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Janus Films is a film distribution company. It was one of the first distributors to bring what are now regarded as classic world cinematic masterpieces to the United States. In this regard, Janus can be credited with helping to introduce American audiences to the films of Ingmar Bergman, François Truffaut, Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa and many others. Janus has a close relationship with The Criterion Collection, a producer of DVDs for home viewing, and Home Vision Entertainment regarding the distribution of films on DVD. Current theatrical distribution of some of the films for which Janus holds American rights is generally handled through Rialto Pictures and Kino International. Ingmar Bergman (IPA: in Swedish) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the second half of the twentieth century. ...
François Truffaut. ...
Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was one of the most influential and widely revered Italian film-makers of the 20th century and is considered to be one of the finest film directors of all time. ...
Jean-Luc Godard (photograph by David Horvitz) Jean-Luc Godard (born 3 December 1930 in Paris) is a Franco-Swiss filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or French New Wave. Born in Paris to Franco-Swiss parents, he was educated in Nyon, later studying...
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The Criterion Collection is a privately held company which produces and releases authorative consumer versions of important classic and contemporary films on DVD. It was established in 1984 as a joint venture between Janus Films and the Voyager Company. ...
DVD (sometimes called Digital Versatile Disc, or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...
DVD (sometimes called Digital Versatile Disc, or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...
Kino International is a film and video distributor, based in New York City that specializes in art-house films, such as low-budget current films and classic films from earlier periods in the history of cinema. ...
Janus Films was founded in 1956 by Bryant Haliday and Cyrus Harvey Jr.. Bryant Haliday also ran the 55th Street Playhouse in New York and used it as a primary location for exhibiting Janus-distributed films. He was also an actor, appearing in films such as Devil Doll, Curse of Simba and Tower of Evil. Haliday also purchased the historic Brattle Theater, a Harvard Square landmark in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With Harvey, Haliday converted the Brattle into an art film moviehouse in the mid-fifties. In 1966, Haliday sold the Brattle, as well as Janus. Harvey continued to administer the Brattle into the 1970s. Image File history File links Janus_films_logo. ...
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The Seven Samurai (七人の侍 Shichinin no samurai, 1954) is a movie by Akira Kurosawa starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. ...
Bryant Haliday in The Projected Man (1967) Bryant Haliday (April 7, 1928 - July 28, 1996) was an American actor, as well as producer, of film and stage who was instrumental in providing a showcase for international film titles in the United States by co-founding Janus Films. ...
Bryant Haliday in The Projected Man (1967) Bryant Haliday (April 7, 1928 - July 28, 1996) was an American actor, as well as producer, of film and stage who was instrumental in providing a showcase for international film titles in the United States by co-founding Janus Films. ...
Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
Devil Doll is a 1964 suspense film about an evil ventriloquist, The Great Vorelli, and his dummy Hugo. ...
Brattle Theatre The Brattle Theatre is a repertory movie theater located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Chess players in Harvard Square in August of 2005 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. ...
Settled: 1630 – Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...
Janus was later acquired by Saul J. Turell and William Becker. Their sons, Jonathan B. Turell and Peter Becker, who own The Criterion Collection, are presently involved in the business of Janus. Saul J. Turell (January 20, 1921 - April 10, 1986) was a producer and maker of documentaries, and a distributor for classic film. ...
The Criterion Collection is a privately held company which produces and releases authorative consumer versions of important classic and contemporary films on DVD. It was established in 1984 as a joint venture between Janus Films and the Voyager Company. ...
On October 24, 2006, in celebration of 50 years of Janus Films, the Criterion Collection [1] released 50 of the films which Janus has distributed in a large box containing 50 DVDs and a 200-page essay on the history of art house films and specialized film theatres in the US. The package is called Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films. Also as part of its 44th Festival in 2006, the New York Film Festival presented a series, 50 Years of Janus Films, in tribute to the company. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The New York Film Festival is the one of the United Statess most prestigious film festivals, first held in 1962 in New York. ...
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