NEW ON 4K/BLU-RAY/DVD IN JULY
The following article was written by my friend and colleague Alonso Duralde. You can learn more about him HERE. NEW ON 4K/BLU-RAY/DVD IN JULY: PERFECT DAYS, RISKY BUSINESS, TED LASSO, AND MORE! NEW RELEASE WALL Perfect Days (The Criterion Collection):…
MODERNISM, INC.—A GOOD DOCUMENTARY BY DESIGN
I must confess that I wasn’t familiar with Eliot Noyes although, like other baby boomers, I was affected by his work. Noyes, the subject of this first-rate documentary, was an esteemed graphic designer who spearheaded the philosophy and practice…
TWISTERS DELIVERS THE GOODS
Shortly after seeing, and enjoying, the 1996 movie Twister, I noticed something on a colleague’s desk that made me laugh out loud: a copy of the published screenplay. If there were ever a film that made me want to read its…
MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER
If you are already a Powell and Pressburger aficionado, this highly personal documentary, hosted and produced by Martin Scorsese, will be catnip. I found it positively thrilling. If you are unfamiliar with their notable work from the 1940s—The Red…
