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Criterion's October Wave Gets into the Halloween Spirit with Four New Titles on 4K UHD and Blu-ray
> The Criterion Collection has revealed their October 2024 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray slate. This wave includes: I Walked with a Zombie / The Seventh Victim: Produced by Val Lewton, Masahiro Shinoda's Demon Pond, and Harmony Korine’s Gummo - all three on both 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray, plus G. W. Pabst's Pandora's Box only on Blu-ray.
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- • 100%faroutmagazine.co.uk From Criterion to Arrow: the cult of movie collecting
In the streaming age, collecting physical media, such as boutique Blu-Rays by the likes of Criterion, Arrow and BFI is more important than ever.
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> > Yet, the popularity of boutique Blu-Rays doesn’t seem to be waning, a sign that the interest in physical media is still going strong. The Criterion Collection is easily the biggest specialist company making Blu-Rays, having first released a series of DVDs in 1998. In 2008, they released their first Blu-Ray, Chungking Express, marking the start of several thousand high-quality editions released by the company, which they consider the finest pieces of cinema. > > > > Criterion’s appeal resides in its attention to detail and consideration for dedicated film fans, filling every release with special features that are actually worth watching or reading, like short films, exclusive interviews, essays, and audio commentary. Each film comes with gorgeous artwork and sometimes even a poster inside, making the price tag (a single film is typically between £15 and £23) much more worth it. Additionally, Criterion takes great pride in restoring films to their original glory, with one of the most striking examples being their restoration of Jacques Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The company also offers boxsets for prestigious directors, like Agnes Varda, Ingmar Bergman and Wong Kar-wai, as well as film series, like the Before trilogy and Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales. > > > > Evidently, film fans can trust Criterion to deliver high-quality editions of their favourite pictures, with the company ensuring that beloved classics and newer releases all get special treatment. With frequent sale seasons allowing buyers to bulk buy some of their most-wanted titles for a more reasonable price, it’s rare you’ll meet a self-confessed cinephile who doesn’t own at least a few Criterions. > > > > ... > > > > They’re not the only company releasing collector’s editions, though. Arrow Films, an independent British distributor, offers some of the greatest cult and horror films, complete with a variety of special features, carefully designed artwork, and high-quality Blu-Ray transfers. BFI also provides an impressive collection, focusing on niches such as kitchen sink dramas, forgotten British gems, documentaries, and other acclaimed classics. Another notable company is Eureka, which specialises in films by directors they consider masters of cinema. > > > > Each of these companies taps into a niche to attract customers, whether that be horror or foreign cinema, or in the case of Shameless Screen Entertainment, “carefully picked vile, evil, gore-soaked, demented, disturbing [and] deranged” movies. While specialist companies have existed for a while, like Tartan, which stopped selling its DVDs in 2008, the landscape is now saturated with streaming services all competing to be the best, which you would think might make it harder for these companies to thrive. Yet, it seems as though film fans are keeping physical media alive for now, with many people still wanting to own copies of their favourite films without worrying about a streaming service removing them. > > > > ... > > > > Collecting Criterions or other special edition Blu-Rays is the kind of hobby that keeps paying for itself – you can resell them for a decent price, watch them endless times, and access content, like shorts and essays, that you most likely can’t find for free anywhere else. We need physical media to survive in the internet age, and thanks to these companies and the passionate cinephiles who buy their Blu-Rays, hope is not yet lost.
- • 100%www.gamespot.com Criterion Collection Blu-Rays Are 50% Off At Amazon Right Now
Amazon is matching a bunch of the Blu-ray deals in Barnes & Noble's latest Criterion Collection promotion.
