Monthly Archives: October 2011

Criterion Cuts: “House”

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Hello and welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts. Each week I take a look at one of the many offerings of everyone’s favorite arthouse/foreign home video label, The Criterion Collection, and do a write up of what the … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: Trying Days of Jarmusch, “Mystery Train”

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

If you’ll permit me to be reflective for a little bit this week, one of the best parts of these director-specific projects is that it leads you into places that you’d rarely go normally. Now, that’s a good thing abstractly, … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Eyes Without A Face”

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Welcome to the latest edition of Criterion Cuts, the weekly series where I take a look at one of the many films available on Hulu Plus from the massive library of everyone’s favorite arthouse and foreign film distributor, the Criterion … Continue reading →

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Directing Viewing: Jarmusch Hits it Big, “Down By Law”

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

In this third installment of Directed Viewing, we’re going to be taking a look at more of the filmography of Jim Jarmusch. If you’d like to get caught up, parts one and two can be found by clicking the links. … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Carnival of Souls”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Welcome to the latest installment of Criterion Cuts. By now you probably know how this works: each week I watch a film from the catalog of everyone’s favorite foreign/art house home video label The Criterion Collection. My choices, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: Jarmusch After School, “Stranger Than Paradise”

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

I’ll admit that the first movie in this little project didn’t exactly bolster my confidence for my Jarmusch project. In fact, I can’t imagine a first film from a director I’ve done a project on that I disliked more. But … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Kuroneko”

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Criterion Cuts, the weekly column that explores the massive library of everyone’s favorite foreign/arthouse home video label, The Criterion Collection. I usually pick something from their offerings up on Hulu Plus for … Continue reading →

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Directed Viewing: Intro to the Jarmusch Project, “Permanent Vacation”

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

It’s been a while since my last director’s project, where I spent a bunch of time working through the filmography of Stephen Spielberg. I learned fewer lessons from that project than I would have liked, but among them was the … Continue reading →

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Criterion Cuts: “Sisters”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Welcome to Criterion Cuts, the weekly article where I dive into the cinematic offerings of everyone’s favorite foreign and arthouse distributor, The Criterion Collection. This week is a much more genre selection than is usual, and let’s just get right … Continue reading →

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