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Nov 25, 2024 · Criterion has unearthed a 9-minute introductory featurette from Paramount’s 1989 LaserDisc edition, unused since its original release. Though it rehashes details found elsewhere—such as Bogdanovich’s editing style, casting process, and choice to shoot in black-and-white—it does feature the filmmaker expressing his preference for the 1. ...

Nov 20, 2024 · Howard Hawks’ Scarface arrives on 4K UHD from The Criterion Collection, presented in the aspect ratio of 1.35:1 on a triple-layer disc with a 10-bit SDR 2160p/24hz ultra high-definition encode. The release also includes a standard dual-layer Blu-ray featuring a 1080p presentation of the film alongside all of the special features.

Nov 26, 2023 · The Criterion Collection presents Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets on Blu-ray in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on a dual-layer disc. The 1080p/24hz high-definition presentation is sourced from a new 4K restoration, taken from a scan of the 35mm original camera negative.

Oct 15, 2017 · Admittedly this isn’t an upgrade on the scale of Criterion’s Blu-ray of Being There over Warner’s processed disc: Warner’s Blu-ray of Barry Lyndon, outside of the justifiable criticisms against its incorrect aspect ratio, isn’t all that bad. But I still feel Criterion’s is a better, more filmic image in the end, a thing of beauty.

Feb 9, 2024 · Criterion has assembled an extensive special edition for Trainspotting, blending new content with material carried over from their LaserDisc edition. The 1996 audio commentary featuring director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, screenwriter John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor is an insightful exploration of the film's production.

Nov 27, 2024 · The Criterion Collection updates their special edition of Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla to 4K UHD, presenting the film on a triple-layer disc in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1. The 10-bit SDR 2160p/24hz ultra high-definition presentation is sourced from a new 4K restoration performed by Toho, utilizing a scan of a 35mm master positive.

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Feb 26, 2015 · Federico Fellini’s career achieved new levels of eccentricity and brilliance with this remarkable, controversial, extremely loose adaptation of Petronius’s classical Roman satire, written during the reign of Nero. An episodic barrage of sexual licentiousness, godless violence, and eye-catching grotesquerie, <I>Fellini Satyricon</I> follows the exploits of two pansexual …