A Place For Film: Episode 44 - Physical Media Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny. Blu-ray Reviews for August 2021
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The semester has started, summer is coming to a close, but the Blu-ray reviews are back in full swing. If there was a theme to this month’s titles, it would be stellar performances and star personas, with the exception of one title that actually played at the IU Cinema in a long-ago era known as “November of 2019.” Cohen Film Collection has a great double feature of French crime films (The Gang/Three Men to Kill) featuring the magnetic and alluring Alain Delon. Kino Lorber brings us a film featuring a major and culturally significant performance from the noble and charming Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field. New addition to the blog Code Red kicks off the spooky season with queer-adjacent horror featuring a movie-devouring performance from the great Susan Tyrell in Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker. And finally, there is my pick of the month, a contemplative and bittersweet piece of cinema from the master of contemplative and bittersweet pieces cinema, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s international breakthrough film After Life.
I made many great discoveries and I sincerely hope you find something that piques your interest. Give it a listen and I'm sure something will catch your ear and hopefully soon after that your eye.
You can find the rest of the blu-ray reviews on the IU Cinema Blog
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