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The Criterion Collection Announces First Blu-ray Titles

by Critical Todd | May 8, 2008 at 09:05 am

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Art house snobs everywhere will be feeling a warm glow today now that Criterion has finally jumped on board the hi-def bandwagon. Hopefully, they'll get the rights to upgrade their back catalog. I'd love a blu-ray versions of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas and Naked Lunch so I can retire my DVD copies.

The Criterion Collection today announced a slate of Blu-ray releases for later this year. Set to debut in October, this selection of film classics and critical favorites will mark Criterion's first efforts into the high definition marketplace.

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Jarrett Martineau

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at 09:10 on May 8th, 2008

Critical Todd, thanks for this. Interesting choice of first titles on Criterion's part:

The Third Man

Bottle Rocket

Chungking Express

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Last Emperor

El Norte

The 400 Blows

Gimme Shelter

The Complete Monterey Pop

Contempt

Walkabout

For All Mankind

I've still yet to see The Third Man which, by all accounts, is one of the finest noir films of all time. And it stars Orson Welles. I may just have to invest in a Blu-Ray player.