January 2011
29 posts
Quick Links To All Criterion Corner Columns
- Criterion Corner #1: It’s Cheaper Than Film School
- Criterion Corner #2: Great Movies Are Chosen, Not Made
- Criterion Corner #3: The Trouble With Women
- Criterion Corner #4: Valentine’s Day, The Criterion Way
Criterion Review: #552 BROADCAST NEWS
excerpted from CRITERION CORNER #4 on Cinematical.
#552 ‘Broadcast News’ (James L. Brooks) 1987 The Film: James L. Brooks’ seminal seriocomic glimpse inside the blitzkrieg of a nightly news show is so rich, resonant, and relevant that I forgive it for inspiring ‘Morning Glory.’ ‘Broadcast News’ isn’t just a romantic comedy, it’s a romantic...
Criterion Review: #18 The Naked Kiss
excerpted from CRITERION CORNER #4 on Cinematical.
#18 ‘The Naked Kiss’ (Samuel Fuller) 1964 The Film: To witness the first 98 seconds of ‘The Naked Kiss’ is to be formally acquainted with Samuel Fuller, and watching Constance Towers assaulting her pimp so hard her wig falls off is one hell of a handshake. Except, of course, Towers’ wig doesn’t fall...
CRITERION CORNER #4: VALENTINE'S DAY THE CRITERION... →
this time, it’s personal.
…and really, really long.
Eclipse Series #25 Review: Basil Dearden's London...
Eclipse Series #25: Basil Dearden’s London Underground. 1959 - 1962
Has a thoroughly medicore filmmaker ever been so deeply valuable and inspiring? A graduate of England’s renowned Ealing Studios, Basil Dearden — he of the most British name in recorded history — stitched his stories together with all the flair of a Kevin Smith film, only occasionally complimenting...
UNE FEMME MARIE
my last post on UNE FEMME MARIEE.
promise.
that macha meril circa 1964… yikes.
p.s. sorry this isn’t in slide-show form, was having trouble uploading the photos. for those of you seeing this on your tumblr feed, i recommend that you click the actual post to view the photos.
APRIL CRITERIONS ANNOUNCED!
new criterions were just announced, and just like every month edward yang’s A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY isn’t among them! at this point, my torch for that Criterion release is practically fueled by the same oil that inspired Hanukkah. that criminal and continued oversight notwithstanding, April proves to be yet another strong month for Criterion, albeit one that holds absolutely zero...
Watchthe New Yorker’s Richard Brody wonderfully introduces Antonioni’s RED DESERT, before leaving viewers with a particularly memorable scene from the film.
for greater insight into both Antonioni and his scheme for this particular film (his first in color), i highly suggest clicking over to The Front Row. oh, and also burying into Criterion’s RED DESERT disc. that’s also a...
“When you find someone who’s going the same direction as you, you...”
– a 23 year-old George Lucas speaking about Jean-Luc Godard in 1968.
quote nabbed from Richard Brody’s excellent book on Godard, EVERYTHING IS CINEMA.
