2024 Closet Picks#Pamela Anderson (November 12)
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{{For|the history of the Criterion Closet and Closet Picks from 2010–2019|Criterion Closet}}Closet Picks is a video series by The Criterion Collection. Involving its Criterion Closet where all of its distributed titles are stored, Criterion regularly invites individuals in the film and entertainment industries, as well as those adjacent to them, to peruse and choose from its selection of discs. The video series began in 2010 when director Guillermo del Toro visited the Criterion office, during which he was filmed making his selections from the Criterion Closet. Since then, Criterion has filmed over two hundred installments of Closet Picks; past visitors include Ari Aster, Wim Wenders, Hideo Kojima, and many others.{{Cite web |last=Ang |first=Raymond |date=2024-09-27 |title=How the Criterion Closet Became Internet Famous |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-the-criterion-closet-became-internet-famous |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}
All dates are drawn from the closet picks database.{{Cite web |title=Search all Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/closet-picks/search |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
January
= [[Charles Melton]] (January 3) =
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Criterion citation: "The award-winning actor, best known for Todd Haynes's May December, champions the twisted pleasure of Memories of Murder, selects favorites featuring his costar Julianne Moore, and talks about the subtle beauty of films like Drive My Car and After Life."{{Cite web |title=Charles Melton's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/621-charles-melton-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Mikey and Nicky |
After Life |
Memories of Murder |
EO |
Eyes Without a Face |
Le Samouraï |
La Piscine |
La Strada |
Cure |
Drive My Car |
Short Cuts
| rowspan="2" |Robert Altman |
3 Women |
Safe |
A Special Day |
WALL-E |
= [[Joel Kim Booster]] (January 22) =
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Criterion citation: "The comedian, actor, and writer recalls wearing out videotapes of Mothra vs. Godzilla; praises Sound of Metal and its star, Riz Ahmed; and talks about the power and importance of seeing love between two Asian men depicted on-screen in Happy Together."{{Cite web |title=Joel Kim Booster's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/637-joel-kim-booster-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Philadelphia Story |
The Big Chill |
The Others |
Sound of Metal |
Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975
|Various directors |
In the Mood for Love |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
= [[Callum Turner]] (January 24) =
Criterion citation: "The actor describes the beauty of discovering Agnès Varda, shares how Mean Streets inspired his desire to act, and selects all-time favorite films, from Five Easy Pieces to The Leopard."{{Cite web |title=Callum Turner's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/641-callum-turner-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda |
Au hasard Balthazar |
Five Easy Pieces |
Mean Streets |
The Kid with a Bike |
The Cranes Are Flying |
Come and See |
Naked |
The Leopard |
La Strada |
Nothing but a Man |
= [[Devo]] (January 28) =
Criterion citation: "The duo behind the legendary band share their formative memories of encountering Island of Lost Souls, praise Fellini's unique sonic sensibility, and talk about their love for Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster in Sweet Smell of Success."{{Cite web |title=DEVO: Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/660-devo-gerald-casale-and-mark-mothersbaugh-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Island of Lost Souls |
Essential Fellini |
Sweet Smell of Success |
Monsters and Madmen
|Various directors |
February
= [[Paul Giamatti]] (February 6) =
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Criterion citation: "The award-winning actor talks about his childhood experience seeing Carnival of Souls and his love for low-budget horror treasures, shares how Blue Velvet ignited his desire to become an actor and why Rashomon always moves him to tears, and praises the performances in John Frankenheimer's Seconds."{{Cite web |title=Paul Giamatti's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/631-paul-giamatti-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Carnival of Souls |
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp |
Rashomon |
Solaris |
Cat People |
Seconds |
Blue Velvet |
Eclipse Series 11: Larisa Shepitko |
= [[JR (artist)|JR]] (February 27) =
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Criterion citation: "The artist and codirector of Agnès Varda's documentary Faces Places talks about his intimate collaboration with the late iconic filmmaker, praises world-expanding masterpieces like La haine and Roma, and shouts out his friend Louis Garrel."{{Cite web |title=JR's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/725-jr-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda |
