The Criterion Collection
Essays
May 16, 2023 — Inspired by golden-age monster movies and the story of a real-life mass murderer, Peter Bogdanovich’s debut feature evokes the psychic dread of America in the 1960s, a decade defined by long-distance and increasingly high-profile gun violence.
Jan 10, 2022 — The writer and director was on top of the world before the going got tough.
Dec 17, 2021 — A Nicole Brenez dossier and writing on Melvin Van Peebles and Nicolas Cage are among this week’s highlights.
The Daily
May 26, 2020 — Karina Longworth’s podcast You Must Remember This returns with a season devoted to the unjustly unheralded producer, production designer, and writer.
On the Channel
Mar 26, 2020 — Check out what’s in store next month on our streaming service!
On the Channel
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Oct 29, 2019 — The actor-turned-producer made Paramount a major player during the heyday of the New Hollywood.
The Daily
May 13, 2019 — Whether he was adapting Lillian Hellman or Stan Lee, Sargent excelled at locating the human heart beating at the center of the story.
Sep 28, 2015 — Rarely has schizophrenia been closer to the surface of American cinema than in the transitional period of 1968–71. Hollywood had just abandoned its censorship code after nearly thirty-five years, and the behemoth studios were heaving and rattling into oblivion or...
Features
Nov 28, 2014 — It Happened One Night is part of a long tradition of American comedies on the move.