John Cameron Mitchell

March 2026

The writer, director, and performer talks about howAll That Jazzinspired the stylistic freedom ofHedwig and the Angry Inch,shares a moving story aboutAfter Life,and praises the versatility of filmmakers like Pier Paolo Pasolini and Sidney Lumet.

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Picks (12)

Cooley High

Michael Schultz

1975 • United States • 1h 47m

Unavailable

The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years

Box Set

John Cassavetes: Five Films

Box Set

Moonage Daydream

Brett Morgen

2022 • United States • 2h 15m

Unavailable

All That Jazz

Bob Fosse

1979 • United States • 2h 3m

Unavailable

Multiple Maniacs

John Waters

1970 • United States • 1h 37m

After Life

Hirokazu Kore-eda

1998 • Japan • 1h 58m

Shampoo

Hal Ashby

1975 • United States • 1h 50m

Unavailable

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

John Cameron Mitchell

2001 • United States • 1h 35m

Unavailable

Pasolini 101

Box Set

Network

Sidney Lumet

1976 • United States • 2h 2m

Unavailable

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

Tim Burton

1985 • United States • 1h 31m

Unavailable