Phantom Lord Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 It's about time Criterion put some more American comedy classics up. I am all for art house stuff, but Tootsie is a film that deserves a Criterion once over with their special features. It would be nice if they can put more of their old laserdiscs back up on Blu ray form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 50% Flash sale on the Criterion website. Coupon code is SPIKE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assfax Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Sword of Doom blu ray on January 6th. YEP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 November needs to hurry and get here. I got four on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Here's the cursory Barnes and Noble sale reminder. I have a few I'm thinking about snagging this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 November needs to hurry and get here. I got four on my list. Those four are: Le Samourai The Magician Kuroneko Eraserhead All DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 November needs to hurry and get here. I got four on my list. Those four are: Le Samourai The Magician Kuroneko Eraserhead All DVD. I'm waiting for Le Samourai on Blu Ray. The ones I'm leaning towards are more obvious essentials: Persona La Dolce Vita Close-Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assfax Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 La Dolce Vita Brazil All That Jazz Damn near have every Criterion I actually would want now. I'd like Last Picture Show and Killing of a Chinese Bookie but don't want those entire boxsets. Too lazy to fuck around on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I think I've got to go for L'Avventura(I can wait 10 days) and L'Eclisse, so I can have four Antonioni blus. I love him. After that it's anyone's guess. I keep telling myself that there are some non-criterion dvds I need to get of old classics and contemporary movies, but then the sale comes along and wipes out my funds alotted to movie purchases. And the sets. Damn those sets. Tati, Cassavettes and I'm constantly checking out discs from other Eclipse sets from the library or Netflix and finding all kinds of brilliance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 B&N is giving out 30% off coupons for one item on Black Friday. Ergo...you could get the new Tati set or the Cassavetes Blu Ray for....25 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 B&N is giving out 30% off coupons for one item on Black Friday. Ergo...you could get the new Tati set or the Cassavetes Blu Ray for....25 dollars. That's good to know. I actually may do that. Although, I'm not sure whether to go for Cassavetes or Tati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 You could always get a buddy to pick the other one up for you. I mean 50 bucks for the two robbing the fucking blind. I think my wife and I are thinking about doing that. So my haul from this year's sale(I tried not to get too crazy because holidays) were Black Narcissus(which I wrote a little about here: http://www.soundonsight.org/through-this-lens-black-narcissus/ Blow Out Which I only watched a few months ago but it blew my fucking mind(best Travolta movie ever?) Le'Eclisse I'm sure I'll get L'Aventura this Christmas, so I went ahead and picked this up. Alain Delon and Monica Vitti, y'all. It's like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt hooking up but sexier. Eclipse Set of Dušan Makavejev Only 22 bucks. We just watched Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator, and it blew me away how exploratory he was, and yet everything felt perfect. No wasted movement or excess. Everything fit. So the set was worth it just for that movie. I'm really excited to explore the rest of his filmography. Oh and I had a 15% off coupon so technically I got all that for 65% off. COUPONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Watership Down will debut in February 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 My math was not right....It was 47 bucks for the Cassavetes set because they apply the thirty to the half off total..... BUT 47 dollars for 125 dollar set is still a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricR Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 The Cassavetes set is worth so much more than $47. My favorite Criterion set of all time (with America Lost & Found coming in second). I finally pulled the trigger on the Shoah blu set, which was $38.05 after tax. Yowza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Oh man am I quite tempted to pick up the ZATOICHI box set with this deal. It's down to about $85 with the discounts. Xmas gift to myself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 My B&N had the Tati set, so I pounced on that one. I hope I end up enjoying it. I understand the Blu-Ray transfer for Playtime is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damn Yeti Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I was going to swear off of this one after buying way too much the last few times they had a sale, but I also couldn't pass up the Tati set for under $50. Really looking forward to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 My B&N had the Tati set, so I pounced on that one. I hope I end up enjoying it. I think Mon Oncle ismy favorite, but they're really great as a group. You can see the gradual shift from the "old world" mentality to the new industrial one that Tati's character is coming to grips with. But hile he lampoons the absurdity of the industrialized world, he also manages to celebrate the marvels in it, infusing that child like curiosity that you think died into this new glass n' steel planet. My 7 year old, who was 6 at the time, adored Playtime, though it's probably one of the more melancholy entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Man, just had some issues with my order. They initially applied the cybermonday to an already discounted item, and then removed the discount after I placed the order. I think I've finally got it solved (after two visits to their customer service chat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Gold Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Hopefully, I can take advantage of next years Criterion discounts. Need to be in a better place financially. Really wish Criterion would put out the Antoine Doinel series on Blu Ray. I've been holding out on the DVD set. Already own 400 Blows on Blu, but would buy it again in a set. The 3 Films by Rossellini starring Ingrid Bergman set looks great. As does 5 films by Cassavetes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Went with The Innocents, Macbeth, and the Les Blank Collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Hopefully, I can take advantage of next years Criterion discounts. Need to be in a better place financially. Really wish Criterion would put out the Antoine Doinel series on Blu Ray. I've been holding out on the DVD set. Already own 400 Blows on Blu, but would buy it again in a set. The 3 Films by Rossellini starring Ingrid Bergman set looks great. As does 5 films by Cassavetes. I'm sure I've said this before in this thread, but I've been holding out on buying Le Samourai until it gets a blu-ray release. I'd honestly be fine with a box set of Melville's stuff. Criterion apparently discontinued Le Cercle Rouge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Heads up, if you missed the B&N Sale, Amazon has the Tati set for 52% off right now. http://amzn.com/B00LUSUWSQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Also, B&N has Blu Rays for 40% off and they have an additional 25% off as well, so you can pick up another film or two for your collection if you were on the fence already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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