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Make Way for Tomorrow, 1937, Leo McCarey
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 28, 2015
Jun 28 Posted by aaronwest “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother.” Aging is a not a sexy topic for Hollywood. Coming of age stories are different. Dealing with the adversity of adulthood is different. There are plenty of those movies, although not nearly as many that are simply about living life as read more
Make Way for Tomorrow, 1937, Leo McCarey
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 28, 2015
Jun 28 Posted by aaronwest “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother.” Aging is a not a sexy topic for Hollywood. Coming of age stories are different. Dealing with the adversity of adulthood is different. There are plenty of those movies, although not nearly as many that are simply about living life as read more
Make Way for Tomorrow, 1937, Leo McCarey
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 28, 2015
Jun 28 Posted by aaronwest “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother.” Aging is a not a sexy topic for Hollywood. Coming of age stories are different. Dealing with the adversity of adulthood is different. There are plenty of those movies, although not nearly as many that are simply about living life as read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 3
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 27, 2015
Jun 27 Posted by aaronwest THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL This is the third post of three that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips
Part 2: The Beginning of the End Du read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 3
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 27, 2015
Jun 27 Posted by aaronwest THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL This is the third post of three that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips
Part 2: The Beginning of the End Du read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 3
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 27, 2015
Jun 27 Posted by aaronwest THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL This is the third post of three that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips
Part 2: The Beginning of the End Du read more
Top 20 of 1936
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 26, 2015
Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest 1936 was a phenomenal year for French film, perhaps among the best ever. There are six French films on my list, all of which are in my top ten. Of course I’ve made it clear that 1930s French film is my favorite era of all time, so this should come as no surprise. Th read more
Top 20 of 1936
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 26, 2015
Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest 1936 was a phenomenal year for French film, perhaps among the best ever. There are six French films on my list, all of which are in my top ten. Of course I’ve made it clear that 1930s French film is my favorite era of all time, so this should come as no surprise. Th read more
Top 20 of 1936
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 26, 2015
Jun 26 Posted by aaronwest 1936 was a phenomenal year for French film, perhaps among the best ever. There are six French films on my list, all of which are in my top ten. Of course I’ve made it clear that 1930s French film is my favorite era of all time, so this should come as no surprise. Th read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 2
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 25, 2015
Jun 25 Posted by aaronwest THE BEGINNING OF THE END This is the second post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 2
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 25, 2015
Jun 25 Posted by aaronwest THE BEGINNING OF THE END This is the second post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 2
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 25, 2015
Jun 25 Posted by aaronwest THE BEGINNING OF THE END This is the second post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. Part 1: The Foundation Slips UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 1
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21 Posted by aaronwest THE FOUNDATION SLIPS This is the first post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. These essays are based on previous research that I have read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 1
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21 Posted by aaronwest THE FOUNDATION SLIPS This is the first post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. These essays are based on previous research that I have read more
The End of the Studio System, Part 1
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21 Posted by aaronwest THE FOUNDATION SLIPS This is the first post of three parts that is part of the Classic History Project Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently, Silver Screenings, and Once Upon a Screen, and sponsored by Flicker Alley. These essays are based on previous research that I have read more
Summer With Monika, 1953, Ingmar Bergman
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 20, 2015
Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and read more
Summer With Monika, 1953, Ingmar Bergman
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 20, 2015
Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and read more
Summer With Monika, 1953, Ingmar Bergman
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 20, 2015
Jun 20 Posted by aaronwest For this post I am mixing it up a little bit. Rather than do a formal review, I’m participating in MovieMovieBlogBlog’s Sex! Blogathon. Rather than do a formal review and/or analysis of this earlier Bergman film, I’m going to explore how sexuality was portrayed and read more
The Rose, 1979, Mark Rydell
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 19, 2015
Jun 19 Posted by aaronwest I have been aware of The Rose for most of my life. People had talked about it at various stages, but I made an unconscious decision not to see it. Why? Maybe because I loved Janis Joplin and disliked Bette Midler, so the burning desire wasn’t there. It wasn’t anything read more
The Rose, 1979, Mark Rydell
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 19, 2015
Jun 19 Posted by aaronwest I have been aware of The Rose for most of my life. People had talked about it at various stages, but I made an unconscious decision not to see it. Why? Maybe because I loved Janis Joplin and disliked Bette Midler, so the burning desire wasn’t there. It wasn’t anything read more