In their latest newsletter, Criterion announced they've finally embraced Blu-ray and will issue a little over a dozen films as their first Criterion Collection Blu-ray Disc titles this October.

One of the titles, The Last Emperor, will be available in a box set and as a theatrical version standalone release. The standalone release will carry an SRP of $39.95, while pricing on the box set has yet to be issued. According to Criterion, all Blu-ray editions will be priced to match their DVD counterparts.

Another release, Walkabout, will feature an all-new edition of the film with a new transfer, as well as new supplemental materials.

The complete list of titles coming to Blu-ray beginning in October are as follows.

• The Third Man
• Bottle Rocket
• Chungking Express
• The Man Who Fell to Earth
• The Last Emperor
• El Norte
• The 400 Blows
• Gimme Shelter
• The Complete Monterey Pop
• Contempt
• Walkabout
• For All Mankind
• The Wages of Fear

We'll have more on this exciting Criterion news in the weeks and months ahead. Stay tuned.

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