The Criterion Collection
The legendary Iranian filmmaker explored the boundaries between reality and fiction, the complexities of childhood, and the beauty of his country’s landscapes.
The actor shares how This is Spinal Tap changed her life, praises the transportive quality of films like Danton and Monsoon Wedding, and talks about her personal connection to Sweet Smell of Success and The Manchurian Candidate.
The filmmaker returns to the Criterion Closet, where he praises seventies thrillers like The Parallax View and Straw Dogs, talks about You Can Count on Me and how “no one writes dialogue like Kenneth Lonergan,” and connects Targets to his...
The musician selects classic love stories like I Know Where I’m Going! and The Earrings of Madame de . . ., talks about the dramatic suspense of Elevator to the Gallows, and reenacts a favorite moment from Band of Outsiders.
The legendary fashion designer talks about falling in love with The Red Shoes, shares why Moonstruck is a perfect movie to watch anytime and with anyone, and delights in the haunting glamour of Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet.
The journalist and author praises the perfectly calibrated tension in Notorious, talks about Jane Fonda’s dynamic performance in Klute, and shares what makes Fanny and Alexander such a personally resonant film.
The rapper, record producer, composer, and filmmaker talks about how the Once Upon a Time in China series elevated the martial genre, praises Mikey and Nicky as a master class in how to write a buddy movie, and shouts out...
The filmmaker cites All That Jazz as a major influence on modern editing, reveals the connection between Memories of Underdevelopment and Trainspotting, and shares his theory on why a director’s first film is always their best.
The actor selects favorite horror films like Videodrome and The Vanishing, talks about connecting with the work of Gregg Araki, and recommends that everyone watch Todd Haynes’s Safe.
The musician and actor talks about what makes Stan Brakhage’s films “very punk rock,” reflects on working with Jonathan Demme, and selects favorite films such as Black Girl and True Stories.