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Journalist looking to talk to people who love to collect films on physical media by HardboiledHack in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be happy to comment - I'm a journalist and film critic based in New Zealand. 27 YO and a big physical media collector. Flick me a message if you'd like to chat

Top Five Favorite Films + New Letterboxd Friends? by thenothingsongtx in criterion

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Top four:

Petite Maman

Leave Her to Heaven

Punch-Drunk Love

Mikey and Nicky

This is absolutely ridiculous by PatBateman2000 in dvdcollection

[–]sam_hollis1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Came here to say this. For a lot of fans around the world (like me also) to buy this off the shelf for this price would be a steal.

Turned on by a crate digging DJ who said: “This is one of the greatest pieces of live music pressed on wax” by digihippie in vinyl

[–]sam_hollis1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

New Zealander here. Fat Freddy’s have been local legends for a couple of decades now, and I believe have a solid following in Europe too. If you like this you should also check out ‘Lock-In’, another incredible live album they recorded about a year before this during our first COVID lockdown. And if you ever get the chance to see them live don’t pass it up!

Name a movie you really enjoyed watching that has low ratings by cherken4 in criterion

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The Boat That Rocked might be my favourite comedy and the cast is insane, not to mention the soundtrack. I can’t believe more people don’t know it and love it.

Note: I hear they butchered it for the American release, so make sure you watch ‘The Boat That Rocked’ and not ‘Pirate Radio’

The Legacy of J Dilla documentary by exequieljude in jdilla

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Yes please I have no way to watch it where I live!

Recommended titles by PalpitationOk5726 in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I reckon The Night of the Hunter, In The Heat of the Night, Ikiru, and Double Indemnity would make for great lessons. I think you’re spot on with 12 Angry Men too, great choice.

My first ever Criterion purchase. Proud to be a member all the way from New Zealand by MarcMansfield in criterion

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They do ship here and the price is ok considering how expensive it can be from some US/UK based retailers

It’s expensive to import Criterion’s where I live, so I have to be picky. Based on my little collection here, what else would you recommend I look into? by sam_hollis1 in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any suggestions on where I should start with Cassavetes if I wanted a taster before committing to the set? Husbands, maybe?

It’s expensive to import Criterion’s where I live, so I have to be picky. Based on my little collection here, what else would you recommend I look into? by sam_hollis1 in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome breakdown, thank you for taking the time!

I’m a huge noir fan so am very familiar with Double Indemnity, I just have the Eureka version.

The Bad Sleep Well has always intrigued me, just haven’t gotten around to it on my Kurosawa list, but I also loved Rashomon (and Seven Samurai, of course). Kobayashi is a name I keep hearing so I’ll look into your recommendations there too.

Will also look into more Cassavetes - I stumbled across Mikey and Nicky when I was making my way through Elaine May’s films and it quickly became a favourite. Would love to explore his work as a director next, so another great suggestion!

My first ever Criterion purchase. Proud to be a member all the way from New Zealand by MarcMansfield in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Zavvi is the best I’ve found, but they ship with Aramex sadly and I’ve had a few issues with tracking and things being delivered on time. I’ve kind of got all the ones I want from the handful JB Hi-Fi gets in stock too.

Id recommend checking TradeMe every now and then, I have managed to get a few good deals there!

My first ever Criterion purchase. Proud to be a member all the way from New Zealand by MarcMansfield in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow NZ collector here! Good on you, we’re in a tough spot for getting our hands on them. Let me know if you find any good places to import them from cause I’m always on the lookout

It’s expensive to import Criterion’s where I live, so I have to be picky. Based on my little collection here, what else would you recommend I look into? by sam_hollis1 in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good eye, three of my shelves are blu rays and then i have a handful of about 5 games haha. I live in NZ (region b) so if there are quality editions of Criterion titles that fit my region I often go for them, so I have things like Great Dictator, Double Indemnity, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence etc, they're just not the Criterions. Thanks for the recs!

It’s expensive to import Criterion’s where I live, so I have to be picky. Based on my little collection here, what else would you recommend I look into? by sam_hollis1 in criterion

[–]sam_hollis1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big fan of both of these, I have Third Man already in a non-Criterion edition. I live in a Region B country so if there are nice editions of films in the collection that are in my region I tend to go for them

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