Since I spent a week at home during Chinese New Year without watching any films this month,I only managed to watch 17 films in 24 days.10 out of 17 are Criterion Collection films,they come from different countries (Japan,Korea,USA,France,England,Italy,Czech),different style(noir,college comedy,period drama etc.),different era(Early Hollywood,Japanese New Wave,Czech New Wave,etc.),but one thing in common,that is GREAT QUALITY […]
Year: 2012
10 Criterion Films about Old People
I like the line in Make Way for Tomorrow which says:One of the pleasure of being old is you can pretend not to face facts in everyday life,so will you please let me pretend? Just like every stage of a man’s life,being old is as painful as the others.You have to face death,face the changed […]
If I could Choose the Past 83 Oscar Best Pictures…
We all know that Oscar Best Picture choices are not perfect,they actually suck most of the time.The most important reason for this “fantasy list” is discovering anything else great in the nomination list regardless of politics,PR,box office results etc. Below is my choice of the past 83 Oscar Best Pictures,and it is biased and totally […]
R.I.P. Theo Angelopoulos
R.I.P. Great Master Eternity Theme,from Eternity and a Day.The score I have listened over and over again. Eternity Theme Variation I My fav Angelopoulos film so far: Landscape in the Mist,seen it twice,can’t […]
Are You “Adventurous” Enough to Try Eclipse Series?
Here is a brief introduction about Eclipse Series on Criterion.com: Eclipse is a selection of lost,forgotten,or overshadowed classics in simple,affordable editions.Each Series is a brief cinematheque retrospective for the adventurous home viewer. The last few words “adventurous home viewer” interest me,I think there are 2 reasons Criterion call these people “adventurous“. First,the “overshadowed ” Eclipse Series are less […]
16 DVD Companies(Brands) You should be Aware of
Speaking of making film dvds,nobody does it better than Criterion.But they can not release all the films ever made,so it is necessary to be aware of other dvd companies in other countries and regions. If you are a regular visitor of DVDBeaver,you might recognize some brands below,but I bet there are some you have never heard […]