John Cassavetes: Five Films |
Amores perros |
WALL-E |
Mean Streets |
La Haine |
The Innocent |
EO |
Roma |
= [[Tim Blake Nelson]] (February 28) =
Criterion citation: "The award-winning actor, writer, and director shares his love for the hard-boiled voice-over in Blast of Silence, praises the exquisite acting and production design of Topsy-Turvy, and selects favorites by his frequent collaborators Joel and Ethan Coen."{{Cite web |title=Tim Blake Nelson's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/659-tim-blake-nelson-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Blast of Silence |
Topsy-Turvy |
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie |
Inside Llewyn Davis
| rowspan="2" |Coen brothers |
Miller's Crossing |
Tokyo Story |
March
= [[Chelsea Peretti]] (March 5) =
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Criterion citation: "The comedian, actor, and director talks about loving the relatable weirdness of Grey Gardens and the compulsive passion of Crumb; praises Miranda July's singular, offbeat voice; and shares how The 400 Blows (a Natasha Lyonne recommendation) evokes empathy for the pains of growing up."{{Cite web |title=Chelsea Peretti's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/636-chelsea-peretti-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Girlfriends |
Me and You and Everyone We Know |
Trainspotting |
Grey Gardens |
Crumb |
Hollywood Shuffle |
Wild Strawberries |
The 400 Blows |
Mikey and Nicky |
The Blob |
= [[Molly Ringwald]] (March 11) =
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Criterion citation: "The actor and writer shares her love of the literary qualities of Eric Rohmer's cinema, recalls the thrill of watching Bruno Dumont's La vie de Jésus, and selects films by auteurs she has worked with, including Jean-Luc Godard and John Cassavetes."{{Cite web |title=Molly Ringwald's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/639-molly-ringwald-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood |
A Face in the Crowd |
Celine and Julie Go Boating |
Eric Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons |
Eclipse Series 8: Lubitsch Musicals |
Band of Outsiders |
La Vie de Jésus |
Essential Fellini |
John Cassavetes: Five Films
| rowspan="2" |John Cassavetes |
Love Streams |
Umberto D. |
= [[Cheryl Dunye]] (March 17) =
Criterion citation: "The writer, director, actor, and producer shares what Marlon Riggs's work means to her as a Black queer filmmaker, praises Rainer Werner Fassbinder's radical approach to melodrama, and spotlights Chantal Akerman, Agnès Varda, and other directors whose work she can't live without."{{Cite web |title=Cheryl Dunye's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/653-cheryl-dunye-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
I Married a Witch |
A Hollis Frampton Odyssey |
Mudbound |
The Cameraman |
Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968–1978 |
To Die For |
The Signifyin' Works of Marlon Riggs |
BRD Trilogy |
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda |
The Watermelon Woman |
= [[Kerry Condon]] (March 28) =
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Criterion citation: "The acclaimed actor shares how Nancy Savoca's Dogfight profoundly affected her views of acting and love, praises the way David Gordon Green conjures the feeling of youth in George Washington, and selects endlessly entertaining favorites, from Valley of the Dolls to The Night of the Hunter."{{Cite web |title=Kerry Condon's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/644-kerry-condon-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Night of the Hunter |
Fish Tank |
Kes |
George Washington |
The Tin Drum |
Secrets & Lies |
McCabe & Mrs. Miller |
Valley of the Dolls |
Dogfight |
All About My Mother |
The Prince of Tides |
= [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]] (March 28) =
Criterion citation: "The singer shares her love for The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and its decadent drama, praises Nicole Kidman's hilariously psychotic performance in To Die For, and talks about the intimate dream state of Brand upon the Brain!"{{Cite web |title=St. Vincent's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/642-st-vincent-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Female Trouble |
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant |
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown |
To Die For |
Brand upon the Brain! |
Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968–1978 |
Dazed and Confused |
Diamonds of the Night |
April
= [[Bertrand Bonello]] (April 3) =
Criterion citation: "The writer, director, and composer talks about the enduring inspiration of The Age of Innocence, praises the tonal precision of David Cronenberg's Crash, and shares his love for Pasolini's potent mix of poetry and intelligence."{{Cite web |title=Bertrand Bonello's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/640-bertrand-bonello-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Age of Innocence |
