The Criterion Collection
The legendary director, writer, cinematographer, and producer praises Charlie Chaplin as a father to all filmmakers, reflects on casting Jean-Louis Trintignant in A Man and a Woman after seeing Il sorpasso, and shares why love has been the enduring theme...
The actor celebrates “awe-inspiring” performances by Holly Hunter in Broadcast News and by Cher in Moonstruck, talks about watching The Before Trilogy while filming The White Lotus, and shouts out a favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman moment on-screen.
The actor and director talks about his formative experiences watching Miller’s Crossing, Hollywood Shuffle, and The Elephant Man; praises films by past collaborators, including Richard Linklater and Terrence Malick; and shouts out a very special Criterion commentary.
The Oscar-winning composer selects favorite films that continue to excite him, including Andrei Rublev and Sid & Nancy; praises the transportive nature of Les Blank’s work; and shares how Nicolas Roeg changed his life.
The writer and director of Girlfight selects films with complex themes of power and ambition; praises women whose work she felt gave her permission to become a filmmaker, such as Martha Coolidge and Joan Micklin Silver; and shares her love...
The actor and star of Babygirl expresses his love for the films of Lino Brocka, praises his costar Nicole Kidman’s performance in To Die For, and talks about being influenced by such filmmakers as Mike Leigh and Harmony Korine.
The director and producer reminisces about the emotional impact of his early moviegoing experiences, shares his passion for the films of Federico Fellini, and talks about the profound thrill of watching Steve McQueen’s Hunger and Wim Wenders’ Pina for the...
The director of Compensation shares what Bruce Lee’s films taught her about cinematic movement, praises Sarah Maldoror’s revolutionary Sambizanga, and shouts out filmmakers she loves, from Cauleen Smith and Cheryl Dunye to Alice Diop and Ousmane Sembène.
The actor and star of Christophe Honoré’s Marcello Mio talks about the power of political films disguised as comedies, such as To Be or Not to Be and Divorce Italian Style; shares her love for Japanese horror cinema; and reminisces...
The celebrated actors and costars of The Return recommend favorites to each other, share their love for Andrei Tarkovsky and Orson Welles, and discover such Eclipse box sets as The First Films of Samuel Fuller and Basil Dearden’s London Underground.