Archived Criterion Forum Awards Discussion and Voting Thread

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Lemmy Caution · #176 Post by **Lemmy Caution** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:20 pm

Criterion deserves props for their Italian releases.
This year alone Fists in the Pocket, Seduced and Abandoned, and
Hands over the City were all new to me and I thoroughly enjoyed.
Hope they keep them coming.

Cinephrenic · #177 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:02 pm

I really hope Bitter Rice and possibly Rome ore 11 are released this year.

Ok...back on topic.

Cinesimilitude · #178 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:51 pm

jt wrote:I realise I care more about the recommendations of Michael Kerpan, davidhare, zedz, schreck, SncDthMnky, lino, michael, gregory, tribe, peerpee, denti, mattâ€¦etc than I do about the vast majority of pro critics.

With me on that list, I recommend you check out Dylan's blog as he and I have extremely similar taste in films. He's got a bunch of good little reviews in the archives and I agree with nearly every one of them.

I just checked his profile and it seems hes removed the link, you could PM and ask for it though.

HerrSchreck · #179 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:54 pm

Release of the Year -
FISTS IN THE POCKET
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
LATE SPRING
VIRIDIANA
LA BETE HUMAINE

Best Reissue - Seven Samurai,

Most Disappointing Release KOKO

Best Commentary SEVEN SAMURAI

Best Single Supplement - TIE BETWEEN THE TWO PANDORA DOCS

Best Surprise - FISTS IN THE POCKET

Forum Member of the Year - My old board bud David Hare, for restraining his femininity in PM's, sending rips of headshattering films.. he broke his tie in my mind with zedz (the other guy around here who stuns me viz the number of films he's seen that I either a) havent, or b) thought I was the only one who did) by posting, while tipsy, the line "Christ started drinking early."

Richard Cranium Award - Invunche, obviously, for being genuinely, petulantly defensive when a serve is returned.

Costas · #180 Post by **Costas** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:13 pm

Release of the Year - Six Moral Tales

Best Reissue - Playtime

Best Commentary - Seven Samurai

Best Single Supplement - Tokyo Ga

Best Package Design - Six Moral Tales

Best Surprise - Yi Yi

Forum Member of the Year: davidhare. Fantastic posts. Continue, please.

Richard Cranium Award - godardslave. Sorry, man. Even Yilmaz Guney had something to say.

denti alligator · #181 Post by **denti alligator** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:39 pm

Release of the Year -

Fists in the Pocket
Yi Yi
Spirit of the Beehive
Sweetie
Late Spring

Best Reissue
Playtime

Most Disappointing Release
The Virgin Spring

Best Commentary
Haven't listened to any, yet.

Best Single Supplement
A Girl's Own Story (Sweetie)

Best Package Design
Spirit of the Beehive

Best Surprise
Fists in the Pocket

Forum Member of the Year
Tie: david hare and zedz

Richard Cranium Award godardslave

Nadsat · #182 Post by **Nadsat** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:38 am

Seven Samurai
Amarcord
Playtime
Viridiana
Dazed and Confused

Best Reissue
Amarcord

Best Commentary
Dazed and Confused

Best Package Design
Dazed and Confused

Best Surprise
Fists in the Pocket

Forum Member of the Year
Scharphedin2

Richard Cranium Award
Godardslave

jt · #183 Post by jt » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:59 am

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...

jt · #184 Post by jt » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:26 am

done

Get voting!

Anonymous · #185 Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:18 am

Release of the Year:

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

Gigi M. · #186 Post by **Gigi M.** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:30 am

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!!!

Schkura · #187 Post by **Schkura** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:07 pm

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.

Eric · #188 Post by **Eric** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:42 pm

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.

ezmbmh · #189 Post by **ezmbmh** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:55 pm

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

Reissue:
Seven Samurai

EZ

arsonfilms · #190 Post by **arsonfilms** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:47 pm

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

jon · #191 Post by **jon** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:23 am

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)

alandau · #192 Post by **alandau** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:30 am

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

Nihonophile · #193 Post by **Nihonophile** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:20 am

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

GringoTex · #194 Post by **GringoTex** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:34 pm

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

#195 Post by **zedz** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:41 pm

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?

godardslave · #196 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:07 pm

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

GringoTex · #197 Post by **GringoTex** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:18 pm

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.

godardslave · #198 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:50 pm

cysiam · #199 Post by **cysiam** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:00 pm

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

#200 Post by **zedz** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:41 pm

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.