Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:31 pm
I'd be in for R.W. Paul and Dreams That Money Can Buy.
Let's hope that Amazon.co.uk will participate to this promotion as well.Up to 0.25kg = £3.50
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I have Flicker Alley's Melies set, and plenty of (online) research to thank for my interest in this disc...in fact, with this news, its quickly becoming the DVD I most look forward to getting in the mail. And just about any other collection devoted to pre-1910s pioneers would have my eye. Lumiere bros, Paul, Elfelt, you name it.MichaelB wrote:The R.W.Paul disc is terrific, and hasn't had anything like the attention it deserves - possibly understandably, as it's an ultra-specialist field, but a pity nonetheless.
a selection of his works is on ubuweb to either watch or download. Magnificent early cinema.What A Disgrace wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing some of this guy's stuff, either.
Again, kind of tempting, though this one has a lot more overlap with existing Criterion titles. Price right now is £59.99.Set Comprises:
Man with a Movie Camera (1929): 'Man With a Movie Camera' is an extraordinary piece of filmmaking, a montage of urban Russian life showing the people of the city at work and at play, and the machines that keep the city going. It was Vertov's first full-length film, and he used all the cinematic techniques at his disposal - dissolves, split screen, slow motion and freeze-frames - to produce a work that is exhilarating and intellectually brillant.
People on Sunday (1929): A tale of five young Berliners - a taxi driver, a travelling wine dealer, a record shop sales girl, a film extra and a model - spending a typical Sunday. In this vivid snapshot of Berlin life, a trip to the countryside reveals the flirtations, rivalries, jealousies, and petty irritations common to any group outing. All too soon it is the end of the day, and the prospect of Monday looms, and the return to the weekday routine.
Le Regle Du Jeu (1939): Dismissed by both the public and critics on its first release, re-cut by its producers and then banned by the French government as 'demoralising', 'La Regle Du Jeu' now features in the Top Ten greatest film lists of both critics and director's, and is one of the most requested world cinema DVD releases by film fans.
Fallen Angel (1945): Down on his luck Eric meets the wealthy June and formulates a plan to marry her, then divorce her and steal her fortune that will enable him to live in comfort with Stella with whom he is in love. However, when Stella is mysteriously murdered things start to go very wrong indeed...
Jour de Fete (1949): Hilarious expose of the modern obsession with speed and efficiency set in the rural surroundings of a French village where Francoise the postman tries to improve his round. The visual comedy, invention and above all, timing is superb. The evocation of rural France really does seem as if from another century....
Les Enfant Terribles (1949): In this compelling tale of incestuous obsession, teenage brother and sister Paul and Elisabeth live "like two limbs of a single apology", creating an intense, private world in their untidy shared single room. When outsiders intrude into their world however, the scene is set for tragedy. Based on Jean Cocteau's 1929 novel, who also provided the voice-over.
Throne of Blood (1957): Kurosawa's transposition of Shakespeare's Macbeth to sixteenth century Japan is, like the great Russian adaptations of King Lear and Hamlet, immensely successful in capturing the 'spirit' of the original. Any loss in language or characterisation is more than compensated by the evocation of the misty and forbidding locale, the bravura ghostly apparitions, and the fascinating incursions of specifically Japanese elements, such as the echoes of Noh drama.
Le Doulos (1961) One of Melville's own favourite films in which ambiguity is the name of the game as a convicted burglar completes his incarceration only to get himself straight back into trouble...
The Leopard (1963): A 19th century Italian prince (Burt Lancaster) presides over the transition from his old world to a modern one where his class will no longer rule...
Bande A Part (1964): 'Bande A Part' is Jean-Luc Godard's playful tribute to the Hollywood pulp crime movies of the 1940s, executed with typically Gallic cool.
Definitely worth picking up at this price. I may also plump for a few more that I have let fall by the wayside. I am also a fan of Night of Truth but probably won't buy it (I can't afford it all)!MichaelB wrote:Spoiler
London / Robinson In Space
Yes, I can confirm.chaddoli wrote:Do we have official confirmation that the Salo and Red Desert BluRays are region free? Or can we find out (MichaelB?)
As soon as I find this out I'll be ordering right away.
With the very greatest respect, no-one outside BFI DVD Publishing is in a position to confirm this just yet - and their current position is that they don't yet know whether this will be contractually possible.pro-bassoonist wrote:Yes, I can confirm.
I've sent you the relevant info Michael. And have taken a note.MichaelB wrote:With the very greatest respect, no-one outside BFI DVD Publishing is in a position to confirm this just yet - and their current position is that they don't yet know whether this will be contractually possible.
I'll find out and get back to you.FSimeoni wrote:Does anyone know if the 75th Anniversary boxsets will be a set of regular Amaray cases in a box or something else?
If they have the original booklets, it could be tight squeeze for some of these releases. Dickens Before Sound, for example, is two discs plus a 40-page booklet!MichaelB wrote:Slim-line Amarays in a cardboard slipcase. Here's what the MovieMail package looks like.FSimeoni wrote:Does anyone know if the 75th Anniversary boxsets will be a set of regular Amaray cases in a box or something else?
I have most of them, and can thoroughly recommend them - the R.W.Paul and Dickens discs are crammed with fascinating, well-contextualised rarities, and most of the feature-film discs are pretty well definitive in terms of transfer quality and extras, especially Piccadilly, The Edge of the World and Caravaggio - and the Greenaway shorts disc is director-approved.Adam wrote:That Movie Mail selection looks very tempting - don't have any of those.
The British Transport films are tempting independently as well (at least for someone like me), but it's hard to know where to start. Would you have a recommended order?MichaelB wrote:The masterstroke, though, was to throw in a British Transport Films collection (DVD Times review here), as these films are much, much richer and wider-ranging than you'd expect from their remit. In fact, this particular collection barely features trains at all.Adam wrote:That Movie Mail selection looks very tempting - don't have any of those.
Indeed - plus a bonus disc.What A Disgrace wrote:UPS I almost forgot
British Transport Films
Judging by the price, I assume this will be all eight previously released volumes?