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miless wrote:is Bresson's Lancelot du Lac on the site?

nope.

Cameraperson + 7 supplements added to the Criterion Channel.

miless wrote:not sure if there's a way to search filmstruck without subscribing (I've been trying but haven't found a way yet), so I'm just going to ask: is Bresson's Lancelot du Lac on the site?
if not, is it streaming anywhere?

As mentioned above me, no. Lancelot du Lac to the best of my knowledge last has it's rights here in the US with New Yorker. Whether that has changed is unknown at least to me at this time. It's certainly possible at some point as New Yorker doesn't seem to be doing much these days though.

New Yorker also had rights to L'Argent and A Man Escaped, both of which have now been released by Criterion. My guess is they have access to Lancelot, too, but it lacks a restoration or high-quality transfer. The New Yorker DVD was pretty awful.

Just a side question: Does New Yorker still have Kore-eda's After Life? The DVD was horrible, and judging from the prices on amazon, OOP. Any chance Criterion could have this one?

After Life was open matte -- but otherwise much better than Maborosi (where the Japanese rights holder wouldn't make anything but a rather lousy, hard-subtitled print available as a transfer).

Criterion Channel adds:

Miao Miao
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Fallen Angels
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Rocking Horse Winner

2 supplements added to Les Visiteurs du Soir

Michael Kerpan wrote:After Life was open matte -- but otherwise much better than Maborosi (where the Japanese rights holder wouldn't make anything but a rather lousy, hard-subtitled print available as a transfer).

I know MK knows this, but others might not. Both these films -- along with Distance !! -- were released on superior English-subbed DVDs in Japan. Each is still available, for $34 USD plus shipping, at CDJapan. Still, where are the BRs?

The Maborosi and After Life (Japanese) DVDs look gorgeous -- only problem is interesting (but unsubbed) extras (and R2-ness).

Regular non-Criterion additions:

Directed by Basil Dearden
The Captive Heart
Freida
Pool of London
The Ship that Died of Shame
The Smallest Show on Earth
Sapphire
The League of Gentlemen
Victim
A Place to Go
All Night Long
The Man Who Haunted Himself


Fairy Tale Theatre
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Reiniger)
Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau)
Cinderella (Kosheverova/Shapiro)
The Red Shoes (Powell/Pressburger)
Hans Christian Andersen (Vidor)
Donkey Skin (Demy)
The Slipper and the Rose (Forbes)
Princess from the Moon (Ichikawa)







But also some stray pages for future Criterion additions that have caught my eye:
Adventures of a Dentist (Klimov)
Taipei Story (Yang)

Filmstruck adds:

Dragons et princesses, Episode 1: La maitresse des monstres
Dragons et princesses, Episode 2: The Werewolf
Dragons et princesses, Episode 3: L' Elue De La Ville D'Or
Dragons et princesses, Episode 4:Ti Jean Et La Belle-Sans-Connaitre
Dragons et princesses, Episode 5: Tom-Tom Boy
Dragons et princesses, Episode 6: Le Garcon Qui Ne Mentait Jamais
Dragons et princesses, Episode 7: L' Écollier-Sorcier
Dragons et princesses, Episode 8: Ivan Tsarevich and the Changing Princess
Dragons et princesses, Episode 9: Le Mousse Et Sa Chatte
Dragons et princesses, Episode 10: Le Pont Du Petit Cordonnier

Just a heads up....many of the Chris Marker offerings will be leaving FilmStruck on July 27th. A few seem to be retained in the Criterion Collection area, but not nearly enough!



