Criterion Reflections

David Blakeslee

A journey in time through the films of the Criterion Collection.

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Criterion Reflections – Episode 56 – Reginald Mills’ Tales of Beatrix Potter

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08/15/19 • 94 min

David is joined by new guest Peter Webb to talk about this family-friendly matinee feature, currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

Criterion Reflections – Episode 55 – Ingmar Bergman’s The Touch

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06/24/19 • 97 min

David is joined by Jordan Essoe and first-time guest, television director Norman Buckley, to discuss this long-neglected English language film by Ingmar Bergman.

Criterion Reflections – Episode 107 – Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin’s Tout va bien / Letter to Jane

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10/20/21 • -1 min

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. This fourth season of the podcast features conversations about movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually receive the Criterion imprimatur. In this episode, David is joined by William Remmers, Derek J. Power and first-time guest Andrew Peirce to discuss Tout va bien and Letter to Jane , both directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin. This episode wraps up a three-part miniseries focused on Godard’s work between 1966 and 1972.

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Tout va bien

Criterion Reflections – Episode 80 – Werner Herzog’s Land of Silence and Darkness

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05/24/20 • -1 min

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by David Seeley to discuss Land of Silence and Darkness, directed by Werner Herzog.

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog Film (official)
Wikipedia
IndieWire
Nonfics (ranking of Herzog’s documentary films)
Roger Ebert
Rolling Stone
Taste of Cinema

Land of Silence and Darkness

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THE BIG BOSS

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GROWING UP FEMALE / JANIE’S JANIE / JOYCE AT 34

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Criterion Reflections – Episode 122 – Alan Gibson’s Dracula A.D. 1972

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06/30/22 • -1 min

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. This fourth season of the podcast features conversations about movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually receive the Criterion imprimatur. In this episode, David is joined by Richard Doyle to discuss Dracula A.D. 1972, directed by Alan Gibson. The film previously streamed on the Criterion Channel, but was not available on that service at the time of this recording.

Hammer Horror

Dracula A.D. 1972

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THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT

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SAVAGES

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Criterion Reflections – Episode 109 – Lone Wolf and Cub [Part 2]

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11/30/21 • -1 min

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. This fourth season of the podcast features conversations about movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually receive the Criterion imprimatur. In this episode, David is joined by Richard Doyle, Jason Beamish and David Seeley to conclude a discussion about the Lone Wolf and Cub series, six films released in Japan between 1972-1974. Part Two of this two-part series covers Baby Cart in Peril, Baby Cart in the Land of Demons and White Heaven in Hell.

The Films

Baby Cart in Peril

Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

White Heaven in Hell

Manga

Wikipedia
Graphite Comics (Volumes 1-14 of 28 volume series)
Dark Horse (Interview with series co-creator Kazuo Koike)
Humble Bundle Deal – mentioned in the show, good thru 12/1/21!

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LONE WOLF AND CUB [PART 1 ]

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IMAGES

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Criterion Reflections – Episode 57 – Alan J. Pakula’s Klute

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08/24/19 • 104 min

Here's your chance to tap into a lurid three-way conversation with David, Robert and Trevor about sex, murder and paranoia. We got the whole thing on tape!

Criterion Reflections – Episode 71 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Beware of a Holy Whore

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03/07/20 • -1 min

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Jon Laubinger, Josh Hornbeck, Robert Taylor and Richard Doyle to discuss Beware of a Holy Whore, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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MURMUR OF THE HEART

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A SAFE PLACE

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Criterion Reflections – Episode 70 – Louis Malle’s Murmur of the Heart

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02/19/20 • -1 min

David is joined by Aaron West and William Remmers to discuss the cinematic coming-of-age of one Laurent Chevalier.

Criterion Reflections – Episode 138 – Melvin Van Peebles’ Don’t Play Us Cheap

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09/22/23 • -1 min

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this fourth season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Richard Doyle and Aaron Strand to discuss Don’t Play Us Cheap, directed by Melvin Van Peebles. The film was released in the box set Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films, and is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

Episode Links: MELVIN VAN PEEBLES

The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Channel
Letterboxd
Wikipedia
Black Film Archive
BlackPast
Directors Guild of America (video interview)
Film School Rejects
The History Makers
Ohio Wesleyan University (MVP’s alma mater)
Pop Matters
Red Bull Music Academy (2008 lecture)
TCM
Third Man Books
Variety – Ten Essential Works
New York Times (obituary)
Behind the Slate (podcast series on Melvin Van Peebles)
Criterion Reflections Episode 50 – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song

DON’T PLAY US CHEAP

The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Channel
Wikipedia
Letterboxd
Playbill (original Broadway theatrical program)
AV Club
Cinepassion
Department of Afro American Research Arts & Culture
Every 70s Movie
National Review
Pop Matters
Slant
Behind the Slate

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HANZO THE RAZOR

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CRIES AND WHISPERS

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