Sigh. Okay, I guess I'm gonna have to find someone to start donating my Altman DVDs to since Criterion is clearly on a roll here.
― Peanut Duck (Old Lunch), Thursday, 19 May 2016 12:29 (eight years ago) link
If they put out H.E.A.L.T.H. and an unedited California Split, I'm sure my wallet will find a way to forgive them.
― Peanut Duck (Old Lunch), Thursday, 19 May 2016 12:31 (eight years ago) link
September: Valley of the Dolls, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Blood Simple, Cat People, and Dekalog
― Gukbe, Thursday, 16 June 2016 20:00 (eight years ago) link
Dekalog could be interesting, but I already have it so doubt I would buy it again.
― inside, skeletons are always inside, that's obvious. (dowd), Thursday, 16 June 2016 20:35 (eight years ago) link
The Story of the Last Chrysantheum out as well, along with upgrades of Zatoichi and Night Train to Munich
― Gukbe, Friday, 17 June 2016 00:30 (eight years ago) link
Is Night Train to Munich worth a watch?
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Friday, 17 June 2016 01:12 (eight years ago) link
His Girl Friday confirmed in latest newsletter.
― Now I Know How Joan of Arcadia Felt (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 30 June 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
October: The Executioner, The Tree of Wooden Clogs, Short Cuts Blu, Boyhood, and Pan's Labyrinth (Plus a Del Toro Trilogy Box)
― Gukbe, Friday, 15 July 2016 22:20 (seven years ago) link
The Short Cuts blu doesn't appear to contain the collection of Carver stories that came with the DVD.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Friday, 15 July 2016 22:27 (seven years ago) link
Also, the Boyhood essay is done by Jonathan Lethem!
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Friday, 15 July 2016 22:28 (seven years ago) link
XP The Carver book has been unavailable w/Criterion disc for a number of years.
― Kenneth Without Anger (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 15 July 2016 23:29 (seven years ago) link
Woah, glad I grabbed the set when I did then!
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Saturday, 16 July 2016 01:37 (seven years ago) link
Surrously. I guess that's one that there's no point in upgrading.
― Night Jorts (Old Lunch), Saturday, 16 July 2016 02:37 (seven years ago) link
McCabe seems to have slipped into an October release for anyone else who's got that on their radar. also while I'm on the subject of Altman, Short Cuts is one of his movies that I just absolutely despise so I have no qualms about skipping it entirely. their edition of The Player is GREAT though, easily my favorite Altman CC which isn't Nashville (The Long Goodbye does have a fantastic release on Arrow if you can play UK discs though).
I am an immense stan for Linklater (I consider his adaptation of A Scanner Darkly to be one of the, like 10 or so best releases since the turn of the millennium) so I will gladly double-dip on Boyhood. ditto for the Dekalog box set (had the Facets DVD for ages but the presentation held it back), although Arrow's Dekalog + TV Works set is immensely tempting since it includes so much more stuff.
can I take a second to sing the praises of A Brighter Summer Day? I loved Yi Yi but ABSD absolutely blows it out of the water. it looks flat-out gorgeous but entirely non-pretentious - in a way it kind of reminds me of The Best Years Of Our Lives, where the depth of focus was so immense that your eyes wandering all over the frame is part of the experience.
if I was POXing the Criterion Collection, I believe mine would be: - In The Mood For Love- Nashville- Playtime (actually the Tati box set if I could get away with that)- Koyaanisqatsi (ditto regarding picking the box)- A Brighter Summer Day- Fanny & Alexander (long version 4 life)- Code Unknown- Unfaithfully Yours- Crumb- The Times of Harvey Milk
― thos beads (jamescobo), Sunday, 31 July 2016 03:11 (seven years ago) link
F&A long version otm
― laraaji p. henson (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 1 August 2016 16:10 (seven years ago) link
NOVEMBER: One-Eyed Jacks; The Squid & The Whale; Akira Kurosawa's Dreams; Punch-Drunk Love; and Lone Wolf & Cub.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 15 August 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_pHvRwctdU
― Foster Twelvetrees (Ward Fowler), Friday, 19 August 2016 20:39 (seven years ago) link
what in the living fuck is ASMR and how do people not go apeshit listening to that voice
― Gukbe, Sunday, 21 August 2016 01:44 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LerkOtEisI4^ 4.8 million viewshttp://www.businessinsider.com/dc-toys-collector-youtube-2015-1
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Sunday, 21 August 2016 02:51 (seven years ago) link
The "Before..." Trilogy confirmed in latest newsletter.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
Because Criterion, I just assumed you were referring to some obscure Dutch film series from the '40s or something before it finally dawned on me fifteen minutes later.
