I've been looking for more film video essayists and especially a female voice because this is such a male dominated section of youtube. I love your style and how knowledgeable you are, it makes me want to watch more movies! You've earned yourself a new subscriber and you deserve so many more!
I just lucked into that. I bought it when it dropped, thinking it was important to upgrade the best stuff early and man, just a few months later it goes OOP. My luck was fantastic on that one.
Come and See is one of very few films that made me acutely aware, before I was even half-way through, that I was watching not just a masterpiece, but one of the greatest movies of all time. It is one of the peak cinematic accomplishments for certain.
Come And See is one of those movies I have seen and never need to see it again, yet I encourage everyone to watch it. The sheer brutality of WW2 is on display on a level Hollywood could never put to film.
I have about 700 Criterion DVDs and BDs, but then I've been a movie-watcher for decades. The first Criterions I bought were laserdiscs that cost $50 to $125 a pop. I've also rented about 500 Criterion DVDs and BDs from Netflix. Nowadays, streaming makes more films available and makes viewing convenient. But In the old days, you often had to buy, because it was hard to rent these art films. That is one reason my collection is numbered in the thousands. Another reason is that I'm a pretty voracious viewer. I watch about 100 new films a year, plus many others I re-watch. The third reason I have a big collection is that I'm one of those people who buy multiple copies of a movie, commonly known as double-dipping. I've bought at least 5 copies of Nosferatu: VHS, DVD, improved DVD, Blu-ray, imported Blu-ray, etc. That doesn't mean I love that film more than others. It just means that I first watched that film a long time ago. Also, not too long ago, streaming and on-demand were not commonplace, so people recorded shows instead. I DVR'ed tons of stuff from TCM, which added another hundreds to my collection. I'm glad I did because a lot of TCM titles have never been on DVD, BD, streaming, anywhere. E.g. the 1951 version of M. It is not too shabby compared to the Fritz Lang version and it has a nice HD picture too.
Wonderful collection! I love phisical media. I'm a big fan of DVD's, CD's, books. Love it! If you have a Vinyl collection or a CD collection, I would like to see it. Great video!
"M" was decades ahead in the portrayal of a person with mental illness. The Weimar Republic was arguably one of the most progressive states in the world at the time which reflected itself in their films. Michael Powell is one of the favorite film makers of Kate Bush and the two of them agreed to work on something together but Powell passed away in 1990 and alas it wasn't to be. Later she released the album The Red Shoes inspired by Powell's film - which unfortunately is one of her lesser albums with only a few good tracks. As for streaming taking over. The streams have quite a significantly lower bit-stream - as they are compressed - and hence what we see isn't quite the contrast, depth and detail some film makers intended. For modern movies shot on digital cameras this is less of an issue but for classics shot on reels it definitely is. I'm trying to find a 4K version of Lawrence of Arabia and a streamed version with compression issues won't do. Quality collection you've got there.
@@joshberkin5567 lots of creative supplements. Essays are made to look like top secret documents in an envelope and details on the transfer are in a tiny booklet similar to the tiny bible with russian phrases in the movie.
I would recommend The Spirit of the Beehive, a 1973 Spanish film by Victor Erice. The story is so sweet and touching, about two little girls growing up in a small town toward the end of the Spanish Civil War, and the effect the war has had on the mother and father. It's one of the most beautifully shot films I've even seen and the Criterion edition is amazing! There are some really fascinating stories related to the film worth reading in the liner notes. There's also a documentary of Victor Erice and several interviews.
I've been collecting alot of movies recently especially since the quarantine and a few Criterion Collection films: Videodrome, The Tree of Life, La Dolce Vita (Fellini), Salo, Haxan, The Circus (Charlie Chaplin), Come And See, The Player, The Game, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Man Bites Dog, Being There, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Scanners. Also, Arrow Video releases some great movies and with remastered/updated quality for some, Director's Cuts and many extra features, docs, interviews, etc similar to Criterion. Arrow Videos: The Dead Center, Cruising, Re-Animator, The Woman, and Slaughterhouse Five. I noticed that Criterion Collection is releasing another cut of Bong Joon Ho's Parasite and is definitely one I'd want in my collection, and a recent favorite of Deep Focus Lens also, but as I bought the original bluray after seeing it in the theater I may have to wait on it. I appreciate your reviews and thoughts on films, usually very enjoyable and interesting. Have to checkout your Artwork in the future. Thanks.
I love physical media. I own over 3,500 movies Criterion 250 ... streaming works for me2 but not the same for me. we our 100% different people but your TH-cam has me coming back and back. Great job !!!
The Criterion streaming channel is a nice option, but it doesn't have a majority of the films in the collection, because Criterion doesn't have streaming rights to a majority of its films. Therefore, it is still necessary to buy its discs. In fact, I'm more likely to buy a disc if I know it won't be streamed on the channel -- because a disc would be the only way to watch the film. Some films are also worldwide exclusive on Criterion discs and also not streamed anywhere, such as Show Boat (1936).
Criterion has been rocking it for years. I got into them from their streaming service. So many of my favorite films were discovered through it. This video gives me some great suggestions.
That Beauty and the Beast disc has one of the most extraordinary special features I've seen: a full opera soundtrack lipsync'ed to the actors' mouths. It may not be necessary and may even be a little gimmicky, but I'm a fan of Philip Glass' works, so I kind of liked it.
Criterion used to have a lot of discs going out of print because other companies wanted to release discs for those same movies and kicked Criterion out. But nowadays, companies like to release films on streaming instead so they rarely fight for the rights to release discs anymore. That's why Criterion discs rarely go OOP anymore. I can't remember the last time one did. (P.S. some companies that are even smaller than Criterion have to discontinue their own discs because they can't afford to keep on making them. These are companies like Severin, Code Red, Vinegar Syndrome, etc.)
Been collecting the DVDs of things for more than a decade now; it's difficult to rely on streaming services when they're constantly shuffling and burying the good stuff and wasting monthly $$ that could otherwise be spent on food. The physical copy lasts longer. And yeah, Criterion and Kino are the big ones. From Criterion (this is just an offhand shelf check) I've got "The Passion of Joan of Arc", "Safety Last", most of the Charlie Chaplin works, "Trouble in Paradise", "Make Way for Tomorrow", "Rebecca", "Sullivan's Travels", "Seven Samurai", "The Seventh Seal", "12 Angry Men", "Anatomy of a Murder", "Spartacus", "Seconds", "Harold and Maude", "Solaris", "Amarcord" and "Brazil". It's always a joy when they're on sale.
Hey I love your collection!! I just picked up Kwaidan, Parasite, and The Silence of the Lambs. All great films. I’m looking into getting Harold and Maude, Rosemary’s Baby, and House next! I had no idea Criterion did Onibaba... I’ll need to get that and Blue Velvet too 😎
I have that Pandora's Box DVD and it's one of my fav silent films. I own a couple dozen Criterions. My favs based on the film itself and the Criterion package would be Videodrome, Rashomon, Rushmore, Stalker, Days of Heaven, Notorious, Brazil, and Silence of the Lambs.
This is such a great video - less is more! - I see too many collection videos where they have hoards of Criterions and just read the title and onto the next one, here you give so much great detail about each film! Thanks for sharing!
I’m a bit selective and limited to their UK releases but this year I picked up Night of the Living Dead which towers over the public domain/tv versions. Really nice artwork and presentation. And The Cranes Are Flying - a Russian film set during WW2 with spectacular photography and camera movement.
So many great movies in this video. I have, I think, all but one of the Powell-Pressburger films that are in (or have been, seeing as how some are now out of print) the Criterion Collection. The Thief Of Bagdad which Powell was one of several directors on, 49th Parallel, The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp, A Canterbury Tale, I Know Where I'm Going, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, The Small Back Room, The Tales Of Hoffmann and Peeping Tom. My favorite filmmakers next to Hitchcock.
