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dhtreptow	The Phantom Carriage (Criterion Collection)	Lead	[-]
Jun 17 11 3:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	So nobody is psyched that Criterion is putting out a Blu-ray and DVD of THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE? I know it's not a straight-up horror film (few silents are), but it's eerie drama about the last sinner who dies on New Years Eve having to ride on Death's carriage for a year. If you like films like VAMPYR and company it's kind of a must-see. Last Edited By: dhtreptow Jun 18 11 7:53 PM. Edited 2 times.
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HalLane		#1	[-]
Jun 17 11 6:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I see it's on TCM again next week, preceding SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, the real FRANKENSTEIN, and (finally) a repeat of Whale's WATERLOO BRIDGE (Mae Clarke version). I'll check it all out, with pleasure.
Koukol 5		#2	[-]
Jun 18 11 3:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I already have the British DVD. Perhaps when I see some screen-caps comparisons.
todmichel		#3	[-]
Jun 20 11 2:17 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Apart from this masterful version, and the Julien Duvivier remake with Pierre Fresnay and Louis Jouvet, there is still another version made in Sweden in the Fifities by Arne Mattsson. Has anyone seen it?
Liz.stoogeworld		#4	[-]
Jun 20 11 1:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Saw this on TCM last night. I liked the spin on an old folktale. Why don't you do something to help me? The Psycho Ward's Classic Film Reviews - request a film to be reviewed!
HalLane		#5	[-]
Jun 21 11 5:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Me too. Creepy double exposure effects. Haunting.
Hunch and Judy		#6	[-]
Jun 21 11 10:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If its under $20 I'll spring, but Criterion discs are usualy more. Jim and Judy's Horror Models WWW.jimandjudyshorrormodels.com The Music WWW.earthmanout.com
Koukol 5		#7	[-]
Jun 21 11 2:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hunch and Judy wrote: If its under $20 I'll spring, but Criterion discs are usualy more. Around Christmastime Barnes and Noble usually put the Criterion releases at Half Off.
Tim Hammell		#8	[-]
Jun 21 11 3:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My memory of genre history is fuzzy so I don't ever remember hearing about this one. Sounds neat (so to speak).
Hunch and Judy		#9	[-]
Jun 22 11 11:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Koukol 5 wrote: Hunch and Judy wrote: If its under $20 I'll spring, but Criterion discs are usualy more. Around Christmastime Barnes and Noble usually put the Criterion releases at Half Off. Thanks for the heads up Koukol, and as usual, I spelled usually wrong in my post. Jim and Judy's Horror Models WWW.jimandjudyshorrormodels.com The Music WWW.earthmanout.com
Domenick Fraumeni		#10	[-]
Jun 22 11 11:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm looking forward to seeing this. Especially as I managed to miss the TCM showing . I wonder if the Blu Ray will show a noticeable improvement over the DVD, considering the age of the movie. Also, I wonder, was this ever tinted, like many other silent films?
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dhtreptow		#11	[-]
Jun 22 11 1:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Domenick Fraumeni wrote: I'm looking forward to seeing this. Especially as I managed to miss the TCM showing . I wonder if the Blu Ray will show a noticeable improvement over the DVD, considering the age of the movie. Also, I wonder, was this ever tinted, like many other silent films? I think there are some really solid originals available on this one, so it should be well worth it. I have 5 silent films on Blu-ray, SUNRISE, METROPOLIS, THE GENERAL, UN CHIEN ANDALOU, and STEAMBOAT BILL JR. All show market improvement on the decidedly good DVD versions I've had. SUNRISE was the most improved, STEAMBOAT BILL maybe the least, but still quite nice. UN CHIEN ANDALOU is the most interesting case, taken alone you'd still think the film needs restoration, or that there simply are not decent elements available (probably true), but even in this case it looks much improved.
Rick		#12	[-]
Jun 25 11 9:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I read this BFI article today (http://www.bfi.org.uk/sig...s/comment/ingmar-bergman's-home-cinema.php) about Ingmar Bergman's theatre-in-a-barn on his beloved Faro Island. For 30 years, during the warm months, he watched movies in this barn, six afternoons and three evenings every week. Evidently he, his family and guests watched movies of every sort, but according to the article, "the high point of every summer" was the annual showing of THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE. It's an interesting article.
HalLane		#13	[-]
Jun 26 11 7:16 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE does feel very 'Bergman-y". Faro Island barn shows sound like a great summer tradition!
Rider		#14	[-]
Jun 26 11 1:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Finally watched this the other night. Great double exposure work, really amazing stuff. The only issue I have is they made him such a vile person that the whole love story part of it seem totally implausible to me.
BijouBob8mm		#15	[-]
Jun 27 11 3:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Around Christmastime Barnes and Noble usually put the Criterion releases at Half Off. Also keep your eyes open for Deep Discount's occasional Criterion sales.
dinost		#16	[-]
Feb 14 12 5:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Just watched this yesterday. Apart from the wonderful visuals, I also quite enjoyed the incessantly dower music. Amazed I haven't heard of this much much earlier.
pulp novelties		#17	[-]
Feb 15 12 1:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	dinost wrote: Just watched this yesterday. Apart from the wonderful visuals, I also quite enjoyed the incessantly dower music. Amazed I haven't heard of this much much earlier.Its a great film Its a great film that I think has only been widely available for the last 5 years or so. Yo see a lot of these films in books, but there's no substitute for actual availability. I feel the same way abut the Epstein version of HOUSE OF USER, it's a masterpiece, but limited exposure over the years and a European pedigree has kept it off a lot of radars. I think a lot of American exposure to silent films cane be traced directly to the Blackhawk Films library, which has provided the raw materials for everything from Super 8 to Blu-ray.
oregan		#18	[-]
Mar 9 13 6:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I ordered the DVD of this title as, from what I can gather, the Blu is not a huge improvement over the DVD. Is this what you guys have found to be the case?
rvoyttbots		#19	[-]
Mar 10 13 2:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Good news, Criterion DVDs are now priced like all other DVDs all the time. Don`t have to wait for sales anymore.
Hunch and Judy		#20	[-]
Mar 15 13 6:36 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	rvoyttbots wrote: Good news, Criterion DVDs are now priced like all other DVDs all the time. Don`t have to wait for sales anymore. Not where I live (central NJ). After checking a few places I finaly wound up at Best Buy and found Rosemarys baby (blu) for $29.99 . I do see white zombie online for $15 but I'm not too happy with the restoration. I find it hard to believe that best buy is still asking top dollar for DVD's and Blu's in my area as there in never anyone looking at them but ME everytime I go into that store. Soon I'll be wiping the dust off of the backs just to read the bonus features (wish I were kidding). Back on topic, I manged to get a copy of the phantom carriage albiet regular dvd. Nice, spooky print. Jim and Judy's Horror Models WWW.jimandjudyshorrormodels.com The Music WWW.earthmanout.com
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