The Criterion Collection
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...
Both veteran filmmakers and new voices took cinema into exciting territory as the end of the millennium approached.
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.
Breathlessly kinetic, meticulously choreographed, and sometimes hauntingly meditative, this selection from the martial-arts film canon stretches across cultures and eras.
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...