> Streaming services might be convenient, but in an age where there's no guarantee that films will always be accessible on them, purchasing a few Criterion Collection Blu-rays adds some cinematic security to your home. Right now, you can save big on these films, as Amazon and Barnes & Noble are offering 50% discounts on these cinematic treasures. It's worth noting that Amazon is still adding to its deals, while Barnes & Noble will offer everything in its online inventory of Criterion Collection films at 50% off. Amazon isn't likely to match all of Barnes & Noble's deals, but this promotion--which typically runs at least once each year--is the best time to pick up Criterion Collection releases.
- • 100%www.polygon.com Movies from the Criterion Collection are half-off at Barnes & Noble
Some of the best movies from the past century are heavily discounted.
This year's 50% off B&N Summer sale runs through July 28.
I missed Criterion's flash sale earlier this year so I'll probably stock up on this one sometime next week.
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The Life Of A Collector Is Always Intense - Criterion Announces September 2024 4K UHD & Blu-rays
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> > As physical media collectors well know, The Criterion Collection can be rather eclectic with their selections. Sometimes you get your true Hollywood classic. Sometimes you get a great piece of French of Japanese cinema. Occasionally you get one hell of an incredible box set. But every once in a while they stack their slate with a smorgasbord of cult classics, fan favorites, and one of the best gangster flicks to come out of England (and there are a lot of those!). So lets get into it - > > * Repo Man 4k > * All of Us Strangers 4k > * The Long Good Friday 4k > * Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy 4K > * Happiness 4k > > Tech specs at Blu-ray.com
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- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 4K Blu-ray
- Risky Business 4K Blu-ray
- Le Samouraï 4K Blu-ray
- Farewell My Concubine 4K Blu-ray
- Perfect Days 4K Blu-ray
- Black God, White Devil
- • 100%www.flickeringmyth.com 20 Essential Criterion Collection Films
It’s time to cast an eye on the Criterion Collection, a distribution company renowned for giving cult, classic and world cinema a new lease of life… Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro have come out recently and spoken of the importance of physical media and the dangers of everything shifting t...
They are:
- Cronos
- Following
- Stalker
- Diabolique
- The Piano Teacher
- Blow Out
- Paris, Texas
- Days of Heaven
- On the Waterfront
- Quadrophenia
- Pale Flower
- Woman in the Dunes
- La Haine
- My Life as a Dog
- Naked
- Do The Right Thing
- Brazil
- Cries and Whispers
- The Passion of Joan of Arc
- Le Samourai
It's a solid eclectic mix but what are your favourites?
- • 100%www.indiewire.com Criterion Collection Unveils June Releases Led by ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ 4K Restorations
See which new Blu-rays are joining the Criterion Collection in June 2024.
> David Lynch’s landmark 1986 neo-noir horror film, which marked his first collaboration with Laura Dern alongside her future “Twin Peaks: The Return” co-star Kyle McLachlan, will be re-released by Criterion with a new 4K transfer. It joins Lynch’s “Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Lost Highway,” “Inland Empire,” “The Elephant Man,” and “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” in the Criterion 4K library. > > Also getting the 4K treatment is Terry Gilliam’s “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” which sees Johnny Depp playing Hunter S. Thompson stand-in Raoul Duke in a psychedelic adaptation of the landmark countercultural novel. > > New additions to the collection include Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s “Bound,” Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Querelle,” Emilio Fernández’s “Victims of Sin,” and Barry Jenkins’ “The Underground Railroad.”
- • 100%www.indiewire.com Library of Congress Disputes Report Jerry Lewis’ Controversial ‘Day the Clown Cried’ Will Screen in June
Jerry Lewis' unreleased Holocaust movie "The Day the Clown Cried" will not screen at the Library of Congress this year.
- www.criterion.com Shop
Browse and shop for the newest Criterion discs and upcoming releases, and view a complete catalog of films in the collection.
Anyone get anything good?
- cinemasentries.com Criterion Announces May 2024 Releases - Cinema Sentries
May brings three new titles to the collection and two titles get upgrades.
