Films From Dietrich & von Sternberg And Steven Soderbergh’s Debut Highlight July’s Criterion Releases

Criterion just announced their selections for July, and surprisingly they’re led by not one, but six films from director Josef von Sternberg and actress Marlene Dietrich.

Also getting the Criterion treatment is Ron Shelton’s classic “Bull Durham,” Steven Soderbergh’s breakout hit “sex, lies, and videotape,” as well as classics “A Matter of Life and Death” and “Dragon Inn.”The biggest announcement, literally, is the six-film boxed set, titled “Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood,” commemorating the collaboration between legendary actress Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg.

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