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CCU20: Criterion March Releases & The Best Blu-Rays of 2015

December 20, 2015

Aaron, Mark and Martin Kessler discuss the March 2016 Criterion Collection releases, and then go further by talking about our favorite Blu-Ray releases of the year. These include Criterions, but we also discuss many other boutique labels including Twilight Time, Kino Lorber, Flicker Alley, Masters of Cinema, Shout Factory, and many others. Show notes: Special Guest: Martin Kessler from Flixwise. You can find him on IMDB, Twitter and Letterboxd. Outline: 0:00 - Intro, Post-Surgery, Podcasts 18:15 - News 30:15 - March 2016 Criterion Releases 45:45 - The Best Blu-Rays of 2015 Intro: Criterion Cast - Best of 2015 Podcast InSession - Settling the Score Vice Piece on Mexican Narco Cinema News: Boyhood hint on Instagram Mike Leigh and Roger Pratt on Criterion Instagram Marcel Pagnol Phantom Page Godard’s Une Femme Mariee coming from Cohen Media March 2016 Criterion Collection Releases Paris Belongs to Us The Manchurian Candidate A Brighter Summer Day Bicycle Thieves A Poem is a Naked Person Where to Find Us: Mark Hurne: Twitter | Letterboxd Aaron West: Twitter | Blog | Letterboxd Criterion Close-Up: Facebook | Twitter | Email