Top 5 BRITISH FILMS in the Criterion Collection - Barnes & Noble 50% off sale recommendations

[@bingo1232]

Absolutely brilliant!!! British cinema is second to none.

[@JacobNeff77]

THE LADY VANISHES is one of my favorite Hitchcock films. I also really loved SECRETS & LIES, which I saw a few years ago and finally got around to including in my Criterion order for the current sale. I'm just glad you didn't include NAKED. That's one Mike Leigh film you couldn't pay me to watch again.

[@josanup]

Watched ‘Secrets and Lies’ recently and absolutely loved the movie. IMO this gotta be Mike Leigh’s best movie. Excellent Criterion release for sure.

[@ElliotCoen]

I totally agree. My favourite film of his. Cheers, Anup!

[@blu-rayswithnathanjones]

Such excellent choices, Elliot! I have a few of these on the shelf that still need to be watched and there's a few to add too. Thanks for sharing pal, cheers!

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks for watching as always, Nathan!

[@pepperminttribe4023]

Glad to see someone else recommending Shallow Grave one of Ewan McGregors early films.

[@Ax18NY]

Chronological Order... 1955 Richard lll by Laurence Olivier 1960 Peeping Tom by Michael Powell 1966 Blow-Up by Michelangelo Antonioni 1971 Macbeth by Roman Polanski 1975 Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick 1979 Quadrophenia by Franc Roddam 1992 Howards End by James Ivory

[@TheAlexZorba]

Excellent video. The Lady Vanishes is just so darmn good. Yes it has the suspense and the train but also has his special sense of humor on display. The complete Hitchcock package. No one ever better than the master.

[@Bob-Savage]

Great video. I just picked up ‘Le Cercle Rouge’ 4K. You mentioned OOP titles getting re-released - this is one of them and I’m so glad they did! Some eBay sellers were asking $200+ for the OOP blu-ray!

[@ElliotCoen]

I know! OOP prices can become very inflated!

[@CaseyLaarkamp]

I've never seen Shallow Grave and now I want to watch it just based on that glorious cover art.

[@ElliotCoen]

The artwork is brilliant!

[@jspencer3088]

I caught “Secrets & Lies” at a film festival awhile ago and loved it, so I snatched it up when it was added to Criterion. Such a great film. Have subsequently watched other Leigh films that I have enjoyed, but not as much as “Secrets & Lies”. Probably b/c I went in blindly and I hold it closer to my heart because of that discovery. I have not watched “Shallow Grave” in awhile. Might pick that up, I recall it with fondness. Great recs.

[@ElliotCoen]

Brilliant! I’d love to see Secrets & Lies on the big screen one day. Cheers!

[@kuismase]

did watch Secrets & Lies today for first time and absolutely loved it , fact that some of dialogue was improves blowed me away. so so good !

[@ElliotCoen]

That film and Mike Leigh’s filmography in general is a masterclass on acting and improvisation!

[@kuismase]

@@ElliotCoen he is master on that craft no doubt

[@astonmatthews185]

I exclusively collect pre 1970’s British films and criterion certainly is a great resource for me 👍

[@jonhinson5701]

Secrets and Lies is one of those brilliant films that not enough people know about. All the actors are great . I also love the very eccentric and disturbing "The Ruling Class".

[@MrsTaliaShire]

I'll watch anything from Mike Leigh. 'Vera Drake' is still relatable. 'Happy-Go-Lucky' is so underrated, i loved every minute of how Sally Hawkins and Eddie Marsan deal with each other.

[@ElliotCoen]

I absolutely have to agree. Happy Go Lucky is one of his best films. I’d love Criterion to release it so that more people get to see it. Cheers!

[@michaelwegener6361]

Great choices, Elliot. Nice to see Howards End in there. Just FYI: The transfer on the Criterion is pretty dated, Cohen Media did a new 4k scan - and in Germany there is actually a nice 4k UHD release based on that new scan, which is available for a decent price and I'm sure you can easily import via Amazon. Even if we love our Criterions - if you love the film, definitely worth an upgrade!

[@Bigal1982]

Top recommendations as always Elliott!

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks so much, Al!

[@iloveblue7920]

Ken , the Sean Connery 6 4k movie collection , great idea, it would sell tons!!! Just dont make it limited please !!!

