The OFFICIAL Cinema DVD/Blu-ray Deal Thread
AMAZON UK:
The Eric Rohmer Collection – 8 Disc Box Set
The Claude Chabrol Collection (8 films) V1 £11.99
The Claude Chabrol Collection V2 £11.97
The Jean-Pierre Melville Collection £15.93
Frank Borzage Vol 1: Seventh Heaven, Street Angel £7.99
Frank Borzage Vol 2: Lucky Star, Liliom £7.99
Many Artificial Eye Blu-rays are £6.99 – £12.99
For those who enjoy FOX classics, in celebration of their 75th anniversary, they are releasing a lot of their classics in quad sets. Target is selling each set for $9.99 which is a STEAL! As of September 5, 2010, they have released set 1-11 (#10 has not been released and no one knows if there is a vol. 10, 6-11 was in Target stores on July 2010). (Note: These are found in near the magazine section where the DVD’s are. Of course, this may change at various Target stores).
I have included star rankings from film critic Leonard Maltin, a few are on Roger Ebert’s Greatest Film section as well.
Classic Quad Set 01 – Studio Classics
Anna and the King of Siam 1946 John Cromwell 3.5
Can-Can 1960 Walter Lang 2.5
Daddy Long Legs 1955 Jean Negulesco 2.5
Star! 1968 Robert Wise 2.5
A&E Biography – Anna and the King: The Real Story of Anna Leonowens 1998 Steven Smith
Classic Quad Set 02 – Studio Classics
An Affair to Remember 1957 Leo McCarey 2.5
Leave Her to Heaven 1945 John M. Stahl 3
A Letter to Three Wives 1949 Joseph L. Mankiewicz 4
Peyton Place 1957 Mark Robson 3.5
AMBC Backstory – An Affair to Remember 2001 Michele Farinola
A&E Biography – Linda Darnell: Hollywood’s Fallen Angel 1999 Hilary Atkin
Classic Quad Set 03 – Studio Classics
Anna Karenina 1948 Julie Duvivier 2.5
A Farewell to Arms 1957 Charles Vidor 2.5
Les Miserables 1935 Richard Boleslawski 3.5
Les Miersables 1952 Lewis Milestone 3
The Sun Also Rises 1957 Henry King 3
Classic Quad Set 04 – Studio Classics
The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 Carol Reed 2.5
Bible…In the Beginning, The 1966 John Huston 0
Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 Delmer Daves 2.5
The Robe 1953 Henry Koster 2.5
Classic Quad Set 05 – Studio Classics
Francis of Assisi 1961 Michael Curtiz 2.5
The Gospel Road 1973 Robert Elfstrom 2.5
A Man Called Peter 1955 Henry Koster 3
The Song of Bernadette 1943 Henry King 4
A&E Biography – Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady 2001 Lawrence Williams
Classic Quad Set 06 – Studio Classics
Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 Henry Levin 3
Little Miss Broadway 1938 Irving Cummings 2
My Friend Flicka 1943 Harold D. Schuster 3
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines 1965 Ken Annakin 3
Classic Quad Set 07 – Studio Classics
Anastasia 1956 Anatole Litvak 4
Gentleman’s Agreement 1947 Elia Kazan 3
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943 William A. Wellman 4
The Snake Pit 1948 Lee Schneider 3.5
A&E Biography – Anastasia: Her True Story 1997 Michele Farinola
AMC Backstory – Gentlemen’s Agreement 2001 Mimi Freedman
A&E Biography – Henry Fonda: Hollywood’s Quiet Hero 1997
Classic Quad Set 08 – Studio Classics
Black Widow 1954 Nunnaly Johnson 2
Call Northside 777 1948 Henry Hathaway 3.5
Dangerous Crossing 1953 Joseph M. Newman 2.5
Laura 1944 Otto Preminger 4
A&E Biography: Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait 1999 Rouben Mamoulian
A&E Biography – Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain 2000 Steven Smith
Classic Quad Set 09 – Studio Classics
All About Eve 1950 Joseph L. Mankiewicz 4
