The Criterion Collection announced a new 4K restoration of
director Michael Curtiz’s 1945 film noir
masterpiece, Mildred Pierce, this past week the lead entry of its February
release slate. Both DVD (a double-disc
set) and Blu-ray editions will be available for film buffs to update their
collections on Feb. 21.
Released theatrically just after the end of World War II in
October of 1945, Mildred Pierce was a bold reshaping of James M. Cain’s 1941
novel of the same name that earned the film a Best Picture nomination and its
star, Joan Crawford, an Oscar for Best Actress. Others in the cast receiving Oscar nods were
both Eve Arden and Ann Blyth in the Best Supporting Actress category, which
likely paved the way for Anne Revere to win for her performance in National
Velvet.
As to bonus goodies, there’s a vintage 2002 video session
featuring Ann Blyth and film historian Eddie Muller, excepts from a vintage David Frost Show broadcast (circa 1970)
featuring Joan Crawford, a clip from a 1969 Today broadcast featuring writer
James M. Cain and documentary filmmaker Peter Fitzgerald’s 2002 feature-length
documentary, Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star.
Also to be found on the February 2017 release calendar from
The Criterion Collection are Cameraperson (the ARR is
151 days and film’s arthouse run generated ticket sales of $94,910); a new
restoration of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s 1988 Best Foreign Language nominee,
Women
on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (both Blu-ray and DVD SKUs will be
available on Feb. 21) and director Richard Linklater’s entire Before
Trilogy — Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before
Midnight — will presented as three-disc Blu-ray and DVD collections on
Feb. 28.
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