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I did alright last year at BN with my treasured Ingmar Bergman set, and hope to replicate that success this year with Criterion's Fellini box.
I'm hoping you'll have an ongoing Fellini review series after you get that set!
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I'm hoping you'll have an ongoing Fellini review series after you get that set!
I appreciate that! Fellini is another of my long-deferred interests that I can't wait to explore. I just hope my local BN get the box in in time for me to get the 50% off!
In the meantime, feel free to contribute to my "drowning man" Bergman thread.
I've been thinking of giving Scenes from a Marriage another try, but even the 2 and a half hour theatrical version is intimidating.
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I've yet to watch either version because of how close they "hit home."
Bergman was a genius, which is why most FSMers ignore his work.
Maybe John Williams should have scored at least one of his films. 
Truth to tell, I have more enthusiasm for the classic French and Italian directors (even when they get Bergman-like austere; Antonioni's "ennui" films of the early 1960s, for example). It might be that they are more racy (in the sense of visual energy and flamboyance) than the Scandinavians and Germans. But Bergman will always remain tremendous - he can even make pessimism (an attitude I generally don't agree with) compelling - e.g. his masterpiece Shame.
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No more 10% in-store discount for B&N members, though, so they can suck it.
How did you determine this?
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Nov 9, 2020 - 11:16 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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No more 10% in-store discount for B&N members, though, so they can suck it.
How did you determine this?
Users in the Blu-Ray.com forum reported it. Sucks, because they still allowed it in this past summer's sale.
My B&N membership is up this month. The only reason I maintained it was for the Criterion sales. Glad I bought what I wanted at the Criterion site's 50% off sale last month. Criterion also has a frequent buyer program that gives you 10% off. But the rub is that you only get a $50 rebate code after you spend $500. There is no immediate discount like with B&N. And obviously, you can only use the rebate to buy more Criterion product. On the plus side, their program is free. No $25 annual fee as with B&N.
I had a surprise when I placed my Criterion order. Their website told me that I had spent $500 in the past (they accumulate all prior purchases) and that I had $50 coming to me. But I had to go searching for it. Turns out after you reach the $500, they e-mail you a rebate code that you have to insert on a future order. I had actually had the code for so long, I forgot to use it on my last order. But it never expires, and I found the old e-mail with the code, so I got my first $50 back from the program. So. bottom line, it's a wash as far as I'm concerned and I will not be re-upping my B&N membership.
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