Young Mr. Lincoln is certainly not John Ford’s most famous film, most respected film, or most important film — heck, it’s likely none of those things even in 1939 because that year Ford also release the landmark film Stagecoach. Beyond that, if you’re watching Young Mr. Lincoln in an uncharitable mood the film will probably come of as cloying, sentimental, nostalgic for a time that never existed. From a broad perspective, it can definitely feel saccharine and simplistic, with villains stirring up gullible townsfolk to prosecute to the death the meek sons of a wronged, earnest family with nothing but holiness and a desire to work in their hearts. Who can right this wrong? The young Mr. Lincoln, who, early in the film, is struck by a deep truth while studying the law: “By jing, that’s all there is to it. Right and wrong.”
But despite these aspects,...
But despite these aspects,...
- 2/18/2018
- by Trevor Berrett
- CriterionCast
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode features panel conversations and 1:1 interviews offering insights on movies that premiered in a particular season of a year in the past, which were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jordan Essoe, Lauren LoGiudice, Robert Taylor and Trevor Berrett to discuss three titles from the Autumn of 1969: Allan King’s A Married Couple, Michael Ritchie’s Downhill Racer, and Ingmar Bergman’s The Passion of Anna.
Episode Time Markers Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:06:36 A Married Couple: 0:06:37- 1:08:07 Downhill Racer: 1:08:08 – 1:56:05 The Passion of Anna: 1:56:06 – 2:44:36 A Married Couple (11/6/69)
Guests: Jordan Essoe and Lauren LoGiudice
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Episode Time Markers Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:06:36 A Married Couple: 0:06:37- 1:08:07 Downhill Racer: 1:08:08 – 1:56:05 The Passion of Anna: 1:56:06 – 2:44:36 A Married Couple (11/6/69)
Guests: Jordan Essoe and Lauren LoGiudice
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- 1/15/2018
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
Hot off the press, David Blakeslee and Aaron West get together to dissect the clues provided by the Criterion Collection’s annual Wacky Drawing hinting at upcoming releases for 2018.
Follow along with our conversation by referencing the alphabet-coded breakdown of this year’s illustration by Jason Polan.
Links to past analyses:
Here are links to the various drawings from the past few years
2010 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2011 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2012 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2013 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2014 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2015 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2016 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2017 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2018 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com...
Follow along with our conversation by referencing the alphabet-coded breakdown of this year’s illustration by Jason Polan.
Links to past analyses:
Here are links to the various drawings from the past few years
2010 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2011 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2012 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2013 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2014 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2015 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2016 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2017 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com 2018 – Criterion.com / CriterionCast.com...
- 12/31/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
To celebrate The Criterion Collection’s 2017 releases – and there’s a lot to celebrate – Aaron West, Arik Devens, David Blakeslee, Jordan Essoe, Scott Nye and Trevor Berrett gather to talk about the past year in Criterion, including their favorite three Criterion releases of 2017.
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Episode Notes Jordan’s List Favorite Cover/Packaging: The Before Trilogy by Michael Gillette Favorite Releases Cameraperson Stalker Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Arik’s List Favorite Cover: Black Girl by Eric Skillman Favorite Releases: 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 Canoa: A Shameful Memory Black Girl Aaron’s List Favorite Cover: L’Argent by Isabella Morawetz Favorite Packaging: The Marseilles Trilogy by Manuele Fior Favorite Releases: 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2 Black Girl Aaron’s Letterboxd list: Criterion 2017 releases, ranked Trevor’s List Favorite Cover: The Marseille Trilogy by Manuele Fior Favorite...
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Episode Notes Jordan’s List Favorite Cover/Packaging: The Before Trilogy by Michael Gillette Favorite Releases Cameraperson Stalker Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Arik’s List Favorite Cover: Black Girl by Eric Skillman Favorite Releases: 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 Canoa: A Shameful Memory Black Girl Aaron’s List Favorite Cover: L’Argent by Isabella Morawetz Favorite Packaging: The Marseilles Trilogy by Manuele Fior Favorite Releases: 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2 Black Girl Aaron’s Letterboxd list: Criterion 2017 releases, ranked Trevor’s List Favorite Cover: The Marseille Trilogy by Manuele Fior Favorite...
- 12/21/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
This time on the podcast, Scott is joined by David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett to discuss Monte Hellman’s The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind.
In the midsixties, the maverick American director Monte Hellman conceived of two westerns at the same time. Dreamlike and gritty by turns, these films would prove their maker’s adeptness at brilliantly deconstructing genre. Shot back-to-back for famed producer Roger Corman, they feature overlapping casts and crews, including Jack Nicholson in two of his meatiest early roles. The Shooting, about a motley assortment of loners following a mysterious wanted man through a desolate frontier, and Ride in the Whirlwind, about a group of cowhands pursued by vigilantes for crimes they did not commit, are rigorous, artful, and wholly unconventional journeys to the Old West.
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In the midsixties, the maverick American director Monte Hellman conceived of two westerns at the same time. Dreamlike and gritty by turns, these films would prove their maker’s adeptness at brilliantly deconstructing genre. Shot back-to-back for famed producer Roger Corman, they feature overlapping casts and crews, including Jack Nicholson in two of his meatiest early roles. The Shooting, about a motley assortment of loners following a mysterious wanted man through a desolate frontier, and Ride in the Whirlwind, about a group of cowhands pursued by vigilantes for crimes they did not commit, are rigorous, artful, and wholly unconventional journeys to the Old West.
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- 12/11/2017
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode features panel conversations and 1:1 interviews offering insights on movies that premiered in a particular season of a year in the past, which were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jon Laubinger, Matt Gasteier, and William Remmers to discuss four titles from the Autumn of 1969: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Katzelmacher, Eric Rohmer’s My Night at Maud’s, Barbet Schroeder’s More and Sergei Paradjanov’s The Color of Pomegranates.
Episode Time Markers Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:06:48 Katzelmacher: 0:06:49 – 0:55:04 My Night at Maud’s: 0:55:05 – 1:43:18 More: 1:43:19 – 2:23:10 The Color of Pomegranates: 2:23:11 – 3:03:57 Katzelmacher (10/8/69)
Guest: Jon Laubinger
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Episode Time Markers Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:06:48 Katzelmacher: 0:06:49 – 0:55:04 My Night at Maud’s: 0:55:05 – 1:43:18 More: 1:43:19 – 2:23:10 The Color of Pomegranates: 2:23:11 – 3:03:57 Katzelmacher (10/8/69)
Guest: Jon Laubinger
Criterion FilmStruck A Journey...
- 12/8/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode features panel conversations and 1:1 interviews offering insights on movies that premiered in a particular season of a year in the past, which were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jordan Essoe, William Remmers and Cole Roulain to discuss two titles from the Summer of 1969: Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army of Shadows and Marcel Ophuls’s The Sorrow and the Pity.
Episode Time Markers Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:04:39 Army of Shadows: 0:04:40 – 1:34:29 The Sorrow and the Pity: 1:34:30 – 2:49:34 Army of Shadows (9/12/69)
Guests: Jordan Essoe and William Remmers
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Episode Time Markers Introduction: 0:00:00 – 0:04:39 Army of Shadows: 0:04:40 – 1:34:29 The Sorrow and the Pity: 1:34:30 – 2:49:34 Army of Shadows (9/12/69)
Guests: Jordan Essoe and William Remmers
Criterion Crushed by Inertia DVD Savant Film Sufi Los Angeles Times New York Times Not Coming to a Theater Near...
- 11/20/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
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