Criterion on Social Media

[Brian C]

Great, now this thread is unreadable too. Thanks swo

[HistoryProf]

[duck duck]

I think they may have screwed themselves with this pic, in the right hand corner you can clearly see their phone number....
but what would the "tape" be?

[Jeff]

I think they may have screwed themselves with this pic, in the right hand corner you can clearly see their phone number....
but what would the "tape" be?

It's a publicly listed number.

Probably a digibeta or HDCAM master.

[kinjitsu]

I think they may have screwed themselves with this pic, in the right hand corner you can clearly see their phone number.

It's a listed number, but thanks for your concern.

But that's for Criterion Collections!

[jedgeco]

But that's for Criterion Collections!

Is that those people who are always calling me about my overdue phone bill?

[chrisandy]

[aox]

Heavens Gate?!?!?!? [-o<

[The Narrator Returns]

People on Facebook are saying it's either Part 1 of The Decalogue or Wall Street.

EDIT: One person suggested that it's The Game, and given the 2.35:1 ratio, that's a good possibilty.

[Oedipax]

I thought the Decalogue was all academy ratio. But the lighting/color does look closer to Kieslowski than Stone's film.

[chrisandy]

People on Facebook are saying it's either Part 1 of The Decalogue or Wall Street.

I've seen Wall Street my share of times, I honestly doubt that's what it is. The Decalogue sounds more likely.

[med]

I thought the Decalogue was all academy ratio.

This isn't the first time they've posted a cropped grab as a teaser.

[Jeff]

I thought the Decalogue was all academy ratio.

It is, but Criterion crops these pics all the time.

[jwd5275]

It's definitely not the first episode of Decalogue that they are talking about on Facebook. The indoor scenes were in a tiny apartment, no people in white shirts and only one computer...

Looks very 'documentary' to me...

[The Narrator Returns]

The full picture on Facebook shows that it's in the 2.35:1 ratio, which rules out The Decalogue, Wall Street, Office Space, and After Hours.

[Minkin]

The full picture on Facebook shows that it's in the 2.35:1 ratio, which rules out The Decalogue, Wall Street, Office Space, and After Hours.

I guess this isn't Blithe Spirit then:

[Hail_Cesar]

It's definitely not the first episode of Decalogue that they are talking about on Facebook. The indoor scenes were in a tiny apartment, no people in white shirts and only one computer...

Looks very 'documentary' to me...

Checked dekalog rapidly and there are 2 computer in the apartment and the father has a similar beige shirt but thats not Dekalog 1 has there are never as much light and no similar shots in the film...

[Jeff]

Yeah, I just put in Decalogue to double check. That ain't it.

The image is almost exactly 1.78:1, but again, that doesn't mean much because Criterion crops and zooms these hints all the time.

[eerik]

The full picture on Facebook shows that it's in the 2.35:1 ratio, which rules out The Decalogue, Wall Street, Office Space, and After Hours.

Full picture where? The picture on Facebook is 1280x720px which is a standard 16:9 resolution.

[jwd5275]

One person suggested that it's The Game, and given the 2.35:1 ratio, that's a good possibilty.

I thought the Game too, but scanned it on Netflix streaming and alas it is not...

[domino harvey]

Looks kinda like a TV monitor, maybe some NASA-set film?

[Jeff]

Looks 80s-computer to me. Maybe something completely left field. Working Girl?

[aox]

Definitely 80s or early 90s.

[domino harvey]

Who owns China Syndrome?

[Jeff]

Who owns China Syndrome?

Sony. And of course they license anything to anyone willing to take it.