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Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For February 7th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:21:56 +0000

Here is today's collection of Criterion related links, that I thought you'd enjoy.

Episode 116 – Masahiro Shinoda’s Pale Flower

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00:08 +0000

This week begins a new arc, covering "romance" films within the Criterion Collection. Ryan, James, and Travis discuss Masahiro Shinoda's Pale Flower.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For February 6, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:26 +0000

I had a whole lot of links to go through this weekend, and I'm not quite sure I have everything in this post, but it's more than enough to keep you busy until tomorrow's post.

Episode 115.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:05:14 +0000

On this week's Disc 2, Ryan, James and Travis are joined by West Anthony and Moises Chiullan to discuss the new releases for January 31st, as well as what they've been watching.

Episode 115 – Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Tales Of Hoffmann

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:30:44 +0000

This week on the podcast, Ryan, James and Travis are joined by West Anthony to finish their month long arc of technicolor films in the Criterion Collection with Powell And Pressburger's The Tales Of Hoffmann

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For February 2nd, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:13:53 +0000

I found a whole lot of links today while going through my RSS feeds that I though you all would enjoy.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For February 1st, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:31:41 +0000

Here are some links from the past couple days that I thought you Criterion-loving folks might enjoy.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 27th Through The 30th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:38:28 +0000

I have three days worth of links to post tonight, so you'll have plenty to read until tomorrow's link post!

Episode 114 – Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:59:08 +0000

This week on the podcast, Ryan, James and Travis discuss the week's news, new releases, and Luchino Visconti's The Leopard.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 26th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:15:42 +0000

Here are some Criterion Collection related links (as well as some other film related stuff) that I found interesting today.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 25th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:30:13 +0000

Earlier Netflix announced some financial results, and the internet exploded with analysis. I also found lots of other interesting things to read, linked within.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 24th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:14:42 +0000

Tired of reading about the Oscar nominations? Here are about 40 links that will take you on a tour of today's indie and arthouse film stories.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 23rd, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:12:52 +0000

Start off your week with about 40 links to Criterion related stories from around the internet. And quasi-Criterion-related links too!

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 20th Through The 22nd, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:10:50 +0000

A collection of links from around the web that I think will make for some interesting reading on your ride to work on Monday morning. Enjoy!

Episode 113.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:37:21 +0000

On this short Disc 2 following the recording of the River episode, Ryan and James discuss the new releases for the 17th, as well as what they've been watching.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 19th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:35:18 +0000

I found a lot of links for your reading enjoyment today.

Episode 113 – Jean Renoir’s The River

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:56:51 +0000

This week on the podcast, Ryan and James continue their month-long arc of Technicolor films by discussing Jean Renoir's 1951 film, The River.

Episode 112.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:26:12 +0000

In this Disc 2, the team catches up on what they've been watching over the past few weeks, as well as the various new releases on DVD and Blu-ray that they're excited about.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 18th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:14:00 +0000

Today's link round-up, collecting some of the Criterion related news stories that I found in my Internet travels.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 17th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:46:56 +0000

Some interesting links that I found today around the internet.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 16th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:18:21 +0000

I found a lot of interesting links while browsing the Internet today. Here are some Criterion and general film links that I think you'll enjoy.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 15th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:51:49 +0000

Some interesting links around the web that I found today in my RSS adventures.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 13th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:57:25 +0000

Here are some Criterion Collection related links (as well as some other film related stuff) that I found interesting today.

Ryan’s Criterion Link Collection For January 12th, 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:46:22 +0000

Here are some Criterion Collection related links (as well as some other film related stuff) that I found interesting today (and the past few days, as I prepared my system for this series).

Episode 112 – Zoltan Korda’s The Four Feathers

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:07:10 +0000

This week on the podcast, Ryan and Travis begin a month-long arc of Technicolor films by discussing Zoltan Korda's 1939 film, The Four Feathers.

Episode 111 – Best Theatrical Releases Of 2011

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:33:00 +0000

In this special, end-of-the-year episode of the podcast, Ryan is joined by James McCormick, Joshua Brunsting, and Justin Vactor to discuss their Top Ten Theatrical Releases of 2011.

Criterion Calendar: January 2012 DVD & Blu-ray Releases

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:02:31 +0000

The Criterion Collection is kicking off 2012 with a bang. This month we have several new releases, a Blu-ray upgrade, and a new Eclipse Box Set.

Wacky New Years Drawing Hints At Criterion’s 2012 Slate Of Releases

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:31:43 +0000

Criterion has posted their annual "Wacky New Years Drawing" and we have some thoughts on what the pieces might refer to.

The 2011 Criterion Collection, The Year In DVD And Blu-Ray Artwork

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:19:08 +0000

Ryan has created a collage of all of the Criterion Collection covers for 2011. Merry Christmas!