Crash |
Clean, Shaven |
Pasolini 101 |
Close-Up |
= [[Maya Hawke]] and [[Ethan Hawke]] (April 5) =
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Criterion citation: "The father-daughter team behind the new film Wildcat talk about their love of Children of Paradise, the films of Wim Wenders, and the influence of Picnic at Hanging Rock and An Angel at My Table."{{Cite web |title=Maya and Ethan Hawke's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/647-maya-and-ethan-hawke-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
War and Peace |
Frances Ha |
Children of Paradise |
3 Women |
Husbands |
The Magnificent Ambersons |
Pina |
An Angel at My Table |
Tess |
Tokyo Story |
Days of Heaven |
Picnic at Hanging Rock |
Kicking and Screaming |
= [[Annie Baker]] and Lucian Johnston (April 9) =
Criterion citation: "The writer-director of Janet Planet joins the film's editor in praising Maurice Pialat's unsentimental depiction of childhood, their collaborator Maria von Hausswolff's cinematography in Godland, and the ineffable magic of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger."{{Cite web |title=Annie Baker and Lucian Johnston's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/662-annie-baker-and-lucian-johnston-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Naked Childhood |
L'Argent |
A Matter of Life and Death |
Godland |
Design for Living |
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda |
= [[Jane Schoenbrun]] (April 16) =
Criterion citation: "The writer and director admires how filmmakers like Jacques Tati, Wes Anderson, and David Lynch sculpt their own universes, selects a Spike Lee double feature, and praises Víctor Erice's films as some of the best in cinema history."{{Cite web |title=Jane Schoenbrun's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/658-jane-schoenbrun-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Complete Jacques Tati |
Bamboozled |
Malcolm X |
El Sur |
Peeping Tom |
Werckmeister Harmonies |
Autumn Sonata |
The Grand Budapest Hotel |
Eraserhead |
= [[Jeremy O. Harris]] (April 16) =
Criterion citation: "The award-winning playwright, actor, producer, and director shares his love for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, celebrates how Bob Fosse captured dance on-screen like no one else, and talks about the artists who have shaped him, from Lena Dunham and the Dogme 95 directors to Pasolini and Fassbinder."{{Cite web |title=Jeremy O. Harris's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/661-jeremy-o-harris-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films |
Original Cast Album: Company |
The Celebration |
Teorema
| rowspan="2" |Pier Paolo Pasolini |
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom |
Tiny Furniture |
Girlfriends |
All That Jazz |
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul |
Yi Yi |
Metropolitan |
May
= [[Ryusuke Hamaguchi]] (May 3) =
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Criterion citation: "The Oscar-winning writer and director talks about Army of Shadows and Jean-Pierre Melville's cinema of betrayal, shares his love for Denis Lavant's dancing in Beau travail, and selects favorites by Yasujiro Ozu, Ernst Lubitsch, and Nicholas Ray."{{Cite web |title=Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/652-ryusuke-hamaguchi-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Late Spring |
Army of Shadows |
La Haine |
Toni |
Beau Travail |
Until the End of the World |
John Cassavetes: Five Films |
Heaven Can Wait |
A Story of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds |
The Essential Jacques Demy |
Judex |
Bigger Than Life |
Fists in the Pocket |
Cure |
My Darling Clementine |
= [[Dylan Baker]] (May 7) =
Criterion citation: "The actor, who stars in Todd Solondz's Happiness, shares his appreciation for the playwright behind the source material of George Cukor's Holiday; praises It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as one of the funniest films he has ever seen; and talks about the deep impression that Local Hero has left on him."{{Cite web |title=Dylan Baker's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/721-dylan-baker-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Destry Rides Again |
Holiday |
Quadrophenia |
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World |
Christ Stopped at Eboli |
Local Hero |
The Ascent |
Ride with the Devil |
= [[Ross brothers]] (May 9) =
Criterion citation: "The acclaimed filmmaking duo reminisce about getting their cinematic education while working in a video store, share how Touki bouki has inspired every film they've ever made, and select life-changing favorites by Barbara Kopple, Abbas Kiarostami, and Les Blank."{{Cite web |title=Bill and Turner Ross's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/667-bill-and-turner-ross-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Dead Man |
Touki Bouki |
Les Blank: Always for Pleasure |
Time |
Dekalog |
The Cameraman |
Close-Up |
Harlan County, USA |
= [[Paul Scheer]] (May 21) =
