The CRITERION DVD and Blu-ray Thread

[oaxaca]

In addition to Kurosawa's stuff there have been a few really fantastic and more obscure japanese cinema releases I'd wholeheartedly recommend:

THE SAMURAI TRILOGY
THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI
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PALE FLOWER (basically a Yakuza themed 60s film noir)
MAKIOKA SISTERS (a war-time period drama - slow but moving)

I didn't really get on with Suzuki's two films BRANDED TO KILL and TOKYO DRIFTER, although they're both held in high regard among western critics

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by Jinx_Barkman

Annnd a certain eighties Michael Mann crime drama would be most welcome to go along with it.

Do you mean Manhunter? It's already out on a very nice Blu-ray.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Daemonia

Do you mean Manhunter? It's already out on a very nice Blu-ray.

Tut tut, he means Thief.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Tut tut, he means Thief.

Ah, Thief. Forgot about that one. Obviously. Great film and James Caan is excellent.

[Handyman Joe]

My dream - a double pack of David Lean's two Dickens adaptations and Peter Bogdanovich's Targets which has been OOP forever,but then again so was Seconds....

Guy on DVD maniacs saying a Peter Weir box set is a possibility - would be incredible

[Jinx_Barkman]

Anyone care to share their thoughts on Insignificance? I've never seen it and am thinking about picking up the blu ray.

[tele1962]

I always thought the likes of Criterion (or Arrow) might have considered a release of the original Rollerball (James Caan 1975).

[Ronin]

Originally Posted by oaxaca

In addition to Kurosawa's stuff there have been a few really fantastic and more obscure japanese cinema releases I'd wholeheartedly recommend:

THE SAMURAI TRILOGY
THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI
---
PALE FLOWER (basically a Yakuza themed 60s film noir)
MAKIOKA SISTERS (a war-time period drama - slow but moving)

I didn't really get on with Suzuki's two films BRANDED TO KILL and TOKYO DRIFTER, although they're both held in high regard among western critics

Big fan of Japanese cinema

Hara Kiri
Yojimbo/Sanjuro
High and low

Are all must haves


Hopefully the release Throne of Blood, Sword of Doom on BD

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Jinx_Barkman

Anyone care to share their thoughts on Insignificance? I've never seen it and am thinking about picking up the blu ray.

Depends on A the price, and B your love for Roeg. Not as immediate as his other flicks, at least it has Tony Curtis cough

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Depends on A the price, and B your love for Roeg. Not as immediate as his other flicks, at least it has Tony Curtis cough

You really need some Benylin or something similar!