The Criterion Collection
Jul 24, 2017 — This month, the United Kingdom welcomes Criterion editions of two immersive masterworks of world cinema: Edward Yang’s 1991 coming-of-age epic A Brighter Summer Day and Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1979 metaphysical odyssey Stalker. Head over to Amazon to check out our full...
Jun 19, 2017 — This month, we’ve brought two new Criterion editions to the United Kingdom: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s heart-stopping revenge tale Diabolique and Terry Gilliam’s whimsical, Manhattan-set Robin Williams vehicle The Fisher King. Head over to Amazon to check out our full list of...
The Daily
Jun 6, 2017 — Once again, we open an entry with a tip from Catherine Grant, the new twelfth issue of Cine-Files, a special commemorative issue “dedicated to the films and artistic legacy of Jacques Rivette and Chris Marker.” Editor Mary Wiles: “Both directors,...
May 16, 2017 — This month, two new Criterion editions are available in the United Kingdom: Juzo Itami’s sensuous ode to gastronomic pleasure Tampopo, and Sidney Lumet’s riveting courtroom drama 12 Angry Men. Head over to Amazon to check out our full list of...
Mar 28, 2017 — This month, we’re introducing two new Criterion editions to the United Kingdom: Multiple Maniacs, John Waters’ audaciously foul second feature, and Lone Wolf and Cub, a six-part film adaptation of Kazuo Koike’s best-selling 1970 manga epic. Head over to Amazon...
Mar 10, 2017 — Did You See This? Classic film lovers everywhere were saddened to learn about the death of veteran TCM host Robert Osborne last Sunday. In a heartfelt tribute, Tiffany Vazquez, a daytime host on the channel, writes that “Robert’s wisdom, grace,...
Feb 22, 2017 — Portraits of family dysfunction don’t get much more brutal than Michael Curtiz’s 1945 Mildred Pierce, which features Joan Crawford in an Oscar-winning performance that revived her career. Adapted from James M. Cain’s psychological novel, the film injects hard-boiled suspense into...
Jan 12, 2017 — This month, we’re introducing two new Criterion Blu-ray editions to the United Kingdom: Black Orpheus, Marcel Camus’s Oscar-winning adaptation of the ancient Greek myth; and Howard Hawks’s rapid-fire newspaper comedy His Girl Friday, accompanied by Lewis Milestone’s newly restored The...
Dec 7, 2016 — This holiday season, we’re bringing our United Kingdom audience two sharply written portraits of New York family dysfunction with our editions of Wes Anderson’s brilliantly stylized ensemble comedy The Royal Tenenbaums and Noah Baumbach’s hilarious chronicle of a divorce The...
Nov 22, 2016 — This month, we’ve brought two new Criterion editions to the United Kingdom: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams, a visually sumptuous showcase of the Japanese master at the height of his imaginative powers, and Punch-Drunk Love, Paul Thomas Anderson’s deliriously eccentric take on...