The Criterion Collection
Aug 20, 2013 — Satyajit Ray’s delicate masterpiece about forbidden love in the late nineteenth century is lovingly adapted from a novella by the great Rabindranath Tagore.
One of the most revealing and entertaining ways to interpret what we see on-screen is to get a glimpse of what didn’t make it there. Explore our many releases that include deleted scenes and outtakes.
Jul 12, 2013 — Did You See This?• Movies and the art that inspired them • Explore the world of Pasolini. • A very Cool Chicago • The Dissolve has materialized. • Discussing the importance of Shoah • Dave Kehr matters. • Peter Bogdanovich...
Jul 5, 2013 — Did You See This?• Movies from sea to shining sea • J. Hoberman gets medieval. • Woody Allen can’t stop working. • The Saul Bellow cinema that never was • Monochrome movies are back. • Richard Brody is under the...
Features
Jun 17, 2013 — The author recounts the story of his friendship with the great filmmaker.
Apr 22, 2013 — A vivid portrait of a ruthless murderer, Laurence Olivier’s Technicolor Shakespeare adaptation is back in a killer restoration.
Apr 12, 2013 — Did You See This?• James Ivory on the late Ruth Prawer Jhabvala • So that’s what Glenda Jackson’s been up to. • A cutting lesson from the master of suspense • An insider’s take on working with Kubrick • The...
Oct 9, 2012 — British wartime audiences ate up these rule-breaking costume pictures—entertainments for a populace seeking escapism.
Oh, those movies from the dream factory. There’s nothing quite like them.
Essays
Aug 31, 2012 — He was a doctor, explorer, and anthropologist in addition to being a director. Learn more about the fascinating man who made Lonesome.