Criterion Collection Calendar: August 2018

From the anniversary of Destroy All Monsters, to the release of the first Cuban film in the Collection, there is much to celebrate this August as a Criterion enthusiast.

August 1st

On August 1st, 1968, Destroy All Monsters was released in Japan. Fiftieth anniversary! (available on FilmStruck)

Destroy All Monsters

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Jacques Becker series opens at the Film Forum in New York

August 6th

The last day of the Barnes & Noble 50% off sale! 🎉

UK Release of sex, lies, and videotape on Blu-ray

Sex, Lies and Videotape [The Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [2018]

£19.99

~~£24.16~~

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August 14th

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Shifting its perspective between the pursuers and the pursued, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a thrilling chase film and a nuanced procedural that peels away the layers of prejudice and myth surrounding Cortez, uncovering the true story of an ordinary man persecuted by the law and transfigured by legend.

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez [Blu-ray]

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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (DVD)

$18.41

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August 15th

November line-up announced?

August 21st

Smithereens

Shot on 16 mm film that captures the grit and glam of downtown in the 1980s, with an alternately moody and frenetic soundtrack by the Feelies and others, Smithereens—the first American independent film to compete for the Palme d’Or—is an unfaded snapshot of a bygone era.

Smithereens [Blu-ray]

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Smithereens (DVD)

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Heaven Can Wait

Ernst Lubitsch’s Heaven Can Wait, nominated for Academy Awards for best picture and director, is an enduring classic that showcases the filmmaker’s trademark blend of wit, urbanity, and grace.

Heaven Can Wait [Blu-ray]

$27.10

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August 27th

UK Release of Smithereens on Blu-ray

Smithereens [The Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [2018] (UK)

£16.19

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August 28th

The Tree of Life

(Update: the release now shows a date of September 11th!)

Reaching back to the dawn of creation, Malick sets a story of boyhood memories on a universal scale, charting the coming of age of an awestruck child (newcomer Hunter McCracken) in Texas in the 1950s, as he learns to navigate the extremes of nature and grace represented by his bitter, often tyrannical father (Brad Pitt) and his ethereal, nurturing mother (Jessica Chastain, in her breakout role).

The Tree of Life [Blu-ray]

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The Tree of Life (DVD)

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Memories of Underdevelopment

Intimate and densely layered, Memories of Underdevelopment provides an indictment of its protagonist’s disengagement and an extraordinary glimpse of life in postrevolutionary Cuba.

Memories of Underdevelopment (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

$21.90

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Memories of Underdevelopment (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

$22.89

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August 31st

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Released one year ago

The Breaking Point (August 8, 2017)
Hopscotch (August 15, 2017)
Meantime (August 15, 2017)
La poison (August 22, 2017)
Sid & Nancy (August 22, 2017)

Released five years ago

The Earrings Of Madame De… (August 6, 2013)
Seconds (August 13, 2013)
Charulata (August 20, 2013)
The Big City (August 20, 2013)
To Be Or Not To Be (August 27, 2013)
Eclipse Series 39: Early Fassbinder (August 27, 2013)

Released ten years ago

Brand Upon the Brain! (August 12, 2008)
The Small Back Room (August 19, 2008)
Twenty-four Eyes (August 19, 2008)
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (August 28, 2008: returned from being out of print!)
Eclipse Series 11: Larisa Shepitko (August 12, 2008)