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What Will Become of the Criterion Collection?
New York, 11:47 PM
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BTW, even if there weren't an economic downturn, I am in no hurry to get a Blu-Ray. I own over 300 DVDs and I'm getting tried of being expected to re-buy everything I already own because OMG IT'S SO MUCH BETTER NOW!
Also, I'm trying to wait until after February to buy a new TV. I think the prices are too high considering consumers are basically being threatened to upgrade. By the government. I have digital cable, so it doesn't matter what kind of TV I have in the near-term.
This comment posted from my Dell laptop with Windows XP Pro. Now I'm off to churn some butter.
11/22/08
The message of the film appears to be: fascists are really bad people who did really depraved things that should be depicted in the most graphic detail a minuscule production budget will allow.
Either that, or Pasolini had the most extreme scat fetish ever found outside of Germany.
Oh, and everything Quentin Tarantino has done, with the exception of _Pulp Fiction_, blows. In a very stylish sort of way.
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Some of my Italian friends are really tired of the political implications in Pasolini's films. I think they see him as representing the old guard in Italy -- the unrest of the 60s, student protests, etc. They prefer light, American entertainment. They are all really fond of Kubrick.
Oh, and the scat scenes: Orange marmalade and chocolate.
11/23/08
I'm certainly in the minority here, but I like Tarantino's films.
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11/22/08
It's gift-buying season - everyone has big sales.
And, if anything, Criterion is expanding their product lines. You mentioned the Blu-ray releases, but they're also offering lower-priced film-only-no-extras versions of classic titles, and have created the new Eclipse Collection.
DVD sales may be down for everyone, but Criterion seems to have a solid film-geek customer base to keep them afloat. I don't seem them going under any time soon.
11/22/08
I will probably celebrate eventually buying a BluRay player with The Third Man as my first BluRay disc. I'm gonna wait those fuckers out for the best deal on a player. :DDD
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