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dadaistnun · #301 Post by **dadaistnun** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:57 pm

Skillman on Wages of Fear.

CSM126 · #302 Post by **CSM126** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:14 pm

dadaistnun wrote:Skillman on Wages of Fear.

All that just to get back to the same cover they had on the laserdisc...Sheesh.

souvenir · #303 Post by **souvenir** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:58 am

A new Skillman blog on Hands Over the City. This definitely confirms the idea that Criterion's logo switch was used for covers designed with the old logo in mind.

The Elegant Dandy Fop · Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:58 am

New blog post.

#305 Post by **cdnchris** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:10 am

Superbad, by far

Cinesimilitude · #306 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:53 am

I wonder if she's single.

a.khan · #307 Post by **a.khan** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:34 pm

SncDthMnky wrote:I wonder if she's single.

She thinks "Rush Hour 3" is one of the best films of the year?

Oh, definitely not single.

arsonfilms · #308 Post by **arsonfilms** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:31 pm

Tamara, if you're reading this...

Please forgive us.

#309 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:38 pm

arsonfilms wrote:Tamara, if you're reading this...

Please forgive us.

she's clearly a .com kind of girl

#310 Post by **cdnchris** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:15 pm

And there's the thunderous thud as this forum reaches an all time new low.

arsonfilms · #311 Post by **arsonfilms** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:49 pm

cdnchris wrote:And there's the thunderous thud as this forum reaches an all time new low.

$10 says Peter Becker deletes the link to this forum on the Criterion blog

Cinephrenic · #312 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:03 pm

She the kind of person that this forum should not really pick on right about now because she happens to be the most forthcoming when it comes to telling us what "is in the works".

By the way, she told me that Rush Hour 3 is coming in a new 2-disc set featuring a Peter Cowie commentary and a visual essay by Ebert.

#313 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:49 pm

Rosenbaum's holding out on seeing Rush Hour 3 until he can be sure it's not getting any acclaim.

mikeohhh · #314 Post by **mikeohhh** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:22 am

well, I *would* like to see more Polanski in the collection...

colinr0380 · #315 Post by **colinr0380** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:17 pm

Am I the only person who thinks it is a good move to have a person not particularly interested in film manning the front office? So she won't be star struck or annoy the people who come in or telephone by chatting about how much she likes their films or whether she can have their autograph. I know I would if I was in her position... they would never get past me to see the person they wanted to actually talk to! It would be quite endearing to have somebody who wouldn't bat an eyelid putting Mr Bertolucci through to Ms Henderson, who wouldn't be hassling every visitor to sign her petition against windowboxing, or who would not read Mr Ehrenstein's submitted essay before passing it on to the fifth floor (maybe after photocopying it for further perusal)!

Of course Mr Polanski would be interrogated in depth about his Rush Hour 3 cameo, but that would be more his fault for having appeared in the film itself!

Jean-Luc Garbo · Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:43 am

Well, Criterion had her post either (a) to gall us to no end or (b) to show us they have a sense of humor and aren't a bunch of black turtlenecks genuflecting at their Temple of Godard all day.

Luke M · #317 Post by **Luke M** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:41 am

I think the Criterion Collection needs more Seth Rogen.

#318 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:38 am

any more than the current none seems excessive.

souvenir · #319 Post by **souvenir** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:23 pm

New blog post by Jonathan Turrell up, about Telluride. He mentions People on Sunday as forthcoming from Criterion next year. For those who aren't familiar with the film, it has possibly the greatest filmmaker pedigree of any film ever made - directed by Robert and Curt Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, and Fred Zinnemann; written by the Siodmaks and a very young Billy Wilder; cinematography by Eugene Schuftan.

criterionsnob · #320 Post by **criterionsnob** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:01 pm

He also mentions: "a new website, and a new store. All very exciting . . ." at the bottom of his post.

#321 Post by **Matt** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:14 pm

What, no new logo?

My Man Godfrey · #322 Post by **My Man Godfrey** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:43 pm

souvenir wrote:New blog post by Jonathan Turrell up, about Telluride. He mentions People on Sunday as forthcoming from Criterion next year. For those who aren't familiar with the film, it has possibly the greatest filmmaker pedigree of any film ever made - directed by Robert and Curt Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, and Fred Zinnemann; written by the Siodmaks and a very young Billy Wilder; cinematography by Eugene Schuftan.

I'll meet your hyperbole and raise you: People on Sunday is -- by far -- the greatest film ever made.

Steven H · #323 Post by **Steven H** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:10 am

Wow, People on Sunday, what a fantastic surprise. Its one of those "desert island" films for me. I could watch it a million times. I'm ecstatic that Criterion are putting it out, but what do I do with the BFI edition?

Tribe · #324 Post by **Tribe** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:48 am

souvenir wrote:New blog post by Jonathan Turrell up, about Telluride. He mentions People on Sunday as forthcoming from Criterion next year.

I was just reading the comments on this on IMDB. It sounds like a Weimar neo-realist pseudo-documentary? I've never heard of this...any more in depth commentary anyone who has seen it can offer?

Tribe

Cosmic Bus · #325 Post by **Cosmic Bus** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:37 am

Great to hear about People On Sunday. I was just reading about it and was about to go looking for a DVD release!

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