2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
08-01-19, 01:58 AM
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2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
30 Days of Criterion - Discussion Thread
August 31st (dusk) - October 1st (dawn)
August 31st (dusk) - October 1st (dawn)
September is upon us, so it's time to actually watch those Criterion discs we bought in July during the Barnes & Noble sale and get as many viewings out of our Criterion Channel subscriptions as we can! CardiffGiant has done a fantastic job hosting this challenge the last several years, and here's the overview of this challenge that he's crafted:
The goal of the Criterion Challenge is to watch Criterion content and share your experience with the rest of us. There is no specific number goal, no winners, no losers, no prizes.
Don't fixate on volume. The Criterion Collection is well known for pioneering supplemental features such as commentary tracks, documentaries, and video essays, so dive into these things when you can!
There will be a separate thread to include your lists as linked above. A daily journal sort of entry is recommended for your list. Since counting is not required or "scored" in any way, you are free to be as creative as you wish in how you list items. Bolding of your item titles is encouraged, if only to make them stand out to allow others to quickly see if they have seen the same items and wish to comment. Give reviews. Even if it's just a mini-review, a simple
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, or a one word description. Be creative and personalize it however you wish - use one post for the whole month, daily posts, weekly posts, give reviews, provide IMDb links, add YouTube videos, add images, etc. It's recommended that you provide a link to your list(s) in your signature for easy access. Last year's List Thread should give you a good idea how participants format their lists.What qualifies?
- Any film, short, video or supplemental feature that has been, or is scheduled to be, released by Criterion/Eclipse qualifies. View the library here.
- Additionally, any title streaming on The Criterion Channel is eligible for this challenge. This includes content previously featured on the Channel that has since expired. Check this spreadsheet (credit to a Reddit user, morbusiff).
- Titles originally released on Criterion Laserdisc are also eligible for the challenge.
- The film does not have to be watched on an actual Criterion disc. You may watch the film on any format, provided that it is the same film that Criterion has released. For example, the film 12 Angry Men was released by Criterion on DVD/BD. But you don't have to watch the movie on that particular DVD/BD. You can watch it on VHS, on broadcast TV, on FilmStruck (the new official streaming home of the Criterion Collection), anywhere else that may have the streaming rights, or any of the other DVD/BD releases 12 Angry Men has had.
Optional Checklist
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.
Each film can count for multiple sections, but only one check mark per section. Example: Pierrot le fou could count for the 1960's in Decades and Jean-Luc Godard in People, but it could not count for Godard and Anna Karina in People. You would need a separate film for Karina.
Spoiler:
The challenge officially begins August 31 at dusk in whatever location you are in at the time, and ends on October 1st at dawn in whatever location you are in at that time. Also, feel free to time your final Criterion film(s) to coincide with the start of the Horror Challenge.
ONLINE RESOURCES
The Criterion Collection Official Pages and Online Stores
Criterion.com | The Criterion Channel | Barnes & Noble | Facebook | Google Play | Tumblr | Twitter | YouTube
List of Criterion Collection LaserDisc releases on Wikipedia
Banned James Bond LaserDisc Commentary Tracks
Every box set and Top 10 list presently on Criterion.com, formatted to be copied and pasted in DVD Talk.
CriterionCast
iCheckMovies.com The Criterion Collection | The Criterion Collection Signatures | Criterion's Eclipse Collection | Criterion's Eclipse Collection Signatures
Flickchart The Criterion Collection | The Criterion Eclipse Titles | Flickchart: The Blog - Criterion Commentaries
Travis McClain's Criterion for Noobs
Previous DVD Talk Criterion Challenges
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2019 DISCUSSION THREAD
The Criterion Collection Official Pages and Online Stores
Criterion.com | The Criterion Channel | Barnes & Noble | Facebook | Google Play | Tumblr | Twitter | YouTube
List of Criterion Collection LaserDisc releases on Wikipedia
Banned James Bond LaserDisc Commentary Tracks
Every box set and Top 10 list presently on Criterion.com, formatted to be copied and pasted in DVD Talk.
