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Sunday, 11.15.09, 7:05 pm.

11.14.09, 5:55 pm

Holding, not breaking any records, leaning "soft."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 15, 2009 at 4:37 PM

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actionman says ...

wells -- have you seen xmas carol in 3-d imax yet? incredible stuff.

Posted by actionman at November 15, 2009 5:34 PM

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Neil says ...

I'd strongly advise holding off on re-watching 8 1/2 til January, when it gets upgraded to BD on Criterion.

Posted by Neil at November 15, 2009 5:48 PM

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Jeff: Friends don't let friends watch the Kino version of "Il Grido." Kino's done/does a lot of things right, this film wasn't one of them. To properly see "Grido" on home vid, you need a multi-region player and the Eureka!/Masters of Cinema UK edition.

More details here:
http://somecamerunning.typepad.com/some_came_running/2009/06/in-praise-of-eurekamasters-of-cinema.html

Posted by Glenn Kenny at November 15, 2009 5:51 PM

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televisiontears says ...

I love that abstract comfort that happens when you've settled into a new place and rip open those boxes to discover which material things are most important to you.

My David Foster Wallace books? Those are going on the middle shelf next to the framed photos of friends and family. My film library? Upstairs by that floor lamp in the corner. My small gathering of porn? Under the fucking bed.

Hope you enjoy your new place, Jeff, and that Party Elephants (regardless of skin color) are nowhere to be found.

Posted by televisiontears at November 15, 2009 6:59 PM

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Jeffrey Wells says ...

Wells to Neil: Oh, damn. Wells to Kenny: Oh, double damn.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells at November 15, 2009 7:12 PM

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YRG says ...

I don't think that webcam trick will save magazines unless they embedded some e-ink into the paper, now that would be cool...

Posted by YRG at November 15, 2009 7:17 PM

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DeeZee says ...

Did 2012 come at the right time?
http://tinyurl.com/yh2vgpg
Looks like it's already made its money back world-wide.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4cdea7d2a4bcd398836edffc744c2085
A doc from a gay Mormon on Prop. 8 in the works.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4cdea7d2a4bcd3983cce905f121e4d1e
Isn't a Young@Heart remake basically Cocoon?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4cdea7d2a4bcd398e71ab39029fea441
The end of the A-list actor?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i15e6314384dccfe35b1981f82b3e7073
R.I.P. Gidget director.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4cdea7d2a4bcd39891b50af09b5e50ff

Posted by DeeZee at November 15, 2009 7:39 PM

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Chase Kahn says ...

While we're kind of on the topic of Criterion, the cover art for the "Hunger" BD coming out in February is gorgeous:
http://criterion_production.s3.amazonaws.com/release_images/2566/504_BD_box_348x490.jpg

And I love the irony of Jeff buying the Criterion 2-disc set of "The Bicycle Thief", which has the supposedly incorrect translation of the title ("BICYCLE THIEVES") in such a large font it appears as if it is mocking him.

Posted by Chase Kahn at November 15, 2009 9:46 PM

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