Tag: Michel Simon

Carne Spins Fatal Attractions in Port of Shadows (1938) | Blu-ray Review

Kino Lorber pilfers another title from Criterion Collection with the re-release of Port of Shadows on Blu-ray. A seminal French film noir, the film’s...

Criterion Collection: Panique (1946) | Blu-ray Review

Initially a box office flop and critical failure, French auteur Julien Duvivier’s 1946 title Panique is now hailed as one of the great technician’s...

Tuesday Blus: You Can Make It If You Try with Claude Berri’s The Two of Us

Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a theatrical re-release of its restoration in late 2017, The Cohen Media Group resurrects the winning debut of Claude...

The Two of Us | Review

If We Try: Berri’s Exceptional Debut Granted Sterling Restoration Arriving just in time to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, French auteur Claude Berri’s 1967 directorial...

Criterion Collection: La poison (1951) | Blu-ray Review

Groucho Marx once drolly remarked, “Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?” Such is the state of the...

La Chienne | Criterion Blu-ray Review

Popular discussions of Jean Renoir tend to highlight his most renowned titles from particular periods of his career, though his greatest contributions and considerable...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...