David is joined by first-time guest Adam Spieckerman to discuss a film starring Simone Signoret and Alain Delon, based on a novel by Georges Simenon.
David Blakeslee
David Blakeslee
Episode 202 – William Wyler’s The Heiress
Trevor, Scott and David convene to sift through the motives and malice driving this compelling, Oscar-winning adaptation of Henry James's Washington Square.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 57 – Alan J. Pakula’s Klute
Here's your chance to tap into a lurid three-way conversation with David, Robert and Trevor about sex, murder and paranoia. We got the whole thing on tape!
Criterion Reflections – Episode 56 – Reginald Mills’ Tales of Beatrix Potter
David is joined by new guest Peter Webb to talk about this family-friendly matinee feature, currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion Reactions – Clip 3 – A Face in the Crowd
David offers his thoughts on Spine #970, directed by Elia Kazan, written by Budd Schulberg and starring Andy Griffith.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 55 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Touch
David is joined by Jordan Essoe and first-time guest, television director Norman Buckley, to discuss this long-neglected English language film by Ingmar Bergman.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 54 – Robert Altman’s McCabe & Mrs. Miller
David is joined by Trevor Berrett, Brad McDermott and William Remmers for a whole lotta talk (just one voice at a time!) about this New Hollywood take on the classic western.
Criterion Reactions – Clip 2 – Diamonds of the Night, Directed by Jan Němec
David Blakeslee offers his thoughts on Spine #969, a Czech film from 1964 recently released by the Criterion Collection.
Criterion Reactions – Clip 1 – The Kid Brother, Starring Harold Lloyd
David Blakeslee starts a new series of short videos, offering his quick take on this silent comedy classic from 1927.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 53 – Roberto Rossellini’s Socrates
David enters into a dialog with Josh Hornbeck that, while perhaps not quite Socratic, is at least Socrat-ish.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 52 – Jack Nicholson’s Drive, He Said
David is joined by Derek J. Power and new contributor Richard Doyle to discuss Jack Nicholson's ballsy (in every sense of the word) directorial debut.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 51 – Nagisa Oshima’s The Ceremony
David is joined by Grant Douglas Bromley, Josh Hornbeck and Trevor Berrett to analyze this tormented family saga, a ritualized encapsulation of 25 years of Japanese history.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 50 – Melvin Van Peebles’s SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG
David is joined by Jason Beamish and first-time guests Brad McDermott and Mark Repp to discuss this "blaxploitation classic", originally issued on Laserdisc by Criterion in 1997.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 49 – Jacques Tati’s Trafic
David talks with Derek J. Power about the last appearance of M. Hulot, and Arik Devens provides a few thoughts on the film as well.
Episode 198 – A Conversation About DIANE, with Director Kent Jones
David Blakeslee interviews director and film critic Kent Jones about his new film Diane, starring Mary Kay Place.