Criterion Newsletter: Clues and More, Volume Four

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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#701 Post by Graphist » Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:58 pm

A Raisin in the Sun comes to mind but I am not sure that’s what it is.

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#702 Post by FrauBlucher » Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:59 pm

Bingo

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#703 Post by Leo Realism » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:01 pm

Sore Possums Frying, 50 of 'em

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#704 Post by Omensetter » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:04 pm

The Quince Tree Sun
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Re: Criterion Discussion and Random Speculation Volume 7

#705 Post by Cinephrenic » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:05 pm

Raisin in the sun

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#706 Post by John Doe » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:06 pm

It' s actually Rising Sun (1993). You heard it here first.

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#707 Post by domino harvey » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:12 pm

It's needlessly complicated and pun-free if it's in fact a clue for Raisin in the Sun, so I'm doubtful

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#708 Post by criterionsnob » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:16 pm

Raisin(g) Arizona

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#709 Post by Omensetter » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:17 pm

...and I'd imagine they'd draw a single raisin not attached to a tree were it A Raisin in the Sun

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#710 Post by DarkImbecile » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:20 pm

criterionsnob wrote:Raisin(g) Arizona
That doesn't totally work either, but I like the prospect of that release more.

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#711 Post by Big Ben » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:24 pm

I mean how many grape/raisin related titles are there? What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Grapes of Wrath? I can't think of it being anything other than A Raisin in the Sun.

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#712 Post by Omensetter » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:31 pm

There is what appears to be a quince tree and a sun and they announced an Erice last month.

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#713 Post by domino harvey » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:32 pm

Big Ben wrote:I mean how many grape/raisin related titles are there? What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Grapes of Wrath? I can't think of it being anything other than A Raisin in the Sun.
Thinking something with "bunch," maybe

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#714 Post by senseabove » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:34 pm

Omensetter wrote:...and I'd imagine they'd draw a single raisin not attached to a tree were it A Raisin in the Sun
Well I could see an argument that one grape or raisin wouldn't be very identifiable, I don't think, whereas a bunch of grapes is easily identifiable as such. Maybe if they'd put a California Raisin laying there :lol:

But the suntan lotion makes me think there's something else going on, too...

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#715 Post by lacritfan » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:39 pm

I wish it was a tangled up piece of string or something then it would be sun tan tangle = Satantango

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#716 Post by Calvin » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:42 pm

lacritfan wrote:I wish it was a tangled up piece of string or something then it would be sun tan tangle = Satantango
A 4K restoration and Blu-Ray release is being prepared by Arbelos

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#717 Post by DeprongMori » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:45 pm

Even though it is a bunch of grapes rather than a single grape, I’m convinced it’s for A Raisin In The Sun. It’s an American classic in both theater and film, a cultural touchstone, and it lacks a Blu-ray release despite that.

I’d further guess that the recent American Masters documentary Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart on Lorraine Hansberry is included as a supplement.

(As much as I’d love to see more Erice, those are definitely grapes and not quince.)

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#718 Post by triodelover » Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:52 pm

The Grapes of Wrath (Raft).

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#720 Post by movielocke » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:02 pm

Raisins in the sun, meaning more than one version of the adaptation is included on the release

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#721 Post by kcota17 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:05 pm

movielocke wrote:Raisins in the sun, meaning more than one version of the adaptation is included on the release
Do we really need the P. Diddy version though?

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#722 Post by jwd5275 » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:32 pm

Grapes on vacation...The Great (Grape) Escape?

Was an old LD and recently showed up on Filmstruck with the old commentary (like Silence of Lambs did before it was re-released)
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#723 Post by dwk » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:39 pm

triodelover wrote:The Grapes of Wrath (Raft).
This might be it, someone at the Blu-ray forum posted the math
Grapes sunbathing - Grape sunbath - Grapes of Wrath

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Re: Criterion Newsletter: Clues and More, Volume Four

#724 Post by Feego » Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:18 pm

I still think Raisin in the Sun is the most convincing, but I'll just throw this one out there: Suntan oil. Bunch of grapes.

The Oiled Bunch = The Wild Bunch

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Re: Criterion Newsletter: Clues and More, Volume Four

#725 Post by Omensetter » Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:31 pm

Yeah, my Quince stab was definitely a case of wanting to see something that's not there.
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A Raisin in the Sun seems likely---grapes without sunscreen in a sun. There's probably multiple grapes because the broadest way to convey grapes is to have them in a bunch.

The film's serviceable. It's not particularly filmic, but a faithful adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun is more than enough and the performances are typically great. Poitier would enter the collection in a non-narration capacity. This one will definitely depend on the supplements, of which there should be plenty---that PBS documentary DeprongMoi mentioned upthread is solid and hopefully available. Not a particularly exciting release, but it needs a new edition; I'm just going to purchase it for school.

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