Tag: nicholasray

Criterion in June 2017: Mizoguchi's UGETSU, Pagnol's MARSEILLE TRILOGY, Plus Hitchcock, Ray and Peckinpah

Come June, the Criterion Collection will be presenting some mighty fine alternatives to the Hollywood blockbuster machine. It starts with Mizoguchi Kenji's Ugetsu and includes two early works by Alfred Hitchcock (The Lodger) and Nicholas Ray (They Live By Night),...

Blu-ray Review: Nicholas Ray's IN A LONELY PLACE, A Requiem For Love

I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me. I've only seen a few Nicholas Ray films, but after those I cannot help but be convinced that...

Criterion In May: EASY RIDER, IN A LONELY PLACE, Wim Wenders Trilogy And More

Get your motor running! In May, the Criterion Collection will blast out a key title in the American New Wave, as well as one of my favorite movies of all time and a trilogy of early films that formed an...