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Celeste de la Cabra is a horror expert, at least in Aaron's opinion. They spent some time going through Aaron's Top 100 Horror Films of the 21st century. Celeste had not looked at the list beforehand, and it turned out she had seen 63 of the films. She had some great takes, as expected.
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Aaron's Top Horror Films of the 21st Century
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Derek Smith joins Aaron to talk about the Slant list for best horror films of the 21st century. Derek writes for Slant and is going to be a guide for CineJourneys, so he had some great insights. Of course we quibbled about some of the results, but that's kind of the point with lists.
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Slant Magazine - The 100 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century
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Jill and Aaron review the Variety 100 Best Horror films, film by film. Somehow Jill was possessed and we aren't sure why, but good news, she's fine now. Overall we thought this list was okay. We have some quibbles and there were a couple of films we thought were too high, some too low. There were a couple that we thought were egregiously low, but that's bound to be the case with most subjective lists.
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Video of this episode
Variety - The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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Brian Saur of Just the Discs and Pure Cinema Podcast joins the show to discuss the December 2024 announcements. We also talk about Criterion Channel additions, including the new J-Horror series. Since we're likely going to have a flash sale and Barnes & Noble sale, we also go through recent and upcoming releases to provide some recommendations.
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Brian Saur - X/Twitter | Instagram
Filmmaker Shirts
Criterion Collection - Coming Soon
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Brad McDermott joins to talk about the Japanese Horror Journey that is in progress, including Onibaba, Hausu, and the films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. We also get into discussions about The Substance and just generally spooky season films.
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Video of this Conversation
Japanese Horror Journey Details
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Kristina Dijan joins to talk about the upcoming Japanese Horror Journey and also talks Spooky Season movie watching in October, with recommendations. Aaron talks about The Substance and how it is a must see, preferably in theaters.
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Video Version of this Discussion
CineJourneys - October Japanese Horror Details and Registration
October CineJourneys Shirt
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The second chapter of our Classic Suspense Journey is called "Buckle Up." We watched Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear (1953), which is widely considered to be among the best suspense films of all time. We followed it with William Friedkin's Sorcerer (1977), which had some distribution challenges (mostly due to being released close to the time frame of Star Wars), but it is still considered one of the best classic remakes of all time. We feel it is more of a re-imagining. The films work differently, and reflect differences in filmmaking from their time frame and changes in global politics. During this call, we dive deep and have a constructive discussion about both films. Ultimately it was an experiment to watch them closely together, and while the films were appreciated, the results depended on the individuals.
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Chapter Two Video Call
Explosive Terror in The Wages of Fear (1953) - Jill Blake
Classic Suspense Journey Details
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Jill and Aaron welcome Keith Enright, The Completionist. Keith is a longtime friend of both Criterion Now and CineJourneys, and he was primarily the motivator for us to schedule a Coen Brothers Screwball Comedy Journey. This episode is a brief conversation after the conclusion of the journey, and we talk some about the Coen Brothers being part of the Minneapolis community, but more about just being a fan of their films and how that has lasted through time. We also have a conversation about lists and what we had for breakfast.
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Keith's Letterboxd
My Coen Brothers Odyssey - Aaron West
Unedited Video Episode
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This is the first episode of Read Her to Heaven, which is our new Journey where we look at film related books. We were delighted to have Erica Shultz as our inaugural guest. She is the author of The Sweetest Taboo: An Unapologetic Guide to Child Kills in Film. which is as crazy and also hilarious as it sounds.
We released our YouTube Channel. Future podcast episodes will appear on the CineJourneys master feed.
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Read Her to Heaven - Episode One on YouTube
Unsung Horrors Podcast
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This is the third chapter of our Coming of Age Journey, and we really dived deep into Dazed and Confused. We also discussed Rohmer's The Green Ray, and the pairing worked well because there's a clear connection between the work of Rohmer and Linklater. The Green Ray is cited as a direct influence. As for Dazed and Confused, we shared a couple stories from Melissa Maerz's book "Alright Alright Alright" and talked about the impact of the film.
