The Criterion Collection
Short Takes
Nov 15, 2016 — Harrod Blank shared a few words in remembrance of legendary singer-songwriter Leon Russell, the subject of his father Les Blank’s film A Poem Is a Naked Person.
Nov 15, 2016 — Akira Kurosawa lays bare his deepest fears in this visually astonishing interpretation of folklore, myth, and the director’s own dreams and memories.
Nov 14, 2016 — For his first foray into romantic comedy, Paul Thomas Anderson worked closely with Jon Brion on a score that combines melodic orchestration with startling dissonance.
Nov 10, 2016 — Although Alton Brown is now known mostly for his work in food media, his first career was as a filmmaker. His big break came when he shot the music video for R.E.M.’s 1987 song “The One I Love,” which allowed...
In Theaters
Nov 10, 2016 — The Gene Siskel Film Center screens Carol Reed’s stark psychological thriller Odd Man Out, which stars James Mason as an ex-convict who plots a robbery to fund his rebel organization.
Nov 8, 2016 — This adaptation of one of the most influential series in manga history is a delirious mix of breathtaking swordplay and pop vulgarity.
Nov 2, 2016 — The morning after opening his first theater in Brooklyn, Alamo Drafthouse cofounder stopped by Criterion to chat about his life as a collector
Sneak Peeks
Oct 24, 2016 — Almodóvar reflects on the director of The Executioner, his status as one of the titans of Spanish cinema, and his undeserved obscurity abroad.
In Theaters
Oct 20, 2016 — The Bryn Mawr Film Institute, in Pennsylvania, is screening Henri-Georges Clouzot’s twisted thriller Diabolique, about the murder of a sadistic headmaster by his submissive wife and his malevolent mistress.
Sneak Peeks
Oct 19, 2016 — In a conversation with German children’s author Cornelia Funke, the Mexican director discusses his fascination with myths and fairy tales.