The Sale is ON! - Barnes and Noble 50% off Criterion Collection (July 2024)

[@kevinhouse4376]

Hi, James! I visited my local B&N Friday morning and picked up the following titles: After Hours, Anatomy of a Fall, Mr. Klein, Peeping Tom and The Servant. Mr. Klein and The Servant are the only two I haven't seen yet, but I look forward to viewing the bonus features on all of them. I still want to buy Floating Weeds and Mona Lisa as well. Happy shopping!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Kevin, those are some nice pickups! The Servant is a good one. I discovered that film with the Criterion edition last year.

[@u2popmofo]

I was at my local store as they opened this morning. Ran into two other Criterion enthusiasts, it was fun briefly speaking with them. Picked up the following titles, I'll be back for more later this month. Peeping Tom (4KUHD) Lone Star (4KUHD) Raging Bull (4KUHD) The Others (4KUHD) Time Bandits (4KUHD) After Hours (4KUHD) Blast of Silence Only Angels Have Wings

[@20thand21stMovies]

Awesome that you ran into some other Criterion enthusiasts! Enjoy those awesome pickups. The only one I haven't seen is Time Bandits but all the others I know are really good.

[@limelightentertainment4980]

I too highly recommend becoming a member at Barnes and Noble. With all my purchases, I have saved a lot with the rewards. I picked up a handful of Criterions today including To Die For, girlfight, which I recommend, and Lynch/Oz.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Yes, the membership does have perks for sure. Nice pickups there. Let me know what you think about Lynch/Oz.

[@limelightentertainment4980]

@@20thand21stMovies The Lynch/Oz video was very good. If you like watching how movies are made, you will like this documentary. They show how The Wizard of Oz influenced Lynch and others in making movies.

[@colettem.7064]

Thanks, James.🎬 I have the Premium @ BN and have found it to be well worth it. They sent me $5.00 off my next purchase as a Birthday gift 🎁.

[@20thand21stMovies]

That’s great, Colette! It’s nice to get those rewards to extend the purchasing power further for more of what we want 😀.

[@pete49327]

Anyone else who only uses Amazon for the July BN Criterion sale? I do this because of no hassle free returns and don't have to order multiple discs to get free shipping. Downside is that Amazon has always gradually rolled out the matching 50% off sale prices, sometimes a couple weeks into sales month before the disc I want finally drops. Glad you like Anatomy of a Fall, is on my hot list along with Bound, The Devil's Advocate, Godland. Speaking of Godland, one of Criterion's partnership Janus titles, I read recently that Criterion is already or soon to be under new ownership and new owner will own both Criterion and Janus. Very interesting, makes me wonder if in near future we might see a new direction for Criterion, subtle or not? Enjoyed, thanks James.

[@dgf1974]

Same, strictly Amazon for me ever since I found out about the B&N price matching

[@20thand21stMovies]

I like the in store experience at B&N but it is nice to have the option of going through Amazon for the titles that have the price match. As far as what the direction the new ownership will take the company, we shall see, but the early indication is no major changes anticipated at this point.

[@codyinthecinema]

I'm incinerating my wallet via multiple summer travels, so I'm only buying "Perfect Days" this sale, which is a blind buy, but I have to imagine the guy who brought me "Paris, Texas" and "Wings of Desire" made another perfect movie 😀😀

[@theroamingsavage8813]

Definitely picking this one up myself too

[@20thand21stMovies]

I'm looking forward to checking out Perfect Days as well, Cody! Hope you enjoy the sale, and go easy on that wallet 😂.

[@mrhobs]

Whew! 😅 I kept trying to keep it in mind, ever since Guillermo, Del Toro‘s Pinocchio was released in 4K! Miracle I remember to think of it every month or so… finally I can snap this one up! Maybe The Life Aquatic too! (No 4K on the latter, but… oh well…)

[@20thand21stMovies]

GDT’s Pinocchio and Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic would make nice pickups for sure. Enjoy the sale!

[@lanemc3352]

I'll pick up To Die For, Billy the Kid, Peeping Tom, and Anatomy of.a Fall. Those might be my only pickups this month.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Nice pickups, Lane! I just picked up Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid today. To Die For, Peeping Tom, and Anatomy of a Fall are all outstanding releases. Enjoy!

[@Tim_Raths]

I’m only getting To Die For, Roaring Twenties, and Trainspotting. I might get Risky Business but I might wait until the flash sale in October or the B&N sale in November.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Those three planned pickups are outstanding editions, Timothy! Enjoy!

