26 Mar 2026
John Cameron Mitchell’s Closet Picks
The writer, director, and performer talks about how All That Jazz inspired the stylistic freedom of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, shares a moving story about After Life, and praises the versatility of filmmakers like Pier Paolo Pasolini and Sidney Lumet.
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
- Choices
- 12
- Single films
- 9
- Box sets
- 3
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cooley High | Michael Schultz | 1975 |
| 2 |  The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years box set, 10 films | ||
| 3 |  John Cassavetes: Five Films box set, 6 films | ||
| 4 |  Moonage Daydream | Brett Morgen | 2022 |
| 5 |  All That Jazz | Bob Fosse | 1979 |
| 6 |  Multiple Maniacs | John Waters | 1970 |
| 7 |  After Life | Hirokazu Kore-eda | 1998 |
| 8 |  Shampoo | Hal Ashby | 1975 |
| 9 |  Hedwig and the Angry Inch | John Cameron Mitchell | 2001 |
| 10 |  Pasolini 101 box set, 9 films | ||
| 11 |  Network | Sidney Lumet | 1976 |
| 12 |  Pee-wee’s Big Adventure | Tim Burton | 1985 |