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I take it he's mistaken the acquisition of The Last Emperor (from the Recorded Picture Company) for an acquisition from Artisan (who distributed the shitty old DVD).Gigi M. wrote:Sorry, but where did you hear that Criterion acquire a bunch of Artisan titles?LightBulbFilm wrote:With the acquisition of a bunch of Artisan titles and the bringing forth of Zentropa, what are the chances of Breaking the Waves?
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Ah, my mistake.CSM126 wrote:I take it he's mistaken the acquisition of The Last Emperor (from the Recorded Picture Company) for an acquisition from Artisan (who distributed the shitty old DVD).Gigi M. wrote:Sorry, but where did you hear that Criterion acquire a bunch of Artisan titles?LightBulbFilm wrote:With the acquisition of a bunch of Artisan titles and the bringing forth of Zentropa, what are the chances of Breaking the Waves?
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I'm still waiting for all those aborigine movies someone complained years ago that Criterion wasn't carrying.Cinephrenic wrote:As if there is hundreds of African films and Criterion hasn't indulged in it yet. With an exception of Ousmane, is there anything else worthwhile that is African cinema not on DVD?
I want films from Antartica, and it better not be another penguin movie.
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What about: Ouedraogo
WHAT ABOUT "BAB EL HADID" (1958)? SAW THIS FILM LAST YEAR AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. AS FAR AS THE SARCASM ON PREFERING MOVIES FROM ANTARTICA INSTEAD. AFRICA HAS A LOT MORE TO OFFER THAN JUST PENGUINS (ALTHOUGH THEY ARE GREAT ANIMALS). CHECK OUT THIS OTHER FILM WHICH I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE CRITERION CATALOGUE:
ALI ZAOUA, PRINCE OF THE STREETS (2000) DIRECTED BY NABIL AYOUCH. ALSO, DIDN'T YOU SEE "YESTERDAY" (2004) OR TSOTSI (2005)?
I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT WOULD BE THE POINT IN EXPLAINING THIS TO A CLOSE-MINDED PSUEDO-CINEPHILE?!?! BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS AND INFORM YOURSELF BEFORE RIDICULING AND PASSING SARCASTIC JUDGMENTS.
ALI ZAOUA, PRINCE OF THE STREETS (2000) DIRECTED BY NABIL AYOUCH. ALSO, DIDN'T YOU SEE "YESTERDAY" (2004) OR TSOTSI (2005)?
I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT WOULD BE THE POINT IN EXPLAINING THIS TO A CLOSE-MINDED PSUEDO-CINEPHILE?!?! BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS AND INFORM YOURSELF BEFORE RIDICULING AND PASSING SARCASTIC JUDGMENTS.
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I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT WOULD BE THE POINT IN EXPLAINING THIS TO A CLOSE-MINDED PSUEDO-CINEPHILE?!?! BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS AND INFORM YOURSELF
BEFORE YOU INFORM ME ON AFRICAN CINEMA, LET ME INFORM YOU THAT THERE ARE NO PENGUINS IN AFRICA. GLOBAL WARMING HASN'T ADVANCED THAT FAR YET.AFRICA HAS A LOT MORE TO OFFER THAN JUST PENGUINS
Also, I wasn't saying anything bad about African cinema, nor am I ignorant on diverse cinema, but I was just pointing out a long argument on why Criterion is not releasing any films from that region of the world. Like I said, there just aren't plenty of it...and the few films (most of them you've mentioned) are already on DVD.
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i know the movies were released by hbo and other aforementioned studios. i was just making an example of the richness in variety and quality of he movies coming out of africa. next time you want to take part in a rebuttal, at least try to understand what you are reading before making asinine/idiotic statements.
by the way, i am sorry for leaving my caps on. i was not bitching or venting. all i was aiming at was sparking an interest in some of the films i lke and/or believe deserve attention. ousmane sembene is one director i believe should get some attention from criterion. but i am not angry about it though. if this subject was rehashed already in a previous forum, again, i'm sorry for repeating stuff already discussed.
before i go, let me throw another suggestion that will probably make the people in this forum balk and that is a collection of the films by michael snow, such as "wavelength" (1967). this would be a similar release to that of the stan brakhage criterion release, which i thought was awesome.
by the way, i am sorry for leaving my caps on. i was not bitching or venting. all i was aiming at was sparking an interest in some of the films i lke and/or believe deserve attention. ousmane sembene is one director i believe should get some attention from criterion. but i am not angry about it though. if this subject was rehashed already in a previous forum, again, i'm sorry for repeating stuff already discussed.
before i go, let me throw another suggestion that will probably make the people in this forum balk and that is a collection of the films by michael snow, such as "wavelength" (1967). this would be a similar release to that of the stan brakhage criterion release, which i thought was awesome.