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970 Russ Meyer 3
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958 Mark Robson 3
Valley of the Dolls 1967 Michele Farinola 0
AMC Backstory – All About Eve Documentary 2001 Mimi Freedman
Aboe, Beneath and Beyond the Valley 2006
Look On Up at the Bottom 2006
The Best of Beyond 2006
Sex, Drugs, Music and Murder 2006
AMC Backstory – Valley of the Dolls 2001
The Dish on Dolls 2006
Divine Ms. Susann 2006
Gotta Get Off this Merry Go Round: Sex, Dolls and Showtunes 2006
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls 1968
Classic Quad Set 10 – Studio Classics
Classic Quad Set 11 – Studio Classics
The Blue Max 1966 John Guillermin 2.5
The Desert Fox 1951 Henry Hathaway 3
Immortal Sergeant 1943 John M. Stahl 2.5
Sink the Bismarck! 1960 Lewis Gilbert 3
Classic Quad Set 12 – Studio Classics
The Desert Rats 1953 Robert Wise 3
Twelve O’Clock High 1949 Henry King 4
Von Ryan’s Express 1965 Mark Robson 3
The Young Lions 1958 Edward Dmytryk 3.5
Classic Quad Set 13 – Studio Classics
On the Avenue 1937 Roy Del Ruth 3
Pin Up Girl 1944 H. Bruce Humberstone 2.5
Something For the Boys 1944 Lewis Seiler 2.5
You’re in the Navy Now 1951 Henry Hathaway 2
Classic Quad Set 14 – Studio Classics
Desk Set 1957 Walter Lang 3.5
Hollywood Cavalcade 1939 Irving Cummings 2.5
How to Steal a Million 1966 Malcom St. Clair 3
I Was a Male War Bride 1949 Buster Keaton 3
A&E Biography – Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady 1997 William Wyler
Classic Quad Set 15 – Studio Classics
Move Over, Darling 1963 Michael Gordon 2.5
O.Henry’s Full House 1952 Henry Hathaway 2.5
On the Riviera 1951 Howard Hawks 3
Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys! 1958 Henry King 2.5
Amazing Road to ’Move Over Darling’ 2007 Henry Koster
Conversation with Polly Bergen 2007 Jean Negulesco
Doris Day vs. Marilyn Monroe 2007 Walter Lang
Girls 1927 Leo McCarey
A Man About Town 1927 John Cork
Classic Quad Set 16 – Studio Classics
The Alligator People 1959 Roy Del Ruth 2.5
The Cabinet of Caligari 1962 Roger Kay 2.5
The Fly 1958 Kurt Neumann 3
House of the Damned 1963 Maury Dexter
Classic Quad Set 17 – Studio Classics
Fantastic Voyage 1966 Richard Fleischer 3.5
The Lost World 1960 Irwin Allen 2
The Towering Inferno 1975 John Guillermin 2.5
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 3
Classic Quad Set 18 – Studio Classics
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 J. Lee Thompson 2
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 Robert Wise 4
The Neptune Factor: An Undersea Odyssey 1973 Daniel Petrie 2
The Poseidon Adventure 1972 Ronald Neame 3
If you haven’t taken advantage of this yet, KINO and Sony Pictures Classics titles are part of this Deep Discount Labor Day Buy 1, Get 1 free Blu-ray sale which ends on September 7th. This is a steal because you are paying around $22-$24 and essential getting both titles anywhere between $9-$12 each and shipping is FREE.
As of right now, most of the titles MAY be sold out. But that is fine since most of these Blu-rays are new and wait-time is anywhere between 2-3 weeks. So, it’s definitely worth it since KINO and SPC titles RARELY go on sale.
ENTER THIS CODE AT CHECKOUT: LABORBD
(Note: The SPC titles are mixed with other commercial Sony titles)
Thanks for posting this, KNDY. I order Pandora and the Flying Dutchman and Steamboat Bill Jr. (they’re both backordered as this point, of course).
Looks like many of the BFI titles are on sale at Amazon UK.
