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IVAN’S CHILDHOOD

“One of the most beautiful films I have had the privilege of seeing.”

—Jean-Paul Sartre

THE VISUALLY STUNNING FIRST MASTERPIECE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SOLARIS, NOW IN A BLU-RAY EDITION!

The debut feature by the great ANDREI TARKOVSKY (Andrei Rublev), Ivan’s Childhood is a poetic journey through the shards and shadows of one boy’s war-ravaged youth. Moving back and forth between the traumatic realities of World War II and serene moments of family life before the conflict began, Tarkovsky’s film remains one of the most jarring and unforgettable depictions of the impact of war on children.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

• Appreciation of filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky and Ivan’s Childhood featuring Vida T. Johnson, coauthor of The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue

• Interviews with cinematographer Vadim Yusov and actor Nikolai Burlyaev

• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Dina Iordanova; “Between Two Films,” Tarkovsky’s essay on Ivan’s Childhood; and “Ivan’s Willow,” a poem by the director’s father, Arseny TarkovskyBLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95

PREBOOK 12/19/12 STREET 1/22/13 CAT. NO. CC2226BD ISBN 978-1-60465-685-5 UPC 7-15515-10221-6 1962 • 95 MINUTES • BLACK & WHITE • MONAURAL •

1.33:1 ASPECT RATIO

WINNER GOLDEN LION, VENICE FILM

FESTIVAL, 1962

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1934

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THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH

“Vintage Hitchcock, with sheer wit and verve.”

—Tom Milne, Time Out

“A superbly structured thriller whose excellence is aided and abetted

by a spirited cast.”—David Parkinson, Empire

HITCHCOCK’S ORIGINAL SUSPENSE CLASSIC, STARRING PETER LORRE, FINALLY RESTORED!

An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. 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. Besides affirming Hitchcock’s brilliance, it gave the brilliant PETER LORRE (M) his first English-speaking role, as a slithery villain. With its tension and gallows humor, it’s pure Hitchcock, and it set the tone for films like The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New high-definition digital restoration, with

uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition

• New audio commentary featuring film historian Philip Kemp

• New interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro

• The Illustrated Hitchcock, an extensive interview with director Alfred Hitchcock from 1972, conducted by journalist Pia Lindstrom and film historian William Everson

• Audio excerpts from filmmaker François Truffaut’s legendary 1962 interviews with Hitchcock

• Restoration demonstration

• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme

DVD EDITION SRP $29.95 PREBOOK 12/11/12 STREET 1/15/13 CAT. NO. CC2221D ISBN 978-1-60465-680-0UPC 7-15515-10171-4

BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 PREBOOK 12/11/12 STREET 1/15/13 CAT. NO. CC2220BD ISBN 978-1-60465-679-4 UPC 7-15515-10041-0

1934 • 75 MINUTES • BLACK & WHITE • MONAURAL • 1.33:1 ASPECT RATIO

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PINA

“You don’t have to know the first thing about modern dance to be transported to an alternate state

of consciousness by Pina.”—Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

“A shockingly beautiful and moving tribute.”

—Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer

WIM WENDERS’S OSCAR-NOMINATED TRIBUTE TO PINA BAUSCH—

IN CRITERION’S FIRST 3D RELEASE!

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 (Wings of Desire). A long-planned film collaboration between the director and the choreographer was in preproduction when Bausch died in 2009. Two years later, Wenders decided to go ahead with the project, reconceiving it as an homage to his late friend. The result, shot in stunning 3D, is a remarkable visual experience and a vivid representation of Bausch’s art, enacted by a group of staggeringly talented dancers from her company, the Tanztheater Wuppertal. Pina is an adventurous work of cinema that highlights the bold legacy of one of the world’s true creative visionaries.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • High-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved

by director Wim Wenders, presented in two editions: Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray combo, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, and DVD

• Audio commentary featuring Wenders

• The Making of “Pina” (available in 3D)

• Deleted scenes with commentary by Wenders (available in 3D)

• Behind-the-scenes footage

• Interview with Wenders

• Trailer

• English subtitle translation

• PLUS: A booklet featuring a piece by novelist and essayist Siri Hustvedt; reprinted pieces by Wenders and choreographer Pina Bausch; information on the dances featured in the film; and portraits of the dancers 2-DVD EDITION SRP $29.95

PREBOOK 12/19/12 STREET 1/22/13 CAT. NO. CC2225D ISBN 978-1-60465-684-8UPC 7-15515-10211-7

2-DISC BLU-RAY 3D/BLU-RAY COMBO EDITION SRP $49.95 PREBOOK 12/19/12 STREET 1/22/13 CAT. NO. CC2224BD ISBN 978-1-60465-683-1 UPC 7-15515-10201-8

2011 • 103 MINUTES • COLOR • 5.1 SURROUND • IN GERMAN, ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN, SLOVENIAN, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, AND KOREAN, WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES • 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO

NOMINEE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, ACADEMY

AWARDS, 2011

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY,

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS, 2011

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY,

GERMAN FILM AWARDS, 2011

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1979

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THE TIN DRUM

“Has lost neither its ability to shock and disturb nor its biting, absurdist sense of humor.”

