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.
Film Reviews
CriterionCast 166: William Cameron Menzies’s Things to Come
Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining in on a conversation with The CriterionCast, this time to discuss William Cameron Menzies’s 1936 film Things to Come, helmed — and some would say hampered — by H.G. Wells. Read the full post and find a link to the podcast.
Hiroshi Shimizu: Mr. Thank You
In my second post for the Criterion Blogathon, I write about another all-time favorite film, Hiroshi Shimizu’s 1936 masterpiece, Mr. Thank You. Read the full post.
Satyajit Ray: The Apu Trilogy
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing their restored editions of Satyajit Ray’s The Apu Trilogy, including the films Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (1959). Trevor, who had never seen them before but who now considers them among his favorite films of all time, shares his thoughts on the films and on the Criterion edition. Read the full post.
David Lean: Brief Encounter
This week there’s a Criterion Blogathon, and I’m excited to take part in today’s series of posts with my thoughts on one of my favorite films of all time: David Lean’s 1945 film Brief Encounter. Read the full post.
Alain Resnais: Je t’aime, je t’aime
In 1968, Alain Resnais released his fifth feature, which, like his masterpieces Hiroshima mon amour and Last Year at Marienbad, dealt with the past’s effects on the present. Today, Kino Lorber is releasing the film on Blu-ray.
David Lynch: Mulholland Dr.
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing their edition of David Lynch’s 2001 film, Mulholland Dr.. Trevor reviews the film and this edition. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer 35: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys
David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast, this time to discuss Eclipse Series 29: Aki Kaurismäki’s Leningrad Cowboys. Read the full post and get links to the show.
Flicker Alley’s Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Film 1920 – 1970
Flicker Alley continues to intrigue and impress with another monumental, eclectic omnibus release: Masterworks of American Avant-garde Experimental Film 1920 – 1970. Read the full post.
Masaki Kobayashi: Kwaidan
Today, The Criterion Collection is releasing a Blu-ray edition of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1965 film Kwaidan, a collection of Japanese ghost stories. Kwaidan benefits greatly from this upgrade. Trevor looks at the film and the new Criterion edition. Read the full post.