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Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch THE VANISHING in our Highway Horror collection! An unorthodox love story and a truly unsettling thriller, Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer’s chilling film unfolds with meticulous intensity, leading to an unforgettable finale that has unnerved audiences around the world.
Just a sampling of Frederick Elmes's iconic filmography:
ERASERHEAD
BLUE VELVET
WILD AT HEART
NIGHT ON EARTH
THE ICE STORM
RIDE WITH THE DEVIL
SYNECHDOCHE, NEW YORK
MODERN ROMANCE (camera operator)
OPENING NIGHT + THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (camera operator)
✨Frederick Elmes’s Closet Picks! ✨
The legendary cinematographer praises the way Néstor Almendros captured light in DAYS OF HEAVEN, talks about his experience working with Elaine May on MIKEY AND NICKY, and shares what makes NO BEARS such an engrossing film.
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch SALEM'S LOT (1979) in our Made-for-TV Terror collection! bit.ly/4ssaLx2
Tobe Hooper’s bloodcurdling adaptation of Stephen King’s classic vampire novel was one of the defining television events of the '70s.
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Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch THE ENTITY (1982) in our Possessions collection! Purportedly based on true events, this terrifying supernatural thriller features a fearless performance from Barbara Hershey as a woman whose life is shattered by a series of brutal attacks from an unseen force. Met with disbelief by doctors and psychiatrists, she turns to a pair of paranormal researchers in hopes of reclaiming her life.
Announcing The Craft of Acting live with Léa Seydoux! 🎭❤️ movingimage.org/event/the-cr…
On Monday, November 9 join us at @MovingImageNYC for a special live recording of our Criterion Channel original series—featuring an intimate conversation between Seydoux and Isaac Butler, author of "The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act."
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch Lindsey C. Vickers's THE APPOINTMENT (1981) in our Highway Horror collection! bit.ly/4hAQ397
Never released in cinemas and nearly lost to time, this long-sought-after holy grail of surrealist horror is an unsettling journey into the world of the supernatural, dripping with dreamlike dread.
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