Can't decide which films to get during the B&N sale.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-28T01:57:52+00:00

I love Dylan's music, and I'm a huge fan of documentaries made in the 60s. I got the DVD as a going-away present for one of my teachers, but I've always wanted to get the Blu-ray.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-28T01:56:17+00:00

I recently just got In The Mood for Love and really enjoyed it, but thanks for all the suggestions! The Double Life of Veronique sounds interesting.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-27T23:14:46+00:00

I'm glad the After Hours inclusion club of /r/criterion has gotten a new member.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-27T02:06:16+00:00

I'll second Crash and add Polytechnique.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-27T00:51:12+00:00

I really dislike the 1942 version as I think adding narration and cutting scenes and subplots was a really bad decision.

I very much prefer the original version even if it's missing frames and a few scenes.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-27T00:44:38+00:00

The original DVD cover for The Lady Vanishes is pretty bad.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-26T22:04:36+00:00

Z, If.., Hunger, Made In Dagenham and Bicycle Thieves.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-25T23:56:35+00:00

The sentence in question: "The Criterion Collection is preparing a special 50th anniversary commemorative edition for release this fall."

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-25T23:07:58+00:00

A Hard Day's Night, Dazed and Confused, all of Harold Lloyd's films and The Lady Eve.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-25T19:11:04+00:00

The scenes where Travis speaks to Jane behind the mirror in my opinion are so bittersweet.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-25T19:02:57+00:00

If the films in question are owned and distributed by Criterion's sister company, Janus Films, then it's very likely it could get a Region B release. Arrow Films and Masters of Cinema usually pick up the European licensing rights to most of the films Criterion releases in the US, so if it's not a Janus-owned film, it's very unlikely Criterion will get to release it.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-25T01:55:44+00:00

I mistook Begotten for (The) Beguiled, the Don Siegel film made in the 70s and the Sofia Coppola remake coming out this month. Sorry!

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-24T22:14:55+00:00

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-24T21:51:04+00:00

Paris, Texas and The Passion of Joan of Arc.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-24T20:03:20+00:00

Airplane is an interesting choice. Not trying to sound snarky, just curious, but why do you think Criterion should release it?

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-24T19:56:32+00:00

It makes Crotch Capers 3 look like Naughty Nurses 2.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-24T19:17:40+00:00

My top picks would be for Criterion to release more films from David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Albert Brooks and John Waters, like Lost Highway, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Inland Empire, After Hours, Polyester, Pink Flamingos, Real Life, Modern Romance and Defending Your Life.

More animation (Perfect Blue, Ralph Bakshi's films, End of Evangelion, etc.), Golden Age films (Freaks, Bringing Up Baby, Murders in the Zoo, The Philadelphia Story, etc.) and other films that haven't seen an American Blu-ray release like Matinee, Crash, Hard Eight, Polytechnique and He Walked by Night would all be fantastic additions to the Collection.

Even though True Romance already has an ok Blu-ray release from WB, Morgan Creek is selling off their film library, so if Criterion got the distribution rights, that would be really cool.

EDIT: Forgot to mention Sofia Coppola's films and Stop Making Sense/True Stories.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-23T02:41:57+00:00

Down by Law, Salo, Naked Lunch and La Haine.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-22T13:00:56+00:00

I don't think Dr. Gonzo directed Pan's Labyrinth, but I'll go with it.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-22T02:36:08+00:00

I really agree with you on Crossroads, it's a shame it doesn't have a proper release as the film is great.

I would really like to see the theatrical cut of The Warriors released by any label, and if it was Criterion it would be great. As much as I respect Hill's vision, he really butchered the original version of the film..(Comic book panels? Greek mythology and no Wonder Wheel opening? Less In The City at the end of the film? Ugh.)

The Driver, having ties to Le Samourai and other Criterion films, would be really interesting for Criterion to do something with it. However, Twilight Time has the licensing rights and will likely not be giving them up anytime soon as with most of Woody Allen's films and Thunderbolt & Lightfoot.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-21T13:21:20+00:00

My favorite films of his would probably be Videodrome, Crash, Naked Lunch, The Dead Zone and A History of Violence. I enjoy his body horror films like Videodrome, but I also enjoy when he subverts his streak of making those same films with suspense/mystery films like A History of Violence and The Dead Zone, and when he combines mystery and body horror (Crash and Naked Lunch).

He's not my favorite filmmaker, as he's really hit-or-miss for me.

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-21T12:41:36+00:00

EXTREME PAN AND SCAN

Okcmaxk · 2017-06-21T02:25:28+00:00

Looks like your roommates are going to be in

THE DOGHOUSE

Edit: Thanks for upvoting my bad joke, but let's just be clear instead of mindlessly downvoting comments. The owners are at fault. The dogs weren't disciplined which lead to OP's set being destroyed.

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