Dragon Gate Inn (龍門客棧) and A Touch of Zen (俠女) on 4K with Dolby Vision. A Touch of Zen also includes the three-hour documentary King of Wuxia, which covers the making of the film and the filming locations as they stood in 2022. I was waiting/hoping Criterion would update their copies of Dragon Gate and Zen, but I couldn’t hold out any longer.
https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/8...n=title-announcement&utm_content=may-2025-wes Isle of Dogs, and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun on Criterion for the first time. Also confirmed on other news sites that standalone releases for those are coming soon as well.
One of my pet projects on Letterboxd hit 10k followers and I don't think I've posted it in here yet? Criterion Closet Picks A full accounting of visits to the Criterion Closet, in Letterboxd list form.
Coogler's pick of Late Spring is correct. Tokyo Story gets all the attention, but the quiet sacrifice of the father in Late Spring will break you.
I think both Late Spring and Good Morning are above Tokyo Story. Glad to see the former getting some love.
one of the independent theaters in ATL is showing Prince of Broadway later this month. i think it's the only Sean Baker film i still haven't seen. bought the criterion blu ray on release day but haven't sat down to watch it yet, now i figure i may as well see it properly.
September is a huge month! Wes boxset as well as standalone for Isle of Dogs/French Dispatch. Flow! Spinal Tap! High and Low 4k. Born in Flames. 2 from Audiard.
High and Low 4K is day one purchase for sure. Gotta save up some money and get that Wes boxset during the November sale.
Should I watch: Paper Moon Panic in Needle Park Little Murders Night Moves Quickly, I am putting it on after I make my old fashioned
yup, for privacy violations/unsolicited selling of data to Meta for Criterion Channel subscribers. might look into it.