The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on March 30, 2017

Short Cuts is about a weekend in Los Angeles. It’s a Robert Altman ensemble piece with twenty-two principle characters (though at least six of them are questionable–it really has three stories and then some tangents). It’s “based on the ‘writings’ of Raymond Carver” (emphasis mine), but I’m pretty   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on December 8, 2015

Dec 8 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West and David Blakeslee talk about Richard Brooks’ 1967 adaptation of the popular Truman Capote “Non-fiction Novel,” In Cold Blood. We talk about the actual crime itself and how the perpetrators are portrayed, whether accurately or not, the wide re   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on December 8, 2015

Dec 8 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West and David Blakeslee talk about Richard Brooks’ 1967 adaptation of the popular Truman Capote “Non-fiction Novel,” In Cold Blood. We talk about the actual crime itself and how the perpetrators are portrayed, whether accurately or not, the wide re   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on December 8, 2015

Dec 8 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West and David Blakeslee talk about Richard Brooks’ 1967 adaptation of the popular Truman Capote “Non-fiction Novel,” In Cold Blood. We talk about the actual crime itself and how the perpetrators are portrayed, whether accurately or not, the wide re   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on December 1, 2015

Dec 1 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West discusses Jan Troell’s debut film, which he co-write, directed, photographed, and edited. The intent was not to compare him to Bergman, but that was easier said than done. Any 1960s Swedish art film has to invoke Bergman, but this work stands alone as...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on December 1, 2015

Dec 1 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West discusses Jan Troell’s debut film, which he co-write, directed, photographed, and edited. The intent was not to compare him to Bergman, but that was easier said than done. Any 1960s Swedish art film has to invoke Bergman, but this work stands alone as...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on December 1, 2015

Dec 1 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West discusses Jan Troell’s debut film, which he co-write, directed, photographed, and edited. The intent was not to compare him to Bergman, but that was easier said than done. Any 1960s Swedish art film has to invoke Bergman, but this work stands alone as...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on November 25, 2015

Nov 25 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West discusses the second in the Delmer Daves, Glenn Ford trilogy, which could be considered a “Western Noir” because of the clever shot selection, the use of light and shadow, and the multifaceted characters. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Or listen her   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on November 25, 2015

Nov 25 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West discusses the second in the Delmer Daves, Glenn Ford trilogy, which could be considered a “Western Noir” because of the clever shot selection, the use of light and shadow, and the multifaceted characters. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Or listen her   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on November 25, 2015

Nov 25 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West discusses the second in the Delmer Daves, Glenn Ford trilogy, which could be considered a “Western Noir” because of the clever shot selection, the use of light and shadow, and the multifaceted characters. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Or listen her   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on November 10, 2015

Nov 10 Posted by aaronwest Aaron and Dave Eves kick off Noirvember with a discussion about Jules Dassin’s last Hollywood film before being blacklisted and out of work. We talk about the fascinating characters of Harry, Gregorius, and many of the other supporting actors. We also discuss the ac   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on November 10, 2015

Nov 10 Posted by aaronwest Aaron and Dave Eves kick off Noirvember with a discussion about Jules Dassin’s last Hollywood film before being blacklisted and out of work. We talk about the fascinating characters of Harry, Gregorius, and many of the other supporting actors. We also discuss the ac   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on November 10, 2015

Nov 10 Posted by aaronwest Aaron and Dave Eves kick off Noirvember with a discussion about Jules Dassin’s last Hollywood film before being blacklisted and out of work. We talk about the fascinating characters of Harry, Gregorius, and many of the other supporting actors. We also discuss the ac   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 23, 2015

Oct 23 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West does another solo cast looking at one of the later Godard works, as well as one of the most inflammatory, and one of the strangest. That’s saying something for Godard. He talks about the tracking shot, the political message, the references to film,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 23, 2015

Oct 23 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West does another solo cast looking at one of the later Godard works, as well as one of the most inflammatory, and one of the strangest. That’s saying something for Godard. He talks about the tracking shot, the political message, the references to film,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 23, 2015

Oct 23 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West does another solo cast looking at one of the later Godard works, as well as one of the most inflammatory, and one of the strangest. That’s saying something for Godard. He talks about the tracking shot, the political message, the references to film,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 13, 2015

Oct 13 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West starts out this new, shorter series with a solo cast about The Criterion Collection’s release of Robert M. Young’s Alambrista. In this short episode, he explores the low budget “guerrilla” filmmaking, the neo-realism, nature of the immig   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 13, 2015

Oct 13 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West starts out this new, shorter series with a solo cast about The Criterion Collection’s release of Robert M. Young’s Alambrista. In this short episode, he explores the low budget “guerrilla” filmmaking, the neo-realism, nature of the immig   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 13, 2015

Oct 13 Posted by aaronwest Aaron West starts out this new, shorter series with a solo cast about The Criterion Collection’s release of Robert M. Young’s Alambrista. In this short episode, he explores the low budget “guerrilla” filmmaking, the neo-realism, nature of the immig   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 12, 2015

Oct 12 Posted by aaronwest Why have one podcast when you can have two? We are announcing a second cast, Criterion Short Cuts. Okay, in reality it is still the same cast and will be on the same feed as Criterion Close-Up, which you can subscribe to at the links...   read more