femme [AKA A Woman is a Woman] (1961) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 025 ☼ [CC597] ☼ Tiny Furniture (2010) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 026 [CC114] My Man Godfrey (1936) - Amazon Instant Video
  • 027 ☼ [CC357/LD164] ☼ The Fallen Idol (1948) - R2 Grahame Greene Collection DVD
  • 028a [LD-CTC1000L] I Love Lucy - "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" - Amazon Instant Video
  • 028b [LD-CTC1000L] I Love Lucy - "Job Switching" - Amazon Instant Video

September 11th
  • 023 El Cid (1961)
    • 029 ☼ [CC660] ☼ Things to Come (1936) - Amazon Instant Video

    September 12th
    • 029 ☼? [LD095] The Great Escape (1963)
      • Return to The Great Escape
      • Theatrical Trailer
    • 023 El Cid (1961)
      • Samuel Bronston: The Epic Journey of a Dreamer

    September 13th
    • 023 El Cid (1961)
      • Hollywood Conquers Spain: The Making of El Cid
      • Miklos Rosza: Maestro of the Movies
      • Preserving Our Legacy: Gerry Byrne on Film Preservation and Restoration
      • Trailer for 1961 Original Release
      • Trailer for 1993 Theatrical Re-release
    • 030 ☼ [LD136] ☼ Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - R1 Library Loan
    • 031 ☼ [CC409] ☼ Days of Heaven (1978) - Amazon Instant Video

    September 14th
    • [*]
    • [*]

    September 15th
    • NFC Tangled - R1 Blu-Ray
    • NFC Brave - R1 Blu-Ray
    • 034 ☼ [CC370/LD202 (CC369)] ☼ The Emperor Jones (1933) - Amazon Instant Video
    • 035 ☼ [CC105/LD155] ☼ Spartacus (1960) - R1 Criterion DVD
      • Restoration Demonstration

    September 16th
    • 036 ☼ [CC291] ☼ Heaven Can Wait (1943) - R1 Criterion DVD
      • Marketing:
        • Theatrical Trailer
        • Publicity Gallery
      • Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris
      • Samson Raphaelson: Screenwriter
        • Creativity with Bill Moyers: A Portrait of Samson Raphaelson
      • Ernst Lubitsch: A Musical Collage:
        • Nicola Lubitsch Intro
        • Musical Collage
    • 037 ☼ [CC176] ☼ The Killers (1946) - R1 Criterion DVD
      • Stuart Kaminsky on The Killers
      • Source and Adaptations:
        • 037 1/2Andrei Tarkovsky's The Killers (1956)
      • Siodmak Trailers
        • Son of Dracula
        • Cobra Woman
        • The Killers
        • Cry of the City
        • Criss Cross

    September 17th
    • 038 ☼ [CC176] ☼ The Killers (1964) - R1 Criterion DVD
      • Reflections with Clu Gulager
      • Trailer
    • 039 ☼ [CC536] ☼ The Thin Red Line (1998) - R1 Fox War Classics DVD Library Loan
    • 040 ☼ [LD193 - UNRELEASED] ☼ The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    September 18th
    • 041 ☼ [CC083/LD147] ☼ The Harder They Come (1973) - Amazon Instant Video
    • 042 ☼ [CC151] ☼ Traffic (2000) - R1 DVD Library Loan
      • "Inside Traffic"
      • Trailers and TV Spots:
        • U.S. Teaser Trailer
        • U.S. Trailer
        • German Trailer
        • U.S. TV Spots
      • READING MATERIAL: - "About the Production" Liner Notes
    • 043 ☼ [CC341] ☼ A Canterbury Tale (1944)
    • 044a ☼ [LD-CTV1004L] ☼ The Addams Family - "Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family" - YouTube
    • 044b ☼ [LD-CTV1004L] ☼ The Addams Family - "Amnesia in the Addams Family" - YouTube

    September 19th
    • 045 ☼ [CC583] ☼ The Four Feathers (1939) - R1 DVD

    September 20th
    • 046 ☼ [CC134] ☼ Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) - YouTube
    • 047 [LD168] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - R1 Blu-ray
    • 048 [CC075/LD360] Chasing Amy (1997) - Amazon Instant Video
    • 049 ☼ [CC011/LD010/LD010A] ☼ The Seventh Seal (1957) - YouTube

    September 21st
    • NFC Cinderella - R1 Blu-ray
    • 050 ☼ [MIC] ☼ The Perfect Murder (1988) - YouTube

