Wes Anderson Selects Nine Favorite Criterion Films at Mobile Closet

Filmmaker Wes Anderson chose nine films from the Criterion Collection during a stop of the Criterion Mobile Closet at the Hollywood Bowl, coinciding with the three-night concert event 'Music from the Films of Wes Anderson' in June 2026. The Mobile Closet, which has toured since 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of the Criterion Collection's founding. Anderson's picks include Alfred Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps', Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 'The Red Shoes', two Ernst Lubitsch films ('Heaven Can Wait' and 'Design for Living'), Preston Sturges' 'The Lady Eve' starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Ford's 'Stagecoach', Satyajit Ray's 'Charulata', Sydney Pollack's 'Tootsie', and the recent Latvian animated film 'Flow' by Gints Zilbalodis. Anderson noted that 'The Red Shoes' is a favorite of his daughter, and he highlighted Barbara Stanwyck as 'one of the greatest actresses in the history of cinema'. He also mentioned that 'Charulata' inspired the binocular shots in his own 'Moonrise Kingdom'. The selections were made for a family road trip across America, favoring 'reliable, standby' classics. The video of Anderson's visit was released by Criterion, adding to a series of directors' closet visits, including Christopher Nolan, Francis Ford Coppola, and Jim Jarmusch.