The Criterion Collection 4K/Blu-ray Discussion and Release Thread
05-26-11 | 02:58 PM
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Olivier Assayas’ explosive and electric epic “Carlos” will be released on The Criterion Collection in 2011....The release will contain both the extended television cut of the film as well as the shorter theatrical edit
05-26-11 | 03:01 PM
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Fucking random news
thelocal.com (it's Swedish)
thelocal.com (it's Swedish)
Ingmar Bergman 'switched at birth': report
DNA analysis carried out by Sweden's National Board of Forensic Medicine (Rättsmedicinalverket) shows that Bergman and his mother, Karin Bergman, are not biologically related, the Dagens Nyhter (DN) newspaper reports.
The revelations, published in a new book by Bergman's niece Veronica Ralston, stem from an investigation she carried out after reading a book by author Louise Tillberg published last year which Tillberg argued that her father and uncle were siblings of Ingmar Bergman born to Hedvig Tillberg (nee Sjöberg).
"I contacted the board of forensic medicine to see if it was possible to perform a DNA analysis to clarify this," Ralston told DN.
"I suggested that they could use stamps which Ingmar Bergman had licked and sent on letters and postcards to his parents and compare them with my DNA."
Following the analysis, the agency informed Ralston, the biological granddaughter of Karin Bergman, that she and her famous film director uncle were not biologically related.
Ralston's sensational findings are presented in "Kärleksbarnet och bort*bytingen" ('The love child and the changeling'), in which the author also attempts to offer an explanation for what happened.
"When my grandmother Karin Berman gave birth to her son on July 14th, 1918, she had been very sick for a long period of time and it's possible the baby didn't survive," according to Ralston.
"But I haven't checked with the hospital in Uppsala if there are any records of a stillborn baby, so that is just speculation. But I think that is exactly what happened and that her husband Erik then switched the child with a baby that Hedvig Sjöberg had previously given birth to in Stockholm."
DNA analysis carried out by Sweden's National Board of Forensic Medicine (Rättsmedicinalverket) shows that Bergman and his mother, Karin Bergman, are not biologically related, the Dagens Nyhter (DN) newspaper reports.
The revelations, published in a new book by Bergman's niece Veronica Ralston, stem from an investigation she carried out after reading a book by author Louise Tillberg published last year which Tillberg argued that her father and uncle were siblings of Ingmar Bergman born to Hedvig Tillberg (nee Sjöberg).
"I contacted the board of forensic medicine to see if it was possible to perform a DNA analysis to clarify this," Ralston told DN.
"I suggested that they could use stamps which Ingmar Bergman had licked and sent on letters and postcards to his parents and compare them with my DNA."
Following the analysis, the agency informed Ralston, the biological granddaughter of Karin Bergman, that she and her famous film director uncle were not biologically related.
Ralston's sensational findings are presented in "Kärleksbarnet och bort*bytingen" ('The love child and the changeling'), in which the author also attempts to offer an explanation for what happened.
"When my grandmother Karin Berman gave birth to her son on July 14th, 1918, she had been very sick for a long period of time and it's possible the baby didn't survive," according to Ralston.
"But I haven't checked with the hospital in Uppsala if there are any records of a stillborn baby, so that is just speculation. But I think that is exactly what happened and that her husband Erik then switched the child with a baby that Hedvig Sjöberg had previously given birth to in Stockholm."
05-26-11 | 03:11 PM
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From the blog of Sam Smith, designer of the Solaris cover:
If the 'another' refers to a second 'sci-fi classic', then Stalker would fit the bill. If the 'another' refers merely to another Tarkovsky film, then it would most likely be Andrei Rublev.
I hope anyone reading this will enjoy discovering or re-discovering this sci-fi classic by one of the world's master filmmakers, another of which is coming just around the corner from Janus Films...
05-26-11 | 03:45 PM
#2781
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Or, as someone pointed out on the Criterion Forum, it could be merely a reference to the theatrical re-release of Fassbinder's sci-fi World on a Wire.
05-26-11 | 04:12 PM
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Did Sam Smith get bombarded with "your artwork sucks" e-mails? Because, well, I think Solaris is the greatest sci-fi film of all-time even better than 2001 and the artwork sucks, just totally fucking horrible.
05-26-11 | 06:10 PM
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I think it's a pretty blah cover, but it's certainly not as bad as the two awful Clowes ones for the Fuller films.
05-26-11 | 06:36 PM
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(rubs hands, licks lips in anticipation)
05-26-11 | 07:28 PM
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05-27-11 | 08:43 AM
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I just picked up the aussie release of Dead Man, will post some comments later after I compare it to the R1 DVD.
But it's Region B locked.
But it's Region B locked.
05-27-11 | 09:17 AM
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They wanted to really emphasize the Chaplin-Hitler resemblance for one. Obviously it all comes down to the mustache. Your eye probably goes to that spot before anything. Then you notice the other signatures of each person, Chaplin's hat and Hitler's hair. It's a simple visual joke.
There are other things at play too. Chaplin plays 2 different characters in the film and they are opposites. So it is fitting that they arranged diametrically on the cover. And because you can turn the cover upside creating 2 different perspectives you get the idea the film is told from 2 different perspectives.
They also wanted to emphasize the Nazi aesthetic, and what better way to represent that than with the stark red and black so often associated with the 3rd Reich as well as the simple look of the swastika? That aesthetic is also known for being intimidating. Using it for a comedy makes fun of that look.
Of course you don't have to like it, art is still a matter of opinion, but I don't think Criterion in anyway thought they were taking the easy way out when designing the cover.
05-27-11 | 10:23 AM
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I think Noir Fan and I have the same taste in art as I am also not a fan of the covers for Solaris, The Great Dictator and the 2 Clowes.
05-27-11 | 11:00 AM
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05-29-11 | 08:12 AM
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btw, in case anyone is wondering about the Aus release of Dead Man, single layered, 1080p, DTS-HDMA 2.0 but very solid upgrade in both picture and sound over the R1 dvd.
05-29-11 | 08:34 PM
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At the moment, those are the only OOP ones. I would have to also assume that both Le Cercle Rouge and Army Of Shadows, being Studio Canal titles, will go OOP eventually...
05-29-11 | 10:40 PM
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And despite the fact that Pierrot Le Fou is OOP, it has still been available new on Amazon for well over a year.
05-31-11 | 12:33 PM
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Another quick question if you don't mind. Besides early Criterion blu releases (Third Man, Bottle Rocket, Chungking Express, etc), what other releases since then come in digipacks?
Seven Samurai is the only one I know of offhand, any others?
Seven Samurai is the only one I know of offhand, any others?
05-31-11 | 12:48 PM
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The Last Emperor
The Night of the Hunter
Sweet Smell of Success
...and I think Breathless is another one.
05-31-11 | 02:01 PM
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Thanks for the replies! I was wondering if it was worth getting replacement cases for the earlier releases, but since there are other digipacks released since then, I think I'll just keep the digipacks.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
05-31-11 | 08:12 PM
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05-31-11 | 08:21 PM
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If anyone remembers, I posted earlier in the thread about spilling soda all over some of my BDs, specifically some of my Criterions. I emailed them about it, and Jon got back to me saying they would be happy to mail me the replacement covers that got damaged at no charge, including the cases and covers for The Leopard and The Night of the Hunter.
I just wanted to, once again, publicly praise the Criterion customer service. They continue to be the best!
I just wanted to, once again, publicly praise the Criterion customer service. They continue to be the best!
05-31-11 | 09:33 PM
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