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[Updated] Rejoice, For The Bi-Annual Criterion Collection 50% Off Sale At Barnes & Noble Is Upon Us

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:48:52 +0000

Well it is that time of year again. The time of year when you dust off your credit card, and head to [...]

Criterion And Janus Are Bringing Two Samurai Films To The Alamo Ritz, Free To Fantastic Fest Badgeholders

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:11:47 +0000

Later this month (September 22nd through the 29th) the film world will turn it’s attention back to Austin, Texas, for Fantastic Fest. [...]

What’s All The Hulu-baloo About? This Month In Criterion’s Hulu Channel

James McCormick — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:49:42 +0000

It’s back and a long time coming indeed. Taking the month of August off (not by choice, but sheer insanity by yours truly), [...]

Episode 92 – Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:38:03 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Episode 91 – Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Antonio Gaudi

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:25:00 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

The Criterion Comparison: Captain America: The First Avenger and Mr. Freedom

James McCormick — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:00:02 +0000

When I went to see Captain America: The First Avenger this past weekend, I enjoyed it immensely. It was a [...]

Episode 90 – David Lean’s Brief Encounter With Special Guest: Elisabeth Rappe

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:13:55 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

The Barnes & Noble / Criterion Collection 50% Off Sale Has Begun

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:19:32 +0000

It’s finally here! Easily one of the most often asked questions that we get on Twitter, Facebook, or via email, is “when [...]

Episode 87 – Byron Haskin’s Robinson Crusoe On Mars

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:42:18 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick & Travis [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of Roses

James McCormick — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:06:58 +0000

When thinking of a film to return to this series of articles, I racked my brain constantly. So [...]

Our Favorite Criterion Collection Releases From The First Half Of 2011

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:37:09 +0000

We are half-way through 2011. This Tuesday marks the release of the last three June titles that Criterion is releasing: Zazie [...]

Episode 86 – Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:19:34 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to the Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick, and Travis George are [...]

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 [...]

Episode 85 – Carol Reed’s Night Train To Munich

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:58:04 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick, Travis George, [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Mikio Naruse’s Street Without End

David Blakeslee — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:00:39 +0000

Last week in this column I mentioned that I’m dedicating the month of June to watching and reviewing a few [...]

Episode 84 – Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:09:52 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to the Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick and Travis George discuss [...]

Catherine Reviews Kihachi Okamoto’s The Sword of Doom

Catherine Stebbins — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:38:28 +0000

We open on a mountaintop. An elderly man (Kamatami Fujiwara) and his granddaughter (Yoko Naito) emerge. He tells her the Buddhist origins [...]

Episode 83 – James L. Brook’s Broadcast News

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:01:08 +0000

Apologies for the delay in getting these past two episodes up so late after they were recorded. Things should be posting [...]

Episode 82 – Stanley Donen’s Charade

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:29:20 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. This week Moises Chiullan is joined by Travis George [...]

Episode 81 – Robert Epstein’s The Times Of Harvey Milk

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 22 May 2011 01:21:55 +0000

In episode 81 of the CriterionCast, Moises, James, and Travis are joined by

August 2011 Criterion Collection Titles Announced

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:38:54 +0000

It’s so strange, writing this so long after the announcement yesterday. In today’s internet world of instant information, and twenty four [...]

David’s Ten Criterion Collection Films to Celebrate Mother’s Day

David Blakeslee — Sun, 08 May 2011 02:11:33 +0000

[From the Editor: I'm publishing this Mother's Day list tonight, before the holiday, so that readers will have the opportunity to head [...]

70 Criterion Collection DVDs And Blu-rays On Sale At Amazon.com

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:59:38 +0000

In case you’ve been living under a rock today, I thought it’d be nice to share with all of you lovely Criterion [...]

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, [...]

Episode 75 – Samuel Fuller’s Shock Corridor And The Naked Kiss

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:26:17 +0000

In Episode 75 of the CriterionCast, Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick, Moises Chiullan, and

Criterion Will Likely Bring Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture To The Collection; Many IFC Titles Confirmed & Debunked

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:56:57 +0000

Earlier this evening, a user on the Criterion Forum posted several pieces from a conversation that he had with the IFC President, [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Basil Dearden’s Sapphire

David Blakeslee — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:00:03 +0000

Last week this column featured a review from the most recent Eclipse Series release, Silent Naruse. Sharp-eyed, or perhaps [...]

