Criterion Reflections

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jason Beamish and Robert Taylor to discuss The American Soldier, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Episode Links:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Criterion

Fassbinder Foundation

Film Directors Site

Rotten Tomatoes

TSPDT

The American Soldier

Criterion

FilmStruck

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey through the Eclipse Series

Only the Cinema

Ozu’s World

Bill’s Movie Emporium

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

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David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

Jason Beamish [ Twitter / Website ]

Robert Taylor [ Website ]

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Derek J. Power, Josh Hornbeck, Robert Taylor and William Remmers to discuss Five Easy Pieces, directed by Bob Rafelson.

Episode Links:

Bob Rafelson

Criterion

The New Yorker (1970)

A.V. Club

Senses of Cinema

Wikipedia

Five Easy Pieces

Criterion

FilmStruck

New York Times (1970)

Roger Ebert (1970)

Variety (1970)

Battleship Pretension

Cinephilia & Beyond

Criterion Confessions

DGA Quarterly

The Dissolve

FilmSite

The Film Sufi

FunRun Records

Gone Elsewhere

The Guardian

Jackass Critics

The Moviegoer

PopMatters

Pop Optiq

Radiator Heaven

Rolling Stone

Screen Prism

Slant

The Stop Button

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BED AND BOARD

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THE AMERICAN SOLDIER

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

Derek J. Power  [ Twitter / Facebook / Letterboxd ]

Josh Hornbeck [ Twitter / Website / Letterboxd ]

Robert Taylor [ Website ]

William Remmers [ Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd ]

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by William Remmers, Grant Douglas Bromley, and Derek J. Power to discuss Bed and Board, directed by François Truffaut.

Episode Links:

François Truffaut

Criterion

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel (OOP)

FrancoisTruffaut.com

Films de France

New Wave Film

Oxford University Press

Senses of Cinema

TCM

IndieWire (15 Greatest Films)

Taste of Cinema (12 Essential Films)

BFI (10 Best Films)

Chicago Reader (Top 5 of Francois Truffaut)

Bed and Board

Criterion

FilmStruck

Roger Ebert (1971)

New York Times (Vincent Canby, 1971)

Cinematic Scribblings

Criterion Confessions

Film Fanatic

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Notes on Films

Only the Cinema

Outlaw Vern

Ozu’s World

TCM

Bed and Board “Toothpaste Scene”

Bed and Board “Interview Scene”

All Rights Reversed –  RemmersMusic, 2010 

Visage – a post-Truffaut return of Antoine Doinel?

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

William Remmers [ Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd ]

Grant Douglas Bromley [ Twitter / Letterboxd ]

Derek J. Power [ Twitter / Facebook / Letterboxd ]

Episode Links:

Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

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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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jordan Essoe to discuss Fruit of Paradise, directed by Věra Chytilová, which was available on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck at the time of this episode’s publication.

Episode Links:

Věra Chytilová

Criterion

Wikipedia

Bio – State University of New York, Buffalo

BFI – Vera Chytilova for Beginners

The Guardian – Interview from 2000

Film Comment – In Memoriam

Fruit of Paradise

FilmStruck

At the Mansion of Madness

Australian Film Review

Central Europe Review

CineOutsider

CineVue

Doormouse, Etc.

Electric Sheep

Film Walrus

Mondo Digital

PopMatters

The Arts Desk

Additional Links

Daisies – A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

Daisies – Criterion Reflections

Daisies – The Eclipse Viewer

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (dir. Mike Figgis) – Trailer

“Train” Exhibit at SFMOMA

Robert F. Kennedy’s Funeral Train – Photography by Paul Fusco

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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

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ZATOICHI GOES TO THE FIRE FESTIVAL

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

Jordan Essoe [ Twitter / Website ]

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by William Remmers to discuss Crimes of the Future, directed by David Cronenberg, included as a supplemental feature on The Brood (spine #777).

Episode Links:

David Cronenberg

Criterion

Wikipedia

BFI

IndieWire

Senses of Cinema

Crimes of the Future

FilmStruck (Available as a supplement on The Brood)

DVD Savant (interview with cast member Jon Lidolt)

3 Brothers Film

The Cinematheque

CineOutsider

The Kind of Face You Hate

The Moderate Voice

Only the Cinema

Ozu’s World

PopOptic

TimeOut

Variety

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THE MAN WHO LEFT HIS WILL ON FILM

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FRUIT OF PARADISE

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

William Remmers [ Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / BandCamp ]

Be sure to check out William’s new album at the BandCamp link above!

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Josh Hornbeck and Grant Douglas Bromley to discuss Nagisa Oshima’s The Man Who Left His Will on Film, currently available on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck.

Episode Links:

Nagisa Oshima

Criterion

Wikipedia

Film Comment

Harvard Film Archive

Japan Times

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Senses of Cinema

TSPDT

Reviews

DVDClassik

Film Society of Lincoln Center

Mubi

Next Projection

Village Voice

Windows on Worlds

Original Trailer:

The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970) [Trailer] from Art Theatre Guild on Vimeo.

Video Essay by The Seventh Art:

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BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

Josh Hornbeck [ Twitter / Website / Letterboxd ]

Grant Douglas Bromley [ Twitter / Letterboxd ]

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by William Remmers to discuss The Shadow Within, directed by Yoshitaro Nomura, currently available on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck.

Episode Links:

Yoshitaro Namura

Criterion

Wikipedia

Sight & Sound

Electric Sheep

The Shadow Within

FilmStruck

Bulles de Japon

Global Film Book Blog

Japanese Culture Reflections

Mint Movie

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THE CONFESSION

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BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

William Remmers [ Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / BandCamp ]

Be sure to check out William’s new album at the BandCamp link above!

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by William Remmers and Robert Taylor to discuss Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, directed by Russ Meyer.

Episode Links:

Russ Meyer

RM Films (official)

Wikipedia

PopMatters

Roger Ebert

RogerEbert.com

Wikipedia

The Dissolve (excerpts from his early reviews of the late 1960s)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Criterion

Roger Ebert (a review of his own film, written in 1980)

Attack From Planet B

Cagey Films

Dreams are What Le Cinema is For

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Slant

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THE SHADOW WITHIN

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THE MAN WHO LEFT HIS WILL ON FILM

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

William Remmers [ Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd ]

Robert Taylor [ Website ]

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 of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jordan Essoe and Trevor Berrett to discuss The Confession, directed by Costa-Gavras.

Episode Links:

Costa-Gavras

Criterion

Wikipedia

DW

Huffington Post

The Culture Trip

The Guardian

The Confession

Criterion

New York Times (1970)

Film Quarterly (1971)

Roger Ebert (1971)

AV Film

Criterion Close-Up

Criterion on the Brain

Film Fanatic

Films de France

Ion Cinema

New York Times (2015)

Q Network

Slant

The Dissolve

The Mookse and the Gripes

The Slansky Trials

The Guardian – 2018 discovery of archival film and audio recordings from the trials

Private Prague

Wikipedia

Archive.org – Complete Trial Transcript

YIVO – Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe

Communism on Trial: The Slansky Affair and Anti-Semitism in Post-WWII Europe

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LONG LIVE THE BRIDE AND GROOM

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THE SHADOW WITHIN

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Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)

Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)

The Eclipse Viewer

A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

CONTACT US:

David Blakeslee [ Twitter / Website  / Facebook ]

Jordan Essoe [ Twitter / Website ]

Trevor Berrett [ Twitter / Website ]