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Old 12-29-06, 10:09 AM
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Criterion Question

Being new to this Forum, I have seen a lot of references to Criterion DVD's. Just out of curiosities sake, will someone please tell me the significance, or what is special about them?

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Do a search for the word Criterion on the forum or go to www.criterionco.com and you will find your anwser.
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Welcome to the forum!

We need a Criterion subforum around here
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Originally Posted by dx23
Do a search for the word Criterion on the forum or go to www.criterionco.com and you will find your anwser.
Just an interesting tidbit that was in their last blog: they recently purchased www.criterion.com, so you can access the site using that web address, as well.
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Thank you for the feedback... and the link.... they have films there that I haven't heard of for years....

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Originally Posted by TomOpus
Welcome to the forum!

We need a Criterion subforum around here
That's actually an excellent idea.
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To answer your question, besides the quality of films themselves and excellent transfers, many people believe that Criterion set the standard for DVD extras....excellent commentaries...alternative cuts...etc
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Also, unlike everybody else, they actually put forth the time and effort to create iconic and well-designed covers.
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I find that Wikipedia is a pretty good resource for such questions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Criterion_Collection

The Criterion Collection is a privately held company which produces and releases authoritative consumer versions of "important classic and contemporary films" on DVD. It was established in 1984 as a joint venture between Janus Films and the Voyager Company.

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