The Criterion Collection has two interesting films releasing on physical media this December 2023 for the UK, Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus (1928) and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.
The Circus (1928) is a Charlie Chaplin film and it arrives on Blu-ray early in December.
Meanwhile Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio which stars Ewan McGregor and David Bradley will be available on both 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray mid December.
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio 4K UHD + Blu-ray
4K UHD Technical Specs
- Discs: 2 (4K UHD + Blu-ray)
- Video: 4K UHD 2160p
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English: Dolby Atmos
- English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing & English Descriptive Audio
- Running Time: 117 mins approx
- Rating: PG
Special Features
- 4K Digital Master (Supervised by Directors Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson, with Dolby Atmos)
- 1 x 4K UHD Disc of the Film Presented in Dolby Vision HDR
- 1 x Blu-ray with the Film & Special Features
- Handcarved Cinema (New Documentary Featuring del Toro, Gustafson & Cast / Crew, Including the Films Puppet Creators, Production Designers & Animation Supervisor
- Directing Stop-Motion (New Program Featuring del Toro & Gustafson)
- New Conversation Between del Toro & Film Critic Farran Smith Nehme
- New Interview with Curator Ron Magliozzi On The Museum of Modern Arts 2022 exhibition Devoted to the Film
- New program on the Eight Rules of Animation that Informed the Film’s Production
- Panel Discussion Featuring del Toro, Gustafson, Production Designer Guy Davis, Composer Alexandre Desplat & Sound Designer Scott Martin Gershin, Moderated by Filmmaker James Cameron
- Conversation Among del Toro, Gustafson & Author Neil Gaiman
Blu-ray Technical Specs
- Discs: 2
- Region: B
- Video: 1080p High Definition
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English: Dolby Atmos
- Running Time: 117 mins approx
- Rating: PG
Special Features
- Handcarved Cinema (New Documentary Featuring del Toro, Gustafson & Cast / Crew, Including the Films Puppet Creators, Production Designers & Animation Supervisor
- Directing Stop-Motion (New Program Featuring del Toro & Gustafson)
- New Conversation Between del Toro & Film Critic Farran Smith Nehme
- New Interview with Curator Ron Magliozzi On The Museum of Modern Arts 2022 exhibition Devoted to the Film
- New program on the Eight Rules of Animation that Informed the Film’s Production
- Panel Discussion Featuring del Toro, Gustafson, Production Designer Guy Davis, Composer Alexandre Desplat & Sound Designer Scott Martin Gershin, Moderated by Filmmaker James Cameron
- Conversation Among del Toro, Gustafson & Author Neil Gaiman
Purchase Information
You can own it now on 4K UHD £29.99 & £22.99 Blu-ray £ from Amazon. (Prices correct as of 2nd April 2025).
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Release Date
4K UHD & Blu-ray releases on 18th December 2023 in the UK.
The Circus Blu-ray
Blu-ray Technical Specs
- Discs: 1
- Region: B
- Video: 1080p High Definition
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audio: Music: LPCM Mono
- Running Time: 72 mins approx
- Rating: U
Special Features
- New 4K Digital Restoration of Charlie Chaplin’s 1969 Re-release Version of the Film (Featuring an Original Score by Chaplin, with Uncompressed Monaural Soundtrack on the Blu-ray)
- New Audio Commentary Featuring Chaplin Biographer Jeffrey Vance
- Interview with Chaplin from 1969
- New Interview with Chaplin’s Son Eugene Chaplin
- In the Service of the Story (New Program On The Film’s Visual Effects & Production Design by Film Scholar Craig Barron)
- Chaplin Today: “The Circus,” (2003 Documentary On The Film Featuring Filmmaker Emir Kusturica)
- Excerpted Audio Interview from 1998 with Chaplin Musical Associate Eric James
- Unused Café Sequence with New Score by Composer Timothy Brock & Related Outtakes with Narration By Comedy Choreographer Dan Kamin
- Newly Discovered Outtakes Featuring the Tramp & The Circus Rider
- Excerpts from the Original Recording Session for the Film’s Opening Song, “Swing Little Girl”
- Footage of the Film’s 1928 Hollywood Premiere
- Re-release Trailers
- Essay by Critic Pamela Hutchinson
- New Cover by Mark Chiarello
Purchase Information
You can own it now on Blu-ray for £22.99 from Amazon. (Price correct as of 2nd April 2025).
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Release Date
The Circus Blu-ray releases on 4th December 2023 in the UK.
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What Do You Think?
What do you think of Criterion’s UK December releases? Will you be picking up Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus or Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio? I’d love to hear what you think.
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