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Kull the Conqueror posted:Aaargh, this is so tempting. Basic necessities...or Chungking Express? Life is so hard. Chungking Express is as necessary as it gets. 
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Cacator posted:Yeah, I always ignore these sales since the ultimate price difference between Criterion and Amazon.ca/HMV in-store is negligible, and if I'm not impatient will just wait for B&N sales which have much more reasonable shipping rates. That's a good idea, actually. I've had my eye on the Nikkatsu set and La Strada, but it's going to be close to $70 including shipping - not much of a deal.
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You will receive the option of FREE SHIPPING in the US if your order exceeds $50. I pulled the trigger on Au Revoir Les Enfants, The Battle of Algiers, and The Sweet Smell of Success. I've only seen Au Revoir before and loved it, the other two have been praised to high heaven by every cinephile I've asked and the trailers were sharp, so they seem like good bets. Noting the US shipping just in case someone skims through and thinks Americans aren't entitled to free shipping 
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Magic Hate Ball posted:The sale's up, we've got about twenty hours.  - The money I used to have.
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Beastie Boys Anthology, Scenes from a Marriage have wacky C covers now. Also, the Essential Art House DVD of the OOP.Tales of Hoffmann is in stock for 
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Announcements tomorrow. Criterion just teased The Lady Vanishes on their FB page.
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FitFortDanga posted:Between this (if it's true) and Island of Lost Souls, I'm glad to see Criterion stepping up their Pre-Code game. Still hoping for Ghost World on Blu soon, though.
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Already a given, but this makes it solid confirmation:
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#592 - DESIGN FOR LIVING (BR/2-disc DVD - Dec 6) •New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •“The Clerk,” starring Charles Laughton—director Ernst Lubitsch’s segment of the 1932 film If I Had a Million, which he made just before Design for Living •Selected-scene commentary by film professor William Paul •Play of the Week: A Choice of Coward, a 1964 British television production of the play Design for Living, introduced on camera by playwright Noël Coward •New interview with film scholar and screenwriter Joseph McBride on Lubitsch and Ben Hecht’s screen adaptation of the Coward play •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kim Morgan #3 - THE LADY VANISHES (BR - Dec 6) (same features as DVD) #38 - BRANDED TO KILL (DVD/BR - Dec 13)  •Exclusive interview with director Seijun Suzuki •Vintage Japanese film ephemera from the collection of John Zorn #39 - TOKYO DRIFTER (DVD/BR - Dec 13)  •New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition •Video piece featuring new interviews with director Seijun Suzuki and assistant director Masami Kuzuu •Interview with Suzuki from 1997 •Original theatrical trailer •New and improved English subtitle translation •PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Howard Hampton FitFortDanga fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Sep 15, 2011 |
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Sep 15, 2011 18:22
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Don't forget Tokyo Drifter.
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My take: Design for Living - I like the pre-Code humor and it's a generally good film, but I have no burning desire to see it again. Lady Vanishes - One of my favorite early Hitchcocks, no-brainer upgrade Branded to Kill - One of my top Suzukis but I've already seen it twice. Probably just a rental, if even that. Tokyo Drifter - Wouldn't mind seeing it again, but don't need to buy it.
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Don't forget Tokyo Drifter. Ah I thought they were done. Will edit my post.
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The quality of the original Branded to Kill is pretty terrible so this is good news, although I've been reluctant to upgrade most of my Criterion DVDs that have had blu-ray rereleases with the exception of The Third Man since it was going out of print.
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You shouldn't be reluctant with the Suzukis. Their dvds are among Criterion's worst.
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I love Fighting Elegy, Story of a Prostitute, and Youth of the Beast but for some reason Branded to Kill and Tokyo Drifter didn't really do it for me. Guess it's time to give them another try now I know what kind of crazy to expect. After all, the cover of Tokyo Drifter isn't something you can really say no to. Also, I have never seen any Lubitsch before so I'm curious to see what he's like.
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I just noticed the music notes in the train's steam trail on the cover of The Lady Vanishes.
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Dammit, I just bought Branded to Kill in the last BN sale. And I'm excited for Design for Living. I keep putting off watching Lubitsch movies because, you know, one eventually runs out, but it might be time to give that one a go. Here's hoping a Blu of Trouble in Paradise comes soon too. Magic Hate Ball posted:I just noticed the music notes in the train's steam trail on the cover of The Lady Vanishes. Holy crap.
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Also, I have never seen any Lubitsch before so I'm curious to see what he's like. Design for Living is really great, and the transfer is probably an improvement from the one in the 2-disc Gary Cooper Collection. But that one was decent, and I always prefer when Criterion releases stuff that was precipice unavailable on DVD, so this slate is comparatively disappointing.
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One of those months where I want everything. I've never seen Design for Living but this: FitFortDanga posted:•“The Clerk,” starring Charles Laughton—director Ernst Lubitsch’s segment of the 1932 film If I Had a Million, which he made just before Design for Living rules, and I think it's really funny that they went to the effort to include it. And this: quote:•Play of the Week: A Choice of Coward, a 1964 British television production of the play Design for Living, introduced on camera by playwright Noël Coward pleases me. I love how attention Criterion is to TV movies now. The Play of the Week stuff is usually very high-end and classy.
