Archived Criterion Forum Awards Discussion and Voting Thread

[yoshimori]

For me, a disappointing year.

Release of the Year

The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Late Spring
Fists in the Pocket
The Spirit of the Beehive

Best Commentary

I hate commentaries.

Best Single Supplement - Non-commentary

Whatever

Best Package Design

Whatever

Best Surprise

None

Forum Member of the Year

Oedipax or maybe that Alligator Teeth guy

[pianocrash]

Releases of the Year
Metropolitan
Yi Yi
Sweetie
Clean, Shaven
The Spirit of the Beehive

Best Reissue
Playtime

Most Dissappointing Release
Jigoku

Best Commentary
Peter Cowie (Dazed & Confused outtakes)

Best Single Supplement
Six Moral Tales (booklement)

Best Package Design
A nos amours (for all the greys)

Best Surprise
Clean, Shaven

Forum Member of the Year
Matt & the Invunche (tie)

Ricky Cranium Award
Pianocrash.

[Cinesimilitude]

I just have to mention that member of the year was hard for me to pick, And I've probably learned more from you folks here than my professors this semester. Without naming names for fear of forgetting anyone, a big thanks to every regular poster here. I look forward to another year of constantly replacing films on my top 10 list and bitching about cover art.

[godardslave]

I vote for Yoshimori's post for the "2006 Criterion Forum Award for best post in the Vote for the 2006 Criterion Forum Awards" Thread.

would that be a recursive award?

[Dr. Mabuse]

Release of the Year

1. The Complete Mr. Arkadin
2. Seven Samurai
3. Double Life of Veronique
4. Playtime
5. Dazed and Confused

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai
Most Disappointing Release - Late Spring
Best Commentary - Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore on The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Best Single Supplement - Mr. Arkadin by Orson Welles (novel)
Best Package Design - The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Best Surprise - The Double Life of Veronique
Forum Member of the Year - Hammock (for the effort)

[hammock]

Release of the Year
Clean, Shaven
3 Films by Louis Malle
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Six Moral Tales
À nos amours

Best Reissue
Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release
Sweetie

Best Commentary
No opinion

Best Single Supplement
The Complete Mr. Arkadin

Best Package Design
Amarcord

Best Surprise
Clean, Shaven

Forum Member of the Year
SncDthMnky (without him I would have given up the dungeon)

Richard Cranium Award
No one this year – you've all been good

[GringoTex]

Release of the Year

1) Six Moral Tales
2) A Canterbury Tale
3) Pandora's Box
4) Seven Samurai
5) The Spirit of the Beehive

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release - Kicking and Screaming

Best Commentary - Playtime

Best Single Supplement - Kieslowski docs on Double Life of Veronique

Best Package Design - Pandora's Box

Best Surprise - A Nos Amours

[mbalson]

Release of the Year:
1. Seven Samurai
2. Double Life of Veronique
3. The Spirit of the Beehive
4. Elevator to the Gallows
5. The Complete Mr. Arkadin

Best Reissue:
Seven Samurai
Most Disappointing Release:
Metropolitan
Best Commentary:
No opinion
Best Single Supplement:
1966-1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker on Double Life of Veronique
Best Package Design:
The Spirit of the Beehive
Best Surprise:
Harlan County USA
Forum Member of the Year:
Matt - for his amazing 'Don't you boo me!' avatar and his return to frequent smart ass posting.

[Napoleon]

Release of the Year -
Seven Samurai
A Canterbury Tale
Six Moral Tales
The Spirit of the Beehive
Metropolitan

Best Reissue - Eligible titles:
Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release
Elevator to the Gallows

Best Commentary
Seven Samurai - Group commentary

Best Single Supplement - Non-commentary
A Canterbury Tale - Listen to Britain

Best Package Design - Includes packaging and menu screens
Seven Samurai

Best Surprise - For a film which you knew little or nothing about before the CC release
Kicking and Screaming

Forum Member of the Year - For the member who contributed best
colinr0380

[Steven H]

Regarding this member of the year thing, we've been lucky enough to have some seriously informed members gained in the last year. Just off the top of my head, La Clé du Ciel, MichaelB, and putney ought to be given medals. My only problem with their posts is they're difficult to respond to other than to say "thanks", leaving me humbled and quieted.

