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Travis George on March 10, 2010, 10:23 pm
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Rudie Obias on January 20, 2010, 12:32 pm
One of the most anticipated film premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week is the new film from filmmaker Gaspar Noé, Enter The Void. This is Noé’s follow-up to his 2002 controversial film, Irreversible. Well, according to a press release, it is reported that IFC has acquired it’s U.S. distribution rights. I was very excited about this film when Travis called me up, while I was packing for the film festival, and told me about the news. Our like-mindedness automatically turned to the possibility of a one day Criterion release.
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Travis George on December 30, 2009, 10:00 pm
…Okay, not really — But now that I have your attention:
Ryan was oh-so thoughtful enough to give me a Christmas gift he just knew I’d LOVE in Steven Seagal’s 2004 straight-to-DVD masterpiece Out Of Reach. Upon removing the plastic and taking the DVD from its absurdly-awesome holographic sheathe, I noticed something…peculiar…that got me thinking. Full-aware that no one would ever believe me unless I procured photographic evidence, I snapped a quick shot with my sub-par camera phone.
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Travis George on December 9, 2009, 12:05 am
As wonderful as the photoshop of my face on Aragorn’s body is, my hairline would sadly look just like that if i were to attempt to grow it out. So, envision me over a crystal ball for this one, but wearing one of those sweet wizard hats to hide the systematic retreat of my once-luscious locks.
Travis’ Prediction #2: Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist gets the Criterion treatment
Get the details after the jump…
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Travis George on November 8, 2009, 7:31 pm
Welcome to our newest column here at CriterionCast, where I make predictions of the future movements and releases of the Criterion Collection.
This column will no doubt appear rather infrequently (you can’t put a time limit on intuition, people), but when when my certainty enters the realm of, say, seventy or eighty percent, I’ll get to typing. I’ll close the segments with said percentage of certainty. So, without further ado:
![]( I exhausted Criterion's samurai flicks entirely too early -- ravenously blew through them as if there were no tomorrow. I suppose I assumed they'd just keep coming out here and there, but I was surely wrong. Now, I spend my days pacing around in hurried circles, scratching at my skin and stopping only to cradle my knees in the corner and rock back and forth, slobbering. Feudal Japan withdrawal is the most insatiable demon. When I saw the cryptic sketch in this month's Criterion newsletter, I first thought, "wow, that lion kinda looks like me. I wonder if he misses samurai flicks, too." Then, I thought, "hey, could this be a hint at a release of Kihache Okamoto's AKAGE, also titled RED LION? That's got Toshiro Mifune in it...AS A SAMURAI!" Then, I spent about thirty minutes licking my lips and laughing and talking to myself. After that, though, I right-clicked the image and noticed that the file name was "thinredlion.jpg." My fantasies of swordplay where thwarted, but my heart remained eager. This could mean only one thing: Terrence Malick's THIN RED LINE is coming to the Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray It makes perfect sense that Criterion would want to capitalize on the success and positive feedback they've been receiving from the Blu-Ray release of DAYS OF HEAVEN. They've been using the Blu-Ray platform to showcase auteurs known for their arresting cinematography, and Malick is already an established director in the Collection. We can officially look forward to the likes of George Clooney, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, and a slew of others making their way into the club. My level of certainty: 85% While it would be extraordinary to receive some more Okamoto from Criterion (and while they should definitely still consider a RED LION release), all signs point to THIN RED LINE as the answer to our March clue. Though I'm more than excited about this gem, it looks like I'll be twitching and mumbling for the foreseeable future... "thinredlionlinecollageframed")