[@Ax18NY]

Just discovered your channel, bro. Excellent work. I love your overall modest tone and style of presentation. Keep it up.

[@ElliotCoen]

Hey! Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching.

[@johnadair4693]

I just can't wait for a 4k of black narcissus,it will look gorgeous with the added HDR, such a beautiful film .

[@ElliotCoen]

I really hope we see that soon. It would make my year!

[@iakona23]

I liked your choice of The Lady Vanishes. That would be on my list as well. But you left out my absolute favorite Criterion disc, which is Local Hero. You can’t leave out Local Hero! As for the rest of my choices, I would have a hard time deciding which Michael Powell films were my absolute favorites. 49th Parallel and I Know Where I’m Going are 2 of my personal favorites, but A Matter of Life and Death, and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp are really great Criterion blu-Ray releases. Also Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes. And finally I would want to include a Carol Reed film. The Third Man is out of print, but Odd Man Out is also great and it is on blu-ray.

[@ElliotCoen]

I do love Local Hero! If I did a follow up video with another 5 films, it would certainly feature. Carol Reed is also brilliant.

[@iakona23]

@@ElliotCoen You and I are basically on the same wave length. I liked all of your choices. Thank you. Very elegant video as always.

[@ElliotCoen]

@@iakona23 cheers, my friend!

[@andremattozo]

Thats a great cinematography and color correction in this video buddy.

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks so much, my friend!

[@WedlakeProductions]

One of my favourite British films is "This is England" by Shane Meadows. One many today could do with watching.

[@ElliotCoen]

Shane Meadows is a huge part of British filmmaking these days. If you got to see the films that students make here, they all want to be Shane Meadows!

[@leoinsf]

Love your choices. "The Third Man" is a movie that completely mesmerized me in my youth and I see it almost every year and the magic is still there for me. "The Red Shoes" is another magic movie I love. Hitchcock's early British movies are excellent. "The 39 Steps" is up there with "The Lady Vanishes." So is the British version of "The Man Who Knew Too Much."

[@jnagarya519]

"The Red Shoes" is an overblown soap opera.

[@leoinsf]

@@jnagarya519 It is obvious that you are not a classical music lover and do not see the uniqueness of this movie. It is a marriage of ballet, classical music and drama. No, it is not a soap opera, but a dramatic realization of a ballet! First, the music score is a symphonic score that has attained popularity as a concert score played at symphony concerts. It gives an underpinning of drama and emotion to every scene. Second, the ballet elements make it a unique marriage of ballet and drama and to call it a soap opera shows that you have "cotton in your ears" while you are looking at this classic. Third, for Criterion to reissue this shows that they comprehend the classic that "The Red Shoes" is. However, I give you credit when you consider "Black Narcissus" as a classic. Here again, it is quirky, dark, and unusual! British film makers do not make predictable pictures like the Americans!

[@johnthevoice6270]

Great picks! I am hoping that Howard’s End gets re-released both in Blu-ray and 4K. In regards to period pieces depicting British society I hope that Godsford Park by Robert Altman and Remains of the Day by James Ivory get a release. I mean these films are the epitome of what a period piece ought to be depicted. Also, The Third Man I hope they re-release it soon!

[@benskelly8892]

Two that SHOULD be on Criterion are “Hobson’s Choice” and “Seance On A Rainy Afternoon”

[@ElliotCoen]

Yes! I do love both of these, and I have the UK blu-rays of each. I believe Hobson’s Choice has a Criterion DVD but not Blu-ray upgrade yet!

[@lucazacforever]

I really love british cinema. I find it underappreciated amongst the cinephiles perhaps, but there are a lot of great british filmmakers I cherish. Powell and Pressburger for me are two of the finest directors ever lived, and Mike Leigh is one of my favourite contemporaries filmmakers. Another genius british film in the criterion collection is "Kind hearts and coronets". Top class comedy! Greetings from Italy.

[@ElliotCoen]

Kind Hearts and Coronets is one of my dear favourites! Thanks as always, my friend!

[@RiderRated18]

100% agree on Secrets And Lies 👍👍

[@ElliotCoen]

Cheers mate!

[@henrybinder7264]

Been loving the amount of uploads recently. Hope ur doing well mate

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks so much, Henry! Hope you’re well too.

