Thanks for showing more great films that constitute your Criterion collection. I lost count of how many times I’ve seen both “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Taxi Driver,” two of my all-time favorites.
Just as enjoyable as part 1, indeed nearly all Criterion movies are worth watching, in fact I've seen many of those ones multiple times and I'll probably watch them again. (I never get tired of The Princess Bride).
Thanks Tom - it's a wonderful holiday - like I say - the cheapest film school out there - They're always interesting films and I learn alot about them.
At this time of national crisis, Im glad you have your priorities straight...... getting out Criterion part 2😂. I have a feeling you are telling us something with the T-shirt you're wearing. As you can probably guess, I I am a huge John Waters and Divine fan. I have been fortunate enough to have met both and they were nice nice enough to autograph items for me. I remember the scratch and sniff at the movies. I guess you know that a new Spinal Tap moving is being made. Some of it was recently filmed here in New Orleans.
Of course the great Mark Knopfler did the soundtrack to The Princess Bride. My favorite Robocop line "I'd buy that for a dollar!" Kurtwood Smith played one of the greatest villains of all time in that film. A bearded Scorsese appears in Taxi Driver. Spinal Tap always goes to 11. So many cool moments, and cameos.
Knopfler sure did - I have all his soundtrack albums and that's another great one for a great film. Robocop was my favorite movie of the year the year it came out. Was thrilled to get the Criterion laserdisc - still a fantastic movie (great quote by the way). Scorcese was so creepy in his walk on part. Spinal Tap - as you said - the best of it's kind. Thanks. Alan
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow I acquired a boatload LD's from a friend who no longer wanted them, sadly never could find a decent used working player. Donated them to the thrifts a year or so ago, no Criterions tho. Wish I knew about your YT channel then, would have given them to you on the house, was about 40 titles.
@@jasonpp1973 thanks so much. Yes finding a good working player is damn near impossible. But they can be fixed if you can find an electronics fixer guy which is almost impossible too.
I've bought several foreign films from Criterion. I've also would buy a Criterion film which I haven't seen, but have read the description and felt the description was interesting enough to buy the film. On running commentary, I turned that on for a film I was watching (not Criterion) and the movie dialog was lowered while the person was talking over the film. After that, never bothered turning on listening to the commentary again. On part 1 of your Criterion Collection, you mentioned that some of the special features on laserdiscs weren't transferred over to DVD/BLU-RAY. I was thinking a few issues with that: a) studio lost the features b) features deteriorated in the studios vault c) accidently destroyed d) licensing expired to Criterion e) licensing fee went up so much, Criterion passed (my opinion - the mostly likely scenario). Of course, I could be wrong and the studio simply didn't want to license out the missed features because they were going to re-release the films and add those features onto their DVD/BLU-RAY.
Yea - could be any or all of those reasons. But I know over the years where I've heard that certain laserdisc features never transferred over to the DVD/ Blu-Ray releases. In fact there are some films that were released on laserdisc that never made it to dvd / blu-ray - or in the same release (music was changed etc), because rights were lost or got too expensive etc. As for running commentaries - they're not all great. Some will do that where the film soundtrack lowers for the commentary and then raises back when no commentary. Some have non-stop talking - especially when they're are a few people on the commentary.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Forgot about licensing music. That's a major issue. Studios will substitute a cover version because the licensing fee is too high. Sometimes, substitute a different song. Usually, reviews of a upcoming release will point that out and leave it to the buyer if they want to buy the movie or not. There are tons of movies which haven't been release in any media because it's obscure, not popular with the movie audience (even though they know of it), or simply lost. One movie which I never thought I would see released is 'The Vampire's Ghost'. Imagine my surprise when it was released on BLU-RAY! Not a well known film, but it was released a few years ago.
@@noahbody9747 Yes the music soundtracks are sometimes different on later releases, because they lost the rights or got too expensive. I don't know of The Vampire's Ghost - I'm going to look that one up. Thanks for the info / recommendation. Best, Alan
I think you're trying to tell us something with the T-shirt you are wearing......I but you guessed, but I am a huge John Waters and Divine fan. I am fortunate enough to have met both of them. They autographed stuff for me. I remember the ordorama card at the movies. I guess you know that a new Spinal Tap movie is being made. Part of it was recently filmed here in New Orleans.
@@davidkunzli680 I thought you were president of his fan club actually. Yes. Not sure if a new Spinal Tsp is a good idea but I’ll certainly be seeing it.
The only reason I wore that shirt was because it was a Monty Python shirt and I was doing a video on movies and laserdiscs (plus I love Monty Python and the show Spamalot).
My sociology teacher in college showed us silence of the lambs as an example of deviant behavior and boy was Tony Hopkins behavior extremely deviant but that movie started me on my exploration of Tony Hopkins career he was brilliant in silence of the lambs by the way have you seen Hannibal and red dragon?
Nice collection Alan - no doubt about it - You Are The MAN !!
thanks - don't know about that...lol, but thanks as always.
Thanks for showing more great films that constitute your Criterion collection. I lost count of how many times I’ve seen both “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Taxi Driver,” two of my all-time favorites.
@@ronalaurence4105 yes. Two of my favorite films. Timeless
Just as enjoyable as part 1, indeed nearly all Criterion movies are worth watching, in fact I've seen many of those ones multiple times and I'll probably watch them again. (I never get tired of The Princess Bride).
