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“The Only Son (1936) / There Was a Father (1942) – The Criterion Collection Series #524” is highly recommended! Image courtesy of © 1936 Shochiku Co., Ltd. © 1942 Shochiku Co. 2010 The Criterion Collection. All Rights Reserved. TITLE:The Only Son (1936) / There Was Read More …
“Throne of Blood” is one of the more visually powerful films from Akira Kurosawa. Each shot is mesmerizing, may it be a focus on a character, their legs or among a large crowd of people, we are captivated by this story of samurai but also Read More …
“Tampopo” is a film from the Criterion Collection that I highly recommend! PURCHASE THIS BLU-RAY ON AMAZON TITLE: Tampopo – The Criterion Collection #868 FILM RELEASE DATE: 1985 DURATION: 114 Minutes DVD INFORMATION: Color, 16:9 Widescreen, Japanese and English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio COMPANY: The Read More …
Good news for GODZILLA fans! Criterion just announced what they have in store for their spine #1000: This October, we’re celebrating the arrival of spine number 1000, and it’s a collector’s set fit for the granddaddy of all movie monsters! Our landmark edition gathers for the first Read More …
“Seven Samurai” is Akira Kurosawa’s ultimate masterpiece that has been one of the highlights of the Criterion Collection for more than a decade. This Blu-ray release of “Seven Samurai” looks fantastic and is the definitive version to watch and to own. Overall, with the film, Read More …
One must be wondering by how this film is actually a love story and I don’t want to spoil the film, but one will see how love becomes a big part of storyline right to the end. Overall, “A Story from Chikamatsu” is another fantastic Mizoguchi Read More …
“The Ballad of Narayama” is a beautiful, well-acted and also a heartbreaking film from filmmaker Keisuke Kinoshita about a custom practiced in Japan long ago. Bringing together kabuki and innovative and beautiful sets created in the golden age of Japanese cinema, “The Ballad of Narayama” Read More …