The Criterion Collection

[Arkadin]

was just going to post the same.
kudos for Criterion for letting people know they are as frustrated as everyone else is.
hopefully I can maybe even still get Godzilla at 50% off.
classy move by Criterion to send this out.

[ckyrico]

Originally Posted by ccfixx

As far as I know, there hasn't been any news since the interview with Fincher at the beginning of 2011, I'm afraid.

For the longest time, Criterion was on standby for Fincher to approve the new transfer of The Game, but he was completely tied up with Dragon Tattoo for all of 2011.

Now, it seems like he's at least seen the transfers (and hopefully approved them):

"They’re doing a Blu-ray of The Game and there’s a lot of stuff I would love to fix, but I just think a movie’s an expression of a time and a place. It’s where you are in your career, it’s where all the actors are in their careers, it’s San Francisco that fall. I just don’t believe in changing that."

That's from mid-December 2011: Collider.com

[Hawkguy]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I've often wondered this. For those who keep everything by spine number, do you remove the individual discs from box sets and display them and the empty box since each disc has a spine number, and the box itself has a *different* spine number?

Yes, I do this....... don't judge me..

[imnotready]

Spent so much money but it feels SO GOOD. I love half off sales. Picked up
The Lady Vanishes, Yi Yi, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, Belle De Jour, The Double Life of Veronique, Three Colors, The Great Dictator, and The Killing on blu-ray, and Le Samourai on DVD. Awesome.

[nickersonw]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

I've often wondered this. For those who keep everything by spine number, do you remove the individual discs from box sets and display them and the empty box since each disc has a spine number, and the box itself has a *different* spine number?

So far I don't have a box set. I would probably just go by the number on the box and keep all the movies in the box.

[ouu2fan25]

After a trying few hours, I've managed to buy 32 blu rays from the Criterion site. Can't wait until they come in!!! FOR ALL MANKIND
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1820BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
3 WOMEN
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2059BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
ANTICHRIST
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1937BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BELLE DE JOUR
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2100BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BIGGER THAN LIFE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1875BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BLACK NARCISSUS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1920BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BLACK ORPHEUS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1904BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BRANDED TO KILL
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2087BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BREATHLESS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1939BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BROADCAST NEWS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1967BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
YI YI
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1993BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
CHUNGKING EXPRESS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1984BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE COMPLETE JEAN VIGO
Criterion Blu-Ray Box Set (CC2045BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
CLOSE-UP
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1914BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
CRUMB
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1922BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1977BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
EVERLASTING MOMENTS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1915BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
FANNY AND ALEXANDER BOX SET
Criterion Blu-Ray Box Set (CC2076BD ) - Quantity: 1$29.97
GOMORRAH
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1852BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
HOWARDS END
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1841BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
HUNGER
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1868BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
KURONEKO
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2066BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE LEOPARD
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1913BD) - Quantity: 1$24.97
NAKED
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2040BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
PALE FLOWER
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2012BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
REVANCHE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1873BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE RULES OF THE GAME
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2075BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2108BD) - Quantity: 1$14.97
VIVRE SA VIE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1886BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
WALKABOUT
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1893BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
LE CERCLE ROUGE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1996BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
SHOCK CORRIDOR
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1970BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97

[Petyr_Baelish]

I don't know what to do. I tried to request cancellation of my order and I keep getting automated emails about the damn sale. I tired calling, but nobody answers. i left two phone messages, so I'll see what happens. I won't be ordering from these people again.

[TheGoodBadUgly9]

Originally Posted by ckyrico

For the longest time, Criterion was on standby for Fincher to approve the new transfer of The Game, but he was completely tied up with Dragon Tattoo for all of 2011.

Now, it seems like he's at least seen the transfers (and hopefully approved them):

"They’re doing a Blu-ray of The Game and there’s a lot of stuff I would love to fix, but I just think a movie’s an expression of a time and a place. It’s where you are in your career, it’s where all the actors are in their careers, it’s San Francisco that fall. I just don’t believe in changing that."

