The latest in Criterion’s online magazine: From dusk till dawn

Plus: John Carpenter’s Top 10 and a new interview with Lizzie Borden [Current]( HIGHLIGHTS MAY 5, 2024 A roundup of recent articles from Criterion’s online magazine. Happy reading! [All Night Long]( Urban Odysseys After Dark. From After Hours to Mikey and Nicky to Collateral, movies centered on the twists and turns of a single night give filmmakers the chance to experiment with time and space. By Jessica Kiang WATCH [A collection of one-night movies is now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( [The Makings of an Anime Titan]( An Early-Career Gem from Makoto Shinkai. In the director’s brilliant short film Voices of a Distant Star, an extravagant sci-fi narrative is anchored by the transcendent power of young love and poignant observations of modern life. By Jonathan R. Lack WATCH [A survey of Shinkai’s films, including his beloved blockbuster Your Name., is now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( [John Carpenter’s Top]( 10 The horror maestro embraces the darkness and doom of such noir classics as Double Indemnity, The Killers, and Kiss Me Deadly. WATCH [Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13 is now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( [Lizzie Borden’s Call to Arms]( The Legendary Underground Filmmaker in Conversation. Fiercely committed to the possibilities of political art, the director talks about how her intersectional understanding of feminism imbues her films, three of which are now playing on the Criterion Channel. By So Mayer READ MORE [In the liner essay for our edition of Borden’s Working Girls, Mayer explores the film’s depiction of gender and labor relations in the sex-work industry.]( [A Hymn to Revolution]( On I Am Cuba. With its delirious images and audaciously poetic style, Soviet filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov’s radical-cinema landmark moves beyond ordinary logic to capture the mysterious beauty of collective utopia. By Juan Antonio García Borrero READ MORE [Critic Chris Fujiwara celebrates the bold experimentation of Kalatozov’s masterpieceÂ]( Cranes Are Flying.]( OLDIE BUT GOODIE [“]( this the saddest happy ending in all of movies, or the happiest sad ending?”]( —Jim Ridley on the final scene of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, which celebrates its sixtieth anniversary with a new 4K restoration premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this month THE DAILY [Bulle Ogier in the Spotlight]( A Tribute at the Museum of Modern Art. The series, which runs through the end of the month, includes the actor’s career-defining collaborations with Jacques Rivette, Marguerite Duras, and Luis Buñuel. READ MORE [David Hudson gathers writing on the most exciting new film books.]( For further information on Criterion and our products, please visit our website at [criterion.com.]( To start streaming the Criterion Channel, please visit [criterionchannel.com.]( If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to be added, please [click here]( to register at [criterion.com.]( To unsubscribe, [click here.]( © 2024 The Criterion Collection :: 215 Park Ave S. New York, NY 10003