Criterion Additions

I would love to see a collection of Jem Cohen's films released by Criterion, but I'm certainly not holding my breath.

Once again, I refer you all to the wonderfully great Criterion messageboard of http://pub125.ezboard.com/bcriterioncollectionforum/

Try that...

I just ordered my copy - $18. on DVD-R. Natch. - along with a copy of <em> F is for Fake </em> from
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Weekend is owned by New Yorker films but no plans for a DVD have been made. It may come on Region 2 at some point.

And because they can - they've got the name and the identity to hook in film geeks, where else are you going to turn, New Yorker?

I haven't seen it, but supposedly it was aimed at the special effects mavens out there. Also I recall reading an interview with one of the Criterion folks who said that the revenues from the Armageddon allowed them to fund a lot of other less-popular titles.

Here's just the start of the relevant section:

Specifically, with "Armageddon": You'd be silly to overlook blockbusters as a genre and leave them out of a film library. They drive so much. They drive tastes and shooting styles and visual references that appear all over the world in commercials and on TV as well as on movie screens. They're part of a huge cultural cross-pollination. And special effects are one of the most important aspects of a certain kind of contemporary filmmaking.

Is The Rock Criterion still in print? I'd much rather have that than Armageddon.

Those were the days when you actually got your $140 million dollars worth out of your production budget.

I miss the days when a budget topping $80mln was big news and a reason to go see the film. Now that barely buys you a romantic comedy.

it depends on how you look at it. it my mind, there's no need for it to necessarily become somethi@5{te the suggestion that short films/music videos/avant-garde & experimental work are just a "warm-up" for a feature length narrative. it's kind of absurd to but a limitation of film that it has to be 90-180 minutes long with actors, dialogue & a plot. at least 50% of my favorite cinematic works don't fit into the categorization, and whenever i hear about people complaining about a lack of innovation in film, it's usually because all they watch are feature length narratives.

but as for the idea of the innovation in these works not "catching on" in the mainstream, you simply have to look around you to see their influence: magazines, billboards, popular films and music, even architecture. it's everywhere, and most of the good, innovative feature filmmakers will be the first to admit that they've been influenced by someone like michel gondry, spike jonze, jem cohen, etc.

two words: HOLY SHIT.

so rejoice, damn you.

MARCH: The Prince of Tides; Show Boat (1936); Leave Her To Heaven; Bamboozled; and upgrades of The Cranes Are Flying and Salesman.

Come and See (1985) rumored, as Janus Films is releasing the restoration theatrically in 2020.

I didn't know The Cranes Are Flying wasn't already on BR, great movie, + really glad Bamboozled has finally been announced.

where tf is Taste of Cherry? 😔

The Prince of Tides. Seriously. On Criterion. The Prince of Tides.

Ex-CC Laser Disc

https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/the-criterion-prince-of-tides-ld-recall.100498/

good god, they gave Streisand total creative control even

Both The Rock and Armageddon have Criterion spine numbers. Film restoration funding has to come from somewhere.

Still not a perplexing as Jellyfish Eyes.

Both The Rock and Armageddon have Criterion spine numbers.

Not to mention releasing every Wes Anderson movie. I like the guy but there's no way he has that many films that deserve to be in the collection, but as you said, it's what funds their more esoteric work, no complaints.

PoT: directed by a famous woman; that's all you need

Wait, Criterion puts out a yearbook?

The annual yearbook has arrived.
And what a year it was. ❤️🙏
Looking forward to 2020 with my brain reattached. pic.twitter.com/JluiOHMqKT

— Jonathan Keogh (@CoveRoadKiller) December 28, 2019

2 COOL 2 B REISSUED

New Year's Doodle:

https://i.imgur.com/F2JOeHt.jpg

That's It.

All boxsets: Fellini, Wong Kar Wai, Agnes Varda, and Bruce Lee.