CriterionCast
iCheckMovies.com The Criterion Collection | The Criterion Collection Signatures | Criterion's Eclipse Collection | Criterion's Eclipse Collection Signatures
Flickchart The Criterion Collection | The Criterion Eclipse Titles | Flickchart: The Blog - Criterion Commentaries
Travis McClain's Criterion for Noobs
Previous DVD Talk Criterion Challenges
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2019 DISCUSSION THREAD
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08-01-19, 01:59 AM
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Objectives 12/16
-X- M
-X- Armageddon
-X- Chasing Amy
-X- Brief Encounter
-X- Wild Strawberries
-X- Elevator to the Gallows
-X- The Spy Who Came In From the Cold
--- The Phantom Carriage
-X- Belle de Jour
-X- Certified Copy
-X- Weekend
--- Repo Man
-X- Ghost World
--- Female Trouble
-X- Bull Durham
--- The Princess Bride
My List
- 9/01 Lawrence of Arabia
- 9/04 Armageddon
9/05 Armageddon Commentary One featuring director Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and actors Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck
9/05 Armageddon Commentary Two featuring cinematographer John Schwartzman, NASA consultant Dr. Joe Allen, and asteroid consultant Ivan Bekey
9/05 Armageddon Disc Two: Supplement - 9/09 Certified Copy
9/11 The Report - 9/12 Belle de Jour
9/13 Belle de Jour Commentary by Michael Wood, Supplements - 9/14 Elevator to the Gallows
9/14 Crazeologie - 9/16 M
9/16 M Commentary by German film scholars Anton Kaes and Eric Rentschler
9/19 M English Language Version and Supplements - 9/20 Brief Encounter
9/20 Brief Encounter Commentary and Supplements - 9/21 Ghost World, Commentary, and Supplements
- 9/22 Weekend and Supplements
9/22 Cahuenga Blvd.
9/22 Five Miles Out - 9/23 The Spy Who Came In From the Cold and Supplements
- 9/27 Wild Strawberries, Commentary, and Supplements
9/27 Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work - 9/28 Chasing Amy, Commentary, and Supplements
- 9/28 Bull Durham
9/28 Bull Durham Commentary with Ron Shelton
9/29 Bull Durham Commentary with Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins, Supplements
Spoiler:
2010 | 2010 on Letterboxd | 2011 | 2011 on Letterboxd | 2012 | 2012 on Letterboxd
2013 | 2013 on Letterboxd | 2014 | 2014 on Letterboxd | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018
My Criterion Top 10 List
DVD: 2 movie, 3 commentaries | Blu-ray Disc: 13 movies, 7 commentaries | Theater: 1 movie | The Criterion Channel: 0 movie
First Time Viewing: 4 movies, 8 commentaries | Re-watches: 12 movies, 2 commentaries
TOTAL: 16 movies, 10 commentaries
2013 | 2013 on Letterboxd | 2014 | 2014 on Letterboxd | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018
My Criterion Top 10 List
DVD: 2 movie, 3 commentaries | Blu-ray Disc: 13 movies, 7 commentaries | Theater: 1 movie | The Criterion Channel: 0 movie
First Time Viewing: 4 movies, 8 commentaries | Re-watches: 12 movies, 2 commentaries
TOTAL: 16 movies, 10 commentaries
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08-01-19, 03:06 AM
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Looking forward to watching my new copy of Swing Time! 
9/2
1. Before Sunrise (1995)
9/3
2. Before Sunset (2004)*
9/4
3. Before Midnight (2013)*
9/23
4. Charade
9/24
5. Forbidden Planet
9/27
6. Swing Time (BD)
9/30
7. The Night of the Hunter
9/2
1. Before Sunrise (1995)
9/3
2. Before Sunset (2004)*
9/4
3. Before Midnight (2013)*
9/23
4. Charade
9/24
5. Forbidden Planet
9/27
6. Swing Time (BD)
9/30
7. The Night of the Hunter
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08-01-19, 11:11 AM
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My place
08-01-19, 11:25 AM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
September 7
1. Rosemary’s Baby - DVR
September 18
2. Vampyre - YouTube
September 22
3. Gojira - DVD
September 27
4. Halloween (1978) - DVD
September 30
5. Godzilla Raids Again - DVD6. Rodan - Criterion Channel
1. Rosemary’s Baby - DVR
September 18
2. Vampyre - YouTube
September 22
3. Gojira - DVD
September 27
4. Halloween (1978) - DVD
September 30
5. Godzilla Raids Again - DVD
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08-01-19, 07:28 PM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
