I know it's now the 27th but I thought I'd include the release date for posterity.
Some of us have mentioned it before, but writer/director Wes Anderson's family comedy has become the 1st ever animated film to be admitted into this prestigious line! I got my copy yesterday from Amazon. Gonna watch it tonight! Excited for it!
Naturally, Anderson is much loved by Criterion and they make quality blu-rays and dvds, so it's not surprising this is an upgrade. New features include an audio reading of the book, new animated intro, animation tests, new featurettes and documentaries, a new commentary by Anderson, and a booklet featuring lots of behind the scenes facts and photos as well as a printed prop used in the film.
Here's the Amazon Page.
http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Mr-Crit ... tic+mr+fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox is the story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well-dressed wild animal. A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down with his family at a new foxhole in a beautiful tree directly adjacent to three enormous poultry farms-owned by three ferociously vicious farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Mr. Fox simply cannot resist. This adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel from Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) is a meticulous work of stop-motion animation featuring vibrant performances by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, and Bill Murray. DIRECTOR-APPROVED DUAL-FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New digital master, approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Audio commentary featuring Anderson Storyboard animatics for the entire film Footage of the actors voicing their characters, puppet construction, stop-motion setups, and the recording of the score Interviews with cast and crew Puppet animation tests Photo gallery of puppets, props, and sets Animated awards acceptance speeches Audio recording of author Roald Dahl reading the book on which the film is based Gallery of Dahl's original manuscripts Discussion and analysis of the film Stop-motion Sony robot commercial by Anderson One Blu-ray and two DVDs, with all content available in both formats PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay; a 2002 article on Dahl's Gipsy House by Anderson; White Cape, a comic book used as a prop in the film; and drawings, original paintings, and other ephemera
And here's Luke's review.
http://www.dvdizzy.com/fantasticmrfox-criterion.html