The latest in Criterion’s online magazine: Ensemble acting through the ages

Plus: Synth soundtracks, Miryam Charles’s Top 10, and an interview with John Greyson [Current]( HIGHLIGHTS JULY 7, 2024 A roundup of recent articles from Criterion’s online magazine. Happy reading! [Stacked Cast]( The Humanist Spirit of the Ensemble Film. At their best, movies that showcase a large collective of virtuosic actors evoke the feeling of a rich ecosystem being brought to life. By Isaac Butler WATCH [Highlights of the ensemble-film tradition, including]( Royal Tenenbaums and Dazed and Confused, are now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( [How the Synthesizer Changed the Sound of Cinema]( Five Groundbreaking Soundtracks. The versatile and now-ubiquitous electronic instrument is an essential contributor to the emotion and atmosphere in such films as Forbidden Planet, A Clockwork Orange, and Assault on Precinct 13. By Danz CM WATCH [A collection of films featuring synth scores is now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( [Miryam Charles’s Top]( 10 The director of Cette maison selects a group of films that defy her attempts to describe them, including works by Claire Denis, Charles Burnett, and Frank Borzage. WATCH [A collection of Charles’s films is now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( [John Greyson’s Time-Bending Queer Fantasia]( Memories of Lilies. In this new interview, the Canadian artist reflects on the voluptuous style and fierce political commitment of his award-winning breakthrough film. By B. Ruby Rich WATCH [Lilies is now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( [An Overlooked Veteran of Postwar Japanese Cinema]( Rediscovering Yasuzo Masumura. The prolific director had a gift for exploring a wide range of subjects, including corporate double-dealing, government espionage, and various forms of fanaticism. By Farran Smith Nehme WATCH [Masamura’s 1973 film Hanzo the Razor: The Snare is now playing on the Criterion Channel.]( OLDIE BUT GOODIE [“]( desire was the only rule.”]( —Ryuichi Sakamoto in an interview published in 2017. The late musician is the subject of the documentary Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus, now playing on the Criterion Channel. THE DAILY [Powell and Pressburger on the Big Screen]( A Major Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. The series, which includes both classics and rarities, plays through the end of July. READ MORE [David Hudson gathers tributes to actor Donald Sutherland, who passed away last month.]( 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