Criterion Sale Haul #1 In-Store Conversation (July 2023)

[@sprcrzy110]

Great video 👍🏼

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@kevinhouse4376]

Thanks for another great video, DJ. It was especially cool to see John with you as I do have his TCM book about summer movies. I also haven't seen very many Tarkovsky films, but I did enjoy 1962's "Ivan's Childhood" (his first feature film). That's a good Criterion title for you to check out if you don't already have it. And nice Monet shirt, by the way.

[@Doodle252]

I have John's book also. Love it! It's a book that I check out everytime I see one of the movies he highlights to get a little background on it!

[@scrappedbits]

That was great! Really fun conversations

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@ColbyTalksMovies]

Love the Monet shirt!

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks 👍

[@BasementBlus]

Great video! It is always fun to meet up with another collector. That store looks really nice. Great pickups from the both of you. I think you will really enjoy Inside Llewyn Davis and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks man! It was a really nice store, even if the Criterion section was small. Inside Llewyn Davis will probably be the first one I check out if Grace has anything to say about it

[@BasementBlus]

@@FilmsByColor enjoy!!

[@adamkhana5633]

Loved the conversations you too had. Great pick ups!

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the conversation 👍

[@contif]

Inside L.D. is incredible - one of my favorite Coen Bros films.

[@FilmsByColor]

That's really great to hear. Can't wait to check that one out.

[@contif]

I’m shocked that “O, Brother Where Art Thou?” is still missing from the CC. I’m sure there are silly studio politics involved in the copyright.

[@mechanicalshdws]

Could watch you guys talk movies all day. Love your work.

[@FilmsByColor]

Thanks so much! I’m pretty sure we could talk about movies all day 😂

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

I too picked up The Servant (which I watched on the BFI channel last year). I also got Written on the Wind, Cooley High, The Manchurian Candidate, My Darling Clementine. I'm considering getting Triangle Of Sadness on my next haul

[@FilmsByColor]

Nice! Thanks for sharing your pickups. I forgot to ask at the end of the video, but I always like to hear what you guys are picking up.

[@gusamoretti8520]

Petite Maman is great!!! There’s a twist in the movie that made me think if I was imagining or if it was really what I thought lol 😂

[@FilmsByColor]

That's great to hear. I'm really looking forward to that one. Would you agree that it feels like a fable like the back of the box describes it?

[@gusamoretti8520]

@@FilmsByColor yes but I feel like is has also a very small hint of fantasy/sci-fi I would say.

[@FilmsByColor]

@@gusamoretti8520 Awesome. Sounds perfect for me

[@mr.rigby98]

The movie you were thinking about was Monster Calls(really great film). Nice pickups 👍🏼

[@FilmsByColor]

Thank you! Don't know why I couldn't remember that. One of my favorite movies from that year. Hard to recall things on camera sometimes

[@southendonseaarts]

exciitng news in the UK Curzon have announced a box set similar to Three Colours Trilogy of all Ruben Östlund's films including his shorts its out early August.

[@FilmsByColor]

I saw that! Looks super nice. So I guess they're gonna do a whole line of those?

[@Bobafett316]

I went to that exact Barnes & Noble yesterday, I got the Bruce Lee set

[@FilmsByColor]

That Bruce Lee set is beautiful. Have you had a chance to watch any of them yet?

[@Bobafett316]

@@FilmsByColor I watched Game of Death last night which is the one I really wanted to see/get because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is in it, definitely interesting movie considering how much of it was made after Lee’s death.

[@Chrisratata]

It wouldnt happen to be in SoCali would it?

[@FilmsByColor]

@@Bobafett316 My dad was a huge Bruce Lee fan. I remember he used to have that one on a lot, but I’ve never seen it in its entirety.

[@michaelcallegher9605]

i used to go nuts during these sales but now i limit myself to 5 per sale....so far ive bought targets, the friends of eddie coyle and repo man........so i have 2 im still tryng to decide on......leaning to pick up .

