Fiona McFarlane: “Buttony”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Fiona McFarlane’s “Buttony.” Read the full post and join the conversation.
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Marcel L’Herbier: L’Inhumaine
Trevor reviews Marcel L’Herbier’s 1924 silent film L’Inhumaine, just out in a fabulous restoration from Flicker Alley. Read the full post.
John Williams: English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems
Trevor looks at NYRB Classics’ release of English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson, a collection of poems selected and introduced by John Williams, the author of Stoner. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer 39: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties Part I
David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast. In this first part of two, we are joined by guest Aaron West to discuss the first two films in Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties. Read the full post and get links to the show.
Luke Mogelson: “Total Solar”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Luke Mogelson’s “Total Solar.” Read the full post and join the conversation.
Alice Munro: “Bardon Bus”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Bardon Bus,” from The Moons of Jupiter.
Muriel Spark: The Abbess of Crewe
Trevor reviews Muriel Spark’s 1974 novel The Abbess of Crewe. Read the full post.
Eleanor Perényi: More Was Lost
Trevor reviews Eleanor Perényi’s 1946 memoir More Was Lost, just released by NYRB Classics. Read the full post.
The Criterion Collection Announces May 2016 Releases
Today The Criterion Collection announced what it will be releasing in May 2016. Read the full post.
Charles Chaplin: The Kid
The Kid d. Charles Chaplin (1921) The Criterion Collection Spine: #799 Blu-ray Release Date: February 16, 2016 Screen captures below are taken from The Criterion Collection Blu-ray disc. In the first five years of Chaplin’s career he worked for four studios, moving from one lucrative contract to another more lucrative contract almost yearly. We covered Flicker Alley’s excellent … Read more