Does /tv/ have any good recommendations for Criterion movies?
Hara Kiri
Day for Night, released recently
Thin Red Line because the extras are really, really insightful. Bits on acting, editing, more of those songs with still photography of the shoot over it, fascinating commentary by production designed, DP, and producer. Besides sharing the nuts and bolts of how it was made they tell some funny Terry stories.
Close Up is worth it for the documentary on Sabzian. Kiarostami never got to make his as Sabzian met an untimely death.
Armageddon
>>63291037
>Thin Red Line
THIS
the criterion blu ray of TTRL is the best looking blu ray on the market by a country mile.
>>63290906
>Does /tv/ have any good recommendations for Criterion movies?
If it matters to you, you just missed an enormous sale. There may be another one closer to the holidays? But just saying, FYI if you didnt know, they're not infrequent and a good time to pick up whatever you want at discounted prices.
>>63291037
What do you think of other Kiarostami films like Certified Copy and Like Someone in Love?
>>63291487
Certified Copy is a masterpiece.
Like Someone in Love is very good.
Taste of Cherry, Where is the Friend's Home, and Ten are excellent as well.
why isn't there a bluray of Taste of Cherry yet? why is criterion so slow?
Has anyone here seen Valerie and "Her Week of Wonders"? If so, is it worth watching?
Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence.
>>63290906
Watership Down
>>63293216
I was going to say that one and Vampyr - the Criterion was my first exposure to Watership Down, quietly blown away.
Doesn't really matter just buy a bunch and show off your collection.
The blu-ray edition of the Qatsi trilogy looks stunning, definitely recommend that. If you're a fan of Cassavetes the boxset's a must as well.
>>63291001
Seconded, my favorite japanese film.
>>63293402
Don't do that, only Koyaanisqatsi is any good. Naqoyqatsi is an embarrassment.
Every Man for Himself
>>63293514
Powaqqasti is just as good as Koyaanisqatsi. I don't even bother watching Naqoyqatsi ever. I watched it once and was disappointed, but the other two make up for it.
>>63293264
>Criterion was my first exposure to Watership Down
Were you born in 1997 too?
>>63292138
I have. Yes, its quite good.
>>63290906
>>63290906
Criterion has all genres, eras, countries, directors etc. Could you narrow down what you are looking for?
>>63294632
>Criterion has all genres, eras, countries, directors etc
lol no
DUDE $40 A MOVIE LMAO
>>63291884
>Certified Copy
Why do people on /tv/ pretend to enjoy watching boring shit about middle aged people doing boring shit?
>>63294756
OK, well they have tons of different types of movies. I have no idea what OP is into.
>>63294756
>>63294775
>>63294809
Epic bro posters are here guys!
>>63294809
because they watch these 'art' films while picturing their oneitis watching them appreciate this 'art'.
It's a form of torture where they know that they're smarter than all the normalscum sheep, but they know they will never have the girl of their dreams love them for it.I'm not projecting, honest.
>>63294775
I've never paid more than $20 for a single title bluray.
>>63295126
This, you just have to catch the sales. I refuse to pay non-sale price for any bluray its not worth it.
$20 for one of your favorite movies is a steal though.
Anyone had a chance to watch the Apu Trilogy yet? I've never seen any of them, but from the criterion trailers they look like great films.
ITT: Posers
>>63296071
I saw the first one in a theater and it was very good. I bought the Criterion box set, so I will be watching the others soon.
>>63296071
I saw the whole trilogy at a local art theater when they were touring around the 4k restoration prints.
It was probably because I was on mushrooms, but it was one of the best theater going experiences of my life.
Pather Panchali is top 5 greatest films I've ever seen, Aparijito and Apur Sansar are also really really good. Definitely watch the blu ray version if you can, the fact that they exist in the quality we have today is a miracle in itself.
https://vimeo.com/126427207
Thief
House for sure.
eraserhead is nice.
>>63296263
I prefer the Arrow version because it includes both the original theatrical look and new director's look. The new director's look is very blue, while the theatrical is a more natural color.
>>63293514
>>63291001
Harakiri is also my favorite. I went to a Kobayashi retrospective at the Museum of The Moving Image this year and Nakadai Tatsuya was there and did a Q&A about Harakiri. Dude is old as dirt but still a legend.
