The Criterion Collection
The comedian, actor, and author reflects on what Alex Cox’s Walker has to say about American history, talks about the subtle depth of Two-Lane Blacktop, and praises performances by Peter Falk and Walter Matthau.
The acclaimed actor shares her love for Donald Sutherland’s and Julie Christie’s performances in Don’t Look Now, praises Terry Gilliam’s vast imagination, and talks about getting energized by listening to the Godzilla score.
The award-winning actor talks about his childhood experience seeing Carnival of Souls and his love for low-budget horror treasures, shares how Blue Velvet ignited his desire to become an actor and why Rashomon always moves him to tears, and praises...
The writer and director of Godland—Iceland’s 2023 Oscar submission—shares his love for Ana Torrent’s performances in Cría cuervos and The Spirit of the Beehive, talks about the physicality of Naked and the fear and inspiration in L’humanité, and praises the...
The actor, known for his performances in Looking, We the Animals, and The Inspection, talks about two classics that inspired him to make movies and his love of Orson Welles’s gift for self-reinvention.
The award-winning actor highlights performances he admires, including John Hurt in The Elephant Man, Peter Sellers in Being There, and Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich.
The Daily
Jun 8, 2023 — The robust oeuvre features performances from Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Hanna Schygulla, and Ornella Muti.
On the Channel
Nov 18, 2018 — The powerhouse actors at the center of Persona became two of Ingmar Bergman’s most essential collaborators, bringing a remarkable emotional range to their performances.
Feb 20, 2017 — Joan Crawford delivers one of her greatest performances in Michael Curtiz’s unsparing look at class, ambition, and the all-consuming intensity of maternal love.
Mindy Seu is an artist and technologist. She is an associate professor in the Department of Design Media Arts at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her performances and publications include Cyberfeminism Index (2023) and A Sexual History of the...