César Aira: Dinner
Trevor reviews the latest César Aira novel to appear in English, Dinner, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver. Read the full post.
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Ted Wilde: Speedy
Today, The Criterion Collection is releasing their third Harold Lloyd Blu-ray with Ted Wilde’s 1928 film Speedy. The last two — The Freshman and Safety Last — are home video treasures, and this release of Speedy reaches the same heights. Trevor looks at the film and the Criterion edition. Read the full post.
“The 100 Greatest British Novels” List
Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics from outside the UK in order to put together a kind of outsiders’ list of the 100 greatest British novels for BBC Culture. The list was posted yesterday. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Read the full post.
Dana Spiotta: “Jelly and Jack”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Dana Spiotta’s “Jelly and Jack,” an excerpt from her forthcoming novel Innocents and Others. Read the full post and join the conversation.
Flicker Alley’s Chaplin’s Essanay Comedies
Once his first movie contract, with Keystone, terminated, Charlie Chaplin moved on quickly to a new one-year contract with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. There he made fourteen films, all included in Flicker Alley’s exceptional Chaplin’s Essanay Comedies, Flicker Alley’s third (and final) comprehensive Chaplin release. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer 36: Late Ray
David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast, this time to discuss Eclipse Series 40: Late Ray. Read the full post and get links to the show.
Michael Ritchie: Downhill Racer
Today, The Criterion Collection released a Blu-ray upgrade of Michael Ritchie’s 1969 film, Downhill Racer, starring Robert Redford and Gene Hackman, from a script by the great James Salter. Trevor looks at the film and the new edition. Read the full post.
Akira Kurosawa: Ikiru
The Criterion Collection has (finally!) released a new Blu-ray edition of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 film, Ikiru. Trevor reviews the film and the Criterion edition. Read the full post.