Peter Becker Movies
- 2004
The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study
The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study02004HD
Christopher Isham discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's 'The Battle of Algiers' with Richard A. Clarke, former USA national coordinator for security and...
- 2021
Undressing a Legacy
Undressing a Legacy02021HD
In this interview, conducted in spring 2021, scholar Nick Rees-Roberts traces the influence of La Piscine on the worlds of film and fashion in the...
- 2015
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star02015HD
Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star.
- 2017
Hawks on Hawks
Hawks on Hawks02017HD
This ten-minute segment, heralded as part of a new shorts program, is composed of excerpts from a 1972 audio conversation between Hawks and Peter...
- 2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance82016HD
In 1998, documentary filmmaker Robert Drew and his associates attend the Museum of Tolerance.
- 2004
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers7.22004HD
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and...
- 2018
In Search of Ozu
In Search of Ozu7.22018HD
In this documentary, filmmaker Daniel Raim delves into Yasujiro Ozu's remarkable late work, in which the master made the leap from black and white to...
- 2019
Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'
Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'02019HD
In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the...
- 2006
Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'
Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'62006HD
A new documentary on director Nobuo Nakagawa and the making of the film, Jigoku. Featuring exclusive interview with Nakagawa collaborators.
- 2013
Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'
Caroline Champetier and Arnaud Desplechin: A Conversation about 'Shoah'02013HD
An interview about 'Shoah' featuring Caroline Champetier, who did assistant camera work on the film, and Arnaud Desplechin.
- 2022
Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant
Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant02022HD
This masterclass featuring writer-director Andrew Stanton was produced for the Criterion Collection in 2022.
- 2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee02018HD
An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.
- 2005
Dreams and Burdens
Dreams and Burdens62005HD
A retrospective interview with director Werner Herzog.
- 2022
A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive
A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive02022HD
A tour through the vaults of Pixar. WALL-E writer-director Andrew Stanton unearths a few treasures, including his sketchbook, concept art, visual gag...
- 1996
The Battle of Brazil: A Video History
The Battle of Brazil: A Video History6.11996HD
The struggle of releasing "Brazil" in the United States of America is examined in this Criterion documentary.
- 2014
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'52014HD
A new documentary on the Criterion Collection edition of Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation of Macbeth featuring interviews with the director, producer...
- 2009
CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution
CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution02009HD
CHE was the first feature to use the Red camera, which Soderbergh embraced for its versatility and image quality. This short 2009 documentary looks...
- 2007
Life as a Dream
Life as a Dream02007HD
Fim scholar Vida T. Johnson, co-author of 'The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue, discusses the significance of 'Ivan's Childhood' in...
- 2019
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut102019HD
Laura Truffaut shares her memories of her legendary filmmaker father.
- 2016
Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes
Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes82016HD
Historian Andrew Cohen discusses Robert Drew's 1963 documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment.