Center Stage

Jun 10, 2025 — Sidney Lumet’s lavish adaptation of a Tony Award–winning stage musical combines an ecstatic appreciation of Black artistry with a celebration of freedom and perseverance.

Jul 23, 2024 — Chen Kaige’s sweeping epic chronicles the history of twentieth-century China through the story of two childhood friends, contrasting the unchanging traditions of their Beijing-opera milieu with the nation’s swift and turbulent transformation.

Nov 2, 2022 — While the Wexner Center surveys her career, TCM’s podcast tells the full life story of Pam Grier.

Nov 15, 2018 — In two made-for-television productions, a middle-aged Ingmar Bergman blurred the boundaries between screen and stage.

Sep 18, 2017 — The landmark television program Split Screen celebrated its twentieth birthday with an event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center this May.

Jul 31, 2026 — Along with a new Senses of Cinema, the week brings writing on work by Rossellini, Bresson, De Palma, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Yashaddai Owens.

Jul 24, 2026 — Names on our minds this week: Mike Mills, Jean Renoir, Ronee Blakley, and Luchino Visconti.

Jul 17, 2026 — Channel Calendars This month on the Criterion Channel, crank up the volume on our playlist of (actually good) rock biopics that go beyond cliché to explore the elusive place where inspiration sparks and musical legends are born. Our Southern Gothic...

Jul 17, 2026 — This week brings conversations with Jeffrey Wright, John Woo, and the members of three cinema collectives.

Jun 11, 2026 — An adaptation of Night and Day follows two new reimaginings of Mrs. Dalloway.