- • 100%www.flickeringmyth.com 20 Essential Criterion Collection Films
It’s time to cast an eye on the Criterion Collection, a distribution company renowned for giving cult, classic and world cinema a new lease of life… Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro have come out recently and spoken of the importance of physical media and the dangers of everything shifting t...
They are:
- Cronos
- Following
- Stalker
- Diabolique
- The Piano Teacher
- Blow Out
- Paris, Texas
- Days of Heaven
- On the Waterfront
- Quadrophenia
- Pale Flower
- Woman in the Dunes
- La Haine
- My Life as a Dog
- Naked
- Do the Right Thing
- Brazil
- Cries and Whispers
- The Passion of Joan of Arc
- Le Samourai
These are:
- All That Money Can Buy (1941) 4k
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022).
- The Runner (1984)
- Saint Omer (2022)
- To Die For (1995) 4k
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- • 100%www.indiewire.com Hou Hsiao-hsien Is Now Retired from Filmmaking Due to Battle with Dementia
Hou Hsiao-hsien is now retired from filmmaking due to dementia, an early-onset form of which he's been battling for a few years.
- • 100%m.youtube.com Roger Corman's Closet Picks
The legendary filmmaker talks about the brilliance of TARGETS, his memories of collaborating with a young Martin Scorsese, and his experiences as a story ana...
- www.criterion.com The Criterion Collection
Discover important classic and contemporary cinema from around the world. Browse our continuing series of Blu-ray and DVD editions, featuring award-winning supplemental features.
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The Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (4K) Blast of Silence
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- • 100%www.euronews.com Tony Leung awarded a Venice Film Festival lifetime achievement award
The 61-year-old actor has appeared in three films that have won the award for best picture at Venice.
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This is probably the best Criterion Closet video of the year or maybe ever. Or maybe I'm just a huge fan of Patton.
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=33149
> The Criterion Collection has announced three new Janus Contemporaries releases. They are: Godland (2022), The Eight Mountains (2022), and Tori and Lokita (2022).
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- Jackie Chan boxset
- Mean Streets (4K)
- La Ceremonie
- Days of Heaven (4K)
- Last Picture Show (4K)
- variety.com William Friedkin, ‘The Exorcist’ Director, Dies at 87
William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' died Monday at 87.
- archive.org My Voyage To Italy (1999) : Martin Scorsese : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
My Voyage To Italy (1999) Martin Scorsese Documentary
I could watch Martin Scorsese talk about movies all day. There's another one about Hollywood movies which is also fantastic if you like this one.
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- • 100%www.criterion.com The Criterion Channel’s August 2023 Lineup
Next month, we’re celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of hip-hop and featuring collections of films by Kay Francis, Roger Corman, and Lou Ye.
Of the Neon titles reported to be coming over, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is the only one unaccounted for, so this is probably the time they reveal it.
If not that, maybe The Mother and the Whore?
- www.nytimes.com ‘Oppenheimer’ Fans Are Rediscovering a 40-Year-Old Documentary
“The Day After Trinity,” made available without a subscription until August, shot to the top of the Criterion Channel’s most-watched films.
- economictimes.indiatimes.com Time to say goodbye: Producer of 3 Satyajit Ray classics agrees to sell them to US distribution company
Based in the US, Janus is a film distribution company dedicated to promoting indie & art-house movies of various nations to the US audience. It has preserved works of masters such as Sergei Eisenstein, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini etc.
> If all goes well, not one, but three Satyajit Ray classics will be bought by Janus Films, a popular US film distribution company. In an interview with the Times Of India, Arijit Dutta, the heir of the family who produced three Ray masterpieces, ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’, ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’ and ‘Pratidwandi’, said that he was considering selling the movies as it is getting difficult to preserve the negatives and was tired of multiple times the movies were screened without any recognition or compensation/royalty.
- fandomwire.com Criterion Collection: The Ranown Westerns Review
The Ranown Westerns is the newest boxset released by the Criterion Collection. Bringing together five films Directed by Budd Boetticher.
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