The Criterion Collection
Apr 20, 2018 — Jim Jarmusch filmed Neil Young recording the score for his 1995 revisionist western. Watch a bit of the never-released footage here.
Apr 19, 2018 — With a mix of improvisation, balletic physicality, and slapstick humor, Hollywood master Leo McCarey crafted the most sublime of screwball comedies.
In Theaters
Apr 18, 2018 — Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom plays in a complete retrospective of the director’s work in Fort Collins, Colorado, this weekend.
On the Channel
Apr 16, 2018 — Filmmaker Daniel Raim took a pilgrimage to Japan to get his own firsthand look at some of the most iconic objects in the world of Yasujiro Ozu.
Short Takes
Apr 4, 2018 — On what would have been his eighty-sixth birthday, we’re celebrating Andrei Tarkvosky’s legacy with a look back at some of the essays and videos we’ve published on his work.
Apr 2, 2018 — Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Barry Levinson is an Academy Award–winning director, screenwriter, and producer. His 1988 film Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, won multiple Oscars, including one for best picture. His 1991 film Bugsy received...
On the Channel
Mar 30, 2018 — In a new conversation on the Criterion Channel, filmmaker Rebecca Miller talks about her formative experiences as a movie lover and what she’s drawn to in on-screen acting.
Essays
Mar 30, 2018 — This spectacular and technically ambitious Hollywood musical is a priceless window onto American pop culture’s view of itself in the 1930s.
On the Channel
Mar 28, 2018 — A touchstone of contemporary independent cinema since its release in 2007, Frownland makes its debut on the Criterion Channel this week. Here’s an excerpt from a new conversation with director Ronald Bronstein.
On the Channel
Mar 26, 2018 — In a new episode of Observations on Film Art, now streaming on the Criterion Channel on FilmStruck, professor David Bordwell talks about Wong Kar-wai’s innovative use of narrative structure in Chungking Express.