A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s The Warped Ones

David Blakeslee — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:00:59 +0000

Regular readers of this column know by now that whenever an Eclipse film falls into the chronology I’ve created for my

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys

David Blakeslee — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:00:46 +0000

Jimi Hendrix. The Who. Janis Joplin. Simon & Garfunkel. The Rolling Stones. The Monkees. Spinal Tap. Beastie Boys. Despite the [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Basil Dearden’s The League of Gentlemen

David Blakeslee — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:00:57 +0000

As a guy who turned 50 at the end of last month (yes, you read me right – F-I-F-T-Y! I’m [...]

A Journey Through The Eclipse Series: Sacha Guitry’s Quadrille

David Blakeslee — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:32:12 +0000

In the heart of Paris, that most romantic of all cities, a whirlwind love affair erupts, with life-changing consequences for everyone it [...]

A Journey Through The Eclipse Series: Koreyoshi Kurahara’s Intimidation

David Blakeslee — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:00:10 +0000

Fans of Criterion’s Eclipse line of DVDs have no doubt already taken notice that a new box set was just [...]

David Reviews Satyajit Ray’s The Music Room [Blu-ray Review]

David Blakeslee — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:00:35 +0000

Over the past few years, as the Criterion Collection’s monthly announcement of upcoming releases developed its own cult following among film fans, [...]

Save the Date! MGM To Release West Side Story on Blu-ray November 15th

James McCormick — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:04:12 +0000

If that’s got you excited as much as it has here at The Criterion Cast, MGM promises an amazing edition for this [...]

David Reviews Eclipse Series 27, Raffaello Matarazzo’s Runaway Melodramas [DVD Review]

David Blakeslee — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:39:15 +0000

With this week’s New Release Tuesday now past, those of us obsessed with Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs (as well as those who [...]

July 2011 Criterion Collection Titles Announced!

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:09:48 +0000

Note: I’ll be updating this page as Criterion makes the release dates and final art available. – Ryan 4/15/2011

Well here we are, [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Mikio Naruse’s Flunky, Work Hard

David Blakeslee — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:03:58 +0000

Early 2007 saw the introduction of both the Eclipse line of DVDs (with the [...]

June 2011 Criterion Collection Titles Announced!

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:50:31 +0000

It always manages to amaze me how fast the months fly by, it seems like only yesterday we were announcing the

Sundance And Tribeca Looking To Expand Distribution Output

Joshua Brunsting — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:16:03 +0000

With SXSW only a few weeks away, two of the film’s worlds foremost film festival operators have decided to steal a bit [...]

Museum Of Moving Images Interviews Michael Fassbender For Fish Tank

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:44:16 +0000

Over the past few days I’ve had the opportunity to preview the upcoming Blu-ray release of Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, which [...]

May 2011 Criterion Collection Titles Announced!

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:43:25 +0000

[I'll be updating this post with cover art and release dates, as Criterion makes them available on the site.]

While today’s [...]

Criterion Announces New Solaris DVD & Blu-ray For May 2011, Selling Current Stock At 65% Off

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:01:41 +0000

This past Friday, Criterion dropped a nice little pre-announcement e-mail in all of our inboxes, letting us know that they will [...]

Criterion Collection New Release Tuesday For January 11th: Robinson Crusoe On Mars & Army Of Shadows On Blu-ray

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:00:05 +0000

One of my New Years Resolutions for running the site, and writing posts, is to be more consistent with our New [...]

March 2011 Criterion Collection Titles Announced! Topsy Turvy, The Mikado, Harvey Milk, Yi Yi & Au Revoir On Blu, Naruse Eclipse Set!

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:00:45 +0000

Now that we’ve all seen the newly released Tree Of Life trailer in high definition, we can move onto the next [...]

February 2011 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced! Fish Tank, Sweet Smell Of Success, Senso, Amarcord, Still Walking!

