This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this episode, David and Trevor discuss Eclipse Series 42: Silent Ozu – Three Crime DramasAbout the films:The great Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu is best known for the stately, meditative domestic dramas he made after World War II. But during his first decade at Shochiku studios, where he dabbled in many genres, he put out a trio of precisely rendered, magnificently shot and edited silent crime films about the hopes, dreams, and loves of small-time crooks. Heavily influenced in narrative and visual style by the American films that Ozu adored, these movies are revelatory early examples of his cinematic genius, accompanied here by new piano scores by Neil Brand.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS or in iTunes.Timeline for the podcast:Introduction/Background (Walk Cheerfully (That Night’s Wife (Dragnet Girl (Conclusion (Buy The Box Set On Amazon:Episode Links:Director Overview:Ozu-san.comOzu page on Strictly Film SchoolAn Introduction to Yasujiro Ozu on Open CultureGreat Directors: Yasujiro Ozu on Senses of CinemaOzu Archive on Observations on film art (David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson)Discovering Ozu series on Arthouse Cowboy (Moisés Chuillan)Criterion Collected podcast (Moisés Chuillan)Box Set Reviews:Slant review by Carson LundDVD Talk review by Matt HinrichsPop Matters review by Michael Curtis NelsonParallax View review by Sean AxmakerDisc Dish review by Ed GrantJ!-Ent review by Dennis AmithWalk Cheerfully:Ozu-san.com reviewSporadic Scintillations review by D.Life in the Cheap Seats review by WebcowgirlEwan at the Cinema review by EwanThat Night’s Wife:Ozu-san.com reviewSporadic Scintillations review by D.Cinema Talk review by Jake SavageFilms de France review by James TraversDragnet Girl:Ozu-san.com reviewThe New Yorker review by Richard BrodySan Francisco Silent Film Festival review by Eddie MullerThe Most Beautiful Fraud in the World review by Kevyn KnoxSilent Volume review by Chris Scott EdwardsSenses of Cinema review by Freda FreibergNext time on the podcast: Eclipse Series 39: Early FassbinderContact us:TwitterEmail: theeclipseviewer (at) gmail.comDavid Blakeslee ( Twitter / Website )Trevor Berrett ( Twitter / Website )