THE OLD DARK HOUSE,…
The Criterion Collection remains the Gold Standard for the treatment of films old and new on Blu-ray…but lately, several…
FROM ALBERT BROOKS TO…
I am back on an exercise bike every morning, which gives me an opportunity to catch up with DVDs…
THE DEATH OF VHS—AND…
Amidst the various “in memoriam” pieces for 2016 one name was missing: not an actor or a filmmaker, but…
SO YOU THINK YOU…
There are few films I know as well—or love as much—as Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940), the director’s…
A CANDID LOOK AT…
Documentaries about film history don’t seem to have long shelf lives, in theatrical or television distribution. That’s why I’m…
CHAPLIN AND KEATON DISCOVERIES
While watching the bonus features on the new Criterion Collection release of Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, I had to…
Exploring Harold Lloyd And…
Harold Lloyd’s great silent comedies aren’t new to home video—I introduced them on DVD a decade ago—but now they’re…