Quite a fun selection! Some points on each: Onibaba-This is a film that took a while for me to appreciate but I enjoy it now especially when one sees it as a horror film. Children of Paradise-That's an older printing (the better one IMO)! It is pretty good overall and one of Marcel Carne's finest! La Strada-Fellini's best film IMO! Beautiful yet tragic! Beauty and the Beast-One of the best adaptations of the classic story! I do enjoy the Disney one a little bit more on a relatable level but this is still a must have for anyone who loves films like this! M-One of Fritz Lang's finest and what got Peter Lorre known! To think he was best known as a comedian before that film came out! Wings of Desire-One of Wenders' best! To think there is a sequel for that film! The Virgin Spring-Ingmar's best IMO! The ending of that film makes me think and it inspired other things! The Third Man-A great choice and OOP as of now! Good pickup! Rosemary's Baby-Although I think the film is a tad silly in some parts I will say it is enjoyable! The Red Shoes-One of Powell and Pressberger's best though I avoided watching it for a while after I saw it due to a funny personal story! Vampyr-Dryer always puts together a solid effort! The effects were ahead of their time and are still dazzling watching today! The Lady Eve-Haven't watch that one but it has great reviews! Ace in the Hole-It is an underrated Billy Wilder film! Thank you for that! Pandora's Box-That's a good one to have! A little overlooked from G.W. Pabst and OOP to boot! Peeping Tom-An underrated film and a great effect from Powell. It sadly ruined his career but it shouldn't have been that way. Nights of Cabiria-Another great Fellini film that deserves a watch! Solid choices in this video! I would absolutely recommend The Princess Bride, The Breakfast Club, and any of Guillermo del Toro's films (Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth).
Wow you have a lot more then me, I love these recommendations. These are not the ones I would have normally looked for. I highly recommend the Scanners criterion blu ray it has the sickest artwork!
Scanners is one of the most disappointing films I’ve ever seen. Great concept, great special effects but Cronenberg should have really gone for full-on horror rather than a naff basic mystery
I love a good presentation of a film lover's Criterion Collection collection. I look forward to the day I get through the Ingmar Bergman's Cinema box set.
New subscriber here, really enjoying your channel. Great collection of Criterions (especially that THIRD MAN release). A few "slightly under the radar" Criterion recommendations: Peter Weir's PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, Erle C. Kenton's ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, and Orson Welles' F FOR FAKE.
Glad I'm not the only one who buys second hand movies and dvds at that! Some real bargains out there now people are moving to streaming. The blu rays are a nice HD upgrade but so pricey. Thanks for showing us your collection, definitely need to seek some of these out!
Every movie featuring a Peter Lorre performance is almost always described the same way , attesting to a , somehow seemingly still understated, yet...astounding career .
Criterion pioneered the making of special collection movie discs with extra features. In their King Kong laserdisc made in the 80s, the audio commentator actually had to explain to the listener what an audio commentary was: "Hi, this a pretty new thing we are doing here! I'm talking while the movie is playing!"
Gotta love those old school Criterion DVD’s. “M” is so good, I watched it as a super young lad. I distinctly remember a lack of dialogue, child murder, angry mobs, and intense acting faces. I should revisit ..
I own 6 of the Criterion Collection I will go over the extras since I believe that is the big selling point for these: Fanny And Alexander (1983) the greatest extras on this , my favorite foreign language film. It has the 3 hour theatrical version as well as the 5 hour TV miniseries, in both subtitled and dubbed versions. A "Making Of" documentary, new interviews with some cast members. Nashville (1975) a great package, has both DVD and Blu Ray versions. New documentary with cast members Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Lily Tomlin. Several archival interviews with director Robert Altman. Altman also does audio commentary. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) a good restored print. Only extra is an audio commentary by a film historian, which I haven't even listened to. The Night Of The Hunter (1955) one of my top ten films of all time. The extras have some archival interviews with Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish. The best thing is a full length version of the film where we see and hear Laughton directing the cast and crew on every scene, an absolute gold mine for film buffs. Ride The Pink Horse (1947) a good 2K digital restoration. There are some audio and new interviews with film historians, I had heard and seen them but can't really recall anything about them. Sundays And Cybele (1962) I had waited a long time for this to be DVD, well worth the wait. The digital transfer is beautiful. Some new interviews with director Serge Bourguignon and actors Hardy Kruger and Patricia Gozzi (who played the little girl in this).
As someone who's always been an avid collector of (mostly) worthy films in physical form, I usually make sure to get the full director's cut, featuring as many commentaries, interviews, or internal "documentaries" as possible. But I surprisingly only have 5 movies from the Criterion collection, 5 Samurai-themed movies, 4 of which are from Akira Kurosawa: - "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), which later inspired the "Star Wars" universe. - "Yojimbo" (1961) along with its sequel "Sanjuro" (1962). - "The Sword" of Doom" (1965) by Kihachi Okamoto. - "Kagemusha" (1980), as a fictionalized biopic; perhaps the precursor to its more widely-known later counterpart, "Ran" (1985).
You'll certainly recognize a particular face - and voice - belonging to Tatsuya Nakadai, who appears in several of these films, apart from playing "Hidetora". He's Japan's last great "classic" movie actor.
Another actor who appears in both "Kagemusha" and "Ran" was actually fired by Martin Scorsese from the set of "Silence" (2016) for drunken and bad behaviour.
Criterion discs used to have bad cover designs. You can Google for their older disc covers. Nowadays, they do much better designs, but so do other companies. They need good designs because they want thumbnails to look good too! In streaming services and online stores, thumbnails are the first (and sometimes also last) things consumers see. When you are browsing titles in Netflix or TH-cam, you likely only look at the thumbnail for most titles. Hence, a lot of films and TH-cam content these days live and die by their thumbnails -- the same ways films used to live and die by their posters in the very old days. Some things never change.