The Criterion ChallengeSeptember 1
1. M Kanopy
September 13
2. Before Sunrise
September 14
3. Before Sunset
4. Chasing Amy
September 19
5. Cold War Amazon Prime
September 20
Take a Chance short
6. Safety Last!
September 22
Hollywood and the Stars - "The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth"
7. Limelight
September 23
8. Gilda
September 24
9. Some Like It Hot
September 27
10. Une chambre en ville
September 28
11. Police Story
September 30
12. Police Story 2
checklist:
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08-01-19, 09:15 PM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
The Criterion Challenge 2019
Goals
- Watch more than one Criterion movie as that was my grand total in my very first challenge in 2015.
The Past... 2015 - 1 entry |
My List
08/31
1. Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988) (124 min.) LD Spine #151 - 4/5 (Non Criterion Blu-Ray)
- Feature Film
Spoiler:
2. *Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009) (87 min.) Spine #700 - 4/5 (Non Criterion Blu-Ray)
- Feature Film
Spoiler:
3. *Dreams (Akira Kurosawa, 1990) (119 min.) Spine #842 - 3/5 (The Criterion Channel)
- Feature Film
Spoiler:
09/03
4. Last Hurrah for Chivalry (John Woo, 1979) (106 min.) - 3/5 (The Criterion Channel)
- Feature Film
Spoiler:
09/07
5. Shogun Assassin (Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi, 1980) (85 min.) - 3.5/5 (The Criterion Channel)
- Feature Film
Spoiler:
09/22
6. *Top Hat (Mark Sandrich, 1935) (101 min.) - 3.5/5 (The Criterion Channel)
- Feature Film
Spoiler:
Checklist:
Spoiler:
DVD: 0 |Blu-ray Disc: 0 |Criterion Channel: 0 | Netflix Instantly Canada: 0 | Prime Video Canada: 0 | TV Broadcast/DVR: 0 | Theatrical Exhibition: 0 | | Streaming (Other): 0 | Movies Anywhere: 0
Total View Time (Approximate): 0
* = First Time Viewing: 0
Total View Time (Approximate): 0
* = First Time Viewing: 0
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08-03-19, 06:36 AM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
1. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) * 91 min.
2. What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) * 71 min.
3. A Piece of Bread (1960) * 12 min.
4. Diamonds of the Night (1964) * 67 min.
5. Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Němec (1993) * 15 min.
6. Manila in the Claws of Light (1975) * 125 min.
7. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) * 116 min.
8. White Material (2009) * 106 min.
9. Ecrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010 (2010) * 12 min.
10. Here's How It Plays Out (2014) * 31 min.
11. Un Beau Soleil Intérieur (2017) * 95 min.
*First time viewing.
2. What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) * 71 min.
3. A Piece of Bread (1960) * 12 min.
4. Diamonds of the Night (1964) * 67 min.
5. Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Němec (1993) * 15 min.
6. Manila in the Claws of Light (1975) * 125 min.
7. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) * 116 min.
8. White Material (2009) * 106 min.
9. Ecrans Noirs Film Festival, 2010 (2010) * 12 min.
10. Here's How It Plays Out (2014) * 31 min.
11. Un Beau Soleil Intérieur (2017) * 95 min.
*First time viewing.
