Criterion Collection
This little-seen film, disturbing, uncompromising, often darkly funny, should be recognized as one of the most original American independent films of this century.
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The 1979 documentary Town Bloody Hall is a time tunnel passageway into what stand-up comedians used to call “women’s lib.” It is still liable to raise a gendered ruckus — and provide a rollicking good time.
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The Criterion Collection will start its own streaming service early next year, and signups for charter membership have commenced.
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The privilege Edith Wharton’s characters swim in has not disappeared. If anything, it’s expanded farther into the social stratosphere.
Read MoreFilmStruck’s streaming service isn’t just an archive, it’s also an opportunity to reframe and refresh.
Read MoreBy Justin Marble Various Films at Stuart Street Playhouse This isn’t so much a ringing endorsement of the current offerings, the biopic Coco Before Chanel or the British comedy Pirate Radio, as much as it is a plug for the brand-new Stuart Street Playhouse. Located in the heart of the city, the fantastic new venue…
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Film Commentary: FilmStruck Untimely Struck Down
Why is the curtain suddenly dropping now on FilmStruck, a vast, diverse, and tastefully curated archive of films spanning the past century and the entire globe.
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