New Home Video Releases for the Week of October 16th, 2018
byCollecting the best Blu-rays and DVDs of the week.
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Criterion Channel on FilmStruck Calendar: October 2018
byFrom Dr. Strangelove to Diabolique, the Criterion Collection’s FilmStruck Channel has you covered for October.
Documentary Filmmaking In 2018: From Hagiography To Bisbee ’17
byThrough three documentaries opening this weekend, we look at the current state of documentary filmmaking.
Criterion Channel on FilmStruck Calendar: September 2018
byThis September, the Criterion Collection will bring an exciting assortment of features and original supplementary material to their FilmStruck channel.
Film Society Of Lincoln Center Hosting Career-Spanning Germaine Dulac Retrospective
byOne of the great female pioneers of silent cinema, Dulac’s career is one of experimentation and worthy of historical re-evaluation.
Lou Ye The Focus Of Month-Long Retrospective On MUBI
byThe Sixth Generation Chinese auteur sees four of his films as the primary focus of August’s Mubi lineup.
Portland Arthouse Cinema Calendar: August 2018
byFrom Polyester in “Odorama” to Escape from New York on a rooftop, Portland cinema enthusiasts have a lot to see in August.
Home Video Calendar: August 2018
byFrom Mac and Me to The Tree of Life, August will present you with some incredible home video purchases.
Criterion Collection Calendar: August 2018
byFrom the anniversary of Destroy All Monsters, to the release of the first Cuban film in the Collection, there is much to celebrate this August as a Criterion enthusiast.
Criterion Reflections – The Next Phase!
byDavid introduces his new podcasting project in a short teaser episode aimed at piquing your interest.
Criterion Reflections – Mr. Freedom – ES 9
byDavid takes his third critical swing at William Klein’s heavy-handed comic satire, sadly as relevant as ever in the Age of Trump.
Criterion Reflections – Short Films of 1968
byDavid concludes his blogging coverage of 1968 with several short reviews of short movies.
Criterion Reflections – Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) – #360
byDavid tumbles over the cliff in his review of a film about the filming of a film being filmed.
Criterion Reflections – Samaritan Zatoichi (1968) – #679
byDavid reviews the last Zatoichi film of the 1960s and the last one of the series to be released by the Daiei Film studio.
Criterion Reflections – Monterey Pop (1968) – #168
byDavid comes back down from the love-in, with a few flowers still stuck in his hair.
Criterion Reflections – If…. (1968) – #391
byDavid keeps his head while all about him are losing theirs…. and blaming it on him.