The Criterion Collection Just released its July Release Line up of movies, Check them out below. Some great stuff here and cant wait to get my hands on 2 of the films.
The Life of Oharu
Kenji Mizoguchi
1952 • 137 minutes • 1.37:1 • Japan
Spine: #664 Editions: DVD, Blu-ray, Hulu PlusThis epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the incredibly talented Kinuyo Tanaka as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to street prostitution, was the movie that gained its director international attention, ushering in a new golden period for him.
9 Jul 2013 Learn more »
Lord of the Flies
Peter Brook
1963 • 90 minutes • 1.37:1 • United Kingdom
Spine: #43 Editions: DVD, Blu-ray, Collector’s Sets, Hulu PlusIn the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook, William Golding’s legendary novel on the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at its center
16 Jul 2013 Learn more »
Babette’s Feast
Gabriel Axel
1987 • 103 minutes • 1.66:1 • Denmark
Spine: #665 Edition: DVDAt once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette’s Feast is a deeply beloved cinematic treasure.
23 Jul 2013 Learn more »
The Ice Storm
Ang Lee
1997 • 113 minutes • 1.85:1 • United States
Spine: #426 Editions: DVD, Blu-rayWith clarity, subtlety, and a dose of wicked humor, Academy Award–winning director Ang Lee renders Rick Moody’s acclaimed novel of upper-middle-class American malaise as a trenchant, tragic cinematic portrait of lost souls.
23 Jul 2013 Learn more »
The Devil’s Backbone
Guillermo del Toro
2001 • 108 minutes • 1.85:1 • Spain
Spine: #666 Editions: DVD, Blu-raySet during the final week of the Spanish Civil War, The Devil’s Backbone tells the tale of a ten-year-old boy who, after his freedom-fighting father is killed, is sent to a haunted rural orphanage full of terrible secrets.
30 Jul 2013 Learn more »