CC40 -- "monumental 40-film box set, coming in November" -- Criterion Collection

[An4h0ny]

The more I look at this list of films, the more I like it.

8½ (1963), Tokyo Story (1953), All That Jazz (1979), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Repo Man (1984), Naked (1993), Jules and Jim (1962), Being There (1979), Weekend (1967), Yi Yi (2000), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Pickpocket (1959), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), On the Waterfront (1954), Do the Right Thing (1989), Ratcatcher (1999), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Mirror (1975), Barry Lyndon (1975), Safe (1995), Seconds (1966), His Girl Friday (1940), Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Y tu mamá también (2001), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Love & Basketball (2000), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Ace in the Hole (1951), 3 Women (1977), The Red Shoes (1948), Down by Law (1986), La Ciénaga (2001), Wanda (1970), House (1977), Sullivan’s Travels (1941), The Battle of Algiers (1966), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Persona (1966), In the Mood for Love (2000)

If you had told me Criterion would put out a box with all the bolded titles included, I would have chuckled. But here we are. It's an interesting hook for a box set.

CC40 includes digital restorations of all 40 films, hundreds of hours of supplemental features, and a 216-page book featuring essays on each film by critics, scholars, and authors.

One additional disc of new special features would have been nice.

... Criterion’s new owner, Indian Paintbrush founder Steven Rales, wants to keep the video label working at the highest pedigree. Rales also owns Galerie, an online film club and subscription service that offers access to films, essays, and live events featuring a rotating selection of filmmakers, including Wes Anderson, Pablo Larraín, and more. AKA: Galarie is the perfect companion to The Criterion Channel, Criterion’s streaming subscription service, which boasts several CC titles in its catalog plus a rotating monthly selections.

https://theplaylist.net/criterion-co...r-19-20240809/