January releases from the Criterion Collection

Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968–1978; The Apu Trilogy; Mudbound; Blood Simple; Lone Star; Trainspotting THE CRITERION COLLECTION JANUARY 30, 2024 Our January Releases [The Apu Trilogy]( Among the most richly humane movies ever made, Satyajit Ray’s milestone trilogy brought India into the golden age of international art-house film, following a free-spirited child in rural Bengal who matures into an adolescent urban student and, finally, a sensitive man of the world. Special Features: 4K UHD release, audio recordings of Ray from 1958, a video essay by Ray biographer Andrew Robinson, a 1967 documentary short featuring interviews with Ray, and more [Blood Simple]( Blending elements from pulp fiction and low-budget horror flicks, Joel and Ethan Coen’s razor-sharp debut—a hard-boiled neonoir set somewhere in Texas—reinvented the genre for a new generation. Special Features: 4K UHD release; a conversation between the Coens and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld featuring Telestrator video illustrations; interviews with composer Carter Burwell, sound editor Skip Lievsay, and actors Frances McDormand and M. Emmet Walsh; and more [Lone Star]( Writer-director John Sayles quietly subverts national mythmaking in this sprawling neowestern mystery about an investigation that uncovers the haunted, racially violent past of a small Texas border town. Special Features: 4K UHD release, a new conversation between Sayles and filmmaker Gregory Nava, a new interview with director of photography Stuart Dryburgh, and more [Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968–1978]( These landmarks of twentieth-century art from Akerman’s revolutionary first decade as a filmmaker reveal her devotion to nothing less than the resculpting of cinematic time and space. Special Features: Hanging Out Yonkers (1973), an unfinished film by Akerman; film-school tests; a new program featuring critic B. Ruby Rich; a new visual essay featuring archival interviews; and more [Mudbound]( Writer-director Dee Rees crafts a uniquely American tragedy about two families in the 1940s Mississippi Delta—one of white landholders, one of Black tenant farmers—amid World War II and the poisonous hatred of the Jim Crow South. Special Features: New audio commentary with Rees, new documentaries featuring Rees and cast and crew members, interviews with director of photography Rachel Morrison and production designer David J. Bomba, and more [Trainspotting]( A jolt of adrenaline to the heart of 1990s British cinema, director Danny Boyle’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel captures the life and times of a heroin addict and his misfit mates in a bid to outrun the banality of modern existence. Special Features: 4K UHD release; audio commentary with Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, screenwriter John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor; a new interview with production designer Kave Quinn and costume designer Rachael Fleming; reflections from the soundtrack artists; and more 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.]( © 2024 The Criterion Collection :: 215 Park Ave S. New York, NY 10003