The Criterion Collection
The television host, writer, and performer talks about Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel and how comedic performances aren’t often given the respect they deserve, praises Miller’s Crossing for having “the best hat work in cinema history,” and shares...
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 longtime creative partners share their love for Albert Brooks, praise Jackie Chan as “the funniest living human being,” and talk about referencing The Cranes Are Flying for their new show The Studio.
The actor selects feminist landmarks by Lizzie Borden and Barbara Loden, reflects on working with Hal Ashby, and praises Jane Fonda’s performance in Klute.
The actor reminisces about watching Crossing Delancey with her grandparents, selects Godzilla vs. Biollante to share with her son, and shouts out performers she loves, including Harry Dean Stanton and Barbara Loden.
The filmmaker and author shares how Hollywood Shuffle and Slacker inspired him to make movies, talks about why actors make great directors, and selects favorites such as His Girl Friday and Bull Durham.
This Oscar-winning director began his career as a visual artist before moving on to create audacious narrative features about marginalized people, including the Black community in his native London.
The legendary independent filmmaker challenged racist stereotypes in Hollywood with his subversive B movies and biting social satires.
The writer-director talks about how Federico Fellini and John Waters gave him the passion and confidence to become a filmmaker, shares his poignant experience watching Claudine as a young man, and selects favorites such as Pickup on South Street, Do...