The Criterion Collection
Sep 23, 2015 — Bruce Beresford draws on a controversial episode of Australian colonial history from 1901 to create an electrifying drama that questions the moral certitude of war.
Jul 19, 2010 — “It is the most erotic film that I have ever made,” wrote Michael Powell of Black Narcissus. “It is all done by suggestion, but eroticism is in every frame and image, from the beginning to the end.”
Jul 28, 2022 — Heidi Bivens is a costume designer who began her career working with David Lynch on Inland Empire and has since gone on to collaborate with Harmony Korine on Spring Breakers and The Beach Bum, Jonah Hill on Mid90s, and Adrian...
Jun 30, 2016 — Since presenting her first runway show in 1991, fashion designer Anna Sui has transformed her singular sensibility into a clothing empire. Now a fashion icon whose designs can be found all over the world, her distinctive style is eclectic, vibrant,...
The Daily
Nov 15, 2021 — Paul Newman’s forthcoming memoir, Bill Gunn’s 1981 novel, and Melissa Anderson’s Inland Empire are among this month’s notable titles.
Sep 13, 2011 — Hollywood has been importing talented European filmmakers at least since the early twenties, when Victor Sjöström and Ernst Lubitsch heeded the siren wail of Tinseltown resources, and their work there has tended to quickly obscure the cultural memory of the...
Essays
Jan 29, 2001 — In Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s drama, the characters abandon their twin faiths, in God and the British Empire, and turn themselves over to more ancient and dangerous powers.
The actor fondly recalls working with David Lynch on Inland Empire, praises the comedic brilliance of Albert Brooks, and mentions Robert Altman and Spike Lee as directors whose films capture “the essence of culture, community, and truth.
Oct 25, 2013 — “I’ve been asked to select ideal Halloween viewing from Criterion’s extensive catalog,” writes the novelist, critic, broadcaster, and all-around horror maven Kim Newman. “In the interests of not incriminating myself, I’ve stayed away from releases I’ve had a hand in...
Christina Newland is the lead film critic at the i newspaper and a contributing editor at Empire. She has written on film, pop culture, and boxing for Vice, Sight and Sound, the BBC, MUBI’s Notebook, and Reverse Shot, among other...