The 50 Best Movies on Hulu Plus
Narrowing down the 50 best movies on Hulu Plus was actually more difficult than similar lists we've done for Netflix Instant and Amazon Prime thanks to Hulu's deal with Criterion. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRoyal Tenenbaums Book and Magazine Covers
Criterion recently shared eight book and magazine covers featuring the characters in Wes Anderson’s 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums. In addition to the images, Criterion has released a Blu-ray version of the film.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayCriterion Collection Films Now on iTunes
For movie buffs, iTunes just received some of the best films that the Criterion Collection has to offer. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsStill Walking (DVD Review)
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Writer: Hirokazu Kore-eda Cinematographer: Yutaka Yamasaki Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You, Kazuya Takahashi Studio/Runtime: Criterion/114 mins. In every sense of the word except one, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Still Walking is a classic. The film elegantly covers the one-day reunion of the Yokoyama family on the 15th anniversary of the death of the family’s oldest son. As is the tradition in this sort of picture, the reunion is bittersweet, with everyone attempting to play the affectionate roles they’re supposed to, while being unable to get past the anger and difficulties of the past. It’s a story... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Best Fake Criterion Covers
Last week, film site Cinematical showed us the tip of the iceberg of fan-inspired Criterion Collection covers. Back in 2003, Joblo.com user Briare Rabbit posted a simple illustration of To Kill a Mockingbird with this comment, “This is a wonderful hobby of mine, creating criterion cover art. With paint, I dont have anything higher- but you may. Here’s my latest, anyone else who makes em? It’s really fun!”... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayRide With the Devil DVD Review
Director: Ang Lee Writers: James Schamus (screenplay), Daniel Woodrell (novel) Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes Starring: Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright Studio: Criterion... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsVivre Sa Vie DVD Review
Director: Jean-Luc Godard Writers: Marcel Sacotte, Godard Cinematographer: Raoul Coutard Starring: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot Studio: Criterion... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsLars von Trier's Antichrist (Maybe) Gets Criterion Treatment
Chaos reigned the 2009 Cannes film festival screenings of Lars von Trier’s psychological thriller Antichrist, with audience responses ranging from applause to demands from angry trade journalists that von Trier justify having made the film. Featuring violence that the Huffington Post called “almost unbearably explicit,” Antichrist polarized audiences, causing even some von Trier apologists to cry foul.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsLola Montès DVD Review
Release Date: Feb. 16 Director: Max Ophuls Writers: MaxOphuls, Cécil Saint-Laurent, Annette Wademant Cinematographers: Christian Matras Starring: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov Studio/Run Time: Criterion, 115 mins. Way back in the early 2000s, the films of German-born, Paris-based director Max Ophuls languished out of print. While the French nouvelle vague and its insouciant modernity, guns, dames and jittery jump cuts remained much feted, discussed and repackaged, Ophuls and his fin de siècle Europe, aristocratic mores, women on the verge of nervous breakdowns and loooooong tracking shots fell out of sight. He might’ve remained in darkness were it not for the... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Last Days Of Disco
Near the end of this woefully ahistorical 1998 comedy about... read more
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