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My Coen Brothers Odyssey

by Aaron West June 24, 2024 It was probably 1992, maybe 1993, when I was in some video store and saw an odd looking film on the shelf. Barton Fink? What could this be about? Oh, it's from the guys who directed Raising Arizona and Blood Simple. I gave …

Announcing New Journeys

We are thrilled to share that we have programmed several new Journeys that will be scheduled in the upcoming months. When we launched the site, we decided that we wanted 6-months worth of Journeys online, programmed, and available for registration. We're glad we did that because people …

Kurosawa, There and Back Again

by Aaron West This article is part of our Japanese Films Journey. As we’ve launched these journeys, what I didn’t expect was how much our format has impacted my tastes. Most of the films that we’ve programmed are films that I’ve seen before, and while there’s a lot of …

Toshiro Mifune: No April Fool

A celebration of "Worldwide Mifune." Edited from an original piece for Turner Classic Movies that is languishing somewhere in the bowels of the internet.   Toshirō Mifune was born on April 1, 1920 in Tsingtao, China (now Quingdao, Shandong), which at that time was under Japanese military rule. His …

Website Soft Launch

Hello everyone, Today is the first day that CineJourneys branding is primarily online. We are calling this a “soft launch,” and although the items to fix on the website are few, they may be noticeable. First off, what we are most excited to share are the community tools. The …

Website Launch, 2024 Journey Preview, Merchandise

Today we released a podcast that reveals the scheduled journeys for the remainder of the year, including the film lists (although they are subject to change depending on availability). You can find that episode here or wherever you get podcasts. The website is almost ready for launch. We …