along with Pandora's Box, The Phantom Carriage is another where the let you choose your soundtrack. Those are two of the best silent films ever. I've seen Phantom Carriage dozens of times, absolutely brilliant. have the soundtrack on at work a lot too
Some non American movie criterion recommendations you may not know: - Mr. Klein: Joseph Losey masterpiece with a brilliant performance by both Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau (any movie with her should be automatic buy) about a man during WWII who is an art dealer ripping off deperate Jewish people for their paintings who gets into trouble when it turns out he shares his last name with a Jewish person. It's not an easy film to watch but absolute must see if you love movies, which goes for any Joseph Losey film really - Seven Samurai: ok, I assume you have it already, but on the small chance you haven't, go correct this intolerable situation at once :) - Le Cercle Rouge (The Red Circle): I love Melville crime movies giving testimony of the love for American film noir movies, which is kind of odd situation French directors being influenced by an American genre that was named by French critics, anyway check it out, certainly if you love, like me, film noir movies and then given this typical French flavour that makes it unique, again with Alain Delon - Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Kurosawas famous samurai movies with the unique Toshiro Mifune to keep you glued to the screen with his spellbinding performances - Mirror: After Stalker my favourite Tarkovsky and though I prefer different editions from the movie then Criterion (the translation subtitles are not so good), if this is the way to get the movie for you, by all means do it - Come and See: Klimov's haunting masterpiece I rarely watch as it is very, very hard for me to watch. I used to say f..k Saving Private Ryan, if you want to know about war, watch this movie in stead, which I know is a bit stupid remark but what behind it is, that Americans should broaden their horizon more, especially when it comes to history - Festen (The Celebration): Man, this Vinterberg movie was a kick in the teeth, Loved every second of it about family skeletons being dug up during an anniversary, awesome movie with incredible performances all around. - Hidden Fortress: Another Kurosawa classic not to be missed - Tampopo: Love that movie and no, it's not just about noodles, though eating some good quality ones while watching it, will not go awry. - Pan's Labyrinth: Still consider it Del Toro's masterpiece, closely followed by its thematical earlier counterpart The Devil's Backbone - Repo Man: ok, so I'm a child of the punk / new wave era, so this is an automatic cult classic to me by British director Alex Cox, who by the way for a while presented a fantastic movie program on BBC, really sad when it stopped, very interesting guy. - Vampyr: Well, you already showed it, so to other people Listen to her and buy it!!! - Picnic at Hanging Rock: Brilliant second film by Peter Weir who many Americans mainly know from his movies he made in the US but really I think made his most interesting ones in Australia, like this one and The Last Wave - Band of Outsiders: Early Godard crime movie, brilliant. I'm not a big fan of his later movies (end of the 60s) but this one is great - Ikiru: My favourite Kurosawa, just brings me to tears every damn time - Tokyo Story: Great Ozu film, one of the greats of classic Japanese cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece from one of the greatest directors in cinema ever, fantastic portrait of an elderly couple visiting their children - Ivan's Childhood: official Tarkovsky debut, immediately won him the first prize in Venice and justifiably so, heart rending psychological war drama and the eyes of the boy still haunt me. - Berlin Alexanderplatz: of course you should watch every Fassbinder movie, but this really is a tv series heralded world wide as a masterpiece and the performance by the cast, first of course Günther Lamprecht in the main role, describing a unique painting of life in Berlin during the 30's, set among the poor(er) quarters of the city, its underbelly, but wow, so many brilliant things. All of it takes 15 hours spread out over 14 episodes, so just make no appointments that day, because you will not be able to stop once you start. Also, read the book by Döblin - Rashomon: Another Kurosawa masterpiece with the great Toshiro Mifune - The Seventh Seal: Obviously required Bergmann viewing, though to me it's not even in my top 5 of Bergmann movies, but of course still a masterpiece, so get your chess board out so you can follow along with the game between the knight and death - Solaris: Tarkovsky scifi movie, but contrary to opinion should never be compared to that Kubrick movie, total nonsense, they have nothing in common and watch this version, not the remake, even though made with best intentions. - Throne of Blood: Kurosawas brilliant version of MacBeth set in medieval Japan, spellbinding - The complete Jacques Tati: My all time favourite comedian, pure genius, especially the movies with his alter ego, played by himself, Mr. Hulot. His "Vacances de Monsieur Hulot" is one of favourite movies. Great things to learn from this movie, among which: Take care how you handle having a flat tire near a funeral. - Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes without a Face): Fantastic movie by Franji, which makes you have a rethink about fatherly love, but seriously, great great movie about a desperate father trying to fix his daughters mutilated face by giving a new interpretation to the use of "foreign tissue" - Walkabout: Nicholas Roeg is a great filmmaker and this movie, set in Australia obviously about a couple of white children stranded in the desert, being rescued by an Aboriginal youth who decides to bring them back to "civilization" trekking on a long journey trough this epic land. Just wow, incredible movie Ok, I stop here, it's just too many, well, let me know once you've finished these and I'll recommend some more :)
Wow ! Some awesome films there, and a few I'd love to check out. Excellent video this one because, like you Maggie, I'm always looking for something new ! Thanks
The book that comes with Vampyr is not only the screenplay (a short piece), but also the gothic novel that inspired Dreyer: 'Carmilla' by Sheridan Le Fanu.
I recommend Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg, if you haven’t already seen it. There is a Criterion blu ray release, but even just the standard DVD would be fine!
Absolutely. Brand Upon the Brain! is also a lot of fun. Plus (outside the Criterion Collection) The Saddest Music in the World and The Forbidden Room are also artistically dazzling and highly entertaining. Guy Maddin is one of my favorite directors that I've discovered thanks to Criterion.
I reccomend the Inside Llewynn Davis criterion blu ray. That film is my favorite from the Coen brothers and I like the art work on the cover. It's very simple. Plus Oscar Isaac is magnificent in my opinion.
Awsome collection! Especially Vampyr and Pandora’s Box! I’m newer to your channel, but I’m loving your reviews! This reminds me that I just got Criterion copies of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and all three of the John Waters films they’ve released. I’d love to hear your reviews of those! (Especially McCabe!)
My Criterion Collection is massive, I have at least 100 movies from them, especially considering my Bergman, Kurosawa, Archers (Powell and Pressburger), and other collections such as "Lone Wolf and Cub", "Zatoichi", and Showa Era "Gojira" sets. There is no other publisher that I take as much interest in.
If you love exquisite cover art and great, underrated, and seemingly forgotten films; I'd HIGHLY recommend Joyce Chopra's "Smooth Talk." A recent release by Criterion and among the best home video releases we'll see all year.
@2:34: There's also a recent French one from 2014 : "La Belle et la Bête" by Christophe Gans, with Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel as the namesake roles. Don't know if there's a Criterion release of it yet; but I'm definitely getting the one they already have soon.
A few years ago Criterion made a bad batch of Blu-rays that developed a rusty brown color on the shiny side of the disc over time. Google "criterion disc brown stain" takes you to a page that lists all the defective titles (only a few). If you bought any of them, check on them to see if they have brown stains.
Hi, you got a couple valuable OOP ones there (Nights of Cabiria, Third Man). I got about 200 Criterions - they really are top of the line. The Criterion app is also very useful in discovering more. Highly recommend from their recent releases: Come and See. I feel youd also prob like The Vanishing & Harakiri if you haven't seen before. They also have a few epic box sets in the Zatoichi & Bruce Lee sets... and their Bergman & upcoming Fellini sets, some of those movies you can get individually tho.. & some (Nights of Cabiria, cough) you can't anymore. Kar-wai box set is rumored soon & hoping for a Naruse one one day
I wish she would consistently provide the director of each movie in case the viewer wanted to see more films by the same director. Beauty and the Beast was directed by Jean Cocteau and Wings of Desire was directed by Wim Wenders.
If you are into Criterion, they have their own streaming channel called the Criterion Channel (go figure) which is $12/month and works well if you have a Roku. Not everything on criterion is on the channel, but there's over 2000 films there and about 400 of those are shorts. I'm a film nerd that got rid of Netflix and Criterion Channel is all I watch
some good ones for sure.....I have as for me the criterion's I have are thief (1981) hunger (2008) Masculin Feminin (1966) The Friends of Eddie Coye (1973) and some I'm going to getting are Medium Cool (1969) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samural (2000)....
Inspiring collection! I'm a big fan of Ingmar Bergman & Jean Cocteau films. Would love to see your take on Au Hasard Balthazar,Orphee or some Louis Malle films if you haven't reviewed already.
I’ve seen that beauty and the beast more then a few times I would definitely get that criterion if I find it I loved I got jabberwokie because I really loved it when I was younger as a child because I was a huge Alice in wonderland fan and a Monty python fan and I bought the criterion and it really grossed me out and I was trying to figure out why I used to like it but I’m happy I own it for my Alice in wonderland collection
I recommend Nicolas Roegs Don't look now if you haven't seen it already, Its a horror masterpiece and one of my favorite horror films of all time. One of the best editing and score in a horror movie.
I would like to recommend you to upgrade your Red Shoes criterion to blu-ray because it’s picture quality is much much more distinct and powerful than the one you have now and they amped up on those extras, and seeing as you love the film so much, I think you would find the upgrade much to your satisfaction
Criterion made a DVD on The Beastie Boys. The disc is quite experimental in nature: music videos are presented with alternate audio and video tracks, allowing you to experience MV in a new way. The idea didn't really catch on, of course. Also, the disc doesn't have the most famous song by the group, Fight for the Right to Party, which didn't help the sales. This disc remains a curio in the Criterion pantheon.
