Criterion Does It Again

[jbissell]

Yeah, you guys ever hear of Netflix?

(I actually sold all my DVDs years ago to avoid being compelled to collect yet another thing.)

Yeah, I mostly use Netflix and then only buy the titles I really love.

Me too. When I really like a movie, I tend to watch it a bunch of times, which makes Netflix impractical.

Plus, generally the Criterion booklets have some interesting essays and whatnot.

[Matt]

Amazon is having an "indie" DVD sale. Select Criterions (M, PANDORA'S BOX, L'AVVENTURA and others) are currently selling for less than half price.

[jbissell]

Amazon is having an "indie" DVD sale. Select Criterions (M, PANDORA'S BOX, L'AVVENTURA and others) are currently selling for less than half price.

Thanks for the heads up.  I got my fill of Criterion at B&N but the Jodorowsky box is only $23 so I'll definitely be getting that.

[Matt]

Amazon is having an "indie" DVD sale. Select Criterions (M, PANDORA'S BOX, L'AVVENTURA and others) are currently selling for less than half price.

Thanks for the heads up.  I got my fill of Criterion at B&N but the Jodorowsky box is only $23 so I'll definitely be getting that.

That's a great deal. Six discs! They're selling EL TOPO by itself for $12.

[icepants]

Amazon is having an "indie" DVD sale. Select Criterions (M, PANDORA'S BOX, L'AVVENTURA and others) are currently selling for less than half price.

Thanks for the heads up.  I got my fill of Criterion at B&N but the Jodorowsky box is only $23 so I'll definitely be getting that.

That's a great deal. Six discs! They're selling EL TOPO by itself for $12.

Highly Recommended. Highly Weird.

[Chris L]

November:

A Christmas Tale
Gomorrah
Downhill Racer
The Golden Age of Television (3-disc set of old teleplays like Requiem for a Heavyweight, not a cleverly disguised Fishing with John reissue)

Looks like they've really gone all in w/ IFC Filims.  CHE is supposed to be coming soon as well.  Kind of uneasy about that since those films probably wouldn't be hurting for dvd distribution otherwise.  Of course, if it means there might be a Criterion IN THE LOOP I take that back. 

[Martin]

Downhill Racer

You are kidding.

[nec13]

Downhill Racer

You are kidding.

I dunno. I think Michael Ritchie is a pretty underrated director. I don't really see a problem with Criterion releasing it.

Besides, they've released worse films in the past (Armageddon).

[Martin]

Hey, I love Michael Ritchie, I think he's criminally underrated. I think the Prime Cut/The Candidate/Smile/Bad News Bears quadfecta is arguably one of the best back-to-back runs of any director, but Downhill Racer is just not very good.

[nec13]

You've got a point, Martin. A Candidate and/or Smile Criterion would have been awesome, because the current DVD releases of those films aren't very good. Most likely, Downhill Racer was probably the easiest Ritchie film for Criterion to obtain the rights to.

[Chris L]

You've got a point, Martin. A Candidate and/or Smile Criterion would have been awesome, because the current DVD releases of those films aren't very good. Most likely, Downhill Racer was probably the easiest Ritchie film for Criterion to obtain the rights to.

Or the best one not available on dvd.

Gotta say the cover for Gomorrah might be the most unintentionally funny one they've ever done.

[Martin]

Ugh. Ugly.

[jbissell]

Wow, it looks like a mediocre entry from that thread on The Auteurs.

[dave from knoxville]

You've got a point, Martin. A Candidate and/or Smile Criterion would have been awesome, because the current DVD releases of those films aren't very good. Most likely, Downhill Racer was probably the easiest Ritchie film for Criterion to obtain the rights to.

Or the best one not available on dvd.

Gotta say the cover for Gomorrah might be the most unintentionally funny one they've ever done.

Big Man Obama?

[B_Buster]

That Gommorah cover is ridiculous. If that was what they were going for, they should have just put a picture of a backhoe on the cover.