Barnes and Noble 50% off Criterion Sale Recommendations (July 2024)!

[@codyinthecinema]

The Roaring Twenties is so much better than I thought it would be. It looks so good with the 4k restoration!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Totally agreed on the picture quality of The Roaring Twenties, Cody! I enjoyed seeing this film for the first time with this release.

[@jeffcarlin5866]

It's a CLASSIC. I was so excited to own it, that I didn't wait for the sale!

[@uncleloof]

I was blown away by this film (no pun intended).

[@flower5185]

Your descriptions are excellent; to the point and accurate. And we have overlapping tastes too, subbed for sure

[@20thand21stMovies]

Thank you, and glad to hear you enjoy the content! Welcome to the channel and look forward to sharing thoughts on films!

[@ruthstanleygrovestx]

Super list! and it's great to hear all the points of view of dedicated Criterion fans! I have an oldie and a goodie--Night of the Hunter! Profound in so many ways! And it says so much about childhood, America, and Americans!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Ruth, The Night of the Hunter is amazing. So good. Glad you enjoyed the list.

[@michaelsmith1262]

My more anticipated pickup next month is Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

[@20thand21stMovies]

I’m looking forward to picking that one up too, Michael!

[@leoinsf]

Love your excellent comments on the movies and agree with your assessments of them! Love that you got into older movies as well as the newer! So many ignore older movies. I will return !!!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Awesome. Thanks for your comments, Leo, and come back anytime!

[@theroamingsavage8813]

Parasite... I remember watching this at the firehouse (I'm a firefighter) back in 2021 and the entire crew had our jaws on the floor by the end of it. That's hard to do in our field 😂 Great video brother.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Yes, Parasite is a great one. I need to revisit it soon.

[@jeffcarlin5866]

I bought Bound (which was directed by the Wachowski BROTHERS), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Throne of Blood, To Die For, and Anatomy of a Fall.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Those are some nice pickups, Jeff! To Die For and Anatomy of a Fall are both terrific. I too picked up Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid and look forward to seeing it. Enjoy your pickups!

[@robsavage3217]

I'll strongly second the recommendation for Romeo and Juliet. I had never seen it before and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Shakespeare fans might also want to check out Roman Polanski's Macbeth and Orson Welles' Othello.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Rob, good call on Macbeth and Othello, also excellent recommendations!

[@kiddvideo1036]

thanks for the recommendations, like the channel

[@20thand21stMovies]

Glad you liked the recommendations and the channel! Appreciate you watching.

[@Mcfishmeister]

Awesome recommendations man! My wallet is gonna hurt this month!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Glad you enjoyed the recommendations! Go easy on that wallet 😂.

[@adamkinzer6833]

Badlands is one of my favorite movies. Malick’s follow up, Days of Heaven, is just as good.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Both excellent films, Adam!

[@tiredboi8326]

such an awesome video. definitely getting a few of these. might make my own video because i need to gush about “to sleep with anger” in order to get more people to pick it up this summer haha! have a great one, my man.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Glad you enjoyed the video! To Sleep with Anger is an excellent film. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen it. Have a great one and enjoy the sale!

[@uncleloof]

I went a little overboard on my sale pickups this time around. lol La Haine and Do the Right Thing = perfect double feature.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Nice pickups! Enjoy.

[@akajkyt]

This will be my first sale. As I’m visiting in the States. Very excited and I’m gonna pick up a region A player to bring back with me since the region free is too expensive

[@20thand21stMovies]

Nice. Hope you enjoy the sale and your time here. Safe travels.

[@msd5808]

Thank you, great list. It is helping me get back into watching film. Haven't seen Passion of Joan of Arc since it was released on DVD. You deserve a lot more subscribers.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Thank you for the kind words and glad you watched and enjoyed this video. The Passion of Joan of Arc blu-ray is a good one. Enjoy the upcoming sale!

[@megamoviez]

The Worst Person In The World was one of the ones I rushed out to buy. I loved it so much! It was my #1 favorite movie of 2021 and one of my favorites of all time.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Agree. Such a nice film and Renate Reinsve was wonderful in it.

[@NebulaLuna]

I didn't get any email from them about the sale and had to google around and came across this video, thank you for the information!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Absolutely. The sale is one, so enjoy!

