...including Godard's "A Woman is a Woman"!!!!!
now if only they'll do "Weekend"....
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Sunday, 4 April 2004 15:00 (twenty years ago) link
― ryan (ryan), Sunday, 4 April 2004 15:40 (twenty years ago) link
― amateur!st (amateurist), Sunday, 4 April 2004 15:46 (twenty years ago) link
I would love to see a collection of Jem Cohen's films released by Criterion, but I'm certainly not holding my breath.
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Monday, 5 April 2004 00:49 (twenty years ago) link
― todd swiss (eliti), Monday, 5 April 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link
Once again, I refer you all to the wonderfully great Criterion messageboard of http://pub125.ezboard.com/bcriterioncollectionforum/
― Girolamo Savonarola, Monday, 5 April 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago) link
Try that...
― Girolamo Savonarola, Monday, 5 April 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link
― todd swiss (eliti), Monday, 5 April 2004 04:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Girolamo Savonarola, Monday, 5 April 2004 14:12 (twenty years ago) link
― ryan (ryan), Monday, 5 April 2004 17:34 (twenty years ago) link
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Monday, 5 April 2004 21:13 (twenty years ago) link
― ryan (ryan), Monday, 5 April 2004 22:11 (twenty years ago) link
I just ordered my copy - $18. on DVD-R. Natch. - along with a copy of <em> F is for Fake </em> from www.pimpadelicwonderland.com
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Tuesday, 6 April 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago) link
― todd swiss (eliti), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 05:24 (twenty years ago) link
― andrew s (andrew s), Wednesday, 7 April 2004 16:50 (twenty years ago) link
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.
― Rashomon, Friday, 16 April 2004 23:00 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 16 April 2004 23:34 (twenty years ago) link
― BabyBuddha (BabyBuddha), Saturday, 17 April 2004 05:01 (twenty years ago) link
― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Saturday, 17 April 2004 20:37 (twenty years ago) link
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?
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Sunday, 18 April 2004 01:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Girolamo Savonarola, Sunday, 18 April 2004 02:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 18 April 2004 06:31 (twenty years ago) link
― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 02:01 (twenty years ago) link
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.
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 03:51 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 06:23 (twenty years ago) link
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.
― andrew s (andrew s), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 18:33 (twenty years ago) link
Is The Rock Criterion still in print? I'd much rather have that than Armageddon.
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:22 (twenty years ago) link
Those were the days when you actually got your $140 million dollars worth out of your production budget.
― andrew s (andrew s), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:35 (twenty years ago) link
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.
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 21:18 (twenty years ago) link
― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 00:17 (twenty years ago) link
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 22:25 (twenty years ago) link
― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Thursday, 22 April 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link
― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:06 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:11 (twenty years ago) link
― ryan (ryan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 21:01 (twenty years ago) link
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.
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Thursday, 22 April 2004 21:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Girolamo Savonarola, Thursday, 22 April 2004 21:37 (twenty years ago) link
two words: HOLY SHIT.
― joseph (joseph), Friday, 23 April 2004 20:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 23 April 2004 23:57 (twenty years ago) link
― ryan (ryan), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 04:48 (twenty years ago) link
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:20 (twenty years ago) link
― ryan (ryan), Friday, 6 August 2004 19:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― a spectator bird (a spectator bird), Friday, 6 August 2004 21:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― a spectator bird (a spectator bird), Friday, 6 August 2004 21:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Saturday, 7 August 2004 14:27 (nineteen years ago) link
so rejoice, damn you.
― joseph (joseph), Friday, 27 August 2004 21:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― joseph (joseph), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 06:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Janus Contemporaries February: Afire
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 20:08 (seven months ago) link
Petzold's one of those filmmakers I should get into; didn't see Afire but really liked Transit from 2018
― Nhex, Thursday, 30 November 2023 13:20 (seven months ago) link
I am five minutes into Mark Lewis's "The Natural History of the Chicken." This is not and yet exactly what I should have been expecting.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Saturday, 2 December 2023 04:09 (seven months ago) link
SMARCH: To Die For*; Saint Omer; The Runner; All The Beauty And The Bloodshed; and an upgrade of All That Money Can Buy (a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster).
*4K available
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 15 December 2023 17:12 (seven months ago) link
Really awesome month there. A little surprising that they're not using the Janus Contemporaries for either of those new movies.