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:19:08 +0000

Yesterday I put up a post on what I was expecting to see today, and Criterion didn’t disappoint! While [...]

Speculation Round-Up: What I’m Hoping To Have Announced Tomorrow, For February’s New Criterion Collection Releases

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:00:42 +0000

So I know that the last few days have been rather quiet here on the CriterionCast front, and I hope to [...]

Wacky Criterion Newsletter Drawing Hints At Brian De Palma’s Blow Out

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:08:11 +0000

Earlier this morning, Criterion decided to drop another “wacky” animal drawing in their e-mail newsletter. An owl with headphones? What could [...]

David Reviews Stanley Kubrick’s Paths Of Glory [Blu-ray Review]

David Blakeslee — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:00:51 +0000

With Halloween just a few days away, The Criterion Collection once again shows its mastery of the art of thematically perfect [...]

January 2011 Criterion Collection Titles Announced

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:16:50 +0000

Well here we are, the 15th of October, and finally able to talk about what the Criterion Collection will be releasing [...]

David Reviews Ingmar Bergman’s The Magician [Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review]

David Blakeslee — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:16:22 +0000

I don’t know about the rest of you, but for me the release of a new Ingmar Bergman film is a [...]

A Journey Through The Eclipse Series: Allan King’s Warrendale

David Blakeslee — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:00:51 +0000

Warrendale is the most eagerly anticipated film I’ve reviewed so far in this column dedicated to the [...]

Rhino Handmade To Release Three Disc Deluxe Edition Of The Monkees’ Album, Head, In Tandem With Criterion Collection Box Set

West Anthony — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:21:40 +0000

As many Criterion fans are surely aware, the cult film Head, starring The Monkees, will soon be released as part of [...]

David Cronenberg’s Videodrome Blu-ray Set For An Early December Criterion Collection Release

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:31:02 +0000

Next Wednesday, September 15th, Criterion should be announcing the December 2010 titles that will close out the year for their DVDs [...]

A High Resolution Look At The November Criterion Collection Covers

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:55:54 +0000

This past Monday, Criterion announced their November 2010 titles, and the internet exploded with people complaining about how broke [...]

November 2010 Criterion Collection Releases Announced: Antichrist, Night Of The Hunter, Modern Times And BBS Box Set

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:15:39 +0000

There is a trend these days amongst some film goers, in which they actively avoid trailers, as well as any kind [...]

High Resolution Look At The Darjeeling Limited Criterion Collection Cover Art

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:28:39 +0000

This October, Wes Anderson’s 2007 film, the Darjeeling Limited, will finally make it’s way into the Criterion [...]

Criterion Collection New Release Tuesday: David Reviews Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa

David Blakeslee — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:00:28 +0000

Today is the day that a select group of Criterion loyalists have been anxiously awaiting for nearly a year now – [...]

Criterion New Release Tuesday For July 20th, 2010: Powell And Pressburger’s The Red Shoes And Black Narcissus Restored DVD And Blu-rays

David Blakeslee — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:59 +0000

Following last weekend’s general release of Christopher Nolan’s Inception, those of us who’ve seen it (and perhaps many who haven’t yet) [...]

October 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced: Seven Samurai Blu-ray, Ingmar Bergman’s The Magician, Stanley Kubrick’s Paths Of Glory, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu, And Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:29:05 +0000

Here we are again: another mid-month Criterion Collection new release announcement, with some incredible titles to talk about. Many of today’s [...]

Criterion New Release Tuesday For July 13th, 2010 – The Only Son And There Was A Father, Two Films By Yasujiro Ozu

David Blakeslee — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:00:57 +0000

The Criterion Collection has just added two important links in the chain for Western cinephiles seeking more convenient access to the [...]

Netflix Watch Instantly Adds Arnaud Desplechin’s A Christmas Tale, Jan Troell’s Everlasting Moments, And Abdellatif Kechiche’s The Secret Of The Grain

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:00:50 +0000

Many people talk about the importance of day and date delivery for home media, and the eventual shift towards that model. [...]

