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SncDthMnky wrote:This is fantastic stuff. 2nd only to Becker or Turrell being a poster here. The title of the latest post contains the word "Shoeshine". It bodes well for more De Sica in '07.

Jesus, who's got the last laugh now?

he's got the shinning

he's got the (shoe) shinning

mikeohhh wrote:he's got the shinning

ok i take it back.

It's a Simpsons pun.

So 2007 will probably be a neorealism year for Criterion:

[quote]Everything I had always thought about the look of Rome, Open City turns out to be wrong. It is not gritty and grainy and mismatched. This print is smooth and even with tight, fine grain. There is only one dupe-y shot in the entire film. It seems impossible that Rossellini made such a professional, almost studio-looking image when working with mismatched stocks, short ends of leftover military film, and even some rolls (at least apocryphally) intended for still cameras. At the end of the evening, we were all marveling over what Sergio Toffetti and his team of restorers had done. “I have seen the film hundreds of times, but on this print I see shadows I never knew were there,â€

I'm so happy I could cry.

[quote="Gigi M."]So 2007 will probably be a neorealism year for Criterion:

[quote]Everything I had always thought about the look of Rome, Open City turns out to be wrong. It is not gritty and grainy and mismatched. This print is smooth and even with tight, fine grain. There is only one dupe-y shot in the entire film. It seems impossible that Rossellini made such a professional, almost studio-looking image when working with mismatched stocks, short ends of leftover military film, and even some rolls (at least apocryphally) intended for still cameras. At the end of the evening, we were all marveling over what Sergio Toffetti and his team of restorers had done. “I have seen the film hundreds of times, but on this print I see shadows I never knew were there,â€

Jon Turell says:

One last thing about letters. We read them all—both the praise and the criticism, as well as the just well thought-out suggestions, but Peter, Jon Mulvaney, and I are highly unlikely to answer mail that's abusive. If you send in such a letter, don't wait for an answer.

I don't think he would have mentioned that unless some lame brain did just that. I wonder who....

Tribe

Jonathan Turrell wrote:Also, we have to admit that we do check the forums (who wouldn't read their own reviews?)

I feel so dirty. Can we go back to them pretending we don't exist?

For the very few of you who have written that you'll never buy another Criterion disc with the new logo, I think you're missing some great movies.

And you just know that every one of those people is a member here.

It just occurred to me, wouldn't a better (well, cheekier at least) title to this blog have been "The Horse's Mouth"?

Steven H wrote:It just occurred to me, wouldn't a better (well, cheekier at least) title to this blog have been "The Horse's Mouth"?

Yes, but only because I have no idea what "On Five" is a reference to. any ideas?

SncDthMnky wrote:I have no idea what "On Five" is a reference to. any ideas?

No, and I feel like a horse's ass for not knowing. I'm sure that many people will soon point out that I am, in fact, a horse's ass for not knowing. At first I thought that it was a reference to film leader countdown, but that generally goes from eight to two. Perhaps it's a reference to DVDs being a five-inch disc. Maybe the hip thing around the Criterion offices is to refer to movies as being released "on five" as opposed to "on twelve," like they did back in the day. But, I digress (and I'm drunk).

Also, a public thank you to Jon Turell and Peter Becker for creating the blog as a response to the call for more interaction between a dedicated company and their dedicated consumers. I recently emailed them both with my thanks and a few suggestions for the blog. Mr. Becker responded with a kind email, and Mr. Turell answered a few of my other points in his latest post. I hope that none of you punk-ass kids respond to their openness and generosity by flooding their inboxes with odes to Bottle Rocket and The Game.

After some intense googling, this is all I came up with...

From the Airplane! quotes page

Captain Oveur: [Captain Oveur is in the middle of a phone call with the Mayo Clinic when an operator tells him that there's an emergency call on Line 5 from Mr. Hamm] All right, get me Hamm on five; hold the Mayo.

It's a reference to the phone, phones are used for communication, the blog is used for communication. Or maybe they debate about whether or not Mayo belongs on a Ham sandwich. I'm guessing I'm completely wrong, and that no one here will know either. Probably an inside joke.

For the very few of you who have written that you'll never buy another Criterion disc with the new logo, I think you're missing some great movies.

Agreed!
I think anyone who doesn't buy the beautiful dvd editions of the best films ever made that criterion issues, because they don't like a logo on the packaging has an IQ of roughly 1.

how supposedly "intelligent" people can be the most pretentious snobs on the planet is an endlessly fascinating psychological and philosophical subject to me. Thats also probably why i find this forum vaguely interesting.

#-o <----Picture of person who didn't purchase the re-issue of seven samurai because of the new logo.

SncDthMnky wrote:After some intense googling, this is all I came up with...

From the Airplane! quotes page

Captain Oveur: [Captain Oveur is in the middle of a phone call with the Mayo Clinic when an operator tells him that there's an emergency call on Line 5 from Mr. Hamm] All right, get me Hamm on five; hold the Mayo.

It's a reference to the phone, phones are used for communication, the blog is used for communication. Or maybe they debate about whether or not Mayo belongs on a Ham sandwich. I'm guessing I'm completely wrong, and that no one here will know either. Probably an inside joke.

you thinking too much.
but your still young, so i forgive you.

godardslave wrote:

For the very few of you who have written that you'll never buy another Criterion disc with the new logo, I think you're missing some great movies.

Agreed!
I think anyone who doesn't buy the beautiful dvd editions of the best films ever made that criterion issues, because they don't like a logo on the packaging has an IQ of roughly 1.

I can't take that seriously. I'm sure they got emails about it from whiners but no one is going to boycott a studio that gives some of the best restorations DVD has to offer, you would have to be some kind of supreme jackass to even say such a thing.

Greathinker wrote: I can't take that seriously. I'm sure they got emails about it from whiners but no one is going to boycott a studio that gives some of the best restorations DVD has to offer, you would have to be some kind of supreme jackass to even say such a thing.

You'd be surprised.

Tribe

Strange but true-- some folks have buy/don't-buy tipping points determined by cover art.

Jeff wrote:I hope that none of you punk-ass kids respond to their openness and generosity by flooding their inboxes with odes to Bottle Rocket and The Game.

Speaking of which, Jon, (because you said you read us) may be you can quell the clamor by giving us your Salo-like definitive answer on the status of aforementioned mini-masterpieces in your next blog entry. Thank you.

I hope Rififi is one of the early titles they will decide to update in the New Year.

Tribe wrote:

Greathinker wrote:I can't take that seriously. I'm sure they got emails about it from whiners but no one is going to boycott a studio that gives some of the best restorations DVD has to offer, you would have to be some kind of supreme jackass to even say such a thing.

You'd be surprised.

He could be referring to what he's read on this forum.

Antoine Doinel wrote:I hope Rififi is one of the early titles they will decide to update in the New Year.

Only for a commentary I'd suppose? Otherwise is very fine release.

You are actually completely right. Somehow I had it in my head this was among the first 20 or so they released and was featureless. I don't own it (yet) so it's been a while since I last actually picked it up and watched, but now that I recall, I had no issue with how it looked.

Pay no mind. I must be tired this morning!

No problem Antoine. However, the best news so far this year is the Salo re-release. Man, I wonder how many people here paid that absurd amount of money for the first release.

Gigi M. wrote:I wonder how many people here paid that absurd amount of money for the first release.

I'm wondering how many people paid an absurd amount of money for a 'genuine' bootleg of the first release.