Criterion citation: "The comedian, actor, and author reflects on what Alex Cox's Walker has to say about American history, talks about the subtle depth of Two-Lane Blacktop, and praises performances by Peter Falk and Walter Matthau."{{Cite web |title=Paul Scheer's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/672-paul-scheer-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Walker |
Mikey and Nicky |
Two-Lane Blacktop |
Hopscotch |
Make Way for Tomorrow |
Klute |
= [[Jerry Schatzberg]] (May 22) =
Criterion citation: "The legendary photographer and filmmaker talks about the inspiring beauty of Marlene Dietrich, reminiscences about the great actor and screenwriter Carole Eastman, and selects favorites such as On the Waterfront and
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Knife in the Water |
Dietrich & von Sternberg in Hollywood |
On the Waterfront |
Round Midnight |
The Shooting |
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda |
June
= [[Viggo Mortensen]] (June 3) =
Criterion citation: "The award-winning actor and director goes deep on his favorite westerns, highlighting Gregory Peck's psychological performance in The Gunfighter and Barbara Stanwyck's fierceness in The Furies, Leonard Cohen's music in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and Budd Boetticher's lean, mean Ranown films."{{Cite web |title=Viggo Mortensen's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/670-viggo-mortensen-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Stagecoach |
Red River |
Forty Guns |
The Gunfighter |
The Furies |
3:10 to Yuma |
McCabe & Mrs. Miller |
The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher |
= [[Carol Kane]] (June 14) =
Criterion citation: "The legendary actor talks about her lifelong love of Bette Davis, reminisces about working with John Cassavetes, and selects favorites by Hal Ashby, Gillian Armstrong, and Bill Forsyth."{{Cite web |title=Carol Kane's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/676-carol-kane-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
All About Eve |
John Cassavetes: Five Films |
Local Hero |
My Brilliant Career |
The Princess Bride |
Shampoo |
Hobson's Choice |
My Own Private Idaho |
The Fisher King |
City Lights |
The Ice Storm |
The Royal Tenenbaums |
= [[Lily Gladstone]] and [[Erica Tremblay]] (June 15) =
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Criterion citation: "The award-winning actor and star of Fancy Dance is joined by the film's director in praising the brilliance of Kelly Reichardt, sharing their connection to After Life and Frances Ha, and selecting favorites by Martin Scorsese and Hirokazu Kore-eda."{{Cite web |title=Lily Gladstone & Erica Tremblay's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/674-lily-gladstone-erica-tremblay-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Local Hero |
Quadrophenia |
After Life |
Old Joy |
Scorcese Shorts |
Certain Women |
Down by Law |
Frances Ha |
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen |
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese |
= [[Winona Ryder]] (June 16) =
Criterion citation: "The iconic actor shares her profound connection to Hirokazu Kore-eda's After Life, recalls the deep impact Gena Rowlands had on her life and career, and selects favorites by Gordon Parks, Jim Jarmusch, Albert Brooks, and John Sayles."{{Cite web |title=Winona Ryder's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/677-winona-ryder-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Au revoir les enfants |
The Learning Tree |
John Cassavetes: Five Films |
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
| rowspan="2" |Jim Jarmusch |
Down by Law |
Lost in America |
Matewan |
After Life |
= [[Ayo Edebiri]] (June 17) =
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Criterion citation: "The actor shares her love for sexy and stylish heist movies like Charade and Thief; praises the work of Juzo Itami (whom she calls 'the G.O.A.T.') and his wife, Nobuko Miyamoto; and talks about the African American surrealist imagery in To Sleep with Anger."{{Cite web |title=Ayo Edebiri's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/666-ayo-edebiri-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
High and Low |
Charade |
Bottle Rocket |
Thief |
The Funeral |
To Sleep with Anger |
Eyimofe
|Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri |
= [[Agnieszka Holland]] (June 21) =
Criterion citation: "The writer-director of Europa Europa and Green Border talks about Agnès Varda's influence on women in cinema, praises contemporary masterworks like Parasite and Anatomy of a Fall, and shares why she always returns to Diamonds of the Night before making a new film."{{Cite web |title=Agnieszka Holland's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/683-agnieszka-holland-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Complete Films of Agnès Varda |
La Notte |
Parasite |
Perfect Days |
Anatomy of a Fall |
Diamonds of the Night |
July
= [[Gina Gershon]] (July 2) =
