Ted Wilde: Speedy

Today, The Criterion Collection is releasing their third Harold Lloyd Blu-ray with Ted Wilde's 1928 film Speedy. The last two -- The Freshman and Safety Last -- are home video treasures, and this release of Speedy reaches the same heights. Trevor looks at the film and the Criterion edition. Read the full post.

By |2016-01-25T18:59:25-04:00December 8th, 2015|Categories: Film Reviews, Ted Wilde|Tags: |0 Comments

Michael Ritchie: Downhill Racer

Today, The Criterion Collection released a Blu-ray upgrade of Michael Ritchie's 1969 film, Downhill Racer, starring Robert Redford and Gene Hackman, from a script by the great James Salter. Trevor looks at the film and the new edition. Read the full post.

By |2015-12-06T14:35:09-04:00December 1st, 2015|Categories: Film Reviews, Michael Ritchie|Tags: |1 Comment

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.

By |2015-11-26T11:30:01-04:00November 26th, 2015|Categories: Film Reviews, Podcast|Tags: |0 Comments

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.

By |2015-11-17T17:52:05-04:00November 17th, 2015|Categories: Film Reviews, Satyajit Ray|Tags: |3 Comments

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.

By |2015-10-20T16:43:55-04:00October 20th, 2015|Categories: Film Reviews, Masaki Kobayashi|Tags: , |1 Comment

Masters of Cinema Cast Episode 45: Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu Monogatari

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to guest on The Masters of Cinema Cast to discuss Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu with host Joakim Thiesen. Read the post and get a link to the podcast.

By |2015-10-13T15:37:06-04:00October 13th, 2015|Categories: Kenji-Mizoguchi, Podcast|Tags: , |0 Comments
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