The Criterion Closet — the cinephile paradise where you can browse among the company's 1000-plus classic movies — is coming to the Aero Theater in Santa Monica on Friday and Saturday from 11 a ...

Why does everyone want to get into the Criterion Closet? For celebrities and everyday cinephiles alike, it’s not just about scoring free discs, writes Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri.

Pee-wee Herman Creator Paul Reubens Was Out of the Closet—but Went Back in After He Got Famous “My career would’ve absolutely suffered if I was openly gay,” he reveals in the moving ...

Videos shot in the legendary Criterion Closet have captivated cinephiles for years. Now the elite label has made its concept mobile and the response is massive.

Across Criterion’s 15-year run of Criterion Closet videos, very few, if any, entrants have mentioned Criterion #40. It’s all Renior this and Fellini that, but when we get down to it, how could ...

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The Criterion Closet is, in some ways, an exclusive club; you need to be invited to the company’s office, which typically means being a recognizable figure in the entertainment industry.

Paul Jenkins, Phenomena Samothrace Arch, 1973, Acrylic on canvas, Timothy Taylor, New York. The following year saw two key developments: Jenkins began using acrylics, and he decided to precede all of ...

Actor Paul Scheer will talk about his best-selling memoir "Joyful Recollections of Trauma" during Pop Madness," the San Antonio Public Library's annual pop culture convention.

The Criterion Closet is a sacred place for many, but Pope found himself particularly moved as he selected films like "Do the Right Thing" and "One Night in Miami." “I definitely arrived here ...

P aul Scheer's Twisters cameo is unexpected, and while it was fun to see the actor make a small appearance in the film, the ...