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A place to meet and talk about films available on the Criterion Channel (or through Criterion releases as a whole).

CRITERION CLUB FILM OF THE WEEK:
Week 1, June 2: Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (@Dash) https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/criterion-club.259/post-28283
Week 2, June 9: Jacques Demy's Donkey Skin (@chris_d_cole) https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/criterion-club.259/post-36303
Week 3, June 16: Akira Kurosawa's Ran (@ayayrawn) https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/criterion-club.259/post-42147
Week 4, June 23: Claire Denis' White Material (@whoisbeck) https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/criterion-club.259/post-48263
Week 5, June 30: Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth (@gouis) https://www.needlesandgrooves.com/threads/criterion-club.259/post-54649
 
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I've seen a handful of them, but they're promoting that "Cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa" and I'm really hoping to check out more of them this week.

Not exactly the same, but I was recommended Tokyo Drifter last year and really got into a lot of movies in that new wave period. A lot of them I saw through criterion. Killers on Parade was my favorite, it's so goofy and fun.

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Strangely enough, Mulholland Drive is the only Criterion I have. Got it some time back when Barnes & Noble was doing a sale.

It was one of the movies I watched as a youth during my "everything I consume must have an artistic angle" phase. And I mean that in the best way possible because it showed me that not everything had to be either a slapstick comedy or a blockbuster. It could be ambiguous, frustrating and thought-provoking.
 
gouis said:
It actually was filmed as a TV pilot and the converted into a movie. Which is why there are all those dangling threads.

And have you seen all the Lynch films? If not I can give recs.
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I've seen Eraserhead, Fire Walk With Me, Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet. I'm going to make my way through it all.

I read somewhere MD was supposed to be a sort of spin off for Audrey, which makes so much sense.
 
Dash said:
I've seen Eraserhead, Fire Walk With Me, Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet. I'm going to make my way through it all.

I read somewhere MD was supposed to be a sort of spin off for Audrey, which makes so much sense.
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From the ones you haven’t seen Wild at Heart is my favorite. I’d youre a Nic Cage guy you’ll love it. It also has tons of Twin Peaks actors.

Lost Highway is also great but kind of feels like a dry run for MD
 
siremobunny said:
I've been slowly working my way through their Ingmar Bergman box set since Thanksgiving. This weekend, I reached the trilogy including Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light and The Silence. Didn't realize that First Reformed was heavily inspired by Winter Light.
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I grabbed the box set too. during the 50% off sale. I still haven’t started yet because of how daunting it is.

I love how they formatted it like a film festival though.
 
siremobunny said:
That's the order I've been watching it in. I had only seen two of his films, so its been a fun adventure.
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I’ve only seen Persona, Seventh Seal, and Wild Strawberries. I loved all three. His faith trilogy is what I’m looking forward to the most though. I also didn’t know First Reformed was inspired by one of them, so that raises my anticipation even more.
 
I was really happy to get the Criterion TRUE STORIES for christmas. It's one of my favorite films. I've still yet to watch all of the special features, but I believe that there is a pair of documentaries on it
 
Dead C said:
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