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Strevlac · 05-20-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Netflix signed a deal with Miramax not long ago. Not sure what Criterion has to do with it, or why a Criterion/Miramax deal would be posted on Netflix.

Doesn't make sense to me either but someone posted it over on htf.com. Like I said I can't access netflix.com from work that's why I asked if someone here could check. I should have been more clear in my post, my bad.

ShellOilJunior · 05-20-2011, 07:23 PM

Thin Blue Line has been rumored.

TJS_Blu · 05-20-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Strevlac

Doesn't make sense to me either but someone posted it over on htf.com. Like I said I can't access netflix.com from work that's why I asked if someone here could check. I should have been more clear in my post, my bad.

Enjoy

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Miramax Content Deal

Hi. Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer, here. We’re very pleased that beginning next month, an incredible range of Miramax films will be available for our U.S. members to watch instantly. Among the many award-winning, fan favorite and commercially successful movies are: "Bad Santa," "Chasing Amy," "Cinema Paradiso," "Clerks," "Cold Mountain," "The English Patient," "From Dusk Till Dawn," "Good Will Hunting," "Kill Bill Volumes" I and II, "Muriel’s Wedding," "The Piano," "Pulp Fiction," "Reindeer Games," "Shakespeare in Love," and many of the "Halloween," "Scary Movie," "Scream" and "Spy Kids" movies.

We are delighted that U.S. Netflix members will be able to watch instantly all of these great movies and remain committed to constantly improving our already incredibly wide-ranging selection of films and TV shows. Enjoy!

Ted

Strevlac · 05-20-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Saw that while searching. I think that dude is just misinformed.

Yeah I think you're right. Nevermind.

TJS_Blu · 05-20-2011, 07:30 PM

AFAIK, Miramax's distribution deal is with Lionsgate...

I'll post a link if I find it

edit: here.

Strevlac · 05-20-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Enjoy

Yep, thanks for that. My bad everyone, I saw a stray post on another site and got exited. Move along, nothing to see here

giannirenna · 05-20-2011, 07:36 PM

they just retweeted someone saying that this flash deal is separate from the one they will have for 40,000 followers, so we still have that to look forward to.

TJS_Blu · 05-20-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by giannirenna

they just retweeted someone saying that this flash deal is separate from the one they will have for 40,000 followers, so we still have that to look forward to.

Wow

Hope someone will post it since I can't get to the Twitter feed.

giannirenna · 05-20-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Wow

Hope someone will post it since I can't get to the Twitter feed.

they are still a couple hundred off, so I think it might be a couple days.

biglou114 · 05-20-2011, 07:54 PM

I just got a shipping notice for my Blow Out, Fear and Loathing, and Great Dictator order from the facebook sale. Woo hoo!

Banned User · 05-20-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Wow

Hope someone will post it since I can't get to the Twitter feed.

We could always register 100 new email addresses with Twitter. Yes Criterion's mean that much to me!

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Originally Posted by biglou114

I just got a shipping notice for my Blow Out, Fear and Loathing, and Great Dictator order from the facebook sale. Woo hoo!

I'm really wanting The Great Dictator, but I missed that sale

ShellOilJunior · 05-20-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

I guess we can write The Tree Of Life on the 2012 release calendar in pen. Melancholia, perhaps in pencil.

You really think the studio (Fox Searchlight) will license it if it's contention for multiple Oscars (somewhat likely)?

giannirenna · 05-20-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Banned User

We could always register 100 new email addresses with Twitter. Yes Criterion's mean that much to me!

haha do it!

Schonfelder · 05-20-2011, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs913

CG, the more I look into it, and the fact that this has been rumored for a while, seems the most probable conclusion. Needless to say, I still would prefer Kinski in her prime given the Criterion treatment.....

For Kinski, obviously. But for the film, the original version is far superior (even though i'm a big fan of Paul Schrader). Just for the record, the original is not "Val Lewton's" as some people wrote... Lewton was the producer, the film was directed by Jacques Tourneur - one of the great directors of all time, whose films deserve the C treatment.

