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  • 2018
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    Strange Magic

    Strange Magic

    1 2018 HD

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

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  • 2018
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    Dietrich Icon

    Dietrich Icon

    1 2018 HD

    Film scholars Mary Desjardins, Amy Lawrence, and Patricia White consider the collaboration between Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg, as well...

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  • 2002
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    An Interview with Milos Forman

    An Interview with Milos Forman

    1 2002 HD

    “This video interview with director Milos Forman was conducted in New York City in 2001.

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  • 2017
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    Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction

    Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction

    1 2017 HD

    Introductory piece to Alexander Payne's student film "The Passion of Martin" included on the Criterion Collection release of Election (1999).

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  • 2010
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    Underworld: How it Came to Be

    Underworld: How it Came to Be

    1 2010 HD

    Documentary on the making of Josef von Sternberg's 'Underworld,' which launched the American gangster genre as we know it.

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  • 2013
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    Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'

    Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'

    1 2013 HD

    An interview about 'Shoah' featuring Caroline Champetier, who did assistant camera work on the film, and Arnaud Desplechin.

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  • 2014
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    Modes of Masculinity: The Western and Red River

    Modes of Masculinity: The Western and Red River

    1 2014 HD

    Author Lee Clark Mitchell discusses the Western genre and literature.

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  • 2019
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    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    A Walk with Charles Burnett

    1 2019 HD

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

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  • 2019
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    In Full Swing

    In Full Swing

    1 2019 HD

    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...

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  • 2012
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    The Unluckiest Dragon

    The Unluckiest Dragon

    1 2012 HD

    An audio essay narrated by Greg Pflugfelder explaining the events surrounding a tuna-fish boat called 'Daigo fukuryu maru'. The event inspires the...

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  • 2019
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    Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith

    Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith

    1 2019 HD

    'A Face in the Crowd' was Andy Griffith's first film role; he would go on to be most famous for his folksy portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor on...

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  • 2006
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    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.'

    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.'

    6.00 2006 HD

    This documentary features new interviews with producer-director Barbara Kopple, cinematographers Hart Perry and Kevin Keating, associate director...

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  • 2013
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    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    1 2013 HD

    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...

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  • 2004
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    The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows'

    The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows'

    1 2004 HD

    Documentary short chronicling the process of restoring John Cassavetes' debut feature, Shadows (1959)

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  • 2006
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    Fellini's Homecoming

    Fellini's Homecoming

    1 2006 HD

    A documentary created by the Criterion Collection for their release of Italian film director Federico Fellini's Amarcord about his relationship with...

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  • 2018
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    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    1 2018 HD

    Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.

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  • 2013
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    Medium Cool Revisited

    Medium Cool Revisited

    1 2013 HD

    Haskell Wexler revisits the themes of his previous work "Medium Cool" on the occasion of the Occupy demonstrations in Chicago in 2012.

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  • 2014
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    A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River

    A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River

    1 2014 HD

    Interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about Red River and the two versions of the film.

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  • 2019
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    Ozu & Noda

    Ozu & Noda

    6.00 2019 HD

    A new documentary by Daniel Raim on Yasujiro Ozu's relationship with longtime screenwriter Kogo Noda.

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  • 2014
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    Tensions and Traditions: Molly Haskell on Red River

    Tensions and Traditions: Molly Haskell on Red River

    1 2014 HD

    Interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River

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