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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
Modern Times, 1936, Charles Chaplin
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 14, 2015
Jun 14 Posted by aaronwest In many ways, Modern Times was both an ending and a beginning. For Chaplin, it was the end of his silent movie star career and his popular character, the tramp. It was also the last major silent film release. It was at the height of the depression, and the underlying them read more
Modern Times, 1936, Charles Chaplin
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 14, 2015
Jun 14 Posted by aaronwest In many ways, Modern Times was both an ending and a beginning. For Chaplin, it was the end of his silent movie star career and his popular character, the tramp. It was also the last major silent film release. It was at the height of the depression, and the underlying them read more
Modern Times, 1936, Charles Chaplin
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 14, 2015
Jun 14 Posted by aaronwest In many ways, Modern Times was both an ending and a beginning. For Chaplin, it was the end of his silent movie star career and his popular character, the tramp. It was also the last major silent film release. It was at the height of the depression, and the underlying them read more
My Beach Party Rainout
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 9, 2015
Jun 9 Posted by aaronwest The above picture is my yet to be unpacked suitcase. It is packed with unrealistic expectations. Often when I travel, I’ll have free time and (surprise!), I spend it watching movies. As you can see, I have a few movies in there — The Seventh Seal, Make Way for read more
My Beach Party Rainout
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 9, 2015
Jun 9 Posted by aaronwest The above picture is my yet to be unpacked suitcase. It is packed with unrealistic expectations. Often when I travel, I’ll have free time and (surprise!), I spend it watching movies. As you can see, I have a few movies in there — The Seventh Seal, Make Way for read more
My Beach Party Rainout
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 9, 2015
Jun 9 Posted by aaronwest The above picture is my yet to be unpacked suitcase. It is packed with unrealistic expectations. Often when I travel, I’ll have free time and (surprise!), I spend it watching movies. As you can see, I have a few movies in there — The Seventh Seal, Make Way for read more
New York Postscript
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 7, 2015
Jun 7 Posted by aaronwest Yesterday’s post about my Criterion trip was lengthy enough, but I forgot one tidbit. Remember I was wearing the Ride t-shirt and the show had been the night before? After I left the Criterion offices, I got into an elevator with a number of people. I was pretty much read more
New York Postscript
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 7, 2015
Jun 7 Posted by aaronwest Yesterday’s post about my Criterion trip was lengthy enough, but I forgot one tidbit. Remember I was wearing the Ride t-shirt and the show had been the night before? After I left the Criterion offices, I got into an elevator with a number of people. I was pretty much read more
New York Postscript
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 7, 2015
Jun 7 Posted by aaronwest Yesterday’s post about my Criterion trip was lengthy enough, but I forgot one tidbit. Remember I was wearing the Ride t-shirt and the show had been the night before? After I left the Criterion offices, I got into an elevator with a number of people. I was pretty much read more
A Trip to Criterion (and other NYC cultural excursions)
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 6, 2015
Jun 6 Posted by aaronwest It was Day 3 on our NYC “not a tour” trip. Day 1 was a movie — Pickup on South Street; day 2 was a concert — Ride; Day 3 was shopping and just hanging about. The one thing about New York City is there’s so much to see and do, that it caters to everyone’s read more
A Trip to Criterion (and other NYC cultural excursions)
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 6, 2015
Jun 6 Posted by aaronwest It was Day 3 on our NYC “not a tour” trip. Day 1 was a movie — Pickup on South Street; day 2 was a concert — Ride; Day 3 was shopping and just hanging about. The one thing about New York City is there’s so much to see and do, that it caters to everyone’s read more
A Trip to Criterion (and other NYC cultural excursions)
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 6, 2015
Jun 6 Posted by aaronwest It was Day 3 on our NYC “not a tour” trip. Day 1 was a movie — Pickup on South Street; day 2 was a concert — Ride; Day 3 was shopping and just hanging about. The one thing about New York City is there’s so much to see and do, that it caters to everyone’s read more
Hello Podcasting
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 5, 2015
Jun 5 Posted by aaronwest A great thing about social media is you end up vibing with certain people. I’ve made “friends” with people that live thousands of miles away and speak different languages, just because we share a common interest. I started getting along with James Hancock read more
Hello Podcasting
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 5, 2015
Jun 5 Posted by aaronwest A great thing about social media is you end up vibing with certain people. I’ve made “friends” with people that live thousands of miles away and speak different languages, just because we share a common interest. I started getting along with James Hancock read more
Hello Podcasting
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Jun 5, 2015
Jun 5 Posted by aaronwest A great thing about social media is you end up vibing with certain people. I’ve made “friends” with people that live thousands of miles away and speak different languages, just because we share a common interest. I started getting along with James Hancock read more
The River, 1951, Jean Renoir
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 30, 2015
May 30 Posted by aaronwest “The River had it’s own life, fishes and porpoise, turtles and birds, and people who were born and lived and died on it “ – Older Harriet With The River, Jean Renoir is portraying two Indias. The native India is one of mystique and mystery to a westerner, but read more
The River, 1951, Jean Renoir
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 30, 2015
May 30 Posted by aaronwest “The River had it’s own life, fishes and porpoise, turtles and birds, and people who were born and lived and died on it “ – Older Harriet With The River, Jean Renoir is portraying two Indias. The native India is one of mystique and mystery to a westerner, but read more
The River, 1951, Jean Renoir
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 30, 2015
May 30 Posted by aaronwest “The River had it’s own life, fishes and porpoise, turtles and birds, and people who were born and lived and died on it “ – Older Harriet With The River, Jean Renoir is portraying two Indias. The native India is one of mystique and mystery to a westerner, but read more
History, Around the Corner
Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 29, 2015
May 29 Posted by aaronwest It’s funny how I undertook a project to write about The Criterion Collection. yet I find myself continually engaged with film history. As it turns out, a new summer collective film project has launched. It can be called a Blogathon, but in reviewing the topics, this read more