Criterion Additions

Have At It...

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Koker trilogy!

also read a guess that the sled isn't Citizen Kane but Spike Lee's Bamboozled (!!!)

Klute, Swingtime, An Angel at My Table

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Astaire/Rogers Swing Time?

I believe it is Swing Time. Criterion--unlike rights holder Warner Bros.--ain't afraid of no scuffy floors in HD!

Europa Europa?

Wildest guess seems to be The Heiress for the S balloon, though great if true.

nice piece by the illustrator of the Notorious upgrade: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6129-the-key-moment-drawing-a-new-look-for-notorious

https://criterioncast.com/news/wacky-new-years-drawing-hints-at-the-criterion-collections-2019-line-up

F. Part 2. The table with the game =

i hope it's Snakes on a Plane

An art gallery is selling a lot of Criterions on ebay, for those interested. It's located near me but I never remembered to go and check it out in person.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/flickhead/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_ipg&_from&fbclid=IwAR0y3j78QfCEz3DTitovRhc7zLOtPfkt8Or6G-sBVHfC48wYDz7xYMb8V84

APRIL: Police Story & Police Story II; My Brilliant Career; A Face In The Crowd; Diamonds of The Night; and Blu upgrades of Stranger Than Paradise & Night On Earth.

how does Night on Earth stand against Stranger Than Paradise? I just watched the former over the weekend, was OK - hate Benigni with a passion, though. I liked the Winona/Gena and the Helsinki section a lot more than the others. I know STP isn't episodic and it's supposed to be great - missed a 35mm screening last year - should I hold off on renting the DVD from the video store?

STP kinda is episodic! (vs the anthology format of Night On Earth or Mystery Train). It totally shows it’s bonafides as a low-budget 1980s film: long takes on spare b&w stock, manneredness standing in for any stronger directorial drive (yet). imo in 2019 it’s probably v slow & boring at home, funny with an audience.

ooh ok gotcha, I got anthology & episodic mixed up. didn't know STP was either, assumed it was like Down by Law for some reason. slow is fine at home. I'll hold off, you watch enough DVDs and Blu-Rays at home and the difference can be pretty severe. I appreciate how much Jarmusch supported and advocated for Aki Kaurismäki early on - it was so great to see Matti Pellonpää and three of AK's other regulars in the last section of NOE.

It’s been years, but STP is a league above NoE in my opinion, JJ when he was hungry and at a creative peak, as opposed to the latter, which just tries to get by on star power. It may have worked better as a short than a feature? Anyway rent it

STP=ESZTER

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Better...

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One of my favorite film images.

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Also glad to see A Face In The Crowd will retain the making of from the DVD, which gave us this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN6f58cTMsY

Had forgotten about this...

https://vimeo.com/262575505

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& Canada!

nice!!!

no smart tv or console support, huh. i guess i can use my roku stick.

I'd never heard of VHX, the OTT platform they're using. I wonder if this is permanent or a short-term thing that lets them get up and running in a hurry.

MAY: Blue Velvet; One Sings, The Other Doesn't; Let The Sunshine In; The Heiress; Funny Games (the original); and an upgrade of House of Games.

Damn you Criterion. White Material and now Let the Sunshine In, but still no Chocolat, Beau Travail or Trouble Every Day.

So much of the Criterion "modern" catalog is minor tweaks to the UK Artificial Eye catalog. Maybe I should lobby them instead.

My first thought: "That stale Juliette Binoche-Johnny Depp nougat gets a Criterion?"

Let the Sunshine In is great... I'll take that over Trouble Every Day... any day.

Surprised by Blue Velvet, for some reason - bummed no Taste of Cherry upgrade yet.

All I want is a decent release of INLAND EMPIRE.

There was just like a deluxe Blue Velvet Blu-ray release a few years ago. Seems unnecessary.

xp Simon: Optimum Home in the UK has a well regarded Inland Empire release for £8.

There are enough UK releases of the exact same transfer as on Criterion, often for a third the price (after VAT is deducted and shipping), that its paid for my multi-region player many times over. Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy for £13, for example. I love what Criterion does with its world exclusives, on pre-1980 titles, but their price point isn't competitive for more recent releases. Region A art film fans are a bit screwed on prices and title availability.

xp will still make $$$ and eventually all of Lynch's movies will be in the CC

I don't have a region B player, alas. xp

Also: this edition of Blue Velvet is from a spankin' new 4K resto.

flash sale starts today (March 5) at noon EST

Oy.

very strongly considering buying the Bergman set

I bought it, I'm very excited

Might have to sell my Fanny and Alexander set on ebay now

It was my big splurge of the Xmas season and I don’t regret it. It kind of seems like the great last hurrah for physical media tbh.

I caved on the Bergman set as well.

Anyone want the DVDs of Seventh Seal/Wild Strawberries/Through a Glass Darkly/Winter Light/Silence/Persona/Hour of the Wolf/Shame/Cries and Whispers? They're in discsox sleeves and the boxes are in the attic of my estranged mother, so they're pretty much unsellable, but I'll send them for postage. I've passed most of the R1 DVDs I've upgraded to my sister, but there's zero chance she'd enjoy these.

I got the Wenders Road Trilogy, and the Agnes Varda in LA set.

the Bergman set is worth every penny. happy y'all could get it for relatively cheap (I think I pre-ordered it for ~$190 on Amazon). it's an amazing art object on its own, and while I don't think it's the last gasp of physical media, it would be a fitting and worthy end if that bleak future comes to pass.

I got the Dietrich & von Sternberg set and Berlin Alexanderplatz on BR.

along with others... several others... slightly embarrassed how intoxicated these flash sales make me...

oh yeah and the Wenders trilogy & Varda box are great. I thought Wrong Move was stunning, and sits high above the other two imo. Kind of a weird match, it's very different in many respects. reminded me a lot of Antonioni.

slightly embarrassed how intoxicated these flash sales make me

I literally whipped up a giant martini last night immediately after ordering the Bergman set, I felt so giddy.

I've never seen Wrong Move, and have seen Alice only once, but Kings is a favorite.

Also, this is my first time buying in one of their sales.