The Criterion Collection

[bsend]

I have a B&N physical store on the way home from work. I like buying from there rather than the online version or the flash sale. I can go back multiple times during the month long sale. When I realize I am purchasing enough, I grab the B&N Membership for $25. It allows an additional 10% off Criterion purchases in store. That comes out to $2/title of the standard $40 MSRP blu-rays and more for the box sets. I was also able to get a one time coupon that took 10% off an Eclipse purchase. I did it late in the November 2017 sale. So it will cover me for November 2017, July 2018 and the beginning of November 2018. I might cancel while I get caught up on those purchases.

It's nice to see what you are getting too. B&N online sent me a nice blu-ray with a box cutter down the middle through the cover.

[critterdvd]

Going to try and keep it to a 5 movie max this time since I went so crazy the last time the actual Criterion website had a sale:
- Age of Innocence
- Virgin Suicidice
- Midnight Cowboy
- Virgin Springs
- **WildCard Spot**

[belcherman]

Originally Posted by atlantajoseph

The B&N closest to me no longer has a human working in the music and movies section. There is just a sign advising customers to take merchandise to the front checkout. The side entrance that once opened directly into that section from outside is now locked permanently.

Is this happening chain-wide? Seems like a real shame.

The B&N where I buy movies still has a cash register in the music and movies section but no dedicated staffer. I've had to flag someone down when I wanted to purchase something.

[Sifox211]

I've been able to knock Dead Man and The Virgin Suicides off my list due to Wow-HD listing them for £17-odd recently (slightly more than I'd get them from B&N... but no customs worries); that leaves me with this shortlist:

A Matter of Life and Death
The Virgin Spring
Blue is the warmest color
Mystery Train

And maybe one other.

I was going to spring for the Von Sternberg / Dietrich set but want to wait in case Arrow or someone does it over here.

[CouncilSpectre]

Originally Posted by Sifox211

I've been able to knock Dead Man and The Virgin Suicides off my list due to Wow-HD listing them for £17-odd recently (slightly more than I'd get them from B&N... but no customs worries); that leaves me with this shortlist:

A Matter of Life and Death
The Virgin Spring
Blue is the warmest color
Mystery Train

And maybe one other.

I was going to spring for the Von Sternberg / Dietrich set but want to wait in case Arrow or someone does it over here.

Less than £12 on WOW at the moment....

[Sifox211]

Thanks - I should probably go for that. It'll be $12.50 in the sale, but with a couple of dollars as part of combined postage, it's so close I should probably just get it from Wow

[Purplenoon]

Originally Posted by Thomas Irwin

I go to a few different B&N on a somewhat regular basis. Out of the four that still have a media section, two are never staffed, although they are apparently supposed to be. One of those two stores will regularly tell me I can take my items to the front registers, if they see me waiting for a cashier.

Great: go see it! Tremendous opportunity! I saw it when it first opened, then bought the Criterion dvd last year, and saw it again for the first time since then. Still classic, not dated at all. Highly recommended. I have no idea about possible upgrade.

Note this was in response to the LOVES OF A BLONDE request several posts back. My mistake.

[senseabove]

Originally Posted by Highfire

Does anyone have an opinion on Milos Forman's Loves of a Blonde? My local independent theater is showing it this weekend as part of a Milos Forman series and I noticed it had been released by Criterion on DVD back in the day. Should I go out of my way to catch this? Any hints that it might be getting a Blu-Ray upgrade?

A theater near me played it following Forman's death, and I quite enjoyed it. I don't know that I'd feel compelled to buy it if it did get upgraded, but it's worth seeing, so a theatrical screening would be the way to go, imo.

[Reddington]

For anyone interested, Nautilus Art Prints in Belgium has a fantastic print of Ran on a timed release until Saturday:

http://www.nautilus-artprints.com/

I picked up a Regular Version. This will be my second purchase from Nautilus with Criterion association, as I have the print for PlayTime from 2016.

[StarDestroyer52]

I think I've nailed down my list to 3 films and maybe possibly a 4th(we'll see):

Von Sternberg / Dietrich set
A Touch Of Zen
Anatomy of a Murder

- I might end up picking either Gilda or The Asphalt Jungle as my 4th film. I just don't know yet. Though, I have a feeling it will be 4 films since I can't help myself.

[dwk]

Juliette Hochart from StudioCanal visited Criterion's office

juliette_hochart Le meilleur du #studiocanalcatalogue au temple de la cinephilie #criterion
margauxinlondon Mulholland Drive! Of course ✨
juliette_hochart... et Blood Simple. Et pleins d’autres encore bientôt !

juliette_hochart The best of #studiocanalcatalogue at the cinephilie temple #criterion
margauxinlondon Mulholland Drive! Of course ✨
juliette_hochart ... and Blood Simple. And many more soon!

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by dwk

Juliette Hochart from StudioCanal visited Criterion's office

Oh please be in talks to get StudioCanal Library back then release a Criterion Ealing Studio's Boxset and Ran 4k on Bluray

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Banned User

Ran 4k on Bluray

On 4K Blu-ray!

[Jobla]

In the last year or so, I've seen two local B&N stores cut their DVD sections in half. I'd say that home video is an endangered species there.

The book sections are also being cut back. Categories such as Mysteries and Biographies used to have a dedicated rack for the newest releases, but now the new releases are simply shelved alphabetically by author or subject.

It feels like a slow death, to me.

[Doctorossi]

Originally Posted by Jobla

In the last year or so, I've seen two local B&N stores cut their DVD sections in half. I'd say that home video is an endangered species there.

With their fabulous MSRP pricing, I'm surprised that didn't happen 10 years ago.

[jlk5844]

Originally Posted by dwk

Juliette Hochart from StudioCanal visited Criterion's office

[Show spoiler]

What's that cover on the left under A Matter of Life and Death? A September title?

[Dr. Zaius]

It's the old cover for The Tree of Life before they changed it.

[BagheeraMcGee]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

With their fabulous MSRP pricing, I'm surprised that didn't happen 10 years ago.

Yeah, no kidding. They should ask Borders how pricing everything at MSRP worked out for them.

[Namuhana]

What I'm hoping to pick up during the B&N sale:

The Age of Innocence
The Awful Truth
Blow-Up
Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood
Elevator to the Gallows
A Matter of Life and Death
One-Eyed Jacks
sex, lies, and videotape
The Virgin Spring
Women in Love

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by dwk

Juliette Hochart from StudioCanal visited Criterion's office

Please say that Studiocanal is working on an agreement with Criterion, pretty please.