The Newsstand – Episode 49 – The December 2015 Criterion Line-Up, William Becker’s Passing, And More!

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This month on the Newsstand, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee to discuss the December 2015 Criterion Collection line-up, as well as the latest in Criterion rumors, news, packaging, and more.

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Topics

• William Becker’s passing
• The December 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up
  • Downhill Racer (December 1st)
  • Jellyfish Eyes (December 8th)
  • Speedy (December 8th)
  • Burroughs: The Movie (December 15th)
• The August Wacky Drawing
• What’s coming in 2016?
• No Wexner talk this year
• New additions to Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube
• New rumored titles

Episode Links

• William Becker, Who Transformed Janus Films, Dies at 88 – The New York Times
• Remembering William Becker – From the Current
• Flashback: William Becker (1927–2015) – From the Current
• William Becker, 1927–2015 – From the Current
• Amazon is having a fantastic sale
• The Apu Trilogy is currently available to pre-order for $49.99
• Wacky New Years Drawing Hints At The Criterion Collection’s 2015 Line-Up
• The December 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up
• Downhill Racer (1969)
• Eric Skillman: Downhill Racer
• Downhill Racer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
• Criterion And Janus Will Distribute Restored
• Paula Vaccaro talks up slate | News | Screen
• Restoration of Burroughs: The Movie by Howard Brookner by Aaron Brookner — Kickstarter
• Jellyfish Eyes (2013)
• Takashi Murakami, Mememe no kurage (Jellyfish Eyes) | SFAQ
• Joshua Reviews Takashi Murakami’s Jellyfish Eyes [Theatrical Review]
• Jellyfish Eyes // CriterionCast
• On Wednesday, July 15th, Takashi Murakami’s
• Takashi Murakami Discusses Paintings, Sculptures and His Debut Feature Film ‘Jellyfish Eyes’ on Vimeo
• Speedy (1928)
• Posters for Harold Lloyd’s Speedy // CriterionCast
• Harold Lloyd’s Speedy is now available for free on
• Watch Speedy | Hulu
• Watch TV and movies on Xbox, PS3, Apple TV, and more | Hulu
• The latest wacky drawing from the Criterion
• The poster for Janus Films’ Wim Wenders: Portraits
• Gilda – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Gilda (1946) – Company credits – IMDb
• Gilda [Blu-ray]
• The Poster Boys Episodes
• CrowdSource Studios Media – CrowdSource Studios
• Wim Wenders: Portraits Along the Road
• Kwaidan – YouTube
• Criterion Close-Up Podcast
• Podcast | Cinema Gadfly
• Criterion Collected
• ‘The Beatles 1’ to Receive Deluxe Reissue
• The Beatles – 1 [CD/2 Blu-ray Audio][Limited Edition]

Episode Credits

• Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website)
• David Blakeslee (Twitter / Website)

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.