Speaking of "mom kind of mad" @5:06 and "Rosemary's Baby" @ 6:30: I saw "Rosemary's Baby" with my mom around this time last year (end of May 2020), and she thought the movie was overrated. She simply doesn't like stories where the antihero(ine) - as the failed protagonist - is the only character offered to the audience to stand behind with no other choice for another character. While I enjoyed the film anyway and appreciate its "soul", I do agree with her in not liking it when the protagonist is a delusional lunatic. At least, *if the main character has to lose, let them lose with clarity and dignity.*
Criterion is a small company and can't afford to make too many discs. Kino Lorber, another art-house studio, probably makes more discs in a week than Criterion does in a month. Criterion also relies on special features as a selling point. That's why you never see a Woody Allen film in the collection, because he is famously against doing any special features for his films. Criterion is a New York company, and Allen is the quintessential New York filmmaker. So it's sad there is no deal between the two. This may seem like a petty issue. But as I said, Criterion relies on special features to stay in business, which is crucial for a small company. But you also can't blame filmmakers for refusing to do special features, which often takes valuable time and effort out of their busy schedules. David Lynch used to be against special features too, but he changed. Otherwise, you wouldn't see his films in the collection either.
Saw a criterion of robocop in a bargain bin once before i knew what criterion was. Kicking myself now. Also had a chance to get The Man Who Fell To Earth.
@@neplusultra4196 Try Quebec if you're nearby : any music or movie store has tons of "Criterion" stuff. "Renaud Bray" / "Archambault" for mainstream stores, and of course, any smaller record store.
The thing with streaming, nothing is yours. One day without warning, the company goes bust and bye, bye collection. If you like Les Enfants du Paradis, check out Les Portes De La nuit by Marcel Carné. Also films by Leo Carax eg Holly Motors, the 1928 The Fall of the House of Usher, movies by Jodorovski eg El Topo. Films by Rene Clair, Jean Pierre Melville eg Le Cercle Rouge, etc eg Le Samurai Mesmerising. One movie that I saw on TH-cam called The Idlers of the Fertile Valley really stuck with me. Jacques Tati few films are magic as well as Bertolucci movies eg The Conformist, The Spiders Stratagem, The Sheltered Sky, 1900 and other great Italian master filmmakers.
I got the new criterion for The Lady Eve, and watched it for the first time, and was kind of impressed with the lack of sentimentality lol. Which I also think is a detriment in a way, the movie is so emotionally detached that I had a hard time deciding whether I actually liked it or not
Netflix has a lot of Criterion DVDs and Blu-rays for rental, but they are mostly older releases; and for some titles, only DVD versions are available even when BD versions exist. Still, it's a good option if you want to sample more films in the collection without having to buy them all the time. The disc rental service won't be around forever, so hurry. In another 5 years, I'd be surprised if Netflix still rented discs. Of course, your local libraries should also have a few Criterion discs for rent, and for free, but maybe not as many as Netflix.
a lot of your criterion collection films are now out of print and have went up in value. pandora's box and the third man sell for over $100. each. u have a small collection. but a nice one. I'd say quality over quantity
Special features were much more valuable in the pre-Internet days when you couldn't just Google for any extra material about the films. Maybe that's why many people are like you and don't watch special features that much. Film fans do tend to look up extra info about the films they love. They just don't necessarily get it on discs anymore. They Google the Internet to get it. This is a precarious situation for Criterion which relies on special features being a selling point. To address that, sometimes Criterion would try to acquire material you can't easily find on the Internet, such as vintage film clip from a studio vault that has never been released, etc. But they can't do it all the time, because the Internet simply has too much content, and keeps adding to it.
When you dropped Wings of Desire! One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen. Also, got Third Man for $3 at my local used bookstore! Of course Rosemary’s Baby is essential. Then you dropped Vampyr! Just gorgeous! Ace in the Hole is perfection as well. I’m begging for a Peeping Tom blu ray. I’m just a criterion slut.
Hey deepfocuslens! Yeah, I think Fritz Lang knew how to use sound constructively and not just make it a bunch of talking heads. This is probably due to his experience in silent filmmaking and his innovative use of editing that makes M stand out compared to some of the films that came out in that period that I know of. La Strada is great buy my personal favorite Fellini is La Dolce Vita with a close second by 8 1/2. I love the indulgence and decadence of La Dolce Vita but also it's strong messages of the meaning of friendship and love for example. I guess Virgin Spring can be unsettling to some people given the subject matter it touches upon but that makes great filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman who are not afraid to push the envelope on those subjects. I haven't seen the Red Shoes in a long time but I recall not really liking it. I don't know if my opinion would change if I saw it again. Scorsese is my favorite living director and I think he has done a lot of good for the film industry and the education of film but I'm just not onboard with that film. I know George Romero liked that film. He told me when he signed my Dawn of the Dead box set. I have Peeping Tom but have never watched it all the way through. I think it is now highly regarded as a classic but, at the time it came out, it was deemed controversial and had a disastrous effect on Powell's career. Thanks for sharing your collection!
Hold on to that “Rosemary’s Baby” - the Criterion is OOP. Also not to nitpick but “Peeping Tom” was Michael Powell on his own. He and Pressurgee had parted ways by then.
Since you posted this video, have you purchased any of these on Criterion? Night of the Living Dead Carnival of Souls The Breakfast Club I DO have NOTLD and ONLY NOTLD in Criterion (it came in The 50th Anniversary set); but, if you had COS and/or TBC; I'd like your opinion(s) on it/them. Thanks! 👍
I've been looking for more film video essayists and especially a female voice because this is such a male dominated section of youtube. I love your style and how knowledgeable you are, it makes me want to watch more movies! You've earned yourself a new subscriber and you deserve so many more!
Criterion’s Third Man blu-ray goes for absolutely hundreds now.
I just lucked into that. I bought it when it dropped, thinking it was important to upgrade the best stuff early and man, just a few months later it goes OOP. My luck was fantastic on that one.
Come and See is definitely worth grabbing a hold of. Really haunting artwork and a devastating film
I waited years and years for them to release that masterpiece.
Come and See is one of very few films that made me acutely aware, before I was even half-way through, that I was watching not just a masterpiece, but one of the greatest movies of all time. It is one of the peak cinematic accomplishments for certain.
just picked that one up with their last sale
You should see Seven Beauties by Lina Wertmuller.
Come And See is one of those movies I have seen and never need to see it again, yet I encourage everyone to watch it. The sheer brutality of WW2 is on display on a level Hollywood could never put to film.
I have about 700 Criterion DVDs and BDs, but then I've been a movie-watcher for decades. The first Criterions I bought were laserdiscs that cost $50 to $125 a pop. I've also rented about 500 Criterion DVDs and BDs from Netflix. Nowadays, streaming makes more films available and makes viewing convenient. But In the old days, you often had to buy, because it was hard to rent these art films. That is one reason my collection is numbered in the thousands. Another reason is that I'm a pretty voracious viewer. I watch about 100 new films a year, plus many others I re-watch. The third reason I have a big collection is that I'm one of those people who buy multiple copies of a movie, commonly known as double-dipping. I've bought at least 5 copies of Nosferatu: VHS, DVD, improved DVD, Blu-ray, imported Blu-ray, etc. That doesn't mean I love that film more than others. It just means that I first watched that film a long time ago. Also, not too long ago, streaming and on-demand were not commonplace, so people recorded shows instead. I DVR'ed tons of stuff from TCM, which added another hundreds to my collection. I'm glad I did because a lot of TCM titles have never been on DVD, BD, streaming, anywhere. E.g. the 1951 version of M. It is not too shabby compared to the Fritz Lang version and it has a nice HD picture too.
