Criterion News and Discussion

Started by Gold Trumpet, January 16, 2003, 06:18:19 PM

0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages 1 ... 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 ... 160
User actions

samsong

#690
February 08, 2005, 11:46:35 PM
Quote from: The Gold Trumpet
Quote from: samsongcriterion... bresson.... NOW

The moment I get the word, I'll PM you before even posting it. I really fear you may lose it sooner or later.

:crazyeyes:

SoNowThen

#691
February 11, 2005, 04:36:06 PM
Get a multiregion player. Brand new R2 versions of Mouchette and Balthazar came out last year, and they're acceptable. There's rumors of a box set from France with three more, including Pickpocket. I doubt CC will get much more Bresson in the near future (of course there is that rumor about Paul Schrader doing a commentary for Pickpocket...).
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

Gold Trumpet

#692
February 11, 2005, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: SoNowThenGet a multiregion player. Brand new R2 versions of Mouchette and Balthazar came out last year, and they're acceptable. There's rumors of a box set from France with three more, including Pickpocket. I doubt CC will get much more Bresson in the near future (of course there is that rumor about Paul Schrader doing a commentary for Pickpocket...).

Criterion officially confirmed more Bresson this year.

samsong

#693
February 11, 2005, 07:19:19 PM
Quote from: SoNowThenGet a multiregion player. Brand new R2 versions of Mouchette and Balthazar came out last year, and they're acceptable. There's rumors of a box set from France with three more, including Pickpocket. I doubt CC will get much more Bresson in the near future (of course there is that rumor about Paul Schrader doing a commentary for Pickpocket...).

i have a multi-region player and i knew about the bresson films that have recently been release and how good the transfers are but gt posted something about rumored bresson titles to be released in the near future and just now confirmed it with his post right before mine.  besides it was re-released by rialto pictures and all things rialto turn criterion, it seems.  just wondering what the FUCK is taking so long since Battle of Algiers and Eyes Without a Face have gotten the criterion treatment.

speaking of rialto pictures, i'm gonna go watch Masculine Feminine tonight... fucking excited!

lamas

#694
February 11, 2005, 09:25:02 PM
i don't know how someone could stand to listen to a Schrader commentary for a whole film.  that guy sounds like he's constantly sucking back so much spit and drool.

SoNowThen

#695
February 12, 2005, 03:27:53 AM
But he is one of the only guys working in film who has something consistently interesting to say.


And we'll see about the CC Bressons. Maybe one, MAYBE two more. Why not get nearly all of them with the decent R2 versions?
Those who say that the totalitarian state of the Soviet Union was not "real" Marxism also cannot admit that one simple feature of Marxism makes totalitarianism necessary:  the rejection of civil society. Since civil society is the sphere of private activity, its abolition and replacement by political society means that nothing private remains. That is already the essence of totalitarianism; and the moralistic practice of the trendy Left, which regards everything as political and sometimes reveals its hostility to free speech, does nothing to contradict this implication.

When those who hated capital and consumption (and Jews) in the 20th century murdered some hundred million people, and the poster children for the struggle against international capitalism and America are now fanatical Islamic terrorists, this puts recent enthusiasts in an awkward position. Most of them are too dense and shameless to appreciate it, and far too many are taken in by the moralistic and paternalistic rhetoric of the Left.

ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ

#696
February 12, 2005, 11:13:17 AM
Quote from: SoNowThenBut he is one of the only guys working in film who has something consistently interesting to say.

I think Scorcese stays pretty interesting, and Soderberg's commentaries are always informative to me.
"As a matter of fact I only work with the feeling of something magical, something seemingly significant. And to keep it magical I don't want to know the story involved, I just want the hypnotic effect of it somehow seeming significant without knowing why." - Len Lye

Gold Trumpet

#697
February 15, 2005, 06:26:34 PM
May releases already leaked? The source is highly questionable, but I heard he predicted the two Tati's from last year and that was almost impossible to forsee. Also, the language in the description seems like it was lifted from an early trade report. Link:  http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=226303

May 10

Burden Of Dreams
Les Blank's extraordinary documentary about the making of Werner Herzog's epic film Fitzcarraldo details the desperate conditions of the production and how real-life events sometimes mirrored the plot of the film, which is about a mad plan to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Fighting the weather, morale problems, the loss of two major cast members, and even a war between Peru and Ecuador, Herzog and crew struggle to complete the film.

Hoop Dreams
The stirring true story of two ordinary inner-city kids who dare to dream the impossible - professional basketball glory. Filmed over a five-year period, Hoop Dreams follows young Arthur Agee and William Gates on their odysseys to overcome not only the harsh realities of the Chicago streets but also all the complexities and competitiveness of scholastic athletics in America. This award-winning, critically acclaimed documentary is making its DVD debut.

May 24

The Phantom Of Liberty
Director Luis Buñuel's anarchic comedy of non-sequiturs moves from constantly interrupted highlight to highlight: the elegant soirée with guests seated on gleaming toilet bowls, one man excusing himself to use the dining room; hard-drinking, poker-playing monks using religious medals as chips; a leather-clad maîtresse whipping a bourgeois businessman; a missing little girl who provides helpful tips to the cops searching for her; and a police crackdown at the zoo bringing everything full circle: "Long live chains!"

Gamblour.

#698
February 15, 2005, 08:41:20 PM
I predict a Roger Ebert commentary for Hoop Dreams.
WWPTAD?

ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ

#699
February 15, 2005, 08:56:33 PM
I hope that Phantom of Liberty is more than a rumor.
"As a matter of fact I only work with the feeling of something magical, something seemingly significant. And to keep it magical I don't want to know the story involved, I just want the hypnotic effect of it somehow seeming significant without knowing why." - Len Lye

modage

#700
February 15, 2005, 09:03:59 PM
Quote from: WalrusI hope that Phantom of Liberty is more than a rumor.
i'm pretty sure its an actual film.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ

#701
February 15, 2005, 09:06:40 PM
Quote from: themodernage02
Quote from: WalrusI hope that Phantom of Liberty is more than a rumor.
i'm pretty sure its an actual film.

*Ahem* I hope it's Criterion release is more than a rumor.
"As a matter of fact I only work with the feeling of something magical, something seemingly significant. And to keep it magical I don't want to know the story involved, I just want the hypnotic effect of it somehow seeming significant without knowing why." - Len Lye

Gold Trumpet

#702
February 18, 2005, 01:01:00 AM
From a post at CC forum:

"I asked Roger Ebert tonight at his book signing if he would be involved with the upcoming Hoop Dreams dvd and he said that the essay from his "The Great Movies" series would be included. He also said he wasn't doing the commentary but that the filmmakers and two subjects of the film would be on it.

On a related note, he made reference to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls as "coming later this year.""

samsong

#703
February 18, 2005, 01:24:09 AM
unless you have any news of a Bresson release, stop updating  :evil:

ono

#704
February 18, 2005, 01:38:18 AM
Print
Go Up Pages 1 ... 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 ... 160
User actions