The Criterion Collection

Walkabout

Nicolas Roeg

The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme

riansimpson: “My first Criterion. (Think that it is a superior print to any of the latter SOL releases--including Blu Rays.) Menu screen gave me nightmares.”

Diabolique

Henri-Georges Clouzot

riansimpson: “*The Criterion I love so dearly that I bought it again, as a Blu-Ray. Magnificent film, restored with incredible attention to detail.”

Diabolique

Henri-Georges Clouzot

riansimpson: “Such a tremendous film, so glad this was given the Blu-Ray overhaul. The restoration is gorgeous, the menus and materials elegant. Excellent booklet.”

The Red Shoes

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

Insomnia

Erik Skjoldbjærg

Charade

Stanley Donen

riansimpson: “Bought this as a reference piece to something I was writing at the time--seeing it on Blu Ray, done by Criterion, was a candy-colored trip. Dazzling.”

The Element of Crime

Lars von Trier

Sisters

Brian De Palma

riansimpson: “Man, this is an intensely weird trip. The booklet is really great--so are the features on siamese twins. The colors just burst on this print.”

The Vanishing

George Sluizer

riansimpson: “Such a taut, devastating piece of work. Incredible script. (Pretty sparse disc considering its Criterion status.)”

Traffic

Steven Soderbergh

riansimpson: “Soderbergh did this transfer proud; every other DVD has failed to capture the power of the experience of seeing this in the theater. Gorgeous.”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

riansimpson: “(Who doesn't have this?) So perfectly-crafted, with all the appreciation of the set-design of the film itself. So glad this was acquired by Criterion.”

The Royal Tenenbaums

Wes Anderson

Naked Lunch

David Cronenberg

Onibaba

Kaneto Shindo

riansimpson: “Crazy-good film. Shares a strange semblance to erotic tones of THE PIANO in its rugged sexuality. (Maybe I'm nuts.) Excellent disc/features. ”

Le Corbeau

Henri-Georges Clouzot

riansimpson: “One of the best booklets I have seen with a Criterion--original '40s essays addressing the controversies of the film...and the print itself is crisp. ”

A Woman Under the Influence

John Cassavetes

Fat Girl

Catherine Breillat

riansimpson: “It's easy to dismiss Breillat's work as demeaning...it's difficult-but impossible not to-acknowledge the brilliance and humanity that she mines here. ”

Eyes Without a Face

Georges Franju

riansimpson: “Classic of dream/fantasia-horror, stands up brilliantly among its many imitators today. A terrific transfer and rich in features; indispensable.”

Short Cuts

Robert Altman

My Own Private Idaho

Gus Van Sant

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wes Anderson

Elevator to the Gallows

Louis Malle

Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard

The Ice Storm

Ang Lee

riansimpson: “Maybe the most beautifully packaged w/ the most exquisite booklet of any Criterion (Neil Kellerhouse!) I own...also just a knock-out transfer. ”

In the Realm of the Senses

Nagisa Oshima

A Christmas Tale

Arnaud Desplechin

By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One and Two

Stan Brakhage

The Thin Red Line

Terrence Malick

The Night of the Hunter

Charles Laughton

Fish Tank

Andrea Arnold

riansimpson: “Great transfer--love that its grittiness is not sanded away. Extras are dynamite, esp. the shorts--the inclusion of WASP is a gift. ”

Blow Out

Brian De Palma

Insignificance

Nicolas Roeg

Kuroneko

Kaneto Shindo

Three Colors

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Harold and Maude

Hal Ashby

riansimpson: “A film that seems so ahead-of-its-time, yet precisely of-that-moment, Criterion did this restoration proud. Warm and touching yet potently anarchic. ”

Being John Malkovich

Spike Jonze

riansimpson: “The transfer is beautiful--used to the grainy feel of the DVD/cable look. The extras/packaging--exquisite. Brilliant (and necessary) addition.”

Certified Copy

Abbas Kiarostami

riansimpson: “Exquisite and mysterious, shape-shifting and wry...then quietly devastating. Juliette Binoche is absolutely extraordinary. A film to be discovered.”

Shallow Grave

Danny Boyle

riansimpson: “Spare and dry. While the second half doesn't quite deliver on the promise of the first, this is a terrific restoration; the print pops with color. ”

Le Havre

Aki Kaurismäki

Weekend

Andrew Haigh

riansimpson: “Stepping-up to nurture this hauntingly romantic gem, Criterion's loving hands present a visionary masterpiece--elevating a cult-status film to art.”

The Game

David Fincher

Rosemary’s Baby

Roman Polanski

Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films (50-DVD box set)

riansimpson: “Gift from Dad, holidays, 2008. I cherish it and the envy it inspires. (Rabbits have chewed the corners but everything else remains in mint condition.)”