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#FIRSTLOOK: TIFF AND CRITERION PRESENT ONLINE AND IN-PERSON HOLIDAY POP-UP
After the wildly successful stop of the Mobile Closet at TIFF 50, Criterion and TIFF are helping Canadian film lovers find their perfect holiday gift with a curated selection of over 100 Criterion titles, spanning new releases and beloved classics. The holiday selection features the Wes Anderson Archive, Godzilla: The Showa Era-Films, and World of Wong Kar Wai box sets; new releases including A History of Violence (TIFF ’05) by Canada’s own David Cronenberg; Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut; Best Animated Feature Oscar winner Flow (TIFF ’24); and many more.
The pop-up and online store will also feature exclusive Criterion merchandise, including the coveted hats, totes, and sweatshirts.
Perfect for movie lovers and collectors alike, this limited-time collaboration invites audiences to give the gift of cinema this holiday season, in-store and online at http://shop.tiff.net/criterion, from November 18 to December 31, 2025 with online pre-orders available now.
Blue Fox Entertainment Canada is the exclusive distributor of the Criterion Collection in Canada.
About Criterion
Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to 4K, Blu-ray and DVD to streaming on the Criterion Channel—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it to be seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and to deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.
www.criterion.com | @criterioncollection
About TIFF
TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world through film. A global leader in film and entertainment, TIFF initiatives include the annual Toronto International Film Festival® in September; TIFF Lightbox, which features five cinemas, along with learning and entertainment facilities; the Donald Shebib TIFF Film Circuit, an innovative national-distribution program; and TIFF: The Market, launching in 2026. The organization generates an estimated annual economic impact of $240 million CAD. TIFF Lightbox is generously supported by contributors including the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, the Reitman family (Ivan Reitman, Agi Mandel, and Susan Michaels), the Daniels Corporation, and RBC. For more information, visit tiff.net.
About Blue Fox Entertainment Canada
Blue Fox Entertainment Canada launched ahead of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and is overseen by industry veterans Dave Hudakoc and Ian Goggins. In early 2025, the company acquired Unobstructed View Entertainment, a boutique distributor specializing in bringing Canadian viewers the very best of DVDs, collectible Blu-rays, and 4K restorations. Blue Fox Entertainment Canada also oversees Canadian distribution for the Los Angeles–based Blue Fox Entertainment, along with a number of other partners. For more information, visit www.bluefoxentertainment.com and www.unobstructedview.com.
TITLES INCLUDING:
8½ (1963)
ANORA (2024)
BLOOD SIMPLE (1984)
BLUE VELVET (1986)
BRAZIL (1985)
THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994)
CURE (1997)
EYES WIDE SHUT (1999)
FLOW (2024)
GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE (1989)
HIGH AND LOW (1963)
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005)
HOUSE (1977)
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000)
ISLE OF DOGS (2018)
KILLER OF SHEEP (1978)
LE SAMOURAÏ (1967)
MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003)
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
PAPER MOON (1973)
PARASITE (2019)
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002)
REPO MAN (1984)
SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
SORCERER (1977)
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)
TRAINSPOTTING (1996)
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)
WALL•E (2008)
BOX SETS:
THE ADVENTURES OF ANTOINE DOINEL
THE BEFORE TRILOGY
BRUCE LEE: HIS GREATEST HITS
CC40
THE COMPLETE FILMS OF AGNÈS VARDA
GODZILLA: THE SHOWA-ERA FILMS, 1954–1975
INGMAR BERGMAN’S CINEMA
WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI
THE WES ANDERSON ARCHIVE: TEN FILMS, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
#FIRSTLOOK: WONG KAR WAI’S “BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI” TO PREMIERE ON THE CRITERION CHANNEL
Beginning on November 24, 2025, the Criterion Channel will exclusively premiere Blossoms Shanghai, the long-awaited television series from visionary director Wong Kar Wai (In the Mood for Love). The 30-episode series opened in China to phenomenal success, topping TV ratings for its entire run and becoming the most-streamed television series nationwide.
Three new episodes will be released on the Channel every Monday night at 8 p.m. ET through the end of January.
See the Trailer here.
Wong Kar Wai commented, “I am thrilled to continue my long-standing relationship with Criterion with the North American debut of my first series on the Criterion Channel. The series captures the vitality of Shanghai’s roaring ’90s, revealing universal human truths about desire and destiny. We hope the series provides insight into the pivotal moment of China’s reinvention.”
