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Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper make sparks BALL OF FIRE (1941) — Howard Hawks's snappy screwball take on the Snow White tale.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Evening viewing recommendation? Get in the Noirvember mood with THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)! Fritz Lang brings his hard-hitting style to this gripping thriller based on a short story by LAURA writer Vera Caspary. Now playing in our BLACKOUT NOIR collection!
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November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Perfect Sunday movie: Kenneth Lonergan's YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (2000)💚 Our edition of the film is now playing on the Criterion Channel- including special features like interviews with the cast and crew.
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Happy birthday to the great Parker Posey! Here she is giving one of her unforgettable '90s performances in Greg Mottola's one-crazy-day odyssey THE DAYTRIPPERS (1996). You can enjoy our edition of the film now on the Criterion Channel.
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A young woman with long, dark hair wearing a black top and vibrant green eyeshadow. She has bright red lipstick and is smiling while engaging in conversation in a cozy. Still from The daytrippers featuring Parker Posey. A man and a woman seated in a car. The man has short, wavy hair and is wearing a yellow shirt with a dark green jacket, while the woman has dark hair pulled back and is wearing a red jacket. Still from The daytrippers featuring Parker Posey and Liev Schreiber. a man, a young woman and an older woman outdoors, near a vehicle that appears to be under maintenance. Still from The daytrippers featuring Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber and Carol Locatell.
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Weekend plans? 🎭
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Morning ☕ ❤️💙
Still from Pierrot Le Fou. A man and a woman sitting on a bed in bathrobes, facing each other with various containers on a table between them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Wong Kar Wai’s BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI | Official Trailer 🌹 ✨ Mark your calendars! The first-ever TV series from Wong Kar Wai — visionary director of IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE and CHUNGKING EXPRESS — will premiere exclusively on our streaming service, The Criterion Channel, on November 24 at 8pm ET.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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FOOL FOR LOVE (1985) Now playing in our Robert Altman collection on the Criterion Channel! Built around explosive performances from Sam Shepard ( #BOTD) and Kim Basinger, Altman's adaptation of Shepard's play is a simmering drama set amid a dreamlike vision of the American West.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Josh Brolin's ADVENTURES IN
MOVIEGOING.
Enjoy a few moments from the acclaimed actor's new episode of our Criterion Channel original series! In this edition, Brolin sits down with Criterion president Peter Becker to discuss his life's journey through cinema.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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CRITERION EDITIONS now playing on the Criterion Channel! Alongside the films, enjoy a wealth of new and archival interviews, commentaries, behind the scenes footage, deleted scenes, and so much more! www.criterionchannel.com/criterion-ed...
Criterion cover for the movie Compensation. The poster is split horizontally into two black-and-white images. The top image shows a man and woman dressed in traditional African attire, dancing outdoors. The bottom image shows a man and a woman in 1910s clothing standing in water, looking at each other. Criterion cover for Dogfight. The poster displays a black-and-white image of the two characters, with River Phoenix dressed in a jacket, looking at Lili Taylor wearing a dress, a sweater and has a serious expression.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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⚡Happy Godzilla Day⚡In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path—and changing movies forever. On the Criterion Channel, celebrate with all-day marathon of Godzilla films through the decades!
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November 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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🌹✨MARK YOUR CALENDARS🌹✨

Wong Kar Wai's first-ever TV series BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI will premiere exclusively on the Criterion Channel beginning November 24!
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Remembering Pier Paolo Pasolini - Italian filmmaker, poet, journalist, novelist, playwright, painter, actor, and one of the most original and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century - 50 years on from his tragic death.
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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DIRECTED BY WERNER HERZOG 🎥Now playing on the Criterion Channel!
An artistic renegade every bit as uncompromising, fearless, and eccentric as the outsiders, oddballs, and obsessives he makes films about.
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Morning ☕ ❣️ c/o of the great Burt Lancaster, born on this day in 1913.

You can watch him in BRUTE FORCE (1947) now on the Criterion Channel!

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A black and white studio portrait of Burt Lancaster with short, dark, wavy hair and an intense expression, looking directly forward, wearing a white collared shirt.
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Happy Noirvember 🖤❤️‍🔥
Now on the Criterion Channel, watch our BLACKOUT NOIR collection!
November 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Evening viewing recommendation? Watch one of the films in our SOUNDTRACKS BY TRENT REZNOR collection!
November 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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😍 Now playing on the Criterion Channel! 😍 criterionchannel.com/browse
A Criterion Channel promo featuring four people at a table above a grid of classic film posters, highlighting November movie offerings.
November 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Halloween morning mood ❤️‍🔥
Still from twin peaks: fire walk with me. Two men sit in armchairs on a zigzag-patterned floor with red curtains, a statue, and tall lamps in the background.
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Invisible Girl, Wonder Woman and Thief Catcher THE HEROIC TRIO (1993). Invisible Girl, Wonder Woman, and Thief Catcher, looking intense and slightly bloodied in a nighttime urban setting. Marion WINGS OF DESIRE (1987). A black and white image of the character Marion, a trapeze artist, sitting on a swing in a sparkling, high-cut leotard, fishnet stockings, and small wings attached to her back. Eric Draven / The Crow THE CROW (1994). A full-body shot of the character Eric Draven / The Crow, wearing a torn, long-sleeved black shirt, black leather pants, and dramatic white and black corpse paint on his face. Erika THE PIANO TEACHER (2001). A woman with a serious expression, wearing a light trench coat and a patterned silk scarf tied over her head, leaning on a table in an interior setting.
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Millie Lammoreaux and Pinky Rose 3 WOMEN (1977). Two women in white uniforms, Millie Lammoreaux and Pinky Rose, with one (Millie) holding a cigarette, Enid GHOST WORLD (1991). A close-up of the character Enid wearing a black catsuit mask and a black dress with a white collar. Loretta and Ronny MOONSTRUCK (1987). A dark, emotional close-up of Loretta and Ronny, (played by Cher and Nicolas Cage) in formal attire, sitting next to each other in a theater. Joe Buck MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969). A man in a cowboy hat and a fringed jacket, Joe Buck, holding a cigarette that is smoking.
October 31, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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A very close, vibrant shot of a couple, Connie and Raymond Marble, with the woman (Connie) wearing dramatic makeup, bright red lipstick, and rhinestone-encrusted cat-eye glasses, from Pink Flamingos (1972). A close-up of a young girl, Ofelia, looking up at the Faun, a mythical creature with horns and a rough, earthy texture, in a scene from Pan's Labyrinth (2006). A mid-shot of the character Ghost Dog, a man with braided hair, dressed in all black, holding a katana in a defensive posture on a rooftop, from Ghost Dog (1999). Jordan, Amy and Xavier THE DOOM GENERATION (1995). Three people outdoors, with the central character, Amy, wearing a pink dress, white cat-eye sunglasses, and a clear plastic coat, with Jordan and Xavier beside her.
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Costume Guide Part IlI - It's not too late! 🔮❤️‍🔥😎🤠

Now on the Criterion Channel:

CÉLINE AND JULIE GO BOATING

GHOST DOG

THE DOOM GENERATION

3 WOMEN

THE HEROIC TRIO

WINGS OF DESIRE

THE CROW

CIAO! MANHATTAN
A dark image of a woman in a black tuxedo-style bodysuit and top hat performing on a stage, with a large white text overlay that reads "COSTUME GUIDE."
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM