David and Trevor indulge in the guilty pleasures to be enjoyed in this set of massively popular English women's films from the WWII era.
The Eclipse Viewer
A monthly podcast, discussing a release from the Eclipse Series.
David Blakeslee
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 32 – Pearls of the Czech New Wave [Part 2]
David and Trevor conclude their conversation about the set, discussing Return of the Prodigal Son, Capricious Summer and The Joke.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 31 – Pearls of the Czech New Wave [Part 1]
David and Trevor discuss Pearls of the Deep, Daisies and A Report on the Party and Guests in the first of a two-part series.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 30 – Early Fassbinder [Part 2]
David and Trevor discuss the final three films in this box set: Gods of the Plague, The American Soldier and Beware of a Holy Whore.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 29 – Early Fassbinder [Part 1]
David and Trevor cover Love is Colder than Death and Katzelmacher, the first two films written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 28 – Silent Ozu: Three Crime Dramas
David and Trevor dig into the newest Eclipse set, featuring a trio of repentant criminals seeking to mend their wicked ways.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 27- Up All Night with Robert Downey Sr.
Do not watch AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON until after you listen to this podcast!
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 26 – Jean Grémillon During the Occupation
David and Trevor conclude their series of World War II era films with a conversation about a French director whose films have fallen into undeserved obscurity.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 25 – The First Films of Akira Kurosawa
David and Trevor discuss four wartime movies that launched the career of one of cinema's most accomplished directors.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 24 – Kinoshita and World War II
David and Trevor discuss the newest addition to the Eclipse Series, five films that launched the career of a great, but under-appreciated, Japanese filmmaker.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 23 – Raymond Bernard
David and Trevor are joined by guest Mark Hurne to discuss two monumental French epics from the early 1930s.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 22 – Presenting Sacha Guitry
David and Trevor savor a sampling of the work of this prolific and consummate French auteur.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 21 – When Horror Came to Shochiku
David and Trevor examine the strange detour taken in the late 1960s by one of Japan's most venerable and prestigious movie studios.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 20 – A Conversation with Michael Koresky
David and Trevor spend an enjoyable hour talking with the lead essay writer for the Eclipse Series.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 19 – Rossellini’s History Films: Renaissance and Enlightenment
David and Trevor delve into the dry, dusty and didactic worlds that Roberto Rossellini created in the final phase of his illustrious career.