The Criterion Collection

[sawdustandtinsel]

First Flash Sale was October 17th, 2016: Summer With Monika, Rififi, High and Low, Revanche, and Persona.

[Cremildo]

My first flash sale order was from February 13, 2018:

[FragnitoM]

My first flash was Mulholland Dr and Twin Peaks. I remember because both digipaks looked like they had been delivered by kicking the package to my house from their origin of delivery. Thankful Criterion is great about replacing packaging

[zackisthewalrus]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Any guesses on when the next Flash sale will hit? According to my order history since I started buying directly from Criterion, we’re looking at 2-3 weeks minimum.

The first Flash Sale dates of the past few years:

March 5, 2019
February 13, 2018
February 28, 2017
February 23, 2016

I started partaking in Criterion’s site sales on October 6, 2015, so I don’t know, offhand, when the first sale hit that year. Has it ever come before mid-February?

My gut says February 11 because of Roma, my heart wants February 25 because of Paris is Burning

[WillieMLF]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Speaking of Flash sales, what was everybody’s first Flash sale order? When did you buy, and what did you get?

FEBRUARY 2013

Robinson Crusoe on Mars Art Print - DISCONTINUED

[frakking toaster]

My first flash sale was October 2014

Eraserhead
Macbeth
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down

[jordan-r]

My first flash sale order was the Berlin Alexanderplatz DVD set, the Oct. 2013 sale.

[CRASHLANDING]

My first flash sale order was October 2016:


I'd always bought @ B&N but hated those spider wraps on their boxed sets! lol Now I buy more from flash sales than B&N.

[Snicket]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Any guesses on when the next Flash sale will hit? According to my order history since I started buying directly from Criterion, we’re looking at 2-3 weeks minimum.

The first Flash Sale dates of the past few years:

March 5, 2019
February 13, 2018
February 28, 2017
February 23, 2016

I started partaking in Criterion’s site sales on October 6, 2015, so I don’t know, offhand, when the first sale hit that year. Has it ever come before mid-February?

February 11th almost a guarantee.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by bsend

What are the dimensions of the Godzilla boxset? Trying to see where it will fit on my shelf.

Originally Posted by sc1957

14.5" high by 11.5" deep. Large enough that I have to turn it sideways even on the shelf I use for oversized books (where my Bergman set fits just fine).

I have it sitting on the top of one bookcase, along with the Bergman, del Toro, and Zatoichi sets.

Next to them, face out, are the boxes for the Lawrence of Arabia limited edition BD and the 70th Anniversary BD edition of Casablanca. The BDs themselves are on the regular shelves, but I wanted to display the boxes. At some point, I want to put up small shelves on the walls not covered by bookcases to display other such boxes.

[thebratpackwrangler]

My First Flash Sale Order was in October 2018

House
The Lure
Gilda
King of Jazz
Rebecca
Frances Ha
Black Girl
Mildred Pierce

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Speaking of Flash sales, what was everybody’s first Flash sale order?

I have yet to participate in a Criterion flash sale. It just seems like they never happen at a convenient time for me, budget-wise.

[Mike0284]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

speaking of flash sales, what was everybody’s first flash sale order? When did you buy, and what did you get?

february 15, 2012

[hoytereden]

February 2013 was my first flash sale order and it was:



As I recall, it was a brand new release and I got it just before they ran out of stock.

[octagon]

February 24, 2011

Videodrome

Paris, Texax

The Thin Red Line

Cronos

Seems like just yesterday

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by octagon

February 24, 2011

Videodrome

Paris, Texax

The Thin Red Line

Cronos

Seems like just yesterday

Is that a horror movie?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

Is that a horror movie?

Actually it kind of is, smartass

[AaronJ]

All I've ordered recently is pre-ordered Roma. February 11 can't get here quickly enough.

I don't remember when my first flash sale order was. I'm not even sure if I've taken part in one.

[BIGXWHIFF]

Looks like the Amazon sale is now 3 for the price of 2. Which makes the movies less than the half off sale. May have went a bit crazy.

[mmarczi]

My deeper interest in movies really only began in about late 2017 and I didn't start buying more until Criterion's first flash sale in 2018. I was mainly concerned with 'horror' movies at that point so I pretty much just looked for titles that fit the bill. My tastes have evolved immensely since then, but this was my first order:

The Devil’s Backbone
Cronos
Stalker
Eraserhead
Solaris
Antichrist
Barry Lyndon
Night of the Living Dead
Rosemary’s Baby

It was the release of Night of the Living Dead around that time that piqued my interest in Criterion. Compare that to my most recent order:

The Cloud-Capped Star
Certain Women
La poison
Fellini Satyricon
One-Eyed Jacks
Phoenix
Heaven’s Gate
Häxan
Hiroshima mon amour
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Eclipse Series 4: Raymond Bernard
La notte
Cold Water
Le samouraï
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Cat People
The Leopard
Tokyo Story
Yi Yi
Paths of Glory
The Koker Trilogy
Beauty and the Beast
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
Au revoir les enfants
Hunger
Fists in the Pocket
Dekalog
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum