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Video Dispatches: LE PETIT SOLDAT, THE LIMITS OF CONTROL & DARK WATERS
Video Dispatches: LE PETIT SOLDAT, THE LIMITS OF CONTROL & DARK WATERS

This week, we take a look at the recent Blu-Ray releases of Godard’s Le Petit Soldat (1963), Jarmusch’ The Limits of Control (2009) and Haynes’ Dark Waters (2019).

Video Dispatches: SECRET CEREMONY, OLD JOY & MISTER AMERICA
Video Dispatches: SECRET CEREMONY, OLD JOY & MISTER AMERICA

In this week’s Video Dispatches, Shawn Glinis covers the recent home video releases of Secret Ceremony (1968), Old Joy (2006) and Mister America (2019).

Video Dispatches: WHIRLPOOL, TIME WITHOUT PITY &THE CIRCUS

Shawn Glinis takes a look at the new Blu-ray releases of Whirlpool (1949), Time Without Pity (1957) and Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus (1928).

Video Dispatches: PLEDGE NIGHT, THE SET-UP & 3 by Von Sternberg
Video Dispatches: PLEDGE NIGHT, THE SET-UP & 3 By Von Sternberg

Shawn Glinis takes a look at the recent home video releases of Pledge Night (1990), The Set-Up (1949) and 3 silent classics by Josef von Sternberg

Video Dispatches: THE JETSONS, FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA & TEN NORTH FREDERICK
Video Dispatches: THE JETSONS, FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA & TEN NORTH FREDERICK

In this week’s Video Dispatches we cover the new Bluray releases of the original Jetsons series, Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice and Ten North Frederick.

Video Dispatches: LET THE SUNSHINE IN
Video Dispatches: LET THE SUNSHINE IN

Video Dispatches is a regular column reviewing recent home video releases. This week we covered Claire Denis’ softly dismissed Let the Sunshine In.

Video Dispatches: WANDA, A FACE IN THE CROWD & THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING
Video Dispatches: WANDA, A FACE IN THE CROWD & THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING

In this week’s Video Dispatches, we take a look at the recent reissues of the classics Wanda (1971), A Face In The Crowd (1957), and The Whole Town’s Talking (1935).

TRUE STORIES: Criterion Resuscitates David Byrne’s Lone Masterpiece
TRUE STORIES: Criterion Resuscitates David Byrne’s Lone Masterpiece

With Criterion’s Blu-ray, True Stories will satisfy old fans and find new ones, just as every generation eventually discovers the Talking Heads.

Film Struck: What To Watch Before It's Gone
Film Struck: What To Watch Before It’s Gone

Before the shut down of Film Struck at the end of this month, here are some of the films you need to check out before they are gone for good.

A STORY FROM CHIKAMATSU: Love and Punishment
A STORY FROM CHIKAMATSU: Love & Punishment

In anticipation of its induction into the Criterion Collection, we look back on A Story From Chikamatsu, a film with with a sharp focus on the social phenomenons of 18th century Japan.

JEANNE DIELMAN 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE 1080 BRUXELLES: Mystery & Insight In Everyday Work
JEANNE DIELMAN 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE 1080 BRUXELLES: Mystery & Insight In Everyday Work

We take a look at Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which deals with the mundane in a truly unique way.

THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUMS: A Devastating Cycle of Sacrifice
THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM: A Devastating Cycle Of Sacrifice

Kenji Mizoguchi’s The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum follows Kikunosuke and Otoku, a young couple in late 19th Century Japan. Kikunosuke is the adopted son of a famous kabuki house, and an emerging kabuki actor; Otoku is one of his family’s servants. Most people, including his adopted father, think Kikunosuke is no good as an actor, but they only criticize him behind his back.