Criterion Newsletter: Clues and More, Volume Four

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FrauBlucher · #701 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:59 pm

Bingo

Leo Realism · #702 Post by **Leo Realism** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:01 pm

Sore Possums Frying, 50 of 'em

Omensetter · #703 Post by **Omensetter** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:04 pm

The Quince Tree Sun

Cinephrenic · #704 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:05 pm

Raisin in the sun

John Doe · #705 Post by **John Doe** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:06 pm

It' s actually Rising Sun (1993). You heard it here first.

#706 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:12 pm

It's needlessly complicated and pun-free if it's in fact a clue for Raisin in the Sun, so I'm doubtful

criterionsnob · #707 Post by **criterionsnob** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:16 pm

Raisin(g) Arizona

Omensetter · #708 Post by **Omensetter** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:17 pm

...and I'd imagine they'd draw a single raisin not attached to a tree were it A Raisin in the Sun

#709 Post by **DarkImbecile** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:20 pm

criterionsnob wrote:Raisin(g) Arizona

That doesn't totally work either, but I like the prospect of that release more.

Big Ben · #710 Post by **Big Ben** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:24 pm

I mean how many grape/raisin related titles are there? What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Grapes of Wrath? I can't think of it being anything other than A Raisin in the Sun.

Omensetter · #711 Post by **Omensetter** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:31 pm

There is what appears to be a quince tree and a sun and they announced an Erice last month.

#712 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:32 pm

Big Ben wrote:I mean how many grape/raisin related titles are there? What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Grapes of Wrath? I can't think of it being anything other than A Raisin in the Sun.

Thinking something with "bunch," maybe

senseabove · #713 Post by **senseabove** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:34 pm

Omensetter wrote:...and I'd imagine they'd draw a single raisin not attached to a tree were it A Raisin in the Sun

Well I could see an argument that one grape or raisin wouldn't be very identifiable, I don't think, whereas a bunch of grapes is easily identifiable as such. Maybe if they'd put a California Raisin laying there

But the suntan lotion makes me think there's something else going on, too...

lacritfan · #714 Post by **lacritfan** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:39 pm

I wish it was a tangled up piece of string or something then it would be sun tan tangle = Satantango

Calvin · #715 Post by **Calvin** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:42 pm

lacritfan wrote:I wish it was a tangled up piece of string or something then it would be sun tan tangle = Satantango

A 4K restoration and Blu-Ray release is being prepared by Arbelos

DeprongMori · #716 Post by **DeprongMori** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:45 pm

Even though it is a bunch of grapes rather than a single grape, I’m convinced it’s for A Raisin In The Sun. It’s an American classic in both theater and film, a cultural touchstone, and it lacks a Blu-ray release despite that.

I’d further guess that the recent American Masters documentary Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart on Lorraine Hansberry is included as a supplement.

(As much as I’d love to see more Erice, those are definitely grapes and not quince.)

triodelover · #717 Post by **triodelover** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:52 pm

The Grapes of Wrath (Raft).

DeprongMori · #718 Post by **DeprongMori** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:01 pm

Re: A Raisin In The Sun as guess, I’d offer the following article from the FilmStruck blog.

movielocke · #719 Post by **movielocke** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:02 pm

Raisins in the sun, meaning more than one version of the adaptation is included on the release

kcota17 · #720 Post by **kcota17** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:05 pm

movielocke wrote:Raisins in the sun, meaning more than one version of the adaptation is included on the release

Do we really need the P. Diddy version though?

jwd5275 · #721 Post by **jwd5275** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:32 pm

Grapes on vacation...The Great (Grape) Escape?

Was an old LD and recently showed up on Filmstruck with the old commentary (like Silence of Lambs did before it was re-released)

dwk · #722 Post by **dwk** » Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:39 pm

triodelover wrote:The Grapes of Wrath (Raft).

This might be it, someone at the Blu-ray forum posted the math

Grapes sunbathing - Grape sunbath - Grapes of Wrath

Feego · #723 Post by **Feego** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:18 am

I still think Raisin in the Sun is the most convincing, but I'll just throw this one out there: Suntan oil. Bunch of grapes.

The Oiled Bunch = The Wild Bunch

Omensetter · #724 Post by **Omensetter** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:31 am

Yeah, my Quince stab was definitely a case of wanting to see something that's not there.
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A Raisin in the Sun seems likely---grapes without sunscreen in a sun. There's probably multiple grapes because the broadest way to convey grapes is to have them in a bunch.

The film's serviceable. It's not particularly filmic, but a faithful adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun is more than enough and the performances are typically great. Poitier would enter the collection in a non-narration capacity. This one will definitely depend on the supplements, of which there should be plenty---that PBS documentary DeprongMoi mentioned upthread is solid and hopefully available. Not a particularly exciting release, but it needs a new edition; I'm just going to purchase it for school.

Costa · #725 Post by **Costa** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:41 am

What is the bottle with SPF50 on it?

edit: oh, sunscreen.

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