@KNDY
The Snake Pit (1948) was directed by Anatole Litvak, not Lee Schneider.
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Thanks Rich! I wish Mubi had a function to edit previous posts.
Anyone in the Bay Area go to livingsocial.com. Pay $15 for a $30 voucher to Amoeba. You can get up to 3, so $45 for $90. Not sure if it’ll work in the LA location.
For Keaton fans, the Lost Keaton is a great deal since that set is new. The Gaumont set is also on sale. Again, probably a lot of these are sold out but worth purchasing and you should get them 2-3 weeks later.
For classic fans:
Both Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collections are $15.99 right now on Amazon.com. These are usually $24.99-$29.99 and typically hit under $17.99 on Black Friday but surprisingly it’s $15.99 right now.
Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection, Vol. 1 (Boys Town / A Christmas Carol / Christmas in Connecticut / The Singing Nun)
Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 (All Mine to Give / Holiday Affair / It Happened on 5th Avenue / Blossoms in the Dust)
Thanks for all of these tips! The B&N Criterion sale is a favorite of mine, and I’m looking forward to the Criterion and Kino sales at Deep Discount (a favorite site of mine).
For those who are looking forward to Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” from Criterion, I just want to plug Richard Patterson’s Chaplin documentary “The Gentleman Tramp”. He is the only documentarian that Chaplin gave access to his home, to use footage from his home movies, his past films, etc.
Mr. Patterson is releasing the 78-minute documentary from its original master on DVD for $10 but he’s only producing 800 limited edition copies and that is all. It’s not Blu-ray but this is probably the only time you are going to get a chance to get this. Previously it was on VHS only and 25 16mm prints. Go to Amazon and search for “Gentleman Tramp” and you will see it for $10.
For more info, click here
Kino’s latest $9.99 deal for the month:
http://www.kino.com/video/results.php?startrow=0&featured_id=139
Masters of Cinema newsletter is up and the Mabuse, Shoah and Naruse sets are on sale (YAY!):
http://www.eurekavideo.co.uk/offers/octoberoffers.html
Hitchock is the lightning deal of the day on Amazon
Alfred Hitchock – The Masterpiece Collection – $50.99 (58% off) (14 films/15 DVD’s)
For early classic fans, the once very, very expensive Laurel & Hardy 21-Disc Set has dropped in price on Amazon UK (for just today…I don’t know).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001K2KE8/ref=ox_ya_os_product
Not sure if it’s for today or what…but the price is now:
£26.24 (note: On the site it says 31 but when you check out, the VAT is dropped and becomes 26). Total for me and I live in California is: £29.32
It comes to around $46 (US) but I have been waiting for this to go under $60 and this is the cheapest I have seen it since. That’s pretty good for 21 DVD’s (and I just bought the Abbot & Costello set which was $56).
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Note: With a lot of cinema DVD’s going cheap especially on Amazon UK with the BFI, Artificial Eye, Studio Canal prices quite low, I’ve been asked what is the cheapest all-region player. For those living in the US, you have three choices (As of Oct. 2010):
WAL-MART:
Philips DVP3982 1080p HDMI DVD Player (Factory Refurbished) $28.54
TARGET:
Philips 1080p HDMI DVD Player with Up-Conversion – DVP3980 – $54.99
Target stores received six more volumes of the Fox Classic Quad Studio Classics DVD Sets ($9.99) and also TCM Greatest Hits Collections for $9.99. You should be able to find these at your local Target (US).
Classic Quad Set 13 – Studio Classics
On the Avenue 1937 Roy Del Ruth 3
Pin Up Girl 1944 H. Bruce Humberstone 2.5
Something For the Boys 1944 Lewis Seiler 2.5
You’re in the Navy Now 1951 Henry Hathaway 2
Classic Quad Set 14 – Studio Classics
Desk Set 1957 Walter Lang 3.5
Hollywood Cavalcade 1939 Irving Cummings 2.5
How to Steal a Million 1966 Malcom St. Clair 3
I Was a Male War Bride 1949 Buster Keaton 3
A&E Biography – Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady 1997 William Wyler
Classic Quad Set 15 – Studio Classics
Move Over, Darling 1963 Michael Gordon 2.5
O.Henry’s Full House 1952 Henry Hathaway 2.5
On the Riviera 1951 Howard Hawks 3
Rally ‘Round the Flag, Boys! 1958 Henry King 2.5
Amazing Road to ’Move Over Darling’ 2007 Henry Koster
Conversation with Polly Bergen 2007 Jean Negulesco
Doris Day vs. Marilyn Monroe 2007 Walter Lang
Girls 1927 Leo McCarey
A Man About Town 1927 John Cork
Classic Quad Set 16 – Studio Classics
The Alligator People 1959 Roy Del Ruth 2.5
The Cabinet of Caligari 1962 Roger Kay 2.5
The Fly 1958 Kurt Neumann 3
House of the Damned 1963 Maury Dexter
Classic Quad Set 17 – Studio Classics
Fantastic Voyage 1966 Richard Fleischer 3.5
The Lost World 1960 Irwin Allen 2
The Towering Inferno 1975 John Guillermin 2.5
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 3
Classic Quad Set 18 – Studio Classics
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 J. Lee Thompson 2
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 Robert Wise 4
The Neptune Factor: An Undersea Odyssey 1973 Daniel Petrie 2
The Poseidon Adventure 1972 Ronald Neame 3
For classic and silent fans, Warner Archive is having a 50% off pack sale
Please note that these are DVD-R’s…
30% off for the Veteran’s Day Sale through November 15th.
USE THIS COUPON CODE for $5.00 off: smodcast
One more to add for the day….
More 25% off coupons for the Criterion sale at B&N or other items…in-store coupons only and they expire on November 14th.
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I know there are a lot of people who haven’t made the jump to Blu-ray but Disney is offering one hell of a deal right now. If you own five Disney titles (of the 20 eligible titles offered) and have not used your Disney Reward Points (these come inside a DVD or Blu-ray purchase), you can enter five codes and then get a Disney Blu-ray player for $59.99 (and it’s a very good Blu-ray player too!!!) This deal ends in January. So, take advantage of it if you have five Disney DVD’s or Blu-rays with points you have never redeemed.
Forbidden Hollywood sets are on sale…not sure why just v2 and v3 but they are 66% off at $16.99 (usually $41).
For those wondering what these sets are…included are pre-code Hollywood films shot between 1930-1934 that featured sexual innuendo, references to homosexuality, miscegenation, illegal drug use, infidelity, abortion, and profane language.
It looks like there are a few classic box sets that are $50-66% off:
The Marx Brothers Collection (A Night at The Opera/A Day at The Races/A Night in Casablanca/Room Service/At the Circus/Go West/The Big Store) (1935)
BEFORE: $59.98
NOW: $17.99
NOTE: THIS IS THE LOWEST! I have seen of the Marx Brothers green box set.
The Marlon Brando Collection (Julius Caesar / Mutiny on the Bounty 1962 / Reflections in a Golden Eye / The Teahouse of the August Moon / The Formula ) (1967)
THEN: $59.98
NOW: $15.99
NOTE: THIS IS THE LOWEST! I have seen of the Marlon Brando box set.
Bogie and Bacall – The Signature Collection (The Big Sleep / Dark Passage / Key Largo / To Have and Have Not)
BEFORE: $39.98
NOW: $17.99
James Stewart – The Signature Collection (The Cheyenne Social Club / Firecreek / The FBI Story / The Naked Spur / The Spirit of St. Louis / The Stratton Story) (1957)
BEFORE: $49.98
NOW: $17.99
Gary Cooper – The Signature Collection (Sergeant York / The Fountainhead / Dallas / Springfield Rifle / The Wreck of the Mary Deare) (1950)
BEFORE: $49.98
NOW: $16.99
Also, the Natalie Wood, All Warner Gangster sets and James Dean set are $16.99-$17.99.
