I'd be down (Picnic at Hanging Rock and the original release of Short Cuts also include books of the source material).
― Scott Staph (Old Lunch), Friday, 22 September 2017 01:25 (eight years ago)
The Mr. Arkadin Welles set had a book, and relatedly the Third Man set had radio dramas
― mh, Friday, 22 September 2017 04:33 (eight years ago)
Silence O Teh Lambs reissue officially confirmed in new newsletter.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 September 2017 21:49 (eight years ago)
....and speaking of books, the Six Morals Tales box came with a book collecting Rohmer's short story/novellas he based the films on.
The dual-format Red River also came with the original novel.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 September 2017 21:56 (eight years ago)
JANUARY: The Breakfast Club; Kameradschaft; West front 1918; I, Daniel Blake; Young Mr. Lincoln on blu; and a Claude Autant-Lara Eclipse set.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 16 October 2017 22:12 (eight years ago)
Criterion finally jumping on the Hughes train! Can't wait for that 4K remaster of Uncle Buck.
― the scarest move i ever seen is scary move 4 (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 01:49 (eight years ago)
And now there's a 50% off flash sale on their site.
― You don't know how bad I hate terrible grammer. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:52 (eight years ago)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Curly_Sue_%28movie_poster%29.jpg
with Richard Brody commentary track
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 16:57 (eight years ago)
That slate ... couldn't be more diverse.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 20:57 (eight years ago)
trench warfare, detention, Fordian Americana, Brit miserabilism, yes
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 17 October 2017 21:24 (eight years ago)
can anyone tell me about Autant-Lara? never even heard of him
― rob, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 21:44 (eight years ago)
answered myself by reading this: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/feb/07/news.obituaries
― rob, Tuesday, 17 October 2017 22:12 (eight years ago)
I was also ignorant on Autant-Lara and a "this dude was a fascist" obit isn't an intro that's making me run to buy the set (Criterion also referes to the films as "romantic escapism during Occupation"). I mean I'm sure the movies are probably great but.
Apparently Chabrol was friends with Le Pen, too.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 08:47 (eight years ago)
http://www.worldofreel.com/2017/10/does-breakfast-club-deserve-criterion.html
"Is it Criterion-worthy? Of course not."
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Friday, 20 October 2017 17:57 (eight years ago)
If we are going to cite Kael-approval as grounds for inclusion, then a lot of better films than The Breakfast Club are going to need to be tossed out of the Criterion Collection.
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Friday, 20 October 2017 18:02 (eight years ago)
I'm never going to begrudge them their Breakfast Clubs and their Armageddons if it helps them to finance the release of more obscure stuff.
― I believe I will have another helping of your scrumptious casserole (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 October 2017 18:21 (eight years ago)
Same, and even more so if it justifies them putting out a Dressed to Kill set.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Friday, 20 October 2017 19:00 (eight years ago)
Wheeler & Woolsey box or bust
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 October 2017 19:12 (eight years ago)
Benjamin Button, lol
― mh, Friday, 20 October 2017 20:05 (eight years ago)
I'm surprised there hasn't been a Bulldog Drummond box, since they've had 10 of those streaming for years on Hulu and Filmstruck.
― WilliamC, Friday, 20 October 2017 21:27 (eight years ago)
sounds like an Eclipse
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 October 2017 21:47 (eight years ago)
Dead Man confirmed in latest newsletter.
― to fly across the city and find Aerosmith's car (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 20:57 (eight years ago)
50%-off B&N sale is go.
― I cannit beleve how stupid yoy all r (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:16 (eight years ago)
I can't with these back-to-back sales.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:18 (eight years ago)
I know, I also cannot.
― I cannit beleve how stupid yoy all r (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:19 (eight years ago)
ownership is overrated
free your ass and your library will follow
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:20 (eight years ago)
I've seen the people at the library, and don't wish to free my ass anywhere near that.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:36 (eight years ago)
tsk tsk! be one of the Library People, Eric
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:39 (eight years ago)
I'm already skeeved about the people who hang out around my home library.
― I cannit beleve how stupid yoy all r (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 1 November 2017 16:43 (eight years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcBivDDUMTM
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 02:31 (eight years ago)
"BAD TIMING....that is going to be stuck in the bag right away."
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 02:40 (eight years ago)
<3
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:20 (eight years ago)
I really hope that lots of people buy the DVD of Bad Timing based on this video. Huppert is unflappable as always, doesn't really give a shit about being in the closet, and the movie she's most enthusiastic about is Bad Timing, love it
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:29 (eight years ago)
anyway hoping for a blu-ray reissue soon
what’s the comedy with the dog walking scene she refers to?
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:43 (eight years ago)
I'm sure that the bulk of people who make it a point to buy Criterions are, like me, no longer actively buying DVD versions if they think there's the possibility of an upgrade.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:43 (eight years ago)
Finally, Night of the Living Dead and the Silence of the Lambs reissue!
Also: The Hero (S. Ray), Tom Jones, An Actor's Revenge, and Elevator to the Gallows on BR.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 20:48 (eight years ago)
I forget which, but it's a Pierre Etaix film
https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/947-pierre-etaix
Wonder if Isabelle will move some Etaix units. I've seen a couple, he's funny; Jerry Lewis liked him.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:19 (eight years ago)
Thank you. She sold me, library request submitted.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:27 (eight years ago)
It must've been Yoyo --- she kept saying that in the video, but I figured it was the name of her assistant...
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:35 (eight years ago)
Yoyo? Sounds like someone who'd answer to Isabelle Huppert on the daily.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 November 2017 21:37 (eight years ago)
Dead Man and Women In Love both confirmed in this week's newsletters.
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 2 December 2017 18:39 (eight years ago)
Dead Man and Women In Love
would watch
― Susan Stranglehands (jed_), Sunday, 3 December 2017 16:06 (eight years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMypwNZ2JBI
― flappy bird, Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:17 (eight years ago)
Ha, I watched this and the four video recs afterwards were three closet videos and a live Neil Young clip and I realized I'd totes watch a Neil Young Criterion Closet video.
Maybe they can bring him in for something on Dead Man?
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 9 December 2017 05:23 (eight years ago)
MARCH: King of Jazz; Women In Love; Baal; The Age of Innocence; and an upgrade of The Passion of Joan of Arc.
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 15 December 2017 21:48 (eight years ago)
Age of Innocence!
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 16 December 2017 08:46 (eight years ago)
King of Jazz! I saw the restoration earlier this year, and it was dazzling.
― I, Fanbrat (j.lu), Saturday, 16 December 2017 14:13 (eight years ago)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/images/9411-98f0db0af71fcf5f5c67c7776f7b53d9/Wacky_animal_large.png
New Year's Drawing
― Never Learn To Mike Love (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 31 December 2017 20:49 (eight years ago)
As much as everyone thinks the bullets and Bowling ball represent the (unwelcome) intrusion of Bowling for Columbine into the collection, I'm going to just hope for awhile longer that the ten bullets = ten shots = Kiarostami's Ten. (Yeah, there were more than ten shots in that movie, I know, I know.)
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Sunday, 31 December 2017 20:56 (eight years ago)