The Allen King box set is hands down the best. By far. Larisa Shepitko comes in a close second, with Louis Malle’s Documentaries rounding out the top 3.
My vote goes to Aki Kaurismaki’s Proletariat Trilogy. All three of those films are great, and they work really well together as a whole!
Although, I haven’t finished the Allen King set, but I’m not as excited about the later films in the set…
The Gorin set is fantastic.
Want it. Bad.
Didn’t see all of them, not even the majority, but Fuller’s first film is really solid; The Steel Helmet is no less than a masterpiece, while Baron of Arizona was surprisingly excellent and I Shot Jesse James is good fun too.
Another set I’d love to see. I watched “Jesse James” an eternity ago when I was first getting into Fuller but don’t really remember it at all.
Just got my first one yesterday, Late Ozu.
Of Early Ozu I’ve seen Tokyo Chorus and Passing Fancy on TCM, which were more impressive than I expected. I’ll definitely get this one sometime.
Haven’t seen I Shot Jesse James, but The Steel Helmet is maybe my favorite war movie, and my favorite of Fuller’s. The Baron of Arizona is very fun and unusual.
I’ve heard great things about the Gorin collection, and that might be my next one. There’s been great praise for this, and I doubt people were expecting it.
Bobby Wise
Can’t wait for the Czech New Wave set. Here’s hoping it creates a precedent. Would LOVE to see more Eclipse series curated on the basis of movements/eras/aesthetics.