{"id":22503,"date":"2012-10-15T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=22503"},"modified":"2018-11-20T22:52:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T03:52:56","slug":"hellman-hitchcock-and-wenders-highlight-criterions-january-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/15\/hellman-hitchcock-and-wenders-highlight-criterions-january-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellman, HItchcock And Wenders Highlight Criterion&#8217;s January Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/CriterionCollectionLogo.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" width=\"280\" height=\"75\" \/>Criterion has announced the four titles that they will be releasing in the first month of the new year and they range from Hitchcock to exploitation to an Academy Award winner to films from German and Russian masters of cinema. While I can honestly say that not every Criterion release is to my personal taste, January looks like a big month for my wallet in terms of what the botique label is putting out. Check it out &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>    <strong>Two-Lane Blacktop<\/strong> (Criterion Blu-Ray)<br \/>\n    Monte Hellman<br \/>\n    1971 \u2022 103 minutes \u2022 2.35:1 \u2022 United States<br \/>\n    Spine: #414  Editions: DVD, Blu-ray<\/p>\n<p>    With its gorgeous widescreen compositions and sophisticated look at American male obsession, this stripped-down narrative from maverick director Monte Hellman is one of the artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibly the greatest road movie ever made.<br \/>\n    8 Jan 2013 <\/p>\n<p>    <strong>The Tin Drum<\/strong> (Criterion Blu-Ray)<br \/>\n    Volker Schl\u00f6ndorff<br \/>\n    1979 \u2022 163 minutes \u2022 1.77:1 \u2022 Germany<br \/>\n    Spine: #234  Editions: DVD, Blu-ray<\/p>\n<p>    The Tin Drum, is a visionary adaptation from Volker Schl\u00f6ndorff of Nobel laureate G\u00fcnter Grass\u2019s acclaimed novel, characterized by surreal imagery, arresting eroticism, and clear-eyed satire.<br \/>\n    15 Jan 2013 <\/p>\n<p>    <strong>The Man Who Knew Too Much<\/strong> (Criterion Blu-Ray)<br \/>\n    Alfred Hitchcock<br \/>\n    1934 \u2022 75 minutes \u2022 1.33:1 \u2022 United Kingdom<br \/>\n    Spine: #643  Editions: DVD, Blu-ray<\/p>\n<p>    This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation.<br \/>\n    15 Jan 2013 <\/p>\n<p>    <strong>Pina<\/strong> (Criterion Blu-Ray)<br \/>\n    Wim Wenders<br \/>\n    2011 \u2022 103 minutes \u2022 1.85:1 \u2022 Germany<br \/>\n    Spine: #644  Editions: DVD, Blu-ray<\/p>\n<p>    The boundless imagination and physical marvels of the work of the German modern-dance pioneer Pina Bausch leap off the screen in this exuberant tribute by Wim Wenders.<br \/>\n    22 Jan 2013<\/p>\n<p>    <strong>Ivan\u2019s Childhood<\/strong> (Criterion Blu-Ray)<br \/>\n    Andrei Tarkovsky<br \/>\n    1962 \u2022 95 minutes \u2022 1.33:1 \u2022 Soviet Union<br \/>\n    Spine: #397  Editions: DVD, Blu-ray, Hulu Plus, iTunes<\/p>\n<p>    The debut feature by the great Andrei Tarkovsky, Ivan\u2019s Childhood is a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy\u2019s war-ravaged youth.<br \/>\n    22 Jan 2013 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Five great titles from the boutique distributor.<\/div>\n<p> <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/15\/hellman-hitchcock-and-wenders-highlight-criterions-january-releases\/\" title=\"Hellman, HItchcock And Wenders Highlight Criterion&#8217;s January Releases\">[click for 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