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Liz Helfgott

Liz Helfgott is the editorial director of the Criterion Collection.

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Writing About Cinema: A Conversation with Peter Cowie

The longtime Criterion Collection and Janus Films contributor reflects on his role in the golden age of art-house cinema and his life as a film critic, historian, publisher, and festivalgoer.

By Liz Helfgott

The Lake (Ontario) Effect

I set out on my first trip to the Toronto Film Festival ready to feast on films and spend relaxed, indulgent, quality time with writers I work with, or hope to work with, as the editorial director here at Criterion. And I wasn’t disappointed on eit

By Liz Helfgott

A Monumentally Sad Week
Two towering figures of cinema died this week, and while we can all be grateful that they lived such long and fruitful lives, their departures were nevertheless profoundly saddening, and shocking in their coincidence. Look to your right at our news c…

By Liz Helfgott