Follow this link to purchase the Castle film on DVD
James Castle: Portrait of an Artist is available now on
DVD through
First Run Features. Launched on June 23, and remastered with chapters for ease of viewing, the DVD has special features: closed captioning, extended interviews, and links to resources for teachers.
Click on the link above, or navigate through the Foundation's Castle film page and click on First Run Features to buy the home-use DVD -- on sale for $18.71 -- a 25% savings!
What the Critics are Saying
"An excellent film."
—Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Evocative, beautifully shot and absorbing, with a refreshing lack of sentimentality."
—David Ebony, Art in America
"You can feel Castle’s conviction in his extraordinary work: atmospheric, intimate drawings [with] a marvelous push-pull tension . . . he used cardboard as brilliantly as Alexander Calder used wire."
—Roberta Smith, The New York Times (on the art of James Castle)
"Castle’s life is truly inspirational, and his art can be sublime: a fierce creative vision fueled by determination and endless patience. The life must emerge in the art, and in this film it does so eloquently."
—Edward J. Sozanski, Philadelphia Inquirer