[@MagnitudeReviews]

Farewell My Concubine is my one and only major recommendation for this July sale. Buy it. It’s incredible.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Magnitude Rev, I have added Farewell My Concubine to my list. It might wait until November but I’m probably going to go ahead and pick it up in July. Thanks!

[@profstrangefinger4234]

💗Happy Summer, James and your loved ones. I am not surprised that I already have most of these recommendations in my collection because I listen to your advice all of the time. The only new one from this list will be "The Passion of Joan of Arc." Thank you once again and I look forward to all future postings.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Happy Summer to you as well, Prof Strangefinger! The Passion of Joan of Arc is a good one. Hope you enjoy the sale and glad to hear you enjoy the content here.

[@jasongutierrez3694]

Always the best time of the year great choices James.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Thanks, Jason! Yes, very nice time of the year.

[@michaelthemovieattic]

Great recommendations James! Always great to hear someone talk about cinema who loves cinema. I might have to check out those box sets during the sale. Thanks!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Michael, thanks! Glad to hear you liked the recommendations. Can’t go wrong with any of those box sets. Hope you enjoy the sale.

[@orus68]

Nice choices. Recommendations I have are: Still Walking by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Gimme Shelter- Rolling Stones Documentary Black Narcissus by Powell and Pressburger The Sword of Doom- Kihachi Okamoto Two Lane Blacktop - Marty Helman Summer Hours - Oliver Assayas Boxsets John Cassevetes Five Films America Lost and Found- The BBC story

[@20thand21stMovies]

Excellent recommendations on your part! All very good editions from Criterion.

[@orus68]

@@20thand21stMovies Paris Texas is another great choice from 1984 with Henry Dean Station and Dean Stockwell. That'll be on my next recommendations list.

[@amilcarlovo6826]

Great video! I totally agree with the WKW box set, that is a perfect boxset for the Summer time! One title I would recommend that was not mentioned in the video would be A Brighter Summer Day, perfect film for the Summer time!!! I will not be participating on this B&N sale but I will be ready for Criterions next flash sale!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Glad you liked the video, Amil! Yes, A Brighter Summer Day is a really good film. Long watch but really good.

[@matthewtaggart8586]

Raoul Walsh has never disappointed me! Great recommendations! I’ll check out Roaring 20s for sure! Thanks!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Absolutely, Matthew! Hope you enjoy The Roaring Twenties.

[@MrKenRury]

FYI: None of the Criterion sale videos applies toward a Premium Membership and they charged $6 shipping for the Olympic box set. I canceled my membership and got a refund after finding that out. Some things that are out of stock or not in 4K yet can sometimes be found on Amazon for the same price. Several things you mentioned were out of stock.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Interesting. I hope the titles you are looking for come back in stock at your location/online, Ken. The sale is still young so plenty of opportunity to pick up some solid titles. Enjoy the sale!

[@uncleloof]

you can use the stamps towards the purchase of critierion. That makes it worth it imo.

[@HaganK]

I enjoyed your video! Cool recommendations for this upcoming sale! And Go Dawgs!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Thank you, Hagan, and yes, Go Dawgs!

[@What890]

Excellent recommendations as always James!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Glad you liked the recommendations!

[@midnightmoviedreams]

To Die For has been OOP for awhile so I love seeing the 4K edition. The Red Shoes is also a great 4k release (I'd pair it with Perfect Blue/Black Swan)- as well as any of the Lynch films! Great video- I keep hearing good things about the Varda set!

[@20thand21stMovies]

I’m glad you enjoyed the video. To Die For and The Red Shoes are both excellent editions and, yes, the Varda set is amazing. Enjoy the sale!

[@chrisjfox8715]

That romeo and juliet bluray does look great

[@20thand21stMovies]

Absolutely, Chris!

[@lisa68743]

First time I have watched you and loved your content. Subscribed!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Glad to hear you loved the content, Lisa, and thanks for subscribing!

[@richardbaker183]

I'm planning on ordering Risky Business and Bound on 4K.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Those will be nice pickups, Richard. Enjoy the sale!

[@bdubbbsmoviehub]

Lots of good recommendations here! I have a few of this on my list to pickup.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Awesome. Glad you enjoyed the recommendations!

