Sergei Bondarchuk: War and Peace
Sergei Bondarchuk’s seven-hour adaptation of War and Peace was recently released by The Criterion Collection. It is a masterpiece, a phantasmagoria of philosophy and drama.
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The Criterion Collection Announces Spine #1000: Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975
The Criterion Collection announced today that they are releasing Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975, a 15-film boxset, hitting shelves on October 29.
The 2019 Booker Prize Longlist
The 2019 Booker Prize Longlist has been announced! Come see what made the list and let me know what you’re interested in reading!
Salman Rushdie: “The Little King”
This week’s New Yorker features Salman Rushdie’s “The Little King,” an excerpt from his forthcoming novel Quichotte.
The Criterion Collection Announces October 2019 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in October.
Hanif Kureishi: “She Said He Said”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Hanif Kureishi’s “She Said He Said.”
Alice Munro: “Comfort”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Comfort,” from Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
Bruno Dumont: La vie de Jésus and L’humanité
Recently The Criterion Collection released Bruno Dumont’s first two feature films, La vie de Jésus and L’humanité. They are slow and sometimes brutal explorations of violence and compassion. Trevor takes a look.
Alice Munro: “Family Furnishings”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Family Furnishings,” from Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
Karen Russell: “The Prospectors”
Trevor revisits Karen Russell’s strange, fun, but perhaps ultimately disappointing story, “The Prospectors,” from her most recent collection Orange World.