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Criterion Collection to bring Zwigoff, Clowes’ Ghost World to Blu-ray in 2011?

By Brenden ⋅ August 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If you read my recent review of The Criterion Collection release of Terry Zwigoff’s Crumb on Blu-ray, you’re no doubt aware of my passion for comic books. And it just so happens that one of my all-time favourite comics is Daniel Clowes’ brilliant Ghost World, adapted into a film by Zwigoff in 2001. Well, the news of the day, as far as I’m concerned is that we might just be seeing the film starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson on Criterion Blu sometime next year, if Zwigoff has anything to say about it. …Continued…

The Criterion Collection: Crumb Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ August 15, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I grew up fascinated with comic books, spending as much time in the classroom creating cartoons as I did reading them afterward. When the documentary Crumb was released in 1995 it was like a sucker punch to my gut – seeing so much of my own passion for the medium on screen but filtered through the incredibly twisted mind of Robert Crumb and his eccentric family. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of August 10

By Brenden ⋅ August 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Huh. Well, how do you like them apples? It appears as though a good portion of the best discs out this week are comedies – Classic Bogdonavich, stars of NBC comedies, and a couple of the best Chevy Chase films ever made. All topped off by a brand, spanking new Criterion Blu-ray release. It’s gonna be a good week… …Continued…

Criterion bringing Black Orpheus and Crumb to Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ May 20, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

This is the part of the month that gets me most excited – the new Criterion Collection announcements are here! August will see the release of Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus, a groundbreaking Brazilian film with an incredible score by bossa nova legend Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Terry Zwigoff’s documentary portrait of legendary underground comic book creator Robert Crumb in his aptly-named film, Crumb. Both works are stunning and deserve to make it to the top of your must-buy list for August. Details below: …Continued…

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