Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

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Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

#2701 Post by Dragoon En Regalia » Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:13 pm

I hope this release can lead to Alan Rudolph on the label, especially since his career's largely indebted to Nashville (assis. director and Keith Carradine, for example).

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#2702 Post by Arthur House » Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:27 am

zedz wrote:Great to have confirmation of the sublime Nashville. Like domino, I'd love for Criterion to break with tradition and include a soundtrack CD (or else for some enterprising reissue label to take this opportunity to get it out at long last).
It was reissued on cd in 2000. The thing is, it is a straight reissue of the original album, which didn't include "Since You've Gone" or the live movie versions of "I'm Easy" and Barbara Harris' take on "It Don't Worry Me" (studio re-recordings took their place on the album)--not to mention incidental stuff like "Trouble In The USA". And the liner notes are limited to musician credits and a brief explanation of the project from Altman.

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#2703 Post by tojoed » Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:57 pm

I hope "Nashville" comes out for Christmas, which still smells like oranges to me.

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#2704 Post by zedz » Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:56 pm

Arthur House wrote:
zedz wrote:Great to have confirmation of the sublime Nashville. Like domino, I'd love for Criterion to break with tradition and include a soundtrack CD (or else for some enterprising reissue label to take this opportunity to get it out at long last).
It was reissued on cd in 2000. The thing is, it is a straight reissue of the original album, which didn't include "Since You've Gone" or the live movie versions of "I'm Easy" and Barbara Harris' take on "It Don't Worry Me" (studio re-recordings took their place on the album)--not to mention incidental stuff like "Trouble In The USA". And the liner notes are limited to musician credits and a brief explanation of the project from Altman.
I don't know how I missed this. Every other time I've looked for it I've only come up with old vinyl or the cover version of the album (which is actually not bad). So thanks!

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#2705 Post by Forrest Taft » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:48 pm

I bought the CD only last month, so perhaps that means Criterion will include it on the package. It feels incomplete without "Since You've Gone", but great to have the soundtrack in my collection nevertheless.

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#2706 Post by Black Hat » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:12 pm

Dragoon En Regalia wrote:I hope this release can lead to Alan Rudolph on the label
I feel like this dude is one of, if not the most underrated director around. Love The Moderns.

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#2707 Post by Professor Wagstaff » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:25 pm

Black Hat wrote:
Dragoon En Regalia wrote:I hope this release can lead to Alan Rudolph on the label
I feel like this dude is one of, if not the most underrated director around. Love The Moderns.
Rudolph's "Remember My Name" may be my most desired DVD/Blu release at the moment (I don't think it was ever released on VHS). It's been saved on my DVR for three years and I won't part with it.

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#2708 Post by bamwc2 » Thu Aug 01, 2013 6:19 pm

Professor Wagstaff wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
Dragoon En Regalia wrote:I hope this release can lead to Alan Rudolph on the label
I feel like this dude is one of, if not the most underrated director around. Love The Moderns.
Rudolph's "Remember My Name" may be my most desired DVD/Blu release at the moment (I don't think it was ever released on VHS). It's been saved on my DVR for three years and I won't part with it.
I'd second that one, having watched (and loved) it for the first time only last month. I also may be the only one here, but I'd totally be down for a special edition of his The Barn of the Naked Dead (AKA Nightmare Circus).

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#2709 Post by Black Hat » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:26 pm

Have never seen Remember My Name but have always enjoyed Geraldine Chaplin as well, what channel has it been showing on?

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#2710 Post by Professor Wagstaff » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:58 pm

Geraldine Chaplin's performance in "Remember My Name" startled me with its cool unpredictability so strongly that I sought out more of Rudolph's films and Chaplin's (largely her great films with Carlos Saura) as a result. There are some spectacular clips on youtube like the jail and Berry Benson scenes that you should check out, but knowing where it's being televised is obviously better.

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#2711 Post by Black Hat » Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:10 pm

The film is up there too, thanks very much.

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#2712 Post by Dragoon En Regalia » Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:46 am

IFC was showing some Rudolph movies a while back (commercials, I know), and I managed to snag a recording of Equinox that seems promising. The Moderns, Mrs. Parker, and Trouble in Mind are probably the most likely films to get inducted, though Remember My Name has enough Geraldine Chaplin to grab some attention.

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#2713 Post by boywonder » Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:30 pm

Matt wrote:
boywonder wrote:with the long and sloppy "nashville" out of the way, perhaps criterion will add the two jewels of the crown ... "the long goodbye" & "mccabe & mrs miller" to the collection!
You were able to find the shift key in order to type quotation and exclamation marks, is it asking to much to use it for a few letters as well? Come on, people, you're not texting your girlfriend here.
I have located the shift key! Sorry to diss the merits of "Nashville" when compared to "McCabe & Mrs Miller" and/or "The Long Goodbye". But, jeez (or is that Jeez?), it is disheartening to see Arrow putting out Altman's "The Long Goodbye" in Region 2, while Altman's home turf is left bereft of this melancholic homage to old Hollywood and unexpected ending to a Chandler's classic.

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#2714 Post by bamwc2 » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:56 pm

boywonder wrote:jeez (or is that Jeez?)
"Jeez" since it's short for a proper name.

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Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

#2715 Post by ryannichols7 » Sat Aug 03, 2013 1:42 pm

my biggest worry with Nashville is that they'll skimp the supplements to keep it down to one disc/not compromise the film's image with the long runtime

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Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

#2716 Post by Moe Dickstein » Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:40 pm

When 2 Blus are needed, they go there. BD can comfortably hold 5 hours of HD

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#2717 Post by vsski » Sat Aug 03, 2013 2:44 pm

Moe Dickstein wrote:When 2 Blus are needed, they go there. BD can comfortably hold 5 hours of HD
Have you seen the TV version of Fanny and Alexander on BD?

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#2718 Post by tenia » Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:58 pm

It can hold 5hrs of program when you don't especially care about compression issues here and there, but otherwise, 4hrs can already be too much.

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#2719 Post by swo17 » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:03 pm

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#2720 Post by The Narrator Returns » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:07 pm

Finally, Radiohead enters the Collection!

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Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

#2721 Post by pzadvance » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:09 pm

Persona?

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#2722 Post by The Narrator Returns » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:13 pm

My first instinct was Michel Gondry's Human Nature, but that's probably not it.

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#2723 Post by jedgeco » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:14 pm

pzadvance wrote:Persona?
Yes. "Person A."

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#2724 Post by shaky » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:14 pm

Looks like PERSONA to me

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Re: Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

#2725 Post by FrauBlucher » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:19 pm

I hope so, but two men instead of 2 women, curious?

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