This week was all about Criterion’s beautifully done bluray edition of Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love for me. It is, as far as I can tell, flawless — just like the film itself. The picture is crystal clear without a spec of blocking, artifacting, halo or flutter. The one spot I thought...
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After a few months of only occasional excitement on Announce Day, Criterion unloaded a blockbuster slate on us today. It includes the previously known titles of The Three Colors Trilogy, and the double-dips of The Rules of the Game and Rushmore. It was expected to be rounded out by Bitter Rice and Y Tu...
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Tags: 12 Angry Men, A Brighter Summer Day, Criterion, Elephant Boy, Fanny and Alexander, In the Mood for Love, ingmar bergman, Krystof Kieslowski, Rushmore, Sabu, Sidney Lumet, The Drum, The Jungle Book, The Rules of the Game, The Three Colors Trilogy, Wes Anderson, Wong Kar Wai
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Another week, another comic book movie. This time it was Green Lantern’s turn, and things did not go as for old GL as they did for Thor, which is probably why you don’t want to put all of your summer dollar eggs into one basket, which you then give to Ryan Reynolds for safe...
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