Jane Campion: The Piano
This week The Criterion Collection released Jane Campion's The Piano on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. I had never seen it before, but I have been fascinated with it and highly recommend it.
Raoul Walsh: High Sierra
Humphrey Bogart made his breakthrough in Raoul Walsh's 1941 film High Sierra. This month, The Criterion Collection released a great two-disc edition of the film.
Karen Russell: “The Ghost Birds”
This week's New Yorker story is Karen Russell's "The Ghost Birds."
Johnnie To: Throw Down
I just watched one of my new favorite films: Johnnie To's Throw Down. The Criterion Collection recently released a wonderful edition of the film, and I cannot recommend it enough!
Samuel Fuller: Pickup on South Street
The Criterion Collection recently released Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street on Blu-ray, and it's one folks should strongly consider picking up, particularly as it's that 50% off time of year!
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight d. Juri Ozerov, Mai Zetterling, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, Kon Ichikawa, Miloš Forman, Claude Lelouch, and John Schlesinger (1973) The Criterion Collection Last year, likely in anticipation of the 2020 Summer Olympics, The Criterion Collection released a standalone edition of Kon Ichikawa's 1965 film Tokyo Olympiad, one of the greatest sports documentaries [...]
Hou Hsiao-hsien: Flowers of Shanghai
The Criterion Collection recently released a home video edition of Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1998 film Flowers of Shanghai. It's a lovely, intricately crafted film, so I highly recommend it here!
Jean-Luc Godard: Masculin féminin
Recently The Criterion Collection released a Blu-ray upgrade of Jean-Luc Godard's 1966 film Masculin féminin. While I have always struggled to embrace Godard's work, this one got me in the right space.
Anthony Mann: The Furies
Anthony Mann's 1950 film, The Furies, has just been released on Blu-ray. Its a magnificent release of a great film.
Frank Borzage: History Is Made at Night
Frank Borzage's History Is Made at Night is a narrative tangle that nevertheless manages to be a lot of fun. The recent Criterion Collection edition is a fantastic way to discover and explore the film.