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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

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

Top 20 of 1946

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 28, 2015

May 28 Posted by aaronwest 1946 is an important year for cinema as it was a post-war turning point both in America and internationally. With the war over, the tone of film changed. The propaganda pieces were mostly a thing of the past, but the pessimism and negatively lingered in the form of film n read more

Top 20 of 1946

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 28, 2015

May 28 Posted by aaronwest 1946 is an important year for cinema as it was a post-war turning point both in America and internationally. With the war over, the tone of film changed. The propaganda pieces were mostly a thing of the past, but the pessimism and negatively lingered in the form of film n read more

Top 20 of 1946

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 28, 2015

May 28 Posted by aaronwest 1946 is an important year for cinema as it was a post-war turning point both in America and internationally. With the war over, the tone of film changed. The propaganda pieces were mostly a thing of the past, but the pessimism and negatively lingered in the form of film n read more

An Appreciation for Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 26, 2015

May 26 Posted by aaronwest It was a strange coincidence that when I was reevaluating Errol Morris’ Gates of Heaven and Vernon, Florida, just a number of weeks after delving into The Thin Blue Line, that I caught wind of one of my favorite podcasts (WrongReel) dedicating half of an episode to Errol read more

An Appreciation for Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 26, 2015

May 26 Posted by aaronwest It was a strange coincidence that when I was reevaluating Errol Morris’ Gates of Heaven and Vernon, Florida, just a number of weeks after delving into The Thin Blue Line, that I caught wind of one of my favorite podcasts (WrongReel) dedicating half of an episode to Errol read more

An Appreciation for Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 26, 2015

May 26 Posted by aaronwest It was a strange coincidence that when I was reevaluating Errol Morris’ Gates of Heaven and Vernon, Florida, just a number of weeks after delving into The Thin Blue Line, that I caught wind of one of my favorite podcasts (WrongReel) dedicating half of an episode to Errol read more

Top 60 Adolescence and Childhood Films

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 25, 2015

May 25 Posted by aaronwest Sam over at Wonders in the Dark invited me to participate in a project to pick 60 of my favorite portrayals of adolescence and childhood. Sounds easy, right? Quite the opposite. I was happy to oblige as I live for lists like this, but it took some work to narrow down my f read more

Top 60 Adolescence and Childhood Films

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 25, 2015

May 25 Posted by aaronwest Sam over at Wonders in the Dark invited me to participate in a project to pick 60 of my favorite portrayals of adolescence and childhood. Sounds easy, right? Quite the opposite. I was happy to oblige as I live for lists like this, but it took some work to narrow down my f read more

Top 60 Adolescence and Childhood Films

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 25, 2015

May 25 Posted by aaronwest Sam over at Wonders in the Dark invited me to participate in a project to pick 60 of my favorite portrayals of adolescence and childhood. Sounds easy, right? Quite the opposite. I was happy to oblige as I live for lists like this, but it took some work to narrow down my f read more

Redes, 1936, Emilio Gómez Muriel & Fred Zinnemann

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 24, 2015

May 24 Posted by aaronwest Sergei Eisenstein famously visited Mexico in 1930 to attempt a film project, ¡Que viva México! which fell through for a number of reasons. Despite his failure, he left an indelible mark on the film industry. Initiated by a strong left wing state, the film Redes was produc read more

Redes, 1936, Emilio Gómez Muriel & Fred Zinnemann

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 24, 2015

May 24 Posted by aaronwest Sergei Eisenstein famously visited Mexico in 1930 to attempt a film project, ¡Que viva México! which fell through for a number of reasons. Despite his failure, he left an indelible mark on the film industry. Initiated by a strong left wing state, the film Redes was produc read more

Redes, 1936, Emilio Gómez Muriel & Fred Zinnemann

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 24, 2015

May 24 Posted by aaronwest Sergei Eisenstein famously visited Mexico in 1930 to attempt a film project, ¡Que viva México! which fell through for a number of reasons. Despite his failure, he left an indelible mark on the film industry. Initiated by a strong left wing state, the film Redes was produc read more

Vernon, Florida, 1981, Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 23, 2015

May 23 Posted by aaronwest I live in the southeast, so I’m used to southern culture. We have our share of “rednecks,” but aside from the accents and political leanings, much of the local flavor isn’t too different from any other medium-sized city. Because it is nearby, we visit Florida somewhat read more

Vernon, Florida, 1981, Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 23, 2015

May 23 Posted by aaronwest I live in the southeast, so I’m used to southern culture. We have our share of “rednecks,” but aside from the accents and political leanings, much of the local flavor isn’t too different from any other medium-sized city. Because it is nearby, we visit Florida somewhat read more

Vernon, Florida, 1981, Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 23, 2015

May 23 Posted by aaronwest I live in the southeast, so I’m used to southern culture. We have our share of “rednecks,” but aside from the accents and political leanings, much of the local flavor isn’t too different from any other medium-sized city. Because it is nearby, we visit Florida somewhat read more

Gates of Heaven, 1978, Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 21, 2015

May 21 Posted by aaronwest Early on in Gates of Heaven, one of the interview subjects gives a quote that summarizes much of the film: “The love that people have for their pets is tremendous, something that is very, very difficult to explain.” As a pet owner for most of my life, I identify with read more

Gates of Heaven, 1978, Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 21, 2015

May 21 Posted by aaronwest Early on in Gates of Heaven, one of the interview subjects gives a quote that summarizes much of the film: “The love that people have for their pets is tremendous, something that is very, very difficult to explain.” As a pet owner for most of my life, I identify with read more

Gates of Heaven, 1978, Errol Morris

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 21, 2015

May 21 Posted by aaronwest Early on in Gates of Heaven, one of the interview subjects gives a quote that summarizes much of the film: “The love that people have for their pets is tremendous, something that is very, very difficult to explain.” As a pet owner for most of my life, I identify with read more
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