The Criterion Collection
On the Channel
Aug 7, 2017 — On the anniversary of his birth, we’re celebrating Hollywood renegade Nicholas Ray with complete editions of three of his masterpieces on the Criterion Channel.
Jul 5, 2017 — “Today,” begins Flavorwire’s Jason Bailey, “New York’s Film Forum begins a fabulous new retrospective series, Ford to City: Drop Dead—New York in the 70s, which draws its title from the notorious New York Daily News headline paraphrasing of President Gerald...
Jun 2, 2017 — In this supplemental feature from our newly released edition, the cast of Terry Zwigoff’s first narrative film discuss the creative freedom they experienced while working with him.
Feb 6, 2017 — In the inaugural installment of his new column, archivist Michael Chaiken examines the Nobel Prize–winning icon’s unique artistic process through a collection of ephemera.
On the Channel
Feb 5, 2017 — Art-House America Today on the Criterion Channel, we’re presenting the debut of Art-House America, an original program showcasing great venues around the country that continue to carry the torch for film culture. Each episode places the spotlight on one theater, pairing a...
Production Notes
Jul 7, 2016 — In honor of the director, we look back at his quintessentially American narratives.
Features
May 1, 2014 — When Walter Wanger conceived the movie that would become Riot in Cell Block 11, he wasn’t thinking in terms of pop culture. The longtime independent film producer, with classics (and Criterion releases) such as Stagecoach and Foreign Correspondent to his...
In Theaters
Jul 18, 2013 — Repertory PicksThe Harvard Film Archive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is currently celebrating one of the finest of all Hollywood actors with the retrospective A Burt Lancaster Centennial Tribute. This Saturday, July 20, you can catch an early breakout performance of Lancaster’s...
Essays
Jul 24, 2012 — Whit Stillman’s wry comedy about Upper East Siders looked like a perverse bit of daring in 1990; today it seems like an artifact from an earlier century.
Feb 21, 2007 — It was bound to happen. After a good start for the blog, a quiet stretch. The year has gotten off to a busy start. Every minute there seems to be a meeting with a new player about a new technology...