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NEWSLETTER - APRIL 12, 2019 Criterion Channel News A guide to the latest from the Criterion Channel. If you haven’t already subscribed, click here for a 14-day free trial! Columbia Noir   Film noir is a genre often enhanced by the shabby, disreputable trappings of the B movie, so it’s no surprise that some of the finest noirs of the studio era were produced at the notoriously budget-conscious Columbia Pictures. This series of eleven dark gems highlights masters of the form, like Fritz Lang (The Big Heat) and Jacques Tourneur (Nightfall), as well as lesser-known filmmakers such as Joseph H. Lewis, who overcame budgetary constraints with a lot of ingenuity and atmosphere. If you haven’t subscribed already, head over to the Criterion Channel and check out the more than 1,500 titles available to stream! Directed by Agnès Varda This tribute to one of cinema’s freest spirits features fourteen of her films and a collection of interviews and documentaries. Screenwriter: Suso Cecchi D’Amico Seven classics from the Italian writer behind Bicycle Thieves, Senso, and Big Deal on Madonna Street. Directed by David Lynch Get lost in these mind-altering visions from a master of the surreal, then check out an array of special features from our editions of Mulholland Dr., Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and Eraserhead. John Woo Meets Jacques Demy Explore the parallels between a Hong Kong martial-arts classic and the candy-colored French musical that served as its unlikely inspiration. Adventures in Moviegoing with Julie Taymor Our guest-programmer series returns with the acclaimed stage and screen director. EDITION #965 Wanda Barbara Loden’s first and only feature film is a compassionate and wrenching portrait of a woman stranded on society’s margins. SPECIAL FEATURES: An hour-long documentary by Katja Raganelli, an appearance by Loden on The Dick Cavett Show, and more