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ok, i'll start something on the dvd news section. if anyone thinks there is a better place to put it, by all means move it, (and make it sticky if possible).
i'll do a simplified version of gringo tex's poll.

i knew i shouldn't have started posting here, i'm never going to get any work done again...

ps, cheers for the hint SncDth...

done

Get voting!

Release of the Year:

1. Young Mr. Lincoln
2. Viridiana
3. A Canterbury Tale
4. Late Spring
5. La bête humaine

Best Reissue: Playtime

Most Disappointing Release: none

Best Commentary: Ian Christie on A Canterbury Tale

Best Single Supplement: Humphrey Jennings' Listen to Britain on A Canterbury Tale

Best Package Design: The Complete Mr. Arkadin

Best Surprise: Seduced and Abandoned

Forum Member of the Year: davidhare

Release of the Year
Pandora's Box
Spirit of the Beehive
The Double Life of Veronique
Late Spring
La Bette Humane
Six Moral Tales

Best Reissue
Tie - Seven Samurai / Playtime

Most Disappointing Release
Koko - A talking Gorilla

Best Commentary
Rosenbaum/Naremore - The Complete Mr. Arkadin

Best Single Supplement
Tokyo-Ga on Late Spring

Best Package Design
The Double Life of Veronique

Best Surprise
Seduce and Abandoned

Forum Member of the Year
HerrSchreck - Always excellent!!!

Release of the Year:
Seven Samurai
Elevator to the Gallows
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Pandora's Box
The Bad Sleep Well

Best Reissue: Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release:
the monkey film

Best Commentary: Seven Samurai

Best Single Supplement: Tokyo-ga

Best Package Design: The Complete Mr. Arkadin

Best Surprise: Harlan County, U.S.A.

Forum Member of the Year: Matt

Richard Cranium: I guess Yilmaz is the easy pick since he is no longer a member and I don't have to hear about it.

EDIT: Another write-in for some sort of public condemnation of the wacky C.

I'd like to submit a ballot, but I haven't watched any of the Criterion DVDs I bought this year yet.

... except Playtime, so that one gets my vote for best reissue, as well as a vote for release of the year.

... and Koko, clearly the disappointment of the year.

And, I guess since I have them on my shelf, I'll give the packaging design award to A nos amours, which looks awfully smart. I wanted to give a vote to the original Viridiana, but that would just incite riot.

Is the Janus behemoth eligible for release of the year? Not that I have it.

Releases:
1- Late Spring
2- Double Life of Veronique
3- Six Moral Tales
4- La Bete Humain
5- Viridiana

Reissue:
Seven Samurai

EZ

Release of the Year (in no particular order):
Six Moral Tales
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
Double Life of Veronique
Spirit of the Beehive
3 Films by Louis Malle

Best Reissue: Seven Samurai, but Amarcord makes a close second

Most Disappointing Release: Koko

Best Commentary: Mr. Arkadin

Best Single Supplement: Tie between the novels Mr. Arkadin by Orson Welles and Six Moral Tales by Eric Rohmer

Best Package Design: Double Life of Veronique

Best Surprise: A nos amours

Forum Member of the Year: Sonic Death Monkey

Release of the Year
Seven Samurai
Six Moral Tales
The Complete Mr. Arkadin
The Double Life of Veronique
Late Spring

Best Reissue
Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release
didn't buy anything disappointing, but I would guess KoKo

Best Single Supplement
Tokyo-Ga -- Late Spring

Best Package Design
The Double Life of Veronique

Best Surprise
Elevator to the Gallows (because it was my first exposure and I had no real preconceived notions about the film)

Release of the Year
Six Moral Tales
Late Spring
The Double Life of Veronique
Pandora's Box
A Canterbury Tale

Best Reissue
Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release
KoKo

Best Single Supplement
Tokyo-Ga

Best Package Design
The Double Life of Veronique

Best Surprise
Young Mr Lincoln (finally appreciated the movie - previously thought it was a boring courtroom drama

FORUM MEMBER
the ubiquitous DAVID HARE

Release of the Year

1. Seven Samurai
2. La Bete Humaine
3. Mr. Arkadin
4. Pandora's Box
5. Late Spring

Best Reissue- Seven Samurai
Most Disappointing Release- Viridiana (completely unrelated to the packaging)
Best Commentary- Round Table Discussion of Seven Samurai
Best Single Supplement- Lulu in Berlin
Best Package Design - La Bete Humaine
Best Surprise - Kicking and Screaming
Member - HerrSchreck (for consistently providing quotable nonsense)
Richard Cranium Award - YilmazGuney

I'm probably cutting off voting this Saturday unless someone can give a reason not to.

