The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 8 1/2 – Intermission

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This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. After nearly a full year in limbo, host David Blakeslee is back to continue his exploration of these “lost, forgotten or overshadowed classics.” In this episode, David explains the reasons for the delay and introduces a new co-host, Trevor Berrett. David and Trevor also discuss recent news about the Eclipse Series and sketch out some ideas about where they want to take this podcast in the weeks and months ahead.

Episode Links:

• Primolandia Productions (Rob Nishimura’s site)
• Mookse and Gripes
• The Worlds and Works of Shakespeare
• NYRB Classics
• Winter Light (Criterion link)
• Winter Light (David’s review)
• 8 1/2 (Criterion link)
• 8 1/2 (David’s review)
• Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin
• Late Ray
• Early Bergman
• Masaki Kobayashi Against the System
• When Horror Came to Shochiku
• Early Fassbinder
• The Music Room (David’s review)
• The Big City (David’s and Josh’s review)
• Charulata (David’s review)
• Criterion on Hulu+
• Maidstone and Other Films by Norman Mailer
• Eclipse Viewer Episode 5 on the Maidstone box
• The Delirious Fictions of William Klein 

Next time on the podcast: Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin

Contact us:

• Twitter
• Email: theeclipseviewer (at) gmail.com
• David Blakeslee ( Twitter / Website )
• Trevor Berrett ( Twitter / Website )

Eclipse Viewer graphics for this episode courtesy of Brndn Blakeslee