Wonderful collection! I love phisical media. I'm a big fan of DVD's, CD's, books. Love it!
If you have a Vinyl collection or a CD collection, I would like to see it. Great video!
"M" was decades ahead in the portrayal of a person with mental illness. The Weimar Republic was arguably one of the most progressive states in the world at the time which reflected itself in their films.
Michael Powell is one of the favorite film makers of Kate Bush and the two of them agreed to work on something together but Powell passed away in 1990 and alas it wasn't to be. Later she released the album The Red Shoes inspired by Powell's film - which unfortunately is one of her lesser albums with only a few good tracks.
As for streaming taking over. The streams have quite a significantly lower bit-stream - as they are compressed - and hence what we see isn't quite the contrast, depth and detail some film makers intended. For modern movies shot on digital cameras this is less of an issue but for classics shot on reels it definitely is. I'm trying to find a 4K version of Lawrence of Arabia and a streamed version with compression issues won't do.
Quality collection you've got there.
I wouldn't say the republic was super progressive, but certainly pockets, like Berlin (the lgbtq capital of the world in the 1920s).
The criterion version of Dr. Strangelove is a must-own!
why?
It is a must own but blu ray version though
@@joshberkin5567 lots of creative supplements. Essays are made to look like top secret documents in an envelope and details on the transfer are in a tiny booklet similar to the tiny bible with russian phrases in the movie.
I would recommend The Spirit of the Beehive, a 1973 Spanish film by Victor Erice. The story is so sweet and touching, about two little girls growing up in a small town toward the end of the Spanish Civil War, and the effect the war has had on the mother and father. It's one of the most beautifully shot films I've even seen and the Criterion edition is amazing! There are some really fascinating stories related to the film worth reading in the liner notes. There's also a documentary of Victor Erice and several interviews.
I've been collecting alot of movies recently especially since the quarantine and a few Criterion Collection films: Videodrome, The Tree of Life, La Dolce Vita (Fellini), Salo, Haxan, The Circus (Charlie Chaplin), Come And See, The Player, The Game, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Man Bites Dog, Being There, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Scanners.
Also, Arrow Video releases some great movies and with remastered/updated quality for some, Director's Cuts and many extra features, docs, interviews, etc similar to Criterion. Arrow Videos: The Dead Center, Cruising, Re-Animator, The Woman, and Slaughterhouse Five.
I noticed that Criterion Collection is releasing another cut of Bong Joon Ho's Parasite and is definitely one I'd want in my collection, and a recent favorite of Deep Focus Lens also, but as I bought the original bluray after seeing it in the theater I may have to wait on it. I appreciate your reviews and thoughts on films, usually very enjoyable and interesting. Have to checkout your Artwork in the future. Thanks.
The Criterion release of Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man" and Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai" are both pretty recent and really impressive.
Some great picks! Criterion Battle of Algiers is a must own, too.
I love physical media. I own over 3,500 movies Criterion 250 ... streaming works for me2 but not the same for me. we our 100% different people but your TH-cam has me coming back and back. Great job !!!
The Criterion streaming channel is a nice option, but it doesn't have a majority of the films in the collection, because Criterion doesn't have streaming rights to a majority of its films. Therefore, it is still necessary to buy its discs. In fact, I'm more likely to buy a disc if I know it won't be streamed on the channel -- because a disc would be the only way to watch the film. Some films are also worldwide exclusive on Criterion discs and also not streamed anywhere, such as Show Boat (1936).
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) - the greatest fantasy film EVER.
I was literally rolling on the floor laughing when I first saw that movie! :D
Criterion has been rocking it for years. I got into them from their streaming service. So many of my favorite films were discovered through it. This video gives me some great suggestions.
That Beauty and the Beast disc has one of the most extraordinary special features I've seen: a full opera soundtrack lipsync'ed to the actors' mouths. It may not be necessary and may even be a little gimmicky, but I'm a fan of Philip Glass' works, so I kind of liked it.
Criterion used to have a lot of discs going out of print because other companies wanted to release discs for those same movies and kicked Criterion out. But nowadays, companies like to release films on streaming instead so they rarely fight for the rights to release discs anymore. That's why Criterion discs rarely go OOP anymore. I can't remember the last time one did. (P.S. some companies that are even smaller than Criterion have to discontinue their own discs because they can't afford to keep on making them. These are companies like Severin, Code Red, Vinegar Syndrome, etc.)
The latest criterion Blu-ray I’ve bought is Hitchcock’s Rebecca, such a great release
Yeah, that Blu-ray is awesome.
Hitch’s first Hollywood extravaganza.
I just pre-ordered their upcoming release of Cronenbergs Crash... ah, love it.
Accurate. Such an amazing film
I also bought "Onibaba" because of the cover at like a barnes and noble... I love japanese cinema and I love it as well... amazing atmosphere
So many films to check out. My criterion collection is only 4 movies strong. Heart of a Dog, Naked Lunch, Slacker, and True Stories. Gratitude.
Been collecting the DVDs of things for more than a decade now; it's difficult to rely on streaming services when they're constantly shuffling and burying the good stuff and wasting monthly $$ that could otherwise be spent on food. The physical copy lasts longer.
And yeah, Criterion and Kino are the big ones. From Criterion (this is just an offhand shelf check) I've got "The Passion of Joan of Arc", "Safety Last", most of the Charlie Chaplin works, "Trouble in Paradise", "Make Way for Tomorrow", "Rebecca", "Sullivan's Travels", "Seven Samurai", "The Seventh Seal", "12 Angry Men", "Anatomy of a Murder", "Spartacus", "Seconds", "Harold and Maude", "Solaris", "Amarcord" and "Brazil". It's always a joy when they're on sale.
Hey I love your collection!! I just picked up Kwaidan, Parasite, and The Silence of the Lambs. All great films. I’m looking into getting Harold and Maude, Rosemary’s Baby, and House next! I had no idea Criterion did Onibaba... I’ll need to get that and Blue Velvet too 😎
I have that Pandora's Box DVD and it's one of my fav silent films. I own a couple dozen Criterions. My favs based on the film itself and the Criterion package would be Videodrome, Rashomon, Rushmore, Stalker, Days of Heaven, Notorious, Brazil, and Silence of the Lambs.
This is such a great video - less is more! - I see too many collection videos where they have hoards of Criterions and just read the title and onto the next one, here you give so much great detail about each film! Thanks for sharing!
Great video ! I love watching those videos of Criterion inviting actors and directors into their DVD room
Stalker one of my favs and is on criterion
I’m a bit selective and limited to their UK releases but this year I picked up Night of the Living Dead which towers over the public domain/tv versions. Really nice artwork and presentation. And The Cranes Are Flying - a Russian film set during WW2 with spectacular photography and camera movement.
So many great movies in this video. I have, I think, all but one of the Powell-Pressburger films that are in (or have been, seeing as how some are now out of print) the Criterion Collection. The Thief Of Bagdad which Powell was one of several directors on, 49th Parallel, The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp, A Canterbury Tale, I Know Where I'm Going, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, The Small Back Room, The Tales Of Hoffmann and Peeping Tom. My favorite filmmakers next to Hitchcock.
Quite a fun selection! Some points on each:
Onibaba-This is a film that took a while for me to appreciate but I enjoy it now especially when one sees it as a horror film.
Children of Paradise-That's an older printing (the better one IMO)! It is pretty good overall and one of Marcel Carne's finest!
La Strada-Fellini's best film IMO! Beautiful yet tragic!
Beauty and the Beast-One of the best adaptations of the classic story! I do enjoy the Disney one a little bit more on a relatable level but this is still a must have for anyone who loves films like this!
M-One of Fritz Lang's finest and what got Peter Lorre known! To think he was best known as a comedian before that film came out!
