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Originally Posted by BambooLounge
(Post 11621584)
"Criterion once again provides us with an unparalleled technical disc here. The pain in their eyes is perfectly clear thanks to the deep blacks of their pupils. While, this is a film about survivors of one of the great tragedies in human history, one of the great tragedies of Blu-ray history has been avoided. You will find no DNR here folks, just the rich, human textures of sad faces not waxy sorrow."
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Originally Posted by riotinmyskull
(Post 11631814)
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Nothing personal, but I completely tune out when I see Dr. Svet Atanasov's reviews.
It does look like an awesome disc, so I'm definitely interested in checking it out. |
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More out of print Studio Canal titles:
Dear Criterion collectors, We wanted to let you know that the following titles are going out of print effective March 31: Army of Shadows Le cercle rouge Le doulos Last Year at Marienbad Léon Morin, Priest Mafioso We have limited stock on hand, and will be selling copies through the 31st, while supplies last. As in the past, we hope to relicense the films so that they can rejoin the collection sometime in the future. Sincerely, The Criterion Collection |
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Anyone who doesn't have Army of Shadows, get on that shit NOW - easily one of my favorite films/blu-rays.
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Just ordered Léon Morin, Priest. It was the only one in that list I was missing...
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Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468
(Post 11633372)
Just ordered Léon Morin, Priest. It was the only one in that list I was missing...
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As soon as I saw the announcement, I ordered Army of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, and Leon Morin, Priest (all on blu). I already had Army of Shadows, Le Cercle Rouge, Mafioso, and Le Doulos on dvd, as well as Marienbad on blu.
Now I'm all caught up with stuff that's out of print until the next batch. |
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Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468
(Post 11633372)
Just ordered Léon Morin, Priest. It was the only one in that list I was missing...
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I luckily already have those Blu-rays, but it's too bad Criterion is losing them.
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Luckily, I was already on Facebook when their message popped up. Got Marienbad from Amazon, and the other three Blus from third party sellers since Amazon already had the 3-11 day notice. Figured they wouldn't be getting any more if they had to re-stock.
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Originally Posted by Randy Miller III
(Post 11633240)
Nothing personal, but I completely tune out when I see Dr. Svet Atanasov's reviews.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/customavata...tar27367_1.gif |
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Lol
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Don't know how many here will care, but apparently Criterion is going to be restoring 18 (!) of Satyajit Ray's films:
Originally Posted by Times of India
Eighteen of Satyajit Ray's films will soon be restored to iimprove their longevity
Having bought the home video rights of The Apu Trilogy, Charulata, Mahanagar and Nayak among others, they are set to do "frame by frame" restoration before distributing them in the US and Canada. What's more, director Abbey Lustgartern is in town to film personal accounts shared by artistes who have worked with Ray, to go with each film. Anyways, Ray is one of my favorite directors, so I couldn't be happier about the news - particularly after seeing how much better they made The Music Room look. |
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^ Nice
Sold off my Apu Trilogy awhile back, will happily upgrade. |
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Originally Posted by Sondheim
(Post 11634479)
Don't know how many here will care, but apparently Criterion is going to be restoring 18 (!) of Satyajit Ray's films
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The Devil's Backbone, appropriately enough, is spine #666.
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Awesome! Looking forward to seeing that one again.
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Is that Mike Mignola art on Devils Backbone?
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Originally Posted by Guru Askew
(Post 11653249)
Is that Mike Mignola art on Devils Backbone?
Very cool ... |
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Originally Posted by applesandrice
(Post 11653268)
Yes. He did cover art for Criterion's release "Cronos", too.
Very cool ... |
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Sweet. I've had the UK Blu-ray import of Devil's Backbone for a couple of years now. It will be time to retire it for the CC version.
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Lord of the Flies and The Ice Storm are also coming.
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Special features:
The Life of Oharu A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society throughout its history, Kenji Mizoguchi had already been directing movies for decades when he made The Life of Oharu in 1952. But this epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the incredibly talented Kinuyo Tanaka as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to street prostitution, was the movie that gained its director international attention, ushering in a new golden period for him. New high-definition digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Introductory commentary by scholar Dudley Andrew Mizoguchi’s Art and the Demimonde, an illustrated audio essay featuring Andrew Kinuyo Tanaka’s New Departure, a 2009 film by Koko Kajiyama documenting the actor’s 1949 goodwill tour of the United States New English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Gilberto Perez Babette's Feast At once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette’s Feast is a deeply beloved cinematic treasure. Directed by Gabriel Axel and adapted from a story by Isak Dinesen, this is the layered tale of a French housekeeper with a mysterious past who brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late nineteenth-century Denmark. Babette’s Feast combines earthiness and reverence in an indescribably moving depiction of pleasure that goes to your head like fine champagne. New 2K digital film restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition New interview with actor Stéphane Audran Karen Blixen: Storyteller, a 1995 documentary about the author of the film’s source story, who wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen New visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda New interview with sociologist Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson about the significance of cuisine in French culture Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Mark Le Fanu and Dinesen’s 1950 story The Devil's Backbone The most personal film by Guillermo del Toro is also among his most frightening and emotionally layered. Set during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, The Devil’s Backbone tells the tale of a ten-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets. Del Toro effectively combines gothic ghost story, murder mystery, and historical melodrama in a stylish concoction that reminds us—as would his later Pan’s Labyrinth—that the scariest monsters are often the human ones. New 2K digital film restoration, approved by director Guillermo del Toro and cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Audio commentary featuring Del Toro Video introduction by Del Toro from 2010 New interviews with Del Toro about the process of creating the ghost Santi and the drawings and designs made in preparation for the film ¿Que es un fantasma?, a 2004 making-of documentary Spanish Gothic, a 2010 interview with Del Toro about the genre and its influence on his work Interactive director’s notebook, with Del Toro’s drawings and handwritten notes, along with interviews with the filmmaker Four deleted scenes, with optional commentary New featurette about the Spanish Civil War as evoked in the film Program comparing Del Toro’s thumbnail sketches and Carlos Giménez’s storyboards with the final film Selected on-screen presentation of Del Toro’s thumbnail sketches alongside the sections of the final film they represent (Blu-ray edition only) Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Mark Kermode Lord of the Flies New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by cameraman and editor Gerald Feil, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Audio commentary featuring director Peter Brook, producer Lewis Allen, director of photography Tom Hollyman, and Feil Audio recordings of William Golding reading from his novel Lord of the Flies, accompanied by the corresponding scenes from the film Deleted scene, with optional commentary and reading by Golding Interview with Brook from 2008 Collection of behind-the-scenes material, featuring home movies, screen tests, outtakes, and stills New interview with Feil Excerpt from Feil’s 1972 documentary The Empty Space, showcasing Brook’s theater methods Something Queer in the Warehouse, a piece composed of never-before-seen footage shot by the boy actors during production, with new voice-over by Tom Gaman, who played Simon Trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey Macnab and an excerpt from Brook’s book The Shifting Point - The extras on The Ice Storm remain the same, as far as I can tell. |
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Wow, looks like those 2010 special features may have been taken directly from the UK import copy of Devil's Backbone.
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Every month, I hope for at least one more Kurosawa film upgraded to HD...
and every month, I'm disappointed. When was their last Kurosawa release? Maybe they're planning a massive box set... (like the AK100 DVD set...) but I want individual releases first. :( |
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DEVIL'S BACKBONE, ICE STORM and LORD OF THE FLIES for me! :thumbsup:
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Mercy. Look at those features for Devil's Backbone and Lord of the Flies. :up:
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Originally Posted by SomethingMore
(Post 11653386)
Every month, I hope for at least one more Kurosawa film upgraded to HD...
and every month, I'm disappointed. When was their last Kurosawa release? Maybe they're planning a massive box set... (like the AK100 DVD set...) but I want individual releases first. :( |
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Blind buying Babette's Feast and The Devil's Backbone. Might pickup Ice Storm and Lord of the Flies as well when BN has it's Criterion sale.
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These are all 50% Off titles for me. Nothing too pressing here.
Ozu is huge, but in my ideal Criterion world there would be at least one film from Fellini, Bergman, or Kurosawa each month. I want them all in high definition ASAP. |
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Definitely in for Lord of the Flies.
Just showed the DVD to my students a couple of weeks ago. |
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Babette's Feast for sure. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
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The Devil's Backbone & Lord Of The Flies :banana:
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The Ice Storm...yay!! But when?
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Devil's Backbone. Nuff said.
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I'll just be picking up The Devil's Backbone but damn that Lord of the Flies has some nice cover art!
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