Great titles coming soon from Criterion Collection

Criterion Collection continues to deliver some great movies for film nerds like me.  Before the end of the year we will be handed 3 more gems including 2 more recent picks.  For each movie I have included the release date and Criterion info.  Click on the titles for more information.

The Last Days of Disco – 8/25/09

• * New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Whit Stillman
• * Audio commentary featuring Stillman and actors Chloë Sevigny and Chris Eigeman
• * Four deleted scenes with commentary by Stillman, Eigeman, and Sevigny
• * Audio recording of Stillman reading a chapter from his book The Last Days of Disco, with Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards
• * Behind-the-scenes featurette
• * Stills gallery with captions by Stillman
• * Original theatrical trailer
• * PLUS: An essay by novelist David Schickler

A Christmas Tale – 11/10/09

• * New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director Arnaud Desplechin
• * L’aimée, Desplechin’s 2007 documentary about the selling of his family home
• * New documentary featuring interviews with Desplechin and actors Mathieu Amalric and Catherine Deneuve
• * Original theatrical trailers
• * New and improved English subtitle translation
• * PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Philip Lopate

Gomorrah – 11/24/09

• * New high-definition transfer, supervised and approved by director Matteo Garrone (with uncompressed stereo soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
• * Five Stories, a 60-minute documentary on the making of Gomorrah
• * New video interviews with Garrone and actor Toni Servillo
• * Interviews with writer Roberto Saviano and actors Gianfelice Imparato and Salvatore Cantalupo
• * Deleted scenes
• * Theatrical trailer
• * PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Chuck Stephens