Salud! (or in putney's case, kampai!)

[Fletch F. Fletch]

Release of the Year:
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Metropolitan
Dazed and Confused
The Double Life of Veronique
Elevator to the Gallows

Best Reissue: Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release: Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Best Commentary: Richard Linklater on Dazed and Confused

Best Single Supplement: “Making Dazedâ€

[toiletduck!]

...just wanted to add Scharphedin2 to that list. Very much appreciated, sir!

-Toilet Dcuk

[NABOB OF NOWHERE]

Release of the Year -

The Virgin Spring
Late Spring
The Spirit of the Beehive
The Fallen Idol
The Double Life of Veronique

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release - Kicking and Screaming

Best Single Supplement - Listen to Britain on Canterbury Tale

Best Surprise - The Children Are Watching Us

Forum Member of the Year - Yilmaz Guney

[brunosh]

Release of the Year

1. Six Moral Tales
2. Spirit of the Beehive
3. Hands over the City
4. Late Spring
5. Fists in the Pocket

Best Reissue Seven Samurai
Most Disappointing Release none
Best Commentary I haven't listened to any (yet)
Best Single Supplement Tokyo-ga
Best Package Design - Seven Samurai
Best Surprise - Hands over the City
Forum Member of the Year - Scharphedin2 for best exemplifying the joys of cinephilia (but so many others are equally responsible for giving me an addiction to this forum and helping me to justify to myself excessive film-going and DVD buying - thanks to all of you)

[hangthadj]

I haven't recieved Six Moral Tales yet, hoping that's a christmas gift actually. But judging on all I have read and as many votes as it's getting I am in for a treat.

Release of the Year:
1. Late Spring
2. Double Life of Veronique
3. 3 by Louis Malle
4. Young Mr. Lincoln
5. Yi-Yi

Best Reissue: Playtime

Most Disappointing Release: [edit] - Beales of Grey Gardens. ugh.

Best Commentary: Double Life of Veronique

Best Single Supplement: Tokyo-Ga

[Cinesimilitude]

see, that's exactly why we need the props system I asked about. that way we dont have to follow up a post and interrupt discussion.

[foggy eyes]

Release of the Year

1. Jigoku.
2. Late Spring.
3. Yi Yi.
4. A Canterbury Tale.
5. Dazed and Confused .

Best Reissue

Playtime.

Most Disappointing Release

Grey Gardens/The Beales of Grey Gardens Box Set. Couldn't. Care. Less.

Best Commentary

Richard Linklater, Dazed and Confused.

Best Single Supplement

Wim Wenders's Tokyo-Ga, Late Spring.

Best Package Design

Jigoku.

Best Surprise

Clean, Shaven.

Forum Member of the Year

davidhare.

[Buttery Jeb]

Here goes:

Release of the Year:

1. The Complete "Mr. Arkadin"
2. "Six Moral Tales"
3. "Dazed and Confused"
4. "Pandora's Box"
5. "The Spirit of the Beehive"

Best Reissue: "Amarcord"

Most Disappointing: "Koko: A Talking Gorilla"

Best Commentary: Richard Linklater on "Dazed and Confused" (although I haven't listened to either "Pandora's Box" or "Double Life of Veronique" yet).

Best Single Supplement: Dave Allen's "King Kong" Volkswagen commercial on "Equinox."

Best Packaging: "Kicking and Screaming" (for the crossword puzzle).

Best Surprise: "Sweetie"/"A nos amours" (toss-up).

