The folks at Criterion have been busy little bees lately. They’ve released three (!) films by Max Ophüls, a remaster of Pier Paolo Passolini’s notorious final film, plus six films from Janus’ Essential Arthouse collection in economical, bare-bones editions.
Ophüls’ film career spanned 25 years and three countries, beginning in his native Germany in 1931, followed [...]
Tags: Criterion, DVD, Ophuls, Pasolini
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Crazed Canadian (I know … sounds like an oxymoron) filmmaker Guy Maddin’s equally crazed, live-orchestra film Brand Upon the Brain! will be released August 12 by Criterion, of all companies. Filmed with Maddin’s usual silent aesthetic, it traveled to major cities complete with it’s own live orchestra, choir and narrators. At one point, [...]
Tags: Brand Upon the Brain, Dark City, DVD, Trafic
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Note: My friends over at MovieZeal write about DVD releases once a week, but they don’t include classics. So as a public service, and because I’m just an altruistic kind of guy, here are some of the recent classic art house releases for your viewing pleasure.
At the top of the list has to be [...]
Tags: Dreyer, DVD, Kurosawa, Tarr
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