The Criterion Collection

[oyboe]

Originally Posted by Higgs1

speaking of Benjamin Button, does anyone have the custom cover that will fit in the clear criterion cases? I found the link many many pages back but its been taken down :-/

if anyone can please help me out and pm me or post it here I'd be very happy!

also how are you guys ordering these opposed to other blu rays? Do you mix them in by title or have your own "criterion" section? I really haven't decided if I'll mix them with my 300 other discs or keep em seperate

Since I owned only 3 Criterions before THE SALE (have 12 now), I only now put them into their own section - right next to my digibook section.

[SpiderBaby]

Originally Posted by neo78956

Debating on what to get for my final purchases for the B&N sale. Should I get Red Desert or The Red Shoes on BD? Or Kobayshi's "The Human Condition" on DVD?

P.S. CG, I have a tip from one Batman geek to another. Go check out the new DCAU movie "Batman: Under the Red Hood". I wasn't expecting much, but I LOVED it. It's a little jarring at first not to have Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill's voices, but it was a fantastic DCAU movie, and the best one since "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" IMO.

1. Red Desert is my pick. But others could have different opinions.

2. Thanks. I can't remember the last time I watched a cartoon movie, but if I find it somewhere, I might check it out.

[csdot]

Originally Posted by oyboe

Since I owned only 3 Criterions before THE SALE (have 12 now), I only now put them into their own section - right next to my digibook section.

basically how i have mine: box sets/collections, digibooks, Criterions, Marvel/DC animated, then films grouped by director in chronological order

[retask]

B&N doesnt have any more of The Red Shoes? Can only find the DVD on their site.

[BasicGreatGuy]

Originally Posted by retask

B&N doesnt have any more of The Red Shoes? Can only find the DVD on their site.

Click on the DVD link. Once you do, you will see the "other formats" selection. You will find the Blu-ray option there.

[DimebagCFH]

Originally Posted by retask

B&N doesnt have any more of The Red Shoes? Can only find the DVD on their site.

Head to your local barnes and noble and ask the manager. I asked mine and they had to do something to make it show up, because for some reason it is not located with the rest of the criterion blu rays online. I ordered it in store and have an estimated delivery of August 17th. Hope this answered your question.

[jimonee78]

Originally Posted by Higgs1

also how are you guys ordering these opposed to other blu rays? Do you mix them in by title or have your own "criterion" section? I really haven't decided if I'll mix them with my 300 other discs or keep em seperate

Criterions ordered by spine number with DVDs and blu-rays mixed.

[Brent L.]

Originally Posted by retask

B&N doesnt have any more of The Red Shoes? Can only find the DVD on their site.

Here ya go:

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/...5059312/?pwb=2

I ordered it last night but they say it wont ship until 8/16.

[Crimson King]

Is Paddle to the Sea worth getting on DVD? for 7.49 I read the book as kid but never seen the film.

[BasicGreatGuy]

Thanks for the replies on "Ran." After much deliberation, I think I am going to get the Criterion DVD for now, while the price is affordable.

[ParticleDan]

The good news is that they don't ship ups; they use a combination of brokers international and Canada post. The bad news is that there's no way to track your order and it seems to take forever to arrive. My order shipped on the 16th and I've not received anything yet.

Originally Posted by whbinder

Uggh. It's worse than that. I ordered from B&N on the 21st. They used DHL to ship to the post office so the post office can deliver it to me. That would be fine if my post office had received it yet. DHL doesn't know where my package is, but Barnes and Noble won't ship a new one.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Well here is my list which is mainly DVDs that I bought. I of coourse spent a lot more than I meant to.

[Show spoiler]a' Nous la Liberte
Au Hasard Balthazar
Ballad of a Soldier
Black Narcissus (BD)
Brief Encounter
la Commare Secca
Complete Monteray Pop Festival (BD)
Firemans Ball, The
Fists In the Pocket
Floers of St. Thomas, The
Fugitive Kind, The
Golden Age of Television, The
Hands Over the City
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Human Condition, The
I Fidanzati
I Vitelloni
Il Generale Della Rovere
Il Posto
Jigoku
Loves of a Blonde
Maitresse
Million, Le
Mona Lisa (for the commentary track)
Night Train to Munich
Patriotism
Pepe Le Moko
Pigs, Pimps & Prostitutes
Pygmalion
Red Shoes (BD)
Salvatore Giuliano
Seduced and Abandoned
Shop on Main Street, The
Spartacus (because the UNIVERSAL BD release is trash)
Taking of Power By Louis XIV, The
Time Bandits (For the commentary track etc)
Under The Roofs of Paris

eclipse releases

Larisa Shepitko
Rossellini's History Films - Renaissance and Enlightenment
Nikkatsu Noir
Goerge Bernard Shaw on Film

Originally Posted by Banned User

That makes me feel better. I thought I bought too much.

