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Ryan Verrill joins the podcast to announce that we are joining Someone's Favorite Productions network. We also get into the November 2024 announcements on the heels of having already reacted (somewhat critically) to the CC40 boxset. We are pleased with this month, and we show a different side of Mifune to show our gratitude.Links:

• Criterion Now - Episode 152 - Video
• Someone's Favorite Productions links
• Disc-Connected Links
• Criterion Collection - Coming Soon

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Imogen Sara Smith joins for our special episode 150, which we recorded without interruptions. We talk about a number of subjects including the thrill and rarity of seeing a repertory nitrate screening. She talks about her craft process, and how she approaches writing about film. We talk about modern French film and specifically how Celine Sciamma has pushed the boundaries of telling a visual story. We talk about the 2024 October Criterion announcements, including the Val Lewton set which features an Imogen interview. Finally, Imogen weighs in our Jill and Aaron’s choices for the upcoming #Noirvember Blogathon. Thanks Imogen for helping us celebrate this milestone episode!

Links:

• Criterion Now - Episode 150 - Video
• Film Noir Foundation
• Maine Media - Imogen Sara Smith
• Criterion Collection - Imogen Sara Smith - Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons

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Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks join to talk about all things martial arts.

Celeste de la Cabra joins to discuss the April announcements and more possibly coming to Criterion.

Jill and Aaron spend New Year's Eve reflecting on the year of 2021

Brad McDermott joins to talk the March 2022 Announcements and a lot of other Criterion news.

Jill and Aaron welcome writer and frequent Criterion contributor Farran Smith Nehme to the show.

Jill and Aaron welcome crime fiction writer, Craig Terlson, to the show to discuss #Noirvember.

Jill and Aaron dig into a lot in this episode. We begin with the January 2022 announcements and go from there.

Drew Morton joins Jill and Aaron to dive into horror titles in the collection.

Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers from Deaf Crocodile join us for an insightful discussion about film restoration.

Doug McCambridge from Good Times, Great Movies and Schitt's and Giggles makes his grand return to discuss December 2021, pay tribute to some legends, and talk about rumors.

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Jill and Aaron return the Criterion Now podcast with a long overdue episode. We get into the ownership situation with Criterion Collection and Indian Paintbrush, and what we expect from it. We also look at the recent and upcoming releases, and what we are looking forward to seeing as new or for the first time.

Links:

• Criterion September 2024 Reaction with Josh Hornbeck
• CineJourneys – Join Our Inclusive Online Community
• Cinema Ritrovato

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Imogen Sara Smith joins to talk about noir, especially international noir, and other topics.

Both of Aaron's co-hosts ever, Jill Blake and Mark Hurne, together on a podcast with a lot to talk about.

This is Jill Blake's first official episode as co-host. We react to the 4K announcement and talk a lot more film.

Brad McDermott joins to take a deep dive into the boxset of Marlon Riggs.

Jill Blakes joins to talk about the October announcements, the likelihood of Citizen Kane, and addresses the UHD and 4K rumors.

Martin Kessler is back to talk Van Peebles, Citizen Kane, and much more.

Becky D'Anna returns to the show to talk about one of her favorite filmmakers, Albert Brooks.

Aaron is joined by Matthew Asprey Gear, who is an author, film historian, and teacher.

Andrew and Steven of the Chasing Labels podcast join to talk Criterions.

Dave Eves joins to talk about Kaiju cinema starting with Godzilla and continuing with all the others.

We are pleased to have Dave Eves back on the show. We talk best of 2022, February and March announcements, and the Sight & Sound list.

David Blakeslee makes his return to discuss July 2021 announcements, Magnificent Ambersons, Story of a 3-day Pass, and more.

Jill Blake joins and cover June 2021 and she shares her classic film expertise.

Micheal Hutchins joins for an emergency episode to talk about Paramount titles going OOP and other rumors and announcements.

Josh Wilson joins the podcast for the first time and we talk May 2021 Announcements, Eric Rohmer's Four Seasons, and more.

Aaron's father, Gary West, joins to discuss the pandemic. Gary is a public health expert that is currently teaching a class on COVID-19.

Believe it or not, Mark Hurne is back on the show for the first time in a year. We geek out on Criterion like we always have.

Jon Laubinger returns to talk about the March 2021 announcements and especially the World of Wong Kar Wai set

Dave Eves joins Aaron during the Thanksgiving break to catch up on all things Criterion and some Arrow

David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett join to talk about Criterion January 2021 announcements, Janus films that are going to hit theaters, and the October flash sale.

Brad McDermott and Josh Hornbeck join to discuss December 2020 Announcements, black films, Wong Kar Wai and more.

Now that we're back, we had some catching up to do. This week Drew Morton joined to go back through all of the months that we missed during hiatus -- August 2022 through January 2023.

Michael Hutchins joins Aaron to catch up on the October & November announcements, plus talk about Fellini and Varda.

Film Director Atom Egoyan joins for a discussion about his new and old films.

Brad McDermott and Will Remmers join Aaron to talk about September 2020 Announcements, Spike Lee, Bollywood, and more.

Trevor Berrett from The Mookse and the Gripes and CriterionCast joins to talk about the latest bit of news from Criterion. What a big month it is!

Doug McCambridge and Jordan Essoe join Aaron to talk Criterion during this new normal.

David Seeley makes his debut on the podcast to give us a British perspective.

The inaugural episode of Oscilloscope features Nick Camacho, Director of Marketing, and good friend Michael Hutchins.

Josh Hornbeck and Robert Taylor join ahead of the June announcements and take a moment to reflect on the life changing events that are going on.

Criterion Now returns after a brief hiatus. David Blakeslee and Will Remmers join to discuss as much that happened since the last episode as possible.

Matthew Modine and Adam Rackoff join Aaron to talk about Matthew's trip to the Criterion Closet, his experiences working with master directors, Bamboozled, and more.

Filmmaker Sean Baker and his co-director for Take Out and frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou join to discuss Take Out, Criterion, and other topics.

Cole Roulain and Josh Hornbeck join for a brief, lightly edited episode to discuss how much we adore the February 2020 Announcements.

Mark Hurne and Trevor Berrett join Aaron again to continue where they left off at episode 100.

Mark Hurne and Trevor Berrett join Aaron to celebrate our 100th episode. We talk about the history behind the show and our wishlists for Criterion titles.

Jill and Aaron are now officially back from hiatus and ready to resume the show. This is us getting warmed up.