Criterion Collection [UK]

[Noodles]

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May 2024:
Raging Bull (1980) - 4K
Dogfight (1991) - Blu-ray

April 2024:
All That Money Can Buy (1941) - Blu-ray
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990) - 4K

March 2024:
Dazed and Confused (1993) - 4K
The Roaring Twenties (1939) - 4K / Blu-ray

February 2024:
Mudbound (2017) - Blu-ray
Lone Star (1996) - 4K / Blu-ray

January 2024:
La Bamba (1987) - Blu-ray
Thelma & Louise (1991) - 4K / Blu-ray

Spoiler: 2023 Releases

December 2023:
The Circus (1928) - Blu-ray
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) 4K / Blu-ray

November 2023:
The Last Picture Show (1971) - 4K / Blu-ray
One False Move (1992) 4K / Blu-ray

October 2023:
After Hours (1985) - 4K / Blu-ray
Tod Browning's Sideshow Shockers (1925/1927/1932) - Blu-ray

June 2023:
The Kid (1921)
Fists in the Pocket (1965)

May 2023:
Repulsion (1965)
Smooth Talk (1985)*
*delayed til June

April 2023:
Wanda (1970)
Mystery Train (1989)

March 2023:
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Magnificent Obsession (1954)

February 2023:
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Imitation of Life (1934)

January 2023:
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Spoiler: 2022 Releases

December 2022:
The Velvet Underground (2021)
City Lights (1931)
Mississippi Masala (1991)

November 2022:
In the Mood for Love (2000)
The Power of the Dog (2021)
The Infernal Affairs Trilogy (2002/2003)

October 2022:
Lost Highway (1997)
Take Out (2004)
Eve's Bayou (1997)

September 2022:
Hearts and Minds (1974)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Buck and the Preacher (1972)

August 2022:
The Big Chill (1983)
Umberto D. (1952)
The Breaking Point (1950)

July 2022:
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Okja (2017)
Summertime (1955)

June 2022:
Dead Man (1995)
Shaft (1971)
Black Girl (1966)

May 2022:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Round Midnight (1986)
The Funeral (1984)

April 2022:
Love Jones (1997)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
In Cold Blood (1967)

March 2022:
Pale Flower (1964)
Boat People (1982)
Modern Times (1936)

February 2022:
Written on the Wind (1956)
Love Affair (1939)
Dick Johnson is Dead (2020)

January 2022:
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Down by Law (1986)
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

Spoiler: 2021 Releases

December 2021:
Le Samourai (1967)
Menace II Society (1993)
One Night in Miami... (2020)

November 2021:
Devi (1960)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
The Thin Red Line (1998)

October 2021:
Love & Basketball (2000)
La Dolce Vita (1961)
The Damned (1969)

September 2021:
Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

August 2021:
Blow Out (1981)
Deep Cover (1992)
All About Eve (1950)

July 2021:
Pariah (2011)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Mirror (1975)

June 2021:
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)

May 2021:
World of Wong Kar Wai (1988-2004)
Fast Time at Ridgemont High (1982)
Masculin Feminin (1966)

April 2021:
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Charulata (1964)

March 2021:
Lost In America (1985)
Kagemusha (1980)
Defending Your Life (1991)

February 2021:
Charade (1963)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Ascent (1977)

January 2021:
Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
The Tin Drum (1979)

Spoiler: 2020 Releases

December 2020:
The New World (2005)
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Two Takes (1968/2005)
Mouchette (1967)

November 2020:
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
The Irishman (2019)
Girlfriends (1978)

October 2020:
Eraserhead (1977)
The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)

September 2020:
Beau Travail (1999)
Show Boat (1936)
Safety Last! (1923)

August 2020:
Marriage Story (2019)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Taste of Cherry (1997)

July 2020:
Female Trouble (1974)
The Cameraman (1928)
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

June 2020:
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Scorsese Shorts (1963-1978)
Husbands (1970)

May 2020:
The Apu Trilogy (1955/1956/1959)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Lola Montes (1955)

April 2020:
They Live by Night (1948)
The Prince of Tides (1991)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

March 2020:
Antonio Gaudi (1984)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

February 2020:
Roma (2018)
Fail Safe (1964)
The Essential Jacques Demy (1961-1982)

January 2020:
Being There (1979)
Holiday (1938)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Spoiler: 2019 Releases

December 2019:
La Jetée/Sans Soleil (1963/1983)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Now, Voyager (1942)

November 2019:
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Godzilla - Showa-Era Films (1954-1975)

October 2019:
Eating Raoul (1982)
The Before Trilogy (1995/2004/2013)
Polyester (1981)

September 2019:
Shock Corridor (1963)
The Naked Kiss (1964)
The Koker Trilogy (1987/1992/1994)

August 2019:
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Klute (1971)

July 2019:
Swing Time (1936)
War and Peace (1966)*
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
*cancelled

June 2019:
The Heiress (1949)
For All Mankind (1989)
Dazed and Confused (1993)

May 2019:
Badlands (1973)
My Brilliant Career (1979)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)

April 2019:
Detour (1945)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

March 2019:
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
Death in Venice (1971)
Ugetsu (1953)

February 2019:
24 Frames (2017)
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
La Verite (1960)

January 2019:
Panique (1947)
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
True Stories (1986)

Spoiler: 2018 Releases

December 2018:
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Othello (1952)
The Blob (1958)

November 2018:
The Tree of Life (2011)
Zatoichi (1762-1973)
Shampoo (1975)

October 2018:
The Uninvited (1944)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Rushmore (1998)
Andrei Rublev (1966)*
*cancelled

September 2018:
Cold Water (1994)
My Man Godfrey (1936)

August 2018:
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Smithereens (1982)

July 2018:
King of Jazz (1930)
F for Fake (1975)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)*
*cancelled

June 2018:
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

May 2018:
Metropolitan (1990)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)

April 2018:
La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
The Awful Truth (1937)

March 2018:
Yi Yi (2000)
The Age of Innocence (1993)

February 2018:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Something Wild (1986)

January 2018:
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Spoiler: 2017 Releases

December 2017:
Bottle Rocket (1996)
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Monterey Pop (1968)

November 2017:
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Desert Hearts (1985)
Jabberwocky (1977)

October 2017:
The Lure (2015)
Carnival of Souls (1962)

September 2017:
Certain Women (2016)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

August 2017:
Lord of the Flies (1963)
The Music Room (1958)

July 2017:
Stalker (1979)
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

June 2017:
Diabolique (1955)
The Fisher King (1991)

May 2017:
Tampopo (1985)
12 Angry Men (1957)

April 2017:
Solaris (1972)
The Life of Oharu (1952)

March 2017:
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Lone Wolf and Cub (1972-1974)

February 2017:
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Cul-de-Sac (1966)

January 2017:
His Girl Friday (1940)
Black Orpheus (1959)

Spoiler: 2016 Releases

December 2016:
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)

November 2016:
Dreams (1990)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

October 2016:
The Emigrants/The New Land (1971/1972)
Day For Night (1973)

September 2016:
Cat People (1942)
The Samurai Trilogy (1954-1956)

August 2016:
The In-Laws (1979)
Don't Look Back (1967)

July 2016:
Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
Dr. Strangelove (1984)

June 2016:
Overlord (1975)
Here Comes Mr Jordan (1941)
Gilda (1946)

May 2016:
Easy Rider (1969)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
L'Avventura (1960)

April 2016:
Speedy (1928)
Grey Gardens (1976)
Tootsie (1983)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

Spoiler: Info

Classic movie label the Criterion Collection is to launch on Blu-ray in the U.K. on April 18 following a multi-year home entertainment distribution pact with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Until now Criterion has only been available in the U.S. and Canada.

SPHE will bring selected titles from Criterion’s extensive catalog and future new release slate to the U.K. for the first time. The first wave of films, featuring all the supplements from the U.S. editions along with their exclusive artwork and packaging, are “Grey Gardens,” “It Happened One Night,” Roman Polanski’s “Macbeth,” “Only Angels Have Wings,” “Speedy” and “Tootsie.”

Criterion Collection chief executive officer Jonathan Turell said: “We are excited to launch the Criterion Collection in the U.K. Starting with these six great titles, we are happy to be able to bring selections from Criterion to our very devoted audience in the U.K. We are thrilled to build upon our strong relationship with Sony and look forward to expanding the Criterion audience.”

“Criterion represents the very best of classic and contemporary filmmaking and we are delighted to bring this prestigious collection to the U.K. for the first time,” added Aodan Coburn, executive VP, international, SPHE. “This partnership demonstrates SPHE’s continued commitment to growing our distribution business.”

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[Sigill]

Neither had I mate, and I had the exact same thought about it looking similar to Monty Python (and also Time Bandits)... then I realised it's directed by Terry Gilliam, so I guess that explains it lol.

I'm interested in checking it out anyway. Will you be picking it up?

I might do mate, yeah it definatly has the time bandits feel to it. Terry Gillian's films are all a bit strange! Lol.
I think I will probably wait till it's in a sale before I pick it up. I pretty much do that with all the films though unless it's something I really love!

