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Essays
May 8, 2018 — In his uncharacteristic final masterpiece, the great Hollywood melodramatist Frank Borzage approaches the shadowy violence of film noir with his unique brand of romanticism.
The Daily
May 7, 2018 — And it’s May ’68 all over again in New York, D.C., and London. Plus Bergman in L.A., Tarkovsky in San Sebastián, and more.
Apr 2, 2018 — Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Barry Levinson is an Academy Award–winning director, screenwriter, and producer. His 1988 film Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, won multiple Oscars, including one for best picture. His 1991 film Bugsy received...
On the Channel
Mar 30, 2018 — In a new conversation on the Criterion Channel, filmmaker Rebecca Miller talks about her formative experiences as a movie lover and what she’s drawn to in on-screen acting.
In Theaters
Mar 1, 2018 — Ernst Lubitsch’s masterpiece screens in Madison this weekend in a festival showcasing films recently restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Jan 2, 2018 — John Hughes created the blueprint for the American teen movie with this pop-culture phenomenon, finding the humanity in an assortment of high school archetypes.
Dec 17, 2017 — Norwegian director Joachim Trier talks about how Louis Malle’s 1963 masterpiece The Fire Within inspired his sophomore feature Oslo, August 31st.
In Theaters
Nov 16, 2017 — Preston Sturges’s screwball masterpiece, about a glamorous con artist who fleeces a naïve millionaire, screens in Baltimore this week.
On the Channel
Oct 30, 2017 — Just in time for Halloween, we’re musing on what it is that makes a movie frightening with the help of filmmaking duo Josh and Benny Safdie.
On the Channel
Sep 21, 2017 — The leading scorer in NBA history talks with us about how cinema first led him to his basketball career and how he drew inspiration from samurai movies.