Criterion Adventures: Day 1 | July 50% Off Barnes & Noble Sale Haul

[@ricklm773]

Big props to Jimmy Fallon for taking time out of his hectic schedule to go Criterion shopping with you. You're blessed man

[@FilmsByColor]

Yeah Jimmy really is the best. So down to earth

[@AKAWhatsinaname]

The Criterion Studs! Together in person!!!

[@FilmsByColor]

Hahaha! Hopefully we can make it a yearly tradition. Next time I’ll have to fly to Portland.

[@JoYiSgUiTaR]

The Criterion Sale in July is always an early Christmas for film lovers lmao

[@FilmsByColor]

Oh totally. It’s the most wonderful time of the year

[@kevinhouse4376]

Film noir expert and TCM host Eddie Muller considers "In a Lonely Place" his favorite film. It's a very good movie.

[@tankgunner9860]

A wild Conner appears

[@FilmsByColor]

He falls for the Criterion lure every time

[@lostnthenoise]

I'm in the Atlanta area and I know exactly which store you went to. Great pickups....

[@ethanedwards7557]

Bigger Than Life is another great Nicholas Ray Criterion.

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks for the recommendation. I just looked it up on Letterboxd. Sounds interesting.

[@reid7641]

Bro!!!!! I have the same cups as you

[@ShaneRob93]

Oh no the dreaded security tags. Those things are a menace to Blu-rays everywhere. Great picks, hopefully the Cassavetes set doesn't have the security tag at another location.

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks man, and yeah those security tags are the worst! I’ll be getting the other videos up soon. Stay tuned

[@cganimefan1267]

You and Conner are a great DVD collector duo.

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks man! Yeah I wish we didn’t live so far apart, so we could do stuff together more often.

[@JaysonsVideoGameSecrets]

I was just in Atlanta yesterday at the airport to go back to Kansas from Florida. I wish I could have met you in person, but it was 11 PM lol

[@FilmsByColor]

Absolutely man. We’ll definitely have to meet in person someday

[@David-uc6sg]

Grabbed 9 during the late June Target b2g1 and have grabbed 9 so far during the July sale. Plan on grabbing 2 more of next week's releases.

[@FilmsByColor]

Nice! Which ones did you pick up?

[@David-uc6sg]

Double Indemnity, The Last Waltz, For All Mankind, Le Cercle Rouge, His Girl Friday, Heaven's Gate, Beast of No Nation's, The Great Dictator and when We Were Kings during the b2g1. Worst Person in the World, Shaft, Okja, Virgin Suicides, Raging Bull. Being There, Pink Flamingos, Diabolique and Chan is Missing from the 50% sale. Last 2 I plan to grab are Drive My Car and Devil in a Blue Dress.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Awesome pickups! The Vanishing is so good. I heard about the color controversy on the new Le Cercle Rouge release. I haven’t seen the original blu-ray so I don’t have it to compare to but I thought the 4K looked great. Rebecca is one of my favorite Hitchcock films. So cool to see an Atlanta based vid. That is one the locations I get my Criterions during the sales. Enjoy the pickups and safe travels!

[@FilmsByColor]

Oh cool! A fellow Atlanta collector, that’s awesome. I need to check out Rebecca soon. I’ve been in a Hitchcock mood, since I picked up the 4k digibooks recently.

[@JoYiSgUiTaR]

Mr. 20th and 21st Movies, your reviews are excellent!

[@DavesAdventures933]

Sweet!

[@JohnHenrysaysHi]

What's up Conner in the Car would be a very cool series...if you guys continued your revenge games throughout. That "How I Ended up with 2 Copies of The Third Man" was so great. And that Wes Anderson video ranking is going to be great as well. Haha Conner's enthusiasm over you not seeing Wes Anderson movies in theaters was....there's a lot of greatness to go around today. Thanks again, DJ! And aw man...I have not seen Rebecca. Shame on me. Keep crushing!

