17 November
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CRITERION COLLECTION SALE AT BARNES & NOBLE It’s that time of year again for the fall Criterion Collection sale at Barnes & Noble. It happens twice a year when their entire catalog is 50% off. Plus, you can save another 10% with your member card. Sorry to say that no other coupons can be added on. Apparently Criterion has caught on to the sneaky tricks we’ve all been pulling over the last few years. The sale has been going strong all month and will conclude on November 28th. I’ve only picked up two titles so far, Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Richard Linklater’sRead More →

07 July
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In Special Series

CRITERION COLLECTION SALE AT BARNES & NOBLE I often find myself turning to Amazon to buy a Blu-Ray that’s on my wish list. It’s very convenient when life gets in the way to do some one-click shopping and boom you’re done in sixty seconds. I’m guilty and I even have Amazon links on my website to buy some of my favorite home releases. That being said, I still firmly believe in visiting the old brick and mortar store to help keep businesses alive and kicking. It’s that time of the year when Barnes & Noble partners with the Criterion Collection to offer their titles forRead More →

31 August
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In Special Series

ALTMAN AT THE TRYLON Confession time. Robert Altman is one of those directors that I don’t know as well as I should. Yes, I watched Popeye as a kid and I went and saw A Prairie Home Companion when it was released. I’ve somehow missed out on a majority of the other films for which he is better known. Last year my interest perked up when I watched 3 Women at the Trylon Microcinema as part of their Sissy Spacek series. I have no idea what happened in that movie as it’s a trippy story featuring Spacek and Altman regular Shelley Duvall. What I doRead More →