Classic films by David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Neil Jordan and more are among the Criterion Collection’s July new titles announced.
The emotional drama “The Elephant Man,” directed by the late legendary David Lynch, will be released with a new 4K restoration featuring portraits of the late Oscar-nominated director John Merrick (John Hurt) and Dr. Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins). The release includes archival and newly assembled materials, including interviews with cast and crew, documentary footage about the real Merrick, and readings from Lynch’s memoir, Room to Dream.
Director Martin Scorsese took the mother’s melodrama by storm in the 1970s with “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Ellen Burstyn stars in her Oscar-winning role as a widowed mother seeking independence. Criterion is releasing a new 4K edition that further enhances the film’s warmth through a filmmaker-approved restoration, an ensemble audio commentary, and new dialogue and interviews.
Featuring Paul Newman as a ruthless rancher and Oscar-winning performances from Patricia Neal and Melvin Douglas, “Hud” is a classic that continues to be revisited by moviegoers. The new 4K release focuses on James Wong Howe’s legendary black and white cinematography, along with new interviews and archival material.
A genre-bending exploration of Neil Jordan’s identity and desire against the Troubles, “The Crying Game” is presented ahead of its time in a director-approved 4K restoration, supplemented with commentary, new interviews with Jordan and Oscar-nominated star Stephen Rea, and archival making-of material that reimagines the film’s seismic cultural resonance and Jay Davidson’s unforgettable breakout performance. The film won Jordan an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Also attracting attention is Nagisa Oshima, who established herself as a radical spokesperson for the postwar film industry with “The Cruel Story of Youth.” “The Love That Remains”, part of the Criterion Premiere Series, directed by Kleinur Palmason, is a tender, quietly surreal depiction of a dissolving relationship unfolding over the changing seasons of Iceland, accompanied by an interview with the filmmaker and a short film (“Joan of Arc”).
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The box set “I’ll Remind You of Everything: The Films of Mike Mills” includes the deeply personal trilogy “Beginners,” “20th Century Women,” and “C’mon C’mon,” tracing Mike Mills’ reflections on family, identity, and generational change through standout performances from Oscar-winners Christopher Plummer, Annette Bening, and Joaquin Phoenix. Also included are commentaries, documentaries, and short works by Mills.
