The Criterion Collection
The writer and director talks about the impact that Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves has had on his life and how seeing it for the first time revealed the kind of cinema he wanted to amke himself.
The actor shares his love for Stranger Than Paradise and Dekalog, talks about being both freaked out and deeply moved by The Tin Drum, and praises Richard E. Grant’s performance in Withnail and I as one of the best of...
The CEO and chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group fondly reminisces about working with Jim Jarmusch early in his career, shares why Harlan County USA remains one of the most important documentaries of all time, and celebrates the independent...
The actor and director talks about being influenced by cinematographer Gordon Willis, shares his affection for Peter Sellers’s comedy style, and selects films he’s excited to see for the first time, like Amores perros and Shampoo.
The musician, producer, filmmaker, author, and actor reminisces about discovering Black Orpheus through Prince, shares his love for concert films like Monterey Pop and Gimme Shelter, and talks about how Spike Lee’s films have always been ahead of their time.
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 I’m Still Here shares why Andrei Rublev and Stranger Than Paradise consistently renew his faith in cinema, talks about the unique mix of documentary and fiction in Memories of Underdevelopment, and praises how Garrett Bradley’s Time shows...
The director of Maria talks about why Berlin Alexanderplatz is a masterclass on character and capturing a city, praises Maria Callas’s performance in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Medea, and shares how Boyhood is proof that cinema can evoke the feeling of...
The actor and star of Anora talks about Five Easy Pieces and being drawn to morally ambiguous characters, praises Isabelle Huppert’s performance in The Piano Teacher as one of the greatest of all time, and selects Take Out, one of...
The host of the hit interview show Chicken Shop Date talks about Portrait of a Lady on Fire and being drawn to films with undeniable chemistry, praises 12 Angry Men as one of the greatest films of all time, and...