The Criterion Collection
Mar 29, 2017 — Film journalist Mark Harris stopped by Criterion to chat about the growing pains that five Hollywood filmmakers experienced during World War II.
Essays
Mar 24, 2017 — Capturing the cultural anxieties of the 1970s, Hal Ashby’s comedic parable explores the pitfalls of innocence and credulity in American politics.
Visual Analysis
Mar 19, 2017 — David Cairns takes a close look at the carefully calibrated minimalism of Hal Ashby’s masterful satire.
Mar 16, 2017 — Bill Condon is a celebrated film director and Oscar-winning screenwriter. His most recent projects include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the drama Mr. Holmes, and a revival of the musical Side Show, which premiered at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center before...
Mar 12, 2017 — With his new film Personal Shopper now in theaters, we’re sharing a conversation we had with the acclaimed French filmmaker during his visit to the Criterion office last October.
Mar 1, 2017 — In his most seductive experiment with cinematic time, Richard Linklater wrestles with the joys and challenges of long-term intimacy.
Tech Corner
Mar 1, 2017 — The restoration teams at Warner Bros. and Criterion explain how they captured the silken texture of the nitrate print of Michael Curtiz’s classic noir melodrama.
Feb 27, 2017 — Mike Portnoy is one of the founding members of Dream Theater. He is currently the drummer in the Winery Dogs, Twisted Sister, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, the Neal Morse Band, and Metal Allegiance.
Short Takes
Feb 27, 2017 — Last month, the world of silent-film history lost one of its most active proponents and preservationists.
Feb 23, 2017 — The week before Get Out opened to groundbreaking box-office success, we spoke with the director about the fine line between comedy and horror.