Criterion Now

Aaron is joined again by Dave Eves and Matt Gasteier as they get into the best of Criterion so far and figure out the best film noir in the Collection. They also talk about They Live by Night, FilmStruck surveys, and a lot of other topics in this extra long episode.

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

Aaron welcomes back Keith Enright, The Completionist, from his lengthy sabbatical to get into the September releases and more. We talk about the scarcity of announcements, whether Othello counts, how great and challenging Jeanne Dielman is, whether there’s a chance for an upgrade of an upgrade, and a number of other Criterion and film related topics.

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

Aaron is joined by Jon Laubinger, a superfan of the show and yet another cinephile from the great city of Boston. He is about to leave for Sweden for Bergman Week, so he may be the most envied guest of all time. We exchanged lists of our favorite films of the 21st century, talked about Dheepan, revenge films, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, and we speculated on what the upcoming September announcements could be.

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

Aaron is joined by Doug McCambridge and Jackie Carlson and they discuss female filmmakers in the collection, take the deep dive into David Lynch and Coppola’s Rumble Fish. Most importantly, Doug is ridiculed for failing to live up to his promise to get the trial. 

6:30 – Aaron and his TV problems

14:50 – Female Filmmakers

33:10 – David Lynch

47:00 – Rumble Fish

54:30 – Short Takes (Canoa, Mildred Pierce, David Lynch Shorts, Touki Bouki)

1:03:40 – FilmStruck

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

Aaron and two new guests, Jason Beamish and Kyle Reardon, dig into 45 Years, Cannes 2017, David Lynch and a number of other topics. This ended up being an unpopular opinions episode, as we all took some shots against conventional wisdom. Since Kyle is the youngest guest on the podcast, we gave him a list of films to watch, but found that he had quite the art and classic film foundation. 

4:25 – Dumb Game

11:00 – 45 Years

22:45 – Matias Pineiro Closet Picks

29:00 – Cannes 2017

34:30 – Abbas Kiarostami

40:20 – David Lynch

50:00 – Short Takes (Tampopo, Day for Night, Le Cercle Rouge)

56:45 – FilmStruck

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

Aaron and Mark Hurne get together to talk about August 2017 Announcements, Andrei Tarkovsky, Ozu’s Good Morning, Michael Haneke, Jean Luc Godard, Jacques Demy, and plenty of other topics.

7:00 – August 2017 Announcements

33:30 – Good Morning & I Was Born, But

40:25 – Michael Haneke

43:30 – Alex Ross Perry

47:40 – Criterion Daily

51:30 – Short Takes (Lola, Vivre sa Vie)

1:00:00 – FilmStruck

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

Matt and Travis join Aaron again to get into the best way to eat ramen inspired by Tampopo, the likelihood of Cannes restorations coming to Criterion, whatever is the deal with Fire Walk With Me, winners at Cannes, Olympic films and the potential fit with Criterion, and plenty more.

13:30 – Tampopo

24:00 – Cannes Classics 2017

30:00 – Closet Video, Phantom Pages

39:00 – Fire Walk With Me

45:00 – Short Takes (The Thin Red Line, Black Narcissus, Dry Summer)

56:00 – FilmStruck

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

This episode takes a look at Criterion from the artistic lens, as we talk film with illustrators Caitlin Kuhwald and Michele Rosenthal. Caitlin has designed covers for Amarcord, The Organizer, To Be or Not to Be, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, and many more. Michele has designed images inspired by her “Affection” of Criterion. We talk about the July announcements, Twin Peaks, Buena Vista Social Club, Trips to Italy, and all sorts of other topics.

8:00 – July Announcements

32:00 – Newsletter Clue – Fire Walk With Me

38:30 – Buena Vista Social Club

42:30 – Jonathan Demme RIP

46:00 – Short Takes (Diabolique, A Taste of Honey, Woman of the Year)

54:00 – FilmStruck

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

This week we get into the gutter with Dave Eves and James Hancock as we play a game about the biggest jerks on film. We also talk about the lineup from Cannes, Michael Ballhaus, John Ford, Sam Peckinpah, and the latest from FilmStruck.

7:45 – Jerks in Film

22:30 – R.I.P. Michael Ballhaus

26:00 – Cannes 2017

34:30 – Wishlist and Predictions for July Releases

38:30 – Short Takes (Dry Summer, Straw Dogs, Stagecoach)

49:00 – FilmStruck

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

Aaron, Eric and Mark talk about Multiple Maniacs and the latest news from the Criterion world including some obscure films possibly on their way. We talk to Eric about his VHS collecting, and we play a game with actors in film.

12:30 – Multiple Maniacs

24:30 – Misc News

40:00 – Short Takes (Rushmore, Before Sunrise, Charade)

53:00 – FilmStruck

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