― stephen miller is not your friend (Eric H.), Friday, 15 December 2023 17:17 (seven months ago) link
Are they eeeeeever going to upgrade Trouble in Paradise? (The answer is yes, no more than a couple of weeks after I finally relent and buy the DVD.)
― Great-Tasting Burger Perceptions (Old Lunch), Friday, 15 December 2023 17:19 (seven months ago) link
(Yester)Day of Missing Jason Polan & His New Year's Drawings
Back on topic: Perhaps Trouble In Paradise will be a Blu/4K upgrade? It's been available on Blu overseas for years.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 3 January 2024 01:27 (six months ago) link
Janus Contemporaries March: Lynch/Oz
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 January 2024 04:32 (six months ago) link
this has been on the criterion channel, I tried watching it and got about 5 minutes in before turning it off, it was way too silly
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 5 January 2024 14:24 (six months ago) link
same
― formerly abanana (dat), Sunday, 7 January 2024 00:11 (six months ago) link
APRIL: Dogfight; I Am Cuba*; Werckmeister Harmonies*; and 4Ks of Picnic At Hanging Rock & La haine
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 18:00 (six months ago) link
I would loooove to see Soy Cuba (possibly bundled with the documentary they did about it)― Stevie D, Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:24 PM (sixteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Stevie D, Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:24 PM (sixteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Your wish is their command (sixteen years later)
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 18:06 (six months ago) link
For I Am Cuba and Werckmeister alone, a massive month
― Wack Snyder (Eric H.), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 18:09 (six months ago) link
Following up one blockbuster month with another:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/product_images/2052-ba01382dd60c8332caec522da182b732/csDyqiAqrOJgCze9HjJXZR4sJdi6yF_large.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/5a8c7056b0f3173cd6706471109661e8/wZy6NE9NhmiEDTecl0IXwz1aRFQcT3_large.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/280357fa3290d829c99fcaa1a690aebb/CJVEzgYz3BhNckBy7sMdptZfJsTRhX_large.jpg
Plus a pair (trio?) of major upgrades:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/6724d7a97aa8fc2e8dd892f07c4d4c4f/unzQLMlUZtZU0z52W0WcCVJeek4NCO_large.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/product_images/2055-c9812d001708a6e844bc16be4b7c5d16/DcMM1I3Mce4WYCzldIxjVA8JxwJudD_large.jpg
(Peeping Tom is the only one being given a 4K, interestingly)
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:21 (five months ago) link
LOL, oops
I love the later Weeds so much. But I already have the BFI BD.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 15 February 2024 19:12 (five months ago) link
Girlfight was a nice surprise, i thought. No 4K on Anatomy is a little surprising but i hear that's because it wasn't sourced in 4K? Or maybe they just didn't think it was worth the expense (which seems doubtful considering the recent clearly uncommercial stuff they've given 4K)
― Nhex, Friday, 16 February 2024 00:25 (five months ago) link
Planning a double dip maybe. It's such a great film.
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 16 February 2024 00:46 (five months ago) link
Criterion Channel subscribers just got their $10 GC codes emailed to them, which means that sometime next week is probably going to be flash sale day
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Friday, 23 February 2024 17:06 (five months ago) link
did I ever say that I got the towel? It's a nice towel!
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Friday, 23 February 2024 20:10 (five months ago) link
Janus Contemporaries May: All That Breathes
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 29 February 2024 19:09 (four months ago) link
JUNE: The Underground Railroad; Victims of Sin; Bound*; Querelle; and 4Ks of Blue Velvet & Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 15 March 2024 17:16 (four months ago) link
Dear god, this is the best cover they've had in awhile.
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Friday, 15 March 2024 17:19 (four months ago) link
Victims of Sin looks pretty awesome
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Friday, 15 March 2024 17:29 (four months ago) link
An interesting angle for Criterion--usually this sort of title comes from Flicker Alley and the Film Noir Foundation. But I look forward to seeing this.
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Friday, 15 March 2024 18:19 (four months ago) link
My brother has noted that Fassbinder bookended his career with "Be gay, do crimes" films: One subtext ("Love is Colder Than Death) and one all text (Querelle).
― from a prominent family of bassoon players (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 15 March 2024 19:33 (four months ago) link
TIL Film Twitter hates the Querelle cover. Sounds about right
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Saturday, 16 March 2024 14:32 (four months ago) link
Think that's partly due to the dude who made it being an AI guy (though he says AI was not involved in this cover).
