Summer is heating up and so is the Criterion Channels lineup of content. The Tokyo Olympics may be postponed this summer, but you can still celebrate with 100 Years of Olympic Films: 19122012, or get your dose of drama with the Marriage Stories feature on Sunday, July 12.<\/p>\n
Heres whats on the Criterion Channel in July:<\/p>\n
Friday, July 10<\/p>\n
Double Feature: Loving on the Edge<\/p>\n
Mala NocheandMy Own Private Idaho<\/p>\n
Touchstone works in the evolution of the New Queer Cinema movement, these twin tales of aimless youth by Gus Van Sant are swooning expressions of his signature concern: the emotional journeys of young men adrift on the margins of society. While editing his boldly original debut featureMala Noche,about a romantic deadbeats wayward crush on a handsome Mexican immigrant,Van Sant met Mike Parker, a Portland street kid who became the inspiration for the young hustler played by River Phoenix inMy Own Private Idaho.Further developing the themes of queer identity, transience, and unrequited longing,Van Sant created an intoxicating anthem of outsiderhood that stands as one of the defining independent films of the 1990s.<\/p>\n
Saturday, July 11<\/p>\n
Saturday Matinee:The White Balloon<\/p>\n
Jafar Panahis revelatory debut feature is a childs-eye adventure in which a young girls quest to buy a goldfish leads her on a detour-filled journey through the streets of Tehran on the eve of the Iranian New Year celebration. Cowritten by Panahi with his mentor Abbas Kiarostami, this beguiling, prizewinning fable unfolds in documentary-like real time as it wrings unexpected comedy, suspense, and wonder from its seemingly simple premise.<\/p>\n
Sunday, July 12<\/p>\n
Marriage Stories<\/p>\n
Bad marriages make great movies, as evidenced by these gloriously messy, cuttingly perceptive portraits of some of the most dysfunctional relationships ever captured on-screen. With raw emotion, dramatic blowups, and soul-baring self-reflection baked into the premise, these tales of marital breakups and shakeups explore everything from jealousy, infidelity, and betrayal to the procedural complexities of divorce and separation to the myriad, sometimes barely perceptible ways in which couples drift apart. They also happen to be vehicles for some of the most personal and revealing statements from major directors like Ingmar Bergman, John Cassavetes, Ida Lupino, Mike Nichols, Noah Baumbach, Lars von Trier, Asghar Farhadi, and others, each of whom brings fresh insight to that most universal of subjects: the mysterious intricacies of human intimacy.<\/p>\n
Come Back, Little Sheba,Daniel Mann, 1952<\/p>\n
The Bigamist,Ida Lupino, 1953<\/p>\n
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,Richard Brooks, 1958<\/p>\n
La notte,Michelangelo Antonioni, 1961<\/p>\n
Juliet of the Spirits,Federico Fellini, 1965<\/p>\n
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,Mike Nichols, 1966<\/p>\n
Faces,John Cassavetes, 1968<\/p>\n
A Married Couple,Allan King, 1969<\/p>\n
Scenes from a Marriage,Ingmar Bergman, 1973<\/p>\n
California Suite,Herbert Ross, 1978<\/p>\n
Kramer vs. Kramer,Robert Benton, 1979<\/p>\n
52,Franois Ozon, 2004<\/p>\n
The Squid and the Whale,Noah Baumbach, 2005<\/p>\n
Antichrist,Lars von Trier, 2009<\/p>\n
Certified Copy,Abbas Kiarostami, 2010<\/p>\n
Tuesday, After Christmas,Radu Muntean, 2010<\/p>\n
A Separation,Asghar Farhadi, 2011<\/p>\n
45 Years,Andrew Haigh, 2015<\/p>\n
Monday, July 13<\/p>\n
Nostalgia for the Light<\/p>\n
Master documentarian Patricio Guzmn travels ten thousand feet above sea level to the driest place on earth: Chiles Atacama Desert, where astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars in a sky so translucent that it allows them to see to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact, including those of political prisoners disappeared by the Chilean army after the 1973 military coup. Just as astronomers search for distant galaxies, surviving relatives of the disappeared search for the remains of their loved ones in a quest to reclaim their families histories. Melding the celestial and the earthly,Nostalgia for the Lightis a gorgeous, moving, and deeply personal odyssey into both Chilean history and the furthest reaches of space.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, July 14<\/p>\n
