The Criterion Collection has released its November DVD/Blu-Ray releases. Check it out below, Tootsie and The Shooting is mine.
The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind
Monte Hellman
Editions: DVD, Blu-RayIn the mid-sixties, the maverick American director Monte Hellman conceived of two westerns at the same time. Dreamlike and gritty by turns, the two films would prove their maker’s adeptness at brilliantly deconstructing genre.
11 Nov 2014 Learn more »
It Happened One Night
Frank Capra
1934 • 105 minutes • 1.33:1 • United States
Spine: #736 Editions: DVD, Blu-RayIt Happened One Night is among the most gracefully constructed and edited films of the early sound era, packed with clever situations and gags that have entered the Hollywood comedy pantheon.
18 Nov 2014 Learn more »
L’avventura
Michelangelo Antonioni
1960 • 143 minutes • 1.77:1 • Italy
Spine: #98 Editions: DVD, Blu-Ray, Collector’s Sets, Hulu PlusMichelangelo Antonioni invented a new film grammar with this masterwork.
25 Nov 2014 Learn more »
Les Blank: Always for Pleasure
569 minutes • 1.33:1
Spine: #737 Editions: DVD, Blu-RaySeemingly off-the-cuff yet poetically constructed, these films are humane, sometimes wry, always engaging tributes to musicians, food, and all sorts of regionally specific delights.
25 Nov 2014 Learn more »
Tootsie
Sydney Pollack
1982 • 116 minutes • 2.40:1 • United States
Spine: #738 Editions: DVD, Blu-RayThis multilayered comedy from director Sydney Pollack follows the increasingly elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who disguises himself as a woman to get a coveted soap opera gig.
25 Nov 2014 Learn more »