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08-06-19, 08:41 AM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
Mr. Cellophane's 2019 Criterion
Challenge List
Challenge List
*= first time viewing
blue= personal BluRay
purple= personal DVD
green= Criterion Channel streaming
red= other streaming service
orange= borrowed or rented BD/DVD
- Detour (dir. Edgar G. Ulmer)
Spine #966 / 1945 / United States / 69 minutes / 8-31
--- Extras: Noah Isenberg interview / "Restoring Detour" featurette / trailer
- Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (dir. Michael Palm)*
Supplemental Documentary / 2004 / United States / 77 minutes / 8-31
- The Phantom of Liberty (dir. Luis Buńuel)*
Spine #290 / 1974 / France / 104 minutes / 9-1
--- Extras: Jean-Claude Carričre introduction / trailer
- People on Sunday (dir. Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer)*
Spine #569 / 1930 / Germany / 73 minutes / 9-1
--- Extras: Noah Isenberg essay
- Carmen Comes Home (dir. Keisuke Kinoshita)*
Streaming Exclusive / 1951 / Japan / 86 minutes / 9-2
- A Master Builder (dir. Jonathan Demme)*
Spine #762 / 2014 / United States / 127 minutes / 9-2
--- Extras: Julie Hagerty and Lisa Joyce interview / Michael Sragow essay
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (dir. Robert Hamer)
Spine #325 / 1949 / United Kingdom / 106 minutes / 9-2
--- Extras: American ending / Philip Kemp essay
- The Golden Age of Television: Bang the Drum Slowly (dir. Daniel Petrie)*
Spine #495 / 1956 / United States / DVD / 57 minutes / 9-3
--- Extras: Cliff Robertson introduction
- Lions, Love (... and Lies) (dir. Agnčs Varda)*
Eclipse Set #43 / 1969 / United States & France / 112 minutes / 9-3
- Personal Velocity (dir. Rebecca Miller)*
Streaming Exclusive / 2002 / United States / 86 minutes / 9-4
- Alphaville (dir. Jean-Luc Godard)*
Spine #25 / 1965 / France / 99 minutes / kanopy / 9-5
- Smiles of a Summer Night (dir. Ingmar Bergman)
Spine #237 / 1955 / Sweden / 107 minutes / 9-5
--- Extras: Ingmar Bergman introduction / Peter Cowie and Jörn Donner interview / trailer
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (dir. Alfred Hitchcock)*
Spine #643 / 1934 / United Kingdom / 75 minutes / 9-6
--- Extras: Guillermo del Toro interview
- The Golden Age of Television: The Comedian (dir. John Frankenheimer)*
Spine #495 / 1957 / United States / DVD / 73 minutes / 9-6
--- Extras: Rob Reiner introduction
- Street of Shame (dir. Kenji Mizoguchi)
Eclipse Set #13 / 1956 / Japan / 85 minutes / 9-7
--- Extras: "Observations on Film Art" episode
- The Golden Age of Television: A Wind from the South (dir. Daniel Petrie)*
Spine #495 / 1955 / United States / DVD / 51 minutes / 9-8
--- Extras: Merv Griffin introduction
- Othello (dir. Orson Welles)*
Spine #870 / 1952 / United States / 93 minutes / European version / 9-9
--- Extras: Simon Callow interview / Geoffrey O'Brien essay
- The Golden Age of Television: Patterns (dir. Fielder Cook)*
Spine #495 / 1955 / United States / DVD / 52 minutes / 9-9
- Crisis (dir. Ingmar Bergman)
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema / 1946 / Sweden / 93 minutes / 9-10
- The Golden Age of Television: Days of Wine and Roses (dir. John Frankenheimer)*
Spine #495 / 1958 / United States / DVD / 79 minutes / 9-10
--- Extras: Julie Harris introduction
- Shadows (dir. John Cassavetes)*
Spine #251 / 1959 / United States / 82 minutes / 9-11
--- Extras: Lelia Goldoni interview / Seymour Cassel interview / restoration demo / workshop footage / trailer
- The Golden Age of Television: Marty (dir. Delbert Mann)*
Spine #495 / 1953 / United States / DVD / 51 minutes / 9-12
--- Extras: Eva Marie Saint introduction
- The Golden Age of Television: No Time for Sergeants (dir. Alex Segal)*
Spine #495 / 1955 / United States / DVD / 50 minutes / 9-13
--- Extras: Roddy McDowall introduction
- The Golden Age of Television: Requiem for a Heavyweight (dir. Ralph Nelson)*
Spine #495 / 1956 / United States / DVD / 73 minutes / 9-13
--- Extras: Jack Klugman introduction
- Blackmail (dir. Alfred Hitchcock)*
Streaming Exclusive / 1929 / United Kingdom / 85 minutes / 9-14
- Moonrise Kingdom (dir. Wes Anderson)
Spine #776 / 2012 / United States / 94 minutes / 9-14
