Our blog for all of the fun things I’ve found on the Internet.Tumblr (3.0; @criterioncast)http://blog.criterioncast.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d_kd044Ca0M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Check out the second video, in Criterion’s series of conversations with Robert Downey Sr and Paul Thomas Anderson, discussing <strong>No More Excuses</strong></p> <p><a href="http://criterioncast.com/2012/05/22/a-journey-through-the-eclipse-series-up-all-night-with-robert-downey-sr/" target="_blank">Read David’s review of today’s Eclipse release: Up All Night With Robert Downey Sr.</a></p> <p><a href="http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23242134586/check-out-criterions-first-video-between-robert" target="_blank">You can see the first episode in the series here.</a></p> <p><a href="http://criterioncast.com/2012/05/21/first-teaser-for-paul-thomas-andersons-the-master-arrives/" target="_blank">Also, if you haven’t checked it out, watch the teaser for PT Anderson’s new film, The Master.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EGFE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EGFE" target="_blank">Order the Eclipse set on Amazon</a></p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23560261147http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23560261147Tue, 22 May 2012 13:26:43 -0700criterionpaul thomas andersonrobert downey srvideo““Cinema is one of the most important mediums that we have been given to approach life and human beings.””<br/><br/> - <em><p>Andrea Arnold</p> <p><a href="http://www.festival-cannes.fr//en/article/59375.html" target="_blank">Via the Cannes Film Festival blog</a></p></em>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23551070715http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23551070715Tue, 22 May 2012 10:26:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e0871gpB1qf7r5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://strangewood.tumblr.com/post/23530225073/alain-resnais-at-the-2012-cannes-film-festival" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">strangewood</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Alain Resnais at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.</p></blockquote>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23545277736http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23545277736Tue, 22 May 2012 07:53:58 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eq6dSwfk1qa6obyo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some packaging shots of <a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/27638-summer-with-monika" target="_blank"><strong>Summer With Monika</strong></a> (from our Instagram)</p> <p>Pre-order the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EGA4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EGA4" target="_blank">DVD</a> or the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EGC2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EGC2" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a> from Amazon</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23529494131http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23529494131Mon, 21 May 2012 21:53:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4epzqy9091qa6obyo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some packaging shots of Ingmar Bergman’s <a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/27782-summer-interlude" target="_blank"><strong>Summer Interlude</strong></a> (from our Instagram)</p> <p>Pre-order the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EGDQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EGDQ" target="_blank">DVD</a> or the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EGB8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EGB8" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a> from Amazon.</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23529310089http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23529310089Mon, 21 May 2012 21:48:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4czqp7flA1qa6obyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://criterionaffection.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/490-wings-of-desire/" target="_blank">Check out Michele Rosenthal’s latest adorable Criterion related illustration from her blog, for Wim Wenders <b>Wings Of Desire</b>.</a></p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23468512764http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23468512764Sun, 20 May 2012 23:12:03 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4akd0LZxP1qf7r5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://strangewood.tumblr.com/post/23376240424/burt-lancaster-and-claudia-cardinale-promote-their" target="_blank">strangewood</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale promote their film <em>The Leopard</em> at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. The film, directed by Luchino Visconti, won the Palme d’Or that year.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23422519420http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23422519420Sun, 20 May 2012 10:09:50 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5omm1XC1qa6obyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5omm1XC1qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5omm1XC1qa6obyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5omm1XC1qa6obyo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5omm1XC1qa6obyo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5omm1XC1qa6obyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5omm1XC1qa6obyo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A collection of <strong>Certified Copy</strong> posters.</p> <p>(<a href="http://www.impawards.com/intl/misc/2010/copie_conforme_ver6.html" target="_blank">A big thanks to the excellent site, IMPAwards, who is THE site to go to when you’re looking for poster art</a>)</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23400350462http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23400350462Sat, 19 May 2012 23:27:43 -0700<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ewrr5zigSzw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>One of the most beautiful and touching scenes in all of <a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/28353-certified-copy" target="_blank"><strong>Certified Copy</strong></a>.</p> <p>(That guy in the scene? That’s <a href="http://www.criterion.com/people/3457-jean-claude-carriere" target="_blank">Jean-Claude Carrière</a>)</p> <p><em>Available this Tuesday, May 22nd, from Criterion on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EGG8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EGG8" target="_blank">DVD</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EG8G/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EG8G" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>.</em></p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23399792813http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23399792813Sat, 19 May 2012 23:11:18 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b4u8ntEb1qa6obyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b4u8ntEb1qa6obyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b4u8ntEb1qa6obyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b4u8ntEb1qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>From Abbas Kiarostami’s <a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/28353-certified-copy" target="_blank"><strong>Certified Copy</strong></a>.</p> <p><em>Available this Tuesday, May 22nd, from Criterion on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EGG8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EGG8" target="_blank">DVD</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9EG8G/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007A9EG8G" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>.