Criterion citation: "The acclaimed actor shares her love for Donald Sutherland's and Julie Christie's performances in Don't Look Now, praises Terry Gilliam's vast imagination, and talks about getting energized by listening to the Godzilla score."{{Cite web |title=Gina Gershon's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/671-gina-gershon-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Don't Look Now |
Bound |
Brazil |
Lola Montes |
Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975
|Various directors |
The Seventh Seal |
The Friends of Eddie Coyle |
= [[Zoë Kravitz]] and [[Channing Tatum]] (July 9) =
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Criterion citation: "The director of Blink Twice is joined by the film's star in sharing their love for John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands, praising Paris Is Burning as 'the greatest documentary of all time,' and selecting favorites, from Harlan County USA and The Fisher King to Moonstruck and The Rose."{{Cite web |title=Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/675-zoe-kravitz-and-channing-tatum-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
A Woman Under the Influence |
Harlan County, USA |
Paris Is Burning |
Lord of the Flies |
The Vanishing |
Seven Samurai |
The Killing |
The Fisher King |
The Rose |
Moonstruck |
Midnight Cowboy |
Koker Trilogy |
Thelma & Louise |
= [[Greg Gonzalez]] (July 17) =
Criterion citation: "The singer of the band Cigarettes After Sex shares his love for La Bamba, talks about how the romance of Eric Rohmer inspires his music, and selects favorites, from The Worst Person in the World to The Tales of Hoffmann."{{Cite web |title=Greg Gonzalez's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/685-greg-gonzalez-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
La Bamba |
The Last Picture Show |
Eric Rohmer's Tale of the Four Seasons |
The Worst Person in the World |
Risky Business |
The Tales of Hoffmann |
= [[Bill Hader]] (July 23) =
Criterion citation: "The actor and director returns to the Closet, where he clarifies his feelings on Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom; shares how much he learned about filmmaking from supplemental features on the Criterion editions of Barry Lyndon and Roma; and selects favorite films such as Real Life and Cold War."{{Cite web |title=Bill Hader's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/720-bill-hader-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom |
Yi Yi |
Ikiru |
Barry Lyndon |
Roma |
Real Life |
My Darling Clementine |
Essential Fellini |
Cold War |
Salvatore Giuliano |
A Man Escaped |
Petite Maman |
Eclipse Series 24: The Actuality Dramas of Allan King |
The Asphalt Jungle |
Cat People |
August
= [[Lee Daniels]] (August 2) =
Criterion citation: "The writer-director talks about how Federico Fellini and John Waters gave him the passion and confidence to become a filmmaker, shares his poignant experience watching Claudine as a young man, and selects favorites such as Pickup on South Street, Do the Right Thing, and The Piano."{{Cite web |title=Lee Daniels's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/682-lee-daniels-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
8½ |
Essential Fellini |
Do the Right Thing |
Querelle |
Female Trouble |
Pickup on South Street |
The Piano |
Claudine |
Spartacus |
September
= [[Jarvis Cocker]] (September 13) =
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Criterion citation: "The musician and Pulp front man shares how films like Blue Velvet and Meantime altered his view of cinema, talks about collaborating with Wes Anderson and Danny Boyle, and decides he's finally ready to watch Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom."{{Cite web |title=Jarvis Cocker's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/748-jarvis-cocker-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Incredible Shrinking Man |
Blue Velvet |
Meantime |
Trainspotting |
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom |
Fantastic Mr. Fox
| rowspan="2" |Wes Anderson |
The Grand Budapest Hotel |
= [[Jude Law]] (September 16) =
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Criterion citation: "The actor talks about what Andrei Tarkovsky's films have taught him about stillness in cinema, reflects on the various adaptations of The Talented Mr. Ripley, and shares his formative experience of seeing London on-screen in My Beautiful Launderette and Mona Lisa."{{Cite web |title=Jude Law's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/684-jude-law-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Stalker |
Purple Noon |
The Wages of Fear |
Local Hero |
Mona Lisa |
The Night of the Hunter |
= [[Jennifer Kent]] (September 18) =
Criterion citation: "The writer and director of the cult classic The Babadook shares her love for fellow Australian filmmaker Peter Weir's The Last Wave, talks about her repeat viewings of Mulholland Dr., and selects spine-tingling Japanese horror classics Kuroneko and Onibaba."{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Kent's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/726-jennifer-kent-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Häxan |
