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The Criterion Collective
by David A Romero
Join poets and film lovers, Jeanne Marie Spicuzza (Night Rain), Matt Sedillo (Mowing Leaves of Grass), and David A. Romero (My Name Is Romero) as they meet each week to form The Criterion Collective, discussing some of their favorite classic/foreign/art films. These are the films they connect with most deeply, the films that move and inspire them. They hope to inspire a new generation of cinephiles and cinéastes!The Criterion Collective is a special production by the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona, CA. https://www.dacenter.org/
Episodes
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The Criterion Collective Episode 17 - Sullivan's Travels
Chosen by Collective member Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Sullivan's Travels (1941) was written and directed by Preston Sturges and stars Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake. Sullivan's Travels follows the wealthy "King of Comedy" Hollywood director John L. Sullivan, a man who, upon recognizing he doesn't…
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The Criterion Collective Episode 16 - Pather Panchali
Chosen by Collective member Matt Sedillo, Pather Panchali [Song of the Little Road] (1955) was directed by Satyajit Ray. Pather Panchali follows the lives of the members of the Ray family as they struggle with poverty in Bengal. A father with dreams frequently leaves in search of work, leaving…
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The Criterion Collective Episode 15 - Pan's Labyrinth
Chosen by special guest Paul Mabon (HBO's Def Poetry, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) is a fantasy/war/horror film from writer/director Guillermo del Toro. Ofelia and her mother Carmen move in with the sadistic fascist Captain Vidal as he searches for rebels in the mountains of Spain.…
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The Criterion Collective Episode 14 - Burden of Dreams
Chosen by Collective member Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Burden of Dreams (1982) is a documentary directed by Les Blank about the making of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo (1982), starring Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. Burden of Dreams is a film that raises a set of questions. Is it a film about the...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 12 - Bicycle Thieves
Chosen by special guest Iliana Carter (who unfortunately had to postpone her appearance), Bicycle Thieves (1948) is the Italian neo-realist masterpiece directed by Vittorio De Sica starring Lamberto Maggiorani. Bicycle Thieves is the story of Antonio Ricci and his son Bruno, and their attempts to...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 11 - The Princess Bride
Chosen by special guests Stephanie and Amaya Spicuzza (producer and star of Night Rain, respectively), The Princess Bride (1987) is a fantasy romance comedy directed by Rob Reiner starring Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. A grandfather reads his grandson a book that he used to read to his son, and…
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The Criterion Collective Episode 10 - The Battle of Algiers
Chosen by Collective member Matt, The Battle of Algiers (1966) was directed by Gillo Pontecorvo and is considered a classic of Italian Neo-realist cinema. A narrative film shot in a documentary style about the struggle of Algerian independence, The Battle of Algiers follows members of the FLN as...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 9 - The Rock
Chosen by special guest Brett Herrick (Welcome to Black Rock), The Rock, is an action-adventure film directed by Michael Bay, starring Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris. Jeanne says that while she doesn't see The Rock as "pure cinema," and it doesn't pass the Bechtel test, the movie's...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 8 - Leave Her to Heaven
Chosen by Collective member Jeanne, Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 film noir in technicolor starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Vincent Price. Jeanne relates Gene Tierney's biography of triumphs and tragedies to her character Ellen Berent. Matt helps us to understand the various facets of an...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 7 - Chimes at Midnight
Chosen by Collective member Matt Sedillo, Chimes at Midnight is a film directed by, and starring, Orson Welles. A remix of five plays by Shakespeare, Chimes at Midnight is the story of the friendship between Prince Hal (to be King Henry V) and Lord John Falstaff. Matt brilliantly remarks that...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 6 - Rashomon
Chosen by special guest, producer/director/writer John Cantú (music arrangement, Us), Rashomon (1950) is a crime thriller about the relativity of truth. It is a murder mystery that leaves us with more questions than answers. Like the priest and woodcutter at the Rashomon gate, we may ask…
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The Criterion Collective Episode 5 - Gilda
Chosen by special guest Paul K. Brooks (Talking Pictures podcast), Gilda (1946) was directed by Charles Vidor and stars Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Gilda follows Johnny Farrell, played by Ford, a gambler and con man who runs into Ballin Mundsen, played by George Macready, a mysterious hotel and...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 4 - Sweet Smell of Success
Chosen by special guest Doug W. Jacobs (San Diego Repertory Theatre), Sweet Smell of Success was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and stars Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster. Set in the seedy world of New York's entertainment industry, Sweet Smell of Success follows the climb to fortune and glory…
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The Criterion Collective Episode 3 - The Exterminating Angel
Chosen by Collective member Matt Sedillo, The Exterminating Angel is written and directed by Luis Buñuel. The Exterminating Angel follows the surrealist misadventures of a dinner party that the guests find themselves unable to leave. Is this film best understood as a comedy, a survival film, a...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 2 - Lord of the Flies
Chosen by Collective member Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Lord of the Flies was directed by Peter Brook and adapted from the novel by William Golding. Listen as The Collective ponders the big questions: is this a film about good vs evil, order vs. chaos, or is it merely a question of survival? Is Matt a...
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The Criterion Collective Episode 1 - The Seventh Seal
Chosen for the debut episode by Collective member David A. Romero, The Seventh Seal was directed by Ingmar Bergman and stars Max Von Sydow. Widely regarded as one of the greatest movies of all time, listen as the Collective delves into its different character archetypes and philosophical…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join poets and film lovers, Jeanne Marie Spicuzza (Night Rain), Matt Sedillo (Mowing Leaves of Grass), and David A. Romero (My Name Is Romero) as they meet each week to form The Criterion Collective, discussing some of their favorite classic/foreign/art films. These are the films they connect with most deeply, the films that move and inspire them. They hope to inspire a new generation of cinephiles and cinéastes!The Criterion Collective is a special production by the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona, CA. https://www.dacenter.org/
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Join poets and film lovers, Jeanne Marie Spicuzza (Night Rain), Matt Sedillo (Mowing Leaves of Grass), and David A. Romero (My Name Is Romero) as they meet each week to form The Criterion Collective, discussing some of their favorite classic/foreign/art films. These are the films they connect with...
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