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qtrules · 07-10-2020, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandon K

Do any fellow Canadians know (or any of you Criterion experts), is there a difference between the Canada and US releases of Criterion titles? I'm puzzled why seemingly-identical duplicate releases (down to the UPC) of most Criterion titles are listed in this site's database, one for US and one for Canada.

no difference. criterion releases are imports in canada though.

Reddington · 07-10-2020, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HallowedSZ

Just got back from B&N. They sold the last copy of Come and See right before i got there.....but while browsing, looky what i found on the shelf.

Is this the first sighting in the wild?

Someone's been a very naughty B&N associate...

SteelyTom · 07-10-2020, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

If I could only have one of these on a desert island, it would be A Matter of Life and Death.

Just picked this up in-store at the B&N in the Prudential Center, Boston, along with Hiroshima Mon Amour.

They were out of Leave Her to Heaven, but ordered it for me for in-store pickup in 2-3 business days.

Good to shop again for Criterion at B&N, a reminder of the good old days pre-COVID.

bonehica · 07-11-2020, 12:08 AM

Like some of you have mentioned, it's nice to get back in the store and window shop the shelves. Had an excellent conversation with a total stranger about Bette Davis tonight. Both of us masked up, socially distanced, and just chatting away. Ended up walking out with 6 more titles on top of the 6 I ordered for pick-up. Good times...

HallowedSZ · 07-11-2020, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

Is this the first sighting in the wild?

Someone's been a very naughty B&N associate...

Lol....i almost screwed myself like an idiot too. Good thing the guy was cool. There was an associate organizing the Criterions while i was browsing. I asked him about Come and See and he said he just pulled the last one for someone's online order. So i continued browsing and when i saw the Bruce Lee set i grabbed it and said "Whoa, you have this out already?". He goes "Am i not supposed to?" I said "uh, nevermind, it's cool." He laughs and asks when it is due out and when i told him Tuesday he just shrugged and said "It didn't beep at me when i scanned it into inventory, so it's fine by me".

Cooper67 · 07-11-2020, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GaragePoet

i'm SO annoyed w/ myself for not noticing this in the store. i'm usually really good about these things. it's not a short trek back to the store, but my membership discount is still good for 12 more days, and i forgot to grab War of the Worlds, anyway...

[Show spoiler]

My membership ran out on july 9 but still picked up 4 titles today. My criterion collection is now over 100 titles nealy all classic hollywood titles but i do have four Powell/pressburger criterion titles along with several british hitchock titles.

acroyear2 · 07-11-2020, 12:58 AM

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Is there silver reflective print on the "Greatest Hits" text and elsewhere on the packaging?

HallowedSZ · 07-11-2020, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by acroyear2

Is there silver reflective print on the "Greatest Hits" text and elsewhere on the packaging?

Nope, it's just regular grey text. The box is rather uninspired. Basic thin cardboard, no embossing, no spot gloss, etc. It's a far cry from the gorgeous Zatoichi boxset for instance.

jcs913 · 07-11-2020, 01:07 AM

Grabbed a few titles from the B&N sale today. Then I remembered why I don't order much from them anymore...there unbelievably slow website.

Hellspawn28 · 07-11-2020, 01:19 AM

Arizona Dream is now streaming on the Criterion streaming network in HD. I hope we can get a Blu-Ray release of it soon.

regeyer · 07-11-2020, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by guizhang

well, it's way too big for any of my shelves, so it's gonna have to go up with the gremlins

Mine stands alone on top of the fireplace mantel.

Bn43 · 07-11-2020, 01:42 AM

Surprised Bruce Lee is shipping from B&N before everything else. I didn't think it would come out for another month or more, because I wasn't expecting to buy it any time soon when it was 98 dollars on Amazon. Seems nuts that my PRE-ORDER should be just 62.49.

jjlikesonions · 07-11-2020, 01:53 AM

My pick ups for this sale:

Sans Soleil/ La Jetee
Weekend (Godard)
Essential Jacques Demy boxset
Kwaidan
Barry Lyndon
The Color of Pomegranates
Woman of the Dunes
Qatsi Trilogy
Marketa Lazarova

missed out on House and Certified Copy, so ordered them elsewhere.

SlimerJoel · 07-11-2020, 02:09 AM

B&N Sale Round 1 Pickups. All except For All Mankind are blind buys. Charade and F for Fake were recommendations by another collector I met at the store.

hainesdogg · 07-11-2020, 02:14 AM

My first round with the sale.

Got in-store

Crumb
Late Spring

Got on-line
Grand Budapest

BaronVH · 07-11-2020, 03:47 AM

Well, Mr. SlimerJoel, you got a great blind buy with Manchurian. Others are good, but that is one of the best. As to B&N, I have to say I am very happy about the sale, and I was able to use the member discount with it. On the other hand, it does appear to be scaled back considerably. Very few titles where in the past they would have multiple titles of many films. I also despise the need to spider wrap the gift sets. Some were completely ruined by an aggressive wrapper, and with only one title each, I just could not justify buying a ruined set even if it is discounted heavily. I suppose with current events I should be happy.

