The Criterion Channel's programming for June highlights Alan Rudolph, Johnnie To, Gene Hackman, and others.
A couple of months ago, when I talked to Alan Rudolph, he mentioned that Criterion had attempted to release his (remarkable, essential) Remember My Name, but were impeded by music rights—a situation so intricate that a lawyer hired by the director gave up. I like to believe that something has changed in under 60 days: Remember My Name will be streamed on the Criterion Channel as part of a grouping alongside Afterglow, Trouble In Mind, and Breakfast of Champions, which has recently undergone a 4K restoration. This month is particularly focused on retrospectives and includes a 12-title Johnnie To series, several films from René Clair, highlights from Amy Holden Jones and Ougie Pak, and Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip series in both television and film formats. Additionally, Gene Hackman will be honored with six titles.
One of those titles, Night Moves, will receive a Criterion Edition; along with it, Les Blank’s A Poem Is a Naked Person and Claude Berri’s double feature Jean de Florette / Manon of the Spring will also be released. Jane Schoenbrun has teamed up with Michael Koresky to co-curate a 'Queersighted' selection centered on coming-of-age stories, spanning works from Vincente Minnelli’s Tea and Sympathy to D.E.B.S. Pride Month will also see the addition of more LGBTQ+ programming through various features (from directors like Alain Guiraudie, Gregg Araki, Stanley Kwan, Gus Van Sant, Todd Haynes, and Chantal Akerman) as well as numerous shorts. Four films related to Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley will be available for streaming, along with a suitably timed collection of pool-themed films.
You can find the complete list below and more on the Criterion Channel:
3 Women, Robert Altman, 1977
Addams Family Values, Barry Sonnenfeld, 1993
Afterglow, Alan Rudolph, 1997
The Beaning, Sean McCoy, 2017
Big Ben Beat, Richard Ayoade, 2015
A Bigger Splash, Jack Hazan, 1973
Blind Detective, Johnnie To, 2013
Breakfast of Champions, Alan Rudolph, 1999
Breaking News, Johnnie To, 2004
Clytaemnestra, Ougie Pak, 2021
D.E.B.S., Angela Robinson, 2004
Deep End, Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970
Drug War, Johnnie To, 2012
Election, Johnnie To, 2005
Eureka, Nicolas Roeg, 1983
Exiled, Johnnie To, 2006
The French Connection, William Friedkin, 1971
Grace, Natalie Jasmine Harris, 2024
The Graduate, Mike Nichols, 1967
Gypsy 83, Todd Stephens, 2001
Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, Stephen Cone, 2015
Hide and Seek, Su Friedrich, 1996
Hummingbirds, Estefanía Contreras and Silvia del Carmen Castaños, 2023
The Italian Straw Hat, René Clair, 1928
It Happened Tomorrow, René Clair, 1944
Kill Zone 2, Soi Cheang, 2015
Life Without Principle, Johnnie To, 2011
Liz and the Blue Bird, Naoko Yamada, 2018
Love Letters, Amy Holden Jones, 1983
Mad Detective, Johnnie To, 2007
The Man of My Dreams, Tristan Scott-Behrends, 2021
Mapplethorpe, Ondi Timoner, 2018
Night Moves, Arthur Penn, 1975
No Way Out, Roger Donaldson, 1987
Paris qui dort, René Clair, 1924
Poison, Todd Haynes, 1991
PTU, Johnnie To, 2003
Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets, Florian Habicht, 2014
Quatorze juillet, René Clair, 1933
Red Card, Ougie Pak, 2023
Remember My Name, Alan Rudolph, 1978
Ripley’s Game, Liliana Cavani, 2002
The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson, 2001
Rude Boy, David Mingay and Jack Hazan, 1980
Scarecrow, Jerry Schatzberg, 1973
Sexy Beast, Jonathan Glazer, 2000
The Slumber Party Massacre, Amy Holden Jones, 1982
Spacewoman, Richard Ayoade, 2018
Sunrise/Sunset, Ougie Pak, 2019
The Swimmer, Frank Perry, 1968
The Talented Mr. Ripley, Anthony Minghella,
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The Criterion Channel's programming for June highlights Alan Rudolph, Johnnie To, Gene Hackman, and others.
A few months back, when I talked to Alan Rudolph, he mentioned that Criterion had attempted to release his (truly remarkable, essential) Remember My Name but faced delays due to music rights issues—so complex that a lawyer hired by the director ultimately threw in the towel. I prefer to believe that something has shifted in under 60 days.