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Jan 8, 2009 — The Australian Centre for the Moving Image begins a retrospective of the film work of groundbreaking photographer and multimedia artist William Klein on January 22, and to accompany its fourteen-film program, critic and Criterion contributor Adrian Martin has written an...
Jan 5, 2009 — The National Society of Film Critics announced its 2008 awards this week, and Criterion won a special honor for the DVD release of White Dog. The esteemed organization, founded in 1966 and made up of the country’s leading film critics,...
Dec 25, 2008 — Photo GalleriesNewspaper columnist turned producer and screenwriter Mark Hellinger wanted New York City to be the main character of a crime film he was working on, ultimately called The Naked City, after the landmark book by tabloid newspaper photographer Weegee....
Dec 18, 2008 — Check out Chris Ware’s lovely tribute to Yasujiro Ozu’s Tokyo Story on the cover of the November/December Cinefamily calendar. The Cinefamily shows its eclectic (“exceptional, distinctive, weird, and wonderful”) programs at Hollywood’s Silent Movie Theatre, whose co-owner, Sammy Harkham, is...
Dec 17, 2008 — Sellout crowds have caused New York's Film Forum to extend its run of the new Janus Films restoration of Amarcord for another six days, until December 23. So, New Yorkers, it's not too late to see this “fun-house tour through...
Dec 15, 2008 — Critics have had our debut Blu-ray releases for weeks, and the word is out, coast to coast: “a revelation,” “stunning” and “eye-opening,” “awe-inspiring,” “nothing short of a miracle,” “if you think only color pictures can benefit from high-def treatment, think...
Dec 10, 2008 — Renowned author, film scholar, and Wong Kar-wai well-wisher David Bordwell takes a peek at the new Criterion edition of Chungking Express on his personal blog. Bordwell, who’s written about the artistry of this dynamic auteur in his books Planet Hong...
Dec 4, 2008 — The soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s short protofilm for Bottle Rocket will be available digitally for the first time starting December 9, from Fantasy Records/Concord Music, the company announced today. The release was timed to coincide with Criterion’s new DVD of...
Dec 4, 2008 — With Ron Howard’s big-screen adaptation of Peter Morgan’s play Frost/Nixon opening today, the editors at New York magazine remind us that Frank Langella is hardly the first actor to get all jowly for the camera. They’ve put together a list...
Dec 2, 2008 — Starting today, Federico Fellini’s enduring autobiographical Amarcord is back on the big screen, in a newly restored print from Janus Films, supervised by director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno. After a two-week run at New York’s Film Forum, Fellini’s colorful portrait...