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    Episode 180 – Criterion Collection Favorites of 2016

    David Blakeslee
    January 18, 2017

    Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:12:40 — 132.7MB)

    To celebrate The Criterion Collection’s 2016 releases — and there’s a lot to celebrate — Arik Devens, David Blakeslee, Keith Enright, Scott Nye, and Trevor Berrett gather to talk about the past year in Criterion, including their favorite three Criterion releases of 2016.

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    Episode Notes

    Arik’s List

    – Favorite Cover: A Brighter Summer Day
    – Favorite Packaging: Trilogia de Guillermo del Toro
    – Favorite Releases:
    3) Fantastic Planet
    2) Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy
    1) Night and Fog

    David’s List

    – Favorite Cover: Lady Snowblood
    – Favorite Packaging: Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
    – Favorite Releases:
    3) The Executioner/Death by Hanging
    2) Chimes at Midnight
    1) The Emigrants/The New Land

    Keith’s List

    – Favorite Cover: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams
    – Favorite Packaging: Valley and Beyond the Valley
    – Favorite Releases:
    3) Valley of the Dolls and Beyond the Valley
    2) One-Eyed Jacks
    1) The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates

    Scott’s List

    – Favorite Cover: The Emigrants/The New Land
    – Favorite Packaging: Wim Wenders: The Road Trilogy
    – Favorite Releases:
    3) Paris Belongs to Us
    2) Chimes at Midnight
    1) A Brighter Summer Day

    Trevor’s List

    – Favorite Cover: La chienne
    – Favorite Packaging: Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
    – Favorite Releases:
    3) I Knew Her Well
    2) Dekalog
    1) Gilda

    Episode Credits

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    David Blakeslee

    David hosts the Criterion Reflections podcast, a series that reviews the films of the Criterion Collection in their chronological order of release. The series began in 2009 and those essays (covering the years 1921-1967) can be found via the website link provided below. In March 2016, the blog transferred to this site, and in August 2017, the blog changed over to a podcast format. David also contributes to other reviews and podcasts on this site. He lives near Grand Rapids, Michigan and works in social services. Twitter / Criterion Reflections

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