Criterion also adds some Blu-Ray and 4K UHD upgrades of Sofia Coppola’s ethereal “ The Virgin Suicides” and David Lean’s classic technicolor romance “ Summertime.” Nominated for four Oscars this year, including Best Picture, the captivating drama ultimately won the Academy Award-winning Best International Feature Film. Lastly, of the new releases, Criterion is offering up Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning 2021 film, “ Drive My Car” starring Hidetoshi Nishijima. Often overlooked, Criterion sets things right with the release of his masterful 1995 film noir, “ Devil In A Blue Dress” starring Denzel Washington.
Known for films like, “ No Way Out” and going on to a lot of carefully crafted TV work, veteran filmmaker Carl Franklin is one of our most underrated directors. READ MORE: Sofia Coppola Talks The Teenage Dream Of Her Striking ‘Virgin Suicides’ Debut It’s a Netflix release of course, but the streamer has been carefully selecting some of their most cinephile-friendly titles for inclusion on Criterion and it’s a smart move. Also, there’s an amazing cast in it as well, including Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Steven Yeun, and Jake Gyllenhaal, revolving around the little girl played by An Seo Hyun.
Next up in the offerings is South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho’s dark, thrilling, horrific satire “ Okja” about a little girl and her incredible “super pig.” It’s a twisted fairy tale, but a story of empathy ultimately.
The crown jewel in their new releases is, of course, Martin Scorsese’s searing 1980 black and white boxing drama, “ Raging Bull” which is as much a look at toxic male self-destruction and spiritual immolation as it is boxing. The Collection is really going for it in July. Someone on Film Twitter was recently asking, what’s all the fuss about the upcoming Criterion Collection July announcement, and why are they building it up to be such a thing? Well, it’s because we’re all going broke in July and the Criterion Collection is going to make it rain with cinephile classics this summer, both modern masterpieces, and good ol’ legendary goats.
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