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CCU14: Blind Chance (1981) & the Mulholland Drive Aftermath

Posted November 6, 2015 • 01:32:21

Aaron and Mark first talk about the aftermath of a monumentally popular Mulholland Drive episode, which may or may not have had a guest. We also have...

CCU13: Mulholland Drive (2001) & Unraveling the Mystery

Posted October 31, 2015 • 01:22:23

Aaron and Mark talk about David Lynch's recent Criterion Collection release of Mulholland Drive. We talk about the nature of the production, from pilot...

CCU12: The Brood (1979) and Early Cronenberg

Posted October 24, 2015 • 01:33:54

Aaron, Mark and Brian Saur talk about David Croneberg's recent Criterion Collection release of The Brood. We talk about the intense acting, the pseudo-science...

Short Cuts 2: Weekend (Godard, 1967)

Posted October 23, 2015 • 00:27:05

Aaron West does another solo cast looking at one of the later Godard works, as well as one of the most inflammatory, and one of the strangest. That's...

CCU11: January 2016 Releases & the Classic Film Blogosphere

Posted October 18, 2015 • 01:52:51

Aaron, Mark and Kristina Dijan talk about the recently announced January 2016 Criterion Collection releases. We also delve into the film blogosphere....