That's from mid-December 2011: Collider.com

This is GREAT news! The wait for that release has been killing me, and it's comforting to know that it may be coming soon.

[jcs913]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

was just going to post the same.
kudos for Criterion for letting people know they are as frustrated as everyone else is.
hopefully I can maybe even still get Godzilla at 50% off.
classy move by Criterion to send this out.

According to the e-mail you should be able to. Considering it is their company, they should have the OOS titles back in stock quickly.

[zafisher94]

Originally Posted by ouu2fan25

After a trying few hours, I've managed to buy 32 blu rays from the Criterion site. Can't wait until they come in!!! FOR ALL MANKIND
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1820BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
3 WOMEN
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2059BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
ANTICHRIST
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1937BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BELLE DE JOUR
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2100BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BIGGER THAN LIFE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1875BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BLACK NARCISSUS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1920BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BLACK ORPHEUS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1904BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BRANDED TO KILL
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2087BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BREATHLESS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1939BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
BROADCAST NEWS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1967BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
YI YI
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1993BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
CHUNGKING EXPRESS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1984BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE COMPLETE JEAN VIGO
Criterion Blu-Ray Box Set (CC2045BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
CLOSE-UP
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1914BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
CRUMB
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1922BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1977BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
EVERLASTING MOMENTS
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1915BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
FANNY AND ALEXANDER BOX SET
Criterion Blu-Ray Box Set (CC2076BD ) - Quantity: 1$29.97
GOMORRAH
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1852BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
HOWARDS END
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1841BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
HUNGER
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1868BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
KURONEKO
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2066BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE LEOPARD
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1913BD) - Quantity: 1$24.97
NAKED
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2040BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
PALE FLOWER
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2012BD ) - Quantity: 1$19.97
REVANCHE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1873BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THE RULES OF THE GAME
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2075BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC2108BD) - Quantity: 1$14.97
VIVRE SA VIE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1886BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
WALKABOUT
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1893BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
LE CERCLE ROUGE
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1996BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97
SHOCK CORRIDOR
Criterion Blu-Ray (CC1970BD) - Quantity: 1$19.97

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Joe Dalek

Yes.



You're right. This happens every time. From what I'm reading here it seems worse this time. Tomorrow they have the sale deadline and the announcements scheduled...glad I'm not working IT for Criterion!

Hmmmm...I wonder if they're looking for a Network Specialist...I could use a change of atmosphere. With my luck, they're a Microsoft shop. I'm a Novell man!

[thecynical_drummer]

Well all I can say is it looks they they do spend all of their money on the films themselves and not on a bunch of techs to run their site.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by ouu2fan25

After a trying few hours, I've managed to buy 32 blu rays from the Criterion site.

I go on binges sometimes to play "catch up" but $650 in one shot would probably land me in divorce court

[ouu2fan25]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I go on binges sometimes to play "catch up" but $650 in one shot would probably land me in divorce court

Luckily we are both film junkies and save up for the half off sales. I admit, I wasn't completely prepared for this one though. Usually we go all out on the BN sales. Plus I got the fifty dollar gift certificate so we just got A Christmas Tale and AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS.

[WhoIsTylerDurden]

It's stuff like this that makes me love Criterion. Picked up The Double Life of Veronique and Traffic.

[Hawkguy]

My account on their site still shows the $10 credit...is that normal? Will it be removed once my order ships (is charged)? Because I used it already...

[jason00]

Picked up 'Tiny Furniture', 'Blow Out' and 'The Seventh Seal', all for less than $40 after my credits.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by jason00

Picked up 'Tiny Furniture', 'Blow Out' and 'The Seventh Seal', all for less than $40 after my credits.

Hope that wasn't a blind buy.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by thecynical_drummer

Well all I can say is it looks they they do spend all of their money on the films themselves and not on a bunch of techs to run their site.

And I'm guessing apart from their sales that only happen several times per year they don't have a lot of heavy volume sales days first given their prices. It's fine by me. I prefer they focus more on film transfer quality.

[octagon]

Heavy volume sales days?

Their servers choke when too many people refresh too frequently on announcement days