Věra Chytilová’s riotous DAISIES turns 60! Possibly the most adventurous and anarchic movie of the 60s, @letterboxd.social reflects on its lasting appeal and influence on generations of filmmakers.(Available on Second Run Blu-ray: www.secondrundvd.com/release_dais... ) letterboxd.com/journal/dais...

Fresh as Daisies: embracing the anarchic energy of Věra Chytilová’s Czech New Wave classic at 60 • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

As Věra Chytilová’s Daisies turns 60, Brian Raftery reflects on the frenetic aesthetic and lasting influence of an underground Czechoslovak classic.

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"I think it’s a perfect moment to build your libraries... We want to see and hear that movie in the best quality possible. Physical media gives us the confidence to know that is within our control... Nothing should stand between you and your movie night" edition.cnn.com/cnn-undersco...

A selection of original release posters for Jiří Trnka's film OLD CZECH LEGENDS - including a spectacular Argentinian quad poster declaring "The Wonder of the Seventh Art in Colour!", a Japanese poster, and various Czech posters. World premiere Blu-ray out on August 10!

NEW RELEASE - OUT 14 SEPT: THE RITUAL (Ghatashraddha). Girish Kasaravalli’s groundbreaking debut feature is a scathing critique of religious hypocrisy. 4K restoration. Order at our webstore tinyurl.com/5n88ht2y Amazon UK tinyurl.com/2533w3k3 @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social

Well, look what just arrived...Finally come to life - our JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER Blu-ray Set is here! FIRST PRESSING LE SLIPCASE - 2000 copies only! Out 10 Aug www.secondrundvd.com/release_trnk... AmazonUK tinyurl.com/5jjzu5rk @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social @orbitdvd.bsky.social

With our JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER release just around the corner - check out this 1967 made-for-Czech-tv special on the genius at work www.youtube.com/watch?v=WieH...

Jiri Trnka 1967 Czech TV

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Second Run studies THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ (review): cineventures.blogspot.com/2026/07/seco... @dvdcompare.net @secondrun.bsky.social

"THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ may be an anomaly in Luis Buñuel's filmography but it is no less fascinating in its absurd treatment of the exploits of a madman." @dvdcompare.net review dvdcompare.net/review.php?r...

Jerry Carlson and professor Kathleen Vernon discuss Buñuel’s darkly comic psychodrama THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ at City Cinematheque www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Bo...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz | City Cinematheque

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As the backlash against Sony's removal of 100s of titles from it's PlayStation stores grow, @indiewire.com explores why 'Physical Media Matters' - now more than ever. #physicalmediamatters www.indiewire.com/features/com...

Physical Media Matters, Now More Than Ever

From Sony's new removals to Netflix's old originals, here's why physical media, Blu-rays, DVDs, and film preservation matter more than ever.

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"Buñuel’s film is stylish, beautifully shot and darkly witty [...] a fascinating oddity" A 4-star review for THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ @theartsdesk.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...

With our JIŘÍ TRNKA set just around the corner, a good time to revisit the works of another legendary Czech animator - the great Karel Zeman as Imaginator magazine reviews JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME, INVENTION FOR DESTRUCTION and FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN www.secondrundvd.com/images/pdf/k...

Ahead of the release of our much anticipated JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER Blu-ray set, here's a look at Michael Brooke's 2024 'Beginner's Guide' through the magical realms of Czechoslovak animation www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...

Where to begin with Czech animation

From fabulous fairytale worlds to shape-shifting surrealism, Švankmajer to Trnka, we take a beginner’s path through one of the world’s richest animation traditions.

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A knightly double feature for your consideration -- my review of @secondrun.bsky.social's KNIGHTS OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER and Universal's THE BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH: comicon.com/2026/06/24/m...

"One of the best of the director’s Mexican films. A blacky comic gem ... an absolute must-have for fans and students of this distinctive filmmaker’s work." Slarek is thrilled by Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ @cineoutsider.bsky.social cineoutsider.co.uk/criminal_lif...

"Perverse dark comedy from Luis Buñuel retains its power to shock and amuse ... presented with such a skillful mix of pointed humour and knowing subtext" Paul Gaita reviews THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ at The LA Beat thelosangelesbeat.com/2026/06/movi...

Movies Till Dawn: Criminal Life

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Our new Blu-ray edition of Luis Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ - reviewed in the latest @sightandsound.bsky.social www.secondrundvd.com/images/pdf/c...

"Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 is a painfully personal and uncomfortable watch [...] but actually provides insight and opens up Kazuo Hara's intimate approach in this film and his other works" @dvdcompare.net on Hara's EXTREME PRIVATE EROS www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?r...

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JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER Blu-ray LE Slipcase Edition is now also available to pre-order at the usual outlets. Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/5jjzu5rk Rarewaves: tinyurl.com/4entdycx HMV: tinyurl.com/3sz886cw Zavvi: tinyurl.com/mr27ypdv Diabolik tinyurl.com/rvbvmf7a Orbit tinyurl.com/3us5cc9u

Review of The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz. 'It truly is wonderful to see this @secondrun.bsky.social release, as it’s both a truly great example of the psycho drama genre, & a key/ important film in the development of Buñuel's cinematic craft' www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/the-...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz — The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Blu Ray)

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz is a mid-1950s Mexican-set psycho drama/ pitch black comedy from key cinematic surrealist Luis Buñuel. It regards a w

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"A characteristically sly, witty blend of comedy, crime story, psychological study, social satire, melodrama and absurdist parody" Geoff Andrew on Buñuel's delicious CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ geoffandrew.com/2026/06/04/o...

OUT TODAY! Luis Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ. This darkly comic psychodrama is a key work of his Mexican period, anticipating his later works with a tale of transgression and erotic obsession. www.secondrundvd.com/release_crim...

"It’s stunning: both funny (because frustration is always comedy gold) and deeply disturbing... The sort of film that lives in your head for days" James Oliver gets to grip with Buñuel and THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ at his Substack blog tinyurl.com/4jbc24mh

The Spaniard in the Works

Something about Luis Bunuel

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"This is as brutally bleak a satire as anything in his back catalogue" Graham @thegeekshow.bsky.social revels in the subversive delights of Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ - out on Monday! thegeekshow.co.uk/the-criminal...

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955): audacious thought crimes in Buñuel's serial killer satire - The Geek Show

Well, personally I find the middle of Buñuel's career the most fascinating part, and The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, newly released on Blu-Ray by

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NEW RELEASE: JIŘÍ TRNKA: PUPPET MASTER OLD CZECH LEGENDS / THE CZECH YEAR - Limited Slipcase Edition 2-disc Blu-ray Set on 27 July. Available exclusively to pre-order at our webstore NOW tinyurl.com/bdep2nmf

Luis Buñuel's "The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz" Blu-ray - Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Ariadne Welter, Andrea Palma @SecondRunDVD UK: www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/... BONUS CAPTURES: www.patreon.com/posts/luis-b... OUR COMPARISON: www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

"The clear choice for collectors thanks to its superior audio and substantially expanded extras... the definitive version currently available. Absolutely recommended" @dvdbeaver.bsky.social on Buñuel's delirious THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/film...

It's Criminal... Our Blu-ray's of Luis Buñuel's THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ have arrived! Our website: www.secondrundvd.com/release_crim... Amazon UK tinyurl.com/nmu4scmw @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social @orbitdvd.bsky.social

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