On moratorium since the end of March, Fritz Lang‘s serial killer thriller M, starring Peter Lorre, debuts on Blu-ray in a fully restored, special edition double-disc set.

A simple, haunting musical phrase whistled off-screen tells us that a young girl will be killed. “Who is the murderer?” pleads a nearby placard as serial killer Hans Beckert (Lorre) closes in on little Elsie Beckmann. In his harrowing masterwork, Lang merged trenchant social commentary with chilling suspense, creating a panorama of private madness and public hysteria that to this day remains the blueprint for the psychological thriller.

The Criterion Collection is proud to present a new restoration of this landmark film in an all-new two-disc set, also including audio commentary by two German film scholars; an interview film conversation with Fritz Lang, directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection); a short film inspired by M by director Claude Chabrol (La Ceremonie, Les Biches); classroom tapes of M‘s editor discussing the film and its history; and much more.

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Shot in HD with 16 cameras over three sold-out shows, Get Your Buzz On offers the viewer a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see four rock ‘n’ roll legends share the stage and blow the fans away with their combined inordinate talents to one collective whole as Chickenfoot.

The band, formed in 2008, consists of Sammy Hagar (Van Halen and Montrose), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Chad Smith (The Red Hot Chilli Peppers) and guitar hero Joe Satriani. Shot the summer of 2009, the shows are captured in crystal clear high definition by award-winning director Daniel E. Catullo III (Rush, Creed, Godsmack, Smashing Pumpkins) and mixed in DTS 5.1 Surround Sound by Mike Fraser.

The video includes one full show shot at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix and segments from shows at the Tabernacle in Atlanta and The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. The bonus features are robust and include never-before-seen backstage footage, interviews with the band, extra performance footage, a photo gallery and not to be missed funny segments featuring surprise special guests Adam Corolla, Bob Weir and Christopher Guest as “Nigel Tufnel” from the hit movie Spinal Tap.

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