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Devi (1960)

During November's Barnes and Noble Criterion sale, I took a chance on a film I've never seen before. I am so glad that I did. It's one of the great films about the possibilities and the dangers of religious faith.

Being time and Stalker time

Being time and Stalker time

[There are some spoiler-ish comments regarding Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker ahead.] • I'm in the Zone. It's one of the most mysterious places in all of cinema. Some say that wishes are granted there. Some say it can swallow human beings whole, and that is

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Two hours of texture

For a film as exquisitely beautiful as this, it's better to describe it's textures than to quote its dialogue.

Collectors: Why do you collect?

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Collectors: Why do you collect?

With this weekend came came the latest breaking news from the Criterion Collection, and once again my cinephile's heart did its dance of joy. The announcement came with their semi-annual posting of titles that have been recently given the high-quality Criterion treatment for an upcoming release on blu-ray.

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Barnes and Noble Wants to Break Your Budget

You may wish to say the Lord's Prayer — particularly the part about "Lead us not into temptation" — before you visit this link. And it may be that I am now guilty of "causing my brother to stumble." If so, forgive me. But for those

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Forget about those Star Wars and Lord of the Rings boxed sets. Here's the one that really matters. (To me, anyway.)

Know what this means? It means that November 15th brings the blu-ray set I've been longing for. DISC FEATURES * New high-definition digital restorations (with DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray editions) * Three cinema lessons with director Krzysztof Kieślowski * New interviews with composer Zbigniew Preisner; writer Krzysztof Piesiewicz; and

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An eye-catching line.

I love the cover for Criterion's new edition The Thin Red Line. What's your favorite Criterion Collection cover art?

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Flannery O'Connor in the Criterion Collection

Here's a new essay at Criterion about their latest release: Wise Blood. I've heard very mixed things about this film, insofar as it represents (or fails to) the story O'Connor wrote. Will you be picking up this DVD? Have you seen the film? I&

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"Wise Blood" is Coming to Criterion

This may be the only thrilling opportunity I have to tag a post with both "Flannery O'Connor" and "The Criterion Collection." So here goes... The Criterion Collection is already wondrous beyond all measure, but do they really have to show off like this? They&

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"Days of Heaven": The Criterion DVD

Best DVD news in a while! Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven is coming to The Criterion Collection. And what an intriguing development... it's a going to have a new look. Can the director's cut of The New World be far behind? Please, Criterion, please.

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Yi-Yi (A One and a Two) from Criterion

If you haven't seen Yi-Yi (A One and a Two), you're in for a treat. It's been out on DVD before, but not like this. The full Criterion treatment has arrived, and I encourage you to check it out as soon as you can.

Specials: Kaurismäki. Ceylan. Rohmer. And X-Men.

GreenCine Daily has all of the Cannes links you could hope for, and some very interesting, if somewhat disappointing, reports. DIM LIGHT I loved Aki Kaurismäki's The Man Without a Past. But according to reviews posted at GreenCine, Kaurismäki's new film Lights in the Dusk isn&

The Bible on the Big Screen

Looking Elsewhere: October 31, 2005

Narnia: A new story, a Newsweek review, and Douglas Gresham speaks. Also: Wilco. Criterion. Jesus movie.

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Get ready for the Criterion DVD of "Au Hasard Balthazar"

Robert Bresson's haunting, soulful masterpiece is coming... Have you advance-ordered your copy? I have. This was the best film I saw on the big screen last year, and I've thought about it more than any other film since. If you don't know about this

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Au Hasard Balthazar

My favorite moviegoing experience of last year was Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar. Now, Darren Hughes at Long Pauses has given me the best news I've heard all week... The Criterion Collection is doing it up right. And if this is somebody's idea of