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The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973, Peter Yates

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 20, 2015

May 20 Posted by aaronwest The Story of Eddie Coyle is a rough edged movie with stern and serious characters that are either acting out of desperation or opportunism, all the while taking advantage of everyone that gets in their way. Everyone has an agenda, and much of the movie is them taking slig read more

The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973, Peter Yates

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 20, 2015

May 20 Posted by aaronwest The Story of Eddie Coyle is a rough edged movie with stern and serious characters that are either acting out of desperation or opportunism, all the while taking advantage of everyone that gets in their way. Everyone has an agenda, and much of the movie is them taking slig read more

The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973, Peter Yates

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 20, 2015

May 20 Posted by aaronwest The Story of Eddie Coyle is a rough edged movie with stern and serious characters that are either acting out of desperation or opportunism, all the while taking advantage of everyone that gets in their way. Everyone has an agenda, and much of the movie is them taking slig read more

On the Waterfront, 1954, Elia Kazan

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 17, 2015

May 17 Posted by aaronwest Waterfront Week was quite an experiment. This is not something I’ve done before but I’ll most likely do it again for important films as they come along. Here are the posts from the week: Kazan Naming Names – This is about Elia Kazan’s experiences w read more

On the Waterfront, 1954, Elia Kazan

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 17, 2015

May 17 Posted by aaronwest Waterfront Week was quite an experiment. This is not something I’ve done before but I’ll most likely do it again for important films as they come along. Here are the posts from the week: Kazan Naming Names – This is about Elia Kazan’s experiences w read more

On the Waterfront, 1954, Elia Kazan

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 17, 2015

May 17 Posted by aaronwest Waterfront Week was quite an experiment. This is not something I’ve done before but I’ll most likely do it again for important films as they come along. Here are the posts from the week: Kazan Naming Names – This is about Elia Kazan’s experiences w read more

My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon: On the Waterfront

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 16, 2015

May 16 Posted by aaronwest Over the last week, I’ve dedicated myself to re-evaluating a single film for Classic Film and TV Cafe’s “My Favorite Classic Movie” Blogathon. This is the official post for my choice of film, but I’ve already written about the film at length. read more

My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon: On the Waterfront

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 16, 2015

May 16 Posted by aaronwest Over the last week, I’ve dedicated myself to re-evaluating a single film for Classic Film and TV Cafe’s “My Favorite Classic Movie” Blogathon. This is the official post for my choice of film, but I’ve already written about the film at length. read more

My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon: On the Waterfront

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 16, 2015

May 16 Posted by aaronwest Over the last week, I’ve dedicated myself to re-evaluating a single film for Classic Film and TV Cafe’s “My Favorite Classic Movie” Blogathon. This is the official post for my choice of film, but I’ve already written about the film at length. read more

On the Waterfront: The Great Performances

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 15, 2015

May 15 Posted by aaronwest “When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful.” – Charley Malloy. “It was you, Charley.” – Terry Mallow. We’ll get to Terry (Marlon Brando) and Charley (Rod Steiger) soon enough, especially the famous sce read more

On the Waterfront: The Great Performances

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 15, 2015

May 15 Posted by aaronwest “When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful.” – Charley Malloy. “It was you, Charley.” – Terry Mallow. We’ll get to Terry (Marlon Brando) and Charley (Rod Steiger) soon enough, especially the famous sce read more

On the Waterfront: The Great Performances

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 15, 2015

May 15 Posted by aaronwest “When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful.” – Charley Malloy. “It was you, Charley.” – Terry Mallow. We’ll get to Terry (Marlon Brando) and Charley (Rod Steiger) soon enough, especially the famous sce read more

On the Waterfront: Kazan Naming Names

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 12, 2015

May 12 Posted by aaronwest   Elia Kazan was and still is a controversial figure. Below is a video from his 2008 Academy Awards Lifetime Achievement presentation. Scroll to the 1:15 mark where Kazan walks out on stage. You’ll hear applause and see some people standing, like Warren Beatty read more

On the Waterfront: Kazan Naming Names

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 12, 2015

May 12 Posted by aaronwest   Elia Kazan was and still is a controversial figure. Below is a video from his 2008 Academy Awards Lifetime Achievement presentation. Scroll to the 1:15 mark where Kazan walks out on stage. You’ll hear applause and see some people standing, like Warren Beatty read more

On the Waterfront: Kazan Naming Names

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 12, 2015

May 12 Posted by aaronwest   Elia Kazan was and still is a controversial figure. Below is a video from his 2008 Academy Awards Lifetime Achievement presentation. Scroll to the 1:15 mark where Kazan walks out on stage. You’ll hear applause and see some people standing, like Warren Beatty read more

Waterfront Week

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 11, 2015

May 11 Posted by aaronwest Some films require more attention than just the standard “review” format to cover properly. On the Waterfront has been “reviewed” thousands of times from amateurs and professionals alike. It is the caliber of film that, in my opinion, requires a li read more

Waterfront Week

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 11, 2015

May 11 Posted by aaronwest Some films require more attention than just the standard “review” format to cover properly. On the Waterfront has been “reviewed” thousands of times from amateurs and professionals alike. It is the caliber of film that, in my opinion, requires a li read more

Waterfront Week

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 11, 2015

May 11 Posted by aaronwest Some films require more attention than just the standard “review” format to cover properly. On the Waterfront has been “reviewed” thousands of times from amateurs and professionals alike. It is the caliber of film that, in my opinion, requires a li read more

Odd Man Out, 1947, Carol Reed

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 10, 2015

May 10 Posted by aaronwest Odd Man Out was the first of a series of three films that essentially put Carol Reed into the conversation as a major auteur of the post-war period. The other two are The Fallen Idol and The Third Man, the latter of which is considered his masterpiece. It currently is #73 read more

Odd Man Out, 1947, Carol Reed

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on May 10, 2015

May 10 Posted by aaronwest Odd Man Out was the first of a series of three films that essentially put Carol Reed into the conversation as a major auteur of the post-war period. The other two are The Fallen Idol and The Third Man, the latter of which is considered his masterpiece. It currently is #73 read more
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