For a closer look at this week’s new Criterion collection of three early works by director Josef Von Sternberg (Scarlet Empress, Blonde Venus), here’s former Scarecrow employee/film critic Sean Axmaker. –Madamecrow
Three Silent Classics by Josef Von Sternberg (Criterion)
Josef von Sternberg is the great stylist of the thirties, a Hollywood maverick with a taste for visual …
Hello and welcome to another not-as-summer-as-you’d-want-weekend in Seattle. We’re hoping the rain stays away for this weekend’s outdoor cinema events. Saturday night at the Mural Amphitheater in Seattle Center there’s the new STAR TREK starring recent birthday boy Chris Pine as James Tiberus Kirk. On Friday at Cal Anderson Park there’s the last movie in …
So many new releases, so little time. Here’s what’s new to our shelves. As always, * means it’s also on Blu-ray; follow the SALE link to buy here online. And now without further ado…
LOST: SEASON 6 *—This is the final season, so the now entire series is on DVD. If you’ve been holding out watching …
We wouldn’t go so far as saying there are any bad movies out this week, but there’s definitely a fine selection of good and weird new ones for your viewing pleasure. Here’s what’s new this week (as you probably know, a * means we also have it on Blu-ray):
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEIRD*—One …
Many great things are aligning today!
Robert Crumb who has made some of the most influential comics and illustrations on Earth along with Fantagraphics Books, who has been one of the best publishers to release his work to the public can stand next to The Criterion Collection who has just released Terry Zwigoff’s Crumb on …
If you’re a fan of movies, intelligent dicussions about movies, and our local film community, you should add to your daily Internet rounds Parallax View, “a loose collective of like-minded professional film writers in the Seattle area” who gather online to share their thoughts on both classic and modern films. Among names like Richard …
This week’s new releases are made up of master thespians at work, fast paced action, new foreign films, remastered classics, 70s sleaze, insightful documentaries, and several must-sees in the SIFF 2010 section. Here’s the full list: remember that a * means we also have it on Blu-ray, and you can click on SALE to purchase …
There’s another bumper crop of new DVDs in this week at Scarecrow, including sports documentaries from ESPN’s 30 for 30 series; foreign films spanning the globe from Sri Lanka to Korea to Colombia to the UK and many places in between; the continuing drama of some Louisiana vampires; an Internet sensation and an American classic …