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Akira Kurosawa: Ikiru

November 30, 2015

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.

Martin Amis: “Oktober”

November 30, 2015

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Martin Amis’s “Oktober.” Read the full post and join the conversation.

CriterionCast 166: William Cameron Menzies’s Things to Come

November 26, 2015

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.

Rachel Kushner: “Fifty-Seven”

November 23, 2015

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rachel Kushner’s “Fifty-Seven.”

2015 National Book Award Winners

November 19, 2015

This year’s National Book Award winners have been announced. Read the full post.

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