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Not a fan of the Solaris and Diabolique covers, but that won't stop me from the double-dips. Surprised to see Smiles of a Summer Night before the more famous and already confirmed Wild Strawberries, though it is a welcome addition. Figured we were due for another Chaplin. Wasn't a big fan of Fat Girl, though I have the DVD. I'll skip Something Wild too. Not sure yet about Pale Flower. Glad I sold my OOP DVD for a decent profit before the announcement.

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I'm a fan of Something Wild and will definitely get the BD.

However, I practically went through the roof when I saw the (fake) announcement for Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring. That would have been a dream come true.

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Again, in for all of them...

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You would think that Criterion would release real French classics on blu-ray already, instead of pretentious films that don't have a high rewatchable factor. Basically, they should see what old films France releases on blu-ray, and follow their lead.

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Out of this batch, just Diabolique for me.

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Don't care for that Solaris cover.

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Solid month. I love seeing Solaris on Blu-ray, I'd buy it if it was wrapped in a paper bag. Kinda surprised at Fat Girl. To me, it seems like Criterion will now release anything on Blu-ray rather than being selective.

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toddly6666, you almost gave me a heart attack with that Tampopo listing. :eek:

Oh, to dream...

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Probably in for Diabolique. I saw Something Wild about 10 years ago and might buy that one. Haven't seen the others although Pale Flowers looks interesting.

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I love the Diabolique cover.

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It reminds me of an Alamo Drafthouse poster. Also, speaking of covers, I just laid eyes on that Great Dictator monstrosity. Is that a joke? Seriously.

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http://criterion-production.s3.amazo...ox_348x490.jpg
:thumbsup:

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I'm pretty sure the Great Dictator cover was done by Olly Moss, so it's pretty close to an Alamo Drafthouse poster.

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And zero participation from any of the actors - is Ray Liotta that busy these days? I would have thought we'd get a Demme commentary at least.

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Which film(s) are you referring to?

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Criterion rocks. Wish I had more cash to buy everything they have to offer...

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I have to agree. This and Topsy Turvy, I hope they stop right away.

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I'm in for all eventually. Most excited by:

Something Wild
Pale Flower
The Great Dictator
Diabolique upgrade

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Beyond thrilled about "Something Wild". Such a fantastic little film. And I'm loving that cover.

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Anything Chaplin is a must have. I'm in for GREAT DICTATOR.

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I am OK with Criterion releasing 2-3 *new* releases and 3-4 blu-ray upgrades every month. They have literally 100s of movies still in print that they haven't released on Blu-ray yet and I hope they eventually get there entire catalouge upgraded that they possibly can

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bloody hell, what a month! Will take all those when I can afford it :)

And no love for Fat Girl, it was great IMHO.

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Like it!

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Perhaps this is due to ongoing relationships with a director, etc.; I'm surprised by the Fat Girl and Sweetie upgrades.

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Not blu-ray related, but perhaps noteworthy to some:

The Entire Criterion Collection Coming to Hulu Plus

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So much for Mubi.

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Criterion leaving Netflix after 2011? wonderful. :(

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If Criterion plans to no longer provides their releases to Netflix streaming that will be a major disappointment. I am not going to leave Netflix though just so that I can have that capability with Hulu. I'll rent the physical discs (which is what I tend to do anyway).

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Although Netflix almost never upgrades a Criterion title to Blu-ray if they already carry the previous DVD version.

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Yep total bummer. No way in hell I'm paying for two services. I'll stick with Netflix.

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All I'm hearing from responses here and elsewhere:

"WAH, I DON'T HAVE EIGHT DOLLARS A MONTH TO AFFORD THE ENTIRE CRITERION COLLECTION WITH BONUS MATERIAL STREAMING. WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH."

I'll keep my Netflix and pay the additional eight dollars a month for Hulu.

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To name a few:

Jean de florette/ manon of the spring
pierre richard films
louis de funes films
bertrand billier films
jean paul belmundo films
claude zidi films (les richoux, for example)
cyrano de bergerac
city of lost children
faranelli
albert dupontel directed films
jacque demi films
Train de Vie

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I'd love me some Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring. Would be an instant purchase for me.

I'd also drool at any chance for a couple of Patrice Leconte masterpieces - The Hairdresser's Husband and Monsieur Hire.

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Exactly...Leconte is just another respectable French director who hasn't been represented on English-subtitled blu-ray, and not even that well on DVD. It's time for other French movies as the ones listed to be represented on English-subtitled blu-ray instead of the usual pretentious watch-once ones that Criterion gets rights to.

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It's possible that whoever owns the rights to those films you want are not willing to work with Criterion. I am sure CC does the best they can with what they can get

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Severin has The Hairdresser's Husband as well as The Perfume of Yvonne and Dogora.

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Since were talking about French films, any chance Criterion releases Claude Miller's The Little Thief any time soon? This is sort of a female version of 400 Blows and Truffaut wrote the screenplay. I don't think this has ever been released on DVD (in the US) only VHS.

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Mortelle Randonee first please if Claude Miller is an option. I dont think it has even a dvd release elsewhere that's worth getting.

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Yes, the NTSC dvd version was heavily cut, while the PAL version had the uncut version it only had the original French audio language and no english Subs.

Great performance by both leads and a nice cameo by Stephane Audran.

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It's all a matter of perspective. I'd guess that about 99% of the general population would describe every single title on your want list as a "pretentious watch-once movie," if they're even that generous.

I'm not saying I agree with that (I don't), but I think it's pretty funny that you believe yourself to be an arbiter of taste when it comes to French films.