As I've mentioned here before, I don't want your money. PayPal links and the like are fine for weblog beggars like Andrew Sullivan and his ilk, but if I actually thought I'd ever make money doing this, I wouldn't be on a .org site.
And I might actually take it seriously. Give your money to someone who actually needs it, or to the hardworking ladies at your local Hooters.
Of course, if you love what you read here that much and just have to show your appreciation, allow me to offer this as a suggestion:
Now available for the first time, The Criterion Collection is proud to present its prestigious collection of films together in one gift set! Totaling 282 discs, The Criterion Collection Holiday 2004 Gift Set consists of all of their published DVDs through October 2004 (except for the out-of-print editions): that's 241 titles on 282 discs and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. This much sought after collection of films is the most significant archive of contemporary filmmaking available to the home viewer.
The foundation of the collection is the work of such masters of cinema as Renoir, Godard, Kurosawa, Cocteau, Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, Hitchcock, Fuller, Lean, Kubrick, Lang, Sturges, Dreyer, Eisenstein, Ozu, Sirk, Buñuel, Powell and Pressburger. Each film is presented uncut, in its original aspect ratio, as its maker intended it to be seen. For every disc, we track down the best available film elements in the world, use state-of-the-art telecine equipment and a select few colorists capable of meeting our rigorous standards, and take time during the film-to-video digital transfer to create the most pristine possible image and sound. Whenever possible, we work with directors and cinematographers to assure that the look of our releases does justice to their intentions. Our supplements enable viewers to appreciate Criterion films in context, through audio commentaries by filmmakers and scholars, restored director's cuts, deleted scenes, documentaries, shooting scripts, early shorts, and storyboards.
Among the titles included: Yojimbo, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Amarcord, Brazil, Rashomon, The Third Man, Black Narcissus, My Life As a Dog, Spartacus, Videodrome, The Seven Samurai, and The Seventh Seal. And, as noted, some 220 others.
It's a steal at $5,250. Dig deep, you cheap bastards.