― Our Meals Are Hot And Fresh! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 18:10 (seven years ago) link
worst choice since Armageddon
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 18:16 (seven years ago) link
Hey, don't scoff, I'm sure the Armageddon dividends paid for Criterion editions of a bunch of those weird black and white mime movies that you and like two other people have ever even heard of.
― Our Meals Are Hot And Fresh! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 18:30 (seven years ago) link
hahaha
i long to give you the Ludovico treatment with every surviving Snub Pollard movie
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
I'm cool with that me droog as long as there aren't any dumb words on the screen that I have to read. If I wanted to read a book, I'd enroll in Nerd University.
― Our Meals Are Hot And Fresh! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 19:05 (seven years ago) link
Third Before movie was wonderful.
― beer say hi to me (stevie), Friday, 2 September 2016 09:45 (seven years ago) link
DECEMBER: Heart of A Dog; Roma; The Asphalt Jungle; and a blu upgrade of The Exterminating Angel.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 15 September 2016 20:46 (seven years ago) link
45 Years confirmed in new newsletter.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 30 September 2016 22:41 (seven years ago) link
JANUARY: Black Girl; Something Wild [1961]; Fox and His Friends; and His Girl Friday.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:32 (seven years ago) link
The latter comes with a 2K resto of the '31 version as an extra.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
50% off online sale for several more hours.
https://www.criterion.com/sale
― nickn, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 05:23 (seven years ago) link
Woman Of The Year confirmed in latest newsletter.
Also: The B&N 50% off sale began today.
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:05 (seven years ago) link
SPACE IT OUT, CRITERION, JESUS CHRIST.
― My son has a confession to make. It's about your waffles. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
nice! missed the previous 50% sale so might pick up a couple
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:16 (seven years ago) link
OK, Dekalog for sure. Maybe a few others.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:31 (seven years ago) link
there were two longer versions of ...Killing and ...Love iirc. are those included?
― koogs, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link
yes
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 23:10 (seven years ago) link
Anyone using Filmstruck? Any thoughts on it? I'm probably going to sign up for a trial and see how it goes. Already have two streaming subs and access to some Criterion through my local library, but am very curious about how it is...
― Federico Boswarlos, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 00:26 (seven years ago) link
Just saw the other thread for it :( Will re-post there (disregard!)
FEBRUARY: The Before Trilogy; Woman On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown; Mildred Pierce; Cameraperson; and The Tree of Wooden Clogs (for real this time).
― a full playlist of presidential apocalypse jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 21:38 (seven years ago) link
ugh @ Criterion being yanked from Hulu several months before Filmstruck has their shit together enough to release a Roku app
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 22:50 (seven years ago) link
Filmstruck's a little slower than mubi, as in, I have a few more loading hiccups throughout the movie, especially in the evening.
I had to open another browser and turn off adblock to make their merchant software work. Their account status and login stuff is confusing.
The stream breaks after a few hours (?) of inactivity, so you can't pick up where you left off. You have to check to see what minute you're at and reload.
The library is big, but there's no easy way to sort through it, e.g. by decade, director, actor, country of origin, or genre. There are some duplicates in the library (there'll be a Criterion and non-Criterion version side by side), and it's not clear where the "extras" are. I didn't see a lot of movies in the Turner Classic Movies vein. I thought it was a TCM-related service, but the catalog is more ostentatiously "prestigious" than TCM's.
The picture is good on my laptop. The subtitles are left-justified black bars with white text. I'd like to have better subtitle options like Viki or Drama Fever have, but what Filmstruck has now is usable.
― bamcquern, Tuesday, 15 November 2016 23:06 (seven years ago) link
Rumblefish confirmed in latest newsletter.
― a full playlist of presidential apocalypse jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 21:26 (seven years ago) link
ohhhhh <3
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 December 2016 04:56 (seven years ago) link
Somehow during that year or so in my childhood when I was obsessed with Hinton, I never saw this film, so I'm innerested.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 December 2016 04:59 (seven years ago) link
my favorite mickey rourke
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 December 2016 05:05 (seven years ago) link
i guess he's the reason they thought this was a less embarrassing pick than The Outsiders would've been
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2016 06:05 (seven years ago) link
lol ye prob right
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 December 2016 06:12 (seven years ago) link
Well, that and B&W cinematography and more Tom Waits acting and Stewart Copeland score in 5.1.
― a full playlist of presidential apocalypse jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 1 December 2016 22:39 (seven years ago) link
MARCH: 45 Years; Canoa: A Shameful Memory; Multiple Maniacs; Being There; and Blow-Up.
― a full playlist of presidential apocalypse jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 15 December 2016 21:54 (seven years ago) link