Alice Munro: “Mischief”
Trevor and Betsy continue to look at the stories in Alice Munro’s The Beggar Maid by discussing the sixth story, “Mischief.”
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Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne: Two Days, One Night
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing the most recent film from the Dardenne brothers, Two Days, One Night. Trevor reviews the film and the Criterion release. Read the full post.
Criterion Close Up: My Guest Appearance
There’s a new Criterion-centric podcast called Criterion Close Up, hosted by Aaron West and Mark Hurne. I was fortunate enough to join these two over the weekend for their third episode, appropriately titled Geekfest 2015. We talk about forthcoming releases, both those confirmed and those rumored, and in general have fun sharing our enthusiasm. It’s fun stuff! Read the full post and get a link to the podcast.
Jensen Beach: “The Apartment”
This week’s New Yorker story is “The Apartment,” by Jensen Beach. Come join in the discussion! Read the full post.
Flicker Alley’s Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies
In 1916, Chaplin signed on with a new studio, the Mutual Film Corporation, and became the highest paid entertainer in the world. In a lovingly compiled dual-format home video release, Flicker Alley presents beautiful restorations of all twelve of the films Chaplin made at Mutual. Trevor looks at Flicker Alley’s Chaplin’s Mutual Comedies. Read the full post.
John Wyndham: Chocky
Trevor reviews John Wyndham’s 1968 novel, the last one published in his lifetime, Chocky. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer 33: Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough Pictures
David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 33: Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough Pictures. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.
François Truffaut: Day for Night
Earlier this year, The Criterion Collection release François Truffaut’s The Soft Skin, and today they follow up with another wonderful release from Truffaut: his delightful, warm, and reflective 1973 film Day for Night. Trevor reviews the film and discusses the new edition. Read the full post.
Alice McDermott: “These Short, Dark Days”
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Alice McDermott’s “These Short, Dark Days” was originally published in the August 24, 2015 issue of The New Yorker. I like Alice McDermott’s work, at least the little of it that I’ve read. Last year Picador put out some lovely editions … Read more
Flicker Alley’s Chaplin at Keystone
I’m planning on making the next few months Chaplin months because there’s a special book coming out a bit later this year: The Charlie Chaplin Archives from Taschen. For those of you who do not know Taschen, it is an “art book” publisher that specializes in large, detailed, photo-heavy tomes on a variety of subjects. My wife … Read more