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Aug 11, 2020 — Gina Prince-Bythewood, Pedro Almodóvar, Ellen Kuras, and Paolo Sorrentino are among the filmmakers who have lined up projects to take on as soon as it’s safe.

Jul 29, 2020 — The show must go on. The festival presents a lineup of new work from Frederick Wiseman, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Ann Hui, Lav Diaz, Abel Ferrara, and more.

Jun 29, 2020 — Channel Calendars This July, the Criterion Channel celebrates unconventional artists who march to the beat of their own drum, with spotlights on indie iconoclast Miranda July, cutting-edge composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, downtown poet Sara Driver, lyrical documentarians Bill and Turner Ross, and formally...

May 14, 2020 — Sorely missing the festival this year, filmmakers and critics swap memories and reflections.

May 6, 2020 — What if the Hollywood of the 1940s were less racist and homophobic than the America of the 1940s?

Apr 28, 2020 — Twenty of the world’s top festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Sundance, will take part in a free global event.

Apr 9, 2020 — The American Cinematheque premieres a delightful five-minute film that Varda made in 2008.

Mar 26, 2020 — Check out what’s in store next month on our streaming service!

Mar 20, 2020 — Also this week: Filmmaker and filmmakers make their work freely accessible, an appreciation of Barbara Hammer, and an interview with Jonathan Rosenbaum.

Feb 28, 2020 — Bong Joon-ho picks twenty directors to watch. Also in the spotlight this week are Jennie Livingston, Jerome Hiler, Dušan Makavejev, and Ritwik Ghatak.