Tag Archives: John Cassavetes

Love Streams: Now Available

Posted on August 12, 2014 by sheila

John Cassavetes’ Love Streams is now available for purchase, either from the Criterion site, or on Amazon, or Target.com, or wherever else. It’s release day! It’s an exciting day, even with the sad news of Robin Williams’ death. A video-essay, … Continue reading →

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This Tuesday: Criterion’s Release of Love Streams

Posted on August 9, 2014 by sheila

August 12 is the release date of John Cassavetes’ Love Streams. My video-essay on the genius acting of Gena Rowlands will be included in the special features. Available for pre-order!

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“The New Yorker” on the Criterion release of Love Streams

Posted on July 18, 2014 by sheila

“The movie is a mighty, intimate, kaleidoscopically subjective, bravely self-searching summation of a career, an era, and a life. For decades, it was a rare VHS tape, a treasured occasional revival screening, and, more recently, a covert YouTube treasure. Its … Continue reading →

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John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands and Love Streams

Posted on July 10, 2014 by sheila

In a little bit over a month, John Cassavetes’ final film, Love Streams (1984), starring him and his wife/collaborator/muse/genius Gena Rowlands (who just turned 84) will finally be released on DVD, via Criterion, with a video-essay about Gena Rowlands’ acting, … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Paul Mazursky

Posted on July 1, 2014 by sheila

John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in Paul Mazursky’s “Tempest.” “I seem to have a natural bent toward humor and I seem to make people laugh, but I think there is in me a duality. I like to make people cry … Continue reading →

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“I’m almost not crazy now.” – Gena Rowlands, Love Streams

Posted on June 21, 2014 by sheila

It was Gena Rowlands’ 84th birthday on June 19. I was looking online for a trailer of Love Streams (1984), and there was one made although the film was never really properly distributed. But I did find a beautiful trailer … Continue reading →

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John and Gena

Posted on May 25, 2014 by sheila
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John and Gena

Posted on May 17, 2014 by sheila

In 1992, Gena Rowlands gave an interview to Gary Indiana for Interview magazine. It was a generous interview, with a gorgeous spread of photographs, many of them taken by the legendary Sam Shaw (who took so many famous photos of … Continue reading →

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Announcement: John Cassavetes’ Love Streams on Criterion

Posted on May 15, 2014 by sheila

I’ve held back on sharing this news until Criterion made the announcement. John Cassavetes’ 1984 film Love Streams will be one of their August releases, and a video-essay, written and narrated by yours truly, will be included in the special … Continue reading →

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Gena Rowlands in Opening Night

Posted on April 10, 2014 by sheila

“So please. Tell me. Tell me what this play doesn’t express.” “Hope.” I had a great time talking with Peter Labuza for his Cinephiliacs podcast, and the final 25 minutes we spend talking about Cassavetes’ Opening Night. You can download … Continue reading →

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