Exciting news for movie collectors everywhere. Criterion today announced that their first Blu-ray discs are coming! Criterion has picked 13Â titles for Blu-ray treatment, and will begin rolling them out in October. These new editions will feature high-definition picture and sound, all the supplemental content of the DVD releases, and they will be priced to match the standard-def editions. Here are the titles scheduled to get the Criterion treatment:
The Third Man
Bottle Rocket
Chungking Express
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Last Emperor
El Norte
The 400 Blows
Gimme Shelter
The Complete Monterey Pop
Contempt
Walkabout
For All Mankind
The Wages of Fear
Alongside the DVD and Blu-ray box sets of The Last Emperor, Criterion will also be putting out the theatrical version as a stand-alone release in both formats, priced at $39.95. The Blu-ray release of Walkabout will be an all-new edition, featuring new supplements as well as a new transfer.
