Last month, on September 8, The Criterion Collection held an impromptu 50% off sale on all DVDs and Blu-Rays to commemorate reaching 75,000 fans on Facebook. For 75,000 seconds, their entire inventory was basically two-for-one. Of course we took advantage. Charles, Dan, and I snagged some fine new titles for ourselves.

A Criterion Collection Movie Day was proposed in the wake of the sale, to watch not only the new discs that we bought but our existing films as well. So that's what this is: only movies that have the Criterion branding and distribution.

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 tomorrow, Saturday, October 1 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.