Episode 110 – Criterion Blu-ray Upgrade Wish List For 2012

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:05:03 +0000

In this weeks episode, Ryan is joined by Travis, James, David Blakeslee, Moises Chiullan, and West Anthony to discuss their top 5 Criterion Collection titles that they want to see upgraded to Blu-ray in 2011. They also discuss the passing of Bert Schneider, the introduction of "My Criterion" and the March 2012 Criterion titles.

March 2012 Criterion Collection New Releases Announced

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:45:46 +0000

Criterion's March 2012 line-up was announced today and you can read all about them here. Some exciting stuff coming next year.

Episode 109 – Eclipse Series Wrap-Up For 2011

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:20:38 +0000

In this episode, Ryan is joined by David Blakeslee to discuss the Eclipse Series, as well as the various individual releases from 2011. They also discuss the potential releases for 2012, and where they'd like to see the line go.

On Our New Layout

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:19:03 +0000

When I learned that I was going to have to switch audio hosts for the podcast, I thought it would be a nice opportunity to change things up on the site. We've used the same Wordpress theme and layout for the past two and half years, and while it has served us well, it felt pretty stale.

Episode 108 – Our Favorite Criterion Collection Releases Of 2011

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:14:51 +0000

In Episode 108, the crew discusses their favorite 3 Criterion Collection releases of 2011. We are joined by David Blakeslee, David Ehrlich, and Josh Brunsting.

Episode 107 – Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:36:52 +0000

This week on the podcast the crew is joined by Colin Marshall from The Marketplace Of Ideas to discuss Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman. They also discuss the week's new releases, and some news stories.

Episode 106 – Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Still Walking

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:39:21 +0000

In episode 106, the CriterionCast is joined by Josh Brunsting to discuss Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2008 film, Still Walking, as they continue their food arc. They also discuss the week's news, new releases, as well as the February 2012 Criterion Collection titles. They talk a little too much about the Tiny Furniture cover. Sorry about the hum.

Episode 105 – Abdellatif Kechiche’s The Secret Of The Grain

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:46:32 +0000

In episode 105 of the CriterionCast, Ryan, James, and Travis are joined by Tim Buel from the Golden Briefcase, to discuss the week's news, new releases, and rumors surrounding the Criterion Collection. Continuing their current food arc, the podcast discusses the 2007 film from Abdellatif Kechiche, The Secret Of The Grain.

Episode 104 – Luis Bunuel’s The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:14:16 +0000

This week on the podcast, Ryan, James, and Travis are joined by David Bax from the Battleship Pretension to discuss Luis Bunuel's The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie, as they begin a month long arc, looking at "food" films in the Criterion Collection. They also discuss the week's news, and new releases.

Episode 103 – Herk Harvey’s Carnival Of Souls

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:23:56 +0000

In Episode 103 of the CriterionCast, Ryan and James finish out their "genre" film arc with Herc Harvey's 1962 film, Carnival Of Souls. They also discuss the week's news and new releases.

[Updated] Rejoice, For The Bi-Annual Criterion Collection 50% Off Sale At Barnes & Noble Is Upon Us

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:48:52 +0000

Well it is that time of year again. The time of year when you dust off your credit card, and head to [...]

Episode 102 – Jack Woods’ Equinox

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:05:29 +0000

In Episode 102 of the Criterion Cast, Ryan, James, and Travis discuss the week's news, new releases, as well as the 1967 1970 film: Equinox.

Episode 101 – Sam Fuller’s White Dog

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:12:07 +0000

This week on the podcast, Ryan, James, and Travis are joined by Damon Houx as they begin a month long arc of "genre" films. They discuss the week's news, the January Criterion new release announcements, as well as the new releases for October. For the feature discussion, they cover Sam Fuller's 1982 film, White Dog.

Amazon Appears To Have Lots Of Out Of Print Criterion Collection Titles In Stock And Discounted

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:42:03 +0000

Apparently Amazon has unearthed a secret cache of out of print Criterion Collection DVDs (and a Blu-ray), and have put them back [...]

Episode 100 – Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:42:46 +0000

In this week's episode, we finish the "meta" film arc by discussing Federico Fellini's 8 1/2. We also discuss the week's news (including Steve Jobs' passing), rumors (regarding the January titles), and the week's new releases from Criterion.

Episode 99 – Man Bites Dog

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:18:07 +0000

In Episode 99, Ryan and Travis discuss the week's news, new releases, rumors, as well as the 1992 film, Man Bites Dog.

5 New Clips From Aki Kaurismäki’s Le Havre

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:42:06 +0000

This past year saw the premiere of Aki Kaurismäki’s latest work, Le Havre, at the Cannes Film Festival. Earlier this summer it [...]

Criterion’s All Tomorrow’s Parties Line-Up Revealed! Being John Malkovich! Quadrophenia!

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:26:39 +0000

Next week, September 30th through October 2nd, All Tomorrow’s Parties will be holding their latest event in Ashbury Park, New Jersey. Over [...]

