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post #631 of 1032
2/12/10 at 10:08am
Blimey. Extras for Stagecoach:

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
* Audio commentary by noted western authority Jim Kitses
* Bucking Broadway (1917), a fifty-four-minute silent western by John Ford, with new music by Donald Sosin
* Extensive video interview with Ford from 1968
* New video interview with Dan Ford, biographer and grandson of the director, about Ford’s home movies
* New video interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
* New video essay by writer Tag Gallagher
* New video feature about Monument Valley
* New video interview with stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong about Stagecoach’s stuntman Yakima Canutt
* Radio dramatization of Stagecoach from 1949
* Theatrical trailer
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by David Cairns and the short story that inspired the film

Seeing as I will now have to buy a MR BD player, this is going to be one expensive disc, but worth it.

I'm assuming that the 'Extensive video interview with Ford from 1968' will be the one filmed by the BBC's Philip Jenkinson (available on Kinowelt's She Wore A Yellow Ribbon) which, besides being fascinating, is a real hoot.
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post #632 of 1032
2/12/10 at 10:14am
 Guess I'll hang on to my SD DVD of Stagecoach for use in the classroom (and the commentary track that differs from the above list), but this will be a definite addition to my collection as a BD for my personal enjoyment.
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post #633 of 1032
2/12/10 at 11:55am
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This may be my most costly Criterion month ever. M and Stagecoach are definite purchases, while Brakhage and Walkabout are very tempting. I need to see Walkabout again, while I need to simply see more Brakhage to see if its worth it.

And then there's the Oshima's Outlaw Sixties Eclipse set, too. Wallet... aching...
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post #634 of 1032
2/12/10 at 3:01pm
I'll buy M Stagecoach and Walkabout for sure. :D
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post #635 of 1032
2/12/10 at 5:25pm
I'll probably get Walkabout, but I won't get rid of the DVD, because my copy is signed by David Gulpilil.
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post #636 of 1032
2/12/10 at 8:38pm
Definitely picking up Stagecoach.  Can't wait.
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post #637 of 1032
2/13/10 at 5:06am
What are Criterion spines 509 to 511? I can't seem to find them.

http://www.criterion.com/library/dvd/criterion/all/expanded/sort_spine_number?page=23
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post #638 of 1032
2/13/10 at 5:06am
What are Criterion spines 509 to 511? I can't seem to find them.

http://www.criterion.com/library/dvd/criterion/all/expanded/sort_spine_number?page=23
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post #639 of 1032
2/13/10 at 5:15am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by felipenor View Post

What are Criterion spines 509 to 511? I can't seem to find them.

http://www.criterion.com/library/dvd/criterion/all/expanded/sort_spine_number?page=23

The 3 Pedro Costa films

508 - Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa (Box)
509 - Ossos
510 - In Vanda's Room
511 - Colossal Youth
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post #640 of 1032
2/13/10 at 4:32pm
Thanks
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post #641 of 1032
2/13/10 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by John Hodson View Post

Blimey. Extras for Stagecoach:

* New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
* Audio commentary by noted western authority Jim Kitses
* Bucking Broadway (1917), a fifty-four-minute silent western by John Ford, with new music by Donald Sosin
* Extensive video interview with Ford from 1968
* New video interview with Dan Ford, biographer and grandson of the director, about Ford’s home movies
* New video interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
* New video essay by writer Tag Gallagher
* New video feature about Monument Valley
* New video interview with stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong about Stagecoach’s stuntman Yakima Canutt
* Radio dramatization of Stagecoach from 1949
* Theatrical trailer
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by David Cairns and the short story that inspired the film

Seeing as I will now have to buy a MR BD player, this is going to be one expensive disc, but worth it.

I'm assuming that the 'Extensive video interview with Ford from 1968' will be the one filmed by the BBC's Philip Jenkinson (available on Kinowelt's She Wore A Yellow Ribbon) which, besides being fascinating, is a real hoot.

 

Hi John

Thanks for sharing this and yes I feel your joy about purchasing this especially because of more from Ford's silent era.
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post #642 of 1032
2/15/10 at 3:23am
Stagecoach will definitely be mine, but I'm on the fence to the others. Of M I already own the MoC release, and of Brakhage I've seen only a couple of things on YouTube, of all places. And I'm not really sure I want to pay that much money for a lot of impressionistic shorts. Walkabout I don't know, so that one's a maybe.
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post #643 of 1032
2/15/10 at 8:09am
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Originally Posted by Brian Borst View Post

Walkabout I don't know, so that one's a maybe.

I'd hazard a guess that Walkabout would be right up your street. It's quite brilliant.
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post #644 of 1032
2/15/10 at 8:20am
By Brakhage 1 & 2 on Blu-Ray is going to be hard to top as the release of the year.  Can't wait!
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post #645 of 1032
2/15/10 at 9:11am
Yeah, the Walkabout is a stunning piece of work

I'd buy a complete Criterion Terry Gilliam set. 

