June Squibb

October 2025

The actor shares her longtime love for the films of Akira Kurosawa, talks about seeingChildren of Paradiseat an art-house cinema in the 1940s, and fondly recalls riding a scooter with Richard Roundtree.

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Picks (9)

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa

1954 • Japan • 3h 27m

Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa

Box Set

Diabolique

Henri-Georges Clouzot

1955 • France • 1h 58m

Children of Paradise

Marcel Carné

1945 • France • 3h 10m

Shaft

Gordon Parks

1971 • United States • 1h 40m

Unavailable

Buena Vista Social Club

Wim Wenders

1999 • United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Cuba • 1h 45m

Paris Is Burning

Jennie Livingston

1990 • United States • 1h 18m

The Age of Innocence

Martin Scorsese

1993 • United States • 2h 18m

Unavailable

Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975

Box Set