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Thank god these aren't available locally in Australia and the Aussie dollar is falling against the US or I would be one broke mf buying them through Amazon. | |
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I MIGHT get the 10 on my list of movies to own but I don't want a movie library.  [Edited 7/14/13 3:55am] I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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I'm a huge fan of the label. I used to buy their Laserdiscs backs in the 90s. Probably my favorite Criterion Blu-ray I own is Seven Samurai. Other favorites of mine are Beauty & the Beast, Belle Du Jour, Night of The Hunter, The Red Shoes, Repulsion.. So many great movies on tha label.They mainly focus on old movies, but they release the occasional recent ones like Pina.I recently purchased Breathless and couple Russian films during the current B&N sale. Rumor is that Criterion will be releasing David Lynch's Eraserhead!
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Floodgate of fandom opened up on me when I watched "In The Mood For Love" & Whit Stillman's "Metropolitan". Can't say I blame you. | |
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Where's damosuzuki?  I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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sexton said:
This thread is regionist!!!!  I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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I tried watching that Czech movie on Hulu+, but it didn't hold my interest. I have Bergman's Fanny and Alexander and its great. A couple movies that are being released next week that might be worth purchasing are Babette's Feast and Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone. | |
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[img:$uid]http://rafirafi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/DVDs-shelves-under-the-bed.jpg[/img:$uid] If you will, so will I | |
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So many dust catchers!!! I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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I had to watch all five hours on my dad's projector instead. The disc of extras plays fine though.
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Sexton, have you heard of the UK Blu-ray label Masters of Cinema? They're basically the UK equivilant of Criterion. They even release the same films suh as M, Kuroneko, Island of Lost Souls, etc. but these are their own transfers. The problem is that you need a multi-regional Blu-ray player since UK Blu-rays are Region B coded. Some of the titles I recommend from them are:
M Lifeboat The Testament of Dr.Mabuse The Passion of Joan of Arc La Planete Sauvage Double Idemnity Rumblefish Couer Fidele
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=179234 | |
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sexton said: There are only 250 released total so I won't need that much space. Maybe you don't need it now, but think about the future .   I'm sure that set-up would look nice in black. . [Edited 7/17/13 14:14pm] If you will, so will I | |
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thekidsgirl said: sexton said: thekidsgirl said: There are only 250 released total so I won't need that much space. Maybe you don't need it now, but think about the future . I'm sure that set-up would look nice in black. In wrought iron! With stained glass and candles. I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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This thread is directly responsible for me going online and buying a whole bunch of Yasujiro Ozu blu rays I can only get from the Uk released by the BFI  ...I mean  | |
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[Edited 7/17/13 14:15pm] If you will, so will I | |
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thekidsgirl said:
Gardgoyles!!!! I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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There is an Ozu presentation all week at the Film Forum here. I recently watched Tokyo Story on DVD (which wasn't part of the presentation unfortunately). | |
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You know, if money and space were no object, yes, you'd likely find me flipped over on my backside sniffing about an obnoxious pile of blu-rays so deep it'd likely make a hoarder blush. Truth be told, about 8-10 years ago, already buried in about 300 DVDs, many of which were Criterion, I slowly weaned myself off all this high-grade nip that had brought me so much joy. Two things snapped me from this lovely stupor. Firstly, you could definitely see that the blu-ray (1080p/720p) would slowly be taking over and I'd likely be crazy enough to re-buy everything. Secondly, if I were really honest with myself, and I often am, usually beyond all reason, I was primarily just playing the part of the hunter-gatherer in a mad dash to conquer, caress, even sniff some of the greatest trophies currently known to me in this kingdom. But I'm someone who hasn't watched any movie more than 3 times (this will hopefully change as I age), so this wasn't nearly as financially rewarding as it was emotionally and/or intellectually. So what I chose as an alternative was to start printing out and binding color posters of what I felt (continually changing) represented the greatest films ever reeled. Ultimately much cheaper for my unique situation and printer ink is now the only pelts I'm still taking down/shelving. And the race continues... Now 4K video is starting to slowly creep forward, which on a very large screen (50 inches plus) would mean approaching the stunning quality of a 35mm pristine film print (before its projected to the size of a billboard) from the privacy of your own home. Imagine some of the great still prints you've got tucked away in scrapbooks, then imagine them moving with no dimming, no need for silly glasses, and 4 times the resolution of 3D. And, no, I also don't want start the same collection all over again in the cloud for endless streaming of 4K. I'd rather just use it as an excuse to watch many masterpieces again, almost like it were the first time (just like what happened with 1080p; is this even the same film?!!) But I still love to live through Sexton and others who are still digging and imparting mountains of insight. | |
