Criterion Collection: PATHS OF GLORY and SEVEN SAMURAI
Hearing Stanley Kubrick’s voice on the new Criterion edition of his coruscating anti-war melodrama ‘Paths of Glory’ is like listening to a ghost; not because the director has been dead for over a decade, but because he said so little in public when he was alive. It’s one of the characteristic delights of a marvelous [...]
The Thin Red Line
Two films released by the Criterion Collection this week focus on men at war. We’ll discuss Terrence Malick’s ‘The Thin Red Line’ on the next episode, and below; later in the week I’ll post a piece on ‘Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence’. These are two of the most compelling films released on DVD this year. When [...]
Coming soon to Blu-Ray: Ingmar Bergman's The Magician
Ingmar Bergman’s 1958 film The Magician (Ansiktet) is one of the director’s lesser known works. Yet for me, it’s Bergman at his absolute best — an illusive, atmospheric, soulful shadow-show on skepticism and spirituality. On October 12th, the film will be released by Criterion on Blu-Ray and dvd for the first time on either format. [...]
TFT DVD/Digital Media and Miscellaneous Delivery Mechanism Report: 'Revanche': The Film I've Been Waiting For
I knew nothing about ‘Revanche‘, other than it was the kind of film people tell you you’re supposed to like, but they say it so often, and the acclaim is so overwhelming that it makes you wonder if it’s going to be a rehearsal of the time you didn’t get to see ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ on [...]
It’s Tuesday, So It Must Be The TFT DVD/Blu-Ray and Miscellaneous Other Digital Media Report: Rising Sun, Un Chien Andalou, A Serious Man, Peter and Vandy, and As it is in Heaven
As it is in Heaven Hey there folks – starting today, we’re going to try to post on Tuesdays about films new out on DVD, or available to stream over the coming week; so herewith the inaugural ‘It’s Tuesday, so it Must Be the TFT DVD/Blu-Ray and Miscellaneous Other Digital Media Report: We like to [...]
Monsoon Wedding: 'There's a temple right in the middle of the driveway'
The good folks at the Criterion Collection have set a new standard for themselves with their edition of Mira Nair’s 2001 ‘Monsoon Wedding’, out today, and, if it wasn’t for the fact that they’re giving us ‘Wings of Desire’ in a couple of weeks, it would be my choice for simply the best DVD release [...]
