117: A History of the Criterion Collection

In our second “A History Of…” series after the success charting the rise of A24 Films, we are looking at The Criterion Collection. The company that is the premiere destination for your favourite hard to find art house flicks, out of print classics, B-movie masterpieces, retrospective boxsets and the best special features of any home video distributor. We look at their start from Janus Films back in the 1950’s to being pioneers of CD-ROMs under the Voyager banner to putting out the best Laserdisc’s, DVD’s and BluRay’s. What “A History Of…” would you like us to cover next? Email us at contrazoompod@gmail.com.

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Dakota Arsenault is the creator, host, producer and editor of Contra Zoom Pod. His favourite movies include The Life Aquatic, 12 Angry Men, Rafifi and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. He first started the podcast back in April of 2015 and has produced well over 250 episodes. Dakota is also a co-founder of the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association.

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