Short + Feature: Lost Pets<\/p>\n
PickleandGates of Heaven<\/p>\n
Featuring an introduction by Criterion Channel programmer Penelope Bartlett<\/p>\n
Do all dogs go to heaven? Two documentary filmmakers explore mortality and mourning through the experiences of pet owners. InPickle,Amy Nicholson profiles a couple of extreme animal lovers, interviewing them about the menagerie theyve cared for and buried over the years, including paraplegic possums, emaciated cats, and morbidly obese chickens. Errol Morriss debut feature,Gates of Heaven,immerses viewers in the community surrounding two pet cemeteries in Napa Valley, California, blending sincerity and satire to spin its quirky subject into a surprisingly expansive study of human nature.<\/p>\n
Wednesday, July 15<\/p>\n
Directed by Miranda July<\/p>\n
Featuring the 2019 documentaryMiranda July: Where It Began<\/p>\n
The fearless, brilliantly idiosyncratic films of writer-director-actor and all-around polymath Miranda July combine arrestingly oddball whimsy with astute, emotionally penetrating observations on intimacy, sexuality, loneliness, and human connection. Beginning her career as a performance artist immersed in the riot grrrl scene of 1990s Portland, Oregon, July found her way to film with her pioneeringJoanie 4 Jackieproject, in which she curated and distributed feminist video chain letters of underground movies made by women across the country. With her acclaimed featuresMe and You and Everyone We KnowandThe Future,July established herself as one of American independent cinemas most distinctive voices, a bold, relentlessly imaginative artist who finds cosmic insight in the everyday.<\/p>\n
Features<\/p>\n
Me and You and Everyone We Know,Miranda July, 2005<\/p>\n
The Future,Miranda July, 2011<\/p>\n
Shorts<\/p>\n
The Amateurist,Miranda July, 1998<\/p>\n
Nest of Tens,Miranda July, 2000<\/p>\n
Shorts fromJoanie 4 Jackie<\/p>\n
Transeltown,Myra Paci, 1992<\/p>\n
Dear Mom,Tammy Rae Carland, 1995<\/p>\n
The Slow Escape,Sativa Peterson, 1998<\/p>\n
Hawai,Ximena Cuevas, 1999<\/p>\n
No Place Like Home #1 and #2,Karen Yasinsky, 1999<\/p>\n
Gigi (from 9 to 5),Joanne Nucho, 2001<\/p>\n
Ophelias Opera,Abiola Abrams, 2001<\/p>\n
La Llorona,Stephanie Saint Sanchez, 2003<\/p>\n
untitled video,Sujin Lee, 2002<\/p>\n
Joanie 4 Jackie: A Quick Overview,Shauna McGarry, 2008<\/p>\n
Thursday, July 16<\/p>\n
Three Starring Jane Fonda<\/p>\n
Few actors have dominated an erafor their work both on- and offscreenthe way Jane Fonda did in the 1960s and 70s, when she emerged as one of the most acclaimed performers of her generation as well as a zeitgeist-defining cultural icon for her fierce political activism. All made at the peak of her career, these three films showcase Fondas nuance, impeccable comic timing, and versatility: shes larger than life as an intergalactic bombshell in the cult sci-fi extravaganzaBarbarella;riotously funny as a bourgeois housewife who takes up armed robbery in the barbed slapstick satireFun with Dick and Jane;and at once prickly and disarming as a divorced woman fighting for custody of her daughter in the Neil Simonpenned ensemble farceCalifornia Suite.<\/p>\n
Barbarella,Roger Vadim, 1968<\/p>\n
Fun with Dick and Jane,Ted Kotcheff, 1977<\/p>\n
California Suite,Herbert Ross, 1978<\/p>\n
Friday, July 17<\/p>\n
Double Feature: Girls and the Gang<\/p>\n
Mona LisaandGloria<\/p>\n
Featuring an audio commentary forMona Lisaby director Neil Jordan and actor Bob Hoskins<\/p>\n
Two gritty 1980s crime classics distinguish themselves with ingredients all too rare for the genre: heart, humor, and strong female protagonists. Set in Londons sordid criminal underworld, Neil JordansMona Lisastars Cathy Tyson, Bob Hoskins, and Michael Caine in a surprisingly affecting, romantic neonoir about the complex relationship that develops between a glamorous call girl and a small-time mobster. Then, the great Gena Rowlands goes from gangsters girlfriend to gun-toting action hero in John Cassavetess offbeat, New York-set thrillerGloria,in which she acts as avenging angel for a young boy on the run from the mob.<\/p>\n