Criterion Hints At A Release Of Luchino Visconti’s 1954 Film, Senso, In A Post Remembering Peter Brunette

Joshua Brunsting — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:36:45 +0000

If there is particular area of writing that Criterion does better than just about 99% of other outlets, it’s the sort [...]

Guillermo Del Toro Confirms Cronos Criterion Blu-ray For December 2010!

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:49:55 +0000

Almost one month ago, we learned that Guillermo Del Toro was leaving his directing position on the upcoming two picture [...]

Early Look At Artwork For Videodrome And Seven Samurai Blu-ray’s

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:28:30 +0000

Earlier today, Amazon quietly updated the Blu-ray pre-order pages for David Cronenberg’s Videodrome, and Akira Kurosawa’s Seven [...]

James Reviews Jim Jarmusch’s Mystery Train Criterion Collection Blu-ray New Release

James McCormick — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:42:45 +0000

“Was that a gun?”

“Probably. This is America.”

Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Mystery Train’ and I have had a tumultuous relationship with one [...]

Artwork For The Thin Red Line Criterion Collection Edition Revealed

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:31:23 +0000

The Criterion Collection just sent out their official press release for the September titles that we wrote about a couple day’s [...]

September 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced: Thin Red Line, Breathless, Charade, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, And Allan King Eclipse Set

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:02:56 +0000

Here we are, another 15th of the month, another group of amazing releases from the Criterion Collection announced on schedule. Being [...]

Criterion Issues Walkabout Blu-ray Warning

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:49:07 +0000

Last month we saw a Criterion Collection re-release that warranted all of the acclaim heaped upon it. The Blu-ray release of Nicolas Roeg’s [...]

Joshua Reflects On The 50th Anniversary, And Theatrical Re-Release of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless

Joshua Brunsting — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:42:43 +0000

Think of the world 50 years from now. What films do you think will still be talked about? What films do you [...]

Joshua Reviews The Oshima Outlaw Sixties Eclipse Box Set

Joshua Brunsting — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:17:32 +0000

Going into Nagisa Oshima’s latest Criterion outing, a collection of his 1960’s releases in the form of an Eclipse box set known [...]

BFI To Release The Leopard Blu-ray This June, One Week Before Criterion’s Edition Hits Shelves

Joshua Brunsting — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:44:35 +0000

One of the more prized members of the Criterion Collection, the stunning Luchino Visconti film, The Leopard, is set to make the [...]

New Clip From Criterion’s Upcoming August Release Of Terry Zwigoff’s Louie Bluie

Joshua Brunsting — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:12:33 +0000

With this recent batch of new Criterion announcements, one of the more interesting films to get added to the ever growing [...]

Rudie Reviews Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout DVD Re-Release [Criterion Collection New Releases]

Rudie Obias — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:11:56 +0000

In an early episode of The CriterionCast, Travis George stated that it wouldn’t be the worst idea if Criterion re-released their first [...]

August 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced! [Criterion New Releases]

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:47:06 +0000

Well here we are, another mid-month Criterion Collection New Release announcement extravaganza. A few titles that we suspected, due to [...]

Criterion New Release Tuesday – May 10, 2010 – Fritz Lang’s M Blu-ray Review [Criterion Collection New Releases]

James McCormick — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:11:58 +0000

When one letter could mean so much to film aficionados everywhere, you know you have something special in your midst. The [...]

New York Times Reveals August Criterion Collection New Releases

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 03 May 2010 04:24:09 +0000

We all know how secretive Criterion is when it comes to their new releases, with Apple like control of what they [...]

Criterion New Release Tuesday – April 27, 2010 – Ride With The Devil and The Fugitive Kind [Criterion Collection New Releases]

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:58:52 +0000

Another Tuesday is before us, with brand new Criterion Collection titles. It appears that with each pair of the April new releases, [...]

