The Criterion Collection

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by kndy

I hope Criterion considers Warhol and Maya Deren for CC or Eclipse release.

I would very much like that too.

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Can some please verify what the mistake is on the Walkabout blu-ray, ya know what to lookout for? I bought it this morning at B&N. (I'm too lazy to search the past threads!)

lol, im just like you just click the search thread link and type in a keyword.

Originally Posted by horseflesh

There's no such thing as "black & white films", just films.
A film being black & white or not isn't what should define it, there are great B&W films and great colour films.
But to take your question at face value, 400 Blows and Wages of Fear (both subtitled in case that's an issue) are both fantastic and IMO very accessible.
M, Seventh Seal and Vivre sa Vie are equally as good, but you might want to try the other two first. The Third Man is probably quite hard to find now, also well worth a look.

You are correct im just so use to modern film making. Im going to give 400 blows i try. But i cant say im a fan of the paper case it comes in.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

You are correct im just so use to modern film making. Im going to give 400 blows i try. But i cant say im a fan of the paper case it comes in.

You can get a replacement case for it.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

There is never any Janus releases playing around me. Actually no arthouse, silent, B-movie at all. Only Rocky Horror Picture Show and the fact that Louisville started Lebowski Fest (that is tonight). But I would trade that for a chance to see Breathless on the big screen like some of you can do right now.

The only indie/classic/foreign film theatre in my city went out of business a few years ago. It was the biggest reason for my branching from "mainstream" Hollywood films. First film I saw there was Downfall and then I went back for more and more films after that.

There are a few such theatres in the Orlando metro area, though I've never gotten aroudn to checking them out yet.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by aggienader08

That's right... well anyone got anything? Just curious...

Well, of course, people have gotten some items but I hope the threads don't become clogged with lists of titles that everyone buys. If you're looking for that sort of boring stuff, then you should check out the "B&N 50%-off" thread in the Deals section.

If you care to go back in the pages until Monday(7/12) when the B&N sale started online, then I'm sure you'll find plenty of unnecessary lists that people have posted in regards to what they've bought so far. However, if you're not willing to take the time to go back and read the already posted lists, then I suggest not asking for people to re-post their lists. You're just a little behind on all the current sale hoopla, aggie.

CC

[lDlisturb3d]

so next on my wish list is 400 blows, and the seventh seal.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

Well, of course, people have gotten some items but I hope the threads don't become clogged with lists of titles that everyone buys. If you're looking for that sort of boring stuff, then you should check out the "B&N 50%-off" thread in the Deals section.

If you care to go back in the pages until Monday(7/12) when the B&N sale started online, then I'm sure you'll find plenty of unnecessary lists that people have posted in regards to what they've bought so far. However, if you're not willing to take the time to go back and read the already posted lists, then I suggest not asking for people to re-post their lists. You're just a little behind on all the current sale hoopla, aggie.

CC

Isn't that being a little harsh my friend.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by aggienader08

That's right... well anyone got anything? Just curious...

I bought the entire collection, twice.

[ccfixx]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Isn't that being a little harsh my friend.

I didn't think so. It's not meant to be. Aggie just hasn't been in the loop for a while and I'm merely pointing him in some directions to find what he's looking for. It also helps keep this thread from becoming clogged with a bunch of lists when there's a practically good thread for that in the Deals section currently.

We should maintain this thread for more important and meaningful topics of discussion... like Married With Children, Saturday Night Live, Velvet Underground, Gobots, etc.

PS... I don't have any "friends."

CC

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

We should maintain this thread for more important and meaningful topics of discussion... like Married With Children, Saturday Night Live, Velvet Underground, Gobots, etc.

and replacement cases questions.

[SpiderBaby]

Has anybody ever went to Criterion's site and added everything to your cart to see how much everything was (not counting OOP titles). Just wondering.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by CassavetesGodard

Has anybody ever went to Criterion's site and added everything the your cart to see how much everything was (not counting OOP titles). Just wondering.

