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The Criterion Collection Goes 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray With Six Titles Starting This November!

Posted Aug 11, 2021 at 10:20 AM PDT by Matthew Hartman
The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

As if the 4th Quarter of 2021 wasn't already really expensive!

Citizen KaneMenace II SocietyThe PianoMulholland Dr.The Red Shoes, and A Hard Day’s Night is their opening salvo into 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray starting this November 2021

Sadly at this moment - that's ALL we know. We don't know HDR or if there will be HDR for all of the films - "select films" is a bit teasing - audio (some might get Atmos), disc specs or anything of the like. Criterion will be punching out a full announcement soon, this was just the teaser to blow our minds. 

As if the close of 2021 wasn't already expensive, Criterion is finally jumping into the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray game. We'd heard rumblings about a couple of these titles, but we didn't expect a full slate of new additions to the collection! Until that full announcement hits, we'll just have to sit back and speculate about what Criterion is going to bring to make these releases special. When all of that info comes in, we'll update our listings and get that good stuff out to you folks. 

What do you think of Criterion's first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray lineup? All winners? Or are you too tired to upgrade your collection?

[UPDATE 8/16]

We now have cover art and specs for Citizen KaneMenace II Society, and Mulholland Dr. - click the links for full details - It looks like these three are the first ones to come with the other three arriving in December or later into 2022. 

Citizen Kane The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

Citizen Kane Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 
Includes:
HDR: Dolby Vision
Audio: English LPCM Mono 
SRP Price: Before Sale Discounts $59.95

Mulholland Dr. The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 
Mulholland Dr. The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray  
Includes:
HDR: Dolby Vision
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1
SRP Price: Before Sale Discounts $49.95

Menace II Society The Criterion Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray 
Menace II Society The Criterion Collection 4K UHD
 

Includes:
HDR: Dolby Vision
Audio: English DTS-HD MA 7.1
SRP Price: Before Sale Discounts $49.95

Below is their very brief announcement


The Criterion Collection today announced its first 4K Ultra HD releases, a six-film slate that includes Citizen Kane, Menace II Society, The Piano, Mulholland Dr., The Red Shoes, and A Hard Day’s Night. The first of these editions and their special features will be detailed in the November 2021 announcement next week, with others to follow in subsequent months. 
The most dazzling debut in cinema history, Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane was Criterion’s first laserdisc release 37 years ago. It now rejoins the library after a long absence, making its first appearance in 4K Ultra HD along with Allen and Albert Hughes riveting breakthrough, Menace II Society; Jane Campion’s Academy Award–winning The Piano, starring Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin in her breakout role; David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr., a tale of love and jealousy in the city of dreams; Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s singular Technicolor fantasia The Red Shoes; and Richard Lester’s timeless movie musical A Hard Day’s Night, which brought the Beatles’ revolutionary talent and irreverent humor to the big screen.
Each title will be available in a 4K UHD+Blu-ray combo pack including a 4K UHD disc of the feature film as well as the film and its special features on Blu-ray. Select films will be presented in Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos. Stay tuned for more details in the November announcement!