David Blakeslee
Rossellini's distinctive approach to portraying history on film focuses on the French polymath, a innovative genius in mathematics, science and philosophy.
Podcasts
Criterion Now – Episode 140 – April 2022 Announcements, A Hard Day’s Night, Shaft
Celeste de la Cabra joins to discuss the April announcements and more possibly coming to Criterion.
Aaron West
Criterion Reflections – Episode 113 – John Huston’s Fat City
Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges and Susan Tyrell star in this remarkable adaptation of Leonard Gardner's classic novel set in the riff-raff boxing milieu of Stockton, California.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 112 – Peter Medak’s The Ruling Class
In this barbed satire of aristocratic elites, Peter O'Toole's manic pivot from beatific flower child to merciless killer ranks as one of his greatest on-screen roles.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 111 – Maurice Pialat’s We Won’t Grow Old Together
Pialat's second feature film won a Best Actor award at Cannes in 1972 for its portrayal of the terminal phase of a doomed and codependent love affair.
Criterion Now – Episode 139 – Reflections on 2021
Jill and Aaron spend New Year's Eve reflecting on the year of 2021