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Criterion Adds ‘Anatomy Of A Fall,’ Karyn Kusama’s ‘Girlfight’ An Ousmane Sembène Box Set & More For May 2024

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:04:52 +0000

While the movie industry seemingly buckles, Disney’s seemingly cutting back on any physical media anymore, and Best Buy is apparently ending its run of selling DVDs and Blu-Rays, companies like the Criterion Collection are staying the course. As usual, the boutique, cinephile-friendly company always aims to release and rediscover classic movies in the annals of film history, and they’re doing much the same with their May 2024 announcements.

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Celebrated Senegalese film director Ousmane Sembène, known for 1966’s “Black Girl,” is getting his further due with “Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène, “a three-disc box set featuring powerful 1970s works by the trailblazing Senegalese auteur.

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Watch: 17-Minute Video Essay Explores The Depth Of Simplicity In The Films Of Yasujirō Ozu

The Playlist Staff — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:49:37 +0000

Watch: 17-Minute Video Essay Explores The Depth Of Simplicity In The Films Of Yasujirō Ozu

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Watch: Trailers For Martin Scorsese’s List Of The 39 Foreign Films You Should See Before You Die

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:14:00 +0000

Watch: Trailers For Martin Scorsese’s List Of The 39 Foreign Films You Should See Before You Die

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Criterion Announces July Slate: Restored ‘The Red Shoes,’ ‘The Secret Of The Grain,’ Early Ozu & More

Jon Davies — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:36:00 +0000

Criterion has announced their latest additions for the collection to be released in July, and they’ve given us some old favorites as well as a newer film.

Three previously released Criterion films will be refreshed and upgraded for DVD and Blu-Ray upgrade in July: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 classic “The Red Shoes” and their 1947 film “Black Narcissus.” Both have received highly touted, eye-popping high definition restorations (the former has been wowing audiences on a recent arthouse run).

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Trailer: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Still Walking,’ Film Hits On August 28

Rodrigo Perez — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:15:00 +0000

Attending film festivals can be a bitch (boo hoo, we know, your heart bleeds…). You generally have a tremendous time watching films all day, but finding the time and energy to write reviews for each one of them can be often be impossible. This was the case with the Indepedent Film Festival of Boston. While we did review several films (including, “‘Big Fan” and “500 Days of Summer” to name a few bigger examples), we never did properly review one of our favorite films from the festival and probably one of our favorites movies of the year so far [ed.

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