The Criterion Collection
The director of I’m Still Here shares why Andrei Rublev and Stranger Than Paradise consistently renew his faith in cinema, talks about the unique mix of documentary and fiction in Memories of Underdevelopment, and praises how Garrett Bradley’s Time shows...
The director of Maria talks about why Berlin Alexanderplatz is a masterclass on character and capturing a city, praises Maria Callas’s performance in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Medea, and shares how Boyhood is proof that cinema can evoke the feeling of...
The actor and star of Anora talks about Five Easy Pieces and being drawn to morally ambiguous characters, praises Isabelle Huppert’s performance in The Piano Teacher as one of the greatest of all time, and selects Take Out, one of...
The director, cinematographer, and author reminisces about working with the Coen brothers and getting married at the wrap party for Miller’s Crossing; shares what he loves about Errol Morris’s directorial techniques; and talks about his favorite movie of all time,...
Few musicians have had such a profound effect on the evolution of twentieth-century popular music as the legendary record producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and twenty-eight-time Grammy winner.
The host of the hit interview show Chicken Shop Date talks about Portrait of a Lady on Fire and being drawn to films with undeniable chemistry, praises 12 Angry Men as one of the greatest films of all time, and...
The actor and director talks about the thrilling sensation of seeing All That Jazz for the first time, reminisces about watching Klute while on the set of Twilight, and reflects upon her favorite Ingmar Bergman films, such as Winter Light...
The director of Blink Twice is joined by the film’s star in sharing their love for John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands, praising Paris Is Burning as “the greatest documentary of all time,” and selecting favorites, from Harlan County USA and...
The cinematographer of Bound and The Matrix talks about the thrill of watching John Ford’s Stagecoach for the first time, praises Martin Scorsese’s love of music, and picks up a recommendation from his granddaughter—Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House.
The actor describes the beauty of discovering Agnès Varda, shares how Mean Streets inspired his desire to act, and selects all-time favorite films, from Five Easy Pieces to The Leopard.