The latest Nov. newsletter for 60% off items from Eureka!/Masters of Cinema is here
UPDATE:
FOR CANADIANS: It’s important to note that a Region Free Hackable Blu-ray player has been released at Wal-Mart for $49.00 (Via Black Friday Deals, 3-day deal starts today). So, for those in CANADA who want to play Region B discs, this is your chance.
So, no more worrying about if you can play MoC, Artificial Eye and other region discs…
To make the player region-free, it just takes the following button presses
- I am not sure if this player will be available in the US…we’ll see! Hopefully we will see this today at U.S. stores but this would be great since if it’s a region free Blu-ray player, you can play also region-free DVD’s.
For those who have Borders Member Rewards:
kndy
Having maintained deals on the Criterion and Kino threads, I’m going to start using this thread to plug other cinema sales and hope others can contribute as well.
The focus will be on Blu-ray and DVD as a priority but if there are hardware sales for those wanting to jump to Blu-ray, please contribute as well.
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Ordering from another country
For those living in another country, here is a Universal Currency Converter
For those in the US purchasing from Amazon UK:
For those in the US purchasing from Amazon UK, there is no VAT charge and what you see priced is much cheaper after you add it to your cart and make a purchase. For example, a DVD priced at £7.99 will end up costing £6.80 instead.
Canadians purchasing from other countries
Canadians on various forums have said they have been paying for custom charges when purchasing from USA or UK stores. Please keep this in mind.
DVD REGIONS:
For the most part, for Americans purchasing from Amazon UK, the DVD will more than likely be PAL, Region 2. All region players can be purchased at Target or Wal-Mart (like a Phillips DVD player that has DIVX capability) for $34.99-$69.99. It’s important to look for the models up on a site like this first. Then if listed, find out how to make your player All Region. Just a few presses on a remote will enable your DVD player in becoming an all region DVD player.
BLU-RAYS
More and more Blu-rays from Europe are becoming region free. Please visit Blu-ray.com and you will see if the Blu-ray you want to buy is all-region or not.
It is important to note that although the film may be all-region, the special features and menus MAY NOT be all-region and thus not play on your player.
So far, I have tested Masters of Cinema all-region Blu-rays and they have worked on various types of Blu-rays. I have tested other companies like Showbox or Tartan Video and although the films are all-region, sometimes the special features are not.
Granted, it comes down to your Blu-ray player at times if they can play PAL-related titles or not.
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AMAZON
Criterion sales have happened after the November sale. Although not all of DVD titles are offered, you often will see the Blu-rays on sale.
As for other titles, I highly recommend using camelcamelcamel for Amazon purchases.
BARNES & NOBLE
Barnes and Noble have their Criterion sale in July and November, although it is not known if this will continue in 2011. Also, due to the membership card changes, there is a benefit if you are a member and buy in-store, otherwise not much anymore if you only purchase online. If you are an online purchaser, it is recommended to use the third-party B&N stores such as AAA, Visa, Library, etc.
To keep up to date on coupons or third party B&N stores, please visit this thread
BIG LOTS
Many cinema classics can be found at Big Lot stores lately. Of course, stores have varied of what titles can be found but lately, Jean-Luc Godard, Borzage sets have been found to titles from Hsiao-hsien Hou, Pedro Almodóvar and more. Also, cinema books can be found as well. The good thing about Big Lots is most DVD’s go for $3 (new releases are $5-6) and sets can be found from $3-$6. Purchases are made in-store.
DEEP DISCOUNT
Deep Discount is known for having two Criterion sales during the year at 45% off and a KINO video sale in March at 55% off and the B1G1 free on Labor Day (same as Sony Pictures Classics titles). Studio Canal sales once a year as well. Keep your eyes on this thread for any DD cinema sales.
EUREKA!/MASTERS of CINEMA
If you join their newsletter, you can receive great deals on the titles. Join the newsletter here
WARNER ARCHIVE
As Warner is moving towards DVD on demand, a lot of their classics are being burned on DVD-R via their Warner Video Archive. Occasionally, they will have a buy 5 for $50 or buy 10 for $100 sale. Please check this site for any significant sales or other titles on this thread.
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