Well, Universal has put out the films in a pretty decent set in the US already so you should just be slightly jealous of it.
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The Criterion Collection in 2017: All Fancy Movie GAF Releases Welcome!
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mariachi507
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No lies detected.
Definitely gotta buy Cops vs. Thugs.Arrow May Announcements:
UK Only:
UK&US:
I can't fucking believe they're releasing Evil Ed. Like wow. I mean it's not Nore Norold levels of obscurity. But of all Swedish films, this is the one they're releasing.
(well, to be fair to them Thriller: A Cruel Picture/They Call Her One Eye hasn't finished its restoration yet and that pretty much is the only other one I can think of that suits the Arrow Video range)
Since it's not been talked about yet, Godard's long lost first film has shown up on Youtube. You can find out more about it here.
It's directed by Kinji Fukasaku of Yakuza Papers fame, so if you like that style of gritty crime film, you'll probably like this as well. Plus it has Bunta Sugawara as well, so it's a win-win all around.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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I've wanted to see this for years and years, thanks a lot for the heads up!
It should be today or next Tuesday, though last year the sale got pushed into March.
really trying to hold up to July for the B&N sale. 10 percent extra off really adds up when you buy a lot
I've learned that the best thing to do is when a title comes out you want, you set aside $20, and that way when a sale comes around, you can buy everything you've missed and not pay the $27+ for each title on release. Obviously this doesn't work as well if you're not caught up. Every sale I usually add a few older titles I'm still missing, but for the most part, I'm up to date.
afternoon delight
Member
I've been so out of the loop, does Criterion now offer quarterly sales? I seem to remember them being rarer a decade ago when I was fiending over Kurosawa DVDs. I want to buy four BLUs this year and the later the better as I'm switching cities in May.
this is a good idea. might as well start now.
There are Criterion flash sales on their website twice a year at the end of February and at the end of September. They run for 24 hours and are half off. Barnes and Noble has two sales a year during July and November, running for about 3 weeks. These are also half off sales. Pretty much there's never a reason to buy a Criterion film outside of these sales.
dope!
afternoon delight
Member
omgkitty you are making this film nerd very excited! Thanks for the inside dope.
Anything to help people not throw money away like I did when I first started buying these movies.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
RIP Suzuki.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Watched my Criterion Versions of TD and BtK for the first time this week.
Weird timing, RIP.
Weird timing, RIP.
Fancy Clown
Member
Wrote a final paper on Branded to Kill in college. Wild movie. Dude was given a garbage big standard Yakuza script, then just turned into his own thing, made the film with little regard for any conventions, showed it to the studio and was then promptly fired. He was a badass.
Tokyo Drifter is awesome as well, but that's the extent of the stuff I've seen.
Tokyo Drifter is awesome as well, but that's the extent of the stuff I've seen.
I'm shocked he lasted as long as he did. He was on an oxygen tank for more than a decade.
Fantastic director that can definitely be praised for doing things unlike anyone else. He had a lot of imitators in his wake, but no one came even close.
In case anyone was interested, the only stuff of his that I haven't seen that Criterion has put out have been Story of a Prostitute and Gate of Flesh, and I can wholeheartedly recommend all of it. I would also advise anyone to take the time to track down Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards! for more pure Suzuki genre madness, with the help of Joe Shishido.
BaronLundi
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April releases from Powerhouse Films/Indicator.
Indicator is starting to become one of my favorite, if not my favorite publisher. The few releases I got (Rilington place / The New centurions / Christine) are incredibly good as far as quality and content are concerned and reasonably priced. And their packaging and design are incredibly slick, although they don't really translate well in picture.
The quality of their cover printing especially is second to none.
Indicator is starting to become one of my favorite, if not my favorite publisher. The few releases I got (Rilington place / The New centurions / Christine) are incredibly good as far as quality and content are concerned and reasonably priced. And their packaging and design are incredibly slick, although they don't really translate well in picture.
The quality of their cover printing especially is second to none.
The Lady from Shanghai! I dare say that this will (finally) be the definitive release.
And totally agreed on Indicator, they're doing god's work. The covers are made by the guy who started MoC (and I think he does some other work for them as well), his stuff is just great.
I will say that I liked the cover that blu-ray.com had up for The Lady from Shanghai before it got changed and now I can't find the pictrue of it :\
Of the titles they've already released, what's worth picking up? I'm already getting Bunny Lake is Missing, The Last Detail and The Big Heat, but things like Christine, Body Double, 10 Rillington Place etc have me interested, though I've not seen any of them. With all of these being limited releases, I get that itch!
Of the titles they've already released, what's worth picking up? I'm already getting Bunny Lake is Missing, The Last Detail and The Big Heat, but things like Christine, Body Double, 10 Rillington Place etc have me interested, though I've not seen any of them. With all of these being limited releases, I get that itch!
BaronLundi
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Oh yeah, I've been following Nick Wrigley since he left MoC. He also made the Arrow Dekalog package.
The limited edition is the dual package only (I think?).
Christine is clearly the definitive edition. Already have Body Double from Carlotta but this one seems better. 10 Rilington place is supposed to be an amazing movie. I got The New Centurions as well as it looks like my cup of tea and I'm a sucker for anything George C. Scott.
Other than what you already cited I'll pick up the 3 above and The Front. Not that interested in Carpenter's lesser movies.And I already got the Huston, Lang and Poitier in other editions that I still haven't watched so I'm not even looking at those...
BaronLundi
Member
sorry dp
Nick Wrigley reminds me a bit of Eric Skillman, who does a lot of the covers for Criterion. Big emphasis on the use of simple designs and a killer typeface, especially lately as it feels like Criterion's art budget has shrunk since idiots are still buying DVD's.
I thought Powerhouse was basically the Twilight Time of the UK, minus the awful covers and overpriced releases? It's why I've never bought a Twilight Time release. Their covers are usually awful, and their releases cost $30+.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
I have Body Double and heartily recommend it. Pure De Palma sleaze.
Fancy Clown
Member
Ordered Body Double once I saw it was region free. Hell yeah.
This is what is listed:
- Original Mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Thanks. Sometimes a couple of international dubs are also included, and since germany only got a bad DVD like 10 years ago, I hoped that I just could buy this edition.
Anyway, Since this seems to be a newer release I have the hope that a local label buys the rights and releases a german edition in the nearer future.
Unless the film was made in another language (or like with 1900 made in two), Arrow et. al. do not include additional dub tracks since they only target the English speaking market.
Arrow had a release of Nekromantic and it had the german dub. Special case, since its a german movie of course, but there was a chance
Edit: My post is almost what you already said. I am stupid
killertofu
Member
My copy of the Before Trilogy shipped.
With that and Moonlight winning last night...it's a great week for cinema
With that and Moonlight winning last night...it's a great week for cinema
Criterion sale is today at 11am CST. Should go up here: https://www.criterion.com/sale
Fancy Clown
Member
Hmm debating if I want anything or not. If I do I'll probably get another Kurosawa and maybe a noir that I don't have...
cj_iwakura
Member
What about the newsletter teaser?
It seems like it's a pretty obvious clue for Mike Leigh's Meantime, which I think has been somewhat known for a while.
killertofu
Member
So many years of waiting ;___;
Lovely box case
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
FYI, the Before covers look stunning in person. Gorgeous set.