David collaborates with filmmaker and podcaster Martin Kessler in a correspondence conversation about this semi-obscure pearl of the Czech New Wave.
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Criterion Reflections – Salesman (1968) – #122
Albert and David Maysles would like just a few minutes of our time to let us know about a wonderful product, sure to enrich our lives and build strong character.
Criterion Reflections – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – LD #60
Stanley Kubrick's mind-altering monolith of a movie was once a Criterion Collection laserdisc.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 42 – Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
David and Trevor are joined by Lady P from the FlixWise podcast to discuss five early films by the innovative and influential Belgian auteur.
Criterion Reflections – Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968) – ES 21
David revisits - yet again! - this odd little throwaway political satire whipped out by Nagisa Oshima in the spring of 1968.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 41 – Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Trilogy
David and Trevor discuss three films focused on the Spanish fusion of dance, music and passionate, disciplined melodrama.
Criterion Reflections – The Producers (1968) – LD #35
David reviews the directorial debut of Mel Brooks, released on Criterion Laserdisc back in 1988.
Criterion Reflections – Golden Eyes (1968) – Hulu
This 1968 Japanese James Bond knock-off feels more like fool's gold than the real thing, but at least it doesn't require much up-front investment.
Criterion Reflections – I Am Curious (Blue) (1968) – #181
David reviews the sadly neglected "dark side of the moon" half of Vilgot Sjöman's notorious pair of pseudo-vérité mash-ups.
Criterion Reflections – Kuroneko (1968) – #584
David's blog makes the transition to Criterion Cast with this spooky tale of ghostly cats, seductive spirits and haunted samurai.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 40 – Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties [Part 2]
David, Trevor and Aaron conclude their two part series on the films of Nagisa Oshima.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 39 – Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties [Part 1]
David and Trevor are joined by Aaron West to begin a two-part dissection of Nagisa Oshima's earliest independent films.
David Reviews Nagisa Oshima’s Death By Hanging [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
The film that first served to introduce Oshima to Western viewers in the late 1960s finally gets a solid Blu-ray release in 2016.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 38 – Raffaelo Matarazzo’s Runaway Melodramas
David and Trevor push back against the winter's chill with a discussion of these torrid tales of virtue, vice and emotional torment.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 37 – Dušan Makavejev Free Radical
David and Trevor discuss three early features from Yugoslavian cinema's notorious provocateur.