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Re: 'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

#26 Post by cdnchris » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:52 pm

Will it still be ok to make jokes about the commenters on Criterion's Facebook page?
Oh definitely

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#27 Post by Antoine Doinel » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:42 pm

According to Criterion's FB: "Sidney Lumet just walked in!"

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#28 Post by swo17 » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:07 pm

I love this response here:
some dude on Facebook wrote:You guys should release more Tarkovsky. Most notably The Mirror, The Sacrafice and Nostalghia.
Criterion wrote:Those would be good

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Re: 'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

#29 Post by onedimension » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:13 pm

how do we know this is REALLY Criterion on facebook?

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Re: 'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

#30 Post by Napier » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:15 pm

onedimension wrote:how do we know this is REALLY Criterion on facebook?
Because it's the internet. Believe everything you read on it.

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#31 Post by Tribe » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:53 pm

onedimension wrote:how do we know this is REALLY Criterion on facebook?
Good point...it could be someone from this Forum who set up a fake account. :evil:

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#32 Post by Napier » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:57 pm

Tribe wrote:
onedimension wrote:how do we know this is REALLY Criterion on facebook?
Good point...it could be someone from this Forum who set up a fake account. :evil:
C'mon Tribe........no one here would do that. :-"

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Re: 'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

#33 Post by The Elegant Dandy Fop » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:36 pm

Can't we quit discussing the Facebook account and just come to the conclusion that almost everyone who posts on it is an idiot who assumes a movie is validated by having a Criterion release or don't understand the idea of licensing rights.

Anyone see the question about why isn't there more Aronofsky only because it upset him to see a stacked edition of Requiem for a Dream go for five bucks at Best Buy?

And the Jeanne Dielman videos suck.

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#34 Post by Michael Kerpan » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:46 pm

Has the Criterion FB site ever been acknowledged on either the main site or in the newsletter?

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#35 Post by Tribe » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:16 pm

Michael Kerpan wrote:Has the Criterion FB site ever been acknowledged on either the main site or in the newsletter?
http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1236" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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#36 Post by Michael Kerpan » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:26 pm

Tribe wrote:
Michael Kerpan wrote:Has the Criterion FB site ever been acknowledged on either the main site or in the newsletter?
http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1236
Well, that makes the weirdness of the FB site al the more weird. ;~}

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#37 Post by Tribe » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:58 pm

Michael Kerpan wrote:Well, that makes the weirdness of the FB site al the more weird. ;~}
Hell, there's people there asking if there will be any more December relases!

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#38 Post by fiddlesticks » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:44 pm

I love how this thread has become a flurry of re-posts of what goes on at the Criterion Facebook page, intermingled with criticisms of the Criterion Facebook page as "weird" and "idiotic." It's kind of like the old Borscht-belt/Woody Allen joke: "the food here is bad, and such small portions!"

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#39 Post by Finch » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:48 pm

Tribe wrote:Hell, there's people there asking if there will be any more December relases!
To be fair, they do sometimes announce titles late: most recently, Button was announced a few days after May's other releases. I did wonder if they were perhaps going to leave it very late this month and put more titles up this Friday but they've confirmed on FB that the AK100 set and the Desplechin DVD + Blu will be it for December.

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#40 Post by onedimension » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:39 pm

I feel kind of dirty reading the Criterion Facebook page- it's everything I've always wanted, but so much of it- and everyone's so shameless.. I like to keep my nerdy lusting after esoteric DVDs behind the stately grey facade of this .org

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Re: 'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

#41 Post by ZizouJuve » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:03 pm

onedimension wrote:I feel kind of dirty reading the Criterion Facebook page- it's everything I've always wanted, but so much of it- and everyone's so shameless.. I like to keep my nerdy lusting after esoteric DVDs behind the stately grey facade of this .org
I second that feeling, things have become so anticlimatic knowing what is being worked on and what is a possibility. I realize now I really enjoyed the surprises of an unknown release that comes out of nowhere.

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#42 Post by captveg » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:52 am

Napier wrote:Someone should ask them what's taking so long to come up with with an exchange program for those flimsy cardboard cases for the early Blu-ray releases.
Just did. We'll see what they say.
ZizouJuve wrote:
onedimension wrote:I feel kind of dirty reading the Criterion Facebook page- it's everything I've always wanted, but so much of it- and everyone's so shameless.. I like to keep my nerdy lusting after esoteric DVDs behind the stately grey facade of this .org
I second that feeling, things have become so anticlimatic knowing what is being worked on and what is a possibility. I realize now I really enjoyed the surprises of an unknown release that comes out of nowhere.
Which can still happen. Golden Age of Television, anyone?

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Re: 'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

#43 Post by psufootball07 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:41 am

Yeah seriously, I read through the list and it appears that a lot of people on here have been the ones asking questions, it is kind of getting ridiculous and I expect them to stop answering questions soon.

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Re: 'Forthcoming' Lists Discussion and Random Speculation Vol.2

#44 Post by Peacock » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:01 am

The facebook page has definitely been swamped with questions which could only annoy Criterion, but as for this whole 'living for the surprise of what's next'

who cares? if Underworld is in production, i'd like to know so i can get excited, they could just never tell us until a week before release date, then you'd all have lovely big surprises, but to me, release schedules aren't a game. I'd love to know all of MoC's planned releases for 2010, i don't see how that spoils anything?

It's my one pet hate with the forum, and it happens every time, some exciting films get announced which have been asked about and speculated over before, and as soon as their announced people go 'oh great, now does this mean his film X is going to be released as well?' 'hopefully this means Y will be released soon'
Like now they know this film they really wanted is coming out, they don't care anymore and look forward to finding out what's coming up next!

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#45 Post by Antoine Doinel » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:18 am

Peacock wrote:but to me, release schedules aren't a game. I'd love to know all of MoC's planned releases for 2010, i don't see how that spoils anything?
There are two reasons for the Criterion/MOCs of the world not to say "Here are our upcoming releases in 2010".

1) Production is always in flux. If materials or rights run into issues and the title is delayed suddenly you have a whole bunch of people complaining and whining even more than they do now when an "announced" title is suddenly delayed for a week or two.

2) Marketing. From a marketing angle, it makes sense for these studios to keep a slow leak of info rather than a torrent of news and then nothing for a year.

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#46 Post by Flike » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:48 pm

For a week or so there I was checking the Facebook every day to see all the goodies and hints, as Criterion were surprisingly candid. Eventually it started to feel as if I were watching Ricky Gervias do a crab dance, and I couldn't stand to read all the posts without cringing and looking away. I checked it today after a few days away and the answers seem a lot less congenial. Oy.

This is why we can't have nice things.

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#47 Post by Napier » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:53 pm

Flike wrote:This is why we can't have nice things.
They literally, opened, Pandora's Box. :twisted: Can someone on their facebook page ask them for The Quiet Man?.....On Blu-Ray.........please.

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#48 Post by kaujot » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:47 am

Just make an account yourself if you want to ask. It takes two seconds.

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#49 Post by Ovader » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:24 am

It finally happened. Someone asked about releasing some Spielberg. I am still waiting for someone to ask to have Star Wars on Criterion...

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#50 Post by psufootball07 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:28 am

Fanboy to Criterions Facebook: "What about Tarantino? They should really add Pulp Fiction to the collection it is the best film ever." #-o

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