Criterion News and Discussion

[The Perineum Falcon]

Recently bought Night Train To Munich (Recommend), but now kicking myself that I didn't also pick up Black Narcissus. So I'm going to buy online. In order to qualify for free shipping I need to order something else too though. Right now I'm torn between Joan Of Arc, Pickpocket and The Red Balloon - none of which I've seen. Probably leaning toward JoA, but wondered if there were any recommendations?

Joan of Arc--especially when viewed with the excellent Voices of Light score--is one of the purest, most sublime cinematic experiences I've had the pleasure of seeing. Not to detract from the considerable quality of the other two, which are both great films, I've never personally been able to get over "JoA" and I feel that it's one you should watch in haste.

Ultimately, if it's between those three films, you can't really go wrong, whatever the choice you make.

[socketlevel]

i'm happy because

a) shock corridor is on criterion

and

b) Army of Shadows, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, and Videodrome  on Blu-Ray

shock corridor was already on criterion, i own the dvd.

[Ravi]

Their covers for Senso and Black Orpheus are awfully similar...

[Alexandro]

Recently bought Night Train To Munich (Recommend), but now kicking myself that I didn't also pick up Black Narcissus. So I'm going to buy online. In order to qualify for free shipping I need to order something else too though. Right now I'm torn between Joan Of Arc, Pickpocket and The Red Balloon - none of which I've seen. Probably leaning toward JoA, but wondered if there were any recommendations?

Joan of Arc--especially when viewed with the excellent Voices of Light score--is one of the purest, most sublime cinematic experiences I've had the pleasure of seeing. Not to detract from the considerable quality of the other two, which are both great films, I've never personally been able to get over "JoA" and I feel that it's one you should watch in haste.

Ultimately, if it's between those three films, you can't really go wrong, whatever the choice you make.

JOAN OF ARC.

[Stefen]

I'm going to do a list of my current 5 favorite and least favorite Criterion covers.

Favorite

5. Crumb


4. Paris, Texas


3. In The Realm of the Senses


2. Days of Heaven


1. Empire of Passion




Least favorite

5. The Long Good Friday


4. The Silence of the Lambs


3. Hard Boiled


2. My Man Godfrey


1. Fishing with John


Now do yours!

[Gold Trumpet]

Haha, Stefen, by your estimate, Criterion is putting out more memorable covers now than they were at the beginning?

[Stefen]

hah, Maybe. Or maybe currently I'm just feeling the newer ones more. Don't know. Regardless, Criterion has put out some shit covers. Fishing with John may be the worst cover ever made. Not just Criterion, but anything in the history of everything all-time.

[edison]

I find Hopscotch to be the worst ever.

[Stefen]

^it's pretty bad.



It looks like the opening credits of a mid to late 1980's educational program on PBS.

[john]

Haha. I've always secretly hoped for a Blu-Ray release of Fishing With John. It would be relatively superfluous, but at least the cover would be improved.

It's hard to find much of a consensus on any cover, really. I know people who really appreciate the Thin Red Line cover, but I find it be one of the most disappointing ones in recent Criterion memory.

I've read complaints about the BBS covers, but I'm a fan of each of them.

To each his own, I suppose.

Ultimately, said it best:

But honestly, it's a fucking cover, who gives a shit?

[socketlevel]

I know people who really appreciate the Thin Red Line cover

like me for example

[Gamblour.]

My apologies if this was posted elsewhere, but it'd be worth reposting anyway:

http://fakecriterions.tumblr.com/

This totally seems like something a Xixaxer would come up with (did one of you?). I love the Gigli one.

[socketlevel]

point break, air bud and ernest goes to jail are my favs

[Stefen]

haha, those are really good. There's a whole 200 page thread on mubi where they make fake Criterion covers that's worth a look if you're into that stuff.

http://mubi.com/topics/2132?page=1

[tpfkabi]

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