The Criterion Collection is both a blessing and a curse for movie geeks. Without Criterion to offer us gorgeously restored versions of hard-to-find classics and “films of importance”, so many essential pieces of world cinema would be that much harder to get your hands on. But on the other hand…..jeez, they’re expensive. Ask your film …
Gloriously composed — visually and aurally — The Young Girls of Rochefort is a lyrically light holiday to this provincial town, with its assortment of pleasant people having their fair share of romantic troubles. Moreover, it’s one of the best musicals the form has ever seen.
Few things are more exciting for hardcore cinephiles than the semi-annual Barnes and Noble Criterion sale. For a few precious weeks a year, super high-quality Blu-Rays of obscure and influential classic films are on the relative cheap. Most noteworthy: they look really, REALLY pretty. Most Criterion-heads are lining up to pick up A Hard Day’s …
Black Narcissus Directed by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell UK – 100 minutes. Color Criterion Spine # 93 Black Narcissus is one of the seminal works in British film history. Transplanting Anglican nuns to a strange and corrupting land, their identity and peace of mind is threatened by the exotic setting. The altitude and ever …