Time Bandits on BD? 

*gets a little wet down there*

Oops. 
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post #646 of 1032
2/15/10 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by John Hodson View Post


I'd hazard a guess that Walkabout would be right up your street. It's quite brilliant.

Yeah, I'm already hesitating, and they're not even out yet. There's something about these Criterions that just makes me want to buy them all. They are great movies (the ones I've seen, at least) but my wallet doesn't like it at all, most of the time .
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post #647 of 1032
2/15/10 at 12:38pm
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Originally Posted by Radioman970 View Post

I'd buy a complete Criterion Terry Gilliam set. 

Time Bandits on BD? 

Universal may license Brazil to Criterion eventually for Blu, but Starz may choose to keep Time Bandits for themselves.
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post #648 of 1032
2/16/10 at 12:05pm
Stagecoach always looked pretty bad,we will see,The Cover Art is really surpising for a company that
does great art,this is pretty bad !! 
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post #649 of 1032
2/16/10 at 12:53pm
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Criterion has spent a lot of time working with the restored UCLA print of Stagecoach for this release, so it should look the best it has in many years, especially for home video.

I don't love the cover art, but I don't mind it, either.
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post #650 of 1032
2/17/10 at 3:16am
Did the Warner version use the same UCLA print?
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post #651 of 1032
2/17/10 at 9:46am
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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway View Post

Criterion has spent a lot of time working with the restored UCLA print of Stagecoach for this release, so it should look the best it has in many years,
Has anyone seen this restored UCLA print? How good is it?
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post #652 of 1032
2/17/10 at 10:49am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BethHarrison View Post

Did the Warner version use the same UCLA print?

No.
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post #653 of 1032
2/17/10 at 10:53am
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Originally Posted by Peter Neski View Post

Stagecoach always looked pretty bad,we will see,The Cover Art is really surpising for a company that
does great art,this is pretty bad !! 

Are you serious? I thought it looked great; minimalist, with a nod to printing techniques of the era. At least it's not some PhotoShopped floating heads piece of shite.
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post #654 of 1032
2/17/10 at 2:25pm
I'm also not to fond of the artwork on Stagecoach..............M is okay.

I much prefer vintage poster artwork 99.9% of the time.  But that's me.


stagecoach.jpg m.jpg
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post #655 of 1032
2/18/10 at 9:54am
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Originally Posted by Brandon Conway View Post




Universal may license Brazil to Criterion eventually for Blu, but Starz may choose to keep Time Bandits for themselves.
A set would be great.  But you think it would be too difficult to pull off?  That's a shame.  I'd probably end up buying these as they came out anyway.  Spielberg stuff is the same way. 
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post #656 of 1032
2/20/10 at 12:44am
There are some screen shots of the StudioCanal release of Pierrot le fou here www.dvduell.de/artikel/screenshot-vergleich-elf-uhr-nachts-1965-jean-luc-godard/  and their release is missing the green tint during the Samuel Fuller scene, so if you want a correct version you better pick up the Criterion now. Also, it looks like  the subtitles on the StudioCanal version fall into the letterbox area.
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post #657 of 1032
2/20/10 at 1:58am
Thread Starter 
Interesting. Fortunately for me this was a not a film I'm inclined to own.
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post #658 of 1032
2/20/10 at 5:08am
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Originally Posted by Derrick King View Post

There are some screen shots of the StudioCanal release of Pierrot le fou here www.dvduell.de/artikel/screenshot-vergleich-elf-uhr-nachts-1965-jean-luc-godard/  and their release is missing the green tint during the Samuel Fuller scene, so if you want a correct version you better pick up the Criterion now. Also, it looks like  the subtitles on the StudioCanal version fall into the letterbox area.
The Studio  Canal seems to have some shots timed as day for night that aren't presented that way on the Criterion. I'm glad I got the Criterion Blu-ray for Christmas.

11-elf-uhr-nachts-blu-ray-brd-kinowelt-042-05-frame3.thumbnail.jpg
Canal
11-elf-uhr-nachts-blu-ray-usa-criterion-042-13-frame6.jpg
Criterion.

The old Canal DVD looks more like the Criterion.
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post #659 of 1032
2/20/10 at 2:41pm
The Criterion transfer was approved by Raoul Coutard, so it is the definitive version.
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post #660 of 1032
2/22/10 at 8:10am
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Originally Posted by Derrick King View Post

The Criterion transfer was approved by Raoul Coutard, so it is the definitive version.

Both the master of the "Breathless / À bout de souffle" DVD from Criterion and the restoration used for the "StudioCanal" Blu-ray disc were approved by Coutard, too, but they offer different contrast values. So I don't know how much this "approved" thing means.
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