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Brendan said: You know, if money and space were no object, yes, you'd likely find me flipped over on my backside sniffing about an obnoxious pile of blu-rays so deep it'd likely make a hoarder blush. Truth be told, about 8-10 years ago, already buried in about 300 DVDs, many of which were Criterion, I slowly weaned myself off all this high-grade nip that had brought me so much joy. Two things snapped me from this lovely stupor. Firstly, you could definitely see that the blu-ray (1080p/720p) would slowly be taking over and I'd likely be crazy enough to re-buy everything. Secondly, if I were really honest with myself, and I often am, usually beyond all reason, I was primarily just playing the part of the hunter-gatherer in a mad dash to conquer, caress, even sniff some of the greatest trophies currently known to me in this kingdom. But I'm someone who hasn't watched any movie more than 3 times (this will hopefully change as I age), so this wasn't nearly as financially rewarding as it was emotionally and/or intellectually. So what I chose as an alternative was to start printing out and binding color posters of what I felt (continually changing) represented the greatest films ever reeled. Ultimately much cheaper for my unique situation and printer ink is now the only pelts I'm still taking down/shelving. And the race continues... Now 4K video is starting to slowly creep forward, which on a very large screen (50 inches plus) would mean approaching the stunning quality of a 35mm pristine film print (before its projected to the size of a billboard) from the privacy of your own home. Imagine some of the great still prints you've got tucked away in scrapbooks, then imagine them moving with no dimming, no need for silly glasses, and 4 times the resolution of 3D. And, no, I also don't want start the same collection all over again in the cloud for endless streaming of 4K. I'd rather just use it as an excuse to watch many masterpieces again, almost like it were the first time (just like what happened with 1080p; is this even the same film?!!) But I still love to live through Sexton and others who are still digging and imparting mountains of insight. You sound very sensible! I'm the mistake you wanna make | |
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sexton said:
There is an Ozu presentation all week at the Film Forum here. I recently watched Tokyo Story on DVD (which wasn't part of the presentation unfortunately). Oh wow, what a treat - just to see Setsuko Hara on the big screen would be amazing - she's mesmerising. I have a couple of his films on DVD already and have been meaning to get more so now they are available on Amazon.co.uk and they are the same region as Australia region and they weren't outrageously pricey and I just got a new blu-ray and big screen a month ago I thought why not? This thread was just that extra reminder. But THAT's IT! | |
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ZombieKitten said: Brendan said: You know, if money and space were no object, yes, you'd likely find me flipped over on my backside sniffing about an obnoxious pile of blu-rays so deep it'd likely make a hoarder blush. Truth be told, about 8-10 years ago, already buried in about 300 DVDs, many of which were Criterion, I slowly weaned myself off all this high-grade nip that had brought me so much joy. Two things snapped me from this lovely stupor. Firstly, you could definitely see that the blu-ray (1080p/720p) would slowly be taking over and I'd likely be crazy enough to re-buy everything. Secondly, if I were really honest with myself, and I often am, usually beyond all reason, I was primarily just playing the part of the hunter-gatherer in a mad dash to conquer, caress, even sniff some of the greatest trophies currently known to me in this kingdom. But I'm someone who hasn't watched any movie more than 3 times (this will hopefully change as I age), so this wasn't nearly as financially rewarding as it was emotionally and/or intellectually. So what I chose as an alternative was to start printing out and binding color posters of what I felt (continually changing) represented the greatest films ever reeled. Ultimately much cheaper for my unique situation and printer ink is now the only pelts I'm still taking down/shelving. And the race continues... Now 4K video is starting to slowly creep forward, which on a very large screen (50 inches plus) would mean approaching the stunning quality of a 35mm pristine film print (before its projected to the size of a billboard) from the privacy of your own home. Imagine some of the great still prints you've got tucked away in scrapbooks, then imagine them moving with no dimming, no need for silly glasses, and 4 times the resolution of 3D. And, no, I also don't want start the same collection all over again in the cloud for endless streaming of 4K. I'd rather just use it as an excuse to watch many masterpieces again, almost like it were the first time (just like what happened with 1080p; is this even the same film?!!) But I still love to live through Sexton and others who are still digging and imparting mountains of insight. You sound very sensible! Too sensible! | |
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Yes, too sensible for a thread about hunter-gatherers! | |
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