Agnieszka Smoczynska: The Lure
This week, The Criterion Collection is releasing Agnieszka Smoczynska 2015 horror musical, The Lure.
Film Reviews
Sacha Guitry: La poison
This week The Criterion Collection is releasing Sacha Guitry’s 1951 film La poison, starring the great Michel Simon. Trevor reviews the film.
Andrei Tarkovsky: Stalker
Journey into the Zone with The Criterion Collection’s breathtaking presentation of Andrei Tarkovsky’s metaphysical masterpiece, Stalker.
The Eclipse Viewer 59: Late Ozu Part II
In this episode of The Eclipse Viewer, David and Trevor are joined by Matt Gastier to discuss the first three color films from Yasujiro Ozu, focusing particularly on Equinox Flower included in Eclipse Series 3: Late Ozu.
The Marseille Trilogy
After falling in love with cinema, playwright Marcel Pagnol began adapting his plays for the screen, starting with Marius, a play about desire and the forces that pull us home and abroad. He soon followed this up with sequels Fanny and César, forming the remarkable Marseille Trilogy. The Criterion Collection has just released this trilogy in a lovely box set.
The Eclipse Viewer 58: Late Ozu Part I
In this episode of The Eclipse Viewer, David and Trevor are joined by Matt Gastier to discuss the first two films in Eclipse Series 3: Late Ozu.
Nicholas Ray: They Live by Night
Trevor reviews Nicholas Ray’s 1948 film, They Live by Night, recently released on home video by The Criterion Collection.
Ermek Shinarbaev: Revenge
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2, recently released by The Criterion Collection, contains the third feature from Soviet director Ermek Shinarbaev, his 1989 film Revenge.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Mysterious Object at Noon
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2, recently released by The Criterion Collection, contains the debut feature from current master Apichatpong Weerasethakul, his 2000 film Mysterious Object at Noon.
Lino Brocka: Insiang
Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project, recently released by The Criterion Collection, opens with a striking film set in the slums of Manila, Lino Brocka’s 1976 film Insiang.