It's been a year since we held our first Criterion Collection Movie Day on October 1, 2011. Now I know, I know. I announced a second Criterion Day back in February, saying that we hoped to make it a bi-annual affair, happening every six months. Well, that fell through a couple times over and now, fifty-two Saturdays having passed, we're planning on doing it again.

The Criterion Collection is, in their words, "dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality, with supplemental features that enhance the appreciation of the art of film." The point being that the titles they put out, though often times obscure or esoteric, more often than not tend to be excellent and essential films that rarely ever disappoint. Criterion aims for quality in presentation and charge every cent for it.

This is the plan for Saturday, September 29 starting at 3:00 PM.


If you have any Criterion releases to bring, bring them all. Don't worry about whether or not we've ever watched them before.

Includes all titles from the Criterion Collection, plus all Eclipse, Essential Art House, and Janus Films releases.

Thinking of scheduling second annual Criterion movie day for September 29. And 30?

The Criterion Collection Movie Day that we held back in October was considered a successful effort and, with Criterion finding plenty of reasons to have massive sales throughout the year, Charles and I decided that another one is in order. In fact, we decided that maybe it could be a biannual affair, occurring every six months. The second Criterion Collection Movie Day is currently scheduled for Saturday, March 31.