[@FilmsByColor]

Yeah I keep saying I’m gonna settle down on these sales, but then I keep meeting cool people who want to go Criterion shopping with me, and I end up buying more than I should 😅

[@michaelcallegher9605]

@@FilmsByColor now I see an arrow sale going on.....now I really have to limit myself

[@FilmsByColor]

@@michaelcallegher9605 Oh nooo 😱 Don’t tell me that, haha!

[@mattyslicks]

Don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, but Kino Lorber has a really nice 4K of, in the heat of the night. It has great special features that include the sequel

[@plinfesty]

I bought this, but as I haven’t upgraded to 4K yet, I have to watch my old dvd for now (the two sequels were 2K. Strange they didn’t include one for the first).

[@FilmsByColor]

Cool! Thanks for the info. I’m not sure if John collects Kino or not. I’ll have to ask him next time I see him.

[@henrybiedenkapp675]

I'm surprised to see an empty B&N, especially with one that had a decent selection. Good picks for both John and you. Of your selections so far, I really enjoyed THE SERVANT, ELEPHANT MAN, and ROMEO & JULIET. My pickups are: 01) Branded To Kill 4K 02) Chilly Scenes of Winter 03) Fisher King 4K 04) Medicine For Melancholy 05) Pasolini 101 06) Petite Maman 07) Rules Of The Game 4K 08) The Servant 09) Small Axe 10) Targets 11) Time Bandits 4K 12) Triangle of Sadness 4K 13) Wings Of Desire 4K. I'm most excited to watch PASOLINI 101, PETITE MAMAN and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS.

[@marianneguevara8279]

I just picked up The Servant today at my local Barnes&Noble! Reading the synopsis its reminding me a bit of Parasite from Bong Joohn-ho. I've only ever seen Dirk Bogarde in Death in Venice and I'm eager to see him in other films. I also agree that The Elephant Man is an excellent start into Lynch. It was my first movie of his I've seen, followed by Blue Velvet which I enjoyed very much. Excellent haul you guys!

[@nerdjuniorcollege9637]

Surprised you haven't seen In the Heat of the Night . A great movie. Kino released it on 4k with the 2 sequels on blu ray. I watched The Elephant Man when I was younger and cried my eyes out. I can't rewatch it.

[@staceytoon8364]

For your Kubrick haul get Paths of Glory and brake down and get the 4K Rules of the Game

[@ayyowhat]

For some reason my barnes and noble really cut down their criterion section. I just went and they had like 20 little metal racks on the wall that held 1 movie each and that was it :(

[@bimmerboy87]

Your friend said he wanted the best version of in the heat of the night but he should’ve gotten the kino lorber version in 4K! Also, céline sciamma’s last name is pronounced with a “sh” in the beginning. It’s Italian, and in Italian “sc” is pronounced as a “sh”. Anyways great picks! I especially love inside Llewelyn Davis!

[@ghettogeek971]

I think you were thinking of the movie -I Kill Giants. Fun tragic little flick indeed.

[@FilmsByColor]

I was actually think of A Monster Calls from 2017, but I’ll have to look into I Kill Giants. I’ve never seen that. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@cloudcloudcloudcloud]

have you seen pariah? it was very underrated back in the day and didnt get the same kind of love that Weekend got imo. Both lgbt themed films released around the same time period. its great to see it get recognition from criterion. Weekend is on Criterion as well!

[@JohnHenrysaysHi]

Thanks for honoring us with your new friend named John! Agreed with his description of Raging Bull. I think I watched it a second time because I saw it on the AFI list. I gave it a 9/10 and agree with him to check it out because it has one of the most dramatic endings. However, no rush because, like he said, it's not a film bro movie like Fight Club where it's an alright movie but elevated because of the teenage angst coming of age struggling with nihilism cautionary tale fandom bonding imo; from memory, Raging Bull was actually a very well crafted film. However, it might be one of those films you flex as a teenager where you might be more attracted to the tragic element. It's better than Taxi Driver imo. Casino is my favorite Martin Scorsese movie! Elephant Man was my favorite Lynch movie so hope you enjoy that. That's a must see that will endure throughout time imo. Mirror is the only Andrei Tarkovsky film I watched until I asked someone if I should stop watching since I wasn't enjoying it so appreciate that I wasn't alone, not that I wouldn't be glad discovering you loved it for encouragement to check it out again, but since we might have been on a similar wavelength, and you like Stalker, that encourages me to watch that. Also, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Petite Maman. Haven't seen a lot of the newer films you covered, DJ, but that's my favorite foreign film in recent years besides Perfumes (2019) and Sweet Bean (2015). I'm curious if it reminded you of a more mature version of...well, we'll wait and see! Thanks again. Hope you and yours are having a great summer. Take care and God bless!

