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The 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022

The 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022

From gentle satire to something like an anarchist paint bomb tossed into an uptight dinner party, we feature the 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022 – and we toss in a few more, just for kicks.

Diabolically Delon: Three French Thrillers Starring Alain Delon

Diabolically Delon: Three French Thrillers Starring Alain Delon

These three French thrillers star the handsome and controversial tough guy, Alain Delon, whose off-screen persona was not unlike his hard bastard characters.

Criterion Film Offerings: French Noir, Japanese Lovers, American Gangsters and Frames of Pure Serenity

Criterion Film Offerings: French Noir, Japanese Lovers, American Gangsters and Frames of Pure Serenity

Duvivier's Panique, Mizoguchi's A Story from Chikamatsu, Kiarostami's 24 Frames, and May's Mikey and Nicky are now available on Blu-ray from Criterion. Here's what you have to look forward to.

Slapstick, Thrills, Spooks and Camera Tricks in the 9.5mm Format

Slapstick, Thrills, Spooks and Camera Tricks in the 9.5mm Format

Indie entrepreneurs Undercrank Productions and Grapevine Video keep old silent films preserved for new generations.
French Filmmaker Julien Duvivier Is Ripe for Rediscovery

French Filmmaker Julien Duvivier Is Ripe for Rediscovery

All four films in Criterion’s Julien Duvivier in the Thirties present a sour, self-critical image of French civilization and do it with finesse.

Alain Delon: Five Film Collection

Pépé Le Moko (1937)