Criterion Blu-ray titles! (2 Viewers)

[uncledougie]

The Criterion Collection has released many classic and modern films on DVD, Blu-ray, and HD Blu-ray. The only Criterion DVD that I can think of that I own is All About Eve (1950), which is easily one of my favorite classic films.

What others within the collection, particularly classics, do you own or deem essential to own?

I have some in my Amazon shopping cart now, and I will probably be placing an order of some in the near future.

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Babette’s Feast, Black Narcissus, Children of Paradise, The Elephant Man, The Flight of the Phoenix, Holiday, In Cold Blood, The Last Emperor, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Philadelphia Story, Red River, Tess, Umberto D, The Uninvited
This shows the variety of releases from Criterion, all very good to excellent transfers, audio and video, most with interesting supplements. If some aren’t examples of what you typically purchase, give them a try. Now is an excellent time to delve deeply into their catalogue. Barnes & Noble is holding their semiannual half price sale, and typically Amazon will match their prices during the sale period. Enjoy!

 

[plektret]

For me I've always appreciated Criterion for thier dedication to PQ

The company which does their video encoding, Pixelogic, don't care about PQ so most Criterion Bluray releases looks crap nowadays. It's that special Pixelogic Legograin look. The audio is also worse than most Boutique labels because Criterion hates tape hiss.

 

[Capt D McMars]

The company which does their video encoding, Pixelogic, don't care about PQ so most Criterion Bluray releases looks crap nowadays. It's that special Pixelogic Legograin look. The audio is also worse than most Boutique labels because Criterion hates tape hiss.

 

[skylark68]

Any chance Criterion would ever do the Mosquito Coast with Harrison Ford? I’d love to have that one done properly with a lot of bonus material… I still have the old snap case DVD.

 

[jayembee]

Any chance Criterion would ever do the Mosquito Coast with Harrison Ford? I’d love to have that one done properly with a lot of bonus material… I still have the old snap case DVD.

There's always a chance. It's a matter of them making a deal with the Saul Zaentz company.

 

[Lord Dalek]

There's always a chance. It's a matter of them making a deal with the Saul Zaentz company.

That one might actually be with Warner. Its not like the UA and Orion Zaentzs that have bounced around from label to label.

 

[anytimepally]

What others within the collection, particularly classics, do you own or deem essential to own?

Häxan
Godzilla
Limelight
The Ruling Class
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Night of the Living Dead

 

[uncledougie]

I’m in agreement with all these, particularly The Ruling Class, where once again Peter O’Toole gave an brilliant, astonishing performance, yet no Oscar (though nominated). Had a particular mutual affinity for this film with my high school English teacher.

 

[jayembee]

That one might actually be with Warner. Its not like the UA and Orion Zaentzs that have bounced around from label to label.

I recall seeing a comment by someone at The One Site (who's worked in the industry, so there's a chance he's not just flapping his gums) that The Mosquito Coast reverted to Zaentz, as reason why WAC doesn't seem to be in any hurry to release it. Should've sent the question in for Feltenstein to answer on the HTF podcast he did.

So...maybe yes, maybe no.

 

[jayembee]

I’m in agreement with all these, particularly The Ruling Class, where once again Peter O’Toole gave an brilliant, astonishing performance, yet no Oscar (though nominated).

Well, yeah, but he was up against Marlon Brando for The Godfather, both Michael Caine and Lawrence Olivier for Sleuth, and Paul Winfield for Sounder. It's not like you can say he was robbed at gunpoint.

 

[uncledougie]

LOL no, but there shoulda been one year the stars aligned. Anyway, nobody could have played the lead in The Ruling Class with the brio and humor he brought to it. Not to everyone’s taste, however.

 

[Capt D McMars]

I’m in agreement with all these, particularly The Ruling Class, where once again Peter O’Toole gave an brilliant, astonishing performance, yet no Oscar (though nominated). Had a particular mutual affinity for this film with my high school English teacher.

I'm truley amazing that Ruling Class hasn't gotten the restoration/Blu ray edition yet. Another title that was given a "luke warm" BD release and still in need of some love is Perter Sellars and Ringo Starr and a cast of thousands in "The Magic Christian"!!

 

[Lord Dalek]

FEBRUARY:

Trois Colours di 4k
Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli)
Dazed and Confused (4K UHD)
Two Films by Marguerite Duras
Hollywood Shuffle

 

[Ronald Epstein]

FEBRUARY:

Hollywood Shuffle

Been refreshing my browser for the past 30 minutes and that is all that popped up.

In the past, has Criterion only announced one title in a month? Something tells me more to come...

 

[Lord Dalek]

Been refreshing my browser for the past 30 minutes and that is all that popped up.

In the past, has Criterion only announced one title in a month? Something tells me more to come...

It just got removed too.

Musta been a jump the gun.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

...there is more to come. I can't access product information from that title so I think they are still updating the page

 

[Konstantinos]

Haven't seen Romeo and Juliet. I wonder if it would be worth a blind buy.
The only Romeo and Juliet I have seen is the Baz Luhrmann version, and I quite liked that.

 

[richardburton84]

Dazed and Confused 4K now listed for February 21st.

Dazed and Confused

America, 1976. The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell-bottoms ring, and rock and roll rocks. Among the best teen films ever made, Dazed and Confused eavesdrops on a group of seniors-to-be and incoming freshmen. A launching pad for a number of future stars, the first studio effort by Richard...

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Probably just Romeo and Juliet for me. A Blu-Ray of this version has been long overdue. It’s quite possibly my favorite movie version of the play with Olivia Hussey giving a strong portrayal of Juliet, lush cinematography, and a gorgeous Nino Rota score.

 

[Konstantinos]

Three Colors

This boldly cinematic trio of stories about love and loss, from Krzysztof Kieślowski was a defining event of the art-house boom of the 1990s. The films are named for the colors of the French flag and stand for the tenets of the French Revolution—liberty, equality, and fraternity—but that hardly...

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[skylark68]

Been waiting a while for Romeo and Juliet. Saw this version in 9th grade English class on VHS. Probably the first and last time I saw it .