The Criterion Collection Movie Trailers
Most Popular The Criterion Collection Trailers
Total trailers found: 107
CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
CHE was the first feature to use the Red camera, which Soderbergh embraced for its versatility and image quality.
Tadao Sato on Ozu's The Only Son Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
Documentary and interview with Japanese film critic and scholar Tadao Sato about Yasujiro Ozu film The Only Son.
Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd' Trailer (2019)
23 April 2019
In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the Post-HUAC Films', discusses the origins of the Lonesome Rhodes character in the biographies of populist celebrities such as Will Rogers and Arthur Godfrey.
Working with De Sica Trailer (2007)
17 August 2007
This short documentary features interviews with film scholar Callisto Cosulich, BICYCLE THIEVES coscreenwriter Suso Cecchi d’Amico, and actor Enzo Staiola.
Revolutions Per Second Trailer (2012)
13 November 2012
A 25-minute visual essay by Kent Jones about Jean-Luc Godard and his film 'Weekend'.
Weimar on the Pacific Trailer (2018)
03 July 2018
In this documentary, film scholars Gerd Germünden and Noah Isenberg discuss the artistic origins of Marlene Dietrich in the cabarets of Weimar Germany and her relationship to her native country during and after World War II.
Ozu & Noda Trailer (2019)
27 August 2019
A new documentary by Daniel Raim on Yasujiro Ozu's relationship with longtime screenwriter Kogo Noda.
Miranda July: Where it Began Trailer (2020)
28 April 2020
In this documentary, produced in 2019, director Miranda July and filmmaker Lena Dunham explore July’s beginnings, including her early work as a performer, the creation of her Joanie 4 Jackie project, and the development and production of her first feature film, ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW.
John Bailey on Freddie Francis Trailer (2014)
23 September 2014
Cinematographer John Bailey discusses director of photography Freddie Francis's innovations for the 1961 film 'The Innocents', and how Francis and director Jack Clayton achieved the look of the film.
Making of Drive My Car Trailer (2022)
19 July 2022
Program about the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with actorss
Homay King on 'Shanghai Express' Trailer (2018)
03 July 2018
Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.
Election - "The Passion of Martin" Introduction Trailer (2017)
12 November 2017
Introductory piece to Alexander Payne's student film "The Passion of Martin" included on the Criterion Collection release of Election (1999).
Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith Trailer (2019)
23 April 2019
'A Face in the Crowd' was Andy Griffith's first film role; he would go on to be most famous for his folksy portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor on television's The Andy Griffith Show.
Strange Magic Trailer (2018)
24 April 2018
Writer and Rookie editor in chief Tavi Gevinson explores THE VIRGIN SUICIDES through the lens of adolescence, suicide, and memory.
Living 'Lord of the Flies' Trailer (2013)
16 July 2013
Actor Tom Gaman (Simon) narrates some 8mm movies shot during the film's three-month production and shares memories of working on the movie during his summer vacation.
Functions of Film Sound Trailer (2013)
26 March 2013
This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson's book "Film Art.
Reviving Harry Lime Trailer (2006)
18 April 2006
Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.
Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast Trailer (2013)
23 July 2013
In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking detours along the way into art history, philosophy, and the author’s life in Africa.
Dietrich Icon Trailer (2018)
03 July 2018
Film scholars Mary Desjardins, Amy Lawrence, and Patricia White consider the collaboration between Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg, as well as Dietrich's role as a Hollywood icon.
Jay Cocks and Farran Smith Nehme on 'The Heiress' Trailer (2019)
07 May 2019
In this 2018 Criterion Collection program, screenwriter Jay Cocks and film critic Farran Smith Nehme discuss the adaptation for the film version of 'The Heiress' (1949) of the 1947 play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, which was itself inspired by the 1880 Henry James novel 'Washington Square'.
On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime Trailer (2019)
14 July 2019
A collection of excerpted on-screen interviews with fifteen of the Apollo astronauts.
Undressing a Legacy Trailer (2021)
20 July 2021
In this interview, conducted in spring 2021, scholar Nick Rees-Roberts traces the influence of La Piscine on the worlds of film and fashion in the half century since its release.
La Haine: Social Dynamite Trailer (2007)
17 April 2007
Sociologists Sophie Body-Gendrot, William Kornblum, and Jeffrey Fagan discuss the significance of the film 'La Haine', including its suburb setting and the realities of public housing in France and the United States.
Making 'The Irishman' Trailer (2020)
24 November 2020
Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally acclaimed movie.
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War Trailer (2020)
28 January 2020
Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the pervasiveness of nuclear paranoia in films of the sixties.
The Unluckiest Dragon Trailer (2012)
24 January 2012
An audio essay narrated by Greg Pflugfelder explaining the events surrounding a tuna-fish boat called 'Daigo fukuryu maru'.
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead Trailer (2018)
13 February 2018
In this brand new featurette, directors Guillermo del Toro (The Devil's Backbone), Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn), and Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) explain what makes Night of the Living Dead a very special film and discuss its lasting impact on the horror genre.
Medium Cool Revisited Trailer (2013)
21 May 2013
Haskell Wexler revisits the themes of his previous work "Medium Cool" on the occasion of the Occupy demonstrations in Chicago in 2012.
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau Trailer (2004)
05 October 2004
Director Robert Altman and writer Garry Trudeau discuss their collaboration on Tanner ‘88 in a conversation recorded in June 2004.
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers Trailer (2016)
20 September 2016
A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.
