JANUARY 2024 NEW RELEASES - THE CRITERION COLLECTION
THE CRITERION COLLECTION has announced its JANUARY 2024 slate of 4K UHD BLU-RAY(4)and BLU-RAY(2)releases. They are: THE APU TRILOGY(1955 - 1959)BLOOD SIMPLE(1984)TRAINSPOTTING(1996)LONE STAR(1996)CHANTAL AKERMAN MASTERPIECES, 1968–1978(1968 - 1978)and MUDBOUND(2017)
4K UHD BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY COMBO RELEASE
THREE-4K UHD + THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION
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THE APU TRILOGY 4K RESTORATION & REMASTERING BY CRITERION COLLECTION
壊滅的な状態だった35mmネガから奇跡ともいえる復元を果たす。
THREE-4K UHD + THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K RESTORATIONS OF ALL THREE FILMS, undertaken in collaboration with the Academy Film Archive at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and L'Immagine Ritrovata, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray editions
- In the 4K Blu-ray edition: Three 4K Blu-ray discs of the films and three Blu-rays with the films and special features
- Audio recordings from 1958 of director Satyajit Ray reading his essay "A Long Time on the Little Road" and in conversation with film historian Gideon Bachmann
- Interviews with actors Soumitra Chatterjee, Shampa Srivastava, and Sharmila Tagore; camera assistant Soumendu Roy; and film writer Ujjal Chakraborty
- Making "The Apu Trilogy": Satyajit Ray's Epic Debut, a video essay by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson
- "The Apu Trilogy": A Closer Look, a program featuring filmmaker, producer, and teacher Mamoun Hassan
- Excerpts from the 2003 documentary The Song of the Little Road, featuring composer Ravi Shankar
- The Creative Person: "Satyajit Ray," a 1967 documentary short by James Beveridge, featuring interviews with Ray, several of his actors, members of his creative team, and film critic Chidananda Das Gupta
- Footage of Ray receiving an honorary Oscar in 1992
- Programs on the restorations by filmmaker Kogonada
- PLUS: Essays by critics Terrence Rafferty and Girish Shambu, as well as a selection of Ray's storyboards for Pather Panchali
Released: Jan 2, 2024
List Price: $124.95 USD(4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO)$99.95 USD(BLU-RAY)
4K UHD BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY COMBO RELEASE
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K RESTORATION, approved by cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM(HDR10/DOLBY VISION COMPATIBLE)
- Conversation between Sonnenfeld and the Coens about the film's look, featuring Telestrator video illustrations
- Conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coens about the film's production, from inception to release
- Interviews with composer Carter Burwell, sound editor Skip Lievsay, and actors Frances McDormand and M. Emmet Walsh
- Trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by novelist and critic Nathaniel Rich
Released: Jan 9, 2024
List Price: $$49.95 USD(4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO)$39.95 USD(BLU-RAY)
4K UHD BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY COMBO RELEASE
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION, supervised by director John Sayles and director of photography Stuart Dryburgh, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM(HDR10/DOLBY VISION COMPATIBLE)
- New conversation between Sayles and filmmaker Gregory Nava
- New interview with Dryburgh
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by scholar Domino Renee Perez
Released: Jan 16, 2024
List Price: $$49.95 USD(4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO)$39.95 USD(BLU-RAY)
4K UHD BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY COMBO RELEASE
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION, supervised by director Danny Boyle, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Audio commentary featuring Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, screenwriter John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor
- Nine deleted scenes with commentary from the filmmakers
- Off the Rails: The Making of "Trainspotting," a documentary featuring archival interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage
- Memories of "Trainspotting," a documentary from 2008 featuring the filmmakers and actors McGregor, Kelly Macdonald, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle
- Reflections from soundtrack artists Iggy Pop, Jarvis Cocker, Bobby Gillespie, Damon Albarn, Leftfield, Underworld, and more
- Theatrical teaser and trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- AND MORE...
- PLUS: Essays by critic Graham Fuller and author Irvine Welsh, Welsh's glossary of terms from the film and book, and glow-in-the-dark packaging
Released: Jan 30, 2024
List Price: $$49.95 USD(4K UHD + BLU-RAY COMBO)$39.95 USD(BLU-RAY)
BLU-RAY RELEASE
THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION
THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- NEW 4K RESTORATION of Les rendez-vous d'Anna, and 2K DIGITAL RESTORATIONS of Saute ma ville; L'enfant aimé, ou Je joue à être une femme mariée; La chambre; Hotel Monterey; Le 15/8; Je tu il elle; Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; and News from Home, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
- Hanging Out Yonkers, an unfinished film from 1973 by Chantal Akerman
- Film-school tests
- New program on Akerman featuring critic B. Ruby Rich
- New visual essay on Akerman featuring archival interviews with the director
- Autour de "Jeanne Dielman," a documentary made during the filming of Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, shot by actor Sami Frey and edited by Agnès Ravez and Akerman
- Interviews with Akerman, cinematographer Babette Mangolte, actors Aurore Clément and Delphine Seyrig, and Akerman's mother, Natalia
- Appreciation by filmmaker Ira Sachs
- PLUS: An essay and notes on the films by critic Beatrice Loayza
Released: Jan 23, 2024
List Price: $99.95 USD(BLU-RAY)
BLU-RAY RELEASE
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- NEW 2K MASTER, supervised by director Dee Rees and director of photography Rachel Morrison, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
New audio commentary featuring Rees* New documentary featuring Rees, composer Tamar-kali, editor Mako Kamitsuna, and makeup artist Angie Wells - New documentary made on set, featuring members of the cast and crew
- Interview with Morrison
- New interview with production designer David J. Bomba
- Trailer and teaser
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
- PLUS: An essay by critic Danielle Amir Jackson
Released: Jan 30, 2024
List Price: $39.95 USD(BLU-RAY)
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