Saturday, July 18<\/p>\n
Saturday Matinee:Miss Annie Rooney<\/p>\n
As Shirley Temple grew up before the eyes of America, this delightful comeback vehicle offered her a chance to shine in a new kind of film: a charming teenage romance, complete with jive-talking, jitterbug-mad bobby soxers. She displays her patented pluck (and receives her first on-screen kiss) as starry-eyed fourteen-year-old Annie Rooney, who pines for nerdy classmate Marty (Dickie Moore) even though his wealthy family looks down on her working-class background. When Annies father (William Gargan) invents a new form of synthetic rubber, however, it may just be her ticket to love.<\/p>\n
Sunday, July 19<\/p>\n
100 Years of Olympic Films: 19122012<\/p>\n
Originally scheduled to begin this month, the Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed, but you can still celebrate a century of Olympic glory with this monumental collection. Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games,100 Years of Olympic Films: 19122012is the culmination of a massive, award-winning archival project encompassing dozens of restorations by the International Olympic Committee. The documentaries collected here cast a cinematic eye on some of the most iconic moments in the history of modern sports, spotlighting athletes who embody the Olympic motto of Faster, Higher, Stronger: Jesse Owens shattering world records on the track in 1936 Berlin, Jean-Claude Killy dominating the Grenoble slopes in 1968, Joan Benoit breaking away to win the Games first womens marathon in Los Angeles in 1984. In addition to the impressive ten-feature contribution of Bud Greenspan, this stirring collective chronicle of triumph and defeat includes such documentary landmarks as Leni RiefenstahlsOlympiaand Kon IchikawasTokyo Olympiad,along with captivating lesser-known works by major directors like Claude Lelouch, Carlos Saura, and Milo Forman. It also offers a fascinating glimpse of the development of film itself, and of the technological progress that has brought viewers ever closer to the action. Traversing continents and decades, reflecting the social, cultural, and political changes that have shaped our recent history, this remarkable movie marathon showcases a hundred years of human endeavor.<\/p>\n
The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912,Adrian Wood, 2016<\/p>\n
The Olympic Games Held at Chamonix in 1924,Jean de Rovera, 1924<\/p>\n
The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece,Jean de Rovera, 1924<\/p>\n
The Olympic Games in Paris 1924,Jean de Rovera, 1924<\/p>\n
The White Stadium,Arnold Fanck and Othmar Gurtner, 1928<\/p>\n
The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam,dir. unknown, 1928<\/p>\n
The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928,Wilhelm Prager, 1928<\/p>\n
Youth of the World,Carl Junghans, 1936<\/p>\n
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations,Leni Riefenstahl, 1938<\/p>\n
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty,Leni Riefenstahl, 1938<\/p>\n
Fight Without Hate,Andr Michel, 1948<\/p>\n
XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport,Castleton Knight, 1948<\/p>\n
The VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo 1952,Tancred Ibsen, 1952<\/p>\n
Where the World Meets,Hannu Leminen, 1952<\/p>\n
Gold and Glory,Hannu Leminen, 1953<\/p>\n
Memories of the Olympic Summer of 1952,dir. unknown, 1954<\/p>\n
White Vertigo,Giorgio Ferroni, 1956<\/p>\n
Olympic Games, 1956,Peter Whitchurch, 1956<\/p>\n
The Melbourne Rendez-vous,Ren Lucot, 1957<\/p>\n
Alain Mimoun,Louis Gueguen, 1959<\/p>\n
The Horse in Focus,dir. unknown, 1956<\/p>\n
People, Hopes, Medals,Heribert Meisel, 1960<\/p>\n
The Grand Olympics,Romolo Marcellini, 1961<\/p>\n
IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964,Theo Hrmann, 1964<\/p>\n
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