[@Colidape]

Picked up Eve's Bayou, Peeping Tom, and Tree of Life yesterday

[@20thand21stMovies]

Very nice pickups. Enjoy!

[@nangaeboko6710]

Risky Business will probably be my only purchase this time.

[@20thand21stMovies]

I’m looking forward to Risky Business 4K later this month. It’s been a minute since I’ve seen it.

[@robertfaulkner1824]

I just got denied at Barnes and noble they had them all out and said it wasn’t for sale.

[@HenryLaPierre]

Picked up the 25 new releases needed since the Criterion flash sale, and put a hold on the 6 coming throughout July (5 Criterion main line and Anselm on the Janus Contemporaries sub-label). Only drawback is that my Werckmeister Harmonies 4k was missing its insert/booklet. Also, I share a Barnes and Noble with a friend of yours, Sue from Movies&Sue, so if she see this, my apologies to her, for scooping up all the discs ;)

[@20thand21stMovies]

Ha ha. You got to leave some titles for other shoppers, Henry 😂. Hope you enjoy those awesome pickups!

[@mackjay1777]

Thanks James!

[@20thand21stMovies]

Absolutely, Jay! Hope you enjoy the sale.

[@pd3665]

James ... thanks for the reminder. In this B&N sale, I picked up the following titles in 4KUHD-Blu Ray format - some new but many are older releases: (1) Risky Business, (2) Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, (3) Peeping Tom, (4) The Long Good Friday, (5) Don't Look Now (RIP Donald Sutherland!), (6) The Roaring Twenties and (7) One False Move. #2, 4 and 7 are blind buys. I was also eyeing the new Eric Rohmer box set but heard there are some technical problems with some of the discs (authoring issues, color blocking etc.). So, currently on the fence for that one. Please let me know your thoughts on that box set. Thanks again. for the recommendations.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Glad you enjoyed the recommendations, P D! I do not yet have the Rohmer set so I look forward to getting that one in a future sale.

[@orus68]

Im going get a few titles spread throughout the month. Just bought a new Mazda cx30 so i cant go crazy. To Die for and i want to preorder the Wim Wenders film Perfect Days that comes out july 16.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Yes, definitely important to manage the priorities for sure. To Die For is really good and I also plan to pick up Perfect Days. Enjoy your pickups!

[@ericmartin8818]

Somewhat disappointed- Of the 15 titles on my list, 7 are “temporarily out of stock” (and no option to order for when come in), and one (Monsters and Madmen) doesn’t look to be on sale in the first place. Of the 7, Amazon is only matching the price on 2.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Hello, Eric. Hopefully more of the titles you are looking for will become available soon. Sometimes it takes a little time for Amazon to get the price matches to all the titles.

[@losefast118]

Already have order #1 submitted 👍

[@20thand21stMovies]

Wasting no time 😅. Look forward to seeing what you picked up!

[@yskim2636]

Going tomorrow!🤗

[@20thand21stMovies]

Yeah!

[@hunterrobinson2846]

I really wanted to get some criterions this month but a friend of a friend was selling the Savage Guns and Blood Money spaghetti western boxed sets from Arrow and I decided to use my budget on those. Blood Money is out of print and I hate paying out of print pricing but I really wanted it so I made an exception for this set. So I'll hold of on criterion until November. Are you picking up anything from the kino sale? I'm holding off on this one as well but they have a ton of titles I'd like to pick up.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Hey, Hunter! That Blood Money Arrow set sounds really good so enjoy that one. The Criterions will still be there in November 😀. I don’t have plans for any Kino pickups in this sale but may catch the next one.

[@andrewhanson405]

Hey James, do you think Criterion will ever release a 4k of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me? It's my favorite David Lynch film, and I keep worrying that once I pick up the blue ray, Criterion will announce 4k upgrade.

[@20thand21stMovies]

Good question, Andrew. The blu-ray edition was based on a restored 4K transfer so it would be a matter of using that same 4K transfer for a 4K release and add an HDR grade. It’s hard to say which titles will be updated and when honestly. If you love the film and want it on physical it might be best to go ahead and pick up because there is no guarantee a 4K upgrade will happen for every title.

[@djchapin2006]

Is risky business part of the sale for Juy 2024?

[@20thand21stMovies]

Hello there! Risky Business comes out on 7/23 during the sale which ends 7/28.

[@djchapin2006]

@@20thand21stMovies thank you so much