Thrilled by Andrei Rublev. Although that cover is horrible. Something less amateur's paste-up please, Criterion.
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Arthouse Cinema |OT| Full Shelves, Empty Wallets
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I am excited about the Heathers and them remastering it is the reason I am holding off on watching it on Hulu. I need to see if it will get an American release.
So we are getting Mirror then?
So we are getting Mirror then?
Already knew what I wanted for the sale done and done. Debated on pulling the trigger on the Tati set but decided against it.
Picked up:
Pan's Labyrinth (long overdue)
Dead Man (favorite Jarmuch movie)
Midnight Cowboy (one of my gf's favs)
The Awful Truth (anything Cary Grant I love)
And threw in the Marlon Bundo book with the 10% coupon.
So not a huge haul, but I really stocked up last year so wanted to be a little more frugal.
Picked up:
Pan's Labyrinth (long overdue)
Dead Man (favorite Jarmuch movie)
Midnight Cowboy (one of my gf's favs)
The Awful Truth (anything Cary Grant I love)
And threw in the Marlon Bundo book with the 10% coupon.
So not a huge haul, but I really stocked up last year so wanted to be a little more frugal.
Thank you Filmstruck. I am only picking up a select few like Ghostworld. Filmstruck gave me a 10 dollar gift card as well so I am going to wait for a flash sale from them to use that as well.
Anyone have any idea on what's being teased?
Popular guess seems to be Hitchcock's Notorious
Whoa, I just discovered FilmStruck. I can't believe I have never heard of it. In the early 00s I had a phase, coinciding with the rise of DVD as a format, of getting into art house films. Artificial Eye stuff, Solaris, all Kurosawa, Spike Lee Joints, that sort of a thing. I kind of lost track of all that with the rise of iTunes, their indie and foreign categories are too cluttered with equal proportions of hit and miss stuff.
So when I saw the Criterion sale thread come up, something clicked in my brain, maybe a Kurosawa memory, and I thought - "I wonder if Criterion will ever do a streaming service". That's how I found FilmStruck, which seems to be exactly that.
What a treasure trove, literally everything I can click will be great. To get started, I picked randomly something I wasn't familiar with that looked interesting - Topopo. Amazing, beautiful, funny film.
I think I'll watch two or three more films today. Maybe Berberian Sound Studio and The Mirror. It's like a new world just opened to me for £6 a month. Today's binge would have set me back some £60 in early 00s.
So when I saw the Criterion sale thread come up, something clicked in my brain, maybe a Kurosawa memory, and I thought - "I wonder if Criterion will ever do a streaming service". That's how I found FilmStruck, which seems to be exactly that.
What a treasure trove, literally everything I can click will be great. To get started, I picked randomly something I wasn't familiar with that looked interesting - Topopo. Amazing, beautiful, funny film.
I think I'll watch two or three more films today. Maybe Berberian Sound Studio and The Mirror. It's like a new world just opened to me for £6 a month. Today's binge would have set me back some £60 in early 00s.
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So the the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival is wrapping up, so here some of the stuff that was there:
Also since we're talking about sales being on, let's not forget the big one:
Eureka's June 2018 Sale
Ok, so there isn't a whole lot there, but Seconds for £6.99, and the Early Murnau set for £24.99 are pretty good deals.
- Some restored mainstream fare like a new 4K restoration of Ridley Scott's Alien
- A new restoration of the worst Bergman film (or rather the one he hated the most, which also was a resounding failure and has barely been seen), Sånt Händer Inte Här, what better way to celebrate the centenary omgkitty
- Newly restored Ozu, Sôshun (Early Spring, not to be confused with Late Spring, or Early Summer... basically what I'm saying is that the English titles for Ozu are bad)
- More 4Keaton (sorrynotsorry, also I'm not sure if it will end up in 4K) with Go West
Also since we're talking about sales being on, let's not forget the big one:
Eureka's June 2018 Sale
Ok, so there isn't a whole lot there, but Seconds for £6.99, and the Early Murnau set for £24.99 are pretty good deals.
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Tree of Life Criterion version is 22 dollars on Amazon
https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/comments/8vn74o/tree_of_life_bluray_amazon_2289/
https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/comments/8vn74o/tree_of_life_bluray_amazon_2289/
For any Euro-Western fans, this new release of The Great Silence is great. Just watched it last night and it looks nice: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BZC5KDP/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
City Hunter, huh? I bought the HK blu-ray a few months ago, but I'd get it again depending on the extras.
This is my shocked face that Criterion did this boxset. Glad to see that they sprung for upgrading The Seventh Seal to the new 4K resto. So if you love Bergman, you better hope you have $239 Criterion is asking for this
Whew whew whew
It's felt like years in the making and even though I'll end up having a few duplicates, I'm definitely picking that set up. 50% sale get, for sure.
It's felt like years in the making and even though I'll end up having a few duplicates, I'm definitely picking that set up. 50% sale get, for sure.
Now, that's what I call a boxset!
This is my shocked face that Criterion did this boxset. Glad to see that they sprung for upgrading The Seventh Seal to the new 4K resto. So if you love Bergman, you better hope you have $239 Criterion is asking for this
Although Face to Face seems a strange omission...
You and your ongoing journey through Bergman's filmography immediately came to my mind upon hearing this news. Looking forward to your next reviews!
Olive Films own the rights to it, apparently. Guess Criterion couldn't get a deal to include it done. This set is amazing, though. And an astounding deal, value-wise as well. Can't wait to pick this up.
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