I was told last night by an excellent source that Michael Ritchie‘s Downhill Racer (’69), a first-rate verite drama about a reckless, emotionally cut-off downhill skiier (Robert Redford) vying for Olympic glory, is being prepared as a Criterion Collection DVD. The highly regarded film has never been on DVD. No word about whether a Blu-ray version will pop through or whether Criterion will simply give it an Eddie Coyle or Hit-styled lowball release. I’m presuming the latter.

July 23, 2009by Jeffrey Wells32 Comments