ShellOilJunior · 05-20-2011, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Yes. I think Terrence Malick has arranged for Criterion to handle his films whenever possible. Maybe that's a wrong assumption, but I see no reason why Criterion should be promoting Tree of Life otherwise, and they've been doing so since its theatrical release was formalized.

I hope this is true!

Benchman · 05-20-2011, 09:21 PM

So how did the facebook sale work so I know how the twitter sale will work?

Banned User · 05-20-2011, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Schonfelder

For Kinski, obviously. But for the film, the original version is far superior (even though i'm a big fan of Paul Schrader). Just for the record, the original is not "Val Lewton's" as some people wrote... Lewton was the producer, the film was directed by Jacques Tourneur - one of the great directors of all time, whose films deserve the C treatment.

Most people just refer to all of those particular movies as 'Val Lewtons' Since he had so much to do with the creation, production and end result of those movies. Its just as much the producers movie, if not more so, then the director, cinematographer, editor, writer etc..Especially when you are talking about Lewton who had his hands in every level of production, but I get your point.

Seeing as Martin Scorsese is a huge film preservationist and given his confessed love for the Lewton movies. It would be awesome to see some of those movies in HD along with the Martin Scorsese narrated 'Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows' documentary. I think Warner Brothers owns the rights though.

Brad1963 · 05-20-2011, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Schonfelder

For Kinski, obviously. But for the film, the original version is far superior (even though i'm a big fan of Paul Schrader). Just for the record, the original is not "Val Lewton's" as some people wrote... Lewton was the producer, the film was directed by Jacques Tourneur - one of the great directors of all time, whose films deserve the C treatment.

I'm going with Paul Schrader's CAT PEOPLE; It fits the criteria of what Criterion releases. It is quirky and has cult following, they have a good working relationship with Schrader and they release quite a few Universal titles. Kinski turns into a panther and wears a slip that is like the one in the drawing

Arkadin · 05-20-2011, 10:26 PM

so I'm looking at Twitter--does anyone think there will be anything else today other than the Malick promotion?
still a bit confused about this "flash sale"

btw: I remember in 2006 Warner hinted at HD DVD/blu-rays of the Val Lewton's at the end of the year.
wonder what happened to that?

Benchman · 05-20-2011, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

They posted a discount code that you could apply at checkout, and all hell broke loose. The site crashed a few times.

It was supposed to be 50% off of list price on in-stock merchandise at Criterion.com.

Some people were able to order pre-orders at the sale price during a brief window.

A lot of people also complained about the price being 50% off of list rather than Criterion's normal discounted selling price, and so at some point it became 50% off of the regular daily selling price.

aww man that's awesome, wish I would have known about it haha

05-20-2011, 07:23 PM	#30362
ShellOilJunior Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:USA Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:10	Thin Blue Line has been rumored. Last edited by ShellOilJunior; 05-20-2011 at 07:27 PM.

05-20-2011, 07:30 PM	#30365
TJS_Blu Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:1845 DVD collection:578 Blu-ray reviews:11	AFAIK, Miramax's distribution deal is with Lionsgate... I'll post a link if I find it edit: here. Last edited by TJS_Blu; 05-20-2011 at 07:33 PM.

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05-20-2011, 07:36 PM	#30367
giannirenna Expert Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:California Blu-ray collection:442 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	they just retweeted someone saying that this flash deal is separate from the one they will have for 40,000 followers, so we still have that to look forward to.

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Benchman Senior Member Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Idaho Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:581 DVD collection:87 Trading Score:1	So how did the facebook sale work so I know how the twitter sale will work?

05-20-2011, 10:26 PM	#30379
Arkadin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2007 Location:...somewhere in Sweden Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	so I'm looking at Twitter--does anyone think there will be anything else today other than the Malick promotion? still a bit confused about this "flash sale" btw: I remember in 2006 Warner hinted at HD DVD/blu-rays of the Val Lewton's at the end of the year. wonder what happened to that?

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