Tokyo Story Spine #217 Year: 1953 Director: Yasujiro Ozu How do I even begin this? Tokyo Story is one of those films that is held to an almost unreachable esteem. It currently sits comfortably at #3 on Sight & Sound's 100 Greatest Films list, as voted on by film critics and scholars once every decade. … Continue reading Criterion Project #36: TOKYO STORY (1953)
Enter the Dragon Spine #N/A Year: 1973 Director: Robert Clouse I believe I've reached the first film I ever saw from the Criterion Collection. Certainly not the first Criterion disc I ever watched, but the earliest film that would eventually be released as part of the catalogue. Yes, even before such childhood stalwarts such as … Continue reading Criterion Project #35: ENTER THE DRAGON (1973)
Author's note: I was out of town for the majority of this week so please forgive the brevity and lack of panache of this post. I'll possibly addend this entry at a later date to include some more in-depth analysis. Vampyr Spine #437 Year: 1932 Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer It seems fitting that I would … Continue reading Criterion Project #34: VAMPYR (1932)
F for Fake Spine #288 Year: 1973 Director: Orson Welles As a movie lover who finds enrichment not only in exploring the theoretical aspects of the art form, but also the formal elements of film and Orson Welles, I found this to be quite a treat. This might sound like cliché, but time really does … Continue reading Criterion Project #33: F FOR FAKE (1973)
Armageddon Spine #40 Year: 1998 Director: Michael Bay I wouldn't normally refer to any movie in the Criterion Collection as an anomaly. The catalogue is incredibly varied and disparate, encompassing a vast range of cultures, genres, and subjects with a dedicated goal - the preservation of film history. And I think that distinction is what … Continue reading Criterion Project #32: ARMAGEDDON (1998)
Author's note: This article is appearing a day later than scheduled due to life circumstances. I could have posted something last night but I figured it would be best to take a moment to breathe and finish the post today. I fully intend to stick to Monday posts going forward. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword … Continue reading Criterion Project #31: LONE WOLF AND CUB – SWORD OF VENGEANCE (1972)
Odd Man Out Spine #754 Year: 1947 Director: Carol Reed I've wandered back into the shadows of film noir, and it's one that was unfamiliar to me prior to this week. Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949) is one of the greatest films ever made and unquestionably in my personal top 10 films of all-time, … Continue reading Criterion Project #30: ODD MAN OUT (1947)
The Blob Spine #91 Year: 1958 Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Here we have a heavenly slice of 1950s B-movie monster mania right in our very own Criterion Collection. I'm not sure I'll have lots to say about The Blob, it's a movie about Steve McQueen battling an amorphous blob from outer space as it … Continue reading Criterion Project #29: THE BLOB (1958)
God Told Me To (1976) aka Demon Directed by Larry Cohen Shown: Poster Art What a sure-footed little flick this is. Larry Cohen certainly knows how to create exactly the vibe his script needs. Told from the point of view of a New York City detective, Lt. Peter Nicholas (Tony Lo Bianco), God Told Me … Continue reading Streaming Bonus: GOD TOLD ME TO (1976)
Three Colors: Blue Spine #588 Year: 1993 Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski It's been quite some time since I revisited the work of the great Krzysztof Kieślowski, and this is just the tip of the iceberg in my journey through his Criterion Collection titles (I'm still trying to figure how I'm going to tackle The Dekalog). I … Continue reading Criterion Project #28: THREE COLORS – BLUE (1993)
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