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The Blob (Blu-Ray) March 12th Criterion Retail: $39.95, Our: $31.99 |
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp March 19th Criterion Retail: $29.95, Our: $23.99 |
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (Blu-Ray) March 19th Criterion Retail: $39.95, Our: $31.99 |
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Ministry of Fear March 12th Criterion Retail: $19.95, Our: $15.99 |
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Ministry of Fear (Blu-Ray) March 12th Criterion Retail: $29.95, Our: $23.99 |
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Monsieur Verdoux March 26th Criterion Retail: $29.95, Our: $23.99 |
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Monsieur Verdoux (Blu-Ray) March 26th Criterion Retail: $39.95, Our: $31.99 |
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Criterion has announced their March slate and it includes 3 titles making their Blu debuts (Colonel Blimp, Ministry of Fear & Monsieur Verdoux) and one (Fritz Lang's Ministry of Fear) bowing on DVD & Blu-Ray.
Bonus features abound on Blimp and Verdoux, while The Blob's appear to be 100% carry over from the standard release. Ministry of Fear has the least and it is reflected in the lower price point for each respectively.
Details below.
"Beware Of The Blob!" One of the great cult classics, The Blob melds '50s schlock sci-fi and teen delinquency pics even as it transcends these genres with strong performances and ingenious special effects. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor, a crew experienced in religious and educational shorts, and a collection of theatrical talent from Philadelphia and New York, The Blob helped launch the careers of superstud Steve McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach. BONUS FEATURES:
- Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris and film historian Bruce Eder; the other by director Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr. and actor Robert ("Tony") Fields
- Theatrical Trailer
- BLOB-abilia!: collector Wes Shank's rare trove of stills, poster, props (including the Blob itself!), and other ephemera
- PLUS :An essay by critic Kim Newman
Considered by many to be the finest British film ever made, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is a stirring masterpiece like no other.
Roger Livesey dynamically embodies outmoded English militarism as the indelible General Clive Candy, who barely survives four decades of tumultuous British history (1902 to 1942) only to see the world change irrevocably before his eyes. Anton Walbrook and Deborah Kerr provide unforgettable support, he as a German enemy turned lifelong friend of Candy’s and she as young women of three consecutive generations—a socially committed governess, a sweet-souled war nurse, and a modern-thinking army driver—who inspire him.
Colonel Blimp is both moving and slyly satirical, an incomparable film about war, love, aging, and obsolescence shot in gorgeous Technicolor.
BONUS FEATURES:
- Audio Commentary Featuring Director Michael Powell with Martin Scorsese
- Video introduction by Scorsese
- A Profile of “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp,” a twenty-four-minute documentary
- Restoration demonstration, hosted by Scorsese
- Interview with editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, Michael Powell’s widow
- Gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production stills
- Gallery tracing the history of David Low’s original Colonel Blimp cartoons
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Molly Haskell
Suffused with dread and paranoia, this Fritz Lang adaptation of a novel by Graham Greene is a plunge into the eerie shadows of a world turned upside down by war. En route to London after being released from a mental institution, Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) stops at a seemingly innocent village fair, after which he finds himself caught in the web of a sinister underworld with possible Nazi connections.
Lang was among the most illustrious of the European émigré filmmakers working in Hollywood during World War II, and Ministry of Fear is one of his finest American productions, an unpredictable thriller with style to spare. BONUS FEATURES:
- New interview with Fritz Lang scholar Joe McElhaney
- Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by critic Glenn Kenny
Charlie Chaplin plays shockingly against type in his most controversial film, a brilliant and bleak black comedy about money, marriage, and murder. Chaplin is a twentieth-century Bluebeard, an enigmatic family man who goes to extreme lengths to support his wife and child, attempting to bump off a series of wealthy widows (including one played by the indefatigable Martha Raye, in a hilarious performance).
This deeply philosophical and wildly entertaining film is a work of true sophistication, both for the moral questions it dares to ask and the way it deconstructs its megastar’s loveable on-screen persona. BONUS FEATURES:
- Chaplin Today: “Monsieur Verdoux,” a 2003 program on the film’s production and release, featuring filmmaker Claude Chabrol and actor Norman Lloyd
- Charlie Chaplin and the American Press, a new documentary featuring Chaplin specialist Kate Guyonvarch and author Charles Maland
- New video essay featuring an audio interview with actress Marilyn Nash
- Radio advertisements and trailers
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PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and reprinted pieces by Chaplin and critic André Bazin
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