The December lineup of the Criterion Channel includes works by Julianne Moore, Wong Kar Wai, Joachim Trier, and others.
The highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Wong Kar Wai’s Blossoms Shanghai isn't the only offering coming to the Criterion Channel next month. In addition to a focus on the director, there will be films featuring Julianne Moore, directed by Joachim Trier, as well as a special series on the directorial debuts of Black female directors, which includes Sambizanga, Will, Losing Ground, Daughters of the Dust, Drylongso, Compensation, and others.
Other notable features include Bi Gan's first two films in honor of Resurrection's theatrical release, the return of Michael Koresky’s Queersighted showcasing gay cinema during the Production Code, and a series highlighting hotels in film, featuring The Palm Beach Story, What’s Up, Doc?, The Shining, Lost in Translation, New Rose Hotel, and much more.
Wong Kar Wai expressed his excitement about Blossoms, stating, “I am delighted to continue my long-standing collaboration with Criterion with the North American debut of my inaugural series on the Criterion Channel. The series reflects the vibrant era of Shanghai’s booming ’90s and uncovers universal insights into desire and destiny. Our hope is that the series offers a glimpse into this transformative period of China’s evolution.”
Check out the complete lineup below and discover more at the Criterion Channel:
2046, All I Can Say, American Psycho, And, Towards Happy Alleys, Anomalisa, Barton Fink, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, The Bellboy, Body of Evidence, Carol & Joy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Children of Men, The Children’s Hour, Crosscurrent, Dance, Girl, Dance, Donnie Darko, Duet for Cannibals, The End of the Affair, Eve’s Bayou, Faithless, The Fan, Far from Heaven, Four Rooms, Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, Grand Hotel, The Grandmaster, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The Hours, I Am Not a Witch, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., Kaili Blues, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Lost in Translation, Louder Than Bombs, Maggie’s Plan, Maps to the Stars, Meeting with Pol Pot, The Million Dollar Hotel, Mother India, My Blueberry Nights, New Rose Hotel, Nine Months, One Day This Kid, Oslo, August 31st, The Palm Beach Story, Pariah, Pretty Red Dress, Psycho, Safe, Sarraounia, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, Shoeshine, Sliding Doors, A Single Man, Somewhere, A Star Is Born, The Shining, Suddenly, Last Summer, Thelma, The Taste of Mango, Tea and Sympathy, These Three, Tokyo Godfathers, Tokyo Pop, Twice as Nice, Vanya on 42nd Street, We Don’t Live Here Anymore, What’s Up, Doc?, Will.
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The December lineup of the Criterion Channel includes works by Julianne Moore, Wong Kar Wai, Joachim Trier, and others.
The eagerly anticipated U.S. premiere of Wong Kar Wai's Blossoms Shanghai is not the only addition to the Criterion Channel next month. In addition to a focus on the director, the channel will showcase films featuring Julianne Moore directed by Joachim Trier, along with a unique series highlighting the directorial debuts of Black female directors.
