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I hate these sales because I always pre-order everything I want. Then the sale comes around and I feel obligated to take advantage of it and end up buying a bunch of stuff I eventually get rid of. So this time I'm being a little more conservative. Just this for me: Kiss Me Deadly - I hate Mike Hammer, but maybe I'll feel better about this movie now that I'm so into noir. Also I love Ursini/Silver commentaries. Lubitsch Musicals - Worth it for One Hour With You and Love Parade, but the others are okay too And that's it. I almost went for Late Ozu, but there's really only one movie in there I love.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 16:02 |
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kaujot posted:J3M9D8K is a coupon code for 10% off everything in your cart (except preorders). This coupon code worked and cut my shipping charges to Canada in half! Much appreciated. Picked up: The Music Room, Kiss Me Deadly, Bigger than Life, and Night and the City. That should do just fine until the fall/winter sale.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 16:56 |
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I just grabbed Red Desert. Was going to get more but I can't justify rebuying Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (have it on HD-DVD) and I still have to finish working my way through The BBS Story boxset and watch The Last Emperor (which has been sitting on my shelf forever)
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 17:11 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Kiss Me Deadly - I hate Mike Hammer I always thought you were supposed to.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 17:51 |
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penismightier posted:I always thought you were supposed to. Yeah but I don't hate him in a way that's enjoyable to watch. He's not like an Alex DeLarge. I dunno, I'm hoping I'll have a different perspective on him now. I listened to the "Out of the Past" podcast episode about KMD and it got me curious to watch the movie again.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 18:02 |
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It is a really weird one, isn't it? The middle 45 is essentially a montage of the same scenes over and over, with different characters. Hammer feels like he should be someone's sidekick. It's also the slappiest movie in the Criterion Collection behind Human Condition 2.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 18:05 |
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FitFortDanga posted:Just this for me: Can't you cancel your Music Room preorder from wherever you got it and buy it during the sale when it comes out next week?
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 18:11 |
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Peaceful Anarchy posted:Can't you cancel your Music Room preorder from wherever you got it and buy it during the sale when it comes out next week? Yeah that'll save me a few bucks. Looks like the discount applies to Beauty and the Beast and High and Low too.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 18:49 |
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zeroordie posted:The sale is live now; some titles don't show the discount but I've found that adding them to your cart usually fixes that. For the time being, there are two 15% off codes you can use online: Just used these for Le Trou and Last Days of Disco. Thanks a lot!
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:01 |
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codyclarke posted:Just used these for Le Trou You are all about that movie, huh.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:04 |
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Blind-bought 'Berlin Alexanderplatz' just because I love Fassbinder and haven't found any place to rent or watch it anywhere else. 'Kiss Me Deadly'-- I don't know. I considered it but it's such an aggressively unpleasant movie I don't know if I'd have the energy to sit down and watch it again. Although that hellish roar at the end is kind of a masterpiece of sound production, isn't it?
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:15 |
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So I'll probably go with Naked. Now considering and need opinions on: one of Shock Corridor, Z, Homicide (but I'm mainly interested in Shock Corridor)
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:17 |
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Archyduke posted:Although that hellish roar at the end is kind of a masterpiece of sound production, isn't it? Absolutely. I don't think I've ever heard a better shrieking, force-of-god explosion. It seemed to inform the hell out of the Indiana Jones (which the whole last five minutes clearly influenced) and Poltergeist soundwork. Cacator posted:So I'll probably go with Naked. Now considering and need opinions on: one of Shock Corridor, Z, Homicide (but I'm mainly interested in Shock Corridor) Shock Corridor rules.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:20 |
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Cacator posted:So I'll probably go with Naked. Now considering and need opinions on: one of Shock Corridor, Z, Homicide (but I'm mainly interested in Shock Corridor) Z, get Z. It's an amazing political thriller. Shock Corridor is an entertaining movie but it's not in the same league.
