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Post by Allenism on Dec 17, 2019 19:06:51 GMT
Gene Tierney is so evil but so beautiful in this.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Dec 17, 2019 19:20:06 GMT
have only seen Prince of Tides which is a really bizarre inclusion. It's not a particularly good film, and what good it does have is mostly due to Nolte. If they wanted to get Stresidand in there I wish they had gotten Yentl instead, which is a much richer and provocative film, and arguably more culturally/historically significant because it made Streisand the first female recipient of the Golden Globe for best director.
really need to see The Cranes are Flying and Salesman.
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Post by JangoB on Jan 16, 2020 11:46:50 GMT
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Post by stinkybritches on Jan 16, 2020 15:31:05 GMT
the cremator - nice!
I get that the wes anderson shit really sells and helps them bankroll the more obscure stuff, but still...ugh.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jan 16, 2020 17:53:00 GMT
FINALLY Grand Budapest!! I remember watching that back in theaters in 2014 and wondering when Criterion would pick it up because they have pretty much his whole canon. I only had to wait six years. Thrilled seeing Army of Shadows back too since it's been out of print forever. Didn't care for The Cremator.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 16, 2020 19:40:11 GMT
I thought they had Army of Shadows looooooong time ago When will they have Citizen Kane, jeez Well, they had CK a looooooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago. Laserdisc #1.
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Post by cheesecake on Jan 17, 2020 0:05:14 GMT
Army of Shadows!!
Also, ))<>((
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Post by DeepArcher on Jan 17, 2020 1:22:44 GMT
Army of Shadows back in print...
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jan 25, 2020 3:33:54 GMT
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Post by pupdurcs on Jan 25, 2020 3:41:39 GMT
Criterion probably need to do this now to survive as a business model, as streaming must be really hurting sales of physical discs, even in the speciality market. A shame, as it used to mean something when Criterion selected films for release, as a passage of time was usually required. Wonder if Netflix will just go whole hog and buy the company.
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Post by countjohn on Jan 25, 2020 3:52:20 GMT
Criterion probably need to do this now to survive as a business model, as streaming must be really hurting sales of physical discs, even in the speciality market. A shame, as it used to mean something when Criterion selected films for release, as a passage of time was usually required. Wonder if Netflix will just go whole hog and buy the company. Maybe then The Criterion Channel will let you stream movies on an external screen like every other streaming service out there.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jan 25, 2020 14:21:26 GMT
But no possible dates for these releases yet, right??
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Post by Martin Stett on Jan 25, 2020 15:00:07 GMT
Criterion needs the business, Netflix the prestige. Criterion is dedicated to "important classic and contemporary films," and although gauging a current release's importance is difficult, I'm not against this on principle. Once The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is re-evaluated in thirty years, maybe Criterion will release that too...
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 14, 2020 19:02:02 GMT
There is no movie more misunderstood in 2020 than Husbands. Progressive types will find it offensive as an example of toxic masculinity (or other such BS terms) when its director was very consciously depicting that very thing on screen and addressing it, almost painfully. Those who get that may find it boring because it doesn't hit all the targets like a "normal" film would and yet it's in the fabric of Goodfellas, Mikey & Nicky and many other specifically guy films/male bonding movies that don't hit those predictable targets either.
A great American film .....you're likely either going to be one of those guys or marry one of them.....just sayin'..........
Then again Wildlife was totally forgettable to me and has 94% RT (riiiiight) and a Criterion release now so what do I know.......
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Post by Martin Stett on Feb 14, 2020 20:05:32 GMT
I can't remember it very well, but my impression of Dance Girl Dance is that it's one of the worst melodramas I have ever seen. The Great Escape is fun, nothing special. Haven't seen the others, but not terribly excited for any of them either.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Feb 17, 2020 5:55:02 GMT
Last night, I went to a screening of the restored version of The Cremator that Criterion is putting out, and it looked and sounded pretty great. First time seeing the film, which has one of the most chilling (yet totally logical) endings I've ever seen. Rudolf Hrusínský gives an incredible performance that makes your skin crawl (the way he compulsively combs his hair). Not sure it's a film I'll ever rewatch, but I'm glad I saw it...
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Feb 17, 2020 6:05:15 GMT
congrats to Paul Dano for having his directorial debut added to Criterion. I wasn't crazy about it myself, but that's a hell of an honor.
Love that Great Escape poster.
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Post by Nikan on Feb 17, 2020 17:26:45 GMT
There is no movie more misunderstood in 2020 than Husbands. Progressive types will find it offensive as an example of toxic masculinity (or other such BS terms) when its director was very consciously depicting that very thing on screen and addressing it, almost painfully. Those who get that may find it boring because it doesn't hit all the targets like a "normal" film would and yet it's in the fabric of Goodfellas, Mikey & Nicky and many other specifically guy films/male bonding movies that don't hit those predictable targets either. A great American film .....you're likely either going to be one of those guys or marry one of them.....just sayin'.......... Then again Wildlife was totally forgettable to me and has 94% RT (riiiiight) and a Criterion release now so what do I know....... Ben Gazzara in that film is hands down one of the scariest characters I've seen in film in (my) recent years, most of all because how "real" he feels
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 15, 2020 18:59:32 GMT
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 15, 2020 19:29:34 GMT
Fuuuuck...I don’t want to have to buy Parasite again.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 17, 2020 19:28:11 GMT
Parasite is a damn catch, but never heard of The Gunfighter and haven't seen Claudine or the Godard yet. And wasn't The Hit already in there? Out of print maybe.
Haven't kept up with their recent additions but I see they picked up Elephant Man too. Damn good choice. Still waiting on Wild at Heart though, and some damn Greenaway would be nice.
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Post by Viced on Aug 11, 2020 21:35:21 GMT
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Post by Viced on Aug 18, 2020 21:02:55 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 18, 2020 21:15:16 GMT
11/24... hell fucking yes Well, alright! Yanno.............loneliness has followed me my whole life. Everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape. I'm God's lonely man... My life has taken another turn again. The days can go on with regularity over and over, one day indistinguishable from the next............... A long continuous chain......................... Then suddenly, there is a change
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Post by Mattsby on Aug 18, 2020 21:46:00 GMT
The boys just took over the CC. This can't be, it isn't, Pacino's first in CC?? is it?? Wow. Anyway, an immediate must-have. GIRLFRIENDS (1978) - essential fem helmed cinema, long-deserved, has also been added with a lot of great extras. "You mean that I, princess of plums, purveyor of all that does not require a can opener, have lucked out?"
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