Blu's or DVD's or BOTH?!?!>

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Blu's or DVD's or BOTH?!?!>

Crap. I forgot about that. Hmmmm, maybe all dvds and if a title has a blu, do the blu instead of the dvd version.


Nobody has to do it. It was kind of a joke. But a curious one.

[retask]

Can someone please tell me whats wrong with Barnes and Noble? Ive sent them mail, but they dont answer. First I get the message that my orders have been delayed, now I get a mail that ONE of the five films Ive bought has been shipped, and they managed to charge 10$ for the shipping. 15$ was the total shipping costs for ALL the films together.

Product Description Quantity Ship Date Price
Yojimbo 1 07-17-2010 $19.99

Sub Total: $19.99
Shipping & Processing: $10.98
Total Shipment Price: $30.97

EDIT:
Okei, when I logged into my account and checked order status I saw that things was a little better, but still not what I payed for.

* Yojimbo
* Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Seizaburo Kawazu
* Blu-ray - Special Edition / Wide Screen / B&W

Shipment Subtotal: $19.99
Shipping & Handling: $3.79
Shipment Total: $23.78

3,79 x 5 = 18.95. Thats three dollars more than what I payed for. Its not a problem for me, but I dont understand their system. The mail I got says one thing, then the info on my order status-page says something else. Paypal has already withdrawn the money, many days ago, so do they charge me more now that the shipping seems to cost more?

[QuasidodoJr]

Originally Posted by retask

Can someone please tell me whats wrong with Barnes and Noble?

See, Chad - here's why I prefer to buy in-store from Barnes and Noble.

Watched Red Desert, last night. The movie looks stunning on blu-ray. I'm glad I picked this one up. After I finished it, I wanted to start it over, because I had a couple distractions (phone calls), and it pulled me out of the movie a few times.

But, rather than start it over, I watched my DVD copy of David Lean's Oliver Twist. Awesome adaptation!

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Nice haul!, I promised myself that I would only buy like 3 titles:

so far I've bought 9

Stagecoach
M
The Leopard
Mystery Train
8 1/2
Che
the Yojimbo/Sanjuro set
Gomorrah
Walkabout

Thanks! You have quite the list too! I haven't seen Gomorrah, Mystery Train, or M--do you mind providing me with some feedback on these films?

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

lol, im just like you just click the search thread link and type in a keyword.



You are correct im just so use to modern film making. Im going to give 400 blows i try. But i cant say im a fan of the paper case it comes in.

400 Blows might be my favorite Criterion blu released yet. I love that film. The paper case doesn't bother me, although plastic would've been preferred. The paper case for Last Year at Marienbad, however, I love. I really like the white on white embossed lettering.

[Xtempo]

got:

#221 Ikiru

The Red Balloon/White Mane (it seems to be impossible to find White Mane by itself, This was only a few dollars more for both and I can see if my opinion has change since Junior (2000) High School Film Class for The Red Balloon.)

which brings the total: 18 (10 LaserDiscs | 6 DVDs | 2 Blu-rays)
I'm Done Now

.....For Awhile

[neo78956]

I picked up The Leopard and Bottle Rocket on blu-ray so far for the 50% off sale. Too bad all the sale will be over when the really awesome September and October releases roll around. If you pre-order them on B&N now, do you get 50% off when you pick them up on release date?

[rkish]

OK...it seems like this is another lazy Saturday. Let's stimulate some thinking.

What is the oldest film you've ever seen, that you saw when it was first released in theaters/cinemas. The film obviously can't be older than you and in all fairness...a film that you remember for the most part.

I guess for me it would be "You Only Live Twice"...Sean Connery as James Bond (June of 1967). I was bearly nine years old and seeing it with my parents at the drive-in theater.

The next after that...and not only one that I remember explicitly...but one that I went to see on my own with my brother. "2001: A Space Odyssey" (April 1968). This time in a movie theater in Nanuet, NY that (at the time) had a state of the art "multi-channel" sound system with huge woofers.

Close behind that is "Yellow Submarine" (November 1968) that I also saw in a movie theater as a Saturday afternoon matinee.