The Criterion Collection Movies

  • 2020
    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    02020HD

    Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the...

    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
  • 2022
    Making of Drive My Car

    Making of Drive My Car

    Making of Drive My Car

    02022HD

    Program about the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with actors Reika Kirishima, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masaki...

    Making of Drive My Car
  • 2008
    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    72008HD

    Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
  • 2017
    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

    02017HD

    Filmed in Los Angeles in August 2017, director Donna Deitch, cinematographer Robert Elswit and production designer Jeannine Oppewall discuss their...

    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts
  • 2020
    Making 'The Irishman'

    Making 'The Irishman'

    Making 'The Irishman'

    7.22020HD

    Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally...

    Making 'The Irishman'
  • 2019
    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    02019HD

    Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018. In it,...

    A Walk with Charles Burnett
  • 2015
    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    6.52015HD

    Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary in Newport, Rhode Island, during the filming of...

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
  • 2013
    Functions of Film Sound

    Functions of Film Sound

    Functions of Film Sound

    02013HD

    This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and...

    Functions of Film Sound
  • 2013
    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    02013HD

    Actor Tom Gaman (Simon) narrates some 8mm movies shot during the film's three-month production and shares memories of working on the movie during his...

    Living 'Lord of the Flies'
  • 2017
    Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

    Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

    Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

    02017HD

    DESERT HEARTS depended on the connection between its two lead actors, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver, and on their trust in director Donna...

    Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts
  • 2016
    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

    02016HD

    A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.

    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
  • 2018
    Strange Magic

    Strange Magic

    Strange Magic

    02018HD

    Writer and Rookie editor in chief Tavi Gevinson explores THE VIRGIN SUICIDES through the lens of adolescence, suicide, and memory. It features...

    Strange Magic
  • 2004
    Vitellonismo

    Vitellonismo

    Vitellonismo

    72004HD

    A look at the making of Federico Fellini's "I Vitelloni".

    Vitellonismo
  • 2021
    Undressing a Legacy

    Undressing a Legacy

    Undressing a Legacy

    02021HD

    In this interview, conducted in spring 2021, scholar Nick Rees-Roberts traces the influence of La Piscine on the worlds of film and fashion in the...

    Undressing a Legacy
  • 2019
    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    02019HD

    In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the...

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'
  • 2006
    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    62006HD

    A new documentary on director Nobuo Nakagawa and the making of the film, Jigoku. Featuring exclusive interview with Nakagawa collaborators.

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'
  • 2019
    In Full Swing

    In Full Swing

    In Full Swing

    02019HD

    A documentary on the making of the 1936 film Swing Time, featuring interviews with jazz and film critic Gary Giddens, dance critic Brian Seibert, and...

    In Full Swing
  • 2015
    A Physical History of 'M'

    A Physical History of 'M'

    A Physical History of 'M'

    02015HD

    This documentary traces the "physical history" of Fritz Lang’s M, from its production and original distribution to the digital restoration used...

    A Physical History of 'M'
  • 2012
    Revolutions Per Second

    Revolutions Per Second

    Revolutions Per Second

    02012HD

    A 25-minute visual essay by Kent Jones about Jean-Luc Godard and his film 'Weekend'.

    Revolutions Per Second
  • 2009
    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution

    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution

    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution

    02009HD

    CHE was the first feature to use the Red camera, which Soderbergh embraced for its versatility and image quality. This short 2009 documentary looks...

    CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution