The Irishman: In Conversation

The Irishman: In Conversation

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.

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The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as...

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Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star.

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Restoring the Apu Trilogy

Restoring the Apu Trilogy

In 1993, the original negatives of Satyajit Ray’s The Apu Trilogy were burned in a massive nitrate fire at a laboratory in London. Even though...

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On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime

On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime

A collection of excerpted on-screen interviews with fifteen of the Apollo astronauts.

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Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'

Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on 'Insomnia'

Conversation between Erik Skjoldbjærg and Stellan Skarsgard on the making of the 1997 film 'Insomnia'

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In the Service of the Film

In the Service of the Film

The following roundtable conversation features director Kirsten Johnson along with documentary filmmaker Gini Reticker and sound recordists...

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Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo...

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Revolutions Per Second

Revolutions Per Second

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

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Watching Gena Rowlands

Watching Gena Rowlands

Sheila O'Malley's visual essay "Watching Gena Rowlands" rounds out the set by focusing on Rowlands’ collaborations with Cassavetes.

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The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

Christopher Isham discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's 'The Battle of Algiers' with Richard A. Clarke, former USA national coordinator for security and...

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Modern Times: A Closer Look

Modern Times: A Closer Look

In this 2010 visual essay, Chaplin historian Jeffrey Vance, author of “Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema,” draws from a wealth of production...

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Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

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...

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A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

In this 2010 program, Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, leading experts in the fields of visual and sound effects, respectively, discuss the techniques...

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A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

In this 2010 program, Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, leading experts in the fields of visual and sound effects, respectively, discuss the techniques...

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Modern Times: A Closer Look

Modern Times: A Closer Look

In this 2010 visual essay, Chaplin historian Jeffrey Vance, author of “Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema,” draws from a wealth of production...

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Life After Hoop Dreams

Life After Hoop Dreams

This forty-minute program was produced by the Criterion Collection in 2014

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Medium Cool Revisited

Medium Cool Revisited

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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A Very Tricky Balance

A Very Tricky Balance

In this program, director Bing Liu, executive producer Gordon Quinn, and producer Diane Quon discuss the conception of Minding the Gap and its...

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Presenting The Gold Rush

Presenting The Gold Rush

In 1942, Charles Chaplin released his definitive sound version of THE GOLD RUSH, effectively abandoning the original 1925 silent version of his...

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