The Criterion Collection
In the very first entry in our Closet Picks series, shot in 2010, the director of Pan’s Labyrinth selects favorite films by Stanley Donen, Terrence Malick, and Ingmar Bergman.
The acclaimed actor shares how Nancy Savoca’s Dogfight profoundly affected her views of acting and love, praises the way David Gordon Green conjures the feeling of youth in George Washington, and selects endlessly entertaining favorites, from Valley of the Dolls...
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.
The comedian, actor, and director talks about loving the relatable weirdness of Grey Gardens and the compulsive passion of Crumb; praises Miranda July’s singular, offbeat voice; and shares how The 400 Blows (a Natasha Lyonne recommendation) evokes empathy for the...
The Oscar-nominated writer and director of Io Capitano praises the courage and vision of Buster Keaton, shares his love for the soul of Kenji Mizoguchi and the subconscious of David Lynch, and shouts out one of his cinematic fathers, Roberto...
The writer, director, and actor admires the physical comedy of Pierre Etaix and the hallucinatory world of House, recalls formative experiences watching Y tu mamá también and The Virgin Suicides, and shares why he relates to the protagonist of Where...
The comedian talks about Andy Griffith’s electric performance in A Face in the Crowd, the depiction of childhood loneliness in Me and You and Everyone We Know, and favorite films such as Bringing Up Baby and Menace II Society.
The Oscar-nominated writer and director of Anatomy of a Fall praises the perfection of An Unmarried Woman, talks about the feminist qualities of La vérité, and selects Petite maman for her daughter.
The award-winning writer and director of Tótem shares her love for Aki Kaurismäki’s “strange, funny filmmaking spirit,” dedicates her selection of Barbra Streisand’s The Prince of Tides to her mom, and talks about Werner Herzog as a “warrior” in Burden...
The writer and director, best known for creating and starring in the hit television show Schitt’s Creek, talks about the eternal inspiration of Moonstruck, shares his love for Parker Posey, and reminiscences about watching Sofia Coppola direct on the set...