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Old 11-22-12, 08:24 AM
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Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

Amongst others:

Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection - $18.49
http://www.amazon.com/William-Collec...et+collections

Val Lewton Horror Collection - $18.99
http://www.amazon.com/Collection-Sna...et+collections

Greta Garbo - The Signature Collection - $18.49
http://www.amazon.com/Greta-Garbo-Si...rbo+collection

Thin Man Collection - $17.99
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Colle...words=thin+man
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

Good finds .

They also have
Carole Lombard - The Glamour Collection $9.72
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...o_cart_title_2

Mae West - The Glamour Collection $11.49
http://www.amazon.com/Mae-West-Glamo...st&tag=yjtv-20

Marlene Dietrich: The Glamour Collection $9.10
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...WQ&tag=yjtv-20
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

Warner Gangster Collections have also dropped to the $18.99 - $21.49 range.
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

The Busby Berkeley Collection is down to $21.99, from its usual $45-$50 range:
http://www.amazon.com/Berkeley-Colle...I3NGKS493Y0N73
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

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The Busby Berkeley Collection is down to $21.99, from its usual $45-$50 range:
http://www.amazon.com/Berkeley-Colle...I3NGKS493Y0N73
$12.99 at Costco if you are a member
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

Wow, never thought I'd see that THIN MAN set so low. That's less what I paid for it USED with a crumply box last summer. And I thought I was getting a such a bargain.

The GARBO set has been notoriously expensive and never seemed to come down, so this is quite the deal. I wound up getting all the titles individually over the years, but for a lot more.

Tempted on the POWELL/LOY set even though it's not as packed with extras as the WB Signature Collections or bigger box sets.

Thanks to Bacigalup for posting these!
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Wow, those are good prices, thanks for the heads up!
There are some other Signature Collections on sale too, best way I could find to list them(When I tried priced from low to high, junk that didn't have those words even in the title showed up)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ure+Collection
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Wow, never thought I'd see that THIN MAN set so low. That's less what I paid for it USED with a crumply box last summer. And I thought I was getting a such a bargain.
Very tempting. Are there good extras on that set?
Thanks to Bacigalup for posting these!
Seconded!
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http://www.amazon.com/Berkeley-9-Fil...ef=pd_cp_mov_0

This 9-disc Berekely seems to be a better deal.

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Originally Posted by Shack
Very tempting. Are there good extras on that set?
Here they are, excerpted from DVD Savant's review:
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The first disc (which was released as a snapper in 2002) has a full trailer gallery, but each disc thereafter contains its own trailer, a short subject and a cartoon. Robert Benchley is in How to Be a Detective and Why Daddy? among musical shorts and an instalment of Passing Parade. There are also a couple of radio shows with Powell and Loy. Cartoons include strange efforts like The Early Bird and the Worm and The Bookworm with Tex Avery making a nice showing in Screwball Squirrel and Slap Happy Lion. Fans of film noir will be pleased to see the Jules Dassin short subject The Tell-Tale Heart: Dassin was going nowhere as a trainee at the studio when they allowed him to shoot it. It was shelved for a year but so acclaimed when released that the brass had to take notice and give the young director feature work. The artsy adaptation features expressive camera angles and Joseph Schildkraut as the paranoid murderer, ta-thump, ta thump.

A seventh disc contains the 'documentary profiles' William Powell: A True Gentleman and Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To. Both actors have fascinating backstories and seem the kind of Hollywood royalty who deserved their fame and glory. They're a pleasure to learn about. Sparkhill did the new Powell piece and the Loy show is by Richard Schickel from 1990.

Also on the bonus disc is a TV episode of The Thin Man from the late fifties, starring Peter Lawford and Phillis Kirk, and another radio show with Powell and Loy. Lawford and Kirk don't begin to touch the personality of the films.
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

I woudn't be surprised if the wbshop comes in with even better prices tomorrow. that's what happened in years past.
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Originally Posted by g
I woudn't be surprised if the wbshop comes in with even better prices tomorrow. that's what happened in years past.
My thoughts exactly. Give it a day and see what WB shop does.
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Originally Posted by That'sAllFolks
My thoughts exactly. Give it a day and see what WB shop does.
True enough, but waiting could backfire if they don't. Who knows how long these discounts will last on Amazon?
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Originally Posted by That'sAllFolks
My thoughts exactly. Give it a day and see what WB shop does.

They might be a couple of bucks cheaper but they won't come with Amazon's fast shipping and service.
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Good finds .

They also have
Carole Lombard - The Glamour Collection $9.72
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...o_cart_title_2

Mae West - The Glamour Collection $11.49
http://www.amazon.com/Mae-West-Glamo...st&tag=yjtv-20

Marlene Dietrich: The Glamour Collection $9.10
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...WQ&tag=yjtv-20
Those were $5 at BL last year.
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Originally Posted by guerilla1977
The Busby Berkeley Collection is down to $21.99, from its usual $45-$50 range:
http://www.amazon.com/Berkeley-Colle...I3NGKS493Y0N73
That was $10 at BL last year.
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

Originally Posted by MooMooMooMoo
Those were $5 at BL last year.
That MAE WEST proved elusive at the Big Lots in SoCal. Near as I could tell the only copies made it to one store in Culver City. Sadly my friend saw it there and said he didn't pick it up for me because he thought I already had it! He also spotted the W.C. FIELDS Volume 2 set at the same BL, but passed on it for the same reason. Needless to say I have since developed a better system for his having my BL Want List.
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Originally Posted by MooMooMooMoo
Those were $5 at BL last year.
Originally Posted by MooMooMooMoo
That was $10 at BL last year.
Thanks! I'll go back in time and pick those up.
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Originally Posted by MooMooMooMoo
That was $10 at BL last year.
I think only Volume 2 was at Big Lots last year, I never saw Volume One.
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Unfortunately with Big Lots, it's hit and miss. I was only able to find Marlene Dietrich at BL of all the ones mentioned here. I have access to 3 stores.
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Originally Posted by g
I woudn't be surprised if the wbshop comes in with even better prices tomorrow. that's what happened in years past.
Looks like this isn't going to happen. Too bad because I have a $10 credit at the WB SHOP. Oh well, back to Amazon.
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Had to pick up the thin man set, what a bargain!!
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

thanks Op

Bought all 4 sets.great deal.

Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection - $18.49
Val Lewton Horror Collection - $18.99
Greta Garbo - The Signature Collection - $18.49
Thin Man Collection - $17.99
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Re: Some Amazon Classic Film Box Set Deals

Originally Posted by JoeySeven
thanks Op

Bought all 4 sets.great deal.

Myrna Loy and William Powell Collection - $18.49
Val Lewton Horror Collection - $18.99
Greta Garbo - The Signature Collection - $18.49
Thin Man Collection - $17.99
YES! Now that's the kind of Black Friday spirit I love to see!!! All great sets for great prices. Nice buy, Joey!
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Originally Posted by Preterite
Thanks! I'll go back in time and pick those up.
I could think of much better things to do than a trip to Big Lots if i had a Time machine..........


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