50% off all Criterion titles (blu-ray & dvd)

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pulsewarrior: deliverer of excellent information

thanks for the heads up.. too bad im broke. i think its insane that they can get away with charging 40 buck a blu ray/dvd.

They're still twenty dollars each, shit. The only Criterion dvd I have is Fear and Loathing, which I got for ten dollars slightly used.

Some are $14.99 which is decent

Plus some of them qualify for a buy 2 get 1 free deal b&n is having

Yeah, I'm gonna grab two and get the third for free.

Right now I have Andrei Rublev and Seven Samurai lined up, what should the third be?

mishima

damn them for doing this, damn them!

oh, plus most of them get an extra 10% off for being a b&n member, whatever that means. may be in-store only.

  On 7/13/2010 at 2:05 AM, Capsaicin said:

Yeah, I'm gonna grab two and get the third for free.

 

Right now I have Andrei Rublev and Seven Samurai lined up, what should the third be?

I think most of Wes Anderson's films are in the Criterion Collection.

  On 7/17/2010 at 9:04 AM, tysen said:

I think most of Wes Anderson's films are in the Criterion Collection.

for some unknown reason, perhaps the same bizarre logic that led them to include "Armageddon"

I noticed today that "Dazed and Confused" is in their collection...big wtf

  On 7/17/2010 at 11:10 AM, lumpenprol said:

  On 7/17/2010 at 9:04 AM, tysen said:

I think most of Wes Anderson's films are in the Criterion Collection.

 

for some unknown reason, perhaps the same bizarre logic that led them to include "Armageddon"

No love for Rushmore, eh?

  On 7/17/2010 at 5:27 PM, tysen said:

  On 7/17/2010 at 11:10 AM, lumpenprol said:

  On 7/17/2010 at 9:04 AM, tysen said:

I think most of Wes Anderson's films are in the Criterion Collection.

 

for some unknown reason, perhaps the same bizarre logic that led them to include "Armageddon"

 

 

No love for Rushmore, eh?

Rushmore's in that series...

Criterion's a marketing joke...

wow, ignorance

indeed, enxyme is an idiot.

i am, however, waiting for the release of hausu, which BY THE WAY, is now official. http://www.criterion.com/films/27523-house

nice

picked up repulsion and the seventh seal blu rays today....just under $40.

Wooah... Hold on...

Hopefully you don't think I'm trashing Rushmore... Definitely not...

I'm saying the Criterion collection is kind of silly seeing they market Robocop next to Cassavete's films... Their selections make no sense... Very vague criteria Mr. Criterion

Also they consider The Life Aquatic to be an important film??

Their way to up Wes Anderson's ass... I love Rushmore though... Own the Criterion version... Looks great...

rushmore doesn't matter...bashing criterion is ridiculous, though. if criterion didn't exist, a lot of the films on the label would only get half-assed releases on an inferior label. i admire their effort.

  On 7/17/2010 at 11:19 AM, pulsewarrior said:

I noticed today that "Dazed and Confused" is in their collection...big wtf

Why not? It's a great story, with excellent characters that anyone who's gone through high school can relate to. Plus it's worth it for the opening scene alone with the GTO pulling into the parkinglot and the opening drawn out guitar of Sweet Emotion. Damn.

  On 7/18/2010 at 4:37 AM, enxyme said:

 

 

I'm saying the Criterion collection is kind of silly seeing they market Robocop next to Cassavete's films... Their selections make no sense... Very vague criteria Mr. Criterion

It's obvious they know how integral Robocop is to IDM.

I don't defend every Criterion release; in fact, some are downright hilarious. Nonetheless, I think their criteria is actually quite solid. Some of the more independent, obscure titles in their catalog are complete rubbish. (See: Clean, Shaven) Meanwhile, some of their mainstream projects are perfect. (See: The Thin Red Line on Blu-ray coming out in 2 months. )

I have to agree about the Wes Anderson shit though. If they release The Fantastic Mr. Fox, all hope might be lost.

  On 7/18/2010 at 4:37 AM, enxyme said:

 

I'm saying the Criterion collection is kind of silly seeing they market Robocop next to Cassavete's films...

I was able to get Che, Kagemusha and Hoop Dreams for like $65. Would have gotten more but the store didn't have a lot of what I was looking for.

  On 7/18/2010 at 7:40 AM, The Overlook said:

(See: The Thin Red Line on Blu-ray coming out in 2 months. )

Been waiting for this to get a proper release for a long time. Too bad it doesn't seem to contain the rumored four hour version of the film. We'll probably never see that. But between this and Paths of Glory getting the Criterion treatment it'll be a great fall for dvds.

  On 7/18/2010 at 7:40 AM, The Overlook said:

I have to agree about the Wes Anderson shit though. If they release The Fantastic Mr. Fox, all hope might be lost.

Meh. I don't love every Anderson film but if I was a filmmaker and had the chance to get all my films released by a company that's known for doing some of the best film to dvd transfers and generally giving the director approval over the material on the disc, I'd totally take it. Also, just as a film collector and a cheap bastard I appreciated Anderson making it possible for me to get the best version of his films at first release. For a while, I didn't have to worry about the double, quadruple or quintuple dips that you get from studios before you finally get a decent version of the film.

Just to let you fellas know, the sale is back up:

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any aki kaurismaki.

or night on earth. that is a must-see-before-you-die type of movie.

sweet... just in time for Bergman's The Magician blu ray release