[@artirony410]

I liked The Lady Vanishes but for British era Hitchcock in the Criterion Collection, I'd pick The 39 Steps

[@Sydley]

Mike Leigh is the King! Naked and Life Is Sweet are two of my personal favourites, aside from Secrets and Lies, which is generally considered his finest. I hope Criterion adds Another Year to the collection in the near future.

[@ElliotCoen]

I’d love to see Another Year come to the collection. In all honesty, I’d happily have every Leigh film be in the collection.

[@BRANDONTURNERShandyB17]

I think Brenda Blethyn's performance in Secrets and Lies is some of the best acting I've ever seen. Love Shallow Grave as well !

[@ElliotCoen]

Yes Brenda is brilliant!!

[@spam7797]

Watching British cinema! It's like having rice and milk for dinner, innit?

[@iloveblue7920]

Ken is Nightmare on Elm Street out in UK released same day as America ? Now all we need is Terminator 4k!!!

[@iloveblue7920]

Ken, me waiting on Arrow to do Four Weddings and a Funeral like the previous A fish called Wanda .Needs an upgrade !!!

[@KingOrest]

Colonel Blimp would also be a fantastic addition.

[@ElliotCoen]

Absolutely! You can’t go wrong with any of the Powell and Pressburger films in the collection.

[@TheCropsyManiac]

Meantime is another good one on the criterion label.

[@ElliotCoen]

Yes, a great recommendation. Cheers!

[@thecinematicmind]

Still wish for Millions (2004) to get a much better Blu-ray release because it has sadly become forgotten despite acclaim. So good and moving childhood film.

[@ElliotCoen]

I read this as Minions and did a double take 😂 Yes, I remember liking Millions when it came out!

[@juancmorenor]

It is a shame that Peter Greenaway is not in the Criterion Collection as he is one the great British directors. Another British director which deserves be in the top of the best ones and is in the Criterion Collection is Nicolas Roeg, therefore, I would like that Criterion sometime releases Bad Timing in Blu Ray and The Man who Fell to Earth in 4K!

[@MAFion]

For sure The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and her Lover needs some remastering love.

[@ElliotCoen]

I completely agree! So many of Greenaway’s films would fit the collection well. I could see us getting The Draughtman’s Contract first, perhaps. Cheers!

[@rubendwyer9010]

I just watched Meantime, and thought it was great!

[@ElliotCoen]

Yes! Love Meantime. Thanks for watching, Ruben!

[@iloveblue7920]

After 3am here, picture seems sharp

[@iloveblue7920]

Regarding Zodiac etc, etc can you not do the weekly physical media report on Monday instead of Sunday, just an idea Ken.

[@matthewr.carnevale4871]

Is Arrow going to have their own Camp Arrow Sale that they usually have in July? I can find no reference to it this year.

[@ElliotCoen]

Hi Matthew. I haven’t heard any news of an Arrow sale yet. Fingers crossed!

[@felixkristensson5159]

Manchester!

[@ElliotCoen]

The best city!

[@iloveblue7920]

Regarding Atomic Blonde 4k, i got an email from zavvi bout a month ago, not buying it, yes Goonies is getting a reissue from Warner 4k steelbook.

[@norwegianblue2017]

I don't know how it is possible that I still don't own Howards End or Secrets & Lies.

[@iscopecinema8419]

I'm early but I know these will be great recommendation :)

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks :)

[@benskelly8892]

Where did all your blu-rays go in the background? You selling off your collection?

[@ElliotCoen]

I’ve started filming these videos in a different room as it’s much easier for my setup and space, so my collection isn’t in this room currently. I did sell a portion of my collection last year, films I mostly don’t like and won’t watch again. It’s freed up a lot of room for more films I love!

[@johndelossantos7678]

Brief Encounter

[@Progger11]

Isn't James Ivory American?

[@ElliotCoen]

You’re right! Complete oversight on my part. He makes very British films indeed though!

[@michaelhall7847]

I hope tth

[@michaelhall7847]

I hope they rerelease Howard's End it's one the 14 I need to be complete through #800

[@iloveblue7920]

Wierd Zodiac coming this Autumn from Paramount then early 2025 we should get Se7en from Warner Bros !!!

[@iloveblue7920]

Tell@john public, Opera is a horror not a musical!!!