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Bil Antoniou
Criterion Maestro
Bil Antoniou is a Toronto-based actor and playwright who co-hosts the podcast BGM: Bad Gay Movies/Bitchy Gay Men and his own personal memory project podcast My Criterions. The rest of the time, he's usually watching movies and blogging about them at MyOldAddiction.com.Articles by Bil Antoniou:
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October 16, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Starring Deborah KerrSurveying the films of Deborah Kerr in Criterion Channel’s playlist devoted to the screen icon.
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October 4, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: New York StoriesFrom The Crowd to Margaret, a look at the good apples and bad apples in Criterion Channel’s New York Stories collection.
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August 28, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Directed by John HustonSurveying the films of one of Hollywood’s greatest directors, John Huston, in Criterion Channel’s collection devoted to his work, including The Dead, Moby Dick, The African Queen, and Key Largo.
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August 7, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: NeonoirSurveying Criterion Channel’s neonoir collection, which includes genre-spinning films like Cotton Comes to Harlem, Night Moves, and Blow Out.
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July 17, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Starring Judy HollidayFurther proof that she wasn’t born yesterday, Judy Holliday still delights as a Hollywood comic.
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July 3, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Early Women FilmmakersCriterion Channel’s collection on early women filmmakers spotlights the pioneering women who advanced the art form during film’s foundational years.
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June 19, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Starring Gena RowlandsRanking the Starring Gena Rowlands collection on Criterion Channel, from A Woman Under the Influence to Tempest.
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June 5, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Directed by Satyajit RayExploring the works of the great Satyajit Ray, including Pather Panchali, The Music Room, and The Big City.
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May 22, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Close To HomeBil Antoniou surveys a collection of “home movies” that cater to quarantine life blahs.
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May 2, 2021
Tu Me Manques ReviewFor those of us swimming in memories of LGBT film festivals, Tu Me Manques won’t recreate the experience at home, but it is never disingenuous and, even at its least effective, always has its heart in the right place.
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May 1, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Black WesternsCriterion’s Black Westerns collection gives a potent overview of films from the era (and beyond) that are diverse in style, content and attitude.
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April 17, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Written by Jean-Claude CarrièreCovering all genres, numerous countries, high arthouse stuff and populist entertainment, Carrière was a natural fit no matter what he worked on, his talent and sensibilities blending in seamlessly with the directors with whom he collaborated.
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April 3, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Directed by Bertrand TavernierThe films of Bertrand Tavernier deliver rich presentations of human relationships that one feels deeply, his stark but never preachy criticisms of French society always accompanied by stunning visual landscapes that are often breathtaking.
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February 27, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: Starring Peter SellersFor a man who claimed to have no personality of his own, the versatile Peter Sellers always made us laugh.
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February 6, 2021
The Criterion Shelf: The Best of Mae WestA sharp wit with an even sharper taste for business who wrote her own scripts and loved to rock a glamorous gown, she was an unapologetic voluptuary whose jokey attitude towards enjoying the carnal side of life skillfully cloaked a nuanced understanding of its painful realities.
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