 

[Noodles]

I might do mate, yeah it definatly has the time bandits feel to it. Terry Gillian's films are all a bit strange! Lol.
I think I will probably wait till it's in a sale before I pick it up. I pretty much do that with all the films though unless it's something I really love!

Ha yeah, they certainly are! I'm not a big fan of Gilliam to be honest, but I fancy giving that one a go. Same here mate... I'm yet to pick up a Criterion title at full price because they end up going on sale sooner or later anyway. Plus I hate spending too much on blind-buys nowadays.

 

[Sigill]

Ha yeah, they certainly are! I'm not a big fan of Gilliam to be honest, but I fancy giving that one a go. Same here mate... I'm yet to pick up a Criterion title at full price because they end up going on sale sooner or later anyway. Plus I hate spending too much on blind-buys nowadays.

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of his myself, some of his stuff is good but others are a bit out there for me. I only just recently watched 12 monkeys after all this time!
I'm the same, it's difficult to pull the trigger at full price when you know it will be on sale at some point!

 

[Noodles]

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of his myself, some of his stuff is good but others are a bit out there for me. I only just recently watched 12 monkeys after all this time!
I'm the same, it's difficult to pull the trigger at full price when you know it will be on sale at some point!

I was late watching 12 Monkeys too. I've seen it a couple times now though and I still don't think it's worth all the praise it gets... it's just ok IMO. I've not even seen any of the Monty Python films... I tried watching The Meaning of Life a few months ago and ended up turning it off part way through, although I was in a crap mood that day to be fair lol.

 

[C.C. 95]

I was late watching 12 Monkeys too. I've seen it a couple times now though and I still don't think it's worth all the praise it gets... it's just ok IMO. I've not even seen any of the Monty Python films... I tried watching The Meaning of Life a few months ago and ended up turning it off part way through, although I was in a crap mood that day to be fair lol.

Watch FISHER KING - it is Gilliam's most accessible movie. And a great one.

 

[Noodles]

Watch FISHER KING - it is Gilliam's most accessible movie. And a great one.

Forgot about that one! I've seen it before and I'd probably say it's the only Gilliam film (that I've seen anyway) that I love.

 

[C.C. 95]

Forgot about that one! I've seen it before and I'd probably say it's the only Gilliam film (that I've seen anyway) that I love.

Any Python film is worth your time. They don't make intellectual silliness like that anymore.

 

[Noodles]

Any Python film is worth your time. They don't make intellectual silliness like that anymore.

I definitely plan to give The Meaning of Life another shot at some point, and of course check out the others too.

What are your thoughts on Brazil? @C.C. 95 @Sigill

 

[C.C. 95]

I definitely plan to give The Meaning of Life another shot at some point, and of course check out the others too.

What are your thoughts on Brazil? @C.C. 95 @Sigill

Classic.....case of me not loving what I am supposed to love.
I have never liked it. I admire it greatly. But it does absolutely zero for me.
And I am the target audience. It should be a movie I love. It ticks so many boxes for me, but it doesn't add up.
(Of course I also don't understand why people worship a small budget average B movie like Star Wars either).

 

[Sigill]

I was late watching 12 Monkeys too. I've seen it a couple times now though and I still don't think it's worth all the praise it gets... it's just ok IMO. I've not even seen any of the Monty Python films... I tried watching The Meaning of Life a few months ago and ended up turning it off part way through, although I was in a crap mood that day to be fair lol.

I thought it was cool with the time travel concept although again a bit strange. I thought Brad Pitt was really good playing the crazy guy! Lol.
I'm not a fan of the Monty Python series, that is a bit too silly but I love the films. The meaning of life is my least favourite of the 3 but it's still good if you are in the right mood. The Holy grail is a classic and the Life of Brian too. Maybe give it another try mate!

I definitely plan to give The Meaning of Life another shot at some point, and of course check out the others too.

What are your thoughts on Brazil? @C.C. 95 @Sigill

I've never seen that one, I've watched the trailer and it looks like a typical Terry Gilliam film though. I haven't seen Fisher King either, there's quite a few I still need to watch!

 

[Noodles]

Classic.....case of me not loving what I am supposed to love.
I have never liked it. I admire it greatly. But it does absolutely zero for me.
And I am the target audience. It should be a movie I love. It ticks so many boxes for me, but it doesn't add up.
(Of course I also don't understand why people worship a small budget average B movie like Star Wars either).

I've only seen it once myself and can't remember any major details about it... I just remember being bored from start to finish. Maybe I'll give it another chance someday though, as I often do with "classics" that I'm originally not a fan of.

As for your Star Wars comment... you know I like you a little less each time you bash them.

