The Newsstand – Episode 42 – The May 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up, La Chienne & Jacques Demy

This month on the Newsstand, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee and James McCormick to discuss the May 2015 Criterion Collection line-up, as well as the latest in Criterion rumors, news, packaging, and more.

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Episode Links

The May 2015 Line-up

• The May 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up


• The Wacky 2015 Drawing


• The Rose (1979) – The Criterion Collection


• Watch the trailer for Mark Rydell’s The Rose … – CriterionCast


• Amazon.com: The Rose (Blu-ray)


• Amazon.com: The Rose (DVD)


• Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) – The Criterion Collection


• Amazon.com: Make Way for Tomorrow (Blu-ray)


• Limelight (1952) – The Criterion Collection


• Watch the Charlie Chaplin short: A Night In The… – CriterionCast


• Watch Limelight on Hulu


• Amazon.com: Limelight (Blu-ray)


• Amazon.com: Limelight (DVD)


• The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971) – The Criterion Collection


• Watch The Merchant of Four Seasons on Hulu


• State of Siege (1972) – The Criterion Collection


• Amazon.com: State of Siege (Blu-ray)


• Amazon.com: State of Siege (DVD)


• The Confession (1970) – The Criterion Collection


• Speak French? You can watch the Chris Marker film


• Watch The Confession on Hulu


• Amazon.com: The Confession (Blu-ray)


• Amazon.com: The Confession (DVD)


• adammmmaida: Excited to announce the packaging

Rumors / News

La Chienne at COLCOA, from Janus Films

The North American premiere of the restored “La Chienne” will be presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), Janus Films, La Cinémathèque Française and Les Films du Jeudi.

We talked about La Chienne playing at Cannes Classics in 201

Episode Credits

• Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website)


• David Blakeslee (Twitter / Website)


• James McCormick

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.