Criterion Now – Episode 25 – October 2017 Releases, Bergman Week, Straw Dogs

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Aaron welcomes back Jonathan Laubinger, who has just returned from Bergman Week in Sweden. We talk about October announcements, the latest news and rumors, the polarizing nature of Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs, and plenty of other topics.

Episode Notes

4:20 – Bergman Week

19:30 – October 2017 Releases

43:40 – News Items

51:30 – Straw Dogs

1:00:00 – Short Takes (Secrets of Women, Taipei Story)

1:07:30 – FilmStruck

Episode Links

• Criterion Now – Contest Thread
• Bergman Week
• Night of the Living Dead – Janus Tour
• Annette Badland Tweet about Jabberwocky
• Harold Lloyd Coming Back to the Collection
• Venice Classics 2017
• Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena Closet Video
• Criterion on the Brain – Straw Dogs

Episode Credits

• Aaron West: Twitter | Website | Letterboxd
• Jonathan Laubinger: Twitter | Instagram
• Criterion Now: Twitter | Facebook Group
• Criterion Cast: Facebook | Twitter

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.