In this barbed satire of aristocratic elites, Peter O'Toole's manic pivot from beatific flower child to merciless killer ranks as one of his greatest on-screen roles.
Each month, the programmers at the Criterion Channel produce incredible line-ups for their subscribers. For February, the Channel will feature films from Melvin Van Peebles, Douglas Sirk, Rosine Mbakam, and more!
David is joined by Brad McDermott to talk about Robert Altman's overlooked excursion into psychological horror, featuring an award-winning lead performance by Susannah York.
David and guests embark on the demon path to hell as they discuss the first three films (and Shogun Assassin too!) in this classic saga of ronin & child in feudal Japan.
David wraps up his miniseries on Godard as he and his guests interrogate JLG's final collaborations with Jean-Pierre Gorin as part of the Dziga Vertov Group.
David is joined by Jon Laubinger to discuss Le gai savoir and the Arrow box "Godard + Gorin: Five Films 1968-1971", released during Godard's period of politically-charged cinema as a member of the Dziga Vertov Group.
David is joined by Jon Laubinger to discuss MADE IN U.S.A., 2 OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER, LA CHINOISE and WEEKEND, four films that marked the end of the nouvelle vague phase of Jean-Luc Godard's filmography.
In this episode of Inside the Box, Trevor and David look into Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy, featuring Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, and Kings of the Road.
This first of four dispatches from this year's Fantasia International Film Festival looks at an American indie, a massive blockbuster and a pair of incredible new documentaries.