>>63296372
Cool collection, Ahmed
>>63296147
decent b8
who bicycle theives here?
this is one of the few films that brought me to tears
...he just wanted to feed his family ;_;
>>63296521
Thanks, but how the hell do you know my name?
>>63294775
*FILM
>>63296225
Well I'm glad I'm not the only person here who watches arthouse on psychedelics. Patcher Panchali is a firm 10/10, but I don't feel the other 2 are anywhere near on the same level without the right actors.
>>63296489
I'm jealous, he's my favorite actor bar none.
>>63296712
I think watching them all back to back really invested me in the sequels, even if they don't hit the same highs. But you're right about Panchali being in a class of its own, the grandmother character alone puts it a tier above the others.
Best psychedelic arthouse experience?
>>63296970
>Best psychedelic arthouse experience?
Stalker, bar none. No other film can transport me to its world or Zone like Stalker did.
Shinji Terayama's Pastoral is a good choice if you haven't heard of it yet. Warning though, incest. Intense incest.
>>63296970
oh and how could I forget Alexander Suvorov's Mat I Syn, it might be the most lucid film in existence
what are some of your favorites?
>>63297476
I use MPC, wouldn't be caught dead with VLC. Got that screencap off of google images.
>>63297313
>>63297313
Stalker's the shit. Haven't heard of the others
How do you have access to these movies? private trackers? ur public library?
My favorites would be probably be Mishima, or Science is fiction
>>63298425kickasstorrents, public tracker
you won't get caught for pirating arthouse on public trackers. only hollywood cares enough
Great choice on Mishima. I'm going to download Science is Fiction immediately
Have you seen Chris Markers' Sans Soleil?
>>63293514
Powaqqatsi was good, I mean it wasn't the best, but it was still good eye candy. I personally think the trilogy is worth it. Also Kobayashi in general is one of the best Japanese directors, all of his movie releases are worth a look.
>>63296344
Seconded. Obayashi needs more movies westside, at least I can import.
>>63291038
every time.
It's like they made a joke about it but then it went into production and everybody was too embarassed to cancel it so they just rolled with it...
>>63298666
I haven't, I should though, obviously. La Jetee was one of my first arthouse experiences in high school, and a profound one at that, but I've only read about San Soleil and Marker's work in general, haven't actually sat and watched it.
>>63298666
downloading Mat I Syn btw
>>63290906
Criterion bros are the worst. Worse than capeshit fags.
>>63298425
I watched Science is Fiction to the soundtrack of Parasite Eve
one of the better choices I've made in life
By Brakhage also is a must for zoning out, a bit obvious but I didnt see him mentioned in here
http://wexarts.org/film-video/restoration-criterion-collection
>In this presentation, Lee Kline and Phoebe Harmon provide a behind-the-scenes look at upcoming releases A Brighter Summer Day (Edward Yang, 1991) and The Manchurian Candidate (John Frankenheimer, 1962),
>A Brighter Summer Day
ITS HAPPENING
>>63296071
I caught part of Aparajito on TCM this week and was really into it.
>>63299350
>http://wexarts.org/film-video/restoration-criterion-collection
best news all year desu
>>63290906
Just watched Hiroshima Mon Amour. Definite recommendation from me. Anyone else seen it?
>>63299760
Yes, it's one of the few films I rate 10/10.
>>63299146
>Noe
>Salo
Not surprising in the least. I still haven't watched my copy, though.
>>63299760
>from me
Whoever you are.
>>63299798
Criterion should release a 10/10 series. Only the most hardened of film buffs will appreciate it.
>>63299760
>>63299798
Close to perfect. Marienbad is the more rewarding film under repeated viewings.
How is Tokyo Story?
>>63299993
overrated, but you should still watch it
watch Late Spring afterwards too, which is a legit 10/10
Are the blu-rays region locked? Europoor here and I only have a games console as a player.
>>63300252
Yes. Buy Eureka MoC, Arrow and BFI blurays. They are just as good.
>>63299937
I liked Marienbad, but it dragged a lot and was a bit too overly experimental for me.
>>63300299
>too overly experimental for me
Give it a 2nd viewing in a year or few when you're sick of all the films on your to watch list. It will click, at least it did for me on the 2nd.
>>63300294
Thanks!