The Last Wave |
Kuroneko
| rowspan="2" |Kaneto Shindo |
Onibaba |
Mulholland Drive |
A Man Escaped |
Tokyo Story |
= [[Nathalie Emmanuel]] (September 25) =
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Criterion citation: "The actor and star of Megalopolis shares her deep connection to Steve McQueen's Small Axe, reminisces about growing up repeatedly watching Love & Basketball, and reflects on the cultural importance of Paris Is Burning."{{Cite web |title=Nathalie Emmanuel's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/738-nathalie-emmanuel-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Red Shoes |
Small Axe |
Love & Basketball |
Paris Is Burning |
The Worst Person in the World |
= [[Kevin Smith]] (September 26) =
Criterion citation: "The filmmaker and author shares how Hollywood Shuffle and Slacker inspired him to make movies, talks about why actors make great directors, and selects favorites such as His Girl Friday and Bull Durham."{{Cite web |title=Kevin Smith's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/760-kevin-smith-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
His Girl Friday |
Citizen Kane |
Hollywood Shuffle |
Bull Durham |
The Prince of Tides |
Deep Cover |
Slacker |
October
= [[Janelle Monáe]] (October 1) =
Criterion citation: "In celebration of Halloween, the singer-songwriter, actor, and producer shares her spooky season favorites, highlighting both the spine-tingling sensations and social undercurrents that permeate such classics as Night of the Living Dead, Brazil, and Eraserhead."{{Cite web |title=Janelle Monáe's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/733-janelle-monae-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Blob |
Eraserhead |
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
Brazil |
Night of the Living Dead |
= [[Andrew Garfield]] (October 2) =
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Criterion citation: "The actor praises films by directors he has worked with, talks about how Mike Leigh's Naked and Ken Loach's Kes helped define contemporary British cinema, and thanks his father for his love of Tampopo."{{Cite web |title=Andrew Garfield's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/730-andrew-garfield-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Brazil |
The Red Shoes |
Salesman |
Hoop Dreams |
Naked |
Kes |
The Game |
Happiness |
Original Cast Album: Company |
Tampopo |
= [[RaMell Ross]] (October 2) =
Criterion citation: "The director and cowriter of Nickel Boys praises The Qatsi Trilogy as 'vital for understanding the visual world,' quotes from Chris Marker's Sans Soleil, and talks about watching Bruce Lee movies with his dad."{{Cite web |title=RaMell Ross's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/756-ramell-ross-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Tin Drum |
World of Wong Kar Wai |
La Jetée/Sans Soleil |
Mirror
| rowspan="2" |Andrei Tarkovsky |
Stalker |
Cameraperson |
Qatsi Trilogy |
To Sleep with Anger |
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai |
Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits
|Various directors |
Jubal |
= [[Isabelle Huppert]] (October 3) =
Criterion citation: "The legendary actor returns to Closet, where she shares her love for independent American gems such as Barbara Loden's Wanda and Michael Roemer's Nothing but a Man, talks about Roberto Rossellini's work with Ingrid Bergman, and selects Italian cinema classics I Knew Her Well and Juliet of the Spirits."{{Cite web |title=Isabelle Huppert's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/741-isabelle-huppert-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Wanda |
3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman |
I Knew Her Well |
Juliet of the Spirits |
La Cérémonie |
Two or Three Things I Know About Her |
Eclipse Series 3: Late Ozu |
Saint Omer |
Nothing but a Man |
= [[Marianne Jean-Baptiste]] and [[Mike Leigh]] (October 7) =
Criterion citation: "The legendary director joins the star of his new film Hard Truths in the Criterion Closet, where they share their love for Akira Kurosawa and Charles Burnett, reminisce about early moviegoing experiences, and select favorites for each other."{{Cite web |title=Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/749-marianne-jean-baptiste-mike-leigh-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
A Story of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds |
Night on Earth |
John Cassavetes: Five Films |
Secrets & Lies |
To Sleep with Anger |
Loves of a Blonde |
Kes |
White Material |
Hunger |
The Life of Oharu |
Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa |
Ashes and Diamonds |
EO |
Claudine |
The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher |
= [[Anna Kendrick]] (October 7) =
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Criterion citation: "The actor and director talks about the thrilling sensation of seeing All That Jazz for the first time, reminisces about watching Klute while on the set of Twilight, and reflects upon her favorite Ingmar Bergman films, such as Winter Light and Cries and Whispers."{{Cite web |title=Anna Kendrick's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/729-anna-kendrick-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