[@archiecinema]

Great cold James. Do The Right Thing definitely received a 4K release.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Yes, I see on blu-ray.com that Universal released it on 4K. Thanks, Archie!

[@dudemcmann6936]

Glad you recommended the Olympics box set. That box set is the only Criterion release I've ever pre-ordered. The only disappointment is that there are no extras except for the book that's included. It's hard to criticize such an amazing set that most of us Olympics aficionados never thought we'd ever get but I would have liked to have had some English narration tracks on some of the non-English language films which many of the films had originally for international releases. Its mind-boggling why they wouldn't have included those.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Hello, Dude. Glad to hear you have the Olympics set. More extras would probably be nice for sure. I hope you enjoy the upcoming sale!

[@scipio3421]

Love your channel and your passion for film!!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoy the content.

[@tigerblue42]

Thanks James ! I just got a multi-region player and can finally start getting hold of some US only releases I've been wanting for ages ! The Criterion of "Ghost World" is one I'm definitely planning on picking up.

[@20thand21stMovies]

I need to get a region free player as well. Ghost World is a very nice edition. I hope you enjoy it!

[@eyeswideopen880]

I wish Criterion would release The Crying Game on Blu-ray/4K, same with the movie Priest ( 1994 ) which is a brilliant film.

[@20thand21stMovies]

I hear you. Perhaps one day Criterion will release The Crying Game.

[@vin0413]

I’m going to get Perfect Days, Pat Garrett, Peeping Tom, Lone Star, The Others and The Roar Twenties.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Those will make for some nice pickups, Vin!

[@Dmfriend26]

Definitely picking up Summertime and Badlands! I'm also getting the Godzilla Showa Era boxset

[@20thand21stMovies]

Nice. I don’t have that Godzilla set. Enjoy your pickups!

[@AnInternetUser1]

I'd like to get The Trial, Peeping Tom, Blood Simple, and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Maybe Perfect Days as well. I'll see if I find them in-store, though.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Those would all be nice pickups. Pat Garrett and Perfect Days are on my list as well!

[@hunterrobinson2846]

I’m strongly considering getting the Fellini boxed set. We’ll see though. I’m definitely getting I Am Cuba, High Sierra is high on my list, I’ll probably get Passion of Joan of Arc and The Phantom Carriage as well. If you haven’t seen The Phantom Carriage, I highly recommend it. I believe it was Bergman’s favorite movie. It’s an amazing silent movie.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Hunter, I have yet to see The Phantom Carriage. I need to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation! The Fellini set is a great one. Hope you enjoy the sale!

[@MondayMatinee]

Checked out Summertime recently with the “Set in Venice” playlist and loved it! Definitely grabbing it this sale!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Awesome! Summertime is so good.

[@andersonkyle]

Summertime is so good! David Lean, Katharine Hepburn, Venice… what more do you need? 😄

[@20thand21stMovies]

Agreed. I need to pop Summertime back in the player soon.

[@donniehuynh2391]

I already have The Roaring Twenties on the Criterion Blu Ray.

[@20thand21stMovies]

The Roaring Twenties is a good one, Donnie!

[@donniehuynh2391]

@@20thand21stMovies Indeed. Loved James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart.

[@nicodimus2222]

Thinking about grabbing Bound and The Fisher King in this sale. Most of the movies in the CC leave me cold, though.

[@20thand21stMovies]

The Fisher King is a good one. I haven’t seen Bound yet.

[@nicodimus2222]

@@20thand21stMovies Oh, you're in for a treat if you like suspense.

[@donsimpsonshead8809]

I loved this. I’m picking up La Haine and The Worst Woman in the World, plus I Am Cuba, To Die For and Bound. I have a bunch of the others you mentioned. A suggestion, your camera is set to focus on faces. You should set it to manual and a good f stop like 11 and your focus should lock on you and the discs you are showing off.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Don, thank you for the camera tip! Your suggestion makes sense. I will definitely try that to improve the focusing. Appreciate it 😀. Glad you enjoyed the video, and hope you enjoy the sale!

[@adamkinzer6833]

Excellent Video! Just a quick camera tip. Because you had a picture with a face behind you, the camera got confused a few times and tried to focus on that face instead of your face. Auto Focus will work better without that on behind you. Thanks for the excellent recommendations!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Thank you for the tip on camera 📷 focusing, Adam! Very helpful.