Guess they're giving Fellini the Bergman treatment.

yuck

easy money

yup

and those other three boxes are A+ anyway

I'm assuming the Varda box will just be an upgrade of the "4" set. I think the WKW box is his entire body of work.

I think the Varda set will be bigger than just upgrading the old box. Her estate controls most if not all of her films, and I believe they are working with Janus on a touring retrospective, so there's a lot in play.

well gooooood! 😏

has anyone watched Chinese Roulette on the Criterion Channel? I don't have it. How does it look? old Pathfinder (?) DVD looks iffy. they've put out something by Fassbinder every year for the past decade or so, haven't they?

what's the likelihood the WKW set is all 9 features? I'd plonk down for that fer sure.

WKIW WKW

APRIL: The Grand Budapest Hotel; Me and You and Everyone We Know; The Cremator; Destry Rides Again; and a reissue of Army Of Shadows.

Fucking seriously w/that hot Me and You... trash, Criterion? Seriously?

I'm shocked they hadn't put it out yet tbh. I never saw it, never appealed to me, kinda seems of a piece with Wes Anderson (Budapest Hotel finally gets a disc release after 5 years?)

))<>((

Anderson had to sign off on GBH, and obviously was delayed making two movies.

MAYAEWK too has been in the pipeline for a long time. Vintage IFC title, IIRC.

I haven't screened MAYAEWK in like 10 years, but upon that viewing I realized if you toned down a lot of it, the film isn't that far removed from a Drew Barrymore Romcom.

I haven't seen Me and You and... but ... maybe this makes me a shit worthless toxic male but, The Future was maybe among the 3 or 4 worst movies I've seen in my entire life.

Me and You... sucks. Hard. It made me angry.

I was finally coaxed past my distaste and watched The Future. Much better July.

LOL, xpost (got distracted mid-post)

If you thought The Future was that bad I want you to liveblog your reaction to watching Me and You when/if that happens.

The Cremator is very good! Might have to save up for that.

xposted from another Criterion thread -- Target.com is doing a Buy 2, Get 1 Free sale on video games, movies and books through Saturday. Comes out a good bit cheaper than the B&N half price sale if you work it right. (Their price for single Criterion blu-rays is $23)

https://www.indiewire.com/2020/01/netflix-criterion-the-irishman-marriage-story-1202205790/

Criterion will be issuing discs of Marriage Story, The Irishman, Atlantics, and American Factory.

First Scorsese in CC?

(never mind; shoulda read link. forgot those other two were in there.)

ugh I'm having a full on "why tf is criterion putting out the prince of tides/armaggedon/breakfast club/princess bride" but with American Factory

I get it. It'll sell... maybe
the narrative Netflix movies make sense to me

xxp no, I have Age of Innocence (a UK region Criterion disc, no less!)

Jason Polan died yesterday, he designed a number of covers for CC and drew the NYE & email doodles.

Parasite and Memories of Murder, though no release date announced.
https://www.thewrap.com/parasite-and-memories-of-murder-from-bong-joon-ho-to-join-criterion-collection/

Perhaps there's a chance of Okja as well, given Criterion's licencing of 5 other Netflix studios titles.

nice been wanting to pick up Memories of Murder forever but it's been prohibitively expensive since it's OOP RARE

MAY: Husbands; Wildlife; Dance, Girl, Dance; The Great Escape; Scorsese Shorts (ItalianAmerican; American Boy; The Big Shave; It's Not Just You, Murray!; and What's A Nice Girl Like You...); and a Blu upgrade of Rohmer's Six Morals Tales box.

We've all seen movies become Criterion display cases. But we've never seen a Criterion display case become a movie. WILDLIFE... coming soon

The Great Escape! Is this a new addition to the Criterion Collection??

Yes. I wonder if they will include the Rick Dalton screen test.

XP The CC did it as a laserdisc back in the day (that's where that 1991 commentary comes from).

Ugh, I was hoping this would happen a few weeks from now tbh:

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— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) February 25, 2020