 

[Noodles]

I thought it was cool with the time travel concept although again a bit strange. I thought Brad Pitt was really good playing the crazy guy! Lol.
I'm not a fan of the Monty Python series, that is a bit too silly but I love the films. The meaning of life is my least favourite of the 3 but it's still good if you are in the right mood. The Holy grail is a classic and the Life of Brian too. Maybe give it another try mate!

I've never seen that one, I've watched the trailer and it looks like a typical Terry Gilliam film though. I haven't seen Fisher King either, there's quite a few I still need to watch!

Yeah, the idea/story is pretty cool... it's Gilliam's directing that mostly ruins it for me personally. I actually gave a DVD copy to my dad not too long ago as he reckons he's always heard a lot about it but had never seen it himself... he ended up being disappointed with it too unfortunately.

That's pretty much how I felt about The Meaning of Life... I liked the opening in the office building with the old people, but after that it all got a bit too silly for me. The Holy Grail is easily the one I've heard about the most though... I've seen a few clips over the years too, and it definitely appeals to me more than the others. Don't think I could live with myself if I don't at least check that one out lol.

Honestly, I doubt I'd even like The Fisher King if it weren't for Robin Williams... he makes any film worth watching!

 

[Sigill]

Yeah, the idea/story is pretty cool... it's Gilliam's directing that mostly ruins it for me personally. I actually gave a DVD copy to my dad not too long ago as he reckons he's always heard a lot about it but had never seen it himself... he ended up being disappointed with it too unfortunately.

That's pretty much how I felt about The Meaning of Life... I liked the opening in the office building with the old people, but after that it all got a bit too silly for me. The Holy Grail is easily the one I've heard about the most though... I've seen a few clips over the years too, and it definitely appeals to me more than the others. Don't think I could live with myself if I don't at least check that one out lol.

Honestly, I doubt I'd even like The Fisher King if it weren't for Robin Williams... he makes any film worth watching!

I'm not a huge fan of his, the weird angles he shoots at can get a bit annoying. I had heard a lot about 12 Monkeys aswell. It was good but not great like I had heard.
I actually don't like the first bit in the office, that was all a bit weird! I thought it got better once you get Into it. The film does feel like lots of random sketches put together though whereas the holy grail and life of Brian are more film like for me.
You have to check it out once mate, so many quotable lines. I'm sure you will off heard most of them before! Lol.

I only just found out about The Fisher King when I was just looking at the Criterion collection the other day! I hadn't heard of it before. I was thinking about a blind buy but not sure if I would like it!

 

[C.C. 95]

As for your Star Wars comment... you know I like you a little less each time you bash them.

Completely honest objective opinion. I was a kid in 1977 - and I saw it and I didn't get ovewhelmed by it then either. I did get blown away by Close Encounters (that same year)- that blew my mind. But SW was just like another space pirate movie. (If you can - seriously watch it listening to the dialog, watching the acting - it's all very pedestrian. And the story is just a Flash Gordon episode. Trust me - I have tried many times to see what others see in it. But- for what it's worth, I think the best (and most well rounded and competent) of all the Star Wars movies is Rogue One. I might have said Empire if not for the odd truncated and episodic nature of that film).
It's not like I want to not like Star Wars - just being honest.

 

[Noodles]

Releases for December:

• Bottle Rocket (1996)
• The Sword of Doom (1966)
• Monterey Pop (1968)

 

[Punker76]

Releases for December:

• Bottle Rocket (1996)
• The Sword of Doom (1966)
• Monterey Pop (1968)

Great to see another Wes Anderson film added to the UK Criterion collection - keep ‘em coming please! Life Aquatic, Rushmore, Fantastic Mr Fox etc etc

 

[Noodles]

Great to see another Wes Anderson film added to the UK Criterion collection - keep ‘em coming please! Life Aquatic, Rushmore, Fantastic Mr Fox etc etc

I second this! Would love for them to release that stunning Fantastic Mr Fox digipak over here.

 

[Noodles]

The offer will be available at all major retailers that stock Criterion releases, apart from Amazon who have just lowered their prices to £12.99 on most titles.

Zoom
Zavvi (TBA)
HMV
Amazon
Fopp stores

Remember you can also get a further 10% off at Zoom by using the code SIGNUP10 during checkout.

This offer is rolling out again with a few new titles added.

 

[Noodles]

Releases for January:

• Ivan's Childhood (1962)
• 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

 

[Sigill]

Releases for January:

• Ivan's Childhood (1962)
• 3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Are you going for any of these mate. I already have the Artificial Eye Release for Ivan's Childhood. I'm guessing the Criterion will be better, I don't think it's a film I would double dip on though.