Will say that Criterion has fallen off hard in terms of bonus features over the years.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 18 March 2024 10:09 (four months ago) link
Yes, it's gotten quite bad on that front
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Monday, 18 March 2024 12:31 (four months ago) link
Honestly, when I saw that cover, the first thing I did was to check the hands as it looked very "AI" to me
― silverfish, Monday, 18 March 2024 14:36 (four months ago) link
In a weird coincidence I saw Victims of Sin on the big screen in the past weeks and although I liked it just fine there are a couple of real failings imo. The song and dance (dance in particular) are unsurprisingly (too) heavily featured and there are some huge plot jumps particularly toward the end that are very jarring. But it's great high melodrama when it hits the spot and very funny in places.
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Tuesday, 19 March 2024 09:16 (four months ago) link
The song and dance (dance in particular) are unsurprisingly (too) heavily featured
This criticism does not compute
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 19 March 2024 13:18 (four months ago) link
Maybe it's just me but it's really unbalanced and the dance scenes are overly long for what they are, seemingly just to accommodate Ninon Sevilla's other fame. One of Rita Montaner's songs is particularly gratuitous as well, not plot related in the slightest.
Mind you, Santiago having a mariachi band follow him around just to accompany him as he picks up prostitutes is certainly an idea we can all relate to.
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Tuesday, 19 March 2024 13:53 (four months ago) link
Janus Contemporaries June: Orlando, My Political Biography
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 29 March 2024 23:11 (three months ago) link
JULY: Risky Business*; Farewell My Concubine*; Black God, White Devil; Perfect Days*; Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid*; and a 4K of Le samourai.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 15 April 2024 16:45 (three months ago) link
Bummed the title I'm most interested in picking up there isn't in 4K
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Monday, 15 April 2024 17:32 (three months ago) link
Can't imagine 4K really doing that much for a film as rough looking (complimentary) as BGWD
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 15 April 2024 18:04 (three months ago) link
I saw a print of BGWD like 15+ years ago, and honestly a VHS transfer would be an improvement over what I saw then.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 16 April 2024 01:53 (three months ago) link
Risky Business 4k my dreams have come true!
― or something, Tuesday, 16 April 2024 08:58 (three months ago) link
Janus Contemporaries July: Anselm
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 25 April 2024 19:56 (three months ago) link
AUGUST: Mother (A. Brooks)*; Real Life*; Not A Pretty Picture; Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratova; and a 4K of The Last Emperor.
*4K Available
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 18:19 (two months ago) link
SEPTEMBER: Happiness (Solondz); Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy; All of Us Strangers; an upgrade of The Long Good Friday; and a 4K of Repo Man.
All of this month's titles available on 4K.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 17 June 2024 18:42 (one month ago) link
On closer inspection, Totally F***Ed Up from the Araki set was only restored in 2K, so it doesn't appear in 4K in that version of the box.
In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of The Doom Generation and Nowhere and two Blu-rays with all three films and the special features
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 17 June 2024 18:49 (one month ago) link
I stand extraordinarily corrected on Happiness. I assumed that would never see the light of day on physical media going forward.
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Monday, 17 June 2024 19:13 (one month ago) link
Besides the content, were there other hurdles to getting it released? I remember seeing it in theatres and yes it was a shocker, but more "vile" stuff comes out all the time imo
― Nhex, Tuesday, 18 June 2024 12:27 (one month ago) link
so Nonesuch Records thought it was a good idea to do their own spin on the Criterion Closet because...
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 04:41 (one month ago) link
I thought it was fun. I'm a big fan of the Amoeba What's In My Bag? clips.
― a based robot like Bender (stevie), Wednesday, 26 June 2024 13:42 (one month ago) link
Who was the first place to do these? My hunch is it wasn't Criterion
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 26 June 2024 15:35 (one month ago) link
record stores used to do these promos with radio stations where someone would get e.g. 97.9 seconds to grab whatever they could from the store, I think the promotional tactic goes back a ways
― I painted my teeth (sleeve), Wednesday, 26 June 2024 15:41 (one month ago) link
OCTOBER: Gummo*; Demon Pond*; I Walked With A Zombie & The Seventh Victim double-feature*; and a Blu upgrade of Pandora's Box
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 15 July 2024 18:44 (one week ago) link