The Criterion Collection

[MifuneFan]

Real Life (1979) 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/30974-real-life

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Albert Brooks, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New interview with Brooks
• New interview with actor Frances Lee McCain
• 3D trailer directed by Brooks
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

New cover based on an original theatrical poster

[MifuneFan]

Mother (1996) 4K UHD

https://www.criterion.com/films/29661-mother

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Albert Brooks, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
• New interview with Brooks
• New interview with actor Rob Morrow
• Teaser directed by Brooks
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by critic Carrie Rickey

New cover based on an original theatrical poster

[MifuneFan]

Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratova

https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/74...-kira-muratova

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-ray edition
• Interviews with scholars Elena Gorfinkel and Isabel Jacobs
• Archival interview with director Kira Muratova
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Jessica Kiang

New cover by La Moutique

[RevolverOcelScott]

[postmodel]

Wasn’t expecting Albert Brooks in 4K, let alone more than one!

[MifuneFan]

Not a Pretty Picture (1975)

https://www.criterion.com/films/3361...pretty-picture

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Martha Coolidge, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• Interview with Coolidge conducted by filmmaker Allison Anders
• Old-Fashioned Woman (1974), a documentary by Coolidge about her grandmother
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• PLUS: An essay by film critic Molly Haskell

New cover by Polly Dedman

[Gacivory]

Albert Brooks 4K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two Films by Kira Muratova!!!!!!!!!!!! Not a Pretty Picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MifuneFan]

Great month, though perhaps more niche than usual. Did not expect the two Brooks films, and in 4K to boot. Very happy to see the Kira Muratova films announced too. I saw The Long Farewell in theaters last year, and thought it was great.

[The Sovereign]

Had seen rumors for Real Life over the years but always figured it would pop up elsewhere, if at all. Fantastic announcement!

[Darth Marcus]

In for the Brooks 4Ks. Happy with my Arrow Last Emperor 4K LE that's now OOP.

[Brad1963]

Count me in for the 2 Albert Brooks films on Blu-ray.

[jw007]

Oooh, what a wonderful August! Nice releases including two Albert Brooks films. Now that's the film I should have watched on Mother's Day (Mother)! And Real Life is a bonafide classic (despite Roger Ebert's rating of a 1 out of 4)! Nice to see some Ukrainian cinema again too! This feels like a classic month of Criterion releases. Keep it up!

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by jw007

Oooh, what a wonderful July! Nice releases including two Albert Brooks films. Now that's the film I should have watched on Mother's Day (Mother)! And Real Life is a bonafide classic (despite Roger Ebert's rating of a 1 out of 4)! Nice to see some Japanese cinema again too! This feels like a classic month of Criterion releases. Keep it up!

Japanese Cinema?

[Jexes23]

Meh.

[Larsen B]

Having watched Modern Romance and Lost In America for the first time this year and loved both, was hoping Real Life would get a decent release so this is great.

[BamaDullard]

Bleh

[postmodel]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Great month, though perhaps more niche than usual. Did not expect the two Brooks films, and in 4K to boot. Very happy to see the Kira Muratova films announced too. I saw The Long Farewell in theaters last year, and thought it was great.

Surprised Lost in America wasn’t given a 4K upgrade, but I have a feeling that’ll be coming soon.

[jw007]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Japanese Cinema?

Whoops. Just fixed that one.

[Rayjaymay]

The Last Emperor 4K is listing for $60. Even with the 50% Flash Sale that’s $30.

[Shanghai Express]

Originally Posted by javy

I'll take a classic Hollywood blu ray.

Nothing! We ride at dawn.