All That Jazz |
Klute |
Stalker |
The Passion of Joan of Arc |
Saint Omer |
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema |
= [[Payal Kapadia (filmmaker)|Payal Kapadia]] (October 8) =
Criterion citation: "The writer and director of All We Imagine as Light shares why Sans Soleil and Arabian Nights are gifts that keep on giving, talks about Aki Kaurismäki's 'fun and audacious' Leningrad Cowboys films, and praises Louis Malle's Phantom India as a must-watch for everyone."{{Cite web |title=Payal Kapadia's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/737-payal-kapadia-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Loves of a Blonde |
La Jetée/Sans Soleil |
Charulata |
Trilogy of Life |
Eclipse Series 29: Aki Kaurismäki's Leningrad Cowboys |
Eclipse Series 2: The Documentaries of Louis Malle |
Paris Is Burning |
Martin Scorcese's World Cinema Project No. 2
|Various directors |
= [[André Holland]] (October 9) =
Criterion citation: "The actor and star of Exhibiting Forgiveness talks about his hero, the late James Earl Jones, and his performance in Claudine; shares how Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun sparked his desire to perform; and selects films by friends and collaborators Dee Rees and Barry Jenkins."{{Cite web |title=André Holland's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/745-andre-holland-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Pariah |
Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films |
To Sleep with Anger |
Medicine for Melancholy |
Claudine |
Matewan |
A Raisin in the Sun |
= [[Amelia Dimoldenberg]] (October 9) =
Criterion citation: "The host of the hit interview show Chicken Shop Date talks about Portrait of a Lady on Fire and being drawn to films with undeniable chemistry, praises 12 Angry Men as one of the greatest films of all time, and reflects on how realistically The Worst Person in the World portrays the experience of being a woman falling in and out of love."{{Cite web |title=Amelia Dimoldenberg's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/734-amelia-dimoldenberg-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Fish Tank |
A Hard Day's Night |
12 Angry Men |
All That Jazz |
The Worst Person in the World |
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
| rowspan="2" |Céline Sciamma |
Petite Maman |
Girlfriends |
= [[Gints Zilbalodis]] (October 17) =
Criterion citation: "The director of Flow praises the mixture of abstraction and emotion in Woman in the Dunes, talks about how Martin Scorsese played by his own rules with After Hours, and selects his comfort movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox."{{Cite web |title=Gints Zilbalodis's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/751-gints-zilbalodis-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Punch-Drunk Love |
Y tu mamá también |
Being There |
Woman in the Dunes |
After Hours |
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
Qatsi Trilogy |
High and Low |
= [[Edward Berger]] (October 18) =
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Criterion citation: "The director of All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave shares his love for Downhill Racer and its innovative sound design, talks about the emotional impact of Cold War, and selects a few of Roberto Rossellini's films featuring Ingrid Bergman, in honor of his friend and collaborator Isabella Rossellini."{{Cite web |title=Edward Berger's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/731-edward-berger-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Do the Right Thing |
Downhill Racer |
3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman
| rowspan="2" |Roberto Rossellini |
Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy |
Cold War |
The Exterminating Angel |
Fanny and Alexander |
= [[Maura Delpero]] (October 24) =
Criterion citation: "The writer and director of Vermiglio expresses her love for the poetry of Ermanno Olmi, praises how Michael Haneke's films cut right to your heart and mind, and celebrates the emotional power of The Piano."{{Cite web |title=Maura Delpero's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/759-maura-delpero-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Il Posto
| rowspan="3" |Ermanno Olmi |
The Fiances |
The Tree of Wooden Clogs |
Koker Trilogy |
The Piano Teacher |
The Piano |
Fish Tank |
November
= [[Jeremy Pope]] (November 11) =
Criterion citation: "The singer and actor reflects on Marlon Riggs's Tongues Untied and the importance of seeing Black queer men express themselves on-screen, talks about working with Regina King on One Night in Miami . . ., and selects favorites by Carl Franklin and Spike Lee."{{Cite web |title=Jeremy Pope's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/736-jeremy-pope-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Devil in a Blue Dress |
