Criterion Now

Aaron is joined by Mark Hurne and Jason Michael to catch up on a month’s worth of Criterion stuff, including January 2018 announcements. We talk about what we got in the latest Flash Sale, many of the recent Janus Films announcements from restoration screenings to posters, and we share some Short Takes that are technically horror, but not too scary.

6:00 – January 2018 Announcements

29:30 – Flash Sale and Criterion News

59:15 – Short Takes (Cronos, Cat People, The Lure))

1:08:21 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Dave Eves joins for the first exploration of Arrow Video. We borrow the format of Criterion Now, but we get deeper into the label, talking about the history, the US launch, recent and upcoming releases, and how we purchase the discs. We also talk about some of our favorite releases, and share the results from the poll. We also explore this year’s release of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse in a little more detail. This show will continue periodically as we have some titles to talk about.

6:50 – All About Arrow Video

41:30 – Our Favorite Arrow Releases

58:00 – Recent and Upcoming Releases

1:10:30 – Pulse

1:19:00 – Short Takes (Hell Comes to Frogtown, Children of the Corn)

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Dave Eves joins for the first exploration of Arrow Video. We borrow the format of Criterion Now, but we get deeper into the label, talking about the history, the US launch, recent and upcoming releases, and how we purchase the discs. We also talk about some of our favorite releases, and share the results from the poll. We also explore this year’s release of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse in a little more detail. This show will continue periodically as we have some titles to talk about.

6:50 – All About Arrow Video

41:30 – Our Favorite Arrow Releases

58:00 – Recent and Upcoming Releases

1:10:30 – Pulse

1:19:00 – Short Takes (Hell Comes to Frogtown, Children of the Corn)

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by David Blakeslee and Matt Gasteier as they take a detour from Criterion to talk about art music in general. We tie it to the label by doing a bracket challenge for the best Criterion music on disc, but we also talk about our personal experiences and tastes in music, and have a short debate about whether rock is dead. We include some Criterion news and FilmStruck, including Peter Becker’s interview and some recent OOP titles on streaming.

11:30 – Our Music Backgrounds

33:45 – The Criterion Music Bracket Challenge

40:40 – Piece of Flair (Flipper, Bjork, The Strokes)

54:30 – Short Takes (Science is Fiction, Koyaanisqatsi, Inside Llewyn Davis)

1:03:00 – Murray Lerner’s Festival

1:23:00 – Is Rock Dead?

1:50:00 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by David Blakeslee and Matt Gasteier as they take a detour from Criterion to talk about art music in general. We tie it to the label by doing a bracket challenge for the best Criterion music on disc, but we also talk about our personal experiences and tastes in music, and have a short debate about whether rock is dead. We include some Criterion news and FilmStruck, including Peter Becker’s interview and some recent OOP titles on streaming.

11:30 – Our Music Backgrounds

33:45 – The Criterion Music Bracket Challenge

40:40 – Piece of Flair (Flipper, Bjork, The Strokes)

54:30 – Short Takes (Science is Fiction, Koyaanisqatsi, Inside Llewyn Davis)

1:03:00 – Murray Lerner’s Festival

1:23:00 – Is Rock Dead?

1:50:00 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Max and Trevor join Aaron to dig into the December releases and run through a busy period of news. We pay a little more attention to Abbas Kiarostami, Film Festivals, and Max provides some tidbits from his recent experience at TIFF.

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Max and Trevor join Aaron to dig into the December releases and run through a busy period of news. We pay a little more attention to Abbas Kiarostami, Film Festivals, and Max provides some tidbits from his recent experience at TIFF.

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by Becky D’Anna and Martin Kessler and we discuss favorite comedies, Czech films, and Lost in America. Becky is a massive Ingmar Bergman and Albert Brooks fan, so we dig deep into Brooks with Lost in America, and a little bit into Bergman. Martin is a massive Czech film expert, so we got his perspective on some of the potential Czech films that could be coming to Criterion. We also talk about the Top 100 Comedies list from the BBC, and the usual Criterion news and FilmStruck.

17:30 – Czech Filmmakers

28:00 – List of Comedy Films

32:00 – Lost in America

57:00 – Short Takes

1:03:00 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

Aaron is joined by Becky D’Anna and Martin Kessler and we discuss favorite comedies, Czech films, and Lost in America. Becky is a massive Ingmar Bergman and Albert Brooks fan, so we dig deep into Brooks with Lost in America, and a little bit into Bergman. Martin is a massive Czech film expert, so we got his perspective on some of the potential Czech films that could be coming to Criterion. We also talk about the Top 100 Comedies list from the BBC, and the usual Criterion news and FilmStruck.

17:30 – Czech Filmmakers

28:00 – List of Comedy Films

32:00 – Lost in America

57:00 – Short Takes

1:03:00 – FilmStruck

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.

FilmStruck host Alicia Malone joins to talk about the Criterion Closet, FilmStruck, and her book about women in film. Alicia wears a lot of hats and has established herself as a top film reporter from Hollywood. She talks about how she got into the business, what drives her, and what types of films she champions. She also takes us behind the scenes with FilmStruck, her Closet video, and her terrific new book.

Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.