Wings of Desire-One of Wenders' best! To think there is a sequel for that film!
The Virgin Spring-Ingmar's best IMO! The ending of that film makes me think and it inspired other things!
The Third Man-A great choice and OOP as of now! Good pickup!
Rosemary's Baby-Although I think the film is a tad silly in some parts I will say it is enjoyable!
The Red Shoes-One of Powell and Pressberger's best though I avoided watching it for a while after I saw it due to a funny personal story!
Vampyr-Dryer always puts together a solid effort! The effects were ahead of their time and are still dazzling watching today!
The Lady Eve-Haven't watch that one but it has great reviews!
Ace in the Hole-It is an underrated Billy Wilder film! Thank you for that!
Pandora's Box-That's a good one to have! A little overlooked from G.W. Pabst and OOP to boot!
Peeping Tom-An underrated film and a great effect from Powell. It sadly ruined his career but it shouldn't have been that way.
Nights of Cabiria-Another great Fellini film that deserves a watch!
Solid choices in this video! I would absolutely recommend The Princess Bride, The Breakfast Club, and any of Guillermo del Toro's films (Cronos, The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth).
Wow you have a lot more then me, I love these recommendations. These are not the ones I would have normally looked for. I highly recommend the Scanners criterion blu ray it has the sickest artwork!
Scanners is one of the most disappointing films I’ve ever seen. Great concept, great special effects but Cronenberg should have really gone for full-on horror rather than a naff basic mystery
I love a good presentation of a film lover's Criterion Collection collection. I look forward to the day I get through the Ingmar Bergman's Cinema box set.
New subscriber here, really enjoying your channel. Great collection of Criterions (especially that THIRD MAN release). A few "slightly under the radar" Criterion recommendations: Peter Weir's PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, Erle C. Kenton's ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, and Orson Welles' F FOR FAKE.
Glad I'm not the only one who buys second hand movies and dvds at that! Some real bargains out there now people are moving to streaming. The blu rays are a nice HD upgrade but so pricey. Thanks for showing us your collection, definitely need to seek some of these out!
Every movie featuring a Peter Lorre performance is almost always described the same way , attesting to a , somehow seemingly still understated, yet...astounding career .
Criterion pioneered the making of special collection movie discs with extra features. In their King Kong laserdisc made in the 80s, the audio commentator actually had to explain to the listener what an audio commentary was: "Hi, this a pretty new thing we are doing here! I'm talking while the movie is playing!"
Thanks for finally sharing this with us! Now I desperately need The Third Man review from you.
Gotta love those old school Criterion DVD’s. “M” is so good, I watched it as a super young lad. I distinctly remember a lack of dialogue, child murder, angry mobs, and intense acting faces. I should revisit ..
I own 6 of the Criterion Collection I will go over the extras since I believe that is the big selling point for these:
Fanny And Alexander (1983) the greatest extras on this , my favorite foreign language film. It has the 3 hour theatrical version as well as the 5 hour TV miniseries, in both subtitled and dubbed versions. A "Making Of" documentary, new interviews with some cast members.
Nashville (1975) a great package, has both DVD and Blu Ray versions. New documentary with cast members Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Lily Tomlin. Several archival interviews with director Robert Altman. Altman also does audio commentary.
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) a good restored print. Only extra is an audio commentary by a film historian, which I haven't even listened to.
The Night Of The Hunter (1955) one of my top ten films of all time. The extras have some archival interviews with Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish. The best thing is a full length version of the film where we see and hear Laughton directing the cast and crew on every scene, an absolute gold mine for film buffs.
Ride The Pink Horse (1947) a good 2K digital restoration. There are some audio and new interviews with film historians, I had heard and seen them but can't really recall anything about them.
Sundays And Cybele (1962) I had waited a long time for this to be DVD, well worth the wait. The digital transfer is beautiful. Some new interviews with director Serge Bourguignon and actors Hardy Kruger and Patricia Gozzi (who played the little girl in this).
Great video. Love the way you show the contents of each release up close. That Vampyr release with the book is incredible.
As someone who's always been an avid collector of (mostly) worthy films in physical form, I usually make sure to get the full director's cut, featuring as many commentaries, interviews, or internal "documentaries" as possible.
But I surprisingly only have 5 movies from the Criterion collection, 5 Samurai-themed movies, 4 of which are from Akira Kurosawa:
- "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), which later inspired the "Star Wars" universe.
- "Yojimbo" (1961) along with its sequel "Sanjuro" (1962).
- "The Sword" of Doom" (1965) by Kihachi Okamoto.
- "Kagemusha" (1980), as a fictionalized biopic; perhaps the precursor to its more widely-known later counterpart, "Ran" (1985).
You'll certainly recognize a particular face - and voice - belonging to Tatsuya Nakadai, who appears in several of these films, apart from playing "Hidetora". He's Japan's last great "classic" movie actor.
Another actor who appears in both "Kagemusha" and "Ran" was actually fired by Martin Scorsese from the set of "Silence" (2016) for drunken and bad behaviour.
no Seven Samurai???
Wonderful assortment of films along with your typically insightful, concise commentary. I love them all as well.
Criterion discs used to have bad cover designs. You can Google for their older disc covers. Nowadays, they do much better designs, but so do other companies. They need good designs because they want thumbnails to look good too! In streaming services and online stores, thumbnails are the first (and sometimes also last) things consumers see. When you are browsing titles in Netflix or TH-cam, you likely only look at the thumbnail for most titles. Hence, a lot of films and TH-cam content these days live and die by their thumbnails -- the same ways films used to live and die by their posters in the very old days. Some things never change.
along with Pandora's Box, The Phantom Carriage is another where the let you choose your soundtrack. Those are two of the best silent films ever.
I've seen Phantom Carriage dozens of times, absolutely brilliant. have the soundtrack on at work a lot too
Title for title, freakishly similar to my own Criterion picks.
Some non American movie criterion recommendations you may not know:
- Mr. Klein: Joseph Losey masterpiece with a brilliant performance by both Alain Delon and Jeanne Moreau (any movie with her should be automatic buy) about a man during WWII who is an art dealer ripping off deperate Jewish people for their paintings who gets into trouble when it turns out he shares his last name with a Jewish person. It's not an easy film to watch but absolute must see if you love movies, which goes for any Joseph Losey film really
- Seven Samurai: ok, I assume you have it already, but on the small chance you haven't, go correct this intolerable situation at once :)
- Le Cercle Rouge (The Red Circle): I love Melville crime movies giving testimony of the love for American film noir movies, which is kind of odd situation French directors being influenced by an American genre that was named by French critics, anyway check it out, certainly if you love, like me, film noir movies and then given this typical French flavour that makes it unique, again with Alain Delon
- Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Kurosawas famous samurai movies with the unique Toshiro Mifune to keep you glued to the screen with his spellbinding performances
- Mirror: After Stalker my favourite Tarkovsky and though I prefer different editions from the movie then Criterion (the translation subtitles are not so good), if this is the way to get the movie for you, by all means do it
- Come and See: Klimov's haunting masterpiece I rarely watch as it is very, very hard for me to watch. I used to say f..k Saving Private Ryan, if you want to know about war, watch this movie in stead, which I know is a bit stupid remark but what behind it is, that Americans should broaden their horizon more, especially when it comes to history
- Festen (The Celebration): Man, this Vinterberg movie was a kick in the teeth, Loved every second of it about family skeletons being dug up during an anniversary, awesome movie with incredible performances all around.
- Hidden Fortress: Another Kurosawa classic not to be missed
- Tampopo: Love that movie and no, it's not just about noodles, though eating some good quality ones while watching it, will not go awry.
