My pal Ryan at CriterionCast compiled a complete list of all 42 titles just added to the Criterion channel on Hulu Plus today. Go check them all out. Since there's some direct relevance to the completist series I've been running, here's a look at why nine of them are a big deal to me:

Coincidentally, the two Soderbergh movies were featured in the most recent installment of Soderberghopolis (Schizopolis and Gray's Anatomy).

None of the seven Ozu movies added were previously available in the US in any form.

Among them, two are not available on disc even in the UK as part of the nearly-comprehensive BFI Ozu Collection (An Inn in Tokyo, Record of a Tenement Gentleman), one is set for release in March as part of their Gangster set (That Night's Wife), two are in the UK Student Comedies set (The Lady and The Beard, Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?), and the other two are included as extras on the Late Autumn and Early Summer Blu-rays (A Mother Should Be Loved, What Did the Lady Forget?).

This is great news, and makes it even easier to get into the work of Ozu without tracking down loads of expensive discs. As always, info bricks for each film will be updated to reflect this news.