Criterion New Release Tuesday – April 20, 2010 – Summer Hours and Vivre Sa Vie [Criterion Collection New Releases]

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:30:49 +0000

A truly grand Tuesday is upon us, with Criterion releasing a classic film from Jean-Luc Godard, as well as a [...]

July 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced! [Criterion New Releases]

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:27:20 +0000

Well all you lucky tax-payers, you have all new Criterion Collection releases to spend that hard earned tax return [...]

Janus Films Presents – Essential Art House Volume V – A Must Own Collection [DVD Box Set Review]

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:05:21 +0000

Over the past several weeks, the concept of “double dipping” has been brought to a heated point amongst DVD and Blu-ray [...]

Criterion Adds Two New Posters To The Store – M. Hulot’s Holiday and Dillinger is Dead

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:24:33 +0000

This past Monday, Criterion added two new posters to their store: M. Hulot’s Holiday and Dillinger is Dead. [...]

Criterion Set To Release Kevin Smith’s Cop Out [Criterion New Releases]

James McCormick — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:55:46 +0000

[Note from the Editor - 4/2/10: It would appear that this story is part of some grand scheme to fool the [...]

3 Months Into 2010, Let’s Revisit The Cryptic New Years Drawing [Criterion New Releases]

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:28:57 +0000

So, looking at the Cryptic New Years Drawing that we received back in January was a pretty clear roadmap for their [...]

First Look At The Thin Red Line Restoration

Rudie Obias — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:06:58 +0000

It has been rumored for some time now, that Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line was going to be a [...]

June 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced! [Criterion New Releases]

Travis George — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:49 +0000

Ryan Gallagher is more than just my Criterion Cast co-host and friend in real life (yes, [...]

Steve McQueen’s Hunger, Götz Spielmann’s Revanche, and Max Ophuls’ Lola Montes Now Available on Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray! [New Release Tuesday]

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:53:45 +0000

Tuesday’s have always been a DVD / CD / Blu-ray collectors day to treasure. Being a fan of Criterion, their new [...]

May 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced! [Criterion New Releases]

Travis George — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:33:03 +0000

Those of us who are romantically-involved with that special someone (and really, even those of us [...]

Wim Wender’s Paris Texas and Rossellini’s Rome Open City Available On Netflix Watch Instantly (Day of Release!) [Criterion on Netflix]

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:26:49 +0000

Talk about your lucky day!

Netflix Watch Instantly has just added Wim Wender’s Paris, Texas and Roberto Rossellini’s Rome Open City [...]

April 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced! [Criterion New Releases]

Travis George — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:47:12 +0000

There’s no greater satisfaction than receiving exactly what is expected. When Netflix sends me an email with the subject line [...]

Happy New Years From The Criterion Collection, Now Here’s A Cryptic Drawing [Criterion New Releases / Rumors?]

Travis George — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:52:11 +0000

Criterion makes us think. Rather than providing us with campy comedies and mindless, explosion-laden action flicks (well, save one or two), they [...]

March 2010 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced! [Criterion New Releases]

Travis George — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:28:49 +0000

Well, this is embarrassing. It seems that when I typed up my prediction for March 23rd releases, I [...]

February 2010 Criterion Collection Release Schedule Announced [Criterion New Releases]

Travis George — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:03:49 +0000

Friday the 13th. Historically a day of rotten luck, yes? Not this time! Rather than being chased through a lakeside camp by a masked [...]

Che Artwork Revealed! What Do You Think?

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:59:53 +0000

Today, Criterion announced their January 2010 DVD/Blu-Ray releases. Among them was the anticipated 2-part Steven Soderbergh epic: Che. Along with the release [...]

January 2010 Criterion Collection Releases Announced! Che! Rossellini WW2! Paris!

Travis George — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:15:18 +0000

Do you live for the 15th of the month? I certainly do.

In fact, I typically roll out of bed and into [...]

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