The Burt locker . . . Plus: Chloé Zhao, A Dog’s Life, and more

A selection of films from Burt Lancaster’s eclectic and epochal career NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 17, 2020 What’s Playing A guide to the Criterion Channel. If you haven’t already subscribed, [click here]( for a 14-day free trial and explore the more than 1,800 titles and thousands of supplemental features available to stream. [Starring Burt Lancaster]( Capable of projecting both powerful physicality and gentle sensitivity, Burt Lancaster brought his megawatt star power to a wide array of unforgettable films over the course of a five-decade career. Moving between Hollywood blockbusters and independent passion projects, Lancaster left behind an extraordinary body of work that reflects his penchant for risk-taking roles. Looking for a place to start? Sample some of this versatile star’s many moods: he’s equally magnetic as a romantic lead in the World War II classic From Here to Eternity, a ruthless gossip columnist in the cracklingly cruel Sweet Smell of Success, and the enigmatic protagonist of Frank Perry’s surreal suburban odyssey The Swimmer. We’re Here to Help If you have questions, comments, or feedback about the Criterion Channel, please reach out to channelhelp@criterion.com! We’d love to hear from you. [Songs My Brothers Taught Me]( Chloé Zhao’s acclaimed debut feature is a gorgeous, elegiac vision of contemporary Native American struggle and resilience. [A Dog’s Life]( Dogs have their day in this survey of some of cinema’s very best boys and girls, featuring faithful four-legged friends, killer canines, and telepathic pooches. [Poison Pens]( Reader beware the diabolical letters at the center of these epistolary noirs from William Wyler and Henri-Georges Clouzot. [Starring Danny Kaye]( A natural clown with a knack for pantomime, mimicry, and tongue-twisting patter, Danny Kaye lit up the screen with his exuberant charm and inventive wit. [The Genre Film as Experimental Film]( In this installment of Observations on Film Art, David Bordwell shows how Carl Th. Dreyer’s Vampyr straddles the line between horror and the avant-garde. [’70s Sci-Fi]( Don’t miss this survey of some of the most ambitious, disturbing, and eccentric visions of the future ever committed to film, available for two more weeks. EDITION #1002 [Betty Blue]( Jean-Jacques Beineix’s art-house smash—starring Béatrice Dalle in her breakout role—is a sexy, crazy, careening joyride of a romance that burns with the passion and beyond-reason fervor of all-consuming love. SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: Programs on the making of the film, a short film by Beineix, and Dalle's original screen test. To view this e-mail in your browser, click [here.]( For further information on Criterion and our products, please visit our website at [criterion.com.]( To start streaming the Criterion Channel, please visit [criterionchannel.com.]( If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to be added, please [click here]( to register at [criterion.com](. To unsubscribe, [click here.]( © 2020 The Criterion Collection.