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2004
MoviesMarxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers7.20 2004 HD
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Gillo Pontecorvo
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2019Movies
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore1.00 2019 HD
In 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Herschell Gordon Lewis
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2004Movies
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers10.00 2004 HD
This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj
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2012Movies
The Making of All About My Mother
The Making of All About My Mother1 2012 HD
A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustín Almodóvar; actors...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Pedro Almodóvar
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2016Movies
Athina Rachel Tsangari: Cinema on the Edges
Athina Rachel Tsangari: Cinema on the Edges1 2016 HD
Athina Rachel Tsangari has become one of the foremost figures of the so-called “Greek Weird Wave”—a movement characterized by its...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Athina Rachel Tsangari
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2020Movies
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation10.00 2020 HD
In the following conversation, recorded remotely in 2020, filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster discuss the mission, evolution, and ongoing work...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Martin Scorsese
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2017Movies
The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie
The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie7.00 2017 HD
Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York’s city streets. An original documentary featuring footage...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Josh Safdie
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2014Movies
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!1 2014 HD
Produced in 2014, this documentary about the making of TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! features interviews with director Pedro Almodóvar; actors...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Pedro Almodóvar
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2019Movies
A Walk with Charles Burnett
A Walk with Charles Burnett1 2019 HD
Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018. In it,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Charles Burnett
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2016Movies
The Way of Folk
The Way of Folk1 2016 HD
In this brand new featurette, executive producer T Bone Burnett and the Coen brothers discuss the history of some of the songs that heard in Inside...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: T Bone Burnett
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2018Movies
Bo Harwood on 'A Woman Under the Influence'
Bo Harwood on 'A Woman Under the Influence'10.00 2018 HD
Composer Bo Harwood discusses his score for John Cassavetes' 1974 film A Woman Under the Influence.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bo Harwood
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2018Movies
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul7.50 2018 HD
Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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2018Movies
Bo Harwood on the Films of John Cassavetes
Bo Harwood on the Films of John Cassavetes1 2018 HD
Musician Bo Harwood discusses his work with filmmaker John Cassavetes.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bo Harwood
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2013Movies
Safety Last!: Locations and Effects
Safety Last!: Locations and Effects1 2013 HD
In this short documentary produced for the Criterion Collection, Oscar-winning visual-effects expert Craig Barron and film writer John Bengtson,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Bengtson
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2019Movies
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut10.00 2019 HD
Laura Truffaut shares her memories of her legendary filmmaker father.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Laura Truffaut
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2020Movies
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room
Paul Schrader: Man in a Room6.00 2020 HD
In the sixth installment of the Criterion Channel's Meet the Filmmakers series, director Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell, Listen Up Philip) visits the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Paul Schrader
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2018Movies
In Search of Ozu
In Search of Ozu7.00 2018 HD
In this documentary, filmmaker Daniel Raim delves into Yasujiro Ozu's remarkable late work, in which the master made the leap from black and white to...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Shizuo Yamanouchi
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2017Movies
Fluid Style: Michael Curtiz and The Breaking Point
Fluid Style: Michael Curtiz and The Breaking Point1 2017 HD
Video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos analyzing Michael Curtiz's methods and understated artistry in The Breaking Point.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Tony Zhou
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2020Movies
Uncovering The Naked City
Uncovering The Naked City1 2020 HD
In this short documentary and personal essay, Bruce Goldstein, founder of Rialto Pictures and repertory director at New York’s FIlm Forum,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bruce Goldstein
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2016Movies
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu
A Touch of Art — Ang Lee on King Hu1 2016 HD
In this short documentary, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee describes his appreciation for King Hu's Dragon Inn and A Touch of Zen, and the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ang Lee