We released this call on our YouTube Channel and podcast on the CineJourneys master feed.
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Chapter Three Video Call
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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.
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Criterion Now - Episode 152 - Video
Someone's Favorite Productions links
Disc-Connected Links
Criterion Collection - Coming Soon
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Jill and Aaron take a look at the recently announced Criterion Collection 40 box set, which was based on the selections of guests who have visited their closet and recorded a video. We think this was a bad idea and strays from their vision, and we are not exactly sure who this is for.
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Criterion Now - Episode 151 - Video
Criterion Collection - CC40 Details
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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!
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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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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.
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Criterion September 2024 Reaction with Josh Hornbeck
CineJourneys - Join Our Inclusive Online Community
Cinema Ritrovato
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Jill and Aaron welcome Joe Petrucelli. Joe is a founding member and listener of the Criterion Now podcast, but we didn't get to meet him until he joined CineJourneys. He has been here since the beginning and watched this begin with no website, then barely a website, and now a full website, so we reflect on that experience with him. We also talk about the Japanese Films Journey, which was such great fun, and Joe was a big part of what we enjoyed about that.
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Japanese Films Journey
But Also - Video Loop
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Jill and Aaron welcome Caitlin Kuhwald. We had the great pleasure of working with Caitlin on the art for CineJourneys, and we couldn't be happier with the results. Usually when people see the website, the art is what they compliment. We also talk about Screwball Comedies and her Criterion covers.
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Caitlin Kuhwald Illustration
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Jill and Aaron welcome Andrew Pierce from The Curb. He is also co-chair of the Australian Film Critics Association, and has written books on Australian Cinema. This past year he started voting for the Golden Globe Awards, which was really intriguing to hear about. Andrew takes his credibility serious and the Globes have a checkered past, and this year was surprising in that the Awards became part of the conversation again, in many ways thanks to Andrew and others who have tried to establish some dignity. We also speak about Awards Season generally, and he talks about the state of Australian Cinema.
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The Curb - Andrew's Website
Australian Film Yearbook - 2021 Edition, by Andrew F Pierce
The Curb - Facebook
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Andrew F Pierce's Rotten Tomatoes Profile
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Jill and Aaron are ready and excited for the imminent launch of the CineJourneys website. In this call we give a preview of what's to come, and we share a call where the remainder of the 2024 Journeys are unveiled. Current subscribers are excited and we think you will be too. Once the site launches, we will have registration open for all remaining 2024 Journeys, plus we'll start onboarding new Guides who will lead their own Journeys.
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Jill and Aaron catch up a bit on exciting topics such as David Zaslav, Dune 2, Naked Attraction, and we give a tribute to David Bordwell who is responsible for a lot of people's journeys into cinephilia. We also wrap up Modern Classics by discussing two of the films that resonated the most, Marie Antoinette and There Will be Blood. We also get a surprise guest for a Paddington 2 review.
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David Bordwell tribute from colleagues
Criterion Tribute to David Bordwell
Naked Attraction Trailer
Modern Classics - Chapter 2 Call
Modern Classics Journey Rankings
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Michael Schulman, New Yorker staff writer and author, joined us to discuss the Oscar experience. Michael recently wrote the wonderful book, Oscar Wars. We talk about this year's Oscars and a couple of the controversies, and then we dive into one of his book chapters. This was when Gregory Peck was President of the Oscars and with his all Candice Bergen, he made sweeping reforms to allow the young American New Wave directors into the Academy. We discuss the blacklist and how that impacted the Academy, and we also talk about the great Meryl Streep, since Michael has also written a book called Her Again.
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Michael Schulman's New Yorker articles
Michael Schulman's Website
The Oscars are Confused About Barbie
How the Oscars Got Groovy - Excerpt from Oscar Wars about Gregory Peck and the Academy
CineJourneys - Kazan Naming Names - Aaron West
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