Criterion News and Discussion

[tpfkabi]

Fairly recently I have come across a kind of Criterion YouTube community. Many people make videos showing their collection, or even things like showing what they found during the recent B&N sale. Does anyone here do anything like that?

[Reel]

it seems like all they do in " I just bought.." haven't seen any videos though..

[Alexandro]

thanks GT.

[Pubrick]

I guess the criterion cover designers just gave up when they realised their covers would be ruined anyway not just by awkward C which could at least adopt the colour scheme of the image but now the blu ray dot of deah.. it explains why blu ray covers are especially poo.

This time you've got the awkward C embedded in one juror's skull and the last juror is now played by the BRDoD.

[Stefen]

Have you ever bought a Criterion blu-ray? The blu-ray dot of death is just a sticker on the factory wrapper.

Finally Three Colours is announced.  I hope it coincides with a Barnes & Noble sale. They usually have another one in November, right?

[Pubrick]

Never got one as there's nowhere to get them cheap including shipping to oz.

And yeah I'm only talking about these official images.

[socketlevel]

they should do Network over 12 angry men.

[squints]

I'd actually like that 12 angry men cover as a poster in my room, only without the penetrating C and blu-ray face mask

[Stefen]

Oh, they're upgrading Rushmore to blu-ray, too.

This is good news because there are two films I really want to revisit but refuse to until they are on blu-ray and Rushmore is one of them. Punch-Drunk Love is the other.

[Gold Trumpet]

they should do Network over 12 angry men.

I doubt they picked one over the other.

[Reinhold]

i can't wait for the rules of the game blu ray. long overdue. another meh cover though.

[Ravi]

I know that Rules of the Game is a satire but this new cover makes it look like a madcap British comedy.

[Stefen]

So what's everyone going to pick up during this sale?

I'll go with The Killing, Three Colours trilogy and Rushmore for sure. Thinking about upgrading Dazed & Confused.

[john]

I think you're out of luck on Rushmore. Sale ends one day short of it's release.

Definitely gonna pick up Le Cousins, Le Beau Serge, Dazed, and Island of Lost Souls after work. Probably Leningrad Cowboys, as well. The last Ari Kaurismaki set they released, I purchased sight unseen and it's been one of the best Criterion gambles I've taken. If I enjoy this one even half as much, it'll be worth it.

[Stefen]

I think you're out of luck on Rushmore. Sale ends one day short of it's release.

Crap. You're right. CriterionCast said on Twitter that the sale ends on the 22nd (the day Rushmore comes out)http://twitter.com/#!/CriterionCast/status/131064100846452737 but apparently it ends on the 21st.