The Criterion Collection
The actor and director talks about the shock of seeing Man Bites Dog for the first time, shares his admiration for Marcello Mastroianni’s subtly brilliant performances, and explains how his love for Liv Ullmann led him to the films of...
The actor shares her love for documentaries and the beauty of Grey Gardens, talks about being captivated by Sandra Hüller’s performance in Anatomy of a Fall, and praises the way Sentimental Value portrays the unique bond of sisterhood.
The host of Track Star and Public Opinion talks about why The Last Waltz is the greatest concert movie ever made, praises Aki Kaurismäki’s singular sense of humor and visual style, and selects some his favorite melodramas, including Written on...
The actor and screenwriter talks about his love for A Face in the Crowd and his desire to remake it, shares a familial connection to Double Indemnity, and selects some of his favorite sports movies like Love & Basketball and...
The auteur joined us in the Criterion Mobile Closet at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, where he selects films to watch while roadtripping across the country with his family, including The Red Shoes, Flow, and Charulata.
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...