The Criterion Cast

February 2nd, 2010 was a day of announcements.  Being on the West Coast, I awoke to a string of news articles.  After my first ten minutes of consciousness, I had already been underwhelmed by the predictability of the 82nd-annual Academy Awards nominations, infuriated by the promise of more blistering winter at the hands of Punxsatawney Phil, and deeply saddened by Criterion’s announcement that Lionsgate had purchased a slew of their StudioCanal films from right out of the Collection.  These titles will be going out of print by the end of March, so here is the heartbreaking list.  Criterion has been kind enough to let us know ahead of time, and to knock five bucks off the price.  They’re priced to move, and all items must go.

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