Blossoms Shanghai is the first original episodic series by legendary filmmaker Wong Kar Wai. An adaptation of Jin Yucheng’s award-winning novel Blossoms, the series chronicles the ascent of self-made millionaire Ah Bao, the Jay Gatsby of Shanghai, during the economic boom that followed the opening of the Shanghai stock exchange. The major Chinese actor Hu Ge stars as Bao, personifying the idealism and adventurism that defined the 1990s. While In the Mood for Love pays tribute to the Shanghainese community in Hong Kong, Blossoms Shanghai is Wong Kar Wai’s first attempt to tell a story about his birthplace, at one of the most intriguing moment in its recent memory.
Blossoms Shanghai will join an extensive collection of Wong Kar Wai titles on the Criterion Channel, the North American home for his swoon-worthy filmography. The Criterion Collection released the stunning WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI box set in 2021, the most comprehensive collection ever released, featuring 4K digital restorations of his acclaimed feature films. The Criterion Channel features the DIRECTED BY WONG KAR WAI collection, with As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, and In the Mood for Love now streaming. Criterion has also acquired streaming rights for Blossoms Shanghai in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
#TIFF25: CRITERION MOBILE CLOSET COMING TO 2025 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
After wildly successful stops in multiple cities across the United States, the Criterion Mobile Closet is making its first trip outside the country!
September 4–7: Toronto, Canada, at the Toronto International Film Festival
Stocked with more than 1,700 of the greatest films from around the world, the Criterion Collection Closet may offer more cinematic inspiration per square foot than any other place on the planet. Filmmakers, stars, and creative luminaries of all kinds come to Criterion to champion their favorite films in our popular Criterion Closet Picks video series. Last year, we opened the door to everyone by taking the Closet out on the road, and Toronto will be our sixth stop. Come in, explore the collection, and make your own Closet video!
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Location
Across the street from TIFF Lightbox
350 King Street W
Toronto, ON M5V 3X5
Opening Hours
September 4: 3–7 p.m.
September 5–7: 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
In the meantime, enjoy this message from our very first Closet guest, Guillermo del Toro:
Transportation and Parking
Parking space is limited, so rideshares and public transportation are encouraged.
How It Works
The Criterion Closet is stocked with every in-print edition from the Criterion Collection, including box sets, as well as all in-print releases from our Eclipse and Janus Contemporaries lines.
The Mobile Closet will be open to the general public on a first-come-first-serve basis.
You don’t need a reservation to visit the Criterion Mobile Closet—there are no advance tickets or time slots; just show up at the site and find your place in line. Up to five people can share a Closet visit, so bring your friends or make friends in line! (We encourage group visits.)
As long as supplies last, you’ll receive a Criterion tote bag and a printed pocket guide to the Criterion Collection.
Use the pocket guide to find films you love from the Collection. The numbered order of the films in the guide matches the order of the films in the Closet so that you can easily find what you’re looking for once inside.
If you don’t know what to choose, don’t worry! Just tell us about a film or filmmaker you love, and we’ll help you find something that fits you.
Although we’ll have our camera rolling throughout the Closet visit, there’s absolutely no pressure to perform or talk about your selections. Your experience in the Closet is yours to create!
If you would like to film or photograph your visit on your own camera or phone, you’re welcome to use our wall mount.
Each Closet visit will last three minutes. Once the clock starts (spoiler: it’s when you enter!), you’ll have that time to explore the collection or talk about your selections. Don’t worry—the Criterion Closet team is there to help you find what you’re looking for, and if all you want to do is look around, that’s okay too!
No purchase is required, but you are able to buy up to three items with our special Mobile Closet discount of 40 percent off, in honor of our fortieth anniversary. A limited amount of Criterion merch may also be available for purchase at the time of your visit. We accept credit cards only.
At the end of every Closet visit, we take a Polaroid of our visitors with their selections, which will be yours to keep as a souvenir along with the tote bag and guide to the Collection, while supplies last.
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If you post your Criterion Mobile Closet experience on social, don’t forget to tag and use the hashtag #criterionmobilecloset
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UPDATE: We share our experience in the Criterion Closet! It was iconic!
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