MONSIEUR VERDOUX: CRITERION COLLECTION (BLU-RAY)

Charlie Chaplin’s “Monsieur Verdoux” may seem tame today, but in 1947 it was considered controversial because of its political commentary and the way in which it dismantled its star’s legacy as The Little Tramp. This Blu-ray release from Crtierion contains a smattering of bonus features that discuss the history of the film. The print was digitally restored, but it is marred in one spot…

Posted on April 16, 2013 in Reviews by

RASHOMON: CRITERION COLLECTION (BLU-RAY)

Criterion has been giving Kurosawa’s films more lavish treatments, and now it’s time for “Rashomon” to get its due. The bonus features from the previous release have been ported over and are joined by some nice new ones, including an hour-long collection of interviews…

Posted on November 20, 2012 in Reviews by

THE GAME: CRITERION COLLECTION (BLU-RAY)

David Fincher’s underrated deconstruction of the thriller genre is finally available in a more elaborate edition. Unfortunately, it merely ports over most of the extras from Criterion’s laserdisc release of “The Game” in the late 90s, but it’s better than nothing. The video and audio have been upgraded significantly from that version, though, so this is a worthy upgrade from a previous DVD release…

Posted on October 24, 2012 in Reviews by

THE 39 STEPS: CRITERION COLLECTION (BLU-RAY)

Criterion’s new Blu-ray release of “The 39 Steps” gives this classic film the treatment it deserves, complete with bonus features that put it in the context of Hitchock’s early work in England, before he moved to America and became a household name…

Posted on July 7, 2012 in Reviews by

THE GOLD RUSH: CRITERION COLLECTION (BLU-RAY)

Criterion’s latest “film class in a box” features an in-depth look at Charlie Chaplin’s 1925 and 1942 versions of “The Gold Rush.” As an added bonus, your professor secured a painstakingly reconstructed copy of the silent edition…

Posted on June 20, 2012 in Reviews by