Flicker Alley’s 3-D Rarities
If you don’t know Flicker Alley, you should get to know them. They just put out a fantastic Blu-ray filled with cinematic history: 3-D Rarities. Read the full post.
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Tessa Hadley: “Silk Brocade”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Tessa Hadley’s “Silk Brocade .” Come join in the discussion. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Wild Swans”
Trevor and Betsy continue their work through Alice Munro’s The Beggar Maid. Here are their thoughts on “Wild Swans.”
Jan Troell: Here Is Your Life
This week The Criterion Collection returns to 1960s Swedish cinema by releasing Jan Troell’s debut feature, Here Is Your Life, a beautifully shot and constructed three-hour bildungsroman. Trevor reviews the film and the Blu-ray release. Read the full post.
CriterionCast Episode 161: Luchino Visconti’s Senso
Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining in a conversation at The CriterionCast, this time to discuss Luchino Visconti’s 1954 film, Senso. Read the post and find a link to the podcast.
Alain Resnais: Hiroshima mon amour
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing a new Blu-ray edition of Alain Resnais’s enigmatic, beautiful film about tragedy and memory, Hiroshima mon amour. Trevor reviews the film and Blu-ray edition. Read the full post.
Lauren Groff: “Ghosts and Empties”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lauren Groff’s “Ghosts and Empties.” Come join in the discussion. Read the full post.
Robert Walser: Fairy Tales
Robert Walser’s playful and sophisticated four dramolettes, featuring Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the Christ Child, are now available from New Directions. Trevor reviews Fairy Tales, translated from the German by Daniele Pantano and James Reidel. Read the full post.
2015 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award Winner
The winner of the 2015 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award has been announced. Read the full post.
Terry Gilliam: The Fisher King
This past month, The Criterion Collection brought out a title they once had in print on LaserDisc back in the 1990s: Terry Gilliam’s urban chivalric romance The Fisher King. Trevor reviews the film and the new edition. Read the full post.