While we have some new titles to look at this week, I want to point out to you that Barnes & Noble is having its 50% off Criterion sale right now and I’ve already posted a massive article offering a look at several titles I would personally recommend, including The Complete Jacques Tati and Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman as well as a selection of favorites and new 2014 titles to consider… Here’s a snippet of that:
A Selection of My Absolute Favorites
- Persona
- Breathless
- 8 1/2
- Seven Samurai
- Yojimbo and Sanjuro
- The Battle of Algiers
- The Seventh Seal
- Sweet Smell of Success
- The Wages of Fear
- The Night of the Hunter
New Recommendations for 2014
2014 offered plenty of new titles to consider from top directors and classics in desperate need of a proper upgrade. Here are a few of my favorites.
New David Lynch and David Cronenberg
- Eraserhead
- Scanners [read my review here]
New Federico Fellini
- La Dolce Vita (read my essay on this one here and my review of the Blu-ray here)
New Ingmar Bergman
More New 2014 Titles to Consider
- It Happened One Night
- The Hidden Fortress [read my review here]
- Throne of Blood [read my review here]
- Thief
- Red River [read my review here]
- Rififi [read my review here]
- [bn url=”http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-fantastic-mr-fox-george-clooney/11780069?ean=715515111416″ text=”Fantastic Mr. Fox”]
- [bn url=”http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-breaking-the-waves-emily-watson/3636715?ean=715515114714″ text=”Breaking the Waves”] [read my review here]
- [bn url=”http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-the-great-beauty-toni-servillo/26273890?ean=715515113014″ text=”The Great Beauty”]
Now for this week’s new releases…
How to Train Your Dragon 2
True Blood: Season 7
Jersey Boys
Tammy
Let’s Be Cops
EVEN MORE
- The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind (Criterion Collection)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions
- WINGS – The Complete Series
- Sons of Anarchy: Seasons 1-6
- True Blood: The Complete Series
- Pink Floyd: 50 Years on the Dark Side
- Beatles: Uncut the Long & Winding Road
- I Am Ali
- Tudors: The Complete Series
- Mood Indigo
JUST ADDED RELEASE DATES
BLU-RAY
- No Good Deed (buy now)
Releasing on January 6, 2015 - The Guest (Blu-ray_ (buy now)
Releasing on December 16, 2014 - Revenge of the Green Dragons (buy now)
Releasing on January 13, 2015 - Pride (buy now)
Releasing on December 23, 2014 - The Equalizer (buy now)
Releasing on December 30, 2014
DVD
- No Good Deed (buy now)
Releasing on January 6, 2015 - The Guest (buy now)
Releasing on December 16, 2014 - Revenge of the Green Dragons (buy now)
Releasing on January 13, 2015 - Pride (buy now)
Releasing on December 23, 2014 - The Equalizer (buy now)
Releasing on December 30, 2014