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Cacator posted:So I'll probably go with Naked. Now considering and need opinions on: one of Shock Corridor, Z, Homicide (but I'm mainly interested in Shock Corridor) As for me, I'd go with Homicide
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:31 |
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Cacator posted:So I'll probably go with Naked. Now considering and need opinions on: one of Shock Corridor, Z, Homicide (but I'm mainly interested in Shock Corridor) Go gently caress...yourself if you don't buy...Homicide...you loving scumbag.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 19:55 |
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Unless you know you already love Mamet, as a director, I would not recommend blind buying Homicide.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 20:05 |
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penismightier posted:It seemed to inform the hell out of the Indiana Jones (which the whole last five minutes clearly influenced). Never made that connection but it's pretty obvious now you mention it.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 20:55 |
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FYI, some DVDs have Blu editions coming within the next year like Z and My Dinner with Andre. The latter isn't a big deal since the DVD has an ultra high bitrate. I'm probably going to order more for gifts than myself this time. My cousin's 12 year old daughter loves Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast, which I got her last year.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 20:56 |
Blind bought Last Year At Marienblad, High and Low, Days of Heaven, Kiss Me Deadly, and The Music Room. Haven't been disappointed at a Criterion yet, so either I just know my tastes well enough or I delude myself into liking things that I buy. Either way, looking forward to watching these!
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 21:09 |
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Bought "Music Room", which is a blind buy for me (though I love the Apu trilogy) and "Diabolique". Anybody know if Scenes for a Marriage is discontinued or something? I ordered it during the last BN sale, and it never shipped. I'm now looking around it appears to be sold out everywhere.
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 21:36 |
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penismightier posted:You are all about that movie, huh. Yeah, I love it. Haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I saw it a few weeks ago!
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# ? Jul 12, 2011 21:46 |
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penismightier posted:Absolutely. I don't think I've ever heard a better shrieking, force-of-god explosion. It seemed to inform the hell out of the Indiana Jones (which the whole last five minutes clearly influenced) soundwork.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 01:02 |
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So, I was looking through the Criterion site trying to work out what I could buy in the B&N sale, and I discovered that outside of Japan, Criterion's representation of East Asian cinema is criminally minimal. Between South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong they have seven releases, one of which isn't out yet and two of which are out of print (also one is The Last Emperor, and that film is terrible). I'm disappointed - I can't buy anything and convince myself that it's relevant for my Honours dissertation.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 01:23 |
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Pigeon Shamus posted:So, I was looking through the Criterion site trying to work out what I could buy in the B&N sale, and I discovered that outside of Japan, Criterion's representation of East Asian cinema is criminally minimal. Between South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong they have seven releases, one of which isn't out yet and two of which are out of print (also one is The Last Emperor, and that film is terrible). I'm disappointed - I can't buy anything and convince myself that it's relevant for my Honours dissertation. At least they have "in The Mood For Love" which is one of the best Chinese movies ever
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 01:51 |
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Pigeon Shamus posted:The Last Emperor, and that film is terrible Whoa there, buddy.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 01:53 |
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Pigeon Shamus posted:So, I was looking through the Criterion site trying to work out what I could buy in the B&N sale, and I discovered that outside of Japan, Criterion's representation of East Asian cinema is criminally minimal. Between South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong they have seven releases, one of which isn't out yet and two of which are out of print (also one is The Last Emperor, and that film is terrible). e: I mean, I'm sure other companies license those films, but how much of world cinema is Criterion missing out on?
