Criterion Channel News: David Lynch, Yasujiro Ozu, and more on FilmStruck

[’Round Midnight]( The midnight-movie tradition lives on at the Criterion Channel on [FilmStruck,]( where you’ll find a wealth of cult classics best experienced after dark. Among the highlights: the psychedelic nightmare House; B-movie classics like Carnival of Souls and The Blob; and the legendary pairing of David Lynch’s Eraserhead and Suzan Pitt’s Asparagus, now playing as this week’s Short + Feature program. If you haven’t already checked out our streaming home on FilmStruck, sign up for your [free 14-day trial.]( Below is a rundown of recent programming additions. [Friday Night Double Feature]( British actor John Howard Davies headlines two literary adaptations about the fickle fortunes of boyhood: Anthony Pelissier’s little-known take on the D. H. Lawrence story The Rocking Horse Winner, and David Lean’s masterful interpretation of the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. Criterion Collection Edition #556: [Senso]( Period melodrama doesn’t get more operatic than this lush 1954 Technicolor masterpiece from Luchino Visconti, adapted from a novella by Italian author Camillo Boito. Watch it now in a celebrated restoration by The Film Foundation and the Cineteca di Bologna. SPECIAL FEATURES: - • The Wanton Countess, the rarely seen English-language version of the film - • Viva VERDI, a new documentary on Visconti, Senso, and opera - • Visual essay by film scholar Peter Cowie - • More! [Tuesday’s Short + Feature]( Dive into the subconscious with two films that made a mark playing back-to-back on the midnight-movie circuit in the late seventies: David Lynch’s unnerving family nightmare Eraserhead and Suzan Pitt’s animated short Asparagus, a psychosexual phantasmagoria that, like Lynch’s film, goes all in on surrealist imagery. [Memory on Film]( Explore the complexities of time, truth, and memory with this selection of six masterworks, ranging from Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 psychological drama Rashomon to Chris Marker’s 1983 elliptical travelogue Sans Soleil. [Adventures in Moviegoing]( In this original series, actor Bill Hader discusses some of his favorite moviegoing memories, including his experiences watching films with his father and seeing Barton Fink with his seventh-grade girlfriend. Watch the interview now along with a series of nine of Hader’s favorites. Criterion Collection Edition #217: [Tokyo Story]( Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, Yasujiro Ozu’s 1953 family drama gives profound expression to the director’s recurrent theme of intergenerational conflict. SPECIAL FEATURES: - • Audio commentary featuring Yasujiro Ozu scholar David Desser - • Talking with Ozu, a forty-minute tribute to the director from 1993, featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki Kaurismäki, Stanley Kwan, Paul Schrader, and Wim Wenders - • More! [Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff]( The first honorary Oscar recipient to win primarily for his work as a cinematographer gets a close-up of his own in this documentary, playing with a showcase of his Technicolor work in Black Narcissus and The Red Shoes. Recently Added [Miao Miao]( [Chinese Odyssey 2002]( [Fallen Angels]( [The Eagle Shooting Heroes]( [The Rocking Horse Winner]( Popular Titles [Grand Illusion]( [Asparagus]( [Insomnia]([Weekend]([Premature]( Limited Engagements [The Face Behind the Mask]( [A Woman’s Face]( [12 Angry Men]([The Angels’ Share]([Seconds]( [Join us on Facebook »]( [Follow us on Twitter »]( [Forward to a friend »]( For further information on Criterion and our products, please visit our website at [Criterion.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.]( © 2017 The Criterion Collection.