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Criterion Releases: July 2022

Summertime (1955) One of two re-releases from Criterion, the last film before David Lean went into his epic film phase was a colorful romantic comedy starring the great Katherine Hepburn as an American...

A Day In Monaco: Films Set In The Famous Principality

Monaco.    A small nation-state within France and a place where the rich come to live and avoid paying taxes. For Hollywood, Monaco is immediately associated with Princess Grace Kelly who went from winning...

The House That Lars Built: Inside Von Trier’s Madness And Genius

There is no middle ground when it comes to Lars Von Trier’s films. You either love them or hate them. His films have always provoked a strong reaction with many defending his...

First English Words: Five English-Language Films By Five Non-English Directors

Pedro Almodóvar announced he will be shooting his first full-length English language feature (The Human Voice is a short film) this year starring Cate Blanchett. It has been rumored to be with...

Highlights From The Criterion Channel, Part 1

Through the first five months, I’ve been on a tri-weekly dose of films from the Criterion Channel as it has reached three full years of business. Still finding new films to watch...

Criterion Collection: June 2022

The Tales Of Hoffman (1951) The follow-up to The Red Shoes was going to be a tall order, but The Archers - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger - took a shot at adapting...

Sh!t Cannes’d: The Worst Receptions Ever Given In Festival History

Cannes is about glitz and glamor and cinéastes coming together from around the world. The Palme d’Or is the ultimate prize, but as much as it’s about celebrating new films, Cannes is...

Pasolini At 100: A Career Of Shock, Awe, And Murder

On March 5th of this year, Pier Paolo Pasolini would have been a centenarian. In the history of Italian cinema, Pasolini is in a whole category of his own with various works...

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