Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 28, 2015

Feb 28 Posted by aaronwest 1986 was a good year. It gave us one of David Lynch’s finest, the best of the Alien franchise, and a lot of good smaller films. Some that flew under the radar back when they were released, like Manhunter and River’s Edge, have achieved cult...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 28, 2015

Feb 28 Posted by aaronwest 1986 was a good year. It gave us one of David Lynch’s finest, the best of the Alien franchise, and a lot of good smaller films. Some that flew under the radar back when they were released, like Manhunter and River’s Edge, have achieved cult...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 24, 2015

Feb 24 Posted by aaronwest People can be extremely protective about the definition of a documentary. There are some purist that insist that the only real documentaries are cinema vérité, where the camera is a mere fly on the wall and the directors do absolutely nothing to obstruct real life...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 24, 2015

Feb 24 Posted by aaronwest People can be extremely protective about the definition of a documentary. There are some purist that insist that the only real documentaries are cinema vérité, where the camera is a mere fly on the wall and the directors do absolutely nothing to obstruct real life...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 24, 2015

Feb 24 Posted by aaronwest People can be extremely protective about the definition of a documentary. There are some purist that insist that the only real documentaries are cinema vérité, where the camera is a mere fly on the wall and the directors do absolutely nothing to obstruct real life...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 22, 2015

Feb 22 Posted by aaronwest In the Realm of the Senses is shocking, vile, gruesome and absurd, all of which were intentional. It meant to provoke us (and Japan) away from our mundane social norms, like a lot of 1970s filmmakers were doing across the globe. With the Japanese fierce...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 22, 2015

Feb 22 Posted by aaronwest In the Realm of the Senses is shocking, vile, gruesome and absurd, all of which were intentional. It meant to provoke us (and Japan) away from our mundane social norms, like a lot of 1970s filmmakers were doing across the globe. With the Japanese fierce...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 22, 2015

Feb 22 Posted by aaronwest In the Realm of the Senses is shocking, vile, gruesome and absurd, all of which were intentional. It meant to provoke us (and Japan) away from our mundane social norms, like a lot of 1970s filmmakers were doing across the globe. With the Japanese fierce...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 20, 2015

Feb 20 Posted by aaronwest Over the last month or so, I have tackled the terrific Criterion box set, Les Blank: Always for Pleasure. It consists of fourteen main features, countless supplements, and various other short films. It is a treasure of riches, as Blank takes us through Cajun country,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 20, 2015

Feb 20 Posted by aaronwest Over the last month or so, I have tackled the terrific Criterion box set, Les Blank: Always for Pleasure. It consists of fourteen main features, countless supplements, and various other short films. It is a treasure of riches, as Blank takes us through Cajun country,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 20, 2015

Feb 20 Posted by aaronwest Over the last month or so, I have tackled the terrific Criterion box set, Les Blank: Always for Pleasure. It consists of fourteen main features, countless supplements, and various other short films. It is a treasure of riches, as Blank takes us through Cajun country,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 17, 2015

Feb 17 Posted by aaronwest GAP-TOOTHED WOMEN, LES BLANK, 1987 Again, we have a Les Blank topic that comes completely out of left field. Who would dream of filming a movie about something as minute as a slight wedge in between someone’s mouth? Les Blank was that man, and based...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 17, 2015

Feb 17 Posted by aaronwest GAP-TOOTHED WOMEN, LES BLANK, 1987 Again, we have a Les Blank topic that comes completely out of left field. Who would dream of filming a movie about something as minute as a slight wedge in between someone’s mouth? Les Blank was that man, and based...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 17, 2015

Feb 17 Posted by aaronwest GAP-TOOTHED WOMEN, LES BLANK, 1987 Again, we have a Les Blank topic that comes completely out of left field. Who would dream of filming a movie about something as minute as a slight wedge in between someone’s mouth? Les Blank was that man, and based...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 15, 2015

Feb 15 Posted by aaronwest La Ciénaga is a bleak and perplexing piece of filmmaking about two sets of adults, two sets of kids, and a lot of laziness, racism, alcoholism and backstabbing in between. The upper class adults have few redeeming qualities and rely on their children and maid...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 15, 2015

Feb 15 Posted by aaronwest La Ciénaga is a bleak and perplexing piece of filmmaking about two sets of adults, two sets of kids, and a lot of laziness, racism, alcoholism and backstabbing in between. The upper class adults have few redeeming qualities and rely on their children and maid...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 15, 2015

Feb 15 Posted by aaronwest La Ciénaga is a bleak and perplexing piece of filmmaking about two sets of adults, two sets of kids, and a lot of laziness, racism, alcoholism and backstabbing in between. The upper class adults have few redeeming qualities and rely on their children and maid...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 12, 2015

Feb 12 Posted by aaronwest “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion.” What does that mean? To Charlie Driggs (Jeff Daniels), it means quite a lot. He is a NYC corporate VP, living the high life with a nice house in the suburbs, a cheerful wife,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 12, 2015

Feb 12 Posted by aaronwest “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion.” What does that mean? To Charlie Driggs (Jeff Daniels), it means quite a lot. He is a NYC corporate VP, living the high life with a nice house in the suburbs, a cheerful wife,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 12, 2015

Feb 12 Posted by aaronwest “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion.” What does that mean? To Charlie Driggs (Jeff Daniels), it means quite a lot. He is a NYC corporate VP, living the high life with a nice house in the suburbs, a cheerful wife,...   read more