Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 28, 2015

Jun 28 Posted by aaronwest “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother.” Aging is a not a sexy topic for Hollywood. Coming of age stories are different. Dealing with the adversity of adulthood is different. There are plenty of those movies, although not nearly as many that are simply about living...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 28, 2015

Jun 28 Posted by aaronwest “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother.” Aging is a not a sexy topic for Hollywood. Coming of age stories are different. Dealing with the adversity of adulthood is different. There are plenty of those movies, although not nearly as many that are simply about living...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 28, 2015

Jun 28 Posted by aaronwest “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother.” Aging is a not a sexy topic for Hollywood. Coming of age stories are different. Dealing with the adversity of adulthood is different. There are plenty of those movies, although not nearly as many that are simply about living...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 27, 2015

Jun 27 Posted by aaronwest THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL This is the third post of three that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips Part 2: The Beginning of...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 27, 2015

Jun 27 Posted by aaronwest THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL This is the third post of three that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips Part 2: The Beginning of...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 27, 2015

Jun 27 Posted by aaronwest THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL This is the third post of three that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips Part 2: The Beginning of...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 26, 2015

Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest 1936 was a phenomenal year for French film, perhaps among the best ever. There are six French films on my list, all of which are in my top ten. Of course I’ve made it clear that 1930s French film is my favorite era of all...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 26, 2015

Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest 1936 was a phenomenal year for French film, perhaps among the best ever. There are six French films on my list, all of which are in my top ten. Of course I’ve made it clear that 1930s French film is my favorite era of all...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 26, 2015

Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest 1936 was a phenomenal year for French film, perhaps among the best ever. There are six French films on my list, all of which are in my top ten. Of course I’ve made it clear that 1930s French film is my favorite era of all...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 25, 2015

Jun 25 Posted by aaronwest THE BEGINNING OF THE END This is the second post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 25, 2015

Jun 25 Posted by aaronwest THE BEGINNING OF THE END This is the second post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 25, 2015

Jun 25 Posted by aaronwest THE BEGINNING OF THE END This is the second post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 21, 2015

Jun 21 Posted by aaronwest THE FOUNDATION SLIPS This is the first post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. These essays are based on previous research that I...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 21, 2015

Jun 21 Posted by aaronwest THE FOUNDATION SLIPS This is the first post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. These essays are based on previous research that I...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 21, 2015

Jun 21 Posted by aaronwest THE FOUNDATION SLIPS This is the first post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. These essays are based on previous research that I...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 20, 2015

Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 20, 2015

Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 20, 2015

Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 19, 2015

Jun 19 Posted by aaronwest I have been aware of The Rose for most of my life. People had talked about it at various stages, but I made an unconscious decision not to see it. Why? Maybe because I loved Janis Joplin and disliked Bette Midler, so the burning desire...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on June 19, 2015

Jun 19 Posted by aaronwest I have been aware of The Rose for most of my life. People had talked about it at various stages, but I made an unconscious decision not to see it. Why? Maybe because I loved Janis Joplin and disliked Bette Midler, so the burning desire...   read more