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Criterion in April 2026: JOHN SINGLETON'S HOOD TRILOGY, Bi Gan's RESURRECTION, Much More

Also: 'Eclipse Series 48: Kinuyo Tanaka Directs,' 'Point Blank,' 'Monty Python's Life of Brian,' 'Gilda,' 'Trouble in Paradise.'

Criterion in February 2026: THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE, NETWORK, A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Plus: 'Cloud,' 'Playtime,' '3:10 to Yuma,' 'Lubitsch Musicals.'

Blu-ray Review: Criterion's HEAVEN CAN WAIT Is Near Flawless

Old Hollywood has its pitfalls, but it sure made some excellent, even downright delightful films. Case in point, Heaven Can Wait, from director Ernst Lubitsch (Ninotchka, Trouble in Paradise, To Be Or Not To Be). Lubitsch was born in 1892 and began...

Criterion in August 2018: THE TREE OF LIFE Takes Root, Plus SMITHEREENS and More Essentials

Appearing on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time, Robert M. Young's The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez will be released by the Criterion Collection in August 2018. Inspired by a true story, the film stars Edward James Olmos and is...