The Criterion Collection
The actor shares his close connection to Lindsay Anderson’s This Sporting Life, praises Richard Burton’s performance in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and talks about playing villains for “master of the macabre” Brian De Palma.
The legendary filmmaker praises Jacques Tati’s dedication to getting his films made, reflects on the lessons he learned from Dorothy Arzner when she was his professor, and shares the joy he finds in inspiring new generations of directors.
The actor and director returns to the Closet, where he clarifies his feelings on Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom; shares how much he learned about filmmaking from supplemental features on the Criterion editions of Barry Lyndon and Roma;...
During a trip to what he calls our “city of movies,” the director of Afire talked about the jazzy qualities of Steven Soderbergh’s films, the inspiration he has taken from Preston Sturges, and an overpoweringly erotic moment in Stromboli.
During his visit to our closet, the Oscar-winning director of Toy Story 3 chatted with us about his nerve-wracking first encounter with Jane Campion and the lessons he learned about editing from All That Jazz.
Daniel Kremer has provided commentary tracks and video essays for physical-media releases from over a dozen labels, including Kino Lorber, Imprint Films, Milestone, and Severin. His book Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films (2015) was the first to cover its...
Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park is Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong. He received his PhD in film studies from the University of Iowa. He specializes in Hong Kong action cinema, contemporary South...
Scott Tobias is a freelance film and television writer from Chicago. He currently writes reviews for NPR and Variety, edits Oscilloscope Laboratories’ Musings blog, and contributes frequently to the New York Times, the Washington Post, Vulture, and other publications.
Mark Rappaport is a filmmaker and writer. His films include Rock Hudson’s Home Movies and From the Journals of Jean Seberg. He is a regular contributor to the French film magazine Trafic, edited by Raymond Bellour. A collection of his...
Joan Mellen is the author of several books about Japanese cinema, including Voices from the Japanese Cinema and The Waves at Genji’s Door as well as monographs for the BFI on Seven Samurai and In the Realm of the Senses....