The Cult of the Criterion Collection
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Published 2020-12-16
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Sources / Further Reading:
The Death of the DVD: Why Sales Dropped More Than 86% in 13 Years - cnb.cx/2WhlyeU
Why Understanding Fans is the New Superpower by Susan Kresnicka - bit.ly/3aaTaTW
Warner Bros. Signs Deal for AI-Driven Film Management System by Tatiana Siegel - bit.ly/37iG710
Red Letter Media - Half in the Bag: The Last Jedi - bit.ly/3mjWK0q
Channels Referenced:
Daisuke Beppu - bit.ly/37gRZ3s
Nathan Hale - bit.ly/3miDgJV
Elliot Coen - bit.ly/3mcoBQg
Music:
Richard Wagner - "Symphony in C Major" - bit.ly/3nhg8MY
Franz Schubert - "Fantasie in C Major" - bit.ly/37ZFPeJ
Julian Avila - "Summer" - soundcloud.com/julian_avila
Dyalla Swain - "Groovy" - soundcloud.com/dyallas
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All Comments (21)
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“It’s a better academy award than the academy awards” is a very good line, I love it
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When you'll never be on Criterion Closet so you have to find a Barnes and pretend.
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I can’t believe you didn’t even mention the amazing restoration work they do
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You don't have to collect every single release, but there's just something special when the film you love the most gets released in a special packaging, the tangible aspect reminds me of the good ol' days when you receive a present from your parents or friends.
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"The Barnes & Noble Criterion sale is a major event!" as he shops there all by himself.
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The production quality on this channel is literally insane. You have a gift, man.
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I had no idea Criterion invented audio commentary. I used to listen to those all the time when I was a kid...be it either the Director or the whole cast. It was so cool to hear what they were thinking behind the scenes.
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the animation was beautiful in this :]
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For a video with this title, it’s so lovingly affirming of the cult
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This tickled me as a B&N employee who has been doing nothing but work on the Music/Movies section for two months in prep for Christmas
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“We’re gonna make a pile” - the language of every trip to Barnes and Noble
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Oh dude I worked at Barnes and Noble for years and I was in charge of this section. People rarely shopped for Music and Movies but I had some of my favorite conversations with fellow film buffs when the Criterion Sale came around. Thanks for the video!
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Man. That Before Trilogy release. It’s so beautiful.
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This video is unapologetically snobby and pretentious and I love it.
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Incredible production. I’m not sure my views on the Criterion Collection have changed but absolutely loved this. A veritable Criterion Collection Cover in the form of a YouTube video.
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I want to see more anime in Critation Collection. Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Robot Carnival, Castle of Calliastro, Kiki's Delivery Service, among others. Yes, they did Akira for once. For Laser Disk.
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This was fantastic! Your content just keeps getting better. I loved how you incorporated the categories and script text into the Criterion pamphlets. Really clever.
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Every time I think of the Criterion collection I always remember when they invited Guillermo del Toro over and he took like 20 dvds for his collection.
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I love the Criterion Collection and my niche is Japanese cinema. I actually feel the same about High and Low being Kurosawa's best film! People always get mad at that opinion, but tell me another director that can pull off Hitchcock level of intensity and suspense, better than the man himself.
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5:54 is probably my comfort film