Worship.my.wreck · 07-11-2020, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by guizhang

well, it's way too big for any of my shelves, so it's gonna have to go up with the gremlins

Glad to see you went through with the purchase. I'm really happy i got this one today.

BluCollector13 · 07-11-2020, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mrjohnnyb

On the eve of the twice annual B&N sale, while Criterion collectors wait on-line until midnight or thereafter or until the late morning hours when the stores have opened on the east coast and word comes in on the acceptance (or not) of the 10% membership discounts, I thought that, since we were only five days away from the October announcements, I would make my predictions. In years past, usually one of the October announcements was Halloween-themed. With that in mind, I give you my five Halloween-themed predictions:

Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932)
I Walked With a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1943)
The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra, 1944)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931)

I'll be beyond elated whenever Criterion announces "The Devils".

Since there's three months left for them to announce them, I imagine each of the announced Netflix movies will each get an announcement for each month.

Went in store today and picked up:

"The Great Escape"
"Naked"
"The Prince of Tides"

Lordy · 07-11-2020, 04:22 AM

Today's Criterion Collection haul on the B&N 50% off sale:

Got the Six Moral Tales box set before they ruined the slipcase with that asinine spider-wrap anti-theft thingy.

GaragePoet · 07-11-2020, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Reddington

Is this the first sighting in the wild?

Someone's been a very naughty B&N associate...

the store i went to had 1 copy left on the shelf, sans spider wrap, after i got mine

[Show spoiler]

07-11-2020, 04:22 AM	#198079
Lordy Power Member Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:441 Blu-ray collection:5098 DVD collection:1136	Today's Criterion Collection haul on the B&N 50% off sale: Got the Six Moral Tales box set before they ruined the slipcase with that asinine spider-wrap anti-theft thingy. Last edited by Lordy; 07-11-2020 at 04:29 AM.

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07-11-2020, 12:08 AM	#198064
bonehica Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Nov 2018 Location:Flint, MI 4K collection:1177 Blu-ray collection:4741 DVD collection:319 Trading Score:1	Like some of you have mentioned, it's nice to get back in the store and window shop the shelves. Had an excellent conversation with a total stranger about Bette Davis tonight. Both of us masked up, socially distanced, and just chatting away. Ended up walking out with 6 more titles on top of the 6 I ordered for pick-up. Good times...

07-11-2020, 01:07 AM	#198069
jcs913 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:576	Grabbed a few titles from the B&N sale today. Then I remembered why I don't order much from them anymore...there unbelievably slow website.

07-11-2020, 01:19 AM	#198070
Hellspawn28 Expert Member Member since:Apr 2012 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:726 DVD collection:107	Arizona Dream is now streaming on the Criterion streaming network in HD. I hope we can get a Blu-Ray release of it soon.

07-11-2020, 01:42 AM	#198072
Bn43 Banned Member since:Mar 2016 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:320 DVD collection:93 Trading Score:13	Surprised Bruce Lee is shipping from B&N before everything else. I didn't think it would come out for another month or more, because I wasn't expecting to buy it any time soon when it was 98 dollars on Amazon. Seems nuts that my PRE-ORDER should be just 62.49.

07-11-2020, 01:53 AM	#198073
jjlikesonions Senior Member Member since:Dec 2019 Location:Placentia 4K collection:54 Blu-ray collection:437 DVD collection:27 MA collection:71 Digital collection:128 iTunes collection:89 Prime collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:1	My pick ups for this sale: Sans Soleil/ La Jetee Weekend (Godard) Essential Jacques Demy boxset Kwaidan Barry Lyndon The Color of Pomegranates Woman of the Dunes Qatsi Trilogy Marketa Lazarova missed out on House and Certified Copy, so ordered them elsewhere.

07-11-2020, 02:09 AM	#198074
SlimerJoel Active Member Member since:Apr 2016 4K collection:149 Blu-ray collection:365 DVD collection:56 Trading Score:4	B&N Sale Round 1 Pickups. All except For All Mankind are blind buys. Charade and F for Fake were recommendations by another collector I met at the store.

07-11-2020, 02:14 AM	#198075
hainesdogg Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2019 Location:New Jersey 4K collection:557 Blu-ray collection:5375 DVD collection:817 MA collection:32	My first round with the sale. Got in-store Crumb Late Spring Got on-line Grand Budapest

07-11-2020, 03:47 AM	#198076
BaronVH Power Member Member since:Oct 2007	Well, Mr. SlimerJoel, you got a great blind buy with Manchurian. Others are good, but that is one of the best. As to B&N, I have to say I am very happy about the sale, and I was able to use the member discount with it. On the other hand, it does appear to be scaled back considerably. Very few titles where in the past they would have multiple titles of many films. I also despise the need to spider wrap the gift sets. Some were completely ruined by an aggressive wrapper, and with only one title each, I just could not justify buying a ruined set even if it is discounted heavily. I suppose with current events I should be happy.

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