Eclipse (DVD)
Encyclopedia
Eclipse from the Criterion Collection is a brand
for a line of DVD
film series released by the Criterion Collection
. It debuted on March 27, 2007.
The brand was created to produce budget-priced, high-quality DVD editions of hard-to-find films. The DVDs are released in boxed set
s that typically contain between two to seven films across and focus on a specific film director
. Future sets will also focus on themes. Typically, they are released monthly. In order to keep prices low, the films do not receive the same degree of remaster
ing nor any of the special feature
s that have became associated with Criterion Collection titles.
Brand
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for a line of DVD
DVD-Video
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film series released by the Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection is a video-distribution company selling "important classic and contemporary films" to film aficionados. The Criterion series is noted for helping to standardize the letterbox format for home video, bonus features, and special editions...
. It debuted on March 27, 2007.
The brand was created to produce budget-priced, high-quality DVD editions of hard-to-find films. The DVDs are released in boxed set
Boxed set
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s that typically contain between two to seven films across and focus on a specific film director
Film director
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. Future sets will also focus on themes. Typically, they are released monthly. In order to keep prices low, the films do not receive the same degree of remaster
Remaster
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ing nor any of the special feature
Special edition
The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including...
s that have became associated with Criterion Collection titles.
Mission statement
Peter Becker, in his blog On Five from the Criterion Collection Web site, explained, "We want [important, hard to find films] to be more readily available, and that’s why we’re creating Eclipse. Each month we’ll present a short series, usually three to five films, focusing on a particular director or theme. There will be no supplements and the master materials will be the best we can find, but they won’t be full Criterion restorations."Pricing
From Peter Becker's blog: "Retail pricing for each set will average under $15 per disc, and we are examining the logistics of making the sets available at an even more favorable rate on a subscriber or club basis. The goal here is to make these films available, to make sure that Criterion’s own work style doesn’t contribute to the continuing unavailability of these films." Because these are multiple disc box sets, the total suggested retail price depends on the set. The Documentaries of Louis Malle, for example, is six discs, and it has a suggested retail price of $79.99.See also
- List of Criterion Collection Laserdisc releases
- List of Criterion Collection DVD and Blu-ray releases