</em></p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23399529887http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23399529887Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m49gmhsLiw1qa6obyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>If you’re lookin’ for me, you better check under the sea…</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23340091938http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23340091938Sat, 19 May 2012 01:23:05 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m498c0Ypjk1qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m498c0Ypjk1qa6obyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m498c0Ypjk1qa6obyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m498c0Ypjk1qa6obyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some of the prizes for our donation drive.</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23335449673http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23335449673Fri, 18 May 2012 22:24:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48i80w7g91qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From Abbas Kiarostami’s new film, <strong>Like Someone In Love</strong></p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23304104668http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23304104668Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m47eodys2W1qa6obyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>David Bordwell’s new book, <strong>Pandora’s Digital Box: Films, Files, and the Future of Movies</strong> is now <a href="http://www.davidbordwell.net/books/pandora.php" target="_blank">available for purchase as a PDF on his website for $3.99</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2012/05/17/pandoras-digital-book/" target="_blank">Check out David’s blog post, about the book</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.davidbordwell.net/books/pandora.php" target="_blank">From his site</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="bodyserif1"><em>Pandora’s Digital Box answers these questions:</em></p> <ul class="bodyserif1"><li><em>How did digital projection get on the agenda?</em></li> <li><em>What roles did George Lucas, James Cameron, and others play in promoting and advancing the technology?</em></li> <li><em>How did the Hollywood studios/distributors take charge of the process and turn it to their advantage?</em></li> <li><em>What was the role of 3D in fulfilling the digital agenda?</em></li> <li><em>How does the shift to digital projection fit into theatres’ strategies to solidify and expand the audience?</em></li> <li><em>How does digital conversion affect small-town theatres? Art and repertory theatres? Film archives and the future of film preservation?</em></li> <li><em>With filmmaking and now film projection becoming extensions of Information Technology, what sorts of changes might we expect to come? Will digital exhibition expand viewers’ choice or reinforce the Hollywood industry’s hold on commercial film culture?</em></li> </ul></blockquote>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23279365369http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23279365369Thu, 17 May 2012 23:22:25 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m479vtzIWm1qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Marlon Brando and his pigeon, from <strong>On The Waterfront</strong></p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23274349111http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23274349111Thu, 17 May 2012 21:02:17 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m479jbFa8V1qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A black and white flyer for the upcoming tour of <strong>Daisies</strong> by Janus Films.</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23273998187http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23273998187Thu, 17 May 2012 20:54:46 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m477e8OeB21qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From Paul Fejos’ 1928 film, <strong><a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/28212-lonesome" target="_blank">Lonesome</a></strong>.</p> <p><em>Available August 28th, from Criterion. Pre-order the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2W04/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2W04" target="_blank">DVD</a> or the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2VZK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2VZK" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a> on Amazon</em></p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23271545791http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23271545791Thu, 17 May 2012 20:08:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4767oTtk11qa6obyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4767oTtk11qa6obyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4767oTtk11qa6obyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4767oTtk11qa6obyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4767oTtk11qa6obyo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4767oTtk11qa6obyo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A closer look at the cover art for Criterion’s August 2012 line-up. </p> <p>All of the images are cropped at 1024 x 1024, in case you want to make them your iPad wallpaper (except for <strong>Lonesome</strong>, which was too small to crop at that size. It’s at 600 x 600)</p> <p><em>You can now pre-order all of the titles on Amazon</em>: </p> <ul><li><strong>The Royal Tenenbaums</strong> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2W4U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2W4U" target="_blank">Blu-ray upgrade</a>)</li> <li><strong>Lonesome</strong> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2W04/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2W04" target="_blank">DVD</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2VZK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2VZK" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>)</li> <li><strong>La Promesse</strong> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2W18/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2W18" target="_blank">DVD</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2W54/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2W54" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>)</li> <li><strong>Rosetta</strong> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2VZ0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2VZ0" target="_blank">DVD</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2VXC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2VXC" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>)</li> <li><strong>Quadrophenia</strong> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2W6I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2W6I" target="_blank">DVD</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2VW8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2VW8" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>)</li> <li><strong>Weekend</strong> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2VYG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2VYG" target="_blank">DVD</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083V2W3G/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=criter-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083V2W3G" target="_blank">Blu-ray</a>)</li> </ul>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23269970211http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23269970211Thu, 17 May 2012 19:43:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m471bgwv3v1qa6obyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Check out this poster for Ingmar Bergman’s <strong>The Virgin Spring</strong>, by <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Poster-Ingmar-Bergman/3963797" target="_blank">Alexandra de Moraes</a>.</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23262442489http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23262442489Thu, 17 May 2012 17:57:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m470d1AAVz1qa6obyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Check out this beautiful illustration of Marlene Dietrich by Jack Hughes. Thanks to Super Punch for linking to this. (posted via iOS app, will update links shortly)</p>http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23260962905http://blog.criterioncast.com/post/23260962905Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:00 -0700