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Complete list of films premiering on the Criterion Channel for August:

August 1
Straight Time, Ulu Grosbard, 1978
Welcome to the Dollhouse, Todd Solondz, 1995

August 4
Bullshot, Dick Clement, 1983
Cold Duck Soup, Alan Metter, 1990
Checking Out, David Leland, 1989
Five Corners, Tony Bill, 1987
The Raggedy Rawney, Bob Hoskins, 1988
Water, Dick Clement, 1985

August 9
Tampopo, Juzo Itami, 1985

August 10
White Material, Claire Denis, 2009

August 11
Adventures of a Dentist, Elem Klimov, 1965
Torna!, Raffaello Matarazzo, 1953
Taipei Story, Edward Yang, 1985
Youth of the Son, Masaki Kobayashi, 1952

August 18
All My Good Countrymen, Vojtech Jasny, 1969
Palermo Shooting, Wim Wenders, 2008
The Passionate Friends, David Lean, 1949
The Masseurs and a Woman, Hiroshi Shimizu, 1938

August 22
Teeth, Daniel Gray and Tom Brown, 2015

August 25
Maîtresse, Barbet Schroeder, 1975
The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, Heinosuke Gosho, 1931
Rusty Knife, Toshio Masuda, 1958

August 30
Marius, Alexander Korda, 1931
Fanny, Marc Allégret, 1932
César, Marcel Pagnol, 1936

I guess we now know for sure what the Grosbard is. Too bad it isn't Georgia.

albucat wrote:Complete list of films premiering on the Criterion Channel for August:

August 1
Welcome to the Dollhouse, Todd Solondz, 1995

Oh yay about WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE! But can we please have HAPPINESS and the v. v. underrated PALINDROMES though please?

Criterion Channel Tuesday short: Kitty

Observations on Film Art No. 9: Chaplin's Comedy of Murders, David Bordwell - supplement to Monsieur Verdoux

Criterion Channel adds:

Il Bidone
And the Ship Sails On
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Le Petit Soldat

D50 wrote:Filmstruck adds:

Dragons et princesses, Episode 1: La maitresse des monstres
Dragons et princesses, Episode 2: The Werewolf
Dragons et princesses, Episode 3: L' Elue De La Ville D'Or
Dragons et princesses, Episode 4:Ti Jean Et La Belle-Sans-Connaitre
Dragons et princesses, Episode 5: Tom-Tom Boy
Dragons et princesses, Episode 6: Le Garcon Qui Ne Mentait Jamais
Dragons et princesses, Episode 7: L' Écollier-Sorcier
Dragons et princesses, Episode 8: Ivan Tsarevich and the Changing Princess
Dragons et princesses, Episode 9: Le Mousse Et Sa Chatte
Dragons et princesses, Episode 10: Le Pont Du Petit Cordonnier

Unfortunately, this wonderful animation series has been removed after a couple of days. The Fairy Tale Theatre collection banner has been corrected from 18 films (apparently including Dragons) to 8 films.
I contacted the help desk and was told that "as of right now, the titles are not available", which wasn't really an answer. Hopefully, the episodes will be uploaded again some time in the future. I managed to watch a couple and just loved them.

Filmstruck adds:

Directed by Margarethe Von Trotta

Hannah Arendt
The Second Awakening of Christa Klages
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness
Vision
Sheer Madness

Cinema Passport: Tunisia

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
Bab'Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul
Le Collier perdu de la colombe
A Summer in La Goulette
Khorma
As I Open My Eyes

Starring Peter O'Toole

The Last Emperor
The Stunt Man
My Favorite Year
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Criterion Channel

commentary and 2 supplements added to The Ruling Class

I recently bought the DVD of Bab'Aziz -- I highly recommend this.. (since you needn't even shell out for the DVD).

Michael Kerpan wrote:I recently bought the DVD of Bab'Aziz -- I highly recommend this.. (since you needn't even shell out for the DVD).

Thanks for the recommendation - watched it yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Criterion Channel adds:

Welcome to the Dollhouse (Sony opening) - EDIT limited engagement ends Aug 31
Straight Time (WB opening)

And sometime later today will be the Tuesday short.

EDIT Tuesday short: Aki Kaurismäki's These Boots (not new)

D50, I posted the full schedule for the month like five posts ago. Take a look.

Michael Kerpan wrote:I recently bought the DVD of Bab'Aziz -- I highly recommend this.. (since you needn't even shell out for the DVD).

The first in Nacer Khemir's Desert Trilogy, Wanderers of the Desert, is now on the filmstruck side.

commentary added to The Friends Of Eddie Coyle