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Under the Influence
In this ongoing series of videos, contemporary filmmakers talk to us about the movies that have had a lasting impact on their work.
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Streetwise/Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell: Qualities of Life
These landmark documentary portraits of intergenerational struggle in Seattle expose social horrors while also revealing the humanity of their subjects.
Gilded Cage: Robert Ryan in Caught
Postwar Hollywood’s quintessential heavy wields his signature mix of brutality and neurosis to embody an abusive husband in Max Ophuls’s psychological drama.
On the Margins: Todd Haynes’s Poison
This touchstone of nineties independent filmmaking is a reminder that true queer cinema is about taking risks and breaking taboos—an increasingly rare thing in our corporatized entertainment culture.
Nathan Lane’s Closet Picks
The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor stopped by our offices to regale us with stories and stock up on some of his favorite Hollywood classics.
Restoring Merrily We Go to Hell, One Warp at a Time
A member of Criterion’s team of digital-restoration artists details how he tackled the biggest challenge he faced while working on Dorothy Arzner’s 1932 film.
Lois Weber: “It Is Good to Be a Director”
The Hollywood silent era’s leading female director was a meticulous visual stylist whose films were infused with a passion for progressive social values.
Yi Yi Through Time and Space
The author of the acclaimed novel Memorial reflects on how Edward Yang’s epic swan song has accompanied him around the world, through different stages of his life.
The Criterion Channel’s June 2021 Lineup
Next month, we celebrate Pride Month with a host of extraordinary queer-themed films, including underground classics, documentaries, and the latest installment of our ongoing series Queersighted.
10 Things I Learned: Nightmare Alley
The producer of our edition of Edmund Goulding’s shocking noir dives into the history of its making and its reputation as a “cursed” film.
Nightmare Alley: The Fool Who Walks in Motley . . .
In Edmund Goulding’s gritty cult classic, Tyrone Power casts off his matinee-idol image to play a conniving carnival barker on the flipside of the American dream.
Step by Step: Hideko Takamine in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Known for her resilient heroines, the prolific Japanese actor finds agency through moments of hesitation in one of her seventeen collaborations with Mikio Naruse.
Rachel Kushner’s Top 10
The author of The Mars Room and The Flamethrowers shares a selection of her favorite films, including masterworks by Altman, Sembène, and Pasolini.
