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tavernier
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#101 Post by tavernier »

pzman84 wrote: Criterion...you are on notice.
Monsieur Colbert, you rock!!!

=D> =D> =D>
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#102 Post by godardslave »

I'm convinced the troubles mentioned above by pzman84 and other posters elsewhere are linked to the recent deal with IMAGE.

The troubles seemed to start around that time and would explain the delays etc.
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#103 Post by LightBulbFilm »

justeleblanc wrote: Second, is the reference to Autumn Afternoon in the newsletter hope that that's the next Ozu release?
Doubt it. Criterion always mentions other films but never releases any of them... With minor exceptions.
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justeleblanc
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#104 Post by justeleblanc »

seasonal cue.

from Exodus:

And Criterion did descend from the heavens in all its writhing glory and said unto the world, "Good people of the land, I bring you good news. Cue Autumn." And the leaves fell from the trees.
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#105 Post by Michael Kerpan »

The underlying source materials for "Equinox Flower" and "Late Autumn" seem to be in much better shape that that for "Autumn Afternoon". If I was Criterion -- I would go for one of these (less technically problematic) films first.
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#106 Post by backstreetsbackalright »

Michael Kerpan wrote:The underlying source materials for "Equinox Flower" and "Late Autumn" seem to be in much better shape that that for "Autumn Afternoon". If I was Criterion -- I would go for one of these (less technically problematic) films first.
Not that it adds to a strong case either for or against any of the above titles, but there's still the possibly meaningless but nevertheless twitterpating appearance on Amazon of this title and this one.
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#107 Post by Lemdog »

I just wanted to see if anyone else got the email about the new contest?
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Dylan
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#108 Post by Dylan »

Yes, and I entered it right away. They didn't indicate whether we should include our mailing address though (most online contests request it), but I put mine at the end of the e-mail anyway.

All of the April titles sound absolutely wonderful, so of course I hope to win. But good luck to everybody who enters (and everybody should, it's a very easy question*)...has any of our members won a Criterion contest yet?

Dylan

*The question is, by the way, "What are five of the dozen+ Criterion titles to have won Oscars?"
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#109 Post by AZAI »

Just wondering is this US only?

Oh well, I entered anyway, let's see what happens :)
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#110 Post by Antoine Doinel »

Dylan wrote:
*The question is, by the way, "What are five of the dozen+ Criterion titles to have won Oscars?"
Actually, it's what five Criterion titles won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar....
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#111 Post by toiletduck! »

Dylan wrote:...has any of our members won a Criterion contest yet?
I was one of the winners of the first contest and am living happily ever after with Roeg and Bowie...

-Toilet Dcuk
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#112 Post by Matt »

Antoine Doinel wrote:
Dylan wrote:*The question is, by the way, "What are five of the dozen+ Criterion titles to have won Oscars?"
Actually, it's what five Criterion titles won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar....
You're both half-correct.
If you can name just five of the dozen-plus Criterion titles that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, then you will be entered in a random drawing to win one of these titles or an upcoming April release....
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#113 Post by Cinesimilitude »

the contest was clearly mentioned in the newsletter. I greedily didn't post about it.
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#114 Post by mikeohhh »

Wow, this is easy. The first six winners from when Best Foreign Language Film became a competitive award in 1956 are all Criterions, for starters.
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#115 Post by Narshty »

FilmFanSea wrote:Noodling around today, I discovered Criterion's April Newsletter (which I don't think has been distributed yet).
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#116 Post by Gregory »

Congratulations to the winners of last month's Oscar contest. Free DVDs were awarded to Seth Engel, Kate Diehn, Jon Witmer, Captain Bob, and Charles K. Noyes.
That's funny -- one of the winners was the brilliantly sick composer and musician Charles K. Noyes. I'm only too happy to lose to him. And "Captain Bob," too.
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#117 Post by Antoine Doinel »

Any speculation on what the "New Look, New Line" coming this fall is?
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#118 Post by Narshty »

None whatsoever.
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#119 Post by ByMarkClark.com »

"New look ... new line ... coming this fall" = Confirmation of Eclipse?
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#120 Post by FilmFanSea »

Antoine Doinel wrote:Any speculation on what the "New Look, New Line" coming this fall is?
http://www.criterionforum.org/forum/vie ... 3589#63589
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#121 Post by blindside8zao »

could this be confirmation of eclipse possibly?
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#122 Post by SHOCKMASTER »

A new line of Criterion fashion maybe? Tee-shirts? Polos? Fleece jackets?
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#123 Post by blindside8zao »

btw, the C has a file name of "wacky_c.gif" Can we therefore conclude that the new company is not Eclipse but actually Wacky C.?
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#124 Post by justeleblanc »

blindside8zao wrote:btw, the C has a file name of "wacky_c.gif" Can we therefore conclude that the new company is not Eclipse but actually Wacky C.?
Aren't most of the pictures called "wackyanimal"?
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#125 Post by redbill »

justeleblanc wrote:
blindside8zao wrote:btw, the C has a file name of "wacky_c.gif" Can we therefore conclude that the new company is not Eclipse but actually Wacky C.?
Aren't most of the pictures called "wackyanimal"?
so you're saying criterion has genetically engineered some sort of new animal, nicknamed "c"? I think there's no other logical explanation...
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