The Criterion Collection

[rkish]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I was being sarcastic with my comments about Bob. The man may have made good films, but he's an arrogant jackass.

Mike singing his own song was episode 15, Too Many Girls. Reta shaw plays the crazy stage mom who wants Davy to sing with her daughter, played by Kelly Jean Peters. That episode is hilarious, because the censors had an issue with Kelly Jean Peters in a bikini, so they blurred out her clevage! She also pretends to be a girl scout selling cookies, and Micky slams the door in her face and ad libs the line, 'Girl Scout, my ass," although they cuckooed out ass.

The Zappa bit is comedy gold regardless of them lampooing the Lancashire Midget Greenie and his guest: "No, it's the other way around. You're a popular musician, I'm dirty, gross and ugly."

I had the privilege of being able to watch their TV series, when it was first run
on NBC...I was 8 years old during the premier season, so I don't remember when I first remember seeing it.

They were a big part of my childhood...along with the Beatles. I picked up Frank Zappa as well...but during his late Mothers period (Chunga's Revenge was a fixture at my High School's library and was often listened to by many innocent minds).

[GilliamsBrazil]

Even though it clearly wasn't meant to hint at anything, I got very excited when Criterion mentioned Targets on Twitter the other day. Anybody else wish they would release it?

[Dosto]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

My copy of High & Low still hasn't shipped. I am sad. I haven't even received any e-mails telling me why it wasn't shipped yesterday.

Mine says "delayed" too from B&N. And my first package is still missing in action.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by rkish

I had the privilege of being able to watch their TV series, when it was first run
on NBC...I was 8 years old during the premier season, so I don't remember when I first remember seeing it.

They were a big part of my childhood...along with the Beatles. I picked up Frank Zappa as well...but during his late Mothers period (Chunga's Revenge was a fixture at my High School's library and was often listened to by many innocent minds).

I got into the during the "second and third waves." Mom had the records which I listened to as a little kid in the mid to late 1980s, and the tv show was shown on Saturday mornings on Much Music (Canadian MTV) in the mid-1990s. I never learned to really appreciate the Monkees until my second year of university in 2004/2005. I discovered Head, and could appreciate the more subversive humour that was injected into the show.

Originally Posted by Dosto

Mine says "delayed" too from B&N. And my first package is still missing in action.

Argh, Canada Post isn't making things easy for me. I still think they're having issues, despite claiming that they're all cleared up. I have an Amazon order that arrived on the 4th of July, but they never reported to DHL or Amazon that it was received. My friend, who lives in TO, still hasn't received his B&N order yet either. Normally he gets stuff earlier than me, because he is in TO, and I'm shipping my stuff to Central NS. I'm still missing 5 movies I ordered 2 weeks ago.

[Matt24734]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I got into the during the "second and third waves." Mom had the records which I listened to as a little kid in the mid to late 1980s, and the tv show was shown on Saturday mornings on Much Music (Canadian MTV) in the mid-1990s. I never learned to really appreciate the Monkees until my second year of university in 2004/2005. I discovered Head, and could appreciate the more subversive humour that was injected into the show.



Argh, Canada Post isn't making things easy for me. I still think they're having issues, despite claiming that they're all cleared up. I have an Amazon order that arrived on the 4th of July, but they never reported to DHL or Amazon that it was received. My friend, who lives in TO, still hasn't received his B&N order yet either. Normally he gets stuff earlier than me, because he is in TO, and I'm shipping my stuff to Central NS. I'm still missing 5 movies I ordered 2 weeks ago.

I'm in Toronto and mine shipped on the 17th, still haven't received it.

[Dosto]

To be fair I've had a package from France arriving in 4 days and one from the UK arriving in 6 so I don't think CP are the ones to blame.

[r0pe]

I just placed my first order with B&N.
Wings of Desire and Gomorrah.
Let's see how long it takes to arrive.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Matt24734

I'm in Toronto and mine shipped on the 17th, still haven't received it.

I know! I have an item that was shipped on the 14th, and two more on 19th from B&N that are still MIA. My first order, which was shipped out on the 6th, didn't arrive until the 21st, while another order that shipped out on the 14th arrived this past tuesday, the 26th. I know B&N likes to delay shipments for Canadians by 2 days for some reason, or at least they have for me. But most of my orders seem to be sent out on an ad hoc basis, and will arrive whenever they feel like it. Also, many of my orders end up being split into multiple parcels. We also can't track the packages because they're done through a broker, and Canada Post has no idea what the tracking numbers they give us are. Do they treat all their customers this way, or is it just us Canadians?

[Matt24734]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I know! I have an item that was shipped on the 14th, and two more on 19th from B&N that are still MIA. My first order, which was shipped out on the 6th, didn't arrive until the 21st, while another order that shipped out on the 14th arrived this past tuesday, the 26th. I know B&N likes to delay shipments for Canadians by 2 days for some reason, or at least they have for me. But most of my orders seem to be sent out on an ad hoc basis, and will arrive whenever they feel like it. Also, many of my orders end up being split into multiple parcels. We also can't track the packages because they're done through a broker, and Canada Post has no idea what the tracking numbers they give us are. Do they treat all their customers this way, or is it just us Canadians?

yeah I ordered like 10 movies and they've been split up into like 5 different packages and my High and Low blu-ray still hasn't even shipped yet. All of my items except High and Low shipped between the 17th and 19th so if they don't show up by next week, I'm going to be pissed.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Matt24734

yeah I ordered like 10 movies and they've been split up into like 5 different packages and my High and Low blu-ray still hasn't even shipped yet. All of my items except High and Low shipped between the 17th and 19th so if they don't show up by next week, I'm going to be pissed.

