Criterion DVDs on nice discount!

I hate to shill for any company. I am not getting paid to advertise but any film lover should check this out if they are a collector.

Deepdiscount.com has a temporary promotion on where if you purchase a Criterion Collection DVD you get another Criterion of equal or lesser value for free.

What is a Criterion DVD you ask? Well, Criterion is a company in the States that acquires the rights to what they feel are artistic accomplishments in film history, digitally restore them and put together a slew of extra features. Without Criterion I likely would not have seen Seven Samurai, The Wages of Fear or several other fantastic films.


Many great auteurs are promoted through Criterion. Terry Gilliam, Akira Kurosawa, Francois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Jim Jarmusch, and Federico Fellini are but a few.

Although mostly out of print and very difficult to find, there are several old Alfred Hitchcock films outside the pantheon of his work. Instead of Vertigo and Psycho, Criterion released titles like The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes (both of which are still available), Notorious, Rebecca and Spellbound.

Recently I tried to convince myself that I was no longer buying DVD's because my collection is pretty stellar in my opinion. That quickly went out the window because I admit I am an addict of cinema. It is my biggest vice along with literature.

So I ordered six titles...Brazil, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Battle of Algiers, Solaris, Man Bites Dog and Brief Encounter. Likely you've heard of a couple of these and Solaris is the original Russian version, not the Clooney one.

So I urge any and all film fans to embrace Criterion if you have the cash to shell out. It is pricey but it's worth it if you love cinema. You end up paying for quality and deals like this are rare.

I wonder if I can collect a commission from either Criterion or DeepDiscount. Hopefully I just don't get sued.