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks man! I’ll be recording the Wes Anderson video soon, and there may be some updates to the whole Third Man/Time Bandits drama too :)

[@JohnHenrysaysHi]

@@FilmsByColor Conner's Christmas presents may have been wrapped up nicely in the background on his end of the recording but I could tell the drama was only just getting started! I can't wait.

[@BaileeWalsh]

I also got Teorema and Le Cercle Rouge. I haven't seen either but I'm a huge Melville fan! I went to the store near me and got a small stack, although the store didn't have any of the five that were highest on my list. I ordered a bunch online a few days later. I went into this sale with a pretty finalized list and was able to get most of what I wanted, including a couple Arrow releases because those are also 50% off. I haven't received my order, yet, though; it should be arriving within the next couple days :)

[@FilmsByColor]

That’s awesome, I hope you get your order soon! I really enjoyed Teorema. I also picked up a couple Arrow releases. Which ones did you get?

[@themasterofallmoviesprestwood.]

Music yes I’m hunting on those

[@michaelcallegher9605]

consider these overlooked but great criterion movies.... 1984, the manchurian candidate, the friends of eddie coyle, the killers, the killing, a hot dry season, its a mad mad mad mad world, the vanishing (voorloos), funny games, man bites dog, shallow grave, a citizen above suspicion, battle of algiers, the in laws.

[@ConnerNielsen6]

I own a few of those: The Killing, The Manchurian Candidate, The Vanishing, Battle of Algiers, and It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World-all great films!

[@michaelcallegher9605]

@@ConnerNielsen6 thanks,,,,,,, i didnt go crazy on buying this time because i went way overboard last year.......i have a ton of critterions i havent even watchedd yet. not to mention all the non criterion stuff i have not gotten around to watching......there are alot more i want to get but i am def going to be alot more selective on the ones i actually purchase........,i am def going to buy lost highway when it comes out in october though.

[@michaelcallegher9605]

the american version of the vanishing was a big let down for me since they changed the ending of the dutch version......the whole point of the movie is can a decent man do an evil thing.

[@mattyslicks]

Did you ever do the Wes Anderson ranking?

[@AldenTuttle02]

Is this sale every July??

[@MagnitudeReviews]

I definitely went crazy this July sale. I typically like to try to keep my spending to around 5 titles per sale... but uh... I ended up purchasing the following titles: - Worst Person in the World - Citizen Kane 4K - Woman in the Dunes - Okja 4K - Raging Bull 4K - Drive My Car (pre-order) - Double Indemnity 4K Also grabbed two non-criterion titles being: Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24) & Joint Security Area (Arrow) And I couldn't help myself because I saw a damn good deal on facebook marketplace where I picked up all of the following titles for $150 total: - Roma (2018) - Y Tu Mama Tambien - Flowers of Shanghai - Before Trilogy - Three Colors Trilogy - Apu Trilogy ... My wallet now has a hole in it and it hurts but I don't regret it. Lol.

[@FilmsByColor]

I feel you man. I totally bought way too much this sale. You got some great pickups though. That’s an incredible deal for $150! I Loved Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Before Trilogy, and The Three Colors Trilogy. And I want to grab the the Apu trilogy too.

[@jimmythe2820]

We don’t get these in the Uk. It’s becoming harder and harder to find a store that sells any physical media

[@tylerblair318]

The spider wrap stuff is so bad. Will never understand why they don't just use those clear cases with the protector on it like Walmart or other retailers.

[@FilmsByColor]

Agreed. That’s a much better solution. I cringe every time I see a beautiful box set ruined by one of those stupid things.

[@anillegibletombstone]

I'd rather have them behind glass like they used to do at Borders bookstore. Stores near me don't use the spider wrap that much they usually just put them behind the counter. That's much better than damaging the sets. If enough people mention that they won't buy the sets if they damage them with the spider wrap maybe more stores will stop and just put them behind the counter.

[@rorybarber5076]

BROOOOOO