And the fact that you're in TO makes it even stranger. I expect some delays since I'm in NS, but everything usually GOES to TO. For example, when Amazon had its mini-Criterion sale back in April, my friend got his BDs a good 3-4 days before I got mine. His Newegg stuff came the next day, while mine arrived two days later. Obviously B&N works in its own world.

[Dosto]

I won't be buying from them again anyway. I gave them a try and they failed to deliver (literally).

[Monty70]

I just watched another old film noir from the batch of used dvd's I picked up on ebay, Nicholas Ray's In a Lonely Place (1950). The film is an emotional powerhouse, with Bogart giving his most heartfelt and brooding performance I have seen. I need to check out more of Ray's films.

I would think that this would make a very good addition to the CC if they could get a hold of the rights.

[silentblu]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

I know! I have an item that was shipped on the 14th, and two more on 19th from B&N that are still MIA. My first order, which was shipped out on the 6th, didn't arrive until the 21st, while another order that shipped out on the 14th arrived this past tuesday, the 26th. I know B&N likes to delay shipments for Canadians by 2 days for some reason, or at least they have for me. But most of my orders seem to be sent out on an ad hoc basis, and will arrive whenever they feel like it. Also, many of my orders end up being split into multiple parcels. We also can't track the packages because they're done through a broker, and Canada Post has no idea what the tracking numbers they give us are. Do they treat all their customers this way, or is it just us Canadians?

No, it is just B&N. I had problems with B&N on the last sale (e.g. packages lost, slow ship, etc.), so this time I paid the extra for faster shipping. I never received a tracking number from USPS, but got the movies no problem and in a few days.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by Dosto

I won't be buying from them again anyway. I gave them a try and they failed to deliver (literally).

Thats sucks. I know B&N is really weird when it comes to non-American shoppers about certain things. My mother and I both own Nook Colours. However, she had to buy them from Best Buy USA when she was visiting the US earlier this month, because B&N claims they cannot sell the device to Canadians AT ALL. Not just in their online store, but in their B&M stores as well. They claim it has something to do with the regulations Chapter-Indigo have set up, which makes them "illegal." I can't understand that at all, because Amazon, and many other eBook readers are sold up here with no issues. They would generate so many sales if they opened Nook and Nook Colour sales up to Canadians. Chapters-Indigo has become a pain to deal with, as their prices are high, and they're trying to run a monopoly.

[Kessel Run]

Originally Posted by BohemianGraham

Thats sucks. I know B&N is really weird when it comes to non-American shoppers about certain things. My mother and I both own Nook Colours. However, she had to buy them from Best Buy USA when she was visiting the US earlier this month, because B&N claims they cannot sell the device to Canadians AT ALL. Not just in their online store, but in their B&M stores as well. They claim it has something to do with the regulations Chapter-Indigo have set up, which makes them "illegal." I can't understand that at all, because Amazon, and many other eBook readers are sold up here with no issues. They would generate so many sales if they opened Nook and Nook Colour sales up to Canadians. Chapters-Indigo has become a pain to deal with, as their prices are high, and they're trying to run a monopoly.

B&N orders to Canadians are just all over the place. Mine shipped on the 13th and I haven't seen it either. For the sale in November I know someone here who waited 3 weeks, called and got a refund, and the order showed up a couple days later..

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by Monty70

I just watched another old film noir from the batch of used dvd's I picked up on ebay, Nicholas Ray's In a Lonely Place (1950). The film is an emotional powerhouse, with Bogart giving his most heartfelt and brooding performance I have seen. I need to check out more of Ray's films.

I would think that this would make a very good addition to the CC if they could get a hold of the rights.

Haven't seen that one. I really hadn't seen much noir besides Maltese Falcon and third man - assuming those count. But after viewing Kiss Me Deadly, Sweet Smell of Success, and (Japanese noir?) Pale Flower, I definitely want more films of this ilk. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be alot out there in blu-ray. It would be nice to see Criterion fill that void. It's not just "noir" that's MIA either, but it seems like the entire era of 1930's gangster films isn't represented at all on blu-ray either. I'd like to see at least a couple of key titles released by Criterion. If not Criterion, the studios need to get the ball rolling on these.

I'm looking at TCM noir collection on DVD, "Nikkatsu Noir" from Criterion, and maybe some gangster colletions from 1930's-1940's (Bogart, Cagney, etc). But I'd really love to see more of these get blu-ray treatment. Obviously anything that gets the Criterion treatment is bound to be gold.

[BohemianGraham]

Originally Posted by yoink_69

B&N orders to Canadians are just all over the place. Mine shipped on the 13th and I haven't seen it either. For the sale in November I know someone here who waited 3 weeks, called and got a refund, and the order showed up a couple days later..

It's our evilness that oozes like maple syrup that they don't like about us. that's why our orders with them are screwy.

[CaptYamato]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I'm actually really surprised B&N keeps doing this sale without ensuring other coupons don't overlap it.....

Reading the deals thread, the number of people cashing in on the $8 coupons is amazing.

$8 dollar coupons?!?!


Edit: Where is this coupon?


Also, B&N hasn't shipped Leon Morin yet.

[Sukuri]

Originally Posted by Matt24734

I'm in Toronto and mine shipped on the 17th, still haven't received it.

Same location, shipped on the 13th (according to the site), and I too have yet to receive it. Although I'm more patient, as long as it arrives and everything is in great condition I don't mind the wait.

Did one last order that's to be shipped on the 2nd, we'll see how that goes as well.

[georgec]

Anybody know if Criterion plans to release Malick's Tree of Life? That would be awesome.

I predict that it will come in November!