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May 7, 2008...11:04 pm

Criterion Blu-Ray!

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I got my monthly Criterion Collection newsletter today with the announcement of every film lover’s dream come true: The Criterion Collection in glorious Blu-Ray HD. Grant some of us po’ folks haven’t been able to take advantage of the high-def revolution yet, but we’ll get there eventually. Anyway, they’re just releasing a few titles to start off, but they’ve made some awesome choices:

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
The Wages of Fear

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Joseph
May 8, 2008 at 12:36 am

Mmm…Bottle Rocket. If I had Blu-Ray, that would be my first purchase.

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Phillip
May 8, 2008 at 2:33 pm

I’d probably go with The Third Man, Wages of Fear, or The Last Emperor.

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Criterion Blu-Ray!

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