Episode 98 – Les Blank’s Burden Of Dreams

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:20:46 +0000

In Episode 98, Ryan, James, and Travis are joined by Landon Palmer from Film School Rejects to discuss Les Blank's Burden Of Dreams, as they continue on their month of "meta" films from the Criterion Collection. They also discuss the week's news, rumors, as well as the December 2011 Criterion Collection titles.

Episode 97 – William Greaves’ Symbiopsychotaxiplasm

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:23:35 +0000

In episode 97, Ryan, James, and Travis are joined by Cole Abaius (from Film School Rejects) to continue their month long look at meta films, by discussing William Greaves' Symbiopsychotaxiplasm.

Episode 96 – Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-Up

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:43:32 +0000

This week on the podcast we begin our "meta" arc of films for September, beginning with Abbas Kiarostami's Close-Up. We are joined by Rufus Derham from cineAWESOME, to discuss the week's news, new releases, as well as the feature film discussion.

Criterion And Janus Are Bringing Two Samurai Films To The Alamo Ritz, Free To Fantastic Fest Badgeholders

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:11:47 +0000

Later this month (September 22nd through the 29th) the film world will turn it’s attention back to Austin, Texas, for Fantastic Fest. [...]

Episode 95 – Kon Ichikawa’s The Burmese Harp

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:14:36 +0000

This week on the podcast, Ryan and Travis are joined by David Blakeslee from the Criterion Reflections blog, to discuss the week's news, Criterion Collection new releases, as well as Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp. This marks the end of their "war arc" of August, and next week they'll cover Abbas Kiarostami's Close-up for the first in their "meta arc".

Episode 94 – Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:46:49 +0000

This week on the podcast, we're joined by David Ehrlich, from the CriterionCorner, to discuss the weeks news, new releases (including the November 2011 Criterion Collection line-up), as well as Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.

Episode 93 – Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle Of Algiers

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:21:44 +0000

This week on the podcast, the CriterionCast is joined by West Anthony to discuss the week's news, new releases, and for the featured discussion they talk about Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle Of Algiers.dBUxHrYDhog

Blogging Through The Collection: This Week In Criterion Blogs

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:25:57 +0000

When I came up with the idea to start aggregating the various Criterion Collection related blogs that I read on a somewhat [...]

Episode 92.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen With Special Guest: James Marsh

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:17:47 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Episode 92 – Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:38:03 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Episode 91.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:08:48 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Episode 91 – Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Antonio Gaudi

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:25:00 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Contest: Win A Free Streaming Rental Of Werner Herzog’s Cave Of Forgotten Dreams From SundanceNOW

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:59:07 +0000

Last week the folks over at SundanceNOW announced that they’d be streaming Werner Herzog’s latest 3D “documentary”, The Cave [...]

Ryan Is Heading To San Diego Comic Con – How You Can Follow Along, And Attend Our Meet-Up

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:49:00 +0000

I know, I know, I’ve been a terrible editor lately. I haven’t been writing much of anything here on the [...]

Episode 90.5 – Disc 2 – Comic Con 2011 Preview With Elisabeth Rappe & Melissa Molina And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:46:06 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Episode 90 – David Lean’s Brief Encounter With Special Guest: Elisabeth Rappe

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:13:55 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Episode 89 – 2 Year Anniversary

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:25:50 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

Episode 88 – Jane Campion’s Sweetie With Special Guest: Melissa Molina

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:31:49 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher and James McCormick are joined by

Episode 88.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:49:05 +0000

[Note from the Editor: apologies for the delay in getting this episode up on our website. It has been available in [...]

The Barnes & Noble / Criterion Collection 50% Off Sale Has Begun

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:19:32 +0000

It’s finally here! Easily one of the most often asked questions that we get on Twitter, Facebook, or via email, is “when [...]

Episode 87.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:26:36 +0000

Disc 2 episodes are bonus / supplement episodes of The Criterion Cast. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick & [...]

Episode 87 – Byron Haskin’s Robinson Crusoe On Mars

Ryan Gallagher — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:42:18 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick & Travis [...]

Our Favorite Criterion Collection Releases From The First Half Of 2011

Ryan Gallagher — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:37:09 +0000

We are half-way through 2011. This Tuesday marks the release of the last three June titles that Criterion is releasing: Zazie [...]

Episode 86.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen With Special Guest: West Anthony

Ryan Gallagher — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:43:32 +0000

Disc 2 episodes are bonus / supplement episodes of The Criterion Cast. Ryan Gallagher,

Episode 86 – Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:19:34 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to the Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick, and Travis George are [...]

Episode 85.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:07:00 +0000

Disc 2 episodes are bonus / supplement episodes of The Criterion Cast. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick,

Episode 85 – Carol Reed’s Night Train To Munich

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:58:04 +0000

This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. Ryan Gallagher, James McCormick, Travis George, [...]

Episode 84.5 – Disc 2 – Off The Shelf And On The Screen

Ryan Gallagher — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:36:06 +0000

Disc 2 episodes are bonus / supplement episodes of The Criterion Cast. Ryan Gallagher, James [...]