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carax09 wrote:

knives wrote:As for the Painleve, I too love that it will save shelf space ... Does anyone know how much of this set overlaps with the BFI and if there are any unreleased between the two?

C'mon, I know you can handle this on your own. On page 2 of the release thread Domino lists the BFI titles, and Chris lists those found on the Criterion.

Forgot about Domino. #-o , but um (and I don't trust IMDb on this one) that still doesn't answer if there are any missing from both sets.

I'd recommend reading the first page too.

Doctor Sunshine wrote:I'd recommend reading the first page too.

I did actually and there's as much confusion there as with me. I'll drop it though.

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Human Cond. is beautiful-- reminds of the classiness of their best releases-- like 7Samurai re-issue, Playtime, etc.

The Godard gets a Bronx Cheer from me-- meaning thumbs down.

They made up for the visual diarrhea of last month's announcements with three splendid covers.

What a stellar month! I'm most surprised by the For All Manking reissue, particularly the awesome price point on the DVD... that is a must buy.

And I suspect we'll see Vivre Sa Vie within the next few minutes, or at least I hope we do.

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OH MY FUCKING GOD

Wow, nice. I thought Repulsion was just a pipe dream. Tough to beat that fake cover someone posted a few weeks ago though.

swo17 wrote:Tough to beat that fake cover someone posted a few weeks ago though.

It looks like they didn't even try.

AMAZING covers for Repulsion and Made in USA. WOW What a month!

And the fake Repulsion cover was awful, this real one rules

I thought the fake Repulsion cover blows this real one down into the ash pit.

You guys really think that Godard cover is that good?

Human Condition is just gorgeous, though. Repulsion gets a B.

Jeez, I'm starting to think there's someone spying on us. A couple of months ago, LQ traveled up to the Film Forum to see Made in the USA on the night that Richard Brody was introducing it. Just this week, she forced me to watch Repulsion, which I hadn't seen up to that point but she's been drooling over for some time. And yesterday, she hosted a special screening of Kwaidan at West Chester University, and spoke of The Human Condition trilogy quite a bit. Also, I've been on quite the space travel kick since buying the "When We Left Earth" DVD set... this couldn't be a more perfect month in our household.

Not that anyone cares all that much about all that... it's just a crazy string of coincidences.

HerrSchreck wrote:I thought the fake Repulsion cover blows this real one down into the ash pit.

No. A REPULSION cover without Catherine anywhere on it is not acceptable imo.

You guys really think that Godard cover is that good?

It's solid.

Yeouch! So many awesome releases at once! I'm very happy of the For All Mankind release, and I'm been waiting to get The Human Condition for so long.

HerrSchreck wrote:I thought the fake Repulsion cover blows this real one down into the ash pit.

Agreed 100%. It was because of Cosmic Bus' cover that I actually searched out Repulsion and watched it for the first time. That cover captures the essence of the film in the most eerily wonderful way (Hurray again, CB!). I'll probably do a switcheroo. I was initally wowed by the Godard cover because of its flashy colors but gee...they could've picked a shot were Anna didn't look so beat.

LQ wrote:they could've picked a shot were Anna didn't look so beat.

It fits with Godard's opinion of her in the film

This is true...

LQ wrote:I was initally wowed by the Godard cover because of its flashy colors but gee...they could've picked a shot were Anna didn't look so beat.

She looks beat through the entire film.

I thought in some of the close-ups she had never looked more beautiful.

I'm with Gringo-- I think Godard stopped filming her like he thought she was beautiful and rarely flattered her with the camera. And if I remember correctly, her makeup work is pretty awful too

I'm sure that's what he intended but I found her to be heartbreakingly stunning in some shots. To each their own!

jaredsap wrote:

HerrSchreck wrote:I thought the fake Repulsion cover blows this real one down into the ash pit.

No. A REPULSION cover without Catherine anywhere on it is not acceptable imo.

I can't tell if you're serious-- forgive me I'm drowsy.

He's serious and he's right