Get ready, here it comes! B&N is having their bi(tri?)annual 50% off Criterion sale, starting 3AM on 7/10 (online, obviously), and at opening on 7/10 for B&M. It will end on 7/30.

Expect YMMV luck with utilizing coupons in conjunction with this sale, although 90% of the time members succeed. Coupons have come in all flavors during this sale in previous years, so it's up in the air what we are in for this go around. Coupons are said to be most frequently posted in this thread at DVD Talk.

Also expect to be able to use your B&N membership 10% off in-store discount in conjunction with this sale, or expedited shipping when ordering online.

Do not expect to be able to preorder movies using this discount (although I have been able to in the past, but only half the time).

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So what are you guys looking for? I'm gonna get The Killing, Rushmore, The 400 Blows, For All Mankind, Anatomy of a Murder, Branded to Kill, Summer With Monika, Three Colors, Cul-De-Sac (maybe), Close-Up....

House
The Magician*
Solaris
Summer with Monika*
Summer Interlude*
World on a Wire
Smiles of a Summer Night*
Fanny and Alexander*
The Virgin Spring
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Belle De Jour

That is my current plan, provided nothing comes up.

I will definitely be stopping by B&N this week to see what I can find. Last time I was there I saw they had a rather large selection of CC BLUs. I have a few titles that I'm interested in. Would love to get the Samurai Trilogy during this sale.

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Why do they always do this sale 2 weeks before a new release I want?

For me the only definite thing I am getting is the Samurai Trilogy on blu-ray. Two other possibilities are Cronos and Last Temptation of Christ

Originally Posted by DestroVega Why do they always do this sale 2 weeks before a new release I want?

Yeah, I'm going to pass as the only thing I want at the moment is The Gold Rush. I also want Lonesome but that doesn't come out for a another month and a half yet.

Wow, I had no idea The Samurai Trilogy was even released on Blu-Ray. Sounds like it's quite the upgrade from DVD as well. I may have to bite on this.

Originally Posted by Turbojugend Wow, I had no idea The Samurai Trilogy was even released on Blu-Ray. Sounds like it's quite the upgrade from DVD as well. I may have to bite on this.

Review for the curious:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Sa.../40561/#Review

For me, it's looking like Samurai Trilogy and World On A Wire so far. Not sure what else.

Getting the Late Ozu Eclipse set for sure. And then either House or The Gold Rush on blu-ray to get free shipping. Haven't decided which blu-ray yet since I like both movies.

I'm so ing amped they are releasing Fincher's The Game! Too bad it's so far out (Sept 25th).

I'll pick up Harakiri on Blu. I have the Kurosawa AK 100 Box Set, but I still might get Seven Samurai on Blu Ray.

Also, let me recommend The Hit. A really underrated gem and it's on the lower end in terms of Criterion pricing at 30 bucks MSRP, so 15 with this deal. One of my favorite movies ever. John Hurt is great, and Terence Stamp and Tim Roth are very good.

Hopscotch was also surprisingly very VERY good

Heads up! A few titles have already dropped to the half off and are stacking with the buy 2 get 1 free deal!

awesome just got an order in. Glad I checked this thread before I went to bed. thanks for the heads up

I also just placed an order for a few I wanted. Thanks for the heads up OP and MacbethVII!

Sure! I grabbed the War Room, John Malkovich, and Samurai Trilogy for 55 bucks!

I picked up Branded to Kill, Tokyo Drifter and Sanbiki no Samurai all on blu-ray. Did they remaster the Samurai Trilogy for blu-ray? I remember the audio and visual quality of the DVDs was pretty bad for Criterion standards.

I picked up The Great Dictator, The Gold Rush, and The 39 Steps. I'm REALLY thinking about also ordering 12 Angry men, Rushmore, and Charade.

Quick question, is anyone getting confirmation emails from them? I'm not. i never ordered from them before. I created an account and the order I placed doesn't even appear under order status. I did get a Paypal confirmation e-mail, but nothing from them and order doesn't show up under My Orders or Order Status. I would like to place one more, but just want to make sure this isn't out of the ordinary

And thank you MacBeth

I just got a "Your order is scheduled to ship" email for each of my orders.

Stuff I plan on getting:
The 39 Steps
And Everything is Going Fine
Bottle Rocket
Gray's Anatomy
Harold and Maude
The Last Days of Disco
Metropolitan
Sweetie
Tiny Furniture
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