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#151 Post by **Matt** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:56 pm

Zazou dans le Metro wrote:By the way have I missed something elsewhere?? What Claude Sautet is being referred to??

Classe tous risques, a Rialto rerelease that didn't really take off.

Cronenfly · #152 Post by **Cronenfly** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:46 pm

CSM126 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5nf-oplNL0

Well "bumper-grill" makes more sense watching that: the grill is obvious, and the car's bumper has the heating element in it.

Has me convinced.

arsonfilms · #153 Post by **arsonfilms** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:21 pm

Cronenfly wrote:
CSM126 wrote:Well "bumper-grill" makes more sense watching that: the grill is obvious, and the car's bumper has the heating element in it.
Has me convinced.

Makes my whole complicated theory about a Walkabout reissue being a revisitation of a "first ever" car fire seem really idiotic. Trafic it is!

malcolm1980 · #154 Post by **malcolm1980** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:45 pm

If it's Trafic, I wonder if this means Criterion will FINALLY release a MR. HULOT box-set.

#155 Post by **Matt** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:13 pm

malcolm1980 wrote:If it's Trafic, I wonder if this means Criterion will FINALLY release a MR. HULOT box-set.

If they released Trafic as a box-set only release with three other DVDs that have long been available, you will hear howling on this forum like never before. My guess is the remaining Hulots will make up an Eclipse set.

Now that we've figured out the clue (lucky guess, mianda72), what's the gourd from?

Cinephrenic · #156 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:30 pm

Probably a gift set with the others and may include Parade.

kaujot · #157 Post by **kaujot** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:32 pm

I've only got Playtime, but have been meaning to get the others for ages. I'd love for a Tati set to come out.

denti alligator · Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:36 pm

Matt wrote: what's the gourd from?

Life of Brian ... why not?

Zazou dans le Metro · Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:41 pm

Matt wrote:Now that we've figured out the clue (lucky guess, mianda72), what's the gourd from?

Gourd Knows!

thethirdman · #160 Post by **thethirdman** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:27 pm

Matt wrote:Now that we've figured out the clue (lucky guess, mianda72), what's the gourd from?

There are several gourds used during the judgment/punishement scenes presided over by the leader of the offended tribe at the beginning of The Naked Prey. Many of the gourds are used as drinking ladles.

Derek Estes · #161 Post by **Derek Estes** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:33 pm

Did I just miss it or was there no February Newsetter?

a.khan · #162 Post by **a.khan** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:37 pm

May be this is a slow month for them.

Cinephrenic · #163 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:34 pm

I'm not totally pleased about their output in the recent months. Yes, great films, but seriously, they need to get around to some Italian films. What ever happened to people like De Sica, Rossellini, and Visconti? No love, I tell you.

#164 Post by **Matt** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:58 pm

Cinephrenic wrote:they need to get around to some Italian films. What ever happened to people like De Sica, Rossellini, and Visconti?

They may not be the films you want, but they're releasing one film by an Italian director this month and another next month.

jbeall · #165 Post by **jbeall** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:07 pm

Cinephrenic wrote:I'm not totally pleased about their output in the recent months. Yes, great films, but seriously, they need to get around to some Italian films. What ever happened to people like De Sica, Rossellini, and Visconti? No love, I tell you.

To get around to other European countries (let alone entire continents they've been ignoring), they'd have to get off their pet directors kick. Of course, I'm just bitching because other than the Varda set and Pierrot, they haven't put out anything I've wanted to buy. Actually, I should thank them for saving me money because I bought waaaaaaayyyy too many criterions last year.

Cinephrenic · #166 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:14 pm

Matt wrote:They may not be the films you want, but they're releasing one film by an Italian director this month and another next month

Yes, your right, but I never saw The Last Emperor as an Italian film. Can't argue with Mafioso. But we knew this was in the works. There was a whole retrospective on Rossellini and nothing since St. Francis? I'm more intrested in the classic Italian films like Bitter Rice they have the rights to. Ok, ok, i'm bitching again.

Morgan Creek · #167 Post by **Morgan Creek** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:48 pm

While we're piling on Criterion we might as well pile on their proofreaders. Anyone notice this in the recent Eclipse newsletter?

Eclipse Series 8:
Lubistch Musicals

That little slip was also in the subject line. . .

lacritfan · #168 Post by **lacritfan** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:38 am

Maybe they're planning a special Leap Day edition?

Tribe · #169 Post by **Tribe** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:59 am

Any chance we'll see more Ozu?

Tribe

#170 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:04 am

Tribe wrote:Any chance we'll see more Ozu?

Same odds as the sun coming up tomorrow

Anhedionisiac · #171 Post by **Anhedionisiac** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:42 pm

domino harvey wrote:Same odds as the sun coming up tomorrow

Whoa, it did! Sun came up!

Napier · #172 Post by **Napier** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:06 pm

Anhedionisiac wrote:
domino harvey wrote:Same odds as the sun coming up tomorrow
Whoa, it did! Sun came up!

There's only enough room for the various smart asses in this forum. We don't need another one. Were all full up.

arsonfilms · #173 Post by **arsonfilms** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:12 pm

However, if you'd like to get on the smartass waiting list, please kindly see your hostess.

tavernier · #174 Post by **tavernier** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:46 pm

February hint:

HelenLawson · #175 Post by **HelenLawson** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:52 pm

My guess is MY UNCLE ANTOINE

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