Editor's note: This post is appearing on a Monday because life happens and Friday was not an option. As such, I'll be changing my post day to Monday's from here on out because it just works better for me for scheduling purposes. Thank you! Videodrome Year: 1983 Director: David Cronenberg Timing is a funny thing. … Continue reading Criterion Project #10: VIDEODROME (1983)
Unfaithfully Yours Spine# 292 Year: 1948 Director: Preston Sturges I have a bold statement to make that needs to be unchained before I can write another word - Unfaithfully Yours just might be the best screenplay ever written. It's a claim I can back-up, but first let's get the plot out of the way: A … Continue reading Criterion Project #9: UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (1948)
The Criterion Channel has devoted a substantial amount of their September programming to tales of the Big Apple, titled "New York Stories", in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks that occurred 20 years ago. The collection of 61 films spans from Charlie Chaplin to Noah Baumbach - over 100 years of cinema. It's a staggering amount … Continue reading Streaming Bonus – THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (1974)
The Battle of Algiers Spine# 249 Year: 1966 Director: Gillo Pontecorvo When you read a title like The Battle of Algiers you're no doubt picturing a war film along the lines of Paths of Glory or The Thin Red Line. You might think of once-peaceful fields, beaches, and forests setting the stage for the theater … Continue reading Criterion Project #8: THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966)
Thief Year: 1981 Director: Michael Mann Lately I've been doing a horror side project and, I have to say, 1981 was a banner year. These are just a few of the great films from that year I've been watching lately: An American Werewolf in London, The Evil Dead, Scanners, Halloween II, Friday the 13th Part … Continue reading Criterion Project #7: THIEF (1981)
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