The worst. (Cute, tho.)
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Monday, 16 December 2013 23:07 (twelve years ago)
http://criterioncast.com/art/wacky/wacky-new-years-drawing-hints-at-the-criterion-collections-2014-line-up/
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 1 January 2014 20:46 (twelve years ago)
Some folks on the C-forum think the band = Jazz On A Summer's Day.
― Maintenance Engineer of Foolhardiness (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 1 January 2014 21:00 (twelve years ago)
Among the wild speculations, those pieces of candy apparently indicate Tootsie. Intrigued over Tati boxset, The Brood + Scanners, and really crossing fingers for A Brighter Summer Day.
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Wednesday, 1 January 2014 21:11 (twelve years ago)
April: Il Sorpasso, Riot In Cell Block 11, Breaking The Waves, Master of The House & a 400 Blows blu upgrade.
― ...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 January 2014 22:13 (twelve years ago)
How many g-d times are they going to issue that damned movie (that I love)?
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 January 2014 23:36 (twelve years ago)
I thought you owned BTW...?
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 January 2014 23:37 (twelve years ago)
Actually that 400 Blows thing is a dual-format edition, not an upgrade.
― ...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 16 January 2014 00:18 (twelve years ago)
I don't understand DVD/BD combos. Doesn't everyone who wants a blu-ray player have one by now?
― zanarkand bozo (abanana), Thursday, 16 January 2014 05:23 (twelve years ago)
Cheaper to produce so it makes sense that new titles and big sellers are being done that way now.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Thursday, 16 January 2014 09:07 (twelve years ago)
I want a Blu-Ray player but I don't have one (because I don't have an HDTV and apparently they cost more than, like, $200)
― queen bey backers (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 16 January 2014 15:28 (twelve years ago)
The main reasoning behind dual-formatting is when the hold outs finally go Blu (presumably after their tv and/or dvd player konks), they'll already have a decent Blu collection by virtue of having been forced into buying them. And for those who already are Blu, you can share/pass along the dvd, or use it yourself for travelling etc.
― ...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 16 January 2014 22:32 (twelve years ago)
Looks like a confirmation for Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! in the latest newsletter.
― ...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 31 January 2014 21:59 (twelve years ago)
May: Like Someone In Love & Red River (two cuts) on dual; Ace In The Hole dual; Life Aquatic & Overlord blu upgrades.
― Virginia, Plain and Tall (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 18 February 2014 22:20 (twelve years ago)
Pretty light month once the upgrades are taken out of the mix.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 18 February 2014 22:30 (twelve years ago)
Love Streams confirmed in latest newsletter.
― Virginia, Plain and Tall (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 28 February 2014 20:15 (twelve years ago)
http://www.criterion.com/explore/214-martin-scorsese-s-top-10
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 28 February 2014 20:18 (twelve years ago)
Amazing news re: Streams.
― Eric H., Friday, 28 February 2014 20:27 (twelve years ago)
Oh cool, A Hard Day's Night in June.
― Corporal Clegg, you've got a lovely daughter (WilliamC), Monday, 17 March 2014 22:01 (twelve years ago)
Plus Judex and upgrades of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Hearts and Minds, L'Eclisse, and All That Heaven Allows.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Monday, 17 March 2014 22:04 (twelve years ago)
Sirk upgrades v.needed & welcome.
― Interior. Ibiza Bar (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 17 March 2014 22:14 (twelve years ago)
A lot of redux, but maybe the most awesome single month in a recent memory.
― Eric H., Monday, 17 March 2014 23:11 (twelve years ago)
If only b/c the Sirk and the Antonioni are both all-time top 10 contenders.
― Eric H., Monday, 17 March 2014 23:16 (twelve years ago)
Hard Day's Night is v exciting. Or at least I am excited abt it
~solo parties~
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 17 March 2014 23:26 (twelve years ago)
hmm the canadian A Hard Day's Night br is out of print? might sell mine. that edition replaces the mono songs with surround sound based on the stereo versions -- distracting and they have slight differences.
― qwop zapatos (abanana), Saturday, 22 March 2014 00:29 (twelve years ago)
Looks like a confirmation for the Polanski MacBeth in the latest newsletter.
― Interior. Ibiza Bar (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 19:49 (twelve years ago)
blu-ray chegwin?
