Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf

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	Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf (the-criterion-closet.vercel.app)
	53 points by olievans 1 day ago

10 comments

mcint 53 minutes ago

Nice to be reminded of the collection, and another way to present it.

I want to view the boxes, especially after filtering, grouped near eye level and seeing the faces not just the spines.

Nice to see VR (potential for XR), cool use!

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davidhariri 48 minutes ago

Awesome! I recently replaced Netflix for Criterion so this is quite welcome!

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dnlzro 2 hours ago

I’m going to use the heck out of this!

Just one suggestion: Could you add another sort order for the list view based on the number of “closet picks”? It would be cool to see which films are most popular among Criterion Closet guests.

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aarmenante 2 hours ago

you need to add a feature where You can put your self in there with a webcam and record a interview

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apresmoi 1 day ago

Really nice. You could use polycss.com and render the library and form all together!

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VarunMenon 1 day ago

really nice! Criterion should have this as a view on their website!

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starkparker 1 day ago

Missing quite a few compilations,

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olievans 1 day ago

could you give an example you can't find? Thanks!

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starkparker 1 hour ago

All of the films without spine numbers, see https://www.criterion.com/shop/browse/list

More specifically:

Eclipse Series films i.e. https://www.criterion.com/films/2959-a-colt-is-my-passport, https://www.criterion.com/films/27516-come-on-children, https://www.criterion.com/films/12521-sanshiro-sugata - these stand out the most since several actual Criterion Closet picks are from the Eclipse Series, and most (all?) of them lack spine numbers because their cases are slimline and lack spines altogether

Films in similar box sets like The Ranown Westerns that don't have standalone releases, i.e. https://www.criterion.com/films/32211-comanche-station

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Triphibian 2 minutes ago

I did find the over-sized Godzilla Showa Era box on the shelf.

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julia-kafarska 1 day ago

Are those movies public domain?

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Triphibian just now

There are public domain movies in the collection, notably Night of the Living Dead and Carnival of Souls.

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olievans 1 day ago

The Criterion Collection is a boutique film distributor. They are famous for their Criterion Closet videos on youtube. This project was to recreate the experience 'virtually'.

This is so cool!

Very, very nice!