The Criterion Collection
Jan 17, 2005 — Jacques Becker’s genius is to focus resolutely on what comes before or after or falls in between the decisive actions: it’s a crime film where we learn how gangsters brush their teeth.
Feb 10, 2003 — The poet Paul Eluard says that to understand my film version of Beauty and the Beast, you must love your dog more than your car. Ordinarily, I would settle for that. However, with so much being written about the film...
Essays
Sep 8, 1998 — In David Lean’s Summertime, in which Rossano Brazzi seduces Katharine Hepburn—an aging, repressed Ohio “working girl” on vacation in Venice—the Continental lover reached his pinnacle and approached his end. In the next decade, he would be embodied by Marcello Mastroianni,...
The actor praises Nicole Kidman’s spellbinding performance in The Others, finds beauty and inspiration in Lila Avilés’s Tótem, and shares how The Before Trilogy perfectly captures the nuances of falling in love.
The actor talks about falling in love with Some Like It Hot at a young age, praises Lili Taylor’s and River Phoenix’s tender performances in Dogfight, and shares the profound effect that Streetwise has had on her.
The actor reminisces about falling in love with Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich’s collaborations at a young age, praises Andrea Arnold’s distinct vision, and talks about how David Cronenberg’s films strike a unique balance between the extreme and the...
The legendary fashion designer talks about falling in love with The Red Shoes, shares why Moonstruck is a perfect movie to watch anytime and with anyone, and delights in the haunting glamour of Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet.
The actor talks about falling in love with classic Hollywood cinema and the work of Preston Sturges, recalls being struck by the danger of Marlon Brando’s acting style in The Fugitive Kind, and selects favorites including Gimme Shelter and The...
The host of the hit interview show Chicken Shop Date talks about Portrait of a Lady on Fire and being drawn to films with undeniable chemistry, praises 12 Angry Men as one of the greatest films of all time, and...
On a recent visit, the award-winning Sex and the City star chatted with us about falling in love with movies as a child and the Hollywood and art-house classics that have been her personal touchstones.