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Today, as a nice Valentine's Day gift, The Criterion Collection announced what they'll be releasing in May 2020. I'm very excited to see they are upgrading their box set of Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales, but that's just one of the six releases they're bringing to us.<\/p>\n

The blurbs are from The Criterion Collection's website (so are the links)\u00a0\u2014 go there to see the details on the supplements.<\/p>\n

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May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Six Moral Tales<\/b>
\n<\/i><\/b>d. Erich Rohmer<\/p>\n

From The Criterion Collection<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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The multifaceted, deeply personal work of Eric Rohmer has had an effect on cinema unlike any other. One of the founding critics of the history-making\u00a0Cahiers du cin\u00e9ma,<\/em>\u00a0Rohmer began translating his written manifestos to film in the 1960s, standing apart from his New Wave contemporaries with his patented brand of gently existential, hyperarticulate character studies set against vivid seasonal landscapes. This near genre unto itself was established with the audacious and wildly influential series Six Moral Tales. A succession of encounters between fragile men and the women who tempt them, Six Moral Tales unleashed on the film world a new voice, one that was at once sexy, philosophical, modern, daring, nonjudgmental, and liberating.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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May 12, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The Great Escape <\/i><\/b>(1963)
\n<\/em>d. John Sturges<\/p>\n

From\u00a0The Criterion Collection<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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One of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring true-life escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom. In the role that cemented his superstar status, Steve McQueen plays the motorcycle-racing daredevil who sets out to foil the Nazis, alongside an all-star cast that also includes Charles Bronson, James Coburn, James Garner, and Donald Pleasence. The expert direction of John Sturges, eminently hummable Elmer Bernstein score, and rip-roaring stunts come together in what may just be the most spectacularly entertaining prison-break movie of all time, a rousing ode to the determination, camaraderie, and courage of everyday heroes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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May 19, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Wildlife <\/i><\/b>(2018)
\n<\/em>d. Paul Dano<\/p>\n

From\u00a0The Criterion Collection<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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The directorial debut of actor Paul Dano reveals a filmmaking talent of remarkable intelligence and restraint. Adapted by Dano and Zoe Kazan from the novel by Richard Ford, this meticulously crafted portrait of the American nuclear family in crisis charts the rift that forms within a 1960s Montana household when the father and breadwinner (Jake Gyllenhaal) abruptly departs to fight the forest fires raging nearby, leaving his restless wife (Carey Mulligan, in a performance of fearless emotional honesty) and teenage son (Ed Oxenbould) to pick up the pieces. A deeply human look at a woman's wayward journey toward self-fulfillment in the pre-women's-liberation era and a sensitively observed, child's-eye coming-of-age tale,\u00a0Wildlife<\/em>\u00a0poignantly illuminates the complex ways in which families function, fall apart, and find their way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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May 19, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Dance, Girl, Dance<\/i><\/b> (1940)
\n<\/em>d. Dorothy Arzner<\/p>\n

From\u00a0The Criterion Collection<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dorothy Arzner, the sole woman to work as a director in the Hollywood studio system of the 1930s and early '40s, brings a subversive feminist sensibility to this juicily entertaining backstage melodrama. A behind-the-footlights look at friendship, jealousy, and ambition in the ruthless world of show business,\u00a0Dance, Girl, Dance<\/em>\u00a0follows the intertwining fates of two chorus girls: a starry-eyed dancer (Maureen O'Hara) who dreams of making it as a ballerina and the brassy gold digger (a scene-stealing Lucille Ball) who becomes her rival both on the stage and in love. The rare Hollywood film of the era to deal seriously with issues of female artistic struggle and self-actualization, Arzner's film is a rich, fascinating statement from an auteur decades ahead of her time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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May 26, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Husbands<\/i><\/b> (1970)
\n<\/em>d. John Cassavetes<\/p>\n

From\u00a0The Criterion Collection<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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The trailblazing independent auteur John Cassavetes pushes his raw, uncompromising emotional realism to its limit in this unflinching portrait of masculinity in crisis. Cassavetes joins Ben Gazzara and Peter Falk\u2014both of whom would become key collaborators of the director's\u2014playing a trio of middle-aged Long Island family men who, following the sudden death of their best friend, channel their grief into an epic, multiday bender that takes them from Manhattan to London in a desperate, debauched quest to feel alive. By turns painfully funny and woundingly perceptive, this self-described \"comedy about life, death, and freedom\" stands as perhaps the most fearless, harrowingly honest deconstruction of American manhood ever committed to film.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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May 26, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Scorsese Shorts<\/b>
\n<\/em>d. Martin Scorsese<\/p>\n

From\u00a0The Criterion Collection<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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This compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese's time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late '70s, when he was emerging as one of the era's most electrifying talents,\u00a0Scorsese Shorts<\/em>\u00a0centers on the intimate home movie\u00a0Italianamerican<\/em>\u2014a loving snapshot of the director's parents\u2014and\u00a0American Boy,<\/em>\u00a0a freewheeling portrait of a larger-than-life raconteur. Also included are\u00a0The Big Shave,<\/em>\u00a0a daringly visceral response to America's involvement in Vietnam, and the bracing student films\u00a0What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0It's Not Just You, Murray!<\/em>\u00a0Touching on many of Scorsese's key themes\u2014Italian American identity, family, his beloved New York City\u2014these are hilarious, candid, and illuminating works from the preeminent American filmmaker of our time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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