Best Criterion Box Sets - April 2024

Ingmar Bergman's Cinema - Set [Blu-ray]

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• ASIN: B07FK78D6W
• UPC: 715515221917
• ASIN: B07FK78D6W
• Brand: Criterion
• Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection [Blu-ray]

Universally recognized as the Master of Suspense, the legendary Alfred Hitchcock directed some of cinema's most thrilling and unforgettable classics. Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection features 15 iconic films from the acclaimed director's illustrious career including Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest and many more. Starring Hollywood favorites such as James Stewart, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery and Kim Novak, this definitive collection showcases a true cinematic master at his best. Featuring ove... [Read More]

• ASIN: B074Q1QHRW
• UPC: 191329032404
• ASIN: B074Q1QHRW
• Brand: Universal Studios
• Manufacturer: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters. The films that feature him are variously pulse-pounding, hilarious, stirring, and completely off-the-wall. This ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01H66WAPS
• UPC: 715515170611
• ASIN: B01H66WAPS
• Brand: Criterion
• Manufacturer: Criterion Collection

Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection

• ASIN: B005EVY8MQ
• UPC: 025192084546
• ASIN: B005EVY8MQ
• Brand: Universal Studios
• Manufacturer: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Godzilla (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama made in Japan at a time when the country was still reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning more than twenty sequels and spinoffs. This first thrilling, tactile spectacle continues to be a cult phenomenon; here, we present the original, 1954 Japanese version, along with Godzilla: King of the Monsters!, the 1956... [Read More]

• ASIN: B005VU9LKE
• UPC: 715515089418
• ASIN: B005VU9LKE
• Brand: Criterion
• Manufacturer: Criterion Collection

Classic Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much / The 39 Steps / The Lady Vanishes / Foreign Correspondent: The Criterion Collection [Blu-ray]

Experience four of the greatest films by the Master of Suspense in this deluxe box set from the Criterion Collection. It includes three of Alfred Hitchcock s most beloved movies from the 1930s, when he was still working in England the arresting spy thrillers The Man Who Knew Too Much and The 39 Steps and the exhilarating railway mystery The Lady Vanishes as well as one of the first films he made upon arriving in Hollywood, the sensational tale of journalistic intrigue Foreign Correspondent. Each comes digitally restored and with a bounty of supplemental features.

• ASIN: B017TCH15S
• UPC: 715515162418
• ASIN: B017TCH15S
• Manufacturer: Criterion Collection

Lone Wolf and Cub (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody, new heights. The shogun s executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed and unbelievably violent action sequences as well as for its ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01KGR17U8
• UPC: 715515188517
• ASIN: B01KGR17U8
• Brand: Criterion
• Manufacturer: Criterion Collection

Best of Warner Bros. 100 Film Collection (DVD)

The World's Largest Film Collection From a Major Studio! 100 movies including all 22 of Warner Bros. Library's Best Picture winners on 55 discs presented in book style premium packaging. Plus two all-new documentaries: Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot and The Warner Bros. Lot Tour. With hours of commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more on select films. Also includes a limited edition 27" x 40" poster, plus a postcard series of Warner Bros. movie posters designed by legendary Bill Gold. Look for these movie-poster titles on DVD.Films Include:1. The Jazz Singer (1927)2. Broadway Melod... [Read More]

• ASIN: B009L0H4F4
• UPC: 883929266579
• ASIN: B009L0H4F4
• Brand: Warner Home Video
• Manufacturer: WarnerBrothers

Akira Kurosawa - Samurai Collection (5 Films) - 4-Disc Box Set ( Shichinin no samurai / Kumonosu-jô / Kakushi-toride no san-akunin / Yojimbo [ NON-USA FORMAT, Blu-Ray, Reg.B Import - United Kingdom ]

United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region B : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player, or on standard US Blu-Ray player. You need multi-region Blu-Ray player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Dolby Linear PCM ), Japanese ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Booklet, Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Seven Samurai (1954) A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they tea... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00LA1ZV52
• ASIN: B00LA1ZV52
• Brand: BFI

The Elia Kazan Collection

Master director Martin Scorsese brings you this unprecedented collection of fifteen cinematic treasures from fellow Academy Award® Winner Elia Kazan. From classic film noir to timeless period pieces, Kazan made a singular impact on the art of the motion picture, while evoking milestone performances from Hollywood's very best, including Marlon Brando, James Dean, Warren Beatty, Natalie Wood and Walter Matthau. Also included in this extraordinary set is A Letter to Elia (2010), the new, full-length documentary on Kazan's life, produced and presented by Scorsese himself.

• ASIN: B0042DN4UY
• UPC: 024543706465
• ASIN: B0042DN4UY
• Brand: FOX Home Entertainment
• Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox

Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection [Blu-ray]

The chilling movies produced by the Hammer Films studio have been scaring audiences worldwide for decades with their use of ominous and supernatural elements which foretold the coming of doom. Relive the chilling fear with some of their best classic stories in the Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection showcasing monsters that helped shape the modern day characters we love to be frightened by today. Featuring Brides of Dracula, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Phantom of the Opera, The Kiss of the Vampire, Paranoiac, Nightmare, Night Creatures and The Evil of Dr. Frankenstein, it's absolutely a must ha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01I048O8W
• UPC: 025192369162
• ASIN: B01I048O8W
• Brand: Universal Studios
• Manufacturer: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Universal Classic Monsters Collection

From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters. The Universal Classic Monsters Collection showcases 6 of the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains and Elsa Lanchester in the roles that they made famous, these original films set the standard for a new horror genre with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography and groundbreaking special ef... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00ZR3W3YQ
• UPC: 025192316043
• ASIN: B00ZR3W3YQ
• Brand: Universal Studios
• Manufacturer: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah / Godzilla Vs. Mothra (1992) - Set [Blu-ray]

Godzilla Vs Kin/M(Br+

• ASIN: B00IQAUO2A
• UPC: 043396436886
• ASIN: B00IQAUO2A
• Brand: Sony Pictures
• Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah / Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus: The G Annihilation Strategy - Set [Blu-ray]

Godzilla Vs Des/M(Br+

• ASIN: B00IQAUO6Q
• UPC: 043396436909
• ASIN: B00IQAUO6Q
• Brand: Sony Pictures
• Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Trilogía de Guillermo del Toro (Cronos / The Devil's Backbone / Pan's Labyrinth) (The Criterion Collection)

Throughout a career that encompasses both visually arresting art-house hits and big-budget Hollywood spectacles, director Guillermo del Toro has continually redefined and elevated the horror genre with his deeply personal explorations of myths and monsters. These three Spanish-language films, each a tale of childhood in troubled times, showcase his singular fusion of the fantastic and the real. Drawing inspiration from a rich variety of sources, from Alfred Hitchcock to Francisco de Goya, the gothic-infused stories collected here populated by vampires, ghosts, and a fairy-tale princess make ev... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01IPDFFXK
• UPC: 715515187015
• ASIN: B01IPDFFXK
• Brand: Criterion
• Manufacturer: Criterion Collection

The Tree of Life (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

Four decades into an already legendary career, Terrence Malick realized his most rapturous vision to date, tracing a story of childhood, wonder, and grief to the outer limits of time and space. Reaching back to

• UPC: 231312233
• Model: CRIBRCC2934BD
• Rating: 5.0

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 36 (DVD)

Naruto Shippuden set 36 DVD Uncut contains episodes 459-472. Kaguya Otsutsuki suddenly emerges from Madara's body. She is the mother of Hagoromo, the Sage of the Six Paths who entrusted his powers to Naruto and

• UPC: 205069804
• Model: VIZD720298D

The Virgin Suicides (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Writer/director Sofia Coppolas acclaimed debut feature, based on Jeffrey Eugenides novel, traces the tragic ends of the five beautiful teenage Lisbon sisters in a 70s Michigan suburb. Through narration by a now-grown man who worshipped

• UPC: 639142346
• Model: CRIDCC2879D
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The Tree of Life (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Four decades into an already legendary career, Terrence Malick realized his most rapturous vision to date, tracing a story of childhood, wonder, and grief to the outer limits of time and space. Reaching back to

• UPC: 543497470

Andrei Rublev (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

quot;Tracing the life of a renowned icon painter, the second feature by Andrei Tarkovsky vividly conjures the murky world of medieval Russia. This dreamlike and remarkably tactile film follows Andrei Rublev as he passes through

• UPC: 168618396
• Model: CRIBRCC2932BD

The Color of Pomegranates (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Censored by Soviet officials upon release, writer/director Sergei Paradjanovs lavish and visually stunning masterpiece paints a portrait of 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Using a series of tableaux and poems to tell the story

• UPC: 399656649
• Model: CRIDCC2875D

Midnight Cowboy (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

The first gay-themed Best Picture Academy Award-winner-and the first to be initially rated quot;Xquot;-director John Schlesingers gritty drama stars Jon Voight as Joe Buck, a Texas-born stud who heads to New York City with dreams

• UPC: 550260071
• Model: CRIDCC2890DDV

A Raisin in the Sun (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a black woman to be on Broadway and is now an immortal part of the theatrical canon. Two years after its premiere, the

• UPC: 944181266
• Model: CRIDCC2947DDV

In the Mood for Love (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Critically acclaimed effort from Wong Kar-Wai (quot;Chungking Expressquot;), set in Hong Kong in 1962 and centering on newspaper reporter Tony Leung and executive assistant Maggie Cheung, two married people who move into the same cramped

• UPC: 633926496
• Model: CRIDCC2904DDV

Rodgers & Hammerstein Box Set Collection (DVD)

Celebrate the world's most beloved movie musicals! Every spectacular scene, every enchanting song, and every magical, memorable moment can be yours to cherish forever and share with your family. 12-Disc Set Includes Special Editions of:

• UPC: 5272569
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 4.2