The latest in Criterion’s online magazine: James Stewart goes west

By rahmat hidayat

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Plus: Pier Paolo Pasolini at 101, Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Top 10, and an interview with Jeanie Finlay

Current HIGHLIGHTS JULY 2, 2023 A roundup of recent articles from Criterion's online magazine. Happy reading!

Bloodlust for the Lost James Stewart Reveals His Dark Side. In a string of classic westerns he made with director Anthony Mann, one of Hollywood's most beloved actors developed a turbulent persona that radically departed from the charmingly relatable roles that had made him famous. By K. Austin Collins WATCH Stewart and Mann's films are now playing on the Criterion Channel.

A Dangerous Man Celebrating Pier Paolo Pasolini on the 101st Anniversary of His Birth. The essay featured in our newly released collection of the polymathic artist's films explains how he transcended dogma, resisted affiliations, and reflected the fissures in postwar Italian culture. By James Quandt WATCH A documentary about the central ideas in Pasolini's work is now playing on the Criterion Channel.

Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Top 10 The director of Party Girl pays tribute to two favorite dance films, a classic noir by Billy Wilder, and a pair of comedies written by Edwin Justus Mayer, her grandfather. WATCH Party Girl is now playing on the Criterion Channel.

A Matter of Trust Jeanie Finlay on the Art of Listening. In this new interview, the documentary filmmaker talks about the deep empathy she cultivates with her collaborative process and her interest in people who quietly create new identities for themselves. By Simran Hans WATCH Four of Finlay's films are now playing on the Criterion Channel.

OLDIE BUT GOODIE "There's something about the camaraderie of war that undercuts every antiwar message. But not in this film." —David Simon on Paths of Glory, one of four films featured in '50s Kubrick, now playing on the Criterion Channel

THE DAILY Parallel Tracks French Iconoclasts Who Pushed Film Form to Its Limits. In a program running through July 9, São Paulo's Cinemateca Brasileira explores the legacies of two very different filmmakers, Robert Bresson and Chris Marker. READ MORE David Hudson gathers writing on Jean Eustache, the subject of a career-spanning retrospective now playing at Film at Lincoln Center.

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