Film Criterion Collection Thread

[nite-owl]

Criterion collection to finally launch in the U.K.

http://variety.com/2016/film/global/criterion-collection-u-k-sony-1201724067/

 

[Black Narcissus]

Any of ya'll buy Criterions?

My collection so far:

Videodrome
8 1/2
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Kiss Me Deadly
Mulholland Drive
Badlands
Black Narcissus ( Not a pun )
The Red Shoes
Rosemary's Baby
Seven Samurai
3:10 To Yuma
Red River

Two-Lane Blacktop
High and Low
Le Samourai
The Sword of Doom
Don't Look Now

 

[Guts]

My recent purchase.

 

[Dave McFly]

I only own 2 RoboCop and Armageddon (still one of the only ways to watch the directors cut and get the classic gag reel)

 

[redhawk23]

I had no idea the put out a Robocopbrlease. That sounds great.

 

[Black Narcissus]

My recent purchase.

Nice.

I got my hands on a Chungking Express out of print Criterion Collection Blu-ray.

 

[Boom]

I'm still hoping they take on The Changeling, Suspiria, and The Elephant Man.

 

[Black Narcissus]

hhnnngh.

 

[Dave McFly]

I had no idea the put out a Robocopbrlease. That sounds great.

I only have them on DVD I did not know they did Criterion Blu Rays

 

[Marvolo]

The New World on July 26 will most likely be my next Criterion purchase.

 

[sweetre15]

Most of this collection is on Hulu. I actually was watching their subs of Lady Snowblood a while back on there.

 

[Marvolo]

Most of this collection is on Hulu. I actually was watching their subs of Lady Snowblood a while back on there.

A lot of Criterion's collection isnt on Hulu, and none of them will be available on Hulu after this coming Fall. Criterion and Turner Classic Movies are launching their own combined streaming service this Fall.

http://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/cr...treaming-service-filmstruck-this-fall-289270/

 

[sweetre15]

A lot of Criterion's collection isnt on Hulu, and none of them will be available on Hulu after this coming Fall. Criterion and Turner Classic Movies are launching their own combined streaming service this Fall.

http://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/cr...treaming-service-filmstruck-this-fall-289270/

Nice but smh

 

[Marvolo]

Pan's Labrynth is getting a Criterion release!

 

[Victarion]

I'll be looking for that Yojimbo/Sanjuro piece tomorrow at Barnes and Noble's Criterion sale.

 

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

- Magnificent Obsession
- All that Heaven Allows
- Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
- Veronika Voss
- Marriage of Maria Braun
- Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Beware of a Holy ****e
- The Merchant of Four Seasons
- Lola
- Tie me Up, Tie me Down
- In the Mood for Love
- Yojimbo
- Tokyo Story
- High & Low
- The Red Shoes
- Black Narcissus
- The Rules of the Game
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie.
- Shadows
- Opening Night
- A Women Under the Influence
- Love Streams
- Taste of Cherry
- L'Eclisse (Eclipse)
- The Naked Kiss
- Andrei Rublev
- Contempt
- M

Added these titles:

- Shadows in Paradise
- The Match Factory Girl
- The American Friend
- Stromboli

 

[Marvolo]

Added this to my collection:

Don't forget, Barnes and Noble's 50% off all Criterion sale is from July 5 to August 1. The sale is in store and online.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Hmm.

• Robocop - Bought this circa 2000 with my first DVD player (Top of the line player cost you around... $150) and Clerks. Never got it back basically because my best friend borrowed it and his older brother took it behind his back when he moved. Which is fine. The commentary track is on YouTube, and the subsequent Special Edition from MGM was better.

• Armageddon - Yeah I'm that guy. Enjoyed it for its pure pop-corn munching pleasure, save for the God-awful last ten minutes when it decided to be "dramatic." Sorry, Deep Impact did that better that very same summer. Still never understood how/why they felt this was needed for their label. The blooper reel may be the best out there, to be fair.

• Chasing Amy - My opinion of the man (as a filmmaker, mind you) may have hit rock-bottom but that doesn't change how in the 90's Kevin Smith truly was one of its defining directors. Clerks, this and Dogma were, and still are, great films that reflect a voice unique to movie-goers during that decade. This was also back in the day when getting a commentary track from him was the gold standard.