Paris Is Burning |
Do the Right Thing |
One Night in Miami... |
The Signifyin' Works of Marlon Riggs |
The Philadelphia Story |
= [[Pamela Anderson]] (November 12) =
Criterion citation: "The actor and star of The Last Showgirl talks about being profoundly inspired by Barbara Loden's Wanda, shares her passion for the poetry of Abbas Kiarostami, and praises the style and craft of actors like Romy Schneider, Katharine Hepburn, and Jeanne Moreau."{{Cite web |title=Pamela Anderson's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/757-pamela-anderson-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
La Piscine |
Blue Velvet |
La Vérité |
Breathless |
La Strada |
Elevator to the Gallows |
Wanda |
Koker Trilogy |
Summertime |
Ingmar Bergman's Cinema |
Fists in the Pocket |
= [[Johnnie To]] (November 25) =
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Criterion citation: "The legendary director shares the importance of learning from the work of Krzysztof Kieślowski, talks about how Straw Dogs sparked his desire to pursue filmmaking, and selects box sets by two of his favorite filmmakers, Martin Scorsese and Masaki Kobayashi."{{Cite web |title=Johnnie To's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/746-johnnie-to-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Roma |
Dekalog
| rowspan="2" |Krzysztof Kieślowski |
Three Colours |
Harakiri
| rowspan="2" |Masaki Kobayashi |
Eclipse Series 38: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System |
Straw Dogs |
Raging Bull
| rowspan="2" |Martin Scorsese |
Scorcese Shorts |
Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa |
= [[Andrew Stanton]] (November 26) =
Criterion citation: "The director and cowriter of WALL·E shares why Paper Moon and Local Hero speak to his heart, reminisces about the privilege of collaborating with Albert Brooks, and talks about why Matewan is an essential film for everyone to see."{{Cite web |title=Andrew Stanton's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/761-andrew-stanton-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Paper Moon |
Brazil |
Local Hero |
The Worst Person in the World |
Defending Your Life |
Matewan |
December
= [[Juliette Binoche]] and [[Ralph Fiennes]] (December 4) =
Criterion citation: "The celebrated actors and costars of The Return recommend favorites to each other, share their love for Andrei Tarkovsky and Orson Welles, and discover such Eclipse box sets as The First Films of Samuel Fuller and Basil Dearden's London Underground."{{Cite web |title=Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/765-juliette-binoche-and-ralph-fiennes-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Down by Law |
The Magnificent Ambersons |
Amores perros |
Essential Fellini |
Pasolini 101 |
Close-Up |
Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa |
Eclipse Series 3: Late Ozu |
Eclipse Series 5: The First Films of Samuel Fuller |
Eclipse Series 2: The Documentaries of Louis Malle |
Eclipse Series 26: Silent Naruse |
Eclipse Series 25: Basil Dearden's London Underground |
The Furies |
Au hasard Balthazar |
Mirror |
= [[Norman Reedus]] (December 12) =
Criterion citation: "The actor and author raves about the visual beauty of The Color of Pomegranates, shares his love for Debbie Harry and her performance in Videodrome, and reflects on the formative experience of seeing River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho as a young actor."{{Cite web |title=Norman Reedus's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/758-norman-reedus-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Blue Velvet |
The Color of Pomegranates |
Videodrome |
My Own Private Idaho |
= [[Mikey Madison]] (December 19) =
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Criterion citation: "The actor and star of Anora talks about Five Easy Pieces and being drawn to morally ambiguous characters, praises Isabelle Huppert's performance in The Piano Teacher as one of the greatest of all time, and selects Take Out, one of her collaborator Sean Baker's early New York films."{{Cite web |title=Mikey Madison's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/762-mikey-madison-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
Five Easy Pieces |
Easy Rider |
Take Out |
The Piano Teacher |
Gilda |
Eyes Without a Face |
The Kid |
Heaven's Gate |
= [[Francis Ford Coppola]] (December 19) =
Criterion citation: "The legendary filmmaker praises Jacques Tati's dedication to getting his films made, reflects on the lessons he learned from Dorothy Arzner when she was his professor, and shares the joy he finds in inspiring new generations of directors."{{Cite web |title=Francis Ford Coppola's Closet Picks |url=https://www.criterion.com/shop/collection/763-francis-ford-coppola-s-closet-picks |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}
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!Film !Director !Ref |
The Complete Jacques Tati |
Rumble Fish |
Dance, Girl, Dance |
David Lean Directs Noël Coward |
== References ==
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