Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 27, 2014

Oct 27 Posted by aaronwest When reviewing my list for 1965, I was struck by how few Hollywood films I included. Most of the English language films were British productions. I count five of them and only two Hollywood productions: King Rat and A Patch of Blue. My #21 would...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 27, 2014

Oct 27 Posted by aaronwest When reviewing my list for 1965, I was struck by how few Hollywood films I included. Most of the English language films were British productions. I count five of them and only two Hollywood productions: King Rat and A Patch of Blue. My #21 would...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 26, 2014

Oct 26 Posted by aaronwest BLITHE SPIRIT, DAVID LEAN, 1945 Blithe Spirit can easily be dismissed as one of the lesser of the Lean/Coward collaborations, or the inferior of Lean’s two comedies, or the mediocre movie that Lean got out of the way before focusing on arguably his finest masterpiece,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 26, 2014

Oct 26 Posted by aaronwest BLITHE SPIRIT, DAVID LEAN, 1945 Blithe Spirit can easily be dismissed as one of the lesser of the Lean/Coward collaborations, or the inferior of Lean’s two comedies, or the mediocre movie that Lean got out of the way before focusing on arguably his finest masterpiece,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 26, 2014

Oct 26 Posted by aaronwest BLITHE SPIRIT, DAVID LEAN, 1945 Blithe Spirit can easily be dismissed as one of the lesser of the Lean/Coward collaborations, or the inferior of Lean’s two comedies, or the mediocre movie that Lean got out of the way before focusing on arguably his finest masterpiece,...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 25, 2014

Oct 25 Posted by aaronwest RICHARD III, LAURENCE OLIVIER, 1955 After tackling Henry V and Hamlet, Laurence Olivier directed and starred in his third and final Shakespeare feature, in spectacular VistaVision Technicolor. Many consider this to be his magnum opus, and as an actor, the character he is   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 25, 2014

Oct 25 Posted by aaronwest RICHARD III, LAURENCE OLIVIER, 1955 After tackling Henry V and Hamlet, Laurence Olivier directed and starred in his third and final Shakespeare feature, in spectacular VistaVision Technicolor. Many consider this to be his magnum opus, and as an actor, the character he is   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 25, 2014

Oct 25 Posted by aaronwest RICHARD III, LAURENCE OLIVIER, 1955 After tackling Henry V and Hamlet, Laurence Olivier directed and starred in his third and final Shakespeare feature, in spectacular VistaVision Technicolor. Many consider this to be his magnum opus, and as an actor, the character he is   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 19, 2014

Oct 19 Posted by aaronwest MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, JOHN FORD, 1946 The best genre films are those that touch on deeper themes, and John Ford was an expert at using the Western as a way of examining his present. My Darling Clementine is considered by many to be among the...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 19, 2014

Oct 19 Posted by aaronwest MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, JOHN FORD, 1946 The best genre films are those that touch on deeper themes, and John Ford was an expert at using the Western as a way of examining his present. My Darling Clementine is considered by many to be among the...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 19, 2014

Oct 19 Posted by aaronwest MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, JOHN FORD, 1946 The best genre films are those that touch on deeper themes, and John Ford was an expert at using the Western as a way of examining his present. My Darling Clementine is considered by many to be among the...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 14, 2014

Oct 14 Posted by aaronwest LA PROMESSE, LUC DARDENNE AND JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE, 1996 A friend once told me that once you’ve seen a Dardennes film, you’ve seen them all. He didn’t mean this in a flattering sense, but as an argument against their stature as modern auteurs. I’ve seen enough...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 14, 2014

Oct 14 Posted by aaronwest LA PROMESSE, LUC DARDENNE AND JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE, 1996 A friend once told me that once you’ve seen a Dardennes film, you’ve seen them all. He didn’t mean this in a flattering sense, but as an argument against their stature as modern auteurs. I’ve seen enough...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 14, 2014

Oct 14 Posted by aaronwest LA PROMESSE, LUC DARDENNE AND JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE, 1996 A friend once told me that once you’ve seen a Dardennes film, you’ve seen them all. He didn’t mean this in a flattering sense, but as an argument against their stature as modern auteurs. I’ve seen enough...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 11, 2014

Oct 11 Posted by aaronwest SUNDAYS AND CYBELE, SERGE BOURGUIGNON, 1962 One thing I love about Criterion is they manage to balance title releases based on popularity and credibility. Rather than just sticking to top selling auteurs for every release, they’ll often pull a movie out of obscurity and a   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 11, 2014

Oct 11 Posted by aaronwest SUNDAYS AND CYBELE, SERGE BOURGUIGNON, 1962 One thing I love about Criterion is they manage to balance title releases based on popularity and credibility. Rather than just sticking to top selling auteurs for every release, they’ll often pull a movie out of obscurity and a   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 11, 2014

Oct 11 Posted by aaronwest SUNDAYS AND CYBELE, SERGE BOURGUIGNON, 1962 One thing I love about Criterion is they manage to balance title releases based on popularity and credibility. Rather than just sticking to top selling auteurs for every release, they’ll often pull a movie out of obscurity and a   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 8, 2014

Oct 8 Posted by aaronwest MACBETH, ROMAN POLANSKI, 1971 This entry will be a little different. I won’t try to establish and discuss the major themes of this work. Scholars, far smarter, more educated, and better read than I, have been exploring Shakespeare for centuries. Plenty of ink has been...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 8, 2014

Oct 8 Posted by aaronwest MACBETH, ROMAN POLANSKI, 1971 This entry will be a little different. I won’t try to establish and discuss the major themes of this work. Scholars, far smarter, more educated, and better read than I, have been exploring Shakespeare for centuries. Plenty of ink has been...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on October 8, 2014

Oct 8 Posted by aaronwest MACBETH, ROMAN POLANSKI, 1971 This entry will be a little different. I won’t try to establish and discuss the major themes of this work. Scholars, far smarter, more educated, and better read than I, have been exploring Shakespeare for centuries. Plenty of ink has been...   read more