• Seven Samurai - One of those rare films that truly is perfect. Had the original DVD release (A transfer from their laserdisc), and again let some friends borrow it and never got it back. Not their fault, they were moving and asked if I wanted it back and since I wasn't able to make it due to work, I told them it was fine. And again... their own double-dipping was such an improvement, it all worked out.

• Naked Lunch - Bought it for my best friend. Like Blade Runner, I've tried giving this a chance over the years to no success.

• M - Pal of mine (My surrogate younger brother who I love to death) let me have his copy.

• Spartacus - My afore-mentioned pal bought this for me. It was on sale for cheap, even by their standards.

• Heaven's Gate - Maybe one of their worst and most appalling releases. The film itself (while outrageously over-hated critically at the time) is such an expertly-crafted bore, and another one I've tried sitting through to no success. The offense in question regards the extras and how Criterion basically decided to ignore the film's troubling history (After all, it killed United Artists and brought an end to the "New Hollywood" wave starting in '67) and painted it as a misunderstood masterpiece and Michael Cimino as a victim of studio politics (He most certainly was not). How is it possible to talk about this film and not discuss how it changed showbiz?

• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - Bought it for my folks. It's one of my old man's favorite films, and this has the DVD and Blu-Rays together. They've sat down and watched it (the cuts of the film and the extras) several times now

Pan's Labrynth is getting a Criterion release!

The Special Edition DVD was pretty thorough already.

 

[mclay18]

Yeah, New Line's 2-disc set of Pan's Labyrinth had a great set of extras and superb A/V quality. Why is Criterion doing this title, especially since the other edition is still in print? It's great they struck a deal with WB, so hopefully that means Before Sunrise and Before Sunset get Criterion releases too.

 

[Guts]

Don't forget, Barnes and Noble's 50% off all Criterion sale is from July 5 to August 1. The sale is in store and online.

 

[Marvolo]

Yeah, New Line's 2-disc set of Pan's Labyrinth had a great set of extras and superb A/V quality. Why is Criterion doing this title, especially since the other edition is still in print? It's great they struck a deal with WB, so hopefully that means Before Sunrise and Before Sunset get Criterion releases too.

Criterion is a preservation studio. They restore preserve and release films they have rights to regardless of whether a film alreafy has a blu-ray release from another studio. For instance:

The Game is available on blu-ray from Criterion and as a stripped down version from Universal.

Dr. Strangelove also has a criterion blu-ray release and a WB bluray release.

Sometimes the criterion release has newer better transfers tho.

Shout Factory does the same thing. Alot of the movies they release are also available with fewer special features and older transfers from other studios.

 

[Guts]

And almost all of Wes Anderson's movies are part of the Criterion collection.

 

[mclay18]

Criterion is a preservation studio. They restore preserve and release films they have rights to regardless of whether a film alreafy has a blu-ray release from another studio.

It seems superfluous since the movie had a great release from New Line the first time around. The other movies I can understand since the studio release are barebones/stripped down.

Criterion will have to make sure this 2016 edition will be worth the double-dip.

 

[Marvolo]

It seems superfluous since the movie had a great release from New Line the first time around. The other movies I can understand since the studio release are barebones/stripped down.

Criterion will have to make sure this 2016 edition will be worth the double-dip.

The New Line release has a 10 year old 2k transfer on it, and while it may look good to your eyes on your tv, its an old transfer with flaws and the film is overdo for a new transfer.

Film technology has improved and changed quite a bit in the past decade and with UHD now on the market they will need to do a new 2k or 4k transfer to future proof the film.

Criterion allows the original cinematographer and or director an opportunity to be involved in the new transfer so they can tweak any issues with the film that may have developed over the years.

Criterion also does new interviews and documentaries with the cast and crew and add old material that didnt make it onto the New Line Release.

In short, when Criterion releases a film its much more than some superfluous re-release. Its an extensive job, and one of the best thing that can happen to a film.

 

[Matt Mortem]

I'm a big fan of Criterions work and I love what they've done with Jim Jarmusch's films. I wish they'd get Ghost Dog Way of the Samurai. They have pretty much all of his other films, and Ghost Dog STILL doesn't have a blu ray release in the US. I want to see what Criterion would do with it. Would be amazing.