― koogs, Wednesday, 26 March 2014 21:34 (twelve years ago)
July: Pickpocket upgrade, Scanners, The Big Chill, and a Demy box set that looks tasty as hell.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 22:36 (twelve years ago)
Insomnia upgrade as well, and ha! The Big Chill has a Lena Dunham essay in the booklet to further piss off the fanboys.
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 22:48 (twelve years ago)
^just noticed that and was coming here to post. lolz.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 22:49 (twelve years ago)
Man, that Demy box is <booming>, and a steal at $63 during the B&N sale.
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 15 April 2014 23:08 (twelve years ago)
I've seen all the Demy films except Une chambre en ville; too bad they couldn't squeeze in Model Shop!
This makes it less imperative that I catch the DCP resto of Rochefort at BAM this week.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 15:35 (twelve years ago)
The Vanishing blu confirmed in the newsletter, I'm pretty sure
― CAROUSEL! CAROUSEL! (Telephone thing), Thursday, 24 April 2014 20:09 (twelve years ago)
Any hope of seeing the BRD trilogy coming back in print?
― Drugs A. Money, Saturday, 26 April 2014 18:14 (twelve years ago)
They're still up on Criterion's Hulu channel, so they must have some kind of rights to them.
― CAROUSEL! CAROUSEL! (Telephone thing), Sunday, 27 April 2014 03:50 (twelve years ago)
I think they're waiting on new scans/restos to do an upgrade.
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 27 April 2014 21:03 (twelve years ago)
I watched Foreign Correspondent on Hulu a few months ago, around the time the fancy new restoration job came out. Just a couple of weeks later, Gizmodo had a video about the restoration work -- http://vimeo.com/84135659 -- so the A/B was sort of fresh in my mind. In every case I can think of, the digital transfers Criterion puts up on Hulu are pre-restoration quick and dirty digital rips complete with scratches and wandering fibers on the prints and generally hissy sound. (Sort of like 128k MP3s.) I guess Criterion wants to keep it that way, so the DVDs and Blus will continue to sell as value-added products, but they can't really be explicit about the discrepancies in quality because they'll just be hurting their own brand if they knock the streaming versions. It's a weird tightrope to have to walk because the streaming and home-video product lines help to sell each other.
― Alvarius B. Goode (WilliamC), Sunday, 27 April 2014 21:56 (twelve years ago)
The CC site is down at the moment, but the forum is reporting AUGUST: Y tu mama tambien, Love Streams, All That Jazz, and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, along with a Vengeance Is Mine dual format edition.
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 15 May 2014 21:10 (twelve years ago)
On closer inspection, VIM is just a blu upgrade, and Love strems comes with "I'm Almost Not Crazy" as a bonus (along with a Michael Ventura commentary on the main feature).
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 15 May 2014 21:14 (twelve years ago)
Damn, both All That Jazz and Love Streams are no question buys for me.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 May 2014 21:57 (twelve years ago)
Looks like a combo confirm for The Shooting & Ride The Whirlwind in the latest newsletter.
― Damnit Janet Weiss & The Riot Grrriel (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 29 May 2014 19:45 (twelve years ago)
are we absolutely sure it isn't the critically reviled cult Western Mayonnaise Cowboy
(i was SO SURE)
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Friday, 30 May 2014 02:08 (twelve years ago)
...okay i just remembered Hellman's Mayonnaise is a thing. I will resume my usual place in the Stupid Corner
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Friday, 30 May 2014 02:13 (twelve years ago)
man, that August lineup is underwhelming. The Cuaron and Almodovar films make me ill.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 30 May 2014 02:58 (twelve years ago)
Nah, this month is underwhelming. Red River? Zzzzzzz.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 30 May 2014 05:20 (twelve years ago)
xp oh fuck off don't ever say anything neg abt Almodovar ever
― aaliyah papi (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 1 June 2014 02:53 (twelve years ago)
<3
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 June 2014 04:09 (twelve years ago)
+ All That Jazz gives me LIFE!!
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Sunday, 1 June 2014 05:24 (twelve years ago)
or a bodybag zipup
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 1 June 2014 13:43 (twelve years ago)
Stevie EVERYBODY has made a bad film once in awhile incl Almodovar and John Ford
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 1 June 2014 16:20 (twelve years ago)