The Criterion Collection
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 iconic actor shares her profound connection to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life, recalls the deep impact Gena Rowlands had on her life and career, and selects favorites by Gordon Parks, Jim Jarmusch, Albert Brooks, and John Sayles.
The acclaimed actor shares her love for Donald Sutherland’s and Julie Christie’s performances in Don’t Look Now, praises Terry Gilliam’s vast imagination, and talks about getting energized by listening to the Godzilla score.
The award-winning actor and director goes deep on his favorite westerns, highlighting Gregory Peck’s psychological performance in The Gunfighter and Barbara Stanwyck’s fierceness in The Furies, Leonard Cohen’s music in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and Budd Boetticher’s lean, mean Ranown...