brownie Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Don't know if it's available on DVD in the States but there is an early Melville film that is definetely worth seeing: 'Deux Hommes Dans Manhattan' set in New York and filmed partly in NYK and mostly in Paris, at Melville's own film studio. Good jazzy soundtrack by Christian Chevalier and Martial Solal. Melville is one of the two main actors in that film! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Wow, even better than the previous edition? I can understand the Sanjuro and Yojimbo redos, the quality of the source prints on the previous ones weren't that good. Rumors have been circulating for some time now about a new print they found of Seven Samurai that is supposed to be in pristine conditon. This apparently will be the source material used for the new Criterion release. This combined with the advances made since 1998 should make for a fine release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Lots of great Criterions lately. Three all-time favorites of mine: Jane Campion's An Angel at My Table, Mike Leigh's Naked, Jean Pierre Melville's Le Samourai. Not sure how I'll afford them, or any of the other 50 or so Criterions I covet. Same here. I'd particularly like to get Le Samourai but don't know how I'll pay for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Dumb question but I haven't looked at this thread until recently but is there one site better than others that keeps you up to date on new releases and where can you buy these, especially ones not that popular, like the Criterion releases. Would love to get a new Seven Samurai as well as Paths to Glory, one of the best films ever made or that I ever saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 This is the best site tracking releases of noteworthy DVDs: http://www.mastersofcinema.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Dumb question but I haven't looked at this thread until recently but is there one site better than others that keeps you up to date on new releases and where can you buy these, especially ones not that popular, like the Criterion releases. Would love to get a new Seven Samurai as well as Paths to Glory, one of the best films ever made or that I ever saw. They always seem to have a sale on them.... http://www.dvdplanet.com/catspotlights/criterion.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Seems they will give you a choice on covers this time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Lots of great Criterions lately. Three all-time favorites of mine: Jane Campion's An Angel at My Table, Mike Leigh's Naked, Jean Pierre Melville's Le Samourai. Not sure how I'll afford them, or any of the other 50 or so Criterions I covet. I just saw Le Samourai recently, beautiful film! Also, some very interesting extras regarding Melville on the DVD. I also really liked Bob Le Flambeur. Bob le Flambeur has been one of my top ten films ever since I first saw it at the French Library in Boston in the mid-1980s. I've got the Criterion of that and I love it. Also have the Criterion of Le Cercle Rouge, an excellent Melville that came after Le Samourai and also features Alain Delon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) Lots of great Criterions lately. Three all-time favorites of mine: Jane Campion's An Angel at My Table, Mike Leigh's Naked, Jean Pierre Melville's Le Samourai. Not sure how I'll afford them, or any of the other 50 or so Criterions I covet. Same here. I'd particularly like to get Le Samourai but don't know how I'll pay for it. Anyone want to donate to the BruceH Criterion Fund? Please send all monies to me. I'll buy the discs, make copies, and send the copies to him. Edited December 7, 2005 by Kalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 ....But what about the liner notes????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Bob le Flambeur has been one of my top ten films ever since I first saw it at the French Library in Boston in the mid-1980s. Hey! That was my line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Just learned that the first Budd Boetticher/Randolph Scott western, Seven Men From Now, is finally available on DVD. In a word, hurray! Hope all the others come out too, particularly The Tall T and Ride Lonesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Just learned that the first Budd Boetticher/Randolph Scott western, Seven Men From Now, is finally available on DVD. In a word, hurray! Hope all the others come out too, particularly The Tall T and Ride Lonesome. There was something on TV last night about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Just learned that the first Budd Boetticher/Randolph Scott western, Seven Men From Now, is finally available on DVD. In a word, hurray! Hope all the others come out too, particularly The Tall T and Ride Lonesome. Yeah, they ran both the documentary and the film last night...I "divoed" both. Doesn't look like they are running the documentary again this month, but bet it's on the DVD. 8:00 PM Budd Boetticher "A Man Can Do That " (2005) Documentary that explores the life and career of action/adventure director Budd Boetticher. C-0 mins, Letterbox Format 9:30 PM Seven