Vittorio de Sica

The 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022

The 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022

From gentle satire to something like an anarchist paint bomb tossed into an uptight dinner party, we feature the 10 Best Classic Films on Blu-ray and DVD in 2022 – and we toss in a few more, just for kicks.

Neorealism Meets Fairy Tale in Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Miracle in Milan’

Neorealism Meets Fairy Tale in Vittorio De Sica’s ‘Miracle in Milan’

If the escapism in Vittorio De Sica’s Miracle in Milan seems simple-minded, even simpler is the cure to society’s ills.

Extra Large Popcorn, Please: The Film Forum’s “Return of the Double Feature”

Extra Large Popcorn, Please: The Film Forum’s “Return of the Double Feature”

Originating as a practical means to ensure financial solvency, the “double feature” may now serve a more profound aesthetic purpose.
Criterion’s ‘Bicycle Thieves’ Captures the ‘Life as It Was’ Quality of the Film

Criterion’s ‘Bicycle Thieves’ Captures the ‘Life as It Was’ Quality of the Film

Criterion’s version of Vittorio De Sica’s classic, Bicycle Thieves, allows the “poetry of daily life” to shine through.

Sophia Loren 4-Film Collection

Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (1946)