The Criterion Column: October Brings Kubrick's PATHS OF GLORY, THE SEVEN SAMURAI on Blu-Ray, Ingmar Bergman, HOUSE, and More
The October 2010 batch of Criterion
titles brings a few surprises. Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory
is hitting DVD and Blu-Ray as is Ingmar Bergman's film The Magician. Criterion
continues its relationship with Wes Anderson by releasing The
Darjeeling Limited on Blu-Ray and DVD. Ok.
Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai is headed for
Blu-Ray with a new restored high-def transfer. If the quality of
Criterion's other Kurosawa Blu-Ray discs (e.g. Kagemusha, Sanjuro
and Yojimbo) are any indication, it is time to ditch the
DVDs. This one should look spectacular.
Finally, Nobuhiko Obayashi's House is making its way to Blu-Ray and DVD just in time for Halloween. There are a few things to note here. First, the fact that Criterion is releasing this on Blu-Ray with a restored transfer and uncompressed mono sound is kind of a surprise. This is a very good thing. The other curious thing is the extras. Why is there a "video appreciation" by Ti West, but no appearances by contemporary Japanese filmmakers? One can assume it's a matter of marketability. This doesn't make it any less odd, though.
THE CRITERION COLLECTION 2010 RELEASE CALENDAR (January through October 2010, up-to-date as of July 17, 2010)
OCTOBER 2010
Wes Anderson, THE DARJEELING
LIMITED, DVD & BD, 10/12/10, US & Canada
Ingmar
Bergman, THE MAGICIAN, DVD
& BD, 9/14/10, US & English speaking Canada only
Akira
Kurosawa, THE SEVEN SAMURAI,
BD, 10/19/10, US & Canada
Stanley Kubrick, PATHS OF GLORY, DVD & BD ,
10/26/10, US & Canada
Nobuhiko Obayashi, HOUSE, DVD & BD, 10/26/10, US &
Canada
SEPTEMBER 2010
Jean-Luc Godard, BREATHLESS, DVD & BD, 9/14/10, US &
English Speaking Canada only
Stanley Donen, CHARADE,
BD, 9/21/10, US & Canada
Nagisa Oshima, MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE, DVD & BD,
9/28/10, US & Canada
Terence Malick, THE THIN RED LINE, DVD & BD, 9/28/10, US
& Canada
Allan King, ECLIPSE SERIES 24: THE ACTUALITY DRAMAS OF ALLAN KING (WARRENDALE/A
MARRIED COUPLE/COME ON CHILDREN/DYING AT GRACE/MEMORY FOR MAX, CLAIRE,
IDA AND COMPANY), 5 DVD BOX, 9/21/10, US & Canada
AUGUST 2010
Akira Kurosawa, ECLIPSE SERIES 23: THE FIRST FILMS OF AKIRA KUROSAWA
(SANSHIRO SUGATA/THE MOST BEAUTIFUL/SANSHIRO SUGATA, PART TWO /THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL), 4 DVD BOX, 8/3/10. US & Canada
Terry Zwigoff, CRUMB, DVD & BD, 8/10/10, US & Canada
Terry Zwigoff, LOUIE BLUIE, DVD, 8/10/10, US & Canada
Marcel Camus,
BLACK ORPHEUS, 2-DISC DVD & BD, 8/17/10, US & Canada
Maurice Pialat,
L'ENFANCE NUE, DVD, 8/17/10, US & English Speaking Canada only
Josef von Sternberg,
THREE SILENT CLASSICS BY JOSEF VON STERNBERG (UNDERWORLD/THE LAST COMMAND/THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK), 3 DVD BOX, 8/24/10, US & Canada
JULY 2010
Yasujiro Ozu, THE ONLY SON/THERE WAS A FATHER: TWO FILMS BY YASUJIRO OZU, 2 DVD BOX, 7/13/2010, US & English speaking Canada
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, BLACK NARCISSUS, DVD & BD, 7/20/10, US & Canada
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, THE RED SHOES, DVD & BD, 7/20/10, US & Canada
