Commentaries
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A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 2004, features cameraman Mike Ferris and sound recordist–composer Bo Harwood. Ferris and Harwood first worked together on A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE and went on to collaborate on The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Opening Night.
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BURDEN OF DREAMS Commentary
This commentary features director Les Blank, editor and sound recordist Maureen Gosling, and director Werner Herzog. Blank and Gosling were recorded together in San Francisco in September 2004. Herzog was recorded in Los Angeles in January 2005.
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BRINGING UP BABY Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2005, features filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich.
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DOGFIGHT Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2003, features director Nancy Savoca and producer Richard Guay.
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YOU CAN COUNT ON ME Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2001, features writer-director Kenneth Lonergan.
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THE KILLER Commentary
This commentary track, recorded exclusively for the Criterion Collection laserdisc in 1992, features director John Woo and production executive Terence Chang.
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THE OTHERS Commentary
This Spanish-language commentary track, recorded in 2022 and subtitled in English, features director Alejandro Amenábar.
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HARD BOILED Commentary
This commentary track, recorded exclusively for the Criterion Collection in 1993, features director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and film critic Dave Kehr.
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NASHVILLE Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded in 2000, features director Robert Altman.
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GREY GARDENS Commentary
Recorded in 2001, this audio commentary features filmmakers Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, and Susan Froemke.
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MCCABE & MRS. MILLER Commentary
This 2002 audio commentary features director Robert Altman and producer David Foster.
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TAXI DRIVER Commentary
This audio commentary featuring director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader was recorded for the Criterion Collection’s 1990 laserdisc edition of TAXI DRIVER.
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3 WOMEN Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded in New York in 2003, features director Robert Altman discussing 3 WOMEN and filmmaking in general.
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PRINCE OF BROADWAY Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2011, features director Sean Baker.
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THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD Commentary
This commentary track, produced in 2025, features director-cowriter François Girard and cowriter-actor Don McKellar.
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EASTERN CONDORS Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2024, features film critic Tony Rayns.
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MONTEREY POP Commentary
Recorded in 2002, this commentary features MONTEREY POP producer Lou Adler and filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker.
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GIMME SHELTER Commentary
Recorded in 2000, this commentary features directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, along with collaborator Stanley Goldstein.
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BASQUIAT Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2024, features director Julian Schnabel and writer and curator Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan.
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KILLER OF SHEEP Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2007, features director Charles Burnett and film scholar Richard Peña.
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THE AMERICAN FRIEND Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded in 2002, features director Wim Wenders and actor Dennis Hopper.
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NOWHERE Commentary
This commentary track, recorded in 2024, features director Gregg Araki and actors James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Jordan Ladd, Sarah Lassez, Guillermo Diaz, and Jaason Simmons.
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THE LAST EMPEROR Commentary
This commentary features director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was produced by Mark Rance and was recorded in 2003 and 2007.
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SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG Commentary
This audio commentary featuring director Melvin Van Peebles was recorded in 1997 for the Criterion Collection’s laserdisc edition of SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG.