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Man if I have money I would get Solaris and the colors trilogy

Went with a "numbers" "theme".

3 Colors Trilogy ("Trilogy" means "3")
12 Angry Men (12 is a number of jurors, and also a number)

Originally Posted by Help Me!

They give every CC disc an A, A-

Discerning, aren't they.

They always do this, there's always 2 that I really want but need to get 3 to get free shipping! And the third one I want isn't released yet! This is like, the worst first world problem EVER. I went with 8 1/2 and Harakiri. Last Temptation was the 3rd I wanted but since it's not out I went with High & Low as the third.

picked up :

letters From fontainhas: three films by pedro costa
branded to kill
tokyo drifter

I think I'm going to avoid this sale. I do have the $10 credit and considered picking up Three Outlaw Samurai for $5, but I can't even get to checkout. I'm getting a Vita next week regardless so I think I should save my money.

I am considering getting the Late Ozu set. Every movie on that set is amazing, and it would be my first Eclipse set. Hopefully the site is working better later.

everything i want is out of stock

ugh

Everything I want is not shipped to my country. :(

They threw up hints for Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy and Bergman's Summer Interlude. The full announcement should be coming shortly.

And here they are:






The requisite Blu upgrade:



And finally, the new Eclipse set:

Wow those covers are terrible

I like the concept behind the Being John Malkovich art, but the execution is sorely lacking.

The Certified Copy art is straight-up awful.

Certified Copy looks like a bad amateur photoshop job that you'd see on some fan-made fake Criterion cover site.

Originally Posted by icarus-daedelus

Certified Copy looks like a bad amateur photoshop job that you'd see on some fan-made fake Criterion cover site.

This won't make any sense unless you've ever hung around criterionforum.org, but it's like they hired swimminghorses to do it.

These are just the same fonts on top of a still from the movies. Seriously wtf.

You know, I've always wanted to see La Haine. Looking forward to the Blu release.

Originally Posted by Ridley327

This won't make any sense unless you've ever hung around criterionforum.org, but it's like they hired swimminghorses to do it.

The reference is beyond me, unfortunately, but it's funny anyway.

Originally Posted by pizzaroll

These are just the same fonts on top of a still from the movies. Seriously wtf.

Masters of Cinema does a similar thing with text overlaid on stills, but they seem to have much better choices of both fonts & stills:







I want that region B-locked (I think?) Fantastic Planet blu-ray soooo bad.

You could take literally any frame out of Fantastic Planet and it would make for great box art. It may be animated like a 80s TV anime, but it's still incredible to look at.

Originally Posted by icarus-daedelus

Certified Copy looks like a bad amateur photoshop job that you'd see on some fan-made fake Criterion cover site.

It's barely an excuse, but the cover is just mimicking the book at the beginning of the movie.

Originally Posted by Ridley327

And finally, the new Eclipse set:

hurrah!

Originally Posted by swoon

hurrah!

I'm totally stoked that Putney Swope is now part of the Criterion Collection. I encourage folks to dig the not safe for work but decidedly awesome trailer.

FnordChan

Originally Posted by FnordChan

I'm totally stoked that Putney Swope is now part of the Criterion Collection. I encourage folks to dig the not safe for work but decidedly awesome trailer.

FnordChan

i'm kinda bummed because at ATP last year, criterion showed a bunch of their upcoming releases included putney swope with a q/a with robert downey sr afterwards - and he implied that they were also going to be releasing some of his commercials and the q/a would also be an extra making me think it was getting a full blu-ray release.

they also showed a non - dvd version of the film :(

fun fact: robert downey sr dubbed the voice for swope because the actor never learned his lines.

I've never seen anything from RDS.

i've only seen a couple of things, and a lot of his work is 60s experimental film stuff, but swope is worth tracking down. it's really great.

I always confuse Robert Downey Sr. with Morton Downey Jr.

They have been giving Bergman a ton of love.

Originally Posted by Cosmic Bus

I always confuse Robert Downey Sr. with Morton Downey Jr.

weirdest reference ever, maybe.

Originally Posted by pizzaroll

Wow those covers are terrible

I hate to say it, but yeah. Usually I like them. Still not as bad as some arthouse covers like most of the BFI releases.

Originally Posted by swoon

i'm kinda bummed because at ATP last year, criterion showed a bunch of their upcoming releases included putney swope with a q/a with robert downey sr afterwards - and he implied that they were also going to be releasing some of his commercials and the q/a would also be an extra making me think it was getting a full blu-ray release.

Shit, now I'm just going to be disappointed that we aren't getting a deluxe Blu-ray edition of Putney Swope.

fun fact: robert downey sr dubbed the voice for swope because the actor never learned his lines.

Robert Downey Sr. rules.

FnordChan

Originally Posted by icarus-daedelus

I want that region B-locked (I think?) Fantastic Planet blu-ray soooo bad.

Yeah, totes locked.

WOW!! That RDS Eclipse set is a welcome surprise. PTAriffic!!

Originally Posted by Ridley327

This won't make any sense unless you've ever hung around criterionforum.org, but it's like they hired swimminghorses to do it.

At least swimminghorses had an ounce of style :(
These font choices are so fucking awful, it's like this months designers have intentionally tried to one-up The Great Dictator in horrible design

Originally Posted by Jo Shishido's Cheeks

it's like this months designers have intentionally tried to one-up The Great Dictator in horrible design

Yeah, that Olly Moss is a total hack.

Since one bad piece of work makes one a hack?
To clarify, The Great Dictator can't possibly be bad simply because he has produced other, far greater work?
Is this actually what you're trying to say?

Originally Posted by codhand

Yeah, totes locked.

:'(

By the by, your avatar is awesome (and region free on blu-ray! Thanks, BFI!)

Originally Posted by Jo Shishido's Cheeks

Since one bad piece of work makes one a hack?
To clarify, The Great Dictator can't possibly be bad simply because he has produced other, far greater work?
Is this actually what you're trying to say?

It's Birdie.

I just watched La Jetee and Sans Soleil. I need to go sit down and think for a while now.

Probably just that Robert Downey Sr. Eclipse set at some point for me with the others being rentals.

Originally Posted by Alucrid

I just watched La Jetee and Sans Soleil. I need to go sit down and think for a while now.

I loved La Jetee. I still liked 12 Monkeys more but if I had watched La Jetee when it came out (or before 12 Monkeys) it would've blown my mind.

Has anyone's order shipped yet?

Originally Posted by Alucrid

Has anyone's order shipped yet?

Mine shipped last week.

i got my missed delivery noticed yesterday.

Originally Posted by Alucrid

I just watched La Jetee and Sans Soleil. I need to go sit down and think for a while now.

I definitely feel that I'm not smart enough to get these films. I need to give them another watch sometime.

Originally Posted by Alucrid

Has anyone's order shipped yet?

Ordered Tuesday, shipped Wednesday, arrived Friday, watched Saturday. KY to CA.

I got mine in on Saturday.

Welp... guess I'm getting being John Malkovitch and La Haine.

I've wanted La Haine on bluray ever since I picked up the dvd.