GringoTex wrote:I'm probably cutting off voting this Saturday unless someone can give a reason not to.

Uh, almost everybody not yet having the chance to actually see any of the December releases isn't a good enough reason?

yes, it does seem kind of early to cut-off voting. can you not allow at least another full week (eg to december 17th)?

zedz wrote:Uh, almost everybody not yet having the chance to actually see any of the December releases isn't a good enough reason?

Uh, I've seen all the December releases. Uh, that's why I asked. Uh, we can extend the deadline of course uh oh uh.

uh?

Release of the Year:

1. The Complete Mr. Arkadin
2. Pandora's Box
3. The Double Life of Veronique
4. Spirit of the Beehive
5. Six Moral Tales

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai
Best Single Supplement - A Girl's Own Story
Best Package Design - Spirit of the Beehive
Best Surprise - Kicking and Screamin

GringoTex wrote:

zedz wrote:Uh, almost everybody not yet having the chance to actually see any of the December releases isn't a good enough reason?

Uh, I've seen all the December releases. Uh, that's why I asked.

Lucky you! Unfortunately, most of us have to wait until after they're released. And shipped. Sometimes Very Far Away.

Release of the Year
(in alphabetical order)
Complete Mr Arkadin
Double Life of Veronique
Kicking and Screaming
Pandora's Box
Six Moral Tales

Best Reissue Seven Samurai
Most Disappointing Release Koko
Best Commentary Playtime
Best Single Supplement the short films included with the Six Moral Tales
Best Package Design Amaracord
Best Surprise Symbiopsychotaxiplasm

I only select among the films I have actually watched.

Release of the Year
The Spirit of the Beehive
Clean, Shaven
Pandora's Box
3 Films by Louis Malle
Six Moral Tales

Best Reissue
Seven Samurai
Most Disappointing Release
Koko: A Talking Gorilla
Best Commentary
No time to listen yet ...
Best Single Supplement
Six Moral Tales
Best Package Design Don't care
Best Surprise
The Spirit of the Beehive
Forum Member of the Year
I'm not up to answer that - however, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank all contributors for
making this forum a fantastic place for any cinophile. By browsing this forum I have discovered,
within a few months, a large number of wonderful films that I would never have come across otherwise.
Thanks!!

Release of the Year:
Winner:
The Complete Mr Arkadin
And in no particular order:
Spirit Of The Beehive
Late Spring
A Canterbury Tale
Seven Samurai

Best Reissue: Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release: Young Mr Lincoln (film, not DVD)

Best Single Supplement: Miles, on Elevator To The Gallows

Best Package Design: Seven Samurai

Best Surprise: Fists In The Pocket

Forum Member of the Year: davidhare

Richard Cranium: I suspect the most deserving recipient would wear it as a badge of pride, so...I'll pass.

My winners are:

1) THE COMPLETE MR. ARKADIN
2) SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
3) SEVEN SAMURAI
4) PLAYTIME
5) HANDS OVER THE CITY
6) HARLAN COUNTY USA

Is there an estimated date yet as to when the ballot submissions will be closed?

Release of the Year

Six Moral Tales
Viridiana
Elevator to the Gallows
Metropolitan
The Complete Mr. Arkadin

Most Disappointing Release Equinox

Best Single Supplement Miles Davis/Elevator to the Gallows

Best Surprise À nos amours

Release of the Year:
Spirit of the Beehive
Six Moral Tales
Late Spring
The Double Life of Veronique
Viridiana

Best Reissue: Seven Samurai

Most Disappointing Release: The Bad Sleep Well. Great film, but I would have liked to see more special features, especially a commentary.

Best Commentary: Insdorf on The Double Life of Veronique

Best Single Supplement: Tokyo-ga on Late Spring

Best Package Design: Spirit of the Beehive

Best Surprise: Spirit of the Beehive