The Criterion Collection
Oct 12, 2010 — This essay originally appeared in the October 1990 issue of Cahiers du cinéma. Translated by Stephen Sarrazin. The Magician is one of Bergman’s most enigmatic films, perhaps his underground masterpiece, one of the keys to his cinema. Traveling actors, maids...
Sep 28, 2010 — “The past, again and again.” —Major Jack Celliers, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Nagisa Oshima’s filmmaking career began with the risen sun—or rather, with the promise of a sun soon to rise: Tomorrow’s Sun (1959), a dizzyingly designed faux “coming attraction”...
May 5, 2009 — Every second of David Fincher’s uncanny drama—every shot and every cut, every gesture and every facial expression, every turn in its narrative and every visual effect—is devoted to the contemplation of time’s passing.
Dec 5, 2005 — If there is a skeleton key to François Truffaut’s oeuvre, it is this film, in which all of his assorted gifts and preoccupations are in play and meshed into a uniquely idiosyncratic whole.
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 legendary actor talks about her lifelong love of Bette Davis, reminisces about working with John Cassavetes, and selects favorites by Hal Ashby, Gillian Armstrong, and Bill Forsyth.
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.