Join Date: May 28, 2011 • Last Entry Date: Apr 05, 2015 • Articles: 75
In July, Criterion is adding three new films to their Collection alongside three major Blu-ray upgrades, spanning various genre and countries. Criterion also announced that they are offering Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times at a 50% discount with coupon code MODERN as supplies last through April 17th.
It was only a matter of time…and money.
We don’t usually cover “hey, movie X is gonna be on Blu-ray” press releases so as to not clog your RSS feeds. A notable exception occurs when a studio licenses 25-year-old commentary tracks from Criterion that include Martin Scorsese.
In May, Criterion is bringing us three more new titles paired with four Blu-ray upgrades, and one of the more eclectic mixes they’ve done in a while.
Next Tuesday, a company you’ve probably never heard of (I know I hadn’t) is putting Orson Welles’ THE STRANGER out in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack that costs more than two bucks. This is a very good thing.
Get the old edition while it’s cheap (if you want it).
Tomorrow (January 4) sees the release of CATFISH on DVD & Blu-ray. There is one extra on the disc, and it refers to others that could have been…but weren’t. It says something when I doubt the non-Banksy documentary more than the Banksy documentary.
Warner Archive really hit the ground running in 2010, bringing scores and scores of titles (which were previously unavailable) to DVD via their Manufacture-On-Demand system. You probably missed a few dozen of the truckloads they put on disc last year.
Maybe you hadn’t noticed, but I pay an awful lot of attention to what Criterion releases, announces, and teases each month. Here’s a rundown of the best things they released in 2010, including my favorite extras.
Criterion’s BROADCAST NEWS doesn’t hit the street for five weeks (January 25), but Badass Digest has already looked at it.
Criterion sent their monthly newsletter out today, which means another one of their “wacky drawings” that hints at an upcoming title. This one is a simple pun: the below image is a “pail” of “flour”, hence PALE FLOWER. Read on to find out why you should care about this badass Japanese gangster movie from the 60’s.