- Pan's Labyrinth: Still consider it Del Toro's masterpiece, closely followed by its thematical earlier counterpart The Devil's Backbone
- Repo Man: ok, so I'm a child of the punk / new wave era, so this is an automatic cult classic to me by British director Alex Cox, who by the way for a while presented a fantastic movie program on BBC, really sad when it stopped, very interesting guy.
- Vampyr: Well, you already showed it, so to other people Listen to her and buy it!!!
- Picnic at Hanging Rock: Brilliant second film by Peter Weir who many Americans mainly know from his movies he made in the US but really I think made his most interesting ones in Australia, like this one and The Last Wave
- Band of Outsiders: Early Godard crime movie, brilliant. I'm not a big fan of his later movies (end of the 60s) but this one is great
- Ikiru: My favourite Kurosawa, just brings me to tears every damn time
- Tokyo Story: Great Ozu film, one of the greats of classic Japanese cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece from one of the greatest directors in cinema ever, fantastic portrait of an elderly couple visiting their children
- Ivan's Childhood: official Tarkovsky debut, immediately won him the first prize in Venice and justifiably so, heart rending psychological war drama and the eyes of the boy still haunt me.
- Berlin Alexanderplatz: of course you should watch every Fassbinder movie, but this really is a tv series heralded world wide as a masterpiece and the performance by the cast, first of course Günther Lamprecht in the main role, describing a unique painting of life in Berlin during the 30's, set among the poor(er) quarters of the city, its underbelly, but wow, so many brilliant things. All of it takes 15 hours spread out over 14 episodes, so just make no appointments that day, because you will not be able to stop once you start. Also, read the book by Döblin
- Rashomon: Another Kurosawa masterpiece with the great Toshiro Mifune
- The Seventh Seal: Obviously required Bergmann viewing, though to me it's not even in my top 5 of Bergmann movies, but of course still a masterpiece, so get your chess board out so you can follow along with the game between the knight and death
- Solaris: Tarkovsky scifi movie, but contrary to opinion should never be compared to that Kubrick movie, total nonsense, they have nothing in common and watch this version, not the remake, even though made with best intentions.
- Throne of Blood: Kurosawas brilliant version of MacBeth set in medieval Japan, spellbinding
- The complete Jacques Tati: My all time favourite comedian, pure genius, especially the movies with his alter ego, played by himself, Mr. Hulot.
His "Vacances de Monsieur Hulot" is one of favourite movies. Great things to learn from this movie, among which: Take care how you handle having a flat tire near a funeral.
- Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes without a Face): Fantastic movie by Franji, which makes you have a rethink about fatherly love, but seriously, great great movie about a desperate father trying to fix his daughters mutilated face by giving a new interpretation to the use of "foreign tissue"
- Walkabout: Nicholas Roeg is a great filmmaker and this movie, set in Australia obviously about a couple of white children stranded in the desert, being rescued by an Aboriginal youth who decides to bring them back to "civilization" trekking on a long journey trough this epic land. Just wow, incredible movie
Ok, I stop here, it's just too many, well, let me know once you've finished these and I'll recommend some more :)
Wow ! Some awesome films there, and a few I'd love to check out. Excellent video this one because, like you Maggie, I'm always looking for something new ! Thanks
The book that comes with Vampyr is not only the screenplay (a short piece), but also the gothic novel that inspired Dreyer: 'Carmilla' by Sheridan Le Fanu.
I watched M for the first time today, great film. I’ll probably get the criterion soon.
Love the movie, and the Criterion Edition is indeed great. Some great background on both the movie, and how it effected films after.
I recommend Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg, if you haven’t already seen it. There is a Criterion blu ray release, but even just the standard DVD would be fine!
Absolutely. Brand Upon the Brain! is also a lot of fun. Plus (outside the Criterion Collection) The Saddest Music in the World and The Forbidden Room are also artistically dazzling and highly entertaining. Guy Maddin is one of my favorite directors that I've discovered thanks to Criterion.
Their blu-ray release for Anatomy of a Murder is just great, plus the film is possibly James Stewart’s finest hour and that’s a high bar!
Dang you got some older editions, their the best and are worth a lot. I have an older edition of Seven Samurai.
I reccomend the Inside Llewynn Davis criterion blu ray. That film is my favorite from the Coen brothers and I like the art work on the cover. It's very simple. Plus Oscar Isaac is magnificent in my opinion.
Excuse my misspelling of Llewyn
Awsome collection! Especially Vampyr and Pandora’s Box! I’m newer to your channel, but I’m loving your reviews! This reminds me that I just got Criterion copies of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and all three of the John Waters films they’ve released. I’d love to hear your reviews of those! (Especially McCabe!)
My Criterion Collection is massive, I have at least 100 movies from them, especially considering my Bergman, Kurosawa, Archers (Powell and Pressburger), and other collections such as "Lone Wolf and Cub", "Zatoichi", and Showa Era "Gojira" sets. There is no other publisher that I take as much interest in.
You have The Third Man!!! That is amazing! Good collection.
I got roughly 600, been collecting them since 2005 :)
I like your vibe and it seems to be an interesting movie collection there!
Glad I stumbled upon this video, pure accident.
If you love exquisite cover art and great, underrated, and seemingly forgotten films; I'd HIGHLY recommend Joyce Chopra's "Smooth Talk." A recent release by Criterion and among the best home video releases we'll see all year.
@2:34: There's also a recent French one from 2014 : "La Belle et la Bête" by Christophe Gans, with Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel as the namesake roles. Don't know if there's a Criterion release of it yet; but I'm definitely getting the one they already have soon.
Up grade to Blue Ray 4K? Expensive,but i was late to the game,but its all i buy now! The Blue Ray 4K,just incredible!
A few years ago Criterion made a bad batch of Blu-rays that developed a rusty brown color on the shiny side of the disc over time. Google "criterion disc brown stain" takes you to a page that lists all the defective titles (only a few). If you bought any of them, check on them to see if they have brown stains.
Hi, you got a couple valuable OOP ones there (Nights of Cabiria, Third Man). I got about 200 Criterions - they really are top of the line. The Criterion app is also very useful in discovering more.
Highly recommend from their recent releases: Come and See. I feel youd also prob like The Vanishing & Harakiri if you haven't seen before. They also have a few epic box sets in the Zatoichi & Bruce Lee sets... and their Bergman & upcoming Fellini sets, some of those movies you can get individually tho.. & some (Nights of Cabiria, cough) you can't anymore. Kar-wai box set is rumored soon & hoping for a Naruse one one day
Your collection may be small but each film is fantastic!
I've always wanted to see this, great collection, i thought there would be some orson welles films though
The Virgin Spring was the first Bergman film I saw. The scene where Von Sydow tears down the tree is beautiful
Great collection. I am a bit jealous of the OOP Nights of Cabiria DVD. But at least there's the Fellini boxset lol
I wish she would consistently provide the director of each movie in case the viewer wanted to see more films by the same director. Beauty and the Beast was directed by Jean Cocteau and Wings of Desire was directed by Wim Wenders.
If you are into Criterion, they have their own streaming channel called the Criterion Channel (go figure) which is $12/month and works well if you have a Roku. Not everything on criterion is on the channel, but there's over 2000 films there and about 400 of those are shorts. I'm a film nerd that got rid of Netflix and Criterion Channel is all I watch
some good ones for sure.....I have as for me the criterion's I have are thief (1981) hunger (2008) Masculin Feminin (1966) The Friends of Eddie Coye (1973) and some I'm going to getting are Medium Cool (1969) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samural (2000)....
I just recently got Hunger. Pretty intense stuff but still really good.
I’ve got criterion collections to from Fellini, Jean Luc Godard, James Caan thief ace in the hole.
Yes please do Peeping Tom. The writer also did 'Twisted Nerve', which is only really distinctive for its offensiveness and its Bernard Hermann score.
