The Criterion Collection
Essays
Dec 21, 2017 — With D. A. Pennebaker’s groundbreaking concert film, rock music solidified its status as a universal language.
The Daily
Sep 11, 2017 — “On paper, what could be more sordid than an interview-portrait with Issei Sagawa, the infamous cannibal who became a tabloid sensation in the early 80s after he murdered and ate part of a Dutch woman in Paris?” asks Dan Sullivan...
The Daily
Jun 30, 2017 — New York. The tenth edition of Films on the Green, a series of free screenings of French films in the city’s parks, is on through September 7. Jim Jarmusch is one of the ten filmmakers and artists who’s selected a...
Essays
Dec 16, 2013 — Here at last comes the time of ecstasy, of trances.Those who refuse to their senses the gift of trances shall wither.Brothers in trances, when will freedom come?They threw me out of my land and country.May my star shine. [. ....
The images in these films are inextricable from the flawlessly selected tunes accompanying them.
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Essays
Nov 23, 2008 — Wes Anderson made a film without a trace of cynicism, one that obviously grew out of his affection for his characters in particular and for people in general.
Oct 4, 2013 — Did You See This?• Guillermo del Toro goes to Springfield and enters a Cabinet of Curiosities. • Call Lena Dunham—there’s a new girl in town. • The art of the vamp • A glimpse of the latest from Costa-Gavras •...
Nov 13, 2000 — All the opening bands had finished playing, and it was time for the Stones to come out. The sun was still out and there was plenty of daylight left. The crowd had waited all day to see the Stones perform,...
The Daily
Nov 28, 2018 — The career of one of Italy’s greatest directors was riddled with scandal and accolades.