[@JadenCH2K]

I'm hoping to just get the new Peeping Tom 4K and if I have enough rewards, either Cat People or The Blob

[@20thand21stMovies]

Peeping Tom is an excellent edition. Hope you enjoy it when you have a chance to pick it up!

[@paulb111]

Of the stack you presented, I'd be most interested in The Roaring Twenties, the two Olympic singles and Bergman Island. I wanted to comment on your thoughts re: La Haine. Quote: "What I like about this film is that this presents Paris and France not in the usual romanticized way that we normally think about this place." You point out that the picture is about 3 young men "experiencing the violence and the mayhem in the suburbs of Paris". Disturbing and uneasiness isn't something I relish during a movie viewing experience, with some exceptions but by and large, if I can watch a delightful, colorful and romantic film like Amelie vs. the "gritty esthetic" that La Haine brings, I'll always take the former. The one title I'm definitely leaning toward is the new one "Victims of Sin". That cover art has completely sold me. And I've seen more pictures inside the release that contains much more that style artwork, so, that alone is nudging me strongly. We shall see. Oh, and one more too. Am thinking of Memories of Murder. Anyway James, keep up the good work. Always enjoy your perspective.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Paul, thank you for your comment and glad to hear you enjoy the perspective. I hope you get the titles you are looking for in the July sale. Cheers!

[@CinemaSlayer89]

My 3 Most Wanted Picks Up For July Criterion Sale Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid 4K Risky Business 4K The Underground Railroad

[@20thand21stMovies]

I too plan to pick up Pat Garrett and Risky Business on 4K. The Underground Railroad might also make it in the cart in July as well.

[@ChicCanyon]

I found a 4k of Do the Right Thing but not a Criterion 4k

[@20thand21stMovies]

Yes, I see Universal released a 4K in 2021.

[@warwick02]

Any idea why amazon/barnes & noble have some 4k listed as 30% instead of 50%? Looking to pick up REAL LIFE and HAPPINESS but neither have changed for weeks. Wonder why?

[@20thand21stMovies]

Titles released after the July sale are not included in the 50% off July sale pricing. Those titles will be 50% off at B&N in future 50% off sales.

[@Dan89201]

I watched worst person in the world a few months back on a Sunday morning and it felt like the absolute wrong time to watch it, if you have a region b setup I’d recommend the trilogy release from MUBI that has reprise and Oslo August 31 on blu-ray as well

[@20thand21stMovies]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@brunomachado7279]

We have nothing like that here in Brazil, James. We have to import for a fortune. 😢😢

[@20thand21stMovies]

Understand, Bruno. Hopefully you are able to take advantage of deals at other times.

[@ben99ny69]

Anyone know the exact date the sale will start?

[@iorhan9604]

I heard it’s 6/28

[@20thand21stMovies]

A few more days. Look for an update on the channel towards the end of the week.

[@ben99ny69]

@@iorhan9604 Yeah I looked on reddit and people are saying 6/28

[@Lucas-6677]

do you use letterbox

[@20thand21stMovies]

I am on Letterboxd but am terribly behind on updating it. 20thand21st. 😀

[@carloscyyy]

what day does the sale officially start? is it just july 1st or a couple days earlier? (this will be my first time shopping the criterion sale)

[@chrisjfox8715]

It varies

[@chrisjfox8715]

In fact it can sometimes be a couple days before if not like 10 to 12 days in

[@BaileeWalsh]

I heard it starts June 28th. But yeah, as the other reply said, it varies. It could start mid-June, mid-July, but dates typically overlap in July, which is why people refer to it as 'the July sale' specifically.

[@carloscyyy]

@@BaileeWalshthank you thank you🙏

[@20thand21stMovies]

Carlos, I will post and update on the channel when the sale starts which is anticipated in a few more days. Should be a fun sale!

[@MrKenRury]

Bergman Island. this is an Extra Feature on the company's latest re-release of another Bergman film, The Seventh Seal. So get that for a 2fer. This is like a documentary extra and not a full movie.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Hello, Ken! Yes, there is the Bergman Island documentary that is an supplement on one of the editions and a separate spine number release but there is also a recent film from 2021/2022 also called Bergman Island by Mia Hansen Love that is really good and one I would recommend.