My Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection is a home video distribution company which focuses on releasing meticulously put together editions of important classic and contemporary films. The Criterion Collection has, especially in recent years, gained immense popularity among film enthusiasts who wish to collect and view the best possible editions of the movies they love. Criterion Collection releases are noted for, among other things, the added bonus features and commentary tracks. Many CC DVD and Blu-Ray editions have been reviewed by film directors, adding to the collection’s appeal.

Hearts and Minds

Poster for the movie "Hearts and Minds"

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the...

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Breaker Morant

Poster for the movie "Breaker Morant"

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as...

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The Hidden Fortress

Poster for the movie "The Hidden Fortress"

Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general and Yuki is a princess, the...

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Koyaanisqatsi

Poster for the movie "Koyaanisqatsi"

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by...

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Shadows

Poster for the movie "Shadows"

John Cassavetes’s directorial debut revolves around a romance in New York City between Lelia, a light- skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man. The relationship is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discovers that her racial heritage is not what he...

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Faces

Poster for the movie "Faces"

Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search...

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Opening Night

Poster for the movie "Opening Night"

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic actress who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention....

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