Luchino Visconti

Criterion Column: THROW DOWN, THE DAMNED, and MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
Criterion Column: THROW DOWN, THE DAMNED, and MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS

We took a look at Criterion’s September releases, including Johnnie To’s Throw Down and Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films.

Video Dispatches: L’INNOCENTE, THE WORLD IN HIS ARMS, John Ford & Tex Avery
Video Dispatches: L’INNOCENTE, THE WORLD IN HIS ARMS, John Ford & Tex Avery

Luchino Visconti, Raoul Walsh, Tex Avery, and a set of John Ford films all received new home video releases, let’s take a look.

The Evolution Of Italian Cinema: Neorealism To Post-Modernism
The Evolution Of Italian Cinema: Neorealism To Post-Modernism

From the biting neorealism of Visconti and De Sica to the gory giallo of Argento, the storied history of Italian cinema is truly compelling.