Abdellatif Kechiche, THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN, DVD & BD, 7/27/10, US Only
Sacha Guitry, ECLIPSE SERIES 22: PRESENTING SACHA GUITRY (THE STORY OF A CHEAT/THE PEARLS OF THE CROWN/DÉSIRÉ/QUADRILLE), 4 DVD BOX, 7/27/2010, US & English speaking Canada
JUNE 2010
Jim Jarmusch, MYSTERY TRAIN, DVD & BD, 6/15/10, US & Canada
Abbas Kiarostami, CLOSE-UP, DVD & BD, 6/22/10, US Only
Michelangelo Antonioni, RED DESERT, DVD & BD, 6/22/10, US & English-speaking Canada,
Carol Reed, NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH, DVD & BD, 6/22/10, US & Canada
Jan Troell, EVERLASTING MOMENTS, DVD & BD, 6/29/10, US Only
Luchino Visconti, THE LEOPARD, DVD & BD, 6/29/10, US & Canada
MAY 2010
Stan Brakhage, BY BRAKHAGE: AN ANTHOLOGY, VOLUME TWO, 3 DVD BOX, 5/25/10 US & Canada
Stan Brakhage, BY BRAKHAGE: AN ANTHOLOGY, VOLUMES ONE AND TWO, 3 BD BOX, 5/25/10, US & Canada
Fritz Lang, M, BD, 5/11/10, BD, US Only
John Ford, STAGECOACH, DVD & BD, 5/25/2010, US Only
Nicolas Roeg,WALKABOUT, DVD & BD, 5/18/2010, US & English-speaking Canada
Various, ECLIPSE SERIES 21: OSHIMA'S OUTLAW SIXTIES (PLEASURES OF THE FLESH/VIOLENCE AT NOON/SING A SONG OF SEX /THREE RESURRECTED DRUNKARDS), 5 DVD BOX, 5/18/2010, US & English-speaking Canada
APRIL 2010
Jean-Luc Godard, VIVRE SA VIE, DVD & BD, 4/20/2010, US & English-speaking Canada
Ang Lee, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, DVD & BD, 4/27/2010, US & Canada
Sidney Lumet, THE FUGITIVE KIND, 2 DVD BOX, 4/27/2010, US & Canada
Olivier Assayas, SUMMER HOURS, DVD & BD, 4/20/2010, US only
Various, ESSENTIAL ARTHOUSE COLLECTION VOL. 5 (BRIEF ENCOUNTER/8 1/2/FLOATING WEEDS/JULES AND JIM/KAPÒ), INDIVIDUAL DVDS & 5 DVD BOX, 4/13/2010, US only
MARCH 2010
Marco Ferreri, DILLINGER
IS DEAD, DVD, 3/16/10, US & English-speaking Canada
Nicholas Ray, BIGGER THAN LIFE, DVD & BD, 3/23/10, US
& Canada
Terence Malick, DAYS OF
HEAVEN, BD, 3/23/10, US & Canada
Akira Kurosawa, YOJIMBO
& SANJURO, BD & 2 BD BOX, 3/23/10, US & Canada
Pedro Costa, LETTERS FROM FONTAINHAS: THREE FILMS BY PEDRO COSTA
(OSSOS/IN VANDA'S ROOM/COLOSSAL YOUTH), 3 DVD BOX, 3/30/10,
US & English-speaking Canada
FEBRUARY 2010
James Ivory, HOWARDS
END, DVD, 2/23/10, US & Canada (DVD) & US only (BD)
Steve McQueen, HUNGER, DVD & BD, 2/16/10, US &
Canada (DVD) & US only (BD)
Max Ophüls, LOLA
MONTÈS, DVD & BD, 2/16/10 ,US & English-speaking
Canada
Gotz Spielmann, REVANCHE, DVD & BD,2/16/2010,US &
English-speaking Canada
Leo McCarey, MAKE
WAY FOR TOMORROW, 2 DVD SET, 2/23/10, US & Canada
Various, ECLIPSE SERIES 20: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW ON FILM (MAJOR
BARBARA/CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA/ANDROCLES AND THE LION),3 DVD
BOX, 2/23/10, US & Canada
JANUARY 2010
Federico Fellini, 8 ½,
BD, 1/12/10, US & Canada
Steven Soderbergh, CHE,
DVD & BD, 1/19/10, US only
Wim Wenders, PARIS,
TEXAS, DVD & BD, 1/26/10, US & English-speaking
Canada
Roberto Rossellini, WAR
TRILOGY (ROME OPEN CITY/PAISAN/GERMANY YEAR ZERO), 3 DVD BOX,
1/26/10, US & English-speaking Canada
Chantal Ackerman, ECLIPSE
SERIES 19: CHANTAL AKERMAN IN THE SEVENTIES (LA CHAMBRE/JE TU IL
ELLE/LES RENDEZ-VOUS D'ANNA) , 3 DVD BOX, 1/19/10, US &
English-speaking Canada