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I'll have to pick up Design for Living. I've enjoyed Lubitsch's films immensely, especially the Maurice Chevelier musicals. The Lady Vanishes is a must-have. Hitchcock's best British film. The remastered DVD looks fantastic, so this should be a stunner. Egbert Souse fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Sep 16, 2011 |
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STEVIE B 4EVA posted:Design for Living is really great, and the transfer is probably an improvement from the one in the 2-disc Gary Cooper Collection. But that one was decent, and I always prefer when Criterion releases stuff that was precipice unavailable on DVD, so this slate is comparatively disappointing. This, basically. I really like Design for Living, but I already own it and those extras, enticing as they are probably won't get me to upgrade.
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Peaceful Anarchy posted:This, basically. I really like Design for Living, but I already own it and those extras, enticing as they are probably won't get me to upgrade. I didn't realize until you quoted me that a mistyped "previously" got autocorrected to "precipice."  That's what I get for posting from my phone!
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If anyone has a copy of The Third Man bluray in the replacement case (not slipcase), could you PM me please?
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Here's a question for my fellow Canadians who have ordered through Barnes and Noble during their 50 % off sales in the past. I have always avoided them because of the international shipping and duty I assume would nearly negate the discount. I really want to use the next sale (in November, right?) but would like a heads up on if it is worth it.
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Ratedargh posted:Here's a question for my fellow Canadians who have ordered through Barnes and Noble during their 50 % off sales in the past. I have always avoided them because of the international shipping and duty I assume would nearly negate the discount. I really want to use the next sale (in November, right?) but would like a heads up on if it is worth it. I still end up saving around $10 per item after shipping and whatnot. Totally worth it.
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Ratedargh posted:Here's a question for my fellow Canadians who have ordered through Barnes and Noble during their 50 % off sales in the past. I have always avoided them because of the international shipping and duty I assume would nearly negate the discount. I really want to use the next sale (in November, right?) but would like a heads up on if it is worth it. Shipping isn't too bad, I think it was around 11 dollars last time for me with an order of 4 movies. I also stack the coupon codes that pop up around that time as well. Also our dollar is great right now it's totally worth waiting for!
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Safe Driver posted:Also our dollar is great right now it's totally worth waiting for!
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I average around $22 per movie all in. There is still no where cheaper for Canadians.
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Thank you friends, that is good information to have. I will certainly not waste the next opportunity to get cheaper criterion movies!
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The shipping isn't bad, but the wait is BRUTAL! It took nearly two months last year. I order stuff online from the States all the time, and have never had a problem with shipping times with other businesses. Even the tracking number they gave me didn't work.
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Twin Cinema posted:The shipping isn't bad, but the wait is BRUTAL! It took nearly two months last year.
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I ordered something during the B&N sale, waited 1 month, e-mailed them to ask where it was, they said it got cancelled (which they never notified me of), and that I can re-order it at full price if I want. Ended up just getting it from HMV for like $8 more than it would've cost with S&H anyway. B&N is annoying for Canadians, which doesn't make sense because Amazon has their poo poo together. I've ordered from amazon over a dozen times and it never takes more than a week and a half to get here.
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TheYellowFog posted:I ordered something during the B&N sale, waited 1 month, e-mailed them to ask where it was, they said it got cancelled (which they never notified me of), and that I can re-order it at full price if I want. Ended up just getting it from HMV for like $8 more than it would've cost with S&H anyway. B&N is annoying for Canadians, which doesn't make sense because Amazon has their poo poo together. I've ordered from amazon over a dozen times and it never takes more than a week and a half to get here. Exactly this. I've had to wait 4-6 weeks for some B&N shipments to arrive, and a lot of times they split up a 4-movie order into three separate orders for whatever reason. Amazon, whether it be from Canada, US, UK, France.. they're very very good with shipping prices and times here to Canada. Hell normally they're earlier than what their shipping estimate is. Luckily for the B&N sale, I'm driving distance away from a B&N in the states that I just pay the duty across the border! Quite excited for November.
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Goons. I've been wanting to watch Carlos, since it's on Netflix, but could anyone recommend which to watch first? The mini-series or the movie?
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Watch the miniseries. It's a Fanny and Alexander type of situation where both are great, but there's a lot more to the miniseries than to the movie.
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With some major releases next month I was wondering which movies the community wants to see a blu-ray criterion treatment the most regardless of weather they have the license or not. I'd like to see: 2046 In The Mood for Love Wendy and Lucy Meek's Cutoff (the current release is thin on extras) There is always movies people think of that never come to mind for me. So lets hear them.
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Rick Deckard posted:Meek's Cutoff (the current release is thin on extras) Queue the complaining about it not being widescreen. It was a bit confusing in the theater when the curtain didn't open the whole way though.
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