--- Extras: Edward Norton's home videos / Bill Murray set tour / Bob Balaban featurette / Geoffrey O'Brien essay
- A Ship to India (dir. Ingmar Bergman)*
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema / 1947 / Sweden / 95 minutes / 9-15
- Throne of Blood (dir. Akira Kurosawa)
Spine #190 / 1957 / Japan / 109 minutes / 9-17
- The Widow Couderc (dir. Pierre Granier-Deferre)*
Streaming Exclusive / 1971 / France / 92 minutes / 9-19
- That Obscure Object of Desire (dir. Luis Buńuel)
Spine #143 / 1977 / France / 104 minutes / 9-22
- Personal Shopper (dir. Olivier Assayas)*
Spine #899 / 2016 / France / 105 minutes / Netflix / 9-24
- The Devil Is a Woman (dir. Josef von Sternberg)*
Spine #935 / 1935 / United States / 79 minutes / 9-24
- Videodrome (dir. David Cronenberg)*
Spine #248 / 1983 / Canada / 87 minutes / unrated version / BD / 9-30
- Cat People (dir. Jacques Tourneur)
Spine #833 / 1942 / United States / 73 minutes / BD / 10-1
Checklist
Spoiler:
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08-09-19, 01:11 PM
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First Time Viewing: 1
Television: 12
Streaming: 5
DVD: 3
Blu-ray: 2
Sept. 1
1. Top Hat (1935), Criterion Channel--Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are pure silver screen fantasy, taking Depression-era audiences away from their troubles for a couple of hours.
Sept. 2
2.Armageddon (1998), #40, TV--Michael Bay's delicate comedy of manners captures the mores of the late 90s in this depiction of the courtship of a young coal miner for a young woman who is the daughter of his supervisor
3. Tootsie (1982), #738, TV--Dustin Hoffman makes a convincing woman, although I'm sure he'd be crucified on Twitter by the uberwoke for playing this role.
4. The Most Dangerous Game (1932), #46, DVD--Hunky Joel McCrea plays a big game hunter who becomes the prey of a mad Russian count who hunts people.
Sept. 8
5. Heaven's Gate (1980), #636, TV--Michael Cimino's take on the cattle wars of the 1880s on the Wyoming frontier reaches toward David Lean's epic imaginings, but despite a stellar cast and some amazing cinematography, it really doesn't work. I can see why this movie tanked so spectacularly on its release.
Sept. 11
6. The Great Dictator (1940), #565, TV--It's a sad commentary on the contemptible slide towards dictatorship under that fat orange jackass that Chaplin's anti-fascist satire resonates just as strongly as it did 80 years ago.
7. Paths of Glory (1957), #536, TV--Kubrick's first masterwork with a magnificent performance from Kirk Douglas
8. 12 Angry Men (1957), #591, TV--If only we had more citizens like Henry Fonda's character.
Sept. 14
9. Rashomon (1950), #138, TV--Fantastic movie. I'm not sure if Kurosawa created fractured narrative, but this movie's style still influences film and TV today.
Sept. 15
10. The Philadelphia Story (1940), #901, TV--One of the best rom coms ever made.
Sept. 16
11. Fantastic Planet (1973), #920, Blu--nothing about this film seems at all grounded in reality, it's a French dreamscape about a human boy raised as a pet by a giant aliens, with a kickass soundtrack.
12.That Hamilton Woman (1941), #487, Criterion Channel--Apparently this was Winston Churchill's favorite movie. The story is told as a flashback, told by an old, embittered and impoverished Emma Hamilton after she was abandoned by society after Admiral Nelson's death. Vivian Leigh turns in a career-best performance.
Sept. 19
13. Pan's Labyrinth (2006), #838, TV--This is probably Del Toro's greatest film so far, a delicate fairy tale dreamt by an abused child in Franco's Spain, with some amazing visual effects.
14. In the Heat of the Night (1967), #959, TV--Although the racial dynamics are less astonishing now 50 years on,Poitier and Steiger's performances are legendary.
15. The Wicker Man (1973), Criterion Channel-- I'm surprised this hasn't been released on Blu by Criterion ages ago. It seems very much their kind of film.
16. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1948), #325, DVD-One of the funniest and blackest of the Ealing Studio comedies. Alec Guinness plays 8 roles. i wonder what Peter Sellers might have made of this film if it had been made 20 years later.