—New York

“A big, sweeping film . . . Bizarre, funny, and eccentric.”

—Vincent Canby, The New York Times

IN A RESTORED, NEVER-BEFORE-AVAILABLE DIRECTOR’S CUT!

Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday. While the chaotic world around him careers toward the madness and folly of World War II, Oskar pounds incessantly on his beloved tin drum and perfects his uncannily piercing shrieks. The Tin Drum, which earned the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for best foreign-language film, is a visionary adaptation from VOLKER SCHLÖNDORFF (Young Törless) of Nobel laureate Günter Grass’s acclaimed novel, characterized by surreal imagery, arresting eroticism, and clear-eyed satire.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the

complete version, approved by director Volker Schlöndorff

• Newly remastered 5.1 surround soundtrack, approved by Schlöndorff and presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition

• New interview with Schlöndorff about the making of The Tin Drum and the creation of the 2010 restored, complete version

• New interview with film scholar Timothy Corrigan

• German audio recording from 1987 of author Günter Grass reading an excerpt from his novel The Tin Drum with musical accompaniment, illustrated with the corresponding scene from the film

• Television interview excerpts featuring Schlöndorff, Grass, actors David Bennent and Mario Adorf, and cowriter Jean-Claude Carrière reflecting on their experiences making the film

• Trailer

• New English subtitle translation

• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson and 1978 statements by Grass about the adaptation of his novel

1979 • 163 MINUTES • COLOR • 5.1 SURROUND • IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES • 1.66:1 ASPECT RATIO

2-DVD EDITION SRP $29.95 PREBOOK 12/11/12 STREET 1/15/13 CAT. NO. CC2223D ISBN 978-1-60465-682-4UPC 7-15515-10191-2

BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 PREBOOK 12/11/12 STREET 1/15/13 CAT. NO. CC2222BD ISBN 978-1-60465-681-7 UPC 7-15515-10181-3

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TWO-LANE BLACKTOP

“The quintessential road movie.”—The Village Voice

“Monte Hellman gets my vote as the cinema’s most

underappreciated great director.” —Kent Jones, Film Comment

MONTE HELLMAN’S ROAD TRIP MASTERPIECE, NOW IN A BLU-RAY EDITION!

Drag racing east from L.A. in a souped-up ’55 Chevy are the wayward Driver and Mechanic (singer/songwriter JAMES TAYLOR and the Beach Boys’ DENNIS WILSON, in their only acting roles), accompanied by a tagalong Girl (Cockfighter’s LAURIE BIRD). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates’s Pontiac GTO–driving wanderer and challenge him to a cross-country race—the prize: their cars’ pink slips. But no summary can do justice to the existential punch of Two-Lane Blacktop. With its gorgeous widescreen compositions and sophisticated look at American male obsession, this stripped-down narrative from maverick director MONTE HELLMAN (The Shooting) is one of the artistic high points of 1970s cinema, and possibly the greatest road movie ever made.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES• Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by

director Monte Hellman, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

• Alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, supervised by Hellman and presented in DTS-HD Master Audio

• Two audio commentaries: one by Hellman and filmmaker Allison Anders and one by screenwriter Rudolph Wurlitzer and author David N. Meyer

• Interviews with Hellman, actor James Taylor, musician Kris Kristofferson, producer Michael Laughlin, and production manager Walter Coblenz

• Screen test outtakes

• Performance and Image, a look at the restoration of a ’55 Chevy used in the movie and the film’s locations today

• Color Me Gone, photos and publicity from Two-Lane Blacktop

• Trailer

• PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones; appreciations by director Richard Linklater and musician Tom Waits; and a reprint of the 1970 Rolling Stone article “On Route 66, Filming Two-Lane Blacktop,” by Michael Goodwin

BLU-RAY EDITION SRP $39.95 PREBOOK 12/4/12 STREET 1/8/13 CAT. NO. CC2219BD ISBN 978-1-60465-678-7 UPC 7-15515-10241-4

1971 • 103 MINUTES • COLOR • MONAURAL • 2.35:1 ASPECT RATIO

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