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 02:01 |
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Went a little crazy and got... The Great Dictator Solaris Kiss Me Deadly Le Cercle Rouge Army of Shadows Pale Flower Sweet Smell of Success Night of The Hunter Double Life of Veronique Paths of Glory M Playtime Mystery Train Last Year at Marienbad The Leopard All blind buys except for Great Dictator and Solaris.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 03:09 |
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Has anybody found any coupons that can be used with the B&N 50% off sale? A Google search did not yield anything for me. edit: found one, but not sure how reliable this site is http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/261656 Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Jul 13, 2011 |
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Colonel Whitey posted:Has anybody found any coupons that can be used with the B&N 50% off sale? A Google search did not yield anything for me. There are a few right in this thread. Some were 15% off one item, others were 10% off the whole order. Neither applied for preorders. Just scroll up or go to the previous page.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 03:55 |
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My haul for the sale, barring some sudden appreciation/fascination toward an obscure director: Sisters Schizopolis Black Moon House If Black Moon is weird in a way I like, I may buy more of Malle's stuff. House is fun & bizarre. Schizopolis is overdue for me since Soderbergh's a favorite. Sisters is gold.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 04:29 |
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Space Fish posted:If Black Moon is weird in a way I like, I may buy more of Malle's stuff. None of Malle's other films are similar to Black Moon.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 04:49 |
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I know, and I want that variety. I love Elevator To The Gallows, so I know Malle can do noir, but thought My Dinner With Andre was godawfully boring, so he's currently batting .500 with me. Black Moon being "his good Weird movie" would tip the average into his favor and add another genre he delivered, giving me confidence enough to explore his other movies.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 05:15 |
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Space Fish posted:I know, and I want that variety. I love Elevator To The Gallows, so I know Malle can do noir, but thought My Dinner With Andre was godawfully boring, so he's currently batting .500 with me. Black Moon being "his good Weird movie" would tip the average into his favor and add another genre he delivered, giving me confidence enough to explore his other movies. Give 'Zazie dans la Metro' a shot. It's sort of exhausting, but in a very exhilarating way.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 05:48 |
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Zazie tempted me until I watched its trailer, which is full of precocious slapstick. Zazie hits a man on the head with a frying pan! A car's frame breaks apart, leaving a platform with wheels! Can anyone attest to something funnier in the movie?
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Space Fish posted:Zazie tempted me until I watched its trailer, which is full of precocious slapstick. Zazie hits a man on the head with a frying pan! A car's frame breaks apart, leaving a platform with wheels! Can anyone attest to something funnier in the movie? Here's a scene I liked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geP2eH39Rzs I read an essay about the movie once that said that what's most exciting about is that it is so aggressively 'comedic' without actually being funny. The above clip is a good example of Malle deploying nearly every conceivable formal gesture of filmic comedy, for a tone that's, well, if not funny 'ha-ha' at least somewhat remarkably off-putting. I liked it as a long experiment in defamiliarization. These sombre, often quite grim plot beats consistently framed as really, really broad slap-stick. It definitely lags, though, and by the end I had been ready for it to wind down for about 15 minutes or so. Still, supremely weird and quite compelling.
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Space Fish posted:Zazie tempted me until I watched its trailer, which is full of precocious slapstick. Zazie hits a man on the head with a frying pan! A car's frame breaks apart, leaving a platform with wheels! Can anyone attest to something funnier in the movie? Oddly enough, it was that kind of humor that attracted me to the film (Zazie was a blind buy for me). It looks like a cross between Hausu and a Jacques Tati film. Besides, I've always had a soft spot for these cartoonishly silly slapstick comedies.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 07:34 |
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Went with Blow Out, Last Year at Marienbad, In the Mood For Love and The wages of Fear. I'm intrigued by The Leopard. Is it worth a blind buy?
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Mistletoe Donkey posted:Went with Blow Out, Last Year at Marienbad, In the Mood For Love and The wages of Fear. I'm intrigued by The Leopard. Is it worth a blind buy? gently caress yeah it is.
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# ? Jul 13, 2011 09:58 |
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Despite a couple of bland stretches, Black Moon won me over with its oddities and beautiful lead. Now I'll test out Malle's coming-of-age dramatic chops with his 3-movie set of Au Revoir Les Enfants, Murmur of the Heart, and Lacombe, Lucien. May not be blu, but still a terrific deal. If my wallet and interest are still kicking after that box, then the Eclipse documentaries & Zazie will flock in like vultures and peck away my remaining cash, especially with goon endorsements
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