I also feel relieved. I think I managed to keep my tab under $550.

Originally Posted by Brent L.

Here ya go:

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/...5059312/?pwb=2

I ordered it last night but they say it wont ship until 8/16.

The local stores are far more likely to have it. Mine had it and Kind Hearts and Coronets (a 3-5 week "Special Order" on the site) when I went in today. Nabbed the latter for the Guinness interview.

[kndy]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I also feel relieved. I think I managed to keep my tab under $550.

I managed too so far keep it under $600...nothing like last November which I spent way too much. After going after the box sets that I wanted, I went after the $13.99 titles that I wanted (although I forgot to get "Samurai Rebellion" and "Il Posto" - so will need to order that).

I was a bit bummed because I had the Ozu floating weeds set in my last cart but I guess it's no longer being offered as of a few days ago (sold out?). Wanted the "Red Shoes" on Blu-ray but since it's 1-2 weeks, that would delay my order, so may order it separately on the last day.

Right now...I'm going back and forth with the following two:

Metropolitan (which I really want to see)
Eclipse Series 15 - Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu (Which the voice inside me is saying..."Buy Me! Buy Me!") Hehe...

I need two more Kurosawa films from the CC - "Drunken Angel" and "Stray Dog" but I get a feeling these titles will be released on Blu. Also, want to get "Harakiri", "The Human Condition" and Ozu's "Early Spring" along with the Bergman and Rosselini Eclipse... But I could wait until the next sale.

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Is Paddle to the Sea worth getting on DVD? for 7.49 I read the book as kid but never seen the film.

I've watched it online but yeah, if you can get it cheap but look on the Criterion site to see how much it's being offered along with the Red Balloon and White Mane. I believe they were offering the three films for a good price at one time.

[neo78956]

Has anyone seen The Secret of the Grain? I heard great things. That may end up being my final B&N purchase, since I can always find Red Desert at Best Buy for $30 as opposed to $40 at B&N. Plus I want to have some money left over to get A Prophet on BD next week.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by kndy

I need two more Kurosawa films from the CC - "Drunken Angel" and "Stray Dog" but I get a feeling these titles will be released on Blu. Also, want to get "Harakiri", "The Human Condition" and Ozu's "Early Spring" along with the Bergman and Rosselini Eclipse... But I could wait until the next sale.

They have already been released on BD in Japan, along with most every other AK film (not English-friendly), so the material exists for 1080p rendering, and I'm sure Criterion will release as much Kurosawa (and Bergman) as they can afford to on the Blu-ray format.

Originally Posted by neo78956

Has anyone seen The Secret of the Grain? I heard great things. That may end up being my final B&N purchase, since I can always find Red Desert at Best Buy for $30 as opposed to $40 at B&N. Plus I want to have some money left over to get A Prophet on BD next week.

I'm confused. Red Desert, The Red Shoes and The Secret of the Grain are all in the 50% off sale at B&N. So why can't you order/pick up all three for $18/$20 each right now?

[lDlisturb3d]

Paris, Texas??? is it a good buy or not?

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

They have already been released on BD in Japan, along with most every other AK film (not English-friendly), so the material exists for 1080p rendering, and I'm sure Criterion will release as much Kurosawa (and Bergman) as they can afford to on the Blu-ray format.

Kurosawa, Bergman, Fellini, Malick, Godard, and Truffaut are the flagship directors right now for Criterion it seems. Though unless they release Badlands and acquire the rights from New Line to do a re-release of The New World, Malick is done. In any case, Criterion will more than likely try to put out several more Kurosawa films on blu-ray in the near future. I predict

Rashomon
Drunken Angel
High and Low
Ikiru
Throne of Blood
The Hidden Fortress

Those, it seems, are the big ones. But we're talking about a filmmaker whose career spanned around 70+ films. Who knows what Criterion will want to re-release or release in the future.

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

Paris, Texas??? is it a good buy or not?

Definitely. A classic IMO.

[neo78956]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

They have already been released on BD in Japan, along with most every other AK film (not English-friendly), so the material exists for 1080p rendering, and I'm sure Criterion will release as much Kurosawa (and Bergman) as they can afford to on the Blu-ray format.



I'm confused. Red Desert, The Red Shoes and The Secret of the Grain are all in the 50% off sale at B&N. So why can't you order/pick up all three for $18/$20 each right now?

Money is tight, won't be getting paid until next week, when the sale is over. Gotta just pick one right now and stick with it. I was going to order The Human Condition but even that's too expensive, even at 50% off

[lDlisturb3d]

Originally Posted by neo78956

Definitely. A classic IMO.

Nice imma grab it before this sale stops.