CriterionCast

Podcasts for fans of the Criterion Collection. Tweets by @RyanGallagher Not affiliated with @Criterion. Over at Mastodon:

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It was a real treat to attend tonight’s live Adventures in Moviegoing with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen at the Portland Art Museum ❤️

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Portland! The Criterion Closet is here!

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Episode 220 – An Interview with Thomas Golianopolous, Author of The Life of Singleton: From Boyz n the Hood to Snowfall https://t.co/T0akAr62rM

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The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 69 – Lubitsch Musicals [Part 2] https://t.co/kt37unPFNa

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The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 68 – Lubitsch Musicals [Part 1] https://t.co/yGFnOhEcvn

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“Wes Anderson to Receive Fellini Award in Italian Maestro’s Hometown of Rimini” https://t.co/L1tHoJWSmK

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***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming soon from @Criterion:

#Frankenstein (2025)
#KPopDemonHunters (2025)!

Thanks to @Variety for the information!

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Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and “KPop Demon Hunters” have been added to the Criterion Collection. The two Netflix releases are among the most acclaimed and most streamed films of 2025 and are in the thick of the Oscar race.

“Frankenstein” was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including best picture and supporting actor for Jacob Elordi, who plays the creature. Del Toro has labored for decades to bring his sumptuous reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic tale to the screen, mounting and then being forced to abandon the production at several points in his career. He finally gets his wish with a film that is visually bold, offering soaring sets and lush cinematography. Like so many del Toro films, the monster in this story is less savage and more sympathetic than the human characters. Oscar Isaac, Christoph Waltz and Mia Goth co-star in “Frankenstein.”

“KPop Demon Hunters” was a viral smash when it was released on Netflix last summer, eventually becoming the most popular film ever on the streaming service. It is directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans and won the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Awards for best animated motion picture and song for “Golden.” The hit number was also the first K-Pop song ever to win a Grammy, and “KPop Demon Hunters” is nominated for best animated feature and original song at the upcoming Academy Awards.

The Criterion Collection publishes classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality, as well as supplemental materials including interviews and behind-the-scenes looks. Previous Netflix films that are part of the collection include Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman”, Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” Criterion also recently announced that it was adding other awards season favorites from 2025, including Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” and Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent,” to its roster.

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The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 67 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 4] https://t.co/DKvR7iSyMc

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“Party People: Reginald Hudlin on the legacy of his jubilant teen classic House Party” https://t.co/CiXn7NPCZp

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Episode 219: An Interview with Aaron West, Author of The A24 New Wave https://t.co/AGoS1u2kii

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The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 66 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 3] https://t.co/bb78SSQb0M

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February 2026 Programming on the Criterion Channel Announced https://t.co/PgobRLEJaG

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Out today on 4K UHD Blu-ray from the @criterioncollection: John Huston's The Dead https://t.co/OZ2KLf7Sbs

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Manuel Puig’s book KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN has a theme that endures throughout all its various adaptations. Héctor Babenco’s 1985 adaptation arrives on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray on January 27. https://t.co/y88VlHS2Sh

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Criterion offers four neglected classics their much-deserved moment in the sun with the latest iteration of its World Cinema Project series. Available on Tuesday. https://t.co/rmEVdxz5jD

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Days Of Heaven (1978 dir. Terence Malick) (Cinematography by Néstor Almendros)

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Mark Schilling (@moviefan55) provides a history of actress Junko Fuji - including her collaborations with Tai Kato - in the on-disc visual essay for BLOOD OF REVENGE.

Here is a quick preview discussing RED PEONY GAMBLER: FLOWER CARDS GAME (1969).

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Federico Fellini on 'Stagecoach' (1939) & what John Ford said to him when they met:

"'Stagecoach' (1939) is cinema in its purest form, grandiose and spectacular.

When I met John Ford, I tried to convey to him all my enthusiasm for the film and called it 'Red Shadow', translating directly from the Italian title. “Ah, what a nice title!” John said, with his black eye-patch, “but I never thought it up.”

('Conversations with Fellini', edited by Costanzo Costantini, translated by Sohrab Sorooshian, 1995)

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David Lynch left this Earth one year ago today. 💔

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Huge news! Kinuyo Tanaka's remarkable directorial works are being released on home vide.