385 Army of Shadows
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- domino harvey
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Haha! At least I can be sure that the commentary on the BFI disc will be exclusive to the UK release, so at least I'm getting something out of the whole deal.justeleblanc wrote:Do us a favor and order Pierrot le fou and Breathless tonight, oui?domino harvey wrote:figures since I just ordered this last night from the UK
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As someone with no money, and as a big Melville fan, I'm secretly hoping for a $29.99 release. While there are endless possibilities for extras, there will be nothing you can't learn from Melville's written interviews or from Ginette Vincendeau's American in Paris. That said, a documentary on the Resistance itself would be nice.
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Perhaps good to know. I was actually wondering about this a few weeks ago. Would Rialto's run being the first American release of the film have had an effect on Criterion's schedule? While the film isn't new, it is still being touted as a 2006 release every which way but loose -- potentially lumping it into the same boat as every other contemporary DVD release. I wonder if Criterion pushed to get this out in a timely manner because, unlike Sansho or Vengeance, we haven't been waiting decades and decades for this release. What's new to us and so on...justeleblanc wrote:So it took a year basically to go from Rialto's release to a Criterion release. Good to know.
Which leads me to believe that this might be another reason we don't see many films go straight from theatres to Criterion. Unless you've got the big money backing the release (i.e. the Andersons), it's a tough call to push a contemporary release ahead of the droves of classics waiting patiently for their turn simply because of current standards in theatrical release to DVD release timeframes. It's not like they could hold on to something like, say Mutual Appreciation for two or three years before a DVD release. That's just not the way it works any more. And Army of Shadows just might be a rare instance of Criterion having to play along with mainstream production schedules.
Just something I had been thinking about when I thought I had missed my chance to see it in theatres. Turns out I hadn't, so I'm cool either way.
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Is Mutual Appreciation just a random example or is there an inkling of a Criterion? I'd be pretty damn happy.toiletduck! wrote:... It's not like they could hold on to something like, say Mutual Appreciation for two or three years before a DVD release. That's just not the way it works any more. And Army of Shadows just might be a rare instance of Criterion having to play along with mainstream production schedules.
As for Army of Shadows it is a very bad example for a "typical" Rialto release: it was a huge hit, even The Film Forum kept bringing it back -- this just doesn't happen with most Rialto releases.
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Yeah, the word of mouth (not to mention the reviews mentioning it as one of the best of 2006) has been remarkable. Army of Shadows played at a suburban Minneapolis Landmark theater this summer for a week. Then it came back to town in January at the Oak Street Cinema, which has been in dire financial straits. I saw it there with a pretty large crowd on a Sunday afternoon, and a guy who worked there said the film made more money there in its first two days than it had in its entire previous Twin Cities run.Ted Todorov wrote:As for Army of Shadows it is a very bad example for a "typical" Rialto release: it was a huge hit, even The Film Forum kept bringing it back -- this just doesn't happen with most Rialto releases.
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The next via Rialto: Le Doulos & Léon Morin, prêtreJabbaTheSlut wrote:After this one, Le deuxieme souffle, anyone?
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A Studio Canal/Universal HD DVD will be released in March, but no extras or English subs:
French: DTS-HD 4.0
German: DTS-HD 2.0
French: DTS-HD 4.0
German: DTS-HD 2.0
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HerrSchreck wrote:One of Criterion's best stretches of title announcements, between the Naruse, Dassin, Mizo, this, etc.
Totally agree. I can't remember Criterion ever releasing as many successive titles that I want to purchase. 2007 is already such an amazing year for them.
I know some of you are rabid collectors but this is a huge amount for me in a 4 month period. I'm still very much catching up on back catalogue at this stage! Of the above the only film I haven't seen is Overlord, but it certainly sounds intriguing enough for a blind buy. And I think May 2007 would have to be the first month I've ever wanted every single Criterion release on offer.
Well done CC, can't wait to upgrade my Army Of Shadows DVD, this is the release I've been crossing my fingers for since first seeing it last year. In retrospect this is my favourite Melville after Le Samourai. Amazing.
- Jeff
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It seems strange that they wouldn't be able to at least include the Rialto trailer.Narshty wrote:Specs have been updated and "More!" has become "Less!" (no trailers any more - everything else the same).