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Criterion Now – Episode 51 – YouTube, History of Criterion, Wes Anderson

Aaron welcomes video essayist Magnus Prophecy, who makes Criterion content on YouTube. He just recently completed a comprehensive history of Criterion video, and has released a number of retrospectives. We talk about his passion and all that goes into it, along with the latest Criterion news and rumors. We get into the Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman closet video, the impending Floating Weeds restoration, the Wes Anderson controversy, and many other topics.

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

Aaron West

I am a somewhat educated Criterion dork, with a History and Film Studies bachelor's degree and plenty of self-education over the years. My tastes are all over the map. Probably my favorite is 1930s French Poetic Realism, but I like everything from noir, to animation, to horror, westerns, and modern film. Usually I prefer film that challenges and requires something of the viewer.