All BRDs The Ascent Beauty And The Beast City Of Life And Death Battle Of Algiers Babette's Fest Come And See Orpheus Rosemary's Baby The Vanishing
Went to my local B&N today and picked up Anatomy Of A Murder and Monterey Pop. Next will be Bringing Up Baby when they get that in.
I just picked up these titles today (The last 3 I ordered & will have them by the end of the week.). Bringing Up Baby / The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (Reissue) / Dazed & Confused / The Game / If.... / Island Of Lost Souls / The New World / Scanners / Streetwise & Tiny / 12 Angry Men / Lonesome / Nightmare Alley. So glad to have these gems in my library!
My Criterion collection: SPARTACUS ISLAND OF LOST SOULS KLUTE ANDREI RUBLEV THE PARALLAX VIEW BEING THERE BATTLE OF ALGIERS GIMME SHELTER ALL THAT JAZZ MULHOLLAND DRIVE FISTS IN THE POCKET INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION CHRIST STOPPED AT EBOLI SOLARIS MIRROR STALKER THRONE OF BLOOD SEVEN SAMURAI ZATOICHI COLLECTION GODZILLA: THE SHOWA-ERA FILMS THE TIN DRUM TESS IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING THE SHOOTING/RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND TWO LANE BLACKTOP THE GAME HEAVENS GATE REPULSION MACBETH GHOST DOG CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT THE INNOCENTS 8 1/2 L'AVVENTURA DEATH IN VENICE 3 WOMEN INGMAR BERGMAN'S CINEMA NASHVILLE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD OTHELLO LONE WOLF AND CUB MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER COMPLETE LADY SNOWBLOOD THE AMERICAN FRIEND ROSEMARY'S BABY FEAR AND LOTHING IN LAS VEGAS BURDEN OF DREAMS
I would do that sometime. Hiroshima, Mon Amour had been a favorite of mine, and I liked Providence a lot, too. (When my French Film prof required an afternoon viewing of "Night and Fog," he recommended eating a light lunch.) First run-through of Marienbad and I loathed its caginess and presumption, sat longing for it to end and then finally bailed after about an hour. After hearing that my son's Millennial friend admired it I figured I should give it another try, and really appreciated it. Just slot it for a time you can be alert (it will try your patience again if not) and remember its historical context, too. I'm not sure about anything else by Robbe-Grillet, the screenwriter, but (especially after watching Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime last night) would give Resnais the benefit of the doubt on anything now. (On the historical context, too, if you have the opportunity you might check out a 1959 film called Labyrinth which beat Resnais to the punch by a couple years and accomplishes much of what he did less annoyingly and more straightforwardly.)
I'd be glad to know your thoughts on Streetwise. I had been looking at that, but knew too little about it to pull the trigger.
Just got today: Blow-Up / The Freshman / House / The Kid Brother / The Prince Of Tides / The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter / Safety Last / Sex, Lies & Videotape. A mixed bunch I wanted to add to my library. Very happy I did too.
As soon as I watch it I'll let you know. I'm sure other members here have seen it & will fill you in too.
Just added "All that Jazz" and "The Magnificent Ambersons" this B&N sale. Can't find a copy of the recently released "Nightmare Alley" in B&N in NYC- may have to order it online
Today is your lucky day. Because of your request & the Criterion sale going on right now, I decided to watch it & here are my thoughts: 1 - Get "Streetwise" / "Tiny: The Life Of Erin Blackwell" because it is great! 2 - These movies drop you into Tiny's world & you watch things that are actually happening & not reenacted for the camera. No rehearsals. This is real! 3 - These movies will tug at all of your emotions & have you thinking about them long after they end. I tried to give you my thoughts without giving anything away. I hope this helps!
Does anyone have any intel on Criterion's affection for low-budget indie horror? Night of the Living Dead is one thing, but The Blob, Carnival of Souls, the Richard Gordon box and never forget Equinox baffle me — and I like each of these. I can see the point in documenting the efforts of small-timers and nobodies to make a marketable feature, but they've made their point many times over. (On the other hand, I could recommend as many other titles they could cover — see my comment elsewhere on Roger Corman, for starters.)
Everybody I hear talking about it says it's a crazy trip & a "must have". Now that I have it, I must go on that crazy trip & have a few words of my own to share. If it's on Criterion it's great!
Anyone else excited about the rumors that Criterion are finally going to start releasing 4K UHD films? There is a lot of speculation going around as to what the first title(s) will be. Criterion I believe offered a few hints that their first two 4K UHD releases will be a film from the last 30 years in cinema and a film from the first 30 years of American cinema. The big guesses for these films are: Mulholland Dr., The Silence of the Lambs, Citizen Kane & It Happened One Night.
“The Blob” being included does make sense irregardless of the Steve McQueen connection or anything else. In short, it should be included as an affective chiller produced by relative unknowns. Lightning captured in a bottle, as they say.
I found it: Criterion’s October slate (and possible UHD news), plus Misery 4K, Disney & Pixar’s Luca, Random Space Media & much more
My final purchase for the July 2021 sale.: Charade / Smooth Talk & Speedy. I'm very happy with my purchases so far.
Instead of adding a list, I just want to recommend Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1953), in the Criterion Collection, as perhaps the best film of all time.
