14 Mar 2025
Kevin Bacon’s Closet Picks
The actor talks about falling in love with classic Hollywood cinema and the work of Preston Sturges, recalls being struck by the danger of Marlon Brando’s acting style in The Fugitive Kind, and selects favorites including Gimme Shelter and The Blob.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 7
- Single films
- 7
- Box sets
- 0
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seven Samurai | Akira Kurosawa | 1954 |
| 2 |  The Blob | Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. | 1958 |
| 3 |  Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee | 1989 |
| 4 |  Gimme Shelter | David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin | 1970 |
| 5 |  Sullivan’s Travels | Preston Sturges | 1941 |
| 6 |  The Fugitive Kind | Sidney Lumet | 1960 |
| 7 |  Jules and Jim | François Truffaut | 1962 |