The Newsstand – Episode 49 – The December 2015 Criterion Line-Up, William Becker’s Passing, And More!

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

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Shownotes

Topics

• William Becker’s passing


• The December 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up
  
  
  
  • Downhill Racer (December 1st)
  
  
  • Jellyfish Eyes (December 8th)
  
  
  • Speedy (December 8th)
  
  
  • Burroughs: The Movie (December 15th)
  
  
  
  


• The August Wacky Drawing


• What’s coming in 2016?


• No Wexner talk this year


• New additions to Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube


• New rumored titles

Episode Links

• William Becker, Who Transformed Janus Films, Dies at 88 – The New York Times


• Remembering William Becker – From the Current


• Flashback: William Becker (1927–2015) – From the Current


• William Becker, 1927–2015 – From the Current


• Amazon is having a fantastic sale


• The Apu Trilogy is currently available to pre-order for $49.99


• Wacky New Years Drawing Hints At The Criterion Collection’s 2015 Line-Up


• The December 2015 Criterion Collection Line-up


• Downhill Racer (1969)


• Eric Skillman: Downhill Racer


• Downhill Racer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


• Burroughs: The Movie (1983)


• Criterion And Janus Will Distribute Restored


• Paula Vaccaro talks up slate | News | Screen


• Restoration of Burroughs: The Movie by Howard Brookner by Aaron Brookner — Kickstarter


• Jellyfish Eyes (2013)


• Takashi Murakami, Mememe no kurage (Jellyfish Eyes) | SFAQ


• Joshua Reviews Takashi Murakami’s Jellyfish Eyes [Theatrical Review]


• Jellyfish Eyes // CriterionCast


• On Wednesday, July 15th, Takashi Murakami’s


• Takashi Murakami Discusses Paintings, Sculptures and His Debut Feature Film ‘Jellyfish Eyes’ on Vimeo


• Speedy (1928)


• Posters for Harold Lloyd’s Speedy // CriterionCast


• Harold Lloyd’s Speedy is now available for free on


• Watch Speedy | Hulu


• Watch TV and movies on Xbox, PS3, Apple TV, and more | Hulu


• The latest wacky drawing from the Criterion


• The poster for Janus Films’ Wim Wenders: Portraits


• Gilda – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


• Gilda (1946) – Company credits – IMDb


• Gilda [Blu-ray]


• The Poster Boys Episodes


• CrowdSource Studios Media – CrowdSource Studios


• Wim Wenders: Portraits Along the Road


• Kwaidan – YouTube


• Criterion Close-Up Podcast


• Podcast | Cinema Gadfly


• Criterion Collected


• ‘The Beatles 1’ to Receive Deluxe Reissue


• The Beatles – 1 [CD/2 Blu-ray Audio][Limited Edition]

Episode Credits

• Ryan Gallagher (Twitter / Website)


• David Blakeslee (Twitter / Website)

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