Sept. 21
17.Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), #320, TV--Worthy, albeit heavily fictionalized, biopic of Abe Lincoln, one of Henry Fonda's best performances.
18.Eating Raoul (1982), #625, TV--It's a shame Paul Bartel didn't have a longer career as a director because his slyly gay, subversive take on California suburbia is hysterical
Sept. 22
19. 1984 (1984), #984, DVD--Michael Radford created one of the most arresting opening sequences as he depicts a Trump rally, er, the Two-Minute Hate that allows the oppressed citizens of Oceania vent their anger at the Party's approved target and channel their adoration for Big Brother. I had to watch this on DVD because my Twilight Time Blu doesn't work.
20. A Face in the Crowd (1957), #970, Blu--Andy Griffith's performance as the evil, manipulative entertainer Lonesome Rhoads should have been nominated for an Oscar. Lonesome Rhoads could not be more different from the affable sheriff from Mayberry.
Sept. 25
21. Battleship Potemkin (1925), Criterion Channel--Eisenstein's direction makes this film a landmark in political film.
22. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), #692, Watch TCM--I wouldn't call this all-star epic comedy a knee-slapper, but it's a really enjoyable film, the kind of movie you'd put on during a slow weekend afternoon..
Sept. 26
23. Harold and Maude (1971), #608 Criterion Channel--Harold And Maude speaks to the misunderstood weird kid inside all of us. It's both comedic and tragic, and for a sad movie that focuses on death it is curiously life-affirming.
Sept. 29
24.Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Eclipse #20, TV--The set decoration and costumes are stunning in this film version of GBS's play. Despite the star power of Claude Rains and Viven Leigh, the movie seems too mannered and dull.
25. Moonrise Kingdom (2012), #776, TV--Wes Anderson has cornered the market on twee eccentricity. Edward Norton shows some deft comic chops as a scoutmaster.
Sept. 30
26. Nights of Cabiria (1957), #49 Criterion Channel--Giuletta Massina plays vulnerability like nobody else. The musical remake Sweet Charity is much lighter than this tragi-comedy
27. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Blu-Ray--Werner Herzog's remake of the FW Murnau vampire classic Nosferatu is drenched with foreboding from the first frame, as Popul Vuh's music plays over shots of mummified children. Klaus Kinski is chilling as the vampire Graf Orlok who is draining the life from the people of Bremen.
28. Videodrome (1982), #240, DVD--David Cronenberg thought TV would devour humanity, if only he had foreseen Twitter!
29. Night of the Living Dead (1968), Blu-I think NOTLD still works today 51 years later due to its B/W photography, which gives the film a timeless feel, and how Romero uses the camera to throw the viewer off with odd angles and shadows.
Oct. 1 (pre-dawn)
30. Cat People (1942), DVD--Val Lewton gets the credit for this film's success, but it's Jacques Tourneur's moody, atmospheric direction that sells this film.
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08-13-19, 07:52 AM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
