Cinema Guild
- Finch
- Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:09 pm
- Location: Edinburgh, UK
Re: Cinema Guild
Got a dispatch notice from dvdworldusa today so hopefully others will be getting their copies from importcds as well. Pity that Night Across The Street is not a Blu-Ray as so many of Ruiz's films deserve to be seen in 1080p. Can't wait to see the film though and hopefully it'll sell well enough for Cinema Guild to perhaps consider delving into his older catalogue.
- swo17
- Bloodthirsty Butcher
- Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:25 am
- Location: SLC, UT
Re: Cinema Guild
Blu-ray is of course always preferable, though a lot of the film takes place in front of intentionally fake-looking green screens, so in a sense, the lower resolution is of a piece with the film's aesthetic.
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- Joined: Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:12 am
Re: Cinema Guild
Cinema Guild have acquired Lav Diaz's Norte, the End of History. A theatrical release is lined up for next year.
- warren oates
- Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:16 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
With all the praise this has already gotten from zedz and others, I'm totally excited to see this. Nice to find another challenging film in Cinema Guild's good hands.
- swo17
- Bloodthirsty Butcher
- Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:25 am
- Location: SLC, UT
Re: Cinema Guild
CG keep getting the kinds of modern films that Criterion should really be putting out. Fortunately, they do just as good a job with them.
- Oedipax
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:48 am
- Location: Atlanta
Re: Cinema Guild
Does anyone know if Norte was shot in HD or SD? The prospect of the first (mainstream) commercial release of a Diaz film on blu is tantalizing.
edit: In answer to my own question, it's definitely not SD. Looks maybe like some flavor of DSLR to me, although the rather good highlight handling suggests maybe it was something a little higher-end. At any rate, very much deserving of a blu release at some point.
edit: In answer to my own question, it's definitely not SD. Looks maybe like some flavor of DSLR to me, although the rather good highlight handling suggests maybe it was something a little higher-end. At any rate, very much deserving of a blu release at some point.
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- Joined: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:07 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
Extremely so and I really hope it happens because I'm not sure what the chances are with a UK release.Oedipax wrote:The prospect of the first (mainstream) commercial release of a Diaz film on blu is tantalizing.
- zedz
- Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:24 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
Putting this theory to the test, and just looking at films released in the last five years, Criterion's selection is way more conservative. Their international films from the period represent a decent array of big names - Antichrist, White Material, Certified Copy, Carlos, Le Havre, Pina, The Kid with a Bike - but there's only two by directors who made their debuts since the 1980s - Weekend, Fish Tank. And your mileage will no doubt vary, but I'd say only a couple of those films represent those particular directors at the top of their game.swo17 wrote:CG keep getting the kinds of modern films that Criterion should really be putting out. Fortunately, they do just as good a job with them.
Beyond that, it's an American indie grab bag, and it really is a grab bag: Tiny Furniture, Life During Wartime, And Everything Is Going Fine, The Forgiveness of Blood, Frances Ha. I'd argue that only the first and last of those are particularly significant in the bigger scheme of things.
Cinema Guild? From the same period I'd say we have as strong a selection from established (debuting in the 80s or earlier) auteurs, even if they're fewer in number: The Strange Case of Angelica, Around a Small Mountain, The Turin Horse, Ne change rien, Night Across the Street.
Cinema Guild trounces Criterion in terms of the (21st century) newcomers: Leviathan, Neighbouring Sounds, Aurora, Two Years at Sea, Marwencol.
But the big difference is in the in-between directors who started out in the 90s and have now reached maturity, and this is where Cinema Guild reinforces the strength of their selection with Once Upon a Time in Anatolia and The Day He Arrives.
And this is leaving aside a lot of documentaries and indies that are the equal of or better than some of Criterion's selections (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, Sweetgrass). And, if you look back just a little, Cinema Guild already represents several of Criterion's heaviest hitters in contemporary cinema (Kiarostami, Denis) and some they've never touched but really should have by now (Jia, Sokurov, Petzold, Guerin, Gomes).
One of these labels really has their finger on the pulse of what's exciting in contemporary cinema.
- zedz
- Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:24 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
It's definitely HD (not sure what brand), and it looks absolutely stunning. I hope the critical momentum for the film will be enough to warrant a Blu release.Oedipax wrote:Does anyone know if Norte was shot in HD or SD? The prospect of the first (mainstream) commercial release of a Diaz film on blu is tantalizing.
edit: In answer to my own question, it's definitely not SD. Looks maybe like some flavor of DSLR to me, although the rather good highlight handling suggests maybe it was something a little higher-end. At any rate, very much deserving of a blu release at some point.
Oh what the hell, here's a pic to show you a little of how Diaz paints with light on the wide screen:
And this poster should also give you an idea of how great the film looks.
- warren oates
- Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:16 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
I'd probably blind buy this anyway, but Blu-ray would make it a no-brainer, as it was for Neighboring Sounds.
- cinemaguild
- Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:12 am
- Location: New York, NY
- Contact:
Re: Cinema Guild
LEVIATHAN is out today on Blu-ray and DVD! Both include a new short film by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel, "Still Life / Nature Morte" (28 minutes), as well as the excellent essay "Blood of the Fish, Beauty of the Monster" by Cyril Neyrat (translated from the French by Nicholas Elliott).
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- cinemaguild
- Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:12 am
- Location: New York, NY
- Contact:
Re: Cinema Guild
CENTRO HISTORICO is now available to watch exclusively on iTunes. It features new work from Aki Kaurismaki, Pedro Costa, Victor Erice and Manoel de Oliveira.
