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BEST MONTH IN FOREVER! Will be buying all. Can't wait for the Downey Eclipse, I've had shitty bootlegs that I bought in San Francisco 7 years ago.
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A pretty good selection, but some (imo) really crappy cover art. Certified Copy and Being John Malkovich look incredibly bad.
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Certified Copy looks like a book cover...so I'm guessing that's what they were going for. I don't hate it, but it is pretty plain.
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On another forum they've pointed out that it's a "copy" of the cover art of the book written by the male lead in the film. At least that kind of makes sense, even if the execution is still really slipshod - the image is way too literal ("Get it - the people are copied!") and it has a really bland background and fonts. And I kind of doubt that it's going to sell many copies of the film to people who aren't already somewhat familiar with it.
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Interesting....I'm wondering if Putney Swope will be movie only, (since this is Eclipse), as Home Vision has already put out a fine edition with extras. Maybe they will make an exception and include them in the Eclipse set.
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LA HAINE????????????? :thumbsup: (for some reason i thought criterion lost this one with the studio canal deal)
TWO BERGMANS???????? :thumbsup: BEING JOHN MALKOVICH???????? :thumbsup: |
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Awesome month! I still have the La Haine UK Studio Canal Blu-ray but will be happy to upgrade for the features. I'm impressed with the lineup.
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Certified Copy looks like a VHS tape from 1984. The clamshell kind. I haven't seen the movie but I kind of like that look. The only Kiarostami I've seen is Where is the Friend's Home, which was pretty good.
But...Being John Malkovich? Really? And when the hell are we going to get Madadayo, the only Kurosawa film that has not been released separate from the huge box set. |
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Being John Malkovich? Yes please!
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For all my negativity regarding the cover art, I should say that I'm quite excited for several of these, particularly the Bergmans, the Kiarostami, and the Downey Sr. set (though I am a little disappointed that Putney Swope will be a downgrade from the HVE version.)
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Can't wait for malkovich, and the cover art is sort of growing on me. At least it's different.
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As usual, I'm interested in all the films, particularly the Bergmans this month. However, none of the announcements this year have truly "excited" me since Godzilla & Belle De Jour.
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well, shit, guess I have an unopened copy of La Haine I can now add to Amazon Marketplace.
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That's a terrible cover for Certified Copy. Very good film though.
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I'm buying everything in may.
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Very happy about the two Bergmans.
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I'll rent the Bergmans. Otherwise, nothing grabs me this month.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11118854)
Very happy about the two Bergmans.
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Originally Posted by Doctorossi
(Post 11118879)
I'll rent the Bergmans.
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too bad Criterion didn't release 'Smiles on a Summer Night' would have made a great third film with 'Interlude' and 'Monika'
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Originally Posted by Giles
(Post 11119090)
too bad Criterion didn't release 'Smiles on a Summer Night' would have made a great third film with 'Interlude' and 'Monika'
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I'm all over La Haine and maybe the 2 Bergmans.
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Originally Posted by Doctorossi
(Post 11118879)
I'll rent the Bergmans. Otherwise, nothing grabs me this month.
Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11119006)
Good luck - Netflix doesn't carry newly released Criterion Blu-rays of catalog titles.
Another nice thing about Blockbuster is that you don't have to be a current member to log into your account & add DVDs to your queue. So you can actually research their stock if you're so inclined, they don't have a separate tier for BD, they'll tell you straight up which formats & versions they carry a title in. [Then again, I think it might have been the opposite with Kuroneko, where I got that from Netflix. Both BB & Netflix carry a lot of titles unavailable from the other.] Anyway, the features listed for MALKOVICH! DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION: New high-definition digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition New selected-scene audio commentary featuring filmmaker Michel Gondry New behind-the-scenes documentary by filmmaker Lance Bangs Conversation between John Malkovich and humorist John Hodgman Director Spike Jonze discusses Being John Malkovich via photos from its production Two films within the film: 7½ Floor Orientation and “American Arts & Culture” Presents John Horatio Malkovich, “Dance of Despair and Disillusionment” An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering, a documentary by Bangs Trailer and TV spots PLUS: A booklet featuring a conversation between Jonze and pop-culture critic Perkus Tooth |
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Why would Goundry have a commentary track and not Spike Jones?
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Criterion asked on facebook about which catalog titles should be upgraded to Blu-ray. They've received over 1200 replies... most of which I don't agree with...
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Originally Posted by Ringmaster
(Post 11120145)
Why would Goundry have a commentary track and not Spike Jones?
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Originally Posted by droidguy1119
(Post 11120181)
Gondry and Jonze are friends; I imagine Jonze declined to commentate and suggested his friend do it instead.
When it comes to interviews and such, Spike Jonze strikes me as someone who makes the Coen Brothers look like gregarious extroverts by comparison. |
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Originally Posted by Living Deadpan
(Post 11120189)
I also reckon Gondry has things to say about Charlie Kaufman, since they've collaborated as much as Kaufman has with Jonze.
When it comes to interviews and such, Spike Jonze strikes me as someone who makes the Coen Brothers look like gregarious extroverts by comparison. |
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 11120174)
Criterion asked on facebook about which catalog titles should be upgraded to Blu-ray. They've received over 1200 replies... most of which I don't agree with...
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brute force, the blob, george washington, short cuts, the 39 steps, really any of their horror or film noir titles would be great.
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Originally Posted by droidguy1119
(Post 11120197)
Maybe, but I also suspect it's all a put-on. I wish Criterion had retained the interview from the Universal DVD, where he throws up because he's being asked questions about the movie.
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They've already upgraded most of the titles that were most desperately in need of revision (mostly the early spine numbers, like the Powells, the Suzukis, the Fullers, Diabolique, etc.) - the remaining big ones, in my opinion, are Andrei Rublev (which I'll buy the day it's released, even though I'm generally not buying upgrades at this point) and the two David Lean adaptations of Dickens novels.
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What, no demand for BD Equinox? :lol:
Actually, what I could never get my mind around was the BD of Gimme Shelter. Do you get a clearer image of the Hell's Angel stabbing the guy to death? But, in all seriousness, are there any other Criterion docs you think would benefit from a BD upgrade? Hearts & Minds? Haxan? Koko? |
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I'd say the Samurai Trilogy is equally high in need as Rublev and the Leans, though they are as well.
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Originally Posted by Living Deadpan
(Post 11120686)
What, no demand for BD Equinox? :lol:
Actually, what I could never get my mind around was the BD of Gimme Shelter. Do you get a clearer image of the Hell's Angel stabbing the guy to death? But, in all seriousness, are there any other Criterion docs you think would benefit from a BD upgrade? Hearts & Minds? Haxan? Koko? |
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Originally Posted by jrsl76
(Post 11120696)
I'd say the Samurai Trilogy is equally high in need as Rublev and the Leans, though they are as well.
Anyway, some bored soul has compiled the results of the Facebook poll: http://www.facebook.com/CriterionCol...51326042880565 |
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What's with the 14 votes for Hoop Dreams? It was shot in SD.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11122715)
What's with the 14 votes for Hoop Dreams? It was shot in SD.
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