Thanks again Mark - I love Princess Bride as well.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow As you wish...
Beautiful artwork on these Alan.You have such a nice collection.Must be really interesting with all the documentation and extras with these
Thanks Tom - it's a wonderful holiday - like I say - the cheapest film school out there - They're always interesting films and I learn alot about them.
At this time of national crisis, Im glad you have your priorities straight...... getting out Criterion part 2😂. I have a feeling you are telling us something with the T-shirt you're wearing. As you can probably guess, I I am a huge John Waters and Divine fan. I have been fortunate enough to have met both and they were nice nice enough to autograph items for me. I remember the scratch and sniff at the movies. I guess you know that a new Spinal Tap moving is being made. Some of it was recently filmed here in New Orleans.
@@davidkunzli680 I be think I’m seeing double.
Of course the great Mark Knopfler did the soundtrack to The Princess Bride.
My favorite Robocop line "I'd buy that for a dollar!"
Kurtwood Smith played one of the greatest villains of all time in that film.
A bearded Scorsese appears in Taxi Driver.
Spinal Tap always goes to 11.
So many cool moments, and cameos.
Knopfler sure did - I have all his soundtrack albums and that's another great one for a great film. Robocop was my favorite movie of the year the year it came out. Was thrilled to get the Criterion laserdisc - still a fantastic movie (great quote by the way). Scorcese was so creepy in his walk on part. Spinal Tap - as you said - the best of it's kind. Thanks. Alan
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Really annoying Wikipedia removed the Criterion LD list, was really helpful.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow I acquired a boatload LD's from a friend who no longer wanted them, sadly never could find a decent used working player.
Donated them to the thrifts a year or so ago, no Criterions tho.
Wish I knew about your YT channel then, would have given them to you on the house, was about 40 titles.
@@jasonpp1973 thanks so much. Yes finding a good working player is damn near impossible. But they can be fixed if you can find an electronics fixer guy which is almost impossible too.
@@jasonpp1973 yes they did. I’m going from my memory. They had had a fantastic listing of them all I used to reference
The Wages of fear is a great movie, also liked William Friedkin's 1977s remake, Sorcerer.
Thanks - I've never seen Sorcerer, but I need to - thanks for the recommendation and reminder.
I've bought several foreign films from Criterion. I've also would buy a Criterion film which I haven't seen, but have read the description and felt the description was interesting enough to buy the film.
On running commentary, I turned that on for a film I was watching (not Criterion) and the movie dialog was lowered while the person was talking over the film. After that, never bothered turning on listening to the commentary again.
On part 1 of your Criterion Collection, you mentioned that some of the special features on laserdiscs weren't transferred over to DVD/BLU-RAY. I was thinking a few issues with that:
a) studio lost the features b) features deteriorated in the studios vault c) accidently destroyed d) licensing expired to Criterion e) licensing fee went up so much, Criterion passed (my opinion - the mostly likely scenario). Of course, I could be wrong and the studio simply didn't want to license out the missed features because they were going to re-release the films and add those features onto their DVD/BLU-RAY.
Yea - could be any or all of those reasons. But I know over the years where I've heard that certain laserdisc features never transferred over to the DVD/ Blu-Ray releases. In fact there are some films that were released on laserdisc that never made it to dvd / blu-ray - or in the same release (music was changed etc), because rights were lost or got too expensive etc. As for running commentaries - they're not all great. Some will do that where the film soundtrack lowers for the commentary and then raises back when no commentary. Some have non-stop talking - especially when they're are a few people on the commentary.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Forgot about licensing music. That's a major issue. Studios will substitute a cover version because the licensing fee is too high. Sometimes, substitute a different song. Usually, reviews of a upcoming release will point that out and leave it to the buyer if they want to buy the movie or not.
There are tons of movies which haven't been release in any media because it's obscure, not popular with the movie audience (even though they know of it), or simply lost.
One movie which I never thought I would see released is 'The Vampire's Ghost'. Imagine my surprise when it was released on BLU-RAY! Not a well known film, but it was released a few years ago.
@@noahbody9747 Yes the music soundtracks are sometimes different on later releases, because they lost the rights or got too expensive. I don't know of The Vampire's Ghost - I'm going to look that one up. Thanks for the info / recommendation. Best, Alan
I think you're trying to tell us something with the T-shirt you are wearing......I but you guessed, but I am a huge John Waters and Divine fan. I am fortunate enough to have met both of them. They autographed stuff for me. I remember the ordorama card at the movies. I guess you know that a new Spinal Tap movie is being made. Part of it was recently filmed here in New Orleans.
@@davidkunzli680 I thought you were president of his fan club actually. Yes. Not sure if a new Spinal Tsp is a good idea but I’ll certainly be seeing it.
The only reason I wore that shirt was because it was a Monty Python shirt and I was doing a video on movies and laserdiscs (plus I love Monty Python and the show Spamalot).
My sociology teacher in college showed us silence of the lambs as an example of deviant behavior and boy was Tony Hopkins behavior extremely deviant but that movie started me on my exploration of Tony Hopkins career he was brilliant in silence of the lambs by the way have you seen Hannibal and red dragon?
Yes and I read the books before seeing the movies - it started with Red Dragon. You had one great sociology teacher. Now that's teaching. Thanks.