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Happy birthday to the one and only Joachim Trier! 🧡 Watch our Meet the Filmmakers episode with the Norwegian auteur on the Criterion Channel alongside a collection of his early films—including REPRISE; OSLO, AUGUST 31ST; THELMA, and LOUDER THAN BOMBS.

The complete first season of GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX, the exclusive premiere of a new Charlie Kaufman short starring Jessie Buckley, the vicious teen-movie favorite CRUEL INTENTIONS, and the lone feature to date directed by THE SOPRANOS creator David Chase.

Post-Communist realities.
While a retrospective dedicated to pioneering queer filmmaker Monika Treut encompasses taboo-shattering erotica and sensitive nonfiction alike. There’s so much more to choose from this month, including a trio of Gwyneth Paltrow performances.

Now playing on the Criterion Channel! 📼 ❤️ This March, step into the video store of your dreams: VHS Forever celebrates the technology that revolutionized film culture. A spotlight on the Romanian New Wave highlights the brilliant movement that brought an unsparing, dryly funny eye to the country’s

Neither where the person behind this account live, but there's always a way 😉

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YouTube video by CRITERION Christoph Waltz's Closet Picks

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THE COMPLETE JACQUES TATI
WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES
LATE SPRING
INGMAR BERGMAN'S CINEMA
THE 400 BLOWS

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Yeah, who'd ever want to sign up to a streaming service where you could see 120 of the letterboxd 500 in one place, along with so many more that could be in any other top 500 list?

You would!

Go sign up now. If you're into letterboxd kinda stuff, go start checking boxes with Criterion Channel.

All of the films from @letterboxd.social Top 500 Films that are now streaming on the Criterion Channel! ❤️‍🔥
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The complete first season of GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX, the exclusive premiere of a new Charlie Kaufman short starring Jessie Buckley, the vicious teen-movie favorite CRUEL INTENTIONS, and the lone feature to date directed by THE SOPRANOS creator David Chase.

Post-Communist realities.
While a retrospective dedicated to pioneering queer filmmaker Monika Treut encompasses taboo-shattering erotica and sensitive nonfiction alike. There’s so much more to choose from this month, including a trio of Gwyneth Paltrow performances

Coming to the Criterion Channel in March 📼 ❤️ This March step into the video store of your dreams: VHS Forever celebrates the technology that revolutionized film culture. A spotlight on the Romanian New Wave highlights the brilliant movement that brought an unsparing, dryly funny eye to the country’s

Not a lot of people know how British actor Bob Hoskins became a star. People know him from playing in films like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" "Super Mario Bros." Maybe "Heart Condition"

But Mona Lisa was his breakthrough role. That pier scene in the final act was so raw and vulnerable that it hurt.

Mona Lisa - The Criterion Channel Directed by Neil Jordan • 1986 • United Kingdom Starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine The brilliant breakthrough film by writer-director Neil Jordan journeys into the dark heart of the Lon...

💘 On director, screenwriter, novelist Neil Jordan's birthday, watch his 1986 masterpiece MONA LISA (1986). A noir-infused love story starring Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson. Now playing on the Criterion Channel alongside a brilliant commentary featuring him and Bob Hoskins! 💘

Alison McAlpine In Conversation With Walter Murch on Her Oscar-Nominated Perfectly a Strangeness Nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards, perfectly a strangeness marks the first short film from Canadian filmmaker Alison McAlpine, director of the wondrous 2017 feature ...

We're pleased to exclusively premiere a conversation between Alison McAlpine and the legendary Walter Murch on the Oscar-nominated short perfectly a strangeness, coming to @criterionchannl.bsky.social on March 1.

Romantic relationships in contemporary China.
See why critics are calling it “elegantly haunting and strangely romantic” (Variety) and “the ultimate ‘How’d they shoot that?’ film” (POV Magazine).

MISTRESS DISPELLER follows a professional “mistress dispeller” who is hired to maintain the bonds of marriage—and to break up affairs—by any means necessary. Mistress Dispeller documents a real, unfolding marital crisis, exploring how emotion, pragmatism, and cultural norms collide to shape

Tonight's the night: Elizabeth Lo's spellbinding documentary MISTRESS DISPELLER it's now exclusively streaming on the Criterion Channel Not yet subscribed? Sign up now at criterionchannel.com to begin your free trial and start watching!

Leaving February 28 - The Criterion Channel

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Don't miss these films leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of the month ✨

Released and nearly forgotten.
The almost unbelievable cast includes John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Toshiro Mifune, Sterling Hayden, Dorothy Malone, and even Elizabeth Taylor in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo.

Among the myriad conspiracy thrillers that proliferated in the '70s, it stands out for its audacious, tonally bonkers blending of paranoia and black-comic satire as well as for its eye-popping all-star cast led by Jeff Bridges, all of which has elevated it to cult status decades after it was barely

Evening viewing recommendation? Before it leaves the Criterion Channel, watch William Richert's WINTER KILLS (1979).

YouTube video by CRITERION Halle Berry’s Closet Picks

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On the channel, you can watch Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CURE

close-up shot of Kyle MacLachlan and David Lynch on set. MacLachlan is on the left, wearing dark sunglasses and a khaki shirt. Lynch is on the right, looking directly at the camera with a slight smile.

​A bright, outdoor photo of Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, and David Lynch standing together and smiling. MacLachlan wears blue overalls, Dern is in a white sleeveless top with a pink cardigan over her shoulder, and Lynch wears a white button-down shirt with a single red rose tucked into his front pocket.

A behind the scenes production still from Blue Velvet. Director David Lynch sits at a crowded bar table holding a notepad, looking off-camera. Beside him, Laura Dern in a pink fuzzy sweater and Kyle MacLachlan in a black shirt sit at the same small round table, which is cluttered with beer bottles and plates of food. Extras and crew members fill the dimly lit, wood-paneled bar in the background.

Medium shot of Kyle MacLachlan and David Lynch sitting at a blue table. MacLachlan, wearing a dark grey shirt, holds a yellow pencil and points toward a notebook. Lynch wears a white shirt.

Happy birthday, Kyle Maclachlan! 💙 💙 💙 Here he is on the set of David Lynch's haunting and heartbreaking BLUE VELVET (1986).

OMG, this film!

If you have not seen it, you need to change that.

Bette Davis, Joan Blondell, and Ann Dvorak star as three grammar school friends who remain close even as they grow into very different women in the pre-Code drama THREE ON A MATCH. Now playing in our Mervyn LeRoy collection!

Boasting one of the most compelling and adventurous filmographies of any actor working in Hollywood today, Moore imbues every role with a deep human longing that registers with precision across her infinitely expressive face.

Evening viewing recommendation? Before they leave the Criterion Channel at the end of the month, watch the films in our Starring Julianne Moore collection! ❤️

YouTube video by CRITERION Alex Winter’s Closet Picks

Check out some of @alexwinter.com great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨

THE KOKER TRILOGY
NO BEARS
UGETSU
HARLAN COUNTY USA