-BJ

[Soothsayer]

Release of the Year -

(trying to do this in order)

1. The Double Life of Veronique
2. Pandora's Box
3. A Canterbury Tale
4. The Virgin Spring
5. Playtime

I know there were plenty of other boxsets and efforts put forth this year which were much more coveted/slaved-over to release, but their chosen titles weren't really to my taste this year(not complaining, I accept that this has to happen sometimes, also not into Malle and Rohmer). Starting off next year with Mouchette is certainly a good sign, as far as I'm concerned, hehe.

Best Reissue - Eligible titles: Playtime(Sorry folks, I know Seven Samurai *should* win this one on effort, but the Playtime reissue won my heart)

Most Disappointing Release- Metropolitan(probably was the release that had me saying "what the hell?" more than any other).

Best Commentary- Thomas Elsaesser and Mary Ann Doane on Pandora's Box.

Best Single Supplement - Non-commentary- The "Kieslowski Dialogue" interview on The Double Life of Veronique(look folks, I'm a huge Kieslowski fan, it's a great interview, and I think Criterion did do a great job for what they could on a "first title from director" perspective).

The 4 different musical scores on Pandora's Box came very close, always have to admire that much effort.

Best Package Design - This is a very hard one, CC's really going all out with their new packaging, it seems. I'm gonna keep going and say The Double Life of Veronique. Loved the colors and the way the case opens(with the face shot).

Best Surprise - Seeing CC release Hands Over the City

Not going to answer the ones about the forum members, I don't read/post here enough. Also, I would like to note that this is one of the most informative message boards I've ever seen and most of the contentiousness is based in serious opinion(i.e., you don't find a lot of trolls on this board, just people passionate about film, which is great). So kudos to all of you!

[denti alligator]

Does "best surprise" have to refer to the film? Biggest surprise for me this year year was Yi Yi, not because I didn't know the film, but because I never thought Criterion would release it, and because it needed a proper release so badly. It would also be a big surprise if the Eisenstein box set showed up.

[Cinephrenic]

Release of the Year
Pandora's Box
Seven Samurai
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
The Double Life of Veronique
The Spirit of the Beehive

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release - Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Best Commentary - Amarcord

Best Single Supplement - Tokyo-ga

Best Package Design - Sólo con tu pareja

Best Surprise - Sólo con tu pareja

Forum Member of the Year - HerrSchreck

Richard Cranium Award - Yilmaz Guney (most humane way to reward him and his ideas)

[nick]

Release of the Year:
1. Six Moral Tales
2. Late Spring
3. Ã

[pauling]

Release of the Year

The Spirit of the Beehive
The Double Life of Veronique
Seven Samurai
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Six Moral Tales

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release - Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Best Commentary - Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore on Arkadin

Best Single Supplement - Neapolitan Diary (Hands Over the City)

Best Package Design - The Spirit of the Beehive (barley beat Veronique)

Best Surprise - Clean, Shaven

Forum Member of the Year - zedz

[Musashi219]

Release of the Year

1. The Complete Mr. Arkadin
2. Seven Samurai
3. Elevator to the Gallows
4. Late Spring
5. Six Moral Tales

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release - Metropolitan

Best Commentary - Naremore/Rosenbaum on Mr. Arkadin

Best Single Supplement - Tokyo-Ga

Best Package Design - Pandora's Box

Best Surprise - Yi Yi

Forum Member of the Year - SncDthMnky (for making my desktop, and many more folks', a more attractive place)

Richard Cranium Award - Yilmaz Guney (self-explanatory)

[criterionsnob]

Release of the Year
1. Six Moral Tales
2. Seven Samurai
3. À nos amours
4. Yi Yi
5. Spirit of the Beehive

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai (Playtime a close second)
Most Disappointing Release - None
Best Commentary - Haven't listened to any yet.
Best Single Supplement (non Commentary) - Too many still unwatched.
Best Package Design – Amarcord
Best Surprise – À nos amours