The Criterion Memorandum For September 2017.

Apologies for the slight delay in this month’s Criterion Memorandum. The titles were revealed late Friday, and it’s been a busy weekend.

Relatively speaking I think it’s fair to call September a quiet month for the esteemed US Blu-ray label. A reissued edition of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca is welcome news, as is the addition of Michael Hanake’s The Piano Teacher to the collection, but the real highlight might just be Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women. One of the early highlights of 2017 on-screen, Reichardt’s film marks a rare entry for a female director into the Criterion canon. This lack of diversity has long been Criterion’s greatest failing, so it’s always exciting to see it move in the right direction. Murray Lerner’s Festival, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Rick Barnes and Jon Nguyen’s David Lynch: The Art Life and the rescheduled Othello from Orson Welles round out the month.