The Criterion Collection

[bergman864]

Originally Posted by u2popmofo

Ghost Dog just hit $19.99 on Amazon.

Everything but the Fellini set has been discounted it seems.

[NeoNical]

Seems like Amazon pricematch only for newer titles and box sets as well. I wonder if they do any older Blu-rays so I can pick up 400 Blows perhaps.

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

"City Lights" and/or "Modern Times" by Chaplin - classic silent and silent-ish comedies
"Stagecoach" by Ford - classic western, late '30's
"The Lady Eve" by Sturges - classic screwball/rom-com from the early '40's
"To Be Or Not To Be" by Lubitsch - classic anti-Nazi comedy from the mid '40's
"Notorious" by Hitchcock - classic anti-Nazi spy romance from the mid '40's
"On the Waterfront" by Kazan - classic drama, a good example of how acting was starting to develop in the '50's
"Paths of Glory" by Kubrick - classic war film, late '50's

I would say those are all "beginner titles" for a budding cinephile.

All great titles, I add another silent for those who are new to the genre and that's Buster Keaton's The Cameraman.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by JesseMovieMan

I don't know but the cowboy continuously calling Gregory Peck "Mr. Frazzlebottom" hasn't gotten old yet.

Some pink-panty wearin Frazzlebottom beat me to the last copy today at the Noble in Eugene, Oregon.

...was it you?

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYRVMQ5sBWY

[Al3xanderdelag]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Pretty livid with Barnes and Noble not honoring my 10% discount after all these years of being a member. I displayed my tattered card to the store manager and explained that the bi-annual sales are literally the only reason I renew my membership every year as opposed to participating in the Criterion flash promotions or ordering through Amazon.

He relented and "tried" to apply the discount, but the screen wouldn't let him and I wasn't going to rake him over the coals for a manual override.

I was given a number for corporate to call, but I doubt that's going to result in a damn thing. Disgusting, IMO, for a brick and mortar chain on the verge of obsolescence. Instead of walking out with 7 (for now), I rang up 2. Thus ends splurging and my relationship with B&N.

You should have done a better job at reading the fine print.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by Al3xanderdelag

You should have done a better job of reading the fine print.

Doesn't matter how it's printed, peewee. I renewed my membership for like the 12th time in July before such "fine print" was rendered, which exactly what my beef with B&N is.

[Al3xanderdelag]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Doesn't matter how it's printed, peewee. I renewed my membership for like the 12th time in July before such "fine print" was rendered, which exactly what my beef with B&N is.

Yeah it sucks but don't take it out on the staff

[zoodermin]

So just to be clear, B&N is not giving the 10% membership discount for in-store purchases?

[Bn43]

Originally Posted by u2popmofo

Every stinking sale I sit here and stare at all the Kurosawa titles I want and think to myself, "If I finally buy these, they're guaranteed to announce a box set". I talk myself out of it, and the box set is never announced. Will that finally change?

I've been mostly contented by Netflix thankfully having many of them on Blu-ray. But there are many I've only seen on DVD. I will keep waiting for a boxset. I think my Kurosawa watch count is at like 24, bigger than any other director.

[JesseMovieMan]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Some pink-panty wearin Frazzlebottom beat me to the last copy today at the Noble in Eugene, Oregon.

...was it you?

Couldn't have been. I don't wear panties.

[Show spoiler]

[Bn43]

Was here thinking a 172 dollars wasn't too bad for this sale. Then I remembered Fellini, which put me over 300. Damn.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by Al3xanderdelag

Yeah it sucks but don't take it out on the staff

I treated the guy with respect, since I'm an adult and know that the directive didn't come from him personally.

The hard fact though is that he and others in his position are going to bear the brunt of customers' frustrations.

[Bn43]

Originally Posted by thatguamguy

"City Lights" and/or "Modern Times" by Chaplin - classic silent and silent-ish comedies
"Stagecoach" by Ford - classic western, late '30's
"The Lady Eve" by Sturges - classic screwball/rom-com from the early '40's
"To Be Or Not To Be" by Lubitsch - classic anti-Nazi comedy from the mid '40's
"Notorious" by Hitchcock - classic anti-Nazi spy romance from the mid '40's
"On the Waterfront" by Kazan - classic drama, a good example of how acting was starting to develop in the '50's
"Paths of Glory" by Kubrick - classic war film, late '50's

I would say those are all "beginner titles" for a budding cinephile.

Seen all of those except To Be Or Not to Be. All very good.

I'm not sure I'd recommend Paths of Glory, though, considering that Kubrick has had such good representation on Ultra HD. The UHD would be had cheaper than Criterion's disc and would come with a Blu-ray anyway.

[kvnbhovis]

Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Both are really good. I have both, but just a hypothetical exercise, if I had to part with one, I’d keep Destry, but only because I’m a tad partial to Jimmy Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.. more so than Ford and John Wayne.

If you have any preference in that regard, you can follow your gut. Seriously, though, both are great classic westerns.

I also have both, but I would have to give the nod to Stagecoach. It really put Wayne on the map and it has some artistic flourishes that Destry doesn't have. Both are fantastic though.

[LPMA]

Between B&N no longer shipping to Canada (COVID-related?) and Unobstructed View having regular price on pre-orders, I guess I'm saving 200+ bucks this month!

[postmodel]

Not sure if shared yet, but Amazon has nice coupons for the Police Story set and Roma. Just ordered them.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Pretty livid with Barnes and Noble not honoring my 10% discount after all these years of being a member. I displayed my tattered card to the store manager and explained that the bi-annual sales are literally the only reason I renew my membership every year as opposed to participating in the Criterion flash promotions or ordering through Amazon.

He relented and "tried" to apply the discount, but the screen wouldn't let him and I wasn't going to rake him over the coals for a manual override.

I was given a number for corporate to call, but I doubt that's going to result in a damn thing. Disgusting, IMO, for a brick and mortar chain on the verge of obsolescence. Instead of walking out with 7 (for now), I rang up 2. Thus ends splurging and my relationship with B&N.

But wouldn't they be able to look up your membership using your phone number? I always do that and get my 10% off at B&N every time.

[IdeaOfEvil]

Before I order, can anyone give me a quick summation of Parasite's release? I thought I once read there was something wrong with it, or it was a cut version, that Criterion was gonna release? Is there any reason not to get it if I have the regular bluray?

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by JesseMovieMan

Couldn't have been. I don't wear panties.

[Show spoiler]

[Show spoiler]

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by jw007

But wouldn't they be able to look up your membership using your phone number? I always do that and get my 10% off at B&N every time.

Had nothing to do with not being able to pull my membership...it's that B&N has mandated it inapplicable towards this sale, as every other member has attested to.