Criterion Now

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.

Aaron is joined by Jeff Smith, Film Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Lady P, host of Flixwise. Dr. Smith has a focus on music within film, and co-hosts FilmStruck’s Observations on Film Art with David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson. As fate has it, Lady P is in the process of beginning a graduate film studies program at University of Wisconsin-Madison. We had an enjoyable discussion about academic living, from both the faculty and student perspective. We also discuss Criterion’s November 2017 announcements, debate Jimmy Stewart versus Cary Grant, and we talk about FilmStruck’s offerings for the week.

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

This is a special episode with Josh Larsen from FilmSpotting as a guest. He joins Aaron and Mark Hurne to discuss film from a religious perspective. We get into his book, Movies Are Prayers, and talk about one of his favorite films, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. We also talk about his background in film, and how he approaches the Criterion Collection.

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

Matt returns to the podcast and we dig into the big Olympic box news, plus talk some World Cinema Project, Dersu Uzala, and plenty of other art films. We also reveal our contest winners and take a stab at the November announcements with some help from the community.

11:30 – Olympic Box Set

28:30 – Contest Results

38:00 – November Predictions

49:00 – Limite

1:01:00 – Short Takes (Dersu Uzala, The Breaking Point)

1:15:30 – FilmStruck

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

Aaron travels to New York City and does a live podcast at the home of James Hancock from Wrong Reel. Dave Eves and Jessica Ramos also made the trip up from Philly. Their presence is timely with this month’s newsletter clue, and we get into Broadway, the New York film scene, and plenty of Criterion related topics.

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

David Blakeslee joins Aaron as they tear into the Criterion news, parse Bresson’s L’argent, and David talks about his post Eclipse Viewer plans. We stretch our legs some with some extensive discussions of recent news items, including a lot of talk about David Byrne, Alexander Payne, Wim Wenders, Elia Kazan, and a host of other topics.

14:15 – David’s Take on October Announcements

22:40 – WCP Film Foundation Discussion

29:45 – Six Moral Tales Out of Print

34:40 – David Byrne at Criterion

40:00 – Alexander Payne

45:35 – America, America

50:00 – Until the End of the World

56:20 – L’argent

1:15:15 – Short Takes (Valley of the Dolls, The Marseilles Trilogy)

1:23:00 – FilmStruck

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

Aaron welcomes back Jonathan Laubinger, who has just returned from Bergman Week in Sweden. We talk about October announcements, the latest news and rumors, the polarizing nature of Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs, and plenty of other topics.

4:20 – Bergman Week

19:30 – October 2017 Releases

43:40 – News Items

51:30 – Straw Dogs

1:00:00 – Short Takes (Secrets of Women, Taipei Story)

1:07:30 – FilmStruck

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

Aaron, Travis and Tim Leggoe dig into the world of Terry Zwigoff, the Barnes & Noble Sale, predictions and wish lists for October Criterion releases, reactions to the Sean Baker episode, and plenty more. We also have announced a contest so listen carefully.

8:00 – Sean Baker Reactions

19:00 – Barnes & Noble

30:00 – October Predictions

47:00 – Ghost World

1:10 – Short Takes (The Exterminating Angel, Summer Interlude, Crumb)

1:21:30 – FilmStruck

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

Aaron and Mark talk Criterion and art films with Sean Baker, director of Tangerine, The Florida Project, Starlet, Prince of Broadway, Take Out, and creator of Greg the Bunny. Sean is not only a great director, but he’s a huge cinephile and Criterion fan. We had a great time talking about his work and influences, his trip into the Criterion closet, and sharing wish lists of great directors we’d like to see on home media.

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

Aaron is joined by Doug and Jackie as they take a special trip through the world of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. The show is mostly anchored by Aaron’s discovery and binge-watch of the series, but we get into the impact of the show, the highs and lows, some of the lore, and we spend a lot of time with reactions to the first eight episodes of Twin Peaks Season 3, including a breakdown of the groundbreaking episode 8.

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