...how could I let this slip past me?

New from Criterion:

• The Lovers: Louis Malle's 1958 production, with Jeanne Moreau (of his previous Elevator to the Gallows, with a score by Miles Davis).
• The Fire Within: Malle's 1963 release starring Maurice Ronet, from Pierre Drieu la Rochelle's novel.
• The Thief of Bagdad: I've been waiting for a decent DVD of this movie since the inception of the format, and now it looks like we're getting the 2-disc blowout set that Criterion ought to deliver for it.  I can't wait.