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Posted by olievans 3 days ago

Show HN: Criterion Closet as a website – pull any of 1,247 films off the shelf(the-criterion-closet.vercel.app)
189 points | 54 comments
asymmetric 2 days ago|
Nice!

Would be really nice to have links to director's picks. Eg I clicked on Che, saw that it was in Denis Villeneuve's list, and wanted to check out his other picks.

JKCalhoun 1 day ago||
I would add: Indicate which ones are listed in the "1001 Movies to See Before You Die".

(Perhaps also the "AFI Top 100" list as well.)

alper 1 day ago|||
If you're going to go into this direction, it seems like this would become sort of a "Letterboxd list visualizer" which honestly could be pretty cool.
thrilleratplay 1 day ago|||
Sounds like an idea for another closet.
olievans 2 days ago||
It's coming! Thanks for the suggestion!
klaussilveira 2 days ago||
The text really needs some better rendering technique. It is very hard to read. Have you considered Slug https://github.com/EricLengyel/Slug ?
Cider9986 2 days ago||
Just btw, the Amazon links are affiliate/tracking.
davidhariri 2 days ago||
Awesome! I recently replaced Netflix for Criterion so this is quite welcome!
olievans 2 days ago|
Thanks!
dnlzro 2 days 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.

olievans 2 days ago|
Thanks for the feedback, planning to add this in!
topherjaynes 1 day ago||
Also, which haven't been picked, I would be curious to see those.
mcint 2 days 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!

VarunMenon 3 days ago||
really nice! Criterion should have this as a view on their website!
TimC123456 1 day ago||
This is impressive! Perhaps this is because I’m from an English-speaking country, but I believe even in the real Criterion Closet, the spine title text orientation is top-to-bottom, rather than bottom-to-top.
olievans 1 day ago|
Will change that now! Thanks for the feedback!
actionfromafar 1 day ago||
Are these tapes? 16mm film?
throw2ih020 1 day ago||
The real Criterion Closet is full of Criterion's catalog of Blu Rays and DVDs.
aarmenante 2 days ago||
you need to add a feature where You can put your self in there with a webcam and record a interview
thrilleratplay 1 day ago|
I love this and wasted more time than I want to admit looking through the collection. This is a closet I hope to own some day.
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