    September 22nd


    September 23rd
    • 051 ☼? [AprilFool: NOT620] Kindergarten Cop (1990) - R1 DVD Library Loan
    • 052 ☼ [LD001/LD142] ☼ Citizen Kane (1941) - Amazon Instant Video
    • 053 ☼ [CC033] ☼ Nanook of the North (1922) - YouTube
    • NFCRoyal Wedding - R1 DVD Library Loan
    • 054 ☼ [CC647] ☼ On the Waterfront (1954) - Amazon Instant Video
    • 055 [CC591/LD027] 12 Angry Men (1957) - Amazon Instant Video
    • 056 [LD073] Casablanca (1942)

    September 24th
    • 057 ☼ [LD233] ☼ Cat People (1942) - R1 Cat People/Curse of the Cat People DVD Library Loan
    • 057a ☼ [LD233] ☼ Commentary on Cat People by Greg Mank with Simone Simon - R1 Cat People/Curse of the Cat People DVD Library Loan
      • Theatrical Trailer
    • 058 ☼ [E033] ☼ Babo 73 (1964) - Eclipse Set #33 Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
    • 059 ☼ [E033] ☼ Chafed Elbows (1966) - Eclipse Set #33 Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
    • 060 ☼ [E033] ☼ No More Excuses (1968) - Eclipse Set #33 Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
    • 061 ☼ [CC579] ☼ The Phantom Carriage (1920) - YouTube

    September 25th
    • 062 ☼ [E033] ☼ Putney Swope (1969) - Eclipse Set #33 Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
    • 063 ☼ [E033] ☼ Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight [AKA Moment to Moment] (1975) - Eclipse Set #33 Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
    • 058 Babo 73
      • 064a [CC079] Pool Sharks (1915) - R1 Criterion W. C. Fields—Six Short Films DVD
      • 060 No More Excuses
        • 064b [CC079] The Golf Specialist (1930) - R1 Criterion W. C. Fields—Six Short Films DVD
        • 063 Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
          • 064c [CC079] The Dentist (1932) - R1 Criterion W. C. Fields—Six Short Films DVD
          • 058-063 Up All Night With Robert Downey Sr.
          • 064d [CC079] The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) - R1 Criterion W. C. Fields—Six Short Films DVD
          • 062 Putney Swope
            • 065 ☼ [CC533] ☼ Crumb (1995) - Amazon Instant Video
            • 064e [CC079] The Pharmacist (1933) - R1 Criterion W. C. Fields—Six Short Films DVD
            • 064f [CC079] The Barber Shop (1933) - R1 Criterion W. C. Fields—Six Short Films DVD

            September 26th
            • 066 ☼ [CC116/LD011/LD232] ☼ The Hidden Fortress (1958) - AK100
            • 067 ☼ [CC623] ☼ Lonesome (1928) - R1 Criterion DVD
            • NFC - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - R1 Library DVD
            • 068 ☼ [CC513] ☼ Summer Hours (2008) - Amazon Instant Video

            September 27th
            • NFC - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie in The Wizard of Dizz (2013) - R1 DVD
            • 069 ☼ [LD045] ☼ North by Northwest (1959) - Amazon Instant Video

            September 28th
            • 070 [LD059] The Wizard of Oz (1939) - R1 Collector's Edition DVD Library Loan
            • 071 ☼ [LD154] ☼ Blackmail (1929) - YouTube

            September 29th
            • NFC - The Wizard of Oz - R1 Collector's Edition DVD Library Loan
            • NFC - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - R1 DVD Library Loan
            • 072 ☼ [CC190/LD106/LD239/EAH4] ☼ Throne of Blood - R1 AK100 DVD
            • NFC - ☼ Oliver & Company - R1 DVD
            • 073 ☼ [LD024] ☼ Young and Innocent (1937) - YouTube
            • 074 ☼ [CC383] ☼ Brute Force (1947) - R1 Criterion DVD
              • Paul Mason Interview

            September 30th
            • 075 [CC345] Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) - R1 Criterion DVD
            • 074 Brute Force
              • 076 ☼ [LD337] ☼ Evita (1996) - R1 DVD Library Loan
              • 077 ☼ [n/a] ☼ The Red Balloon (1931) - R1 Criterion Red Ballon/White Mane DVD
              • 078 ☼ [CC160] ☼ À Nous la Liberté (1931) - R1 Criterion DVD
              • 079 ☼ [LD141] ☼ Carrie (1976) - Amazon Instant Video
              • 080 ☼ [LD183] ☼ Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)- R1 Two-Disc DVD Library Loan
              • 055 12 Angry Men
              • 077 À Nous la Liberté (1931)






              TO WATCH
              Dr. No


              Spinal Tap
              (Decameron)
              (Canterbury Tales [Pasolini])
              (Cul-de-Sac)
              The Last Emperor
              Midnight Cowboy

              Corridors of Blood
              King Kong


              CHECKLIST
              Spoiler:
              The checklist is completely optional. It is just a "fun" inclusion to give one a sense of accomplishment, to help one diversify viewing, or to use as a guide on what to watch next.