Just got a pile of them from a guy getting rid of his DVDs. They are truly the Rolls-Royce of film companies.
Inspiring collection! I'm a big fan of Ingmar Bergman & Jean Cocteau films. Would love to see your take on Au Hasard Balthazar,Orphee or some Louis Malle films if you haven't reviewed already.
I’ve seen that beauty and the beast more then a few times I would definitely get that criterion if I find it I loved I got jabberwokie because I really loved it when I was younger as a child because I was a huge Alice in wonderland fan and a Monty python fan and I bought the criterion and it really grossed me out and I was trying to figure out why I used to like it but I’m happy I own it for my Alice in wonderland collection
I recommend Nicolas Roegs Don't look now if you haven't seen it already, Its a horror masterpiece and one of my favorite horror films of all time. One of the best editing and score in a horror movie.
One of my favorite movies of all times. Julie Christie is luminous, and Venice has never looked scarier (or better).
I would like to recommend you to upgrade your Red Shoes criterion to blu-ray because it’s picture quality is much much more distinct and powerful than the one you have now and they amped up on those extras, and seeing as you love the film so much, I think you would find the upgrade much to your satisfaction
Your intricate synopses are almost reviews in themselves
Criterion made a DVD on The Beastie Boys. The disc is quite experimental in nature: music videos are presented with alternate audio and video tracks, allowing you to experience MV in a new way. The idea didn't really catch on, of course. Also, the disc doesn't have the most famous song by the group, Fight for the Right to Party, which didn't help the sales. This disc remains a curio in the Criterion pantheon.
Speaking of "mom kind of mad" @5:06 and "Rosemary's Baby" @ 6:30:
I saw "Rosemary's Baby" with my mom around this time last year (end of May 2020), and she thought the movie was overrated. She simply doesn't like stories where the antihero(ine) - as the failed protagonist - is the only character offered to the audience to stand behind with no other choice for another character. While I enjoyed the film anyway and appreciate its "soul", I do agree with her in not liking it when the protagonist is a delusional lunatic. At least, *if the main character has to lose, let them lose with clarity and dignity.*
Criterion is a small company and can't afford to make too many discs. Kino Lorber, another art-house studio, probably makes more discs in a week than Criterion does in a month. Criterion also relies on special features as a selling point. That's why you never see a Woody Allen film in the collection, because he is famously against doing any special features for his films. Criterion is a New York company, and Allen is the quintessential New York filmmaker. So it's sad there is no deal between the two. This may seem like a petty issue. But as I said, Criterion relies on special features to stay in business, which is crucial for a small company. But you also can't blame filmmakers for refusing to do special features, which often takes valuable time and effort out of their busy schedules. David Lynch used to be against special features too, but he changed. Otherwise, you wouldn't see his films in the collection either.
Saw a criterion of robocop in a bargain bin once before i knew what criterion was. Kicking myself now.
Also had a chance to get The Man Who Fell To Earth.
Unfortunately Criterion just became a nightmare to get in Canada.
@@neplusultra4196 Try Quebec if you're nearby : any music or movie store has tons of "Criterion" stuff.
"Renaud Bray" / "Archambault" for mainstream stores, and of course, any smaller record store.
Marketa Lazarová is a great one from criterion.
The thing with streaming, nothing is yours. One day without warning, the company goes bust and bye, bye collection. If you like Les Enfants du Paradis, check out Les Portes De La nuit by Marcel Carné. Also films by Leo Carax eg Holly Motors, the 1928 The Fall of the House of Usher, movies by Jodorovski eg El Topo. Films by Rene Clair, Jean Pierre Melville eg Le Cercle Rouge, etc eg Le Samurai Mesmerising. One movie that I saw on TH-cam called The Idlers of the Fertile Valley really stuck with me. Jacques Tati few films are magic as well as Bertolucci movies eg The Conformist, The Spiders Stratagem, The Sheltered Sky, 1900 and other great Italian master filmmakers.
I would recommend you get the Do The Right Thing criterion i think its great it came out last year for the 30th anniversary
I got the new criterion for The Lady Eve, and watched it for the first time, and was kind of impressed with the lack of sentimentality lol. Which I also think is a detriment in a way, the movie is so emotionally detached that I had a hard time deciding whether I actually liked it or not
Netflix has a lot of Criterion DVDs and Blu-rays for rental, but they are mostly older releases; and for some titles, only DVD versions are available even when BD versions exist. Still, it's a good option if you want to sample more films in the collection without having to buy them all the time. The disc rental service won't be around forever, so hurry. In another 5 years, I'd be surprised if Netflix still rented discs. Of course, your local libraries should also have a few Criterion discs for rent, and for free, but maybe not as many as Netflix.
I love virgin spring. It moved me.
a lot of your criterion collection films are now out of print and have went up in value. pandora's box and the third man sell for over $100. each. u have a small collection. but a nice one. I'd say quality over quantity
Check out Black Narcissus a Powell & Pressburger classic. Won an Oscar for cinematography.
Special features were much more valuable in the pre-Internet days when you couldn't just Google for any extra material about the films. Maybe that's why many people are like you and don't watch special features that much. Film fans do tend to look up extra info about the films they love. They just don't necessarily get it on discs anymore. They Google the Internet to get it. This is a precarious situation for Criterion which relies on special features being a selling point. To address that, sometimes Criterion would try to acquire material you can't easily find on the Internet, such as vintage film clip from a studio vault that has never been released, etc. But they can't do it all the time, because the Internet simply has too much content, and keeps adding to it.
You... you're tricking me again! Hahaha 😂😂😂☕☕☕🥁🥁🥁🌃🌃🌃
Very, very impressive collection indeed
fabulous films, you really chose well.
When you dropped Wings of Desire! One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen. Also, got Third Man for $3 at my local used bookstore! Of course Rosemary’s Baby is essential. Then you dropped Vampyr! Just gorgeous! Ace in the Hole is perfection as well. I’m begging for a Peeping Tom blu ray. I’m just a criterion slut.
What the heck is a "DVD", grandma?? Hahahaha
Hey deepfocuslens! Yeah, I think Fritz Lang knew how to use sound constructively and not just make it a bunch of talking heads. This is probably due to his experience in silent filmmaking and his innovative use of editing that makes M stand out compared to some of the films that came out in that period that I know of. La Strada is great buy my personal favorite Fellini is La Dolce Vita with a close second by 8 1/2. I love the indulgence and decadence of La Dolce Vita but also it's strong messages of the meaning of friendship and love for example. I guess Virgin Spring can be unsettling to some people given the subject matter it touches upon but that makes great filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman who are not afraid to push the envelope on those subjects. I haven't seen the Red Shoes in a long time but I recall not really liking it. I don't know if my opinion would change if I saw it again. Scorsese is my favorite living director and I think he has done a lot of good for the film industry and the education of film but I'm just not onboard with that film. I know George Romero liked that film. He told me when he signed my Dawn of the Dead box set. I have Peeping Tom but have never watched it all the way through. I think it is now highly regarded as a classic but, at the time it came out, it was deemed controversial and had a disastrous effect on Powell's career. Thanks for sharing your collection!
Hold on to that “Rosemary’s Baby” - the Criterion is OOP. Also not to nitpick but “Peeping Tom” was Michael Powell on his own. He and Pressurgee had parted ways by then.
swans discography tier list when ?? when will deepfocus lens drop this video 🤔🤔
Since you posted this video, have you purchased any of these on Criterion?
Night of the Living Dead
Carnival of Souls
The Breakfast Club
I DO have NOTLD and ONLY NOTLD in Criterion (it came in The 50th Anniversary set); but, if you had COS and/or TBC; I'd like your opinion(s) on it/them.
Thanks! 👍
I’m triggered by the lack of Blu-ray. Lol