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I'm in love with the camera style of this movie, it's so engrossing.

This 1988 movie, filmed in the late 70s, broke my brain when I watched it for the first time in theaters.

The film shoot was not entirely complete, the director had to narrate large portions of the plot. It can be easy to get lost, like I did after about the first hour, if you're not very attentive. On repeat viewings, once I understood what was happening, it's like everything clicked for me, even the seemingly opaque monologues, and I could appreciate it even more.

It's a crazy movie, but a transportive experience. One of a kind, and super intense.

At my local shop, which one should I get?

It’s pretty great. I’d say the performances and camerawork are more subdued, but it really adds to the feelings of authenticity

"Kill everyone now! Condone first-degree murder! Advocate cannibalism! Eat sh*t! Filth are my politics! Filth is my life! Take whatever you like!"

In the fall of 2006, a year prior to the release of her newest picture ‘Waitress’, Director and actress Adrienne Shelly is brutally murdered in her West Village apartment. A life brutally cut short, and yet in that grief and sadness comes ‘Waitress’, a film she both wrote, stars in, and directed that has grown a life of its own. Telling the story of an abused woman named Jenna, who upon finding out she’s pregnant and now further trapped in her dead end relationship, she begins an emotional affair with her OBGY doctor. For the majority of her time however she works at a greasy spoon diner, making her signature pies with her baking talent, and dreaming of a better life. It’s nothing too groundbreaking on a plot level but it gives us such a perspective and understanding of how so many actual woman are likely in a similar place and no part of it ever feels out of touch to reality. It’s real and there’s a charm to that, and while it never becomes a film of spectacle and amazement it doesn’t need to be. It’s a labor of love from an independent filmmaker saying something about what it means to be a woman, and a person, in hard times and gives many layers to that. While only a mild success upon its release it would be the Broadway musical, written by musician Sara Barielles, that would give new life to Shelly’s film, life, and story. While it’s a good film it holds a deep sadness for the career that could have been but it’s equally a touching story of what being human is when we desire for better at a cost. It’s been stuck on DVD since its initial release, even with a hit musical, and I’d love to see Criterion give this film the charming release it deserves for the film and Shelly’s sake.

I finally saw Coyote Vs Acme and really enjoyed it even if the way some people online are advocating for it as, I dunno, a political statement, is really weird. That said, I think there’s a bizarre pathway for it to be seriously considered for entry in the collection.

Oscar eligibility in the Best Animated Feature category sets a threshold of 75% and I don’t know how to do the “math” on that but it definitely has a shot at qualifying on the merits. Criterion, of course, has been chasing the winners in that category for a few years now (Pinocchio, Flow, KPop Demon Hunters) so if Coyote enters the Oscar race it’ll have eyes on it, but given its production history, Peter Lorre’s prominent role, and the constant demand for more animation I wonder if there is a conversation for getting a Criterion Coyote Vs Acme.

I did also love Hoppers and I think it would rule if Daniel Chong had a Criterion release, but I doubt Pixar would play ball like they did on Wall-E.

Already planning for the next flash sale (need to get that 12 Angry Men 4k, which I’ve been looking forward to, plus some Kurosawa stuff to finish off my collection of his films like Stray Dog which is a blind buy), and I’ve seen in the past that Channel subscribers get a $10 discount code around the flash sale. Is that something that always happens, or is it more random?

I have two OOP Criterion releases I lost the cases for during a move (Rosemary's Baby and Che). While both are Bluray, I currently have them in blank DVD cases. I'd like to print off cover art for the DVD cases, or at least the spines, so I can display them, but I can't find a good template. I've seen lots of people posting custom sleeves they've made, so I'm hoping someone can point me to a DVD sized template I can use to do the same. Thanks!

(A Bluray template would be appreciated too, for if/when I get a couple blank CC Bluray cases)

I watched this film a few months ago, my first by Jacques Rivette, and I can't get it out of my mind. The opening scene, with its Alice in Wonderland aura, is sensational; it immediately sets the tone of magic, dreams, detachment from reality, and delirium that permeates the film.

Amidst haunted houses, magic shows, strange visits, and games where the characters begin to shape the reality and fiction around them, I found it fascinating, I had never seen anything quite like it before. I also really liked the cinematography and filming; several scenes convey that wonderful feeling of youth and summer. I would like to read more impressions about this film.

This’ll be my introduction to Lynch

Whether it is a new development or not…I just took notice that Spartacus is officially Out of Print as a standalone title, that said it will be in the upcoming Boxset Inclusion

I know that this has been a topic of conversation recently, but I was wondering if anyone really knows the odds of Lolita getting its own spine number. I own most of the rest of his filmography already, so the box set is kind of unjustifiable, but it’s my second favourite of his and one of my favourite films of all time. Also I just generally prefer having the individual spine numbers.

So I ordered this trilogy from Amazon in the last sale event, I have herd rumors about their care with movies, and they were true…

At least in regards to Martin Scorsese's Film Foundation, You'll see that some restorations are funded by fashion brands. Like for example, Gucci has helped with funding in the restoration of some of Federico Fellini's and Luschino Visconti's films. Louis Vuitton has funded the restoration of Umbrellas of Cherbourg and Armani alongside Cartier have funded the restoration of A Brighter Summer Day.

Why is this? Is it for like reputation or tax purposes or something?

Finally finished watching His Girl Friday and completed the Howard Hawks-Cary Grant collaborations in the collection.

Love the diversity between them - An adventure story, a screwball comedy which goes all over the place, a screwball comedy stuck in one place (like a play which it originally was).

Looking forward to seeing other screwball stuff in the collection including the George Cukor ones.

Film no. 1001 - Jellyfish Eyes (2013)

Trying to find the name of a film I saw years ago on IFC or Sundance. It’s a film that is very meta and is set in a park and becomes a film within a film? I remember jazz music playing.

Criterion recently announced that Evangelion was coming to the Channel. The nice surprise is that it was set to include the original English ADV dub, which was missing from the Netflix version of the show as well as the Shout blu-ray, both of which used a new English dub. The ADV dub is currently out of print on disc and unavailable on English streaming platforms. Here's a comparison, from a scene in episode eight.

The series was added to the Channel today and sadly it currently only carries the 2019 tracks, just the same as the other current releases. The original Japanese audio is available as well, and while that's still my preferred version the big selling point of the Channel acquiring the series was to have the ADV restored. Hoping for a case where CC can properly fix this and replace with the dubs that have been advertised.

I have emailed Criterion's Channel support and will update if I receive a response.

EDIT: As of 9/2 the English episodes have been fixed with the ADV dub!