Barnes & Noble has just kicked off their 50% off Criterion sale and while it’s impossible to suggest titles that will suit everyone looking to beef up their collection at this perfect time of year, I will do my best to offer some suggestions.
Let’s get to it…
My Absolute First Pick
I am almost done going through this collection and it was a collection I got for Christmas under these exact circumstances. Typically priced at $224.99, you can now get this amazing set of 25 Zatoichi films for only $112. Box sets, in my opinion, are what sales like this were made for.
Next Ten Recommendations
It isn’t easy so this is a collection of just some of my favorite films (of all-time and within the collection) and a little variety, though pretty much my standard, go to Criterion first picks, especially if you are just starting out.
- Persona
- Breathless
- 8 1/2
- Seven Samurai
- Yojimbo and Sanjuro
- The Battle of Algiers
- The Seventh Seal
- Sweet Smell of Success
- The Wages of Fear
- The Night of the Hunter
More Favorites
You have all those above? Well how about these including films from Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski and Alfred Hitchcock.
- Thief
- Dazed and Confused
- The 400 Blows
- Rififi
- Three Colors Trilogy
- The Last Temptation of Christ
- Godzilla
- Safety Last!
- The Samurai Trilogy
- Fanny and Alexander
- Beauty and the Beast
- Repulsion
- Mystery Train
- Stagecoach
- Amarcord
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Naked Kiss
- Shock Corridor
- Kiss Me Deadly
- Days of Heaven
- The Lady Vanishes
- Au Revoir Les Enfants
- Diabolique
- Vivre Sa Vie
- Crumb
- Roberto Rossellini’s War Trilogy (DVD Only, but wonderful)
- Belle de Jour
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Even More
Oh, you need more? How about some movies by Stanley Kubrick, David Cronenberg and Guillermo del Toro?
- Scanners
- Red River
- Brazil
- Videodrome
- Band of Outsiders
- John Cassavetes Collection
- The Devil’s Backbone
- Blow Out
- The Red Shoes
- La Notte
- The Killing
- Rosemary’s Baby
- Paths of Glory
- Scanners
- Red River
- Broadcast News
- Frances Ha
- Being John Malkovich
- The 39 Steps
- Ace in the Hole
- A Hard Day’s Night
And now here are some titles from some of my favorite individuals in the collection that haven’t yet been mentioned specifically.
Charlie Chaplin
Wes Anderson
- Bottle Rocket
- Rushmore
- The Royal Tenebaums
- The Life Aquatic
- The Darjeeling Limited
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
Akira Kurosawa
I’ll do my best to sort out a few more, but in the meantime this should be a good start.
