The Criterion Collection

[captainron_howdy]

Originally Posted by theEXORCIST

My B&N criterion list will probably be like silence of the lambs, night of the living dead, virgin spring, au hasard balthazar, passion of Joan of arc, breakfast club and stalker im thinking of blind buying personal shopper is there anyone who really loves it or hates it anyone with a strong opinion on it

I loved Personal Shopper, I went to see it at NYFF54. Kristen Stewart is great in both the films she did with Olivier Assayas. It is more about grief than it is a 'Ghost Story' & IMO you need to see 'Clouds of Sils Maria' to get the full effect because 'Personal Shopper' is basically the other side of the same coin.

[ShellOilJunior]

Assayas and Malick are two directors where I ignore the typical mixed reviews from critics. Clouds and Personal Shopper were generally not reviewed well but I enjoy them. I think Assayas always has something interesting to say.

[jordan-r]

Someone on the Criterion subreddit says the sale will start Friday.

[Bradsdadg]

Originally Posted by jordan-r

Someone on the Criterion subreddit says the sale will start Friday.

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[ShellOilJunior]

The guy from that thread that "literally" gets paid on Friday should be well prepared.

[Orwell foresaw the destruction of language]

[monorail91]

Originally Posted by Sommerswerd

There is no Barnes and Noble location in the actual city of San Francisco. The only SF store closed over 7 years ago. I used to go to that one often during my younger years cause it was only a ten minute walk from where I lived. The closest store for me now would be at the Tanforan mall in San Bruno which is about a 10-15 minute drive south from the city. They have a decent size selection of Criterion titles which is often restocked during the sale. That is my go-to store for the sale though I haven't been going that often recently because of the inability to use coupons in conjunction with the sale. The Emeryville store has a decent size Criterion selection as well but you will have to cross the Bay Bridge to get there from the city and there is a $4-$6 bridge toll.

There’s also a good sized one in Dublin, CA by the end of the BART line!

Love the Emeryville one too, many of my first sales as a Criterion fan were there.

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by jordan-r

Someone on the Criterion subreddit says the sale will start Friday.

Good, I've got some B and N giftcards I need to use up.

[CQD84]

I just called my local store and the employee confirmed that the sale starts this Friday. Time to spend some money.

[bsend]

This is after some killer sales from Kino and Severin. I am in for a world of hurt.

[tek8080]

I wont have the funds for a few weeks. Hopefully everything I want isn't sold out by then. I know they restock throughout the sale, but there never seems to be many copies going back in stock for certain titles.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Assayas and Malick are two directors where I ignore the typical mixed reviews from critics. Clouds and Personal Shopper were generally not reviewed well but I enjoy them. I think Assayas always has something interesting to say.

Both films were favorably reviewed and marked as a "return" for Assayas.

[willtopower]

Originally Posted by captainron_howdy

I loved Personal Shopper, I went to see it at NYFF54. Kristen Stewart is great in both the films she did with Olivier Assayas. It is more about grief than it is a 'Ghost Story' & IMO you need to see 'Clouds of Sils Maria' to get the full effect because 'Personal Shopper' is basically the other side of the same coin.

I like that perspective. I was a big fan of Clouds upon initial viewing, but Personal Shopper was not as clearly "great" for me. I still think it lacks a little, but it is a very worthwhile film with a lot of interesting things to take in.

I remember encouraging some friends to see it who I knew probably wouldn't like it (surprise: they didn't lol), because I thought it would be interesting for them regardless.

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

Both films were favorably reviewed and marked as a "return" for Assayas.

Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing.

They both did well critically... it was general audiences that didn't rate them highly.

[Hoke Moseley]

Originally Posted by Jexes23

she’s the same in everything she’s in, kinda like Kevin Costner and Nick Cage.

I'm sorry, but this is one of the worst opinions I've ever seen.

Nic Cage is the same in every movie? Maybe if the two National Treasure movies are the only ones you've seen from his filmography.

[blujazz]

Re: Assayas

I understand why some people don’t like Personal Shopper because the logline says it’s a film about ghosts but it really is about personal ghosts. And in true French form, it’s like the new Denis film Let The Sunshine In, which is marketed as a film about romance but it really is a more critical eye on the idea of romance.

Post-Twilight, Stewart and Pattinson have developed a really good IMDB page, full of really interesting roles in films by interesting directors. Bless.

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by Dragon Ranger

Kevin Costner is awesome (yeah he's been in some stinkers but who hasn't); he has a great range and has played a lot of very different characters.

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I think you've just proved the OPs point. You can dress him up, but he's still Kevin Costner. Not that that's a bad thing. A lot of actors have made careers playing variations of the same character (John Wayne, James Stewart, Cary Grant).

[willtopower]

Originally Posted by blujazz

Re: Assayas

I understand why some people don’t like Personal Shopper because the logline says it’s a film about ghosts but it really is about personal ghosts. And in true French form, it’s like the new Denis film Let The Sunshine In, which is marketed as a film about romance but it really is a more critical eye on the idea of romance.

Post-Twilight, Stewart and Pattinson have developed a really good IMDB page, full of really interesting roles in films by interesting directors. Bless.

For me personally, the biggest problem in Personal Shopper was the

[Show spoiler]cell phone text conversation

. It was really silly, in a bad way, for me.

[hagios]

I do not know that much about Criterion, although I do own these (see 1st spoiler) ... many are blind-buys!

I do enjoy/likes Westerns, subtle horror, crime dramas, WWII/war/holocaust, Civil War, classic comedy, etc..

Question, on this sale what ones would I enjoy do you think by my likes & my collection?

[Show spoiler]Being There The Bridge The Brood Carlos Carnival of Souls Cat People The Confession don't look now The Emigrants/The New Land Here Comes Mr Jordan His Girl Friday I Marries a Witch Innocents Insomnia Island of Lost Souls Jubal The Killers The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp The Magician McCabe and Mrs Miller Ministry of Fear Night and Fog Night of the Living Dead A Night to Remember The Philadelphia Story Phoenix Repulsion Ride with the devil Rosemary's Baby The Seventh Seal Shoah The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind The Silence of the Lambs Stagecoach State of Siege The Uninvited Vampyr Young Mr Lincoln 3:10 to Yuma

I do know I want to get:

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[blujazz]

Originally Posted by willtopower

For me personally, the biggest problem in Personal Shopper was the

[Show spoiler]cell phone text conversation

. It was really silly, in a bad way, for me.

Oh I really enjoyed that bit :P

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by hagios

Question, on this sale what ones would I enjoy do you think by my likes & my collection?

I’d recommend these:

Red River and/or My Darling Clementine
Paths of Glory
Charade and/or The 39 Steps
Sullivan’s Travels