              Feature Presentation
              Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
              --- 1920/1930 - (insert film title here)
              --- 1940 -
              --- 1950 -
              --- 1960 -
              --- 1970 -
              --- 1980 -
              --- 1990 -
              --- 2000/2010 -

              Watch something from spine number range:
              --- 001-050 -
              --- 051-100 -
              --- 101-150 -
              --- 151-200 -
              --- 201-250 -
              --- 251-300 -
              --- 301-350 -
              --- 351-400 -
              --- 401-450 -
              --- 451-500 -
              --- 501-550 –
              --- 551-600 -
              --- 601-650 -
              --- 650-700 -
              --- an Eclipse title -
              --- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (Hint: Check DVD Spine# here for some eligible titles) -

              Watch films in at least 5 languages.
              --- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

              Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section (Each title must be unique. For example, Pierrot Le Fou could NOT count for Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Luc Godard, and Anna Karina, just one)
              --- First Person, (insert title)
              --- Second Person, (insert title)
              --- Third Person, (insert title)
              --- Fourth Person, (insert title)
              --- Fifth Person, (insert title)

              Watch a film from 5 different “themes” on Criterion’s website
              --- First Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Second Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Third Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Fourth Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

              Special Edition Features
              Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here
              --- First Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Second Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Third Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

              Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews.
              --- First Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Second Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Third Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

              Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers
              --- First Trailer Title
              --- Second Trailer Title
              --- Third Trailer Title
              --- Fourth Trailer Title
              --- Fifth Trailer Title

              --- Watch a film with commentary –
              --- Watch a supplemental short film –
              --- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
              --- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set/Eclipse Box Set/Top Ten List -
              --- Listen to a Criterion/Eclipse film soundtrack -


              Expanded Checklist
              Spoiler:
              Feature Presentation
              Watch one film from every decade covered by Criterion.
              --- 1910 -
              --- 1920 -
              --- 1930 - (insert film title here)
              --- 1940 -
              --- 1950 -
              --- 1960 -
              --- 1970 -
              -X- 1980 - The Atomic Cafe (1982)
              --- 1990 -
              --- 2000 -
              --- 2010 -

              Watch something from Criterion DVD/Blu spine number range:
              --- 001-050 -
              --- 051-100 -
              --- 101-150 -
              --- 151-200 -
              --- 201-250 -
              --- 251-300 -
              --- 301-350 -
              --- 351-400 -
              --- 401-450 -
              --- 451-500 -
              --- 501-550 –
              --- 551-600 -
              --- 601-650 -
              --- 650-700 -
              (--- Watch an upcoming Criterion release)

              --- Watch a title not released on DVD by Criterion (Hint: Check DVD Spine# here for some eligible titles) -

              Watch something from Eclipse DVD spine number range:
              --- 001-010 -
              --- 011-020 -
              --- 021-030 -
              --- 031-040 -
              (--- Watch something from an upcoming Eclipse set)

              Watch something from Criterion Laserdisc spine number range:
              --- 001-050 -
              -X- 051-100 - Singin' in the Rain (1952)
              -X- 101-150 - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
              --- 151-200 -
              --- 201-250 -
              -X- 251-300 - Pulp Fiction (1994)
              --- 301-350 -
              --- 351-400 -
              (--- Watch a title announced but un-released on laserdisc)
              (--- Watch an episode from one of the Criterion TV laserdisc releases)

              First Ten Laserdisc Releases
              --- Laserdisc #001
              --- Laserdisc #002
              -X- Laserdisc #003 - The 39 Steps
              -X- Laserdisc #004 - The Lady Vanishes
              --- Laserdisc #005
              --- Laserdisc #006
              -X- Laserdisc #007 - High Noon
              --- Laserdisc #008
              --- Laserdisc #009
              --- Laserdisc #010

              --- Watch an Essential Art House-only release
              --- Watch a Merchant-Ivory Production

              --- Watch a film from Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films
              --- Watch a film from Essential Art House vol. 1
              --- Watch a film from Essential Art House vol. 2
              --- Watch a film from Essential Art House vol. 3
              --- Watch a film from Essential Art House vol. 4
              --- Watch a film from Essential Art House vol. 5

              --- Watch one of the Children’s Classics from Janus Films
              --- Watch a film from 10 Years of Rialto Pictures
              --- Watch a film from AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa

              --- Watch an April Fool's Day Prank non-release -


              Watch films in at least 5 languages.
              --- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Fourth language, (insert language), (insert title).
              --- Fifth language, (insert language), (insert title).