* = First time viewing
August 31
1. The Game
September 1
2. 12 Angry Men
3. Do The Right Thing
September 2
4. Election
5. I Know Where I'm Going!
September 6
6. Rumble Fish
September 7
7. The Last Temptation of Christ
September 9
8. The Graduate
September 10
9. Breathless
September 13
!0. Harold and Maude
September 15
11. I Knew Her Well
12. Raging Bull
September 17
13. My Own Private Idaho
September 22
14. Lolita
September 24
15. Chasing Amy
September 25
16. The American Friend
September 28
17. Armageddon Commentary
September 29
18. A Special Day
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08-18-19, 06:56 AM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
I'm here
August 31st: Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009) (1:27:00) Library Blu-Ray
September 3rd: Ronald Dahl Reads "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (?) (0:53:23) Library Blu-Ray
August 31st: Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009) (1:27:00) Library Blu-Ray
September 3rd: Ronald Dahl Reads "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (?) (0:53:23) Library Blu-Ray
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08-21-19, 11:10 AM
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Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
Goals are derailed a bit by a unexpected family trip, but:
Total: 30
First-Time Views: 10
(* = first-time views)
August 31:
1. Breaker Morant (1982)
September 1:
2. Nashville (1975)
3. A Face in the Crowd (1957)
September 2:
4. The Cremator (1969)
5. House of Games (1987)
+ Mamet, Crouse, Mantegna features
6. All That Jazz (1979)
+ Roy Scheider commentary
+ Reinking/Folzi feature
September 3:
7. Cria Cuervos (1976)*
September 8:
8: By Brakhage:
- The Stars Are Beautiful (1974)*
- Untitled (For Marilyn) (1992)*
- Crack Glass Eulogy (1992)*
- The Dark Tower (1999)*
September 10:
9. Blow-Up (1966)
September 11:
10. Ace in the Hole (1951)
September 12:
11. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1975)
September (Friday the) 13th:
12. Carnival of Souls (1962)
13. Sisters (1973)*
September 14:
14: Eating Raoul (1982)
September 15:
15. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
September 16:
16. Being There (1979)
17. Short Cuts (1993)
September 17:
18. Opening Night (1977)*
September 19:
19. Drunken Angel (1948)*
20. Insomnia (1993)*
September 21:
21. On the Waterfront (1954) with commentary*
+ Elia Kazan: An Outsider (1982)*
+ On the Aspect Ratio*
22. Klute (1971)
+ Pakula
September 25:
23. The Killers (1946)*
24. The Killers (1964)*
September 26:
25. Withnail and I (1986)
September 27:
26. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
September 28:
27. Armageddon (1998) with director/cast commentary*
28. The Great Beauty (2013)*
September 29:
29. A Christmas Tale (2008)*
September 30:
30. Videodrome (1983)
31. The Blob (1959)
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08-27-19, 02:00 AM
#19
Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
3: Pulp Fiction (theater)
7: Brazil (theater)
8: My Man Godfrey (Prime streaming)
10: Lady Snowblood (BD)
20: His Girl Friday (Prime streaming)
24: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (BD)
25: Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (BD)
2019 CHECKLIST
Prior challenges
7: Brazil (theater)
8: My Man Godfrey (Prime streaming)
10: Lady Snowblood (BD)
20: His Girl Friday (Prime streaming)
24: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (BD)
25: Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (BD)
2019 CHECKLIST
Spoiler:
Prior challenges
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09-02-19, 12:46 PM
#22
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
September 2
- Stalker - Geoff Dyer Interview (29 min)
- Stalker - Eduard Artetemyev Interview (20 min)
- Stalker - Rashit Safiullin Interview (14 min)
- Stalker - Alexander Knyazhinsky Interview (6 min)
- Dazed and Confused - Richard Linklater Commentary
- Repo Man
- Repo Man - Trailers (4 min)
- Repo Man - Plate 'O Shrimp (19 min)
- Repo Man - Iggy Pop Interview (12 min)
- Repo Man - The Missing Scenes (25 min)
- Dazed and Confused - Deleted Scenes (25 min)
- Dazed and Confused - Auditions (23 min)
- Sisters
- Sisters - Radio Spots (4 min)
- The Princess Bride
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09-05-19, 08:17 AM
#23
Moderator
Re: 2019 Criterion Challenge List Thread
Criterion Challenge:
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1. Feature film + 2019 interview with actor Marco Hofschneider
2. Supplement bonus short films from 'The Kid Brother' release.
~~~
- Howard's End / Spine #488 / 4K restoration: Concorde Video 4K UHD / Sept. 4
- The Kid Brother / 1927 / Spine #964 / [commentary track] / Sept. 8
- Europa Europa / 1990 / Spine #985 / [commentary track] Sept 11 (1)
- Over the Fence / 1917 / Sept. 12 (2)
- That’s Him / 1918 / Sept. 12 (2)
- Blade Runner / 1982 / Spine# 069 / 4K UHD: Dolby Atmos mix / Sept. 13
- Dont Look Now / 1973 / Spine: 745 / 4K restoration, UHD: Dolby Vision / Sept. 21
- Swing Time / 1936 / Spine: 929 / [with commentary track] / Sept. 31
- Bram Stoker's Dracula / 1992 / Spine: 183 / 4K UHD / Sept. 31-Oct. 1
1. Feature film + 2019 interview with actor Marco Hofschneider
2. Supplement bonus short films from 'The Kid Brother' release.
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