Episode 74 – Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:30:04 +0000

In Episode 74 of the CriterionCast, Ryan Gallagher and James McCormick are joined by Moises Chiullan (from

Rudie’s Thoughts On Netflix Streaming Vs. Hulu Plus: The Online Fight For Your Money

Rudie Obias — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:25:08 +0000

We have all been excited about the Criterion Collection joining with Hulu Plus. In the recent weeks, we have discussed, [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Chantal Akerman’s Je tu il elle

David Blakeslee — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:00:43 +0000

Last week I was poking around in the MUBI.com Forum, as I’m inclined to do whenever I’m curious to see [...]

Michael K Williams Visits The Criterion Collection Closet, Solondz’s Life During Wartime Release Inevitable

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:56:08 +0000

Earlier today, Criterion published yet another in their series of jealousy-inducing videos, showing off a celebrity in their legendary closet of [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Aki Kaurismäki’s Ariel

David Blakeslee — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:00:41 +0000

When it comes to ranking my favorite months of the year, there are none that I enjoy bidding good riddance to more [...]

High Resolution Look At The May 2011 Criterion Collection Covers

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:07:46 +0000

While I may have been a little unimpressed with the covers from the April 2011 Criterion titles, which were predominantly [...]

Bill Hader Visits The Criterion Collection Closet

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:40:06 +0000

Earlier today, the folks at Criterion uploaded another video to their Facebook wall, showing off a celebrity in their closet, [...]

Secret Cinema In London Presents The Red Shoes

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:06:26 +0000

Each month, the Secret Cinema in the UK presents a completely new way to experience a film. Through the work [...]

Martin Scorsese, The Film Foundation, And Gucci Premiere New Leopard Restoration Video For TED2011

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:15:53 +0000

This week is the annual TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) Conference down in Long Beach, California. Some of the smartest, geekiest folks [...]

Criterion Announces 50% Off Sale To Honor Facebook Fans

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:54:45 +0000

[Up to date as of 3:53pm]

Criterion just announced on Facebook that when they hit 50,000 fans, they’ll have a [...]

Film Society Of Lincoln Center To Present Janus Films Classics This March, 14 Criterion Collection Films Screening

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:14:20 +0000

The folks at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York are screening some incredible films over [...]

Watch This Fan-Made Three Reasons Video Celebrating For All Mankind

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:59:06 +0000

While we all eagerly await the arrival of Criterion’s Three Reasons video for Ken Loach’s Kes, I thought it would be [...]

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 [...]

Criterion Updates The Kes Cover Art

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:46:42 +0000

A couple days back, Criterion quietly updated the cover art for Ken Loach’s film, Kes, which is set to [...]

In The Wake Of Criterion’s Union With Hulu, Netflix Watch Instantly Users Will Lose

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:35:33 +0000

While I am currently working out a post with my thoughts on today’s epic announcement that Criterion will be [...]

Janus Films To Tour New 35mm Print Of Francois Truffaut’s Soft Skin This March

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:52:41 +0000

Next month, the folks over at Janus Films will be screening a new 35mm print of Francois Truffaut’s 1964 [...]

Time To Subscribe To Hulu Plus, Criterion Just Uploaded A Ton Of Unavailable Films And Upcoming Releases

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:48:36 +0000

I know that I just wrote a post, celebrating the fact that Criterion had finally decided to add something new to their

Criterion Adds Clouzot’s Diabolique To Their Hulu Plus Line-Up

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:50:10 +0000

Just when you thought that Criterion had completely forgotten about it’s Hulu Channel, which kicked off last [...]

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 [...]

“Three Reasons” Meets “For Criterion Consideration” In New Fan Series

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:38:19 +0000

When we brought up the notion that our readers and listeners might find it entertaining to create their own [...]

First Fan-Made Three Reasons Video Highlights Terry Gilliam’s Brazil

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:00:54 +0000

Last month, Criterion unveiled their latest project: the “Three Reasons” video series. In this, they highlight three reasons why [...]

Olivier Assayas Discusses The Theatrical Cut Of Carlos

Ryan Gallagher — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:55:52 +0000

Last week as I was flying back to Portland from my week of visiting the Big Apple, I finally dug into [...]

Joshua Reviews James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News [Blu-ray Review]

Joshua Brunsting — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:35:00 +0000

Time is an interesting beast when it comes to its relation to particular films, or cinema as a whole.

Often taking [...]

The Criterion Collection Has Three Reasons For Three Upcoming Releases

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:06:33 +0000

Over the past month, the Criterion Collection has been slowly releasing a series of minute long videos, highlighting “three reasons” why [...]

For Criterion Consideration: Frederick Wiseman’s High School

Catherine Stebbins — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:29:46 +0000

Frederick Wiseman is one of the most important and iconic documentarians in film history. Since the late sixties, he has consistently [...]

