8 1/2 (Criterion Collection) - BLU-RAY

Sinners (4K Ultra HD) [UHD]

This monumental forty-film box set celebrates forty years of the Criterion Collection by gathering an electrifying mix of classic and contemporary films, and presenting them with all their special features and essays in a deluxe clothbound, slip-cased edition. CC40's eclectic selection includes the releases most frequently chosen by the hundreds of filmmakers, actors, writers, and other movie-loving luminaries who have visited Criterion over the years, as documented in our popular Closet Picks video series. Neither a historical survey nor a top-forty compilation, this exciting, personal, unpredictable anthology reflects the cinematic joys and inspirations of the creative community that makes the Criterion Collection possible. THE FILMS 8½ • Tokyo Story • All That Jazz • Bicycle Thieves • Repo Man • Naked • Jules and Jim • Being There • Weekend • Yi Yi • The Night of the Hunter • Pickpocket • Sweet Smell of Success • On the Waterfront • Do the Right Thing • Ratcatcher • Sunday Bloody Sunday • Mirror • Barry Lyndon • Safe • Seconds • His Girl Friday • Mishima A Life in Four Chapters • y tu mamá también • My Own Private Idaho • Love & Basketball • Night of the Living Dead • Ace in the Hole • 3 Women • The Red Shoes • Down by Law • La Ciénaga • Wanda • House • Sullivan's Travels • The Battle of Algiers • A Woman Under the Influence • Cléo from 5 to 7 • Persona • In the Mood for Love.

The residents of an impoverished farming village in 16th-century Japan, anticipating an attack by bandits after harvest, hire seven ronin to defend them. Upon arrival, the warriors set about to train, secure the village, and surprise their attackers with a ferocious onslaught. Often cited as one of the greatest films ever made, director Akira Kurosawa's epic adventure stars Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, and Yoshio Inaba star. 3 1/2 hrs. Standard; Soundtracks Japanese Uncompressed PCM mono, DTS HD stereo Surround Master Audio; Subtitles English; audio commentary; documentaries; photo gallery; poster gallery; theatrical trailers; essays; more. In Japanese with English subtitles. Three-disc set.