
Join poets and film lovers, Jeanne Marie Spicuzza (Night Rain), Matt Sedillo (Mowing Leaves of Grass), and David A. Romero (My Name Is Romero) as they meet each week to form The Criterion Collective, discussing some of their favorite classic/foreign/art films. These are the films they connect with most deeply, the films that move and inspire them. They hope to inspire a new generation of cinephile... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Chosen by Collective member Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Sullivan's Travels (1941) was written and directed by Preston Sturges and stars Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake. Sullivan's Travels follows the wealthy "King of Comedy" Hollywood director John L. Sulli... more
Chosen by Collective member Matt Sedillo, Pather Panchali [Song of the Little Road] (1955) was directed by Satyajit Ray. Pather Panchali follows the lives of the members of the Ray family as they struggle with poverty in Bengal. A father with dreams ... more
Chosen by special guest Paul Mabon (HBO's Def Poetry, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) is a fantasy/war/horror film from writer/director Guillermo del Toro. Ofelia and her mother Carmen move in with the sadistic fascist Captain Vidal as he ... more
Chosen by Collective member Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Burden of Dreams (1982) is a documentary directed by Les Blank about the making of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo (1982), starring Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. Burden of Dreams is a film that raises... more
Chosen by special guest Iliana Carter (who unfortunately had to postpone her appearance), Bicycle Thieves (1948) is the Italian neo-realist masterpiece directed by Vittorio De Sica starring Lamberto Maggiorani. Bicycle Thieves is the story of Antonio... more
Chosen by special guests Stephanie and Amaya Spicuzza (producer and star of Night Rain, respectively), The Princess Bride (1987) is a fantasy romance comedy directed by Rob Reiner starring Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. A grandfather reads his grandson... more
Chosen by Collective member Matt, The Battle of Algiers (1966) was directed by Gillo Pontecorvo and is considered a classic of Italian Neo-realist cinema. A narrative film shot in a documentary style about the struggle of Algerian independence, The B... more
Chosen by special guest Brett Herrick (Welcome to Black Rock), The Rock, is an action-adventure film directed by Michael Bay, starring Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris. Jeanne says that while she doesn't see The Rock as "pure cinema," and i... more
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