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 [...]

Wacky New Years Drawing Hints At Criterion’s 2011 Slate Of Releases

Ryan Gallagher — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:32:31 +0000

It seems like only yesterday that we got a Wacky New Years Drawing on January 1st, 2010, laying out (rather cryptically) what Criterion [...]

David Fincher Confirms That The Game Is Returning To The Criterion Collection, Might Not Be Ready By Spring 2011

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:03:48 +0000

Earlier this week, Steve Weintraub over at Collider had the opportunity to sit down with Social Network director David [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Raymond Bernard’s Les Miserables, Part 1

David Blakeslee — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:25:11 +0000

Regular readers of this Journey Through the Eclipse Series may have noticed that I usually have a review ready to post [...]

Olivier Assayas’ Carlos Heading To The Criterion Collection In 2011

Joshua Brunsting — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:54:51 +0000

With the partnership between IFC Entertainment and the Criterion Collection seeming to flourish, giving us releases of Hunger, Che, Gomorrah and [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Carlos Saura’s Carmen

David Blakeslee — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:00:11 +0000

Dance as a subject for cinematic examination has been pressing itself in on me with gathering intensity over the past couple [...]

Wacky Criterion Collection Newsletter Drawing Hints At Masahiro Shinoda’s Pale Flower

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:58:43 +0000

Usually, Criterion sends out their e-mail newsletter with their wacky drawing somewhere around the first week of the month, with their [...]

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Chester Erskine’s Androcles And The Lion

David Blakeslee — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:00:50 +0000

I can’t explain why, it’s probably just some kind of buzz in the air these days, but this weekend I had [...]

Episode 60.3 – America Lost And Found: The BBS Story Bonus Episode – Discussion With Moisés Chiullan And West Anthony

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:22:28 +0000

A couple weeks back, the Criterion Collection released their largest, and arguably most important release of 2010. The “

An Open Letter To Mike Lang At Miramax: Ten Films You Need To Let The Criterion Collection Handle

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:15:46 +0000

Earlier today, the Associated Press ran a story in which they discuss how the new chief executive of Miramax Films, Mike [...]

Ryan’s Black Friday Weekend Deals To Keep Your Eyes On

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:45:45 +0000

If you’ve been following our Twitter feed (or my own) over the past few days, you’ll be [...]

Twelve Criterion Moments to Inspire Your Gratitude This Thanksgiving

David Blakeslee — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:00:31 +0000

When it comes to movies with that family-friendly, feel-good, group-hug, leave ‘em smiling as they go touch of [...]

Volker Schlöndorff Visits The Criterion Offices, Chats About The Tin Drum Director’s Cut

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:00:38 +0000

At Cannes this past spring, Volker Schlöndorff presented an extended, directors cut of his 1979 adaptation of Gunter Grass’ [...]

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 [...]

Check Out This Trailer For Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, Available On DVD And Blu-ray Next Week From Criterion

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:58:52 +0000

Earlier this year, Criterion revealed that Janus Films had acquired the theatrical distribution rights to the Charlie Chaplin catalog, thus hinting [...]

A Journey Through The Eclipse Series: Alf Sjöberg’s Torment

David Blakeslee — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:00:14 +0000

The recent flurry of news stories dealing with the topic of bullying in schools could have made a plausible case that [...]

Five More MGM Films Likely To Find A Home In The Criterion Collection

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:33:55 +0000

With the recent Criterion Collection e-mail newsletter hinting at an upcoming release of Brian De Palma’s Blow Out, I thought it [...]

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 [...]

A Journey Through The Eclipse Series: Sacha Guitry’s The Story of a Cheat

David Blakeslee — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:00:49 +0000

Flipping through my complete set of Eclipse Series DVDs for this week’s review, I selected a film with a central premise [...]

The Barnes And Noble 50% Off Criterion Collection Sale Is Live!

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:11:36 +0000

While we were all thinking that the sale was going to start up online tomorrow, Monday the 1st, it looks like [...]

House Contest Winners Announced

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:05:05 +0000

This past Tuesday saw the culmination of a years worth of coverage here on CriterionCast.com: the Criterion release of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s [...]

Warner Bros Expands DVD2BLU Program, “Exchange ANY DVD For A WB Blu-ray.” Also, Criterion Quietly Phases Out Their Own Blu-ray Upgrade Program

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:41:09 +0000

After the war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray ended, the folks at Warner Bros initiated a program that allowed the HD-DVD customers [...]