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Hooray flash sales  Grabbed Thief, Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and Still Walking. If I win the grand prize I'm just going to show up at their offices. 
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I wound up buying Thief and Repo Man. Would have grabbed Eating Raoul but I forgot that they had it until I was staring at the order confirmation screen.
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Feb 26, 2014 00:49
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I just got Tokyo Drifter on Amazon because the site wasn't working and with shipping it'd cost the same. Too bad I missed out on that golden ticket opportunity.
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Feb 26, 2014 00:51
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Only counts for in-stock items...and both Fantastic Mr. Fox and Solaris are back ordered 
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Feb 26, 2014 02:24
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I'm bummed I didn't purchase in time for the tickets.. Picked up Eclipse 24: Dramas of Allan King and for $13 I figure Blue is the Warmest Color wasn't a bad purchase.
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Feb 26, 2014 03:54
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caiman posted:What a lame grand prize. A little clarification from the newsletter: "Twenty lucky customers who shop during this flash sale will find golden tickets tucked into their orders. Those winners will get goodies ranging from Criterion shirts and other swag up to the grand prize: a virtual shopping spree via webcam to the Criterion product closet in our New York City office. Good luck!" And it looks like tickets go out through the flash sale, so if you buy anything while the timer is still up, you might win! I'm too pumped about this dumb-rear end lottery...
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Feb 26, 2014 04:14
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Jay Dub posted:Do you think they crammed those pallets of unreleased Ran blu-rays back into the closet? I smell a heist.
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Feb 26, 2014 04:37
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Got The Battle of Algiers, Naked Lunch, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The Lady Vanishes
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Feb 26, 2014 07:55
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It was my birthday so my brother got me "Thief" and "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" since I was at work and couldn't buy any Criterions. Then I went home and got my own basket: Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, John Cassavetes: Five Films, Band of Outsiders, Marketa Lazarová, Ministry of Fear, Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, and Weekend (Godard). And I totally forgot to use my $50 gift certificate from before, so I may get more tomorrow.
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Feb 26, 2014 08:25
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"The sale is over! Thanks for participating!" Nuts! 
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Feb 26, 2014 18:52
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My coworker (who has at various times had every OOP Criterion) told me about this as soon as I got in today, so I got: 8 1/2 Anatomy of a Murder In The Mood For Love Life of Brian The Music Room Ugetsu Z several of which I can't believe I've held off on for this long.
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Feb 26, 2014 19:49
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Picked up Thief, Foreign Correspondent, and Kes. Hopefully they're all good because they're blind buys...
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Feb 26, 2014 21:32
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Momotaros posted:Picked up Thief, Foreign Correspondent, and Kes. Hopefully they're all good because they're blind buys... Foreign Correspondent is Hitchcock so yes it is good.
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Feb 26, 2014 21:35
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By the time I got to the site, they were sold out of the two I wanted (City Lights and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World). Not terrible since by the time the first B&N sale comes along, The Freshman and The Life Aquatic will be out, plus the June releases.
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Feb 27, 2014 14:23
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 Gotta be LOVE STREAMS!! Yay!! One of my favorite Cassavetes!
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Feb 28, 2014 19:37
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Egbert Souse posted:By the time I got to the site, they were sold out of the two I wanted (City Lights and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World). Not terrible since by the time the first B&N sale comes along, The Freshman and The Life Aquatic will be out, plus the June releases. I passed on this sale just because Life Aquatic wasn't eligible. Otherwise, I easily would've spent $80-ish.
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Feb 28, 2014 19:55
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FitFortDanga posted:
Yay, more Cassavetes is always a good thing.
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Received my package today! I'm surprised how quick it came for being free shipping. I don't know what I expected, but the mug is so-so. It's nice and all, but the logo would easily scratch off. Kind of wish I would have used the money to buy another movie, but oh well, there is always next time. When is the next B&N sale? I have full blown Criterion fever now
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Feb 28, 2014 23:46
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Dr.Caligari posted:Received my package today! I'm surprised how quick it came for being free shipping. I don't know what I expected, but the mug is so-so. It's nice and all, but the logo would easily scratch off. Kind of wish I would have used the money to buy another movie, but oh well, there is always next time. B&N sales happen every July and November, pretty much. Welcome to the club, and say goodbye to all your money
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Feb 28, 2014 23:50
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FitFortDanga posted:
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I got my package but no golden ticket, aww. Best of luck to the rest of you in that department!
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How do you say "Criterion"? I don't know any 'movie people' so I can't recall ever hearing anyone say it.
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Dr.Caligari posted:How do you say "Criterion"? I don't know any 'movie people' so I can't recall ever hearing anyone say it. I always say it "CRY" "TEAR" "REE" "IN". Edit: Ha, I like 'criter' 'ion' too though. I'm not the best at pronouncing things too - for the longest time I thought Kanye West was 'Cain West.' Foyes36 fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Mar 4, 2014 |
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Mar 4, 2014 16:41
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Dr.Caligari posted:How do you say "Criterion"? I don't know any 'movie people' so I can't recall ever hearing anyone say it. Cry-tear-eon
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Hewlett posted:B&N sales happen every July and November, pretty much. Welcome to the club, and say goodbye to all your money Amazon and Best Buy have sales as well, though I don't recall if they're held at regular times.
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Mar 4, 2014 16:44
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Ha. I didn't figure I was saying it right. I had been putting my midwest/southern spin on it and say "CRIT-air-un" "Hey You'uns got any of dem CRIT-air-un movies"
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Mar 4, 2014 16:48
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It's criteria with an n at the end (i.e. the singular form of the word).
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Mar 4, 2014 17:34
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Cross posting from the DVD deal thread..
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Dr.Caligari posted:Cross posting from the DVD deal thread.. I already have the zatoichi collection (seriously, if anyone wants all 25 zatoichi films, the box is 105 bucks). Would anyone personally recommend any of the other films?
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Ineffiable posted:I already have the zatoichi collection (seriously, if anyone wants all 25 zatoichi films, the box is 105 bucks). I've never seen it, but a lot of people are going to pipe up about Repo Man. I'm personally intrigued by Frances Ha (I like Gerwig), but I don't think I'm willing to gamble $20.
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I have yet to see a Zatoichi film (shame on me) but among the others, Rififi is my favorite.
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City Lights is one of the two or three greatest movies ever made, but man, Nashville for 20 bucks is a STEAL.
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Ineffiable posted:I already have the zatoichi collection (seriously, if anyone wants all 25 zatoichi films, the box is 105 bucks). I "Just Like" Frances Ha, while the rest of those films are almost ridiculously good.
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Frances Ha is on netflix streaming if you're curious.
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Rififi is an amazing crime movie. Like one of the best.
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I live in Canada but the US Amazon site will deliver for a shipping charge (which is why I might combine shipping with more than one item). I plan on getting at least Repo Man. I noticed that a lot of their Criterion prices are around $25 USD while they're $40 CAD on the Canadian site. I've only just begun keeping an eye out for Criterion deals. How often are there sales (and does anyone know if they cater to Canadian addresses as well)? Is it worth waiting? Going over the blu-ray list I made a wishlist of around 13 films and the price difference is tempting me to go hog wild.
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Tomero_the_Great posted:I live in Canada but the US Amazon site will deliver for a shipping charge (which is why I might combine shipping with more than one item). I plan on getting at least Repo Man. B&N can take a while to ship and sales only happen twice a year, but it's usually the best option. The shipping isn't free but it's not unreasonable. However last time someone mentioned that Cineplex apparently sells physical copies of movies which includes some (not all) Criterions, and you also get free movie passes to go along with it! They had a Boxing Day sale where everything was 50% off, not sure if they'll do anything more frequent than that.
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Cineplex does a 50% off sale and a buy one get one but I couldn't tell you when they did the B1G1. The Criterion selection they have is huge, you just have to search by the UPC codes or its actual foreign title (ie at the time Wild Strawberries didn't show up, only "Smultronstället" did. They're lacking on the bigger boxsets though such as Zatoichi. Shipping is free and really fast (for me I got everything next business day compared to B&N next business month...), plus you get SCENE points and sometimes movie passes as well if they go nuts with the promotions.
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Red posted:I've never seen it, but a lot of people are going to pipe up about Repo Man. It's on Netflix and is quite good if you like modern American independent films. It's kind of like The Graduate, but 4-5 years later when you're in that early post-college haze of WTF to do with your life.
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mod sassinator posted:It's on Netflix and is quite good if you like modern American independent films. It's kind of like The Graduate, but 4-5 years later when you're in that early post-college haze of WTF to do with your life. I really loved The Dish and The Spoon, so it sounds up my alley.
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