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

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.

Love the Monet shirt!

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

That was great! Really fun conversations

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.

Loved the conversations you too had. Great pick ups!

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 😂

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

Great video 👍🏼

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

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

Dennis Hopper look-alike!

Your friend looks just like Dennis Hopper

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 :(

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 .

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.

The Lynch invasion of your collection begins…

Evan must be jealous

eh, these sound like those weird out there movies