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The actor selects feminist landmarks by Lizzie Borden and Barbara Loden, reflects on working with Hal Ashby, and praises Jane Fonda’s performance in Klute.
The actor talks about feeling immersed in The Tree of Wooden Clogs, praises Small Axe as an “extraordinary piece of work,” and suggests that all film lovers see every film by Akira Kurosawa.
The actor and star of Crossing Delancey reminisces about the first film her family watched together at the drive-in, praises the depth of Liv Ullmann’s performance in Cries and Whispers, and shares her intimate connections to Blue Velvet and Days...
The actor and author talks about wishing he could have appeared in his favorite screwball comedy, The Awful Truth; praises the harrowing brilliance of Come and See; and shares his close connection to In a Lonely Place and Taste of...
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 Oscar-winning composer selects favorite films that continue to excite him, including Andrei Rublev and Sid & Nancy; praises the transportive nature of Les Blank’s work; and shares how Nicolas Roeg changed his life.
The writer and director of Misericordia talks aboutfinding beauty in Todd Solondz’s explorations of perversion, shares his love of how David Lynch fractures the American dream, and praises the “cinematic choreography” in Pickpocket.
The actor reminisces about watching Crossing Delancey with her grandparents, selects Godzilla vs. Biollante to share with her son, and shouts out performers she loves, including Harry Dean Stanton and Barbara Loden.
The writer and director of Girlfight selects films with complex themes of power and ambition; praises women whose work she felt gave her permission to become a filmmaker, such as Martha Coolidge and Joan Micklin Silver; and shares her love...
The actor and author talks about growing up above a video store and renting The Virgin Suicides once a week, gets emotional remembering her first encounter with Pedro Almodóvar’s celebration of unconventional beauty, and shares how starring in Uncut Gems...