The Criterion Collection

[Infernal King]

Why are people using the 15% off discount when a 20% off discount coupon goes into effect either tomorrow or Thursday?

[Judex]

Originally Posted by Gate

Why are people using the 15% off discount when a 20% off discount coupon goes into effect either tomorrow or Thursday?

There's a good chance the code tomorrow won't work on sale items.

All online codes during the July sale were blocked from the Criterion sale.

[the sordid sentinel]

Picked up Seconds, Eyes Without a Face, The Spy Who Came in from The Cold, and Lord of the Flies today. First 2 are blind buys that I can't wait to check out.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Gate

Why are people using the 15% off discount when a 20% off discount coupon goes into effect either tomorrow or Thursday?

A bird in the hand. Coupon use online is very hit or miss to begin with and it's generally miss or miss during these sales. I think the 15% has been shut down already and I wouldn't expect any other coupons to work online for the duration.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by jetthead

I will be back next Tuesday to get City Lights and either the Rossellini set or the Three Colors boxset, if I can decide which one I want more.

Have they fixed the Blanc disc? do they sell new copies now?
edit: oh never mind . i see the UK edition features 5.0 audio, so I will prefer that one.


also, does anyone know how long this sale will last?

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

does anyone know how long this sale will last?

Through December 2nd.

[smoss469]

What a gyp! The 15% off coupon worked today when I was at work messing around. I get home to order? Denied.

Still, picked up Eclipse sets 25 & 28 for about $22 less than Amazon's prices.

[chrisron]

Originally Posted by jw007

Something tells me that we are going to see some Frank Capra come to Criterion in 2014.

A Capra box set would be nice.

[dressedtokill]

Okay, so regarding the Sony announcement does that mean that Criterion gets to release some of their titles as well? I'm confused….

[The Narrator]

Criterion has released already plenty of Sony titles, so no. They're just handling the physical distribution of Criterion products.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Through December 2nd.

Thanks!

[octagon]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

Okay, so regarding the Sony announcement does that mean that Criterion gets to release some of their titles as well? I'm confused….

Sony has been licensing titles (mostly from their Columbia library) to Criterion for a while now. On the Waterfront and Anatomy of a Murder were both licensed from Sony.

Whether this new distribution deal (Sony will pressing discs, printing art, storing and shipping everything for Criterion now) has any impact on future licensing deals is anybody's guess.

[Brad1963]

I think the Sony deal with Criterion is for replication and distribution from the Sony facility. Not a deal to distribute the Sony catalog. Criterion seems to have moved this from Image to Sony.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by Judex

There's a good chance the code tomorrow won't work on sale items.

All online codes during the July sale were blocked from the Criterion sale.

Originally Posted by octagon

A bird in the hand. Coupon use online is very hit or miss to begin with and it's generally miss or miss during these sales. I think the 15% has been shut down already and I wouldn't expect any other coupons to work online for the duration.

Okay but the coupons will still work in-store during this sale, right?

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by Gate

Okay but the coupons will still work in-store during this sale, right?

Only if you get a cool cashier

[*PREACHER*]

First haul:

John Cassavetes: Five Films
The Uninvited
I Married a Witch
Eyes Without a Face
Wild Strawberries
La Notte
Vivre Sa Vie
Band of Outsiders
The Double Life of Veronique

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by jayembee

Well, there's...
...
Plus various others, like All the King's Men, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Sahara, The Bedford Incident, Fail-Safe, Curse/Night of the Demon, First Men in the Moon, and Ship of Fools (which could use a better Blu-ray than the one from Mill Creek).

I would fight every single polar bear in the Arctic Circle blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back just to get Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon in the Criterion Collection. Jacques Tourneur's brilliant direction works wonders in both versions of this eerie tale.

Make it happen, Criterion.

[fitprod]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

I think the Sony deal with Criterion is for replication and distribution from the Sony facility. Not a deal to distribute the Sony catalog. Criterion seems to have moved this from Image to Sony.

This move made logical sense... Image was already using Sony for replication and distribution, so maybe they just decided to cut out a step. (Sony will also be doing behind the scenes paperwork, which I think Image handled.)

fitprod

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I would fight every single polar bear in the Arctic Circle blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back just to get Night of the Demon/Curse of the Demon in the Criterion Collection. Jacques Tourneur's brilliant direction works wonders in both versions of this eerie tale.

Make it happen, Criterion.

Ditto! The Columbia dvd is nice but I can just imagine the upgrade it could get from the CC. It's not a Columbia title but my #1 wish title to add is still The Thing From Another World. My avatar is a little reminder.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by Brad1963

I think the Sony deal with Criterion is for replication and distribution from the Sony facility. Not a deal to distribute the Sony catalog. Criterion seems to have moved this from Image to Sony.

This.

It has long been rumored that Criterion was leaving Image in favor of a new distributor. However the last paragraph of the article I posted mentions Criterion releasing Sony titles.

My big question is will this make Criterions available in more retail spacers and will the MSRP get lower?