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An obscure film (with some really odd elements) that I would love to see released (by anyone, of course) is [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055646/]Ã
again, cinephrenic, my comments are taken out of context. i believe i am well aware that penguins haven't quite made it to africa. i do apologize for making that statement. but it was made in direct response to your sarcastic remark about basically saying that the isolated/desolated frozen tundra that is antartica would have more to offer (besides penguins) than the vastly rich and eclectic/heterogeneous cultures that are existent today in africa.
however, thanks for educating me though on their being no penguins in africa. DOH!
can we get back to discussing movies now?
however, thanks for educating me though on their being no penguins in africa. DOH!
can we get back to discussing movies now?
i found african penguins on wikipedia. this is for cinephrenic;
The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Blackfooted Penguin (and formerly as the Jackass Penguin), is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with the largest colony on Dyer Island, near Kleinbaai. Two colonies were established by penguins in the 1980s on the mainland near Cape Town at Boulders Beach near Simon's Town and Stony Point in Betty's Bay. Mainland colonies probably only became possible in recent times due the reduction of predator numbers, although the Betty's Bay colony has been attacked by leopard seals. The only other mainland colony is in Namibia, but it is not known when this was established.
Boulders Beach is a popular tourist attraction, for the beach, swimming and the penguins. The penguins will allow people to approach them as close as a meter (three ft), and so are often photographed.
The closest relatives of the African Penguins are the Humboldt and Magellanic penguins found in southern South America and the Galápagos Penguin found in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. African Penguins like warm weather. how you like them apples!!!
i heard about animas trujanos. this movie does sound rather interesting. i see it was also nominated for an oscar for best foreign language film. cool. of course this movie will never see he light of day unless criterion really reaches for this one. would eclipse make sense if they package it up with other mexican films from the 1960's? long shot either way.
The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Blackfooted Penguin (and formerly as the Jackass Penguin), is found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with the largest colony on Dyer Island, near Kleinbaai. Two colonies were established by penguins in the 1980s on the mainland near Cape Town at Boulders Beach near Simon's Town and Stony Point in Betty's Bay. Mainland colonies probably only became possible in recent times due the reduction of predator numbers, although the Betty's Bay colony has been attacked by leopard seals. The only other mainland colony is in Namibia, but it is not known when this was established.
Boulders Beach is a popular tourist attraction, for the beach, swimming and the penguins. The penguins will allow people to approach them as close as a meter (three ft), and so are often photographed.
The closest relatives of the African Penguins are the Humboldt and Magellanic penguins found in southern South America and the Galápagos Penguin found in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. African Penguins like warm weather. how you like them apples!!!
i heard about animas trujanos. this movie does sound rather interesting. i see it was also nominated for an oscar for best foreign language film. cool. of course this movie will never see he light of day unless criterion really reaches for this one. would eclipse make sense if they package it up with other mexican films from the 1960's? long shot either way.
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The penguin guy has talked! I must say, you did good in Burton's film. I'm sticking to Emperor penguins though. They can't take the heat.
I'm interested in Animas Trujana. A Mexican film starring Mifune can't be bad. I mean we've seen Tom Cruise as a samurai in Japan, so why not a Mifune in Mexico. Thanks for bringing it up. Only if we can find a source to view it.
I'm interested in Animas Trujana. A Mexican film starring Mifune can't be bad. I mean we've seen Tom Cruise as a samurai in Japan, so why not a Mifune in Mexico. Thanks for bringing it up. Only if we can find a source to view it.
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Is there some reason that Peter Greenaway has never made it to the collection? I always thought that he would be a given. It doesn't seem like rights would be an issue. Many of his films are unavailable and i would think that if Criterion really wanted to release one of them, they certainly could....
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If one Greenaway film were to be released by Criterion it'd probably be The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover. It was his most popular, and most successful film (although definitely not his best).glaswegian tome wrote:Is there some reason that Peter Greenaway has never made it to the collection? I always thought that he would be a given. It doesn't seem like rights would be an issue. Many of his films are unavailable and i would think that if Criterion really wanted to release one of them, they certainly could....
I could see them possibly releasing Prospero's Books, The Pillow Book or Drowning By Numbers (as most of the others are far too obscure to be straight up Criterion... if even they're interested). Eclipse would be a godsend regarding his rarer fare (hell, anyone other than Facets would due at this point... and Zeitgeist seems the most likely source for any upcoming Greenaway DVDs)
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