Criterion Now – Episode 47 – May 2018 Announcements, Guillermo del Toro, John Waters
Summary: <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54620" src="https://criterioncast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Criterion-Now-1200x630.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="630"></p> <p>Aaron is joined by David Blakeslee and Arik Devens to cover just the May 2018 Criterion lineup and the latest film and Criterion news. This includes Guillermo del Toro as a Criterion fixture and his role as an auteur tastemaker, and the potential for a couple of John Waters titles. Arik is only able for the first segment, but David and Aaron dig deep for the remainder of the discussion and even touch on some recent events.</p> <h3>Episode Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/212026735952475/permalink/334496770372137/">Facebook Group – Predictions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/212026735952475/permalink/335754373579710/">Facebook Group – Favorite May Titles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnO5_ZfUDoM&feature=youtu.be">Lee Unkrich Closet Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://variety.com/2018/film/news/ifc-paul-dano-1202695151/">IFC buys Wildlife</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/guillermo-del-toro-jury-president-2018-venice-film-festival-1201927591/">Guillermo del Toro to Jury Venice Film Festival</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5389-guillermo-del-toro-s-guide-to-the-collection">Guillermo del Toro’s Guide to the Criterion Collection</a> </li> </ul> <h3>Episode Credits</h3> <ul> <li>Aaron West: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/awest505">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.criterioncloseup.com">Website</a> | <a href="http://letterboxd.com/dsnt">Letterboxd</a> </li> <li>David Blakeslee: <a href="https://twitter.com/CriterionRefs">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://criterioncast.com/author/david">CriterionCast</a> </li> <li>Arik Devens: <a href="https://twitter.com/cinemagadfly">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.cinemagadfly.com">Cinema Gadfly</a> </li> <li>Criterion Now: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/criterionnow">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/212026735952475/">Facebook Group</a> </li> <li>Criterion Cast: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/criterioncast">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Criterioncast">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> <hr> <p><a href="http://geekremixed.com/">Music for the show is from Fatboy Roberts’ Geek Remixed project.</a></p>
