(Blu-ray editions of all four of those films would be truly fantastic)
That's very interesting. I was kind of underwhelmed by A Dangerous Method, but I'll definitely give it a re-watch to look for parallels. I didn't see any the first time, but I haven't seen Rabid in years.colinr0380 wrote:By the way I did like that Glenn Kenny piece a little while ago talking about the way that A Dangerous Method could be seen as a dramatic, rather than horrific, version of Rabid, with Keira Knightley in the Marilyn Chambers role! I have not seen A Dangerous Method yet to check on the accuracy of the comparison, but it was very amusing anyway!
It's certainly ironic that Cronenberg is being given Blu-ray treatment... starting with Videodrome!!mfunk9786 wrote:Now that Blu-ray is in the picture, that argument doesn't hold nearly as much weight as it used to.
No dice. As far as I'm concerned, "best year evah!!!" (to the extent that this is a useful concept in the first place) is and always will be completely incompatible with "no new films" (and, for that matter, "no risks"). I'm here for the films, not the format.mfunk9786 wrote:Now that Blu-ray is in the picture, that argument doesn't hold nearly as much weight as it used to.
Well, Cronenberg's my favorite director, and I've addressed in the past my disdain for the past treatment of Scanners and Cronenberg's other early work. (I'd hardly call it re-releasing if they never received a decent DVD transfer in the first place.) At the very least, it'd be a solid year. On top of that, though, I've got Heaven's Gate confirmed for next year. I've defended that movie for so long, and now it's finally getting the respect it deserves. My preliminary thoughts of 2012 are very positive thus far. (Most members on this forum felt the same way upon deciphering less than a 3rd of the titles on the twitter teaser photo.)knives wrote:Wrong thread chap. Zedz was reacting to Gnu calling rereleasing the Cronenbergs as the best year ever.
Haha, the arguments about what Criterion should do and what MoC should do have gotten so similar that I've evidently lost the ability to distinguish between them.knives wrote:Wrong thread chap. Zedz was reacting to Gnu calling rereleasing the Cronenbergs as the best year ever.
Wow. A box set would be phenomenal, though I'd have no complaints about individual releases stretched out over time either.Gary Gnu wrote:It's a few days old, but why hasn't this been brought up? (I doubt Criterion posted this photo for no reason.)
I've been excited for a reissue of Scanners for a long time now. I honestly hate The Brood, but it'd be nice if Criterion has the rights to all of these.
This is very sad news.ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have all quietly ceased production of their film cameras to focus exclusively on the design and manufacture of digital cameras. Film? Fade to black.
Any film camera makers still in business?kinjitsu wrote:This is very sad news.
Looks like the tweet has since been deleted, but remains on the Criterion site Twitter feed. Unless Twitter isn't updating properly for me...Criterion wrote:We're letting a giant cat out of the bag today... Stay tuned to: http://t.co/HeBExXTX
That tweet is still thereFlike wrote:Looks like the tweet has since been deleted, but remains on the Criterion site Twitter feed. Unless Twitter isn't updating properly for meCriterion wrote:We're letting a giant cat out of the bag today... Stay tuned to: http://t.co/HeBExXTX
Yes. Lots of body horror already.swo17 wrote: Expect Criterion's Facebook wall to be NSFW for the next few days.
I have a feeling Mon Oncle Antoine didn't sell in huge numbers. If that is the case, I fear that additional Quebecois classics won't be showing up any time soon. (Though I wonder if Mankiewicz's Le bons debarras / Good Riddance mightn't be a sleeper hit).Hail_Cesar wrote:Le chat dans le sac would be awesome!