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- FerdinandGriffon
- Joined: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:16 am
Re: Cinema Guild
This is that rare beast, a great portmanteau film. The Costa and Oliveira are especially necessary. I hope it isn't going to be banished to iTunes forever.cinemaguild wrote:CENTRO HISTORICO is now available to watch exclusively on iTunes. It features new work from Aki Kaurismaki, Pedro Costa, Victor Erice and Manoel de Oliveira.
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- What A Disgrace
- Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:34 pm
- Contact:
Re: Cinema Guild
Full details for Museum Hours.
- Alternate English audio track
- Amber City (1999, 49 mins) a short film by Jem Cohen
- Annie Truitt, Working (2010, 13 mins) a short film by Jem Cohen
- Unknown Man (1997, 8mins) a short film by Jem Cohen
- Theatrical Trailer
- Festival Trailer
- Book featuring essay by Luc Sante, and notes and photography from Jem Cohen
- Alternate English audio track
- Amber City (1999, 49 mins) a short film by Jem Cohen
- Annie Truitt, Working (2010, 13 mins) a short film by Jem Cohen
- Unknown Man (1997, 8mins) a short film by Jem Cohen
- Theatrical Trailer
- Festival Trailer
- Book featuring essay by Luc Sante, and notes and photography from Jem Cohen
- FrauBlucher
- Joined: Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:28 pm
- Location: Greenwich Village
Re: Cinema Guild
But the big advantage CG has over CC is they have distributed many, if not all, of these films theatrically.zedz wrote:Putting this theory to the test, and just looking at films released in the last five years, Criterion's selection is way more conservative. Their international films from the period represent a decent array of big names - Antichrist, White Material, Certified Copy, Carlos, Le Havre, Pina, The Kid with a Bike - but there's only two by directors who made their debuts since the 1980s - Weekend, Fish Tank. And your mileage will no doubt vary, but I'd say only a couple of those films represent those particular directors at the top of their game.swo17 wrote:CG keep getting the kinds of modern films that Criterion should really be putting out. Fortunately, they do just as good a job with them.
Beyond that, it's an American indie grab bag, and it really is a grab bag: Tiny Furniture, Life During Wartime, And Everything Is Going Fine, The Forgiveness of Blood, Frances Ha. I'd argue that only the first and last of those are particularly significant in the bigger scheme of things.
Cinema Guild? From the same period I'd say we have as strong a selection from established (debuting in the 80s or earlier) auteurs, even if they're fewer in number: The Strange Case of Angelica, Around a Small Mountain, The Turin Horse, Ne change rien, Night Across the Street.
Cinema Guild trounces Criterion in terms of the (21st century) newcomers: Leviathan, Neighbouring Sounds, Aurora, Two Years at Sea, Marwencol.
But the big difference is in the in-between directors who started out in the 90s and have now reached maturity, and this is where Cinema Guild reinforces the strength of their selection with Once Upon a Time in Anatolia and The Day He Arrives.
And this is leaving aside a lot of documentaries and indies that are the equal of or better than some of Criterion's selections (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, Sweetgrass). And, if you look back just a little, Cinema Guild already represents several of Criterion's heaviest hitters in contemporary cinema (Kiarostami, Denis) and some they've never touched but really should have by now (Jia, Sokurov, Petzold, Guerin, Gomes).
One of these labels really has their finger on the pulse of what's exciting in contemporary cinema.
- Ashirg
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:10 am
- Location: Atlanta
Re: Cinema Guild
Janus Films distributed only three new films theatrically in the past five years - Revanche (2008), Le Havre (2011) and The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) (2013).
- AlexHansen
- Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:39 pm
- Location: Idaho
Re: Cinema Guild
CG's having their 50% off sale this, errr next weekend. Time to do some catching up!
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- pzadvance
- Joined: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:24 pm
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
Re: Cinema Guild
Is this already in effect? Doesn't look like anything's discounted THAT much right now...AlexHansen wrote:CG's having their 50% off sale this weekend. Time to do some catching up!
EDIT: My mistake. Website clearly states it's next weekend, post-Thanksgiving.
- Oedipax
- Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:48 am
- Location: Atlanta
Re: Cinema Guild
I haven't seen it yet, but its reputation seems pretty solid if you like stuff in the sort of American micro-indie vein.
- AlexHansen
- Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:39 pm
- Location: Idaho
Re: Cinema Guild
I'd recommend it (and will be picking it up). Actually put on a screening of it on campus last month. I don't think I'd compare it to any other micro indies though. There's a stronger sense of control behind it. if that's the way to put it. Medel's absolutely fantastic. It's available to watch on Fandor if you've got a subscription (which every one should) and want to sample.
EDIT: this capsule hits the nail on the head
EDIT: this capsule hits the nail on the head
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- knives
- Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:49 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
That's good enough for me (assuming I can afford after everything else).
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- Joined: Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:52 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
Perhaps it's time for me to go ahead and snag up those three Vardas which come with a boat load of shorts. Or should I just wait, save up some more, and get that big Varda set from Arte Editions Hmmm....
- knives
- Joined: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:49 pm
Re: Cinema Guild
For what it is the CG sets are great though I don't have their Beaches.
- Jean-Luc Garbo
- Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:55 am
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Re: Cinema Guild
Don't forget the Sokurov set which is a steal at half off.