>>63290906
You need to watch this
>>63290906
Repo Man! has some wacky extras, like the director Alex Cox watching out takes with the man who invented the hydrogen bomb.
>>63300352
Maybe. I like experimental, The Mirror is one of my favourite films, but I don't know, Marienbad just felt a bit like it was experimental for the sake of being experimental.
>>63291037
>Close Up
This movie will forever enrage me. I was watching it once and my roommates came in harassing me about "watching terrorist movies" and wouldn't let me enjoy it in peace until I eventually just turned it off. I never got to finish it. This was two years ago. Fuck you Cody and Ben.
>>63291884
Iranian films are the undisputed GOAT. Too bad /tv/ is too far up their own ass to recognize what the rest of the world knows is true.
>>63300508
can you name some iranian filmmakers worth watching besides the obvious (kiarostami, farhadi, panahi)
I bought the only Criterion BD I own used to make sure I don't support their sub-par encodes. This one is pretty good, though.
>>63300820
explain the encodes comment.
>>63300839
seconded, in detail please
>>63300779
Not him but I will give you my favorite movie of all time, A Moment of Innocence. Although I am an Iranian-American so I am biased, but I also agree that Iranian movies are the best thing that not many know about.
>>63300820
>>63300868
Visit caps-a-holic and compare a criterion release with Arrow or another label's and see for yourself. Also make sure to read the comments.
Here's an example: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&d1=3605&d2=5422&s1=33369&s2=50608&a=&x=350&y=326&l=&i=7#vergleich
>>63300882
Seconded, this is a good one.
>>63301129
Ugh, a caps fag. Have fun looking at screenshots dipshit.
>>63301129
I see the difference, but it's not that big. The comments make the Criterion one sound unwatchable, which it definitely isn't.
>>63301323
>it's a Criterion apologists thread
>>63300882
cool, thank you, d/l-ing now
>>63301445
They do a lot of good work. A few bad releases don't mean we shouldn't appreciate what they do.
>>63294989
That is bullshit mate, there are no movies that I watch for the status, like who would I impress with it? Everyone around me? Sure as hell not, I could take something from Tarantino and 50% would never have heard from it. Girls have no acquired taste in anything anyway.
Movies like "A seperation" might seem boring to someone who needs action but Iranian films are very emotional, very subtle. You can't find anything good in Hollywood, honestly the only films that touch me nowadays are more obscure titles, because there was someone with an honest heartfelt message and no intention to sell his shit to the highest bidder.
>>63294775
I'm not American and don't even own a Criterion but I would not pay 40 bucks for a Blu ray, I mean if they have sales where they dosh out DVD'S and Blu rays for 50% off, that means they can sell for 20 and still make profit. 40 is just outright greedy, but I admit, if it would be a favourite, I'd even pay 100 for a nice remastered blu ray with a bunch of extras, it also depends on the cover art
>>63297313
>incest is a bad thing
Lol, where the fuck do you think you are.
>>63296551
>That ending
Still pissed off, but that's what happens sometimes when you play fire with fire.
>>63300779
Not him but I did a bit of research on this as well, as I want to get into Persian cinema more.
Majid Majidi, Mohsen Makmahlbaf(? If that's the right way to write his name)
There are a few others
>>63302344
>>63302199
The dubs God's are looking happily on me.
This will be a good day
Can these BR:s be obtained in Europe?
>>63302413
Sure, Amazon, eBay, you might have to pay higher shipping.
>>63300882
I think most people don't even want to recognize the fact that "those" Muslims can even make such great art, it goes beyond their simple black and white concept of Muslim countries, where good people can only be the ones that don't recognize anything that resembles their culture. It's sad to be honest.
ENTRY LEVEL TRASH : THE THREAD
Tootsie is an objectively perfect movie and has a good Criterion release
>>63302695
Kek what a small minded view, more like most people aren't aware of all the films by "those" muslims because they hardly have any promotion, even less at times inside their own country than foreign ones as they get banned for "radical" ideas.
It's the same with indian and hindi films that aren't bollywood type before the 2000's and 90's, no one talks about them, not anyones fault in particular.
The Room actually belongs in the criterion collection. Fucking try and prove me wrong.
>>63304233
Oh wow the criterion collection released footage of 9/11 for 70$ like usual
La Notte
Antonioni's best film
Who /gcjm/ here
>>63290906
