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Barnes & Noble's 50% off Criterion sale will be running November 1-21. This applies to any Criterion Blu-Ray and DVD released before the end of the sale. Pre-orders do not apply.

Now make your lists and prepare your wallets.

This something my wallet doesn't want to hear! Thanks op for the heads up.

Nothing about the sale listed on their site yet, but here is the collection to peruse:
http://video.barnesandnoble.com/u/DV...VDs/379000756/

Sweet. I'm in for Dazed and Confused.

I really wish they would space this out more.

I feel like the last sale was just yesterday. It always gives me so much anxiety of finding the best deal and the movies I want.

Originally Posted by gdemander I really wish they would space this out more. I feel like the last sale was just yesterday. It always gives me so much anxiety of finding the best deal and the movies I want.

It's going to be roughly 5 months since the last one. For a sale that happens twice a year how much more space do you need?

I might pick up a copy of Salo.

Originally Posted by Techsticles I might pick up a copy of Salo.

Unless you are wondering whether you will still be alive on November 1st, I'm not sure why the word "might" is in that sentence...

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd of course Rushmore comes out the 22nd.

Oh good, the sale will still be running when the Three Colors trilogy comes out. That's my highest priority title this time around (though I'm sure I'll buy plenty of others too...).

The downside is that it ends the day before Rushmore and 12 Angry Men come out. Doh!

Originally Posted by ssjmichael It's going to be roughly 5 months since the last one. For a sale that happens twice a year how much more space do you need?

I have to admit, I'd prefer if it were a bit more evenly spaced in the year as well. There are eight months between the start of the November sale and the start of the July sale, and only four months between July and November. It means that there's a lot more to catch up on in July generally. I mean, I kind of get why they choose those months -- July is in the middle of the summer, November is right before Christmas -- but it's still a bit annoying. That being said, at least the new release lists in January and February tend to be a bit smaller.

Or, you know, I'd be totally fine with them running in March as well, to just make it evenly spaced over every four months...

Oh, and so here's going to be the dilemma of the sale...

Orpheus was released on blu-ray by itself in August.

The Blood of a Poet and Testament of Orpheus were only ever released on DVD in the Orphic Trilogy box set, not individually.

So... grab Orpheus by itself now, or hold out for an Orphic Trilogy blu-ray box set? I'd rather not end up having to buy Orpheus on blu-ray twice just to get the other two...

Originally Posted by arcane93 Oh, and so here's going to be the dilemma of the sale... Orpheus was released on blu-ray by itself in August. The Blood of a Poet and Testament of Orpheus were only ever released on DVD in the Orphic Trilogy box set, not individually. So... grab Orpheus by itself now, or hold out for an Orphic Trilogy blu-ray box set? I'd rather not end up buying Orpheus on blu-ray twice just to get the other two...

From what I've read, Criterion lost the rights to the other two last year which is why they released Orpheus separately.. So unless that situation changes, odds are you won't see a Blu release for the trilogy anytime soon.

Originally Posted by ssjmichael From what I've read Criterion lost the rights to the other two, so odds are you won't see a Blu release for the trilogy anytime soon.

Ah, damn, I saw that the Trilogy DVD set was out of print, but I was hoping that it was just because they were preparing a new version of it. Hrm, ok, guess maybe I'll grab the standalone Orpheus after all then...

Guess it's just Fear & Loathing and Dazed & Confused for me this time around.

Let's hope we have some more coupons during the sale timeframe.

Originally Posted by DestroVega Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd of course Rushmore comes out the 22nd.

Same for 12 Angry Men too. I can't seem to recall, are pre-orders included in this? I could have sworn it was the last time

Uh oh. I went a little crazy with the last two facebook sales and the last BN sale. But, the plus side is that I have all the blu-rays (except The Third Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth) now so I only have to buy the new releases and maybe some DVDs.

Originally Posted by ssjmichael Same for 12 Angry Men too. I can't seem to recall, are pre-orders included in this? I could have sworn it was the last time

Someone on SD posted that they believed that titles that released during the same month as the sale had received the discount in sales past. I hope. Canceling my D&C preorder at amazon now. Hanging on to my Rushmore quick picks preorder.

I'm hoping to pick up:

Terrence Malick flicks
Three Colors
Dazed and Confused
Rushmore
Benjamin Button
... Some of those samurai flicks.

I'm in for The Killing for sure, perhaps 1 or 2 more.

My wallet can't afford much more then that.

Definitely getting The Killing. Not sure if anything else.

In for Secret Sunshine and Fear and Loathing, thanks for the heads up!