The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Closet’s very first guest stops by the Mobile Closet at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he examines the technical brilliance of a scene in Notorious, shares why he feels a kinship with Wes Anderson, and talks about...
Three tales of outsiders and doomed lovers, an electrifying thriller set during Brazil’s military dictatorship; a love letter to a cinematic maverick; an exploration of male ego and class divisions, a Kafkaesque thriller about the impunity of power, a nine-hour...
The actor praises the beautiful and tragic performances in Rouge, shares her attraction to David Lynch's mysterious atmospheres, and talks about the tactile pleasures of Body Heat.
The actor explains what makes Defending Your Life a master class in writing and directing; shares how sex, lies, and videotape exposed him to a new world of cinema; and talks about David Lynch and Kyle MacLachlan's extraordinary collaborations.
The filmmaker looks back on seeing Dr. Strangelove in the cinema with his parents as a teenager, talks about a failed attempt to show one of his favorite movies to Robert Crumb, and shares how All About My Mother inspired...
The actor selects Italian-cinema favorites, talks about how being cast in Dazed and Confused changed his life, and shares his experience working with John Sayles on Lone Star.
The actor and author talks about how Five Easy Pieces and A Face in the Crowd inspired his show Eastbound & Down, reminisces about working with David Gordon Green on George Washington, and praises the remarkable cinematography in I Am...
From the rise of the Hollywood teen comedy to the emergence of France’s cinéma du look, the filmmaking trends of this wild decade yielded some unforgettable classics.
The actor talks about the pleasure of discovering classics like Black Girl and Purple Noon, shares his deep affection for Claudine, and finds a well of inspiration in the films of Wong Kar Wai.
The comedian, actor, and writer pairs two favorite films about tortured geniuses, All That Jazz and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling; praises The Battle of Algiers as one of the best movies of all time; and talks about...