Reddit mentions of It's Better In Italian

Hey all,

Finally got around to reorganizing my DVDs and Blurays and here's my collection of criterion titles, along with the questionnaire. And what good is a Criterion post with a few bonus features at the end?

The Questionnaire:
Where are you from? NYC originally but currently living in LA

How old are you? 33

When did you start collecting Criterion? 2011, about a year into film school. Although I had seen and enjoyed many Criterion releases, it was when I started studying and making films that I wanted to have as many great films on hand to rewatch, study, and steal from!

Do you collect Blu-ray or DVD? Bluray

What is your favorite Criterion release? Probably a toss up between Persona and In The Mood For Love. Both are so beautiful and haunting in very different ways, and as pivotal films for the directors the special features are interesting and insightful.

What is your least favorite Criterion release? I Vitelloni because I adore the movie and it's not on Blu-ray yet!

Who is your favorite director in the collection? Hard to top Kubrick

Who is your favorite director outside of the collection? / Film to get the treatment - Lina Wertmuller and Swept Away for one! Her box set (which I included on the left of my photo) is excellent, albeit DVD. First female director nominated for best director. Her films are so smart, funny and surprising. Highly recommend.

Big Lebowski, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood and Midnight Cowboy would be great additions as well. Oh and how come Husband's didn't make it into the Casaavettes box set!?! It's a masterpiece!

Which Criterion do you most want that is not in your possession? - Life of Brian / RoboCop because they are brilliant and out of print, Seven Samurai and 8 1/2 because I should already have them as a cinephile, and La Haine because a friend loaned it to me and blew my mind!

How do you organize your collection? I know I said I reorganized my collection but that meant collecting the boxes strewn around my living room and putting them neatly on a shelf. It's very common for me to hunt for a specific film, find the box, and realize I've misplaced the disc! So organization is not my strong suit.

BONUS FEATURE:

You may have noticed another DVD in my collection that isn't a Criterion Release: it's a film I made called It's Better In Italian, which is a short documentary about the Italian doppiatori--the voice over actors that dub English-language films into Italian. While I don't expect it to be a Criterion release anytime soon, I hope one day it could be one of the supplemental materials on a film I have yet to make that will get the Criterion treatment. It does have a Kevin Bacon game connection to Criterion--the great Peter Weller of RoboCop and Naked Lunch narrates the film!

Until then, if you're interested, the entire film is available on Amazon (free with ad-roll or ad-free with Prime) here:

https://www.amazon.com/Its-Better-Italian-Roberto-Pedicini/dp/B0756P7ZZY

And if you want to see some of my more recent comedy work, check out my series Arun Considers ( www.arunconsiders.com ) and Dr. Rabbi Moishe Dovid Bernstein ( https://youtu.be/CSRWsNqhiIQ )

So enjoy, both my collection, my movie and web series!