Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 9, 2015

Feb 9 Posted by aaronwest The 90s were generally good years for film, but I was surprised by how tremendous this year was. The resurgence of indie Americans was in full swing; Dogme 95 was in motion (although the Von Trier film on this list isn’t really Dogme); and there...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 9, 2015

Feb 9 Posted by aaronwest One of the many things I like about Preston Sturges is that he’s all over the place. It is not that he completely defies the Classic Hollywood conventional formula, but that he is not confined to it, and he plays with expectations. Even in the...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 9, 2015

Feb 9 Posted by aaronwest The 90s were generally good years for film, but I was surprised by how tremendous this year was. The resurgence of indie Americans was in full swing; Dogme 95 was in motion (although the Von Trier film on this list isn’t really Dogme); and there...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 9, 2015

Feb 9 Posted by aaronwest One of the many things I like about Preston Sturges is that he’s all over the place. It is not that he completely defies the Classic Hollywood conventional formula, but that he is not confined to it, and he plays with expectations. Even in the...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 9, 2015

Feb 9 Posted by aaronwest One of the many things I like about Preston Sturges is that he’s all over the place. It is not that he completely defies the Classic Hollywood conventional formula, but that he is not confined to it, and he plays with expectations. Even in the...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 9, 2015

Feb 9 Posted by aaronwest The 90s were generally good years for film, but I was surprised by how tremendous this year was. The resurgence of indie Americans was in full swing; Dogme 95 was in motion (although the Von Trier film on this list isn’t really Dogme); and there...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 7, 2015

Feb 7 Posted by aaronwest Like many of Fassbinder’s films, he features strong, female characters in the leads and supporting parts. In this film, the cast is predominately female, and is among the most feminine of his works. That does not mean that it is feminist. One could argue that...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 7, 2015

Feb 7 Posted by aaronwest Like many of Fassbinder’s films, he features strong, female characters in the leads and supporting parts. In this film, the cast is predominately female, and is among the most feminine of his works. That does not mean that it is feminist. One could argue that...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 7, 2015

Feb 7 Posted by aaronwest Like many of Fassbinder’s films, he features strong, female characters in the leads and supporting parts. In this film, the cast is predominately female, and is among the most feminine of his works. That does not mean that it is feminist. One could argue that...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 5, 2015

Feb 5 Posted by aaronwest I started this project last year as a creative outlet while I recovered from surgery. I’ve taken to it and am pleased that people are reading my stuff. I thought now would be a good time to take stock and let people know where I’m...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 5, 2015

Feb 5 Posted by aaronwest I started this project last year as a creative outlet while I recovered from surgery. I’ve taken to it and am pleased that people are reading my stuff. I thought now would be a good time to take stock and let people know where I’m...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 5, 2015

Feb 5 Posted by aaronwest I started this project last year as a creative outlet while I recovered from surgery. I’ve taken to it and am pleased that people are reading my stuff. I thought now would be a good time to take stock and let people know where I’m...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 4, 2015

Feb 4 Posted by aaronwest By 1966, the samurai film had gone from being extraordinary to ordinary. That’s not to say that good samurai films were being made, or would be made in the future, but most of the creative impressions had been made. Japanese film was in the midst...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 4, 2015

Feb 4 Posted by aaronwest By 1966, the samurai film had gone from being extraordinary to ordinary. That’s not to say that good samurai films were being made, or would be made in the future, but most of the creative impressions had been made. Japanese film was in the midst...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on February 4, 2015

Feb 4 Posted by aaronwest By 1966, the samurai film had gone from being extraordinary to ordinary. That’s not to say that good samurai films were being made, or would be made in the future, but most of the creative impressions had been made. Japanese film was in the midst...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on January 31, 2015

Jan 31 Posted by aaronwest GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS, LES BLANK, 1980 In my opinion, the best filmmakers are the ones that continually challenge themselves. Too many get comfortable making a variation of the same film repeatedly, with diminishing results. While Les Blank’s early documentari   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on January 31, 2015

Jan 31 Posted by aaronwest GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS, LES BLANK, 1980 In my opinion, the best filmmakers are the ones that continually challenge themselves. Too many get comfortable making a variation of the same film repeatedly, with diminishing results. While Les Blank’s early documentari   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on January 31, 2015

Jan 31 Posted by aaronwest GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS, LES BLANK, 1980 In my opinion, the best filmmakers are the ones that continually challenge themselves. Too many get comfortable making a variation of the same film repeatedly, with diminishing results. While Les Blank’s early documentari   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on January 28, 2015

Jan 28 Posted by aaronwest My first viewing of L’Avventura was eons ago. It was my first Antonioni, and possibly my first Italian classic film. It is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made, a major turning point in Italian art-cinema, and by extension, world cinema. I...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on January 28, 2015

Jan 28 Posted by aaronwest My first viewing of L’Avventura was eons ago. It was my first Antonioni, and possibly my first Italian classic film. It is often cited as one of the greatest films ever made, a major turning point in Italian art-cinema, and by extension, world cinema. I...   read more