[@ConnerNielsen6]

I know you are a man of faith, as was Tarkovsky, so I would be very interested in knowing your thoughts on Andrei Rublev. The only films of Tarkovsky I’ve seen are Ivan’s Childhood and Andrei Rublev-I liked his first, I loved everything about his second. Not to hype it up too much, but I have had a complicated relationship with religion, and if I ever find my way back to the faith I’m convinced it will be found in Andrei Rublev.

[@JohnHenrysaysHi]

​@@ConnerNielsen6 ​Thanks, Conner! Andrei Rublev is now my most anticipated movie to watch. I've still been wanting to check out Autumn Sonata since I remember you putting that up there for best acting. And then more Liv Ullmann films after that since I think you nominated her for best actress. But, not only is it in my movie recommendation notes, but I just sent myself an e-mail to watch Andrei Rublev since it's now a high priority based on this recommendation. I hold your relatively (we're all emotionally biased as detached as we attempt to be) impartial intellectual idealized standard opinions in high regard, and it's really great to know what is meaningful for you personally as opposed to trying to look out for the people. This was a pleasant surprise. Thanks again. Hope you enjoy your week!

[@lucazacforever]

If you guys are discovering the universe of Coen brothers' movies, I hugely recommend to you and your wife an often overlooked gem in their filmography: "Miller's Crossing", which is in the collection. It's a top tier gangster movie/noir, intricate in the plot at the beginning, but it's absolutely worth it. Regarding "The elephant man", I don't think it's a disturbing movie, I would say instead it's a very moving and touching one. Highly recommended.

[@FilmsByColor]

Yes! That’s the one I was thinking of with the guy kneeling on the cover. Grace actually spotted that one today while we were shopping at a different B&N. We’ll have to add it to the short list.

[@mattyslicks]

I've heard that a main cause of the Criterion sections shirnking is due to the resurgence of Vinyl, so stores need to create more room for that.

[@FilmsByColor]

Interesting. That’s definitely not the case at any of the stores around me. Both the Criterion and vinyl sections have shrunk, because they’ve put all the manga in the media section for some reason.

[@John-bg4db]

Your friend looks just like Dennis Hopper

[@ethanedwards7557]

He does look a bit Hopperish.

[@brunomachado7279]

Dennis Hopper look-alike!

[@michaelsmith1262]

Coen Brothers are very hit and miss for me. Love some of them, but I hate some as well. Burn After Reading was atrocious, IMO. Didn't care for Barton Fink either.

[@FilmsByColor]

Oh no. I haven't seen Barton Fink yet. What didn't you like about it?

[@michaelsmith1262]

@@FilmsByColor It's been many years, but I do remember being very annoyed with John Goodman's character. A LOT of screaming.

[@ConnerNielsen6]

The Lynch invasion of your collection begins…

[@FilmsByColor]

We shall see

[@Chrisratata]

When I was brand new to collecting 4Ks, I bought Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and Eraserhead being naive in believing that they were in 4K lol..thought I was christening my 4K collection because the back of the box said that it was a 4K remaster hahaha

[@nachoamb1]

Evan must be jealous

[@Voyagis]

Oh…SEEEEETHING

[@FilmsByColor]

Haha! I've talked to him, and we're gonna try to meet up for another haul this week.

[@Voyagis]

@@FilmsByColor…we betta

[@videostash413]

eh, these sound like those weird out there movies

[@clothesontheground]

You've both convinced me - I'm starting my CC this week, will be visiting local B&N Wed or Thursday.

[@FilmsByColor]

That’s awesome! I hope it’s as rewarding of an experience as it’s been for me the last couple years. Be sure to come back and tell me what you decide pick up.