Men From Now (1956) A former sheriff hunts down the seven men who killed his wife. Cast: Randolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin. Dir: Budd Boetticher. C-78 mins, TV-PG Letterbox Format http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/schedule/month/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Hmm, good thing I didn't bet money on it!!! Available Subtitles: English Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Commentary by: James Kitses, film historian and author of "Horizons West: Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Sam Peckinpah" (Unknown Format) Budd Boetticher--An American Original: Americano; Burt Kennedy, Writer; Duke, Randy & Budd: The Beginning of Seven Men from Now; Lovable Villains and Strong Women; Keeping It Simple; The Last Matador; Restoring the Legend The John Wayne Stock Company: Gail Russell Lone Pine Batjac trailer Original theatrical trailer Photo gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Finally something good coming to Region 2 -- Mel Brooks set: Twelve Chairs / History Of The World Part 1 / Life Stinks / Silent Movie / To Be Or Not To Be / High Anxiety / Young Frankenstein £37.49 at amazon.co.uk It's a bit hit or miss, but Silent Movie and High Anxiety and to a lesser extent Twelve Chairs are all worth seeing, and are currently not available in Region 1. (Frankenstein is the best of the batch, but is available in Region 1.) I have a couple of these already, and the set doesn't include Blazing Saddles, which is essential for a top-notch Mel Brooks set. Thus, I won't order this, but when they start selling this off in singles, I'll snatch up High Anxiety, which is a classic. By the way, has anyone ordered the Harold Lloyd set? As good as advertised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Coming January 10, 2006, the affordable DVD release of Eraserhead. Price? ~ $20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Coming January 10, 2006, the affordable DVD release of Eraserhead. Price? ~ $20 Used to be one of my favorite movies, though I haven't seen it for years. The reviews I've seen on this DVD are glowing. Apparently it's a top-notch digital transfer with amazing sound. I might have to get this. I just scored a couple of used Criterions the other day: Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes and Lubitsch's Heaven Can Wait. And I couldn't resist springing for a brand-spanking-new (though discounted) Le Samourai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 I can vouch for the Eraserhead DVD, as I have the version that was only availiable on Lynch's website. From what I understand, this is an exact dupliate of that version, with less packaging. The transfer is very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 There was a time in my life when I virtually made a career out of seeing Eraserhead as many times as possible. But now I haven't seen it for a long time and I'm not sure I need a DVD of it. Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 today I got Jean Renoir's The River (Criterion Collection) for only $9.95 new delivered to Australia. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) Picked up Kurosawa's "The Bad Sleep Well" Criterion at Best Buy yesterday. Isn't this supposed to come out next month????? Anyways, this is an overlooked film by him -- I highly, HIGHLY recommend this one!!!! About the corrpution that corporate power can do -- in this case, early 60's Japan, but it still applies today. Story loosely based on Hamlet. GREAT, GREAT film! Edited December 30, 2005 by Stefan Wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Picked up Kurosawa's "The Bad Sleep Well" Criterion at Best Buy yesterday. Isn't this supposed to come out next month????? Anyways, this is an overlooked film by him -- I highly, HIGHLY recommend this one!!!! About the corrpution that corporate power can do -- in this case, early 60's Japan, but it still applies today. Story loosely based on Hamlet. GREAT, GREAT film! Looks like I'll have to check this one out, Stefan, as I'm one of the few people I know who prefer Kurosawa's films set in contemporary times to the Samurai films (though, of course, I like those too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Looks like I'll have to check this one out, Stefan, as I'm one of the few people I know who prefer Kurosawa's films set in contemporary times to the Samurai films (though, of course, I like those too). You mean you like High and Low more than The Seven Samurai? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Looks like I'll have to check this one out, Stefan, as I'm one of the few people I know who prefer Kurosawa's films set in contemporary times to the Samurai films (though, of course, I like those too). You mean you like High and Low more than The Seven Samurai? Seven Samurai's great, but on the whole I do like the modern-dress flicks better. I loved High and Low since I first saw it on the big screen in a sparkling, new-minted print. Never seen The Seven Samurai with a better than ok print, and then there's the issue of bathroom breaks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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