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One of the greatest comedies ever captured on film Preston Sturges 1941 masterpiece The Lady Eve is hitting Criterion tomorrow -- this is your ten-hour warning! If you haven't already you could go order it Amazon at this link, or you could go to your local Barnes & Noble like I did this weekend because they're having their annual Criterion Sale where everything's 50% off and spend way too much money, also like I did.
I seem to have finally developed a @Criterion problem— Jason Adams (@JAMNPP) July 11, 2020
(OR IS IT THE SOLUTION????) pic.twitter.com/uDVuF4tZnx
It's funny -- I didn't actually start collecting Criterion discs until the lovely folks at Criterion started sending me review discs every month and those started piling up on my shelves. Once that hymen was busted through and they were there not having ALL of them there seemed wrong, all of a sudden. The proverbial flood-gates and what not. Anyway it's my birthday this week so shut up, I get to celebrate myself damn it. Oh and The Lady Eve too! The Lady Eve is worth celebrating almost as much as me.
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The only thing I don't like about Criterion is that films in English don't have subtitles. In preparation for directing Merry Wives of Windsor, I bought Chimes at Midnight and some of the dialogue is difficult, but no subtitles. Can't really complain a lot though. My copy of Breathless is two discs and has a lot of extras on it!
The only thing I don't like about Criterion is that films in English don't have subtitles. In preparation for directing Merry Wives of Windsor, I bought Chimes at Midnight and some of the dialogue is difficult, but no subtitles. Can't really complain a lot though. My copy of Breathless is two discs and has a lot of extras on it!
Stanwyck, Fonda, Sturges . . . The Lady Eve is perfection!
My favorite Sturgess is Sullivan’s Travels. Funny and tear jerking. I adore how the beginning of the film is an ending of a film. Palm Beach Story is a hoot as soon as Mary Astor steps in. His funniest is Christmas in July, one not many have seen. Its so snappy with hilarious twists and machine gun dialogue. Dick Powell is the butt of a prank by his coworkers, and the wrong people also fall for the prank, leading to some crazy events. It’s so perfect I highly recommend it.
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