              Watch 5 films from different people in Criterion's Explore People section (Each title must be unique. For example, Pierrot Le Fou could NOT count for Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Luc Godard, and Anna Karina, just one)
              --- First Person, (insert title)
              --- Second Person, (insert title)
              --- Third Person, (insert title)
              --- Fourth Person, (insert title)
              --- Fifth Person, (insert title)

              Watch a film from 5 different “themes” on Criterion’s website
              --- First Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Second Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Third Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Fourth Theme name, (insert title)
              --- Fifth Theme name, (insert title)

              Special Edition Features
              Read 5 essays from the Criterion booklets and/or listed here –
              --- First Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Second Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Third Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Fourth Essay title, (title of film)
              --- Fifth Essay title, (title of film)

              Watch 5 Criterion supplemental interviews.
              --- First Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Second Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Third Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Fourth Interview Name, (insert film title)
              --- Fifth Interview Name, (insert film title)

              Watch 5 Criterion Theatrical Trailers
              --- First Trailer Title
              --- Second Trailer Title
              --- Third Trailer Title
              --- Fourth Trailer Title
              --- Fifth Trailer Title

              --- Watch a film with commentary –
              --- Watch a supplemental short film –
              --- Watch a Criterion disc completely. Every part of it. -
              --- Watch an entire Criterion Collector's Set -
              --- Watch an entire Eclipse Box Set -
              --- Watch an entire Top Ten List -
              --- Listen to a Criterion/Eclipse film soundtrack -

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              9/2 Brute Force (1947) Spine #383
              9/4 Youth of the Beast (1963) Spine #263

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              9/02
              Do the right thing(Lee,1989)8/10 Spine#97
              9/30
              Hausu(Obayashi, 1977)6/10 Spine#539

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              1. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) DVD
              - Spine #61
              - Original theatrical trailer
              - Deleted scenes
              - Original British radio ads
              - Documentary - The Pythons


              2. Rosemary's Baby (1968) BRD
              - Spine #630
              3. Safety Last (1923) DVR
              - Spine #662
              4. Brute Force (1947) DVR
              - Spine #383


              5. Rififi (1955) DVR
              - Spine #115
              6. The Bicycle Thief (1948) DVR
              - Spine #374


              7. The Lady Vanishes (1938) DVD
              - Spine #3


              8. The Phantom Carriage (1921) DVR
              - Spine #579


              9. Haxan (1922) DVR
              - Spine #134

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              5th Annual September Criterion Challenge

              - Safety Last! / BD / 9-9
              -----w/ Leonard Maltin and Richard Correll's commentary track

              - The Lost Body of Alibech ☼ [The Decameron supplement] / BD / 9-9

              - Time Bandits / "new 2012 hidef transfer" [UK Arrow BD] / 9-16

              - Things to Come / BD / 9-22
              -----w/ commentary track

              - Harold and Maude / BD / 9-23
              -----w/ commentary track
              -----Yusuf/Cat Stevens interview

              - The Wizard of Oz / IMAX-Digital 3D / 9-24

              - A Visitor from the Living / 1997 [Shoah bonus film supplement] / BD / 9-25

              - The Karski Report / 2010 [Shoah bonus film supplement] / BD / 9-25

              - Playtime / [BFI 'UK' BD] / 9-26
              -----w/ full length Phillip Kemp commentary track

              - Menace II Society / BD / 9-27
              -----w/ cast,crew,director commentary track

              - Gate of Hell / BD / 9-27

              - The Gold Rush / BD / 9-28 (☼ both versions)
              -----1925 version (89 minutes)
              -----1942 version (72 minutes) 9-29

              - Jubal / BD / 9-29

              - Purple Noon / BD / 9-30

              - Halloween / [BD '35th Anniversary Edition'] / 9-30

              - The Devil's Backbone / BD / 9-30

              ☼: First Time viewing / listen

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              1. Anatomy of a Murder

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