Making Sweetie Trailer (2006)
24 October 2006
Stars Genevieve Lemon and Karen Colston recall their work in Jane Campion's 1989 film 'Sweetie'.
Rosset/de Grazia: A Conversation Trailer (2002)
01 January 2002
35 years later, Barney Rosset and Edward de Grazia talk about the legal ramifications of the film, I am Curious: Yellow (1967), and how it got into theaters and the courts.
Yakima Canutt - Stuntman Supreme Trailer (2010)
25 May 2010
Video homage to legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt, with celebrated stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong.
Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies Trailer (2020)
16 June 2020
Time Travelers, a new documentary by Daniel Raim featuring interviews with John Bengtson and film historian Marc Wanamaker, reveals newly discovered connections between Buster Keaton’s MGM debut and the earliest films of his career.
Modes of Masculinity: The Western and Red River Trailer (2014)
11 September 2014
Author Lee Clark Mitchell discusses the Western genre and literature.
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
Directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola discuss [Akira] Kurosawa and their roles as executive producers of Kagemusha.
For All Mankind: An Accidental Gift Trailer (2009)
14 July 2009
Documentary featuring interviews with Al Reinert, Apollo 12 and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, and NASA archive specialists.
The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows' Trailer (2004)
21 September 2004
Documentary short chronicling the process of restoring John Cassavetes' debut feature, Shadows (1959)
Men of Mystery Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
Orson Welles Biographer Simon Callow discusses the making of "Mr. Arkadin" (aka "Confidential Report)
Making 'Sólo con tu pareja' Trailer (2006)
17 October 2006
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Sólo con tu pareja", the debut feature film of director Alfonso Cuarón.
Mia Mask On Bojangles Of Harlem Trailer (2019)
11 June 2019
In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2019, film scholar Mia Mask discusses blackface and the 'Bojangles of Harlem' number in George Stevens's 'Swing Time' (1936).
Katharine Hepburn: Woman of the Century Trailer (2017)
18 April 2017
An interview with author and journalist Claudia Roth Pierpont on the significance of Woman of the Year (George Stevens, 1942) on actor Katharine Hepburn's acting career and the evolution of Hepburn's status as a feminist icon.
A Walk with Charles Burnett Trailer (2019)
27 February 2019
Filmmaker Robert Townsend executive-produced the following fifty-six-minute program for Criterion’s Meet the Filmmakers series in 2018.
Life as It Is: The Neorealist Movement in Italy Trailer (2007)
13 February 2007
A film scholar named Mark Shiel discusses the history of italian neo-realism in filmmaking, accompanied by rare still photographs and newly restored film footage.
Underworld: How it Came to Be Trailer (2010)
24 August 2010
Documentary on the making of Josef von Sternberg's 'Underworld,' which launched the American gangster genre as we know it.
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad Trailer (2008)
27 May 2008
Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.
George Stevens Jr. On 'Swing Time' Trailer (2019)
11 June 2019
George Stevens Jr shares his insights and observations about his father's production of "Swing Time"
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today Trailer (2010)
23 February 2010
Director Peter Bogdanovich discusses the career of director/writer Leo McCarey. Included in The Criterion Collection's 2010 DVD release of the Leo McCarey film Make Way for Tomorrow (1937).
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai' Trailer (2021)
18 May 2021
A new documentary by Daniel Raim and Eugene Suen on the making of "Flowers of Shanghai," featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Mark Lee Ping-bing, producer and editor Liao Ching-sung, production designer Hwarng Wern-ying, and sound recordist Tu Duu-chih.
True West - Harry Goulding and Monument Valley Trailer (2010)
25 May 2010
Video piece, featuring journalist Buzz Bissinger, about trader Harry Goulding's key role in bringing Monument Valley to Hollywood.
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' Trailer (2015)
22 September 2015
Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary in Newport, Rhode Island, during the filming of "Moonrise Kingdom".
The Making of 'Nashville' Trailer (2013)
03 December 2013
Retrospective documentary on the making of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975).
Cooking Up Raoul Trailer (2012)
25 September 2012
Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, and Edie McClurg recall how Eating Raoul came to exist, their initial impressions of each other and director Paul Bartel's work during the shooting of the film, the unique themes in the film and its status as a classic.
An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich Trailer (2010)
25 May 2010
An appreciation of Stagecoach, with director and Ford biographer Peter Bogdanovich.
Killers of the Flower Moon: A Historic Collaboration Trailer (2026)
24 March 2026
New documentary featuring Scorsese, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone, author David Grann,w
No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation Trailer (2022)
18 October 2022
Conversation between director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi, recorded in 2022.
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet Trailer (2011)
24 May 2011
In this visual essay, Charles Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance, author of "Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema", draws upon a wealth of photography as well as a wide range of interviews (Paulette Goddard, Sydney Chaplin, Chuck Jones, Leni Riefenstahl, Mel Brooks, Joan Collins et al.
The Battle of Brazil: A Video History Trailer (1996)
02 October 1996
This documentary, based on author Jack Mathew's book "The Battle of Brazil," reunites the players involved in the struggle over the film's U.
Tensions and Traditions: Molly Haskell on Red River Trailer (2014)
14 August 2014
Interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River
Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku' Trailer (2006)
19 September 2006
A new documentary on director Nobuo Nakagawa and the making of the film, Jigoku. Featuring exclusive interview with Nakagawa collaborators.
