Closet Picks

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.

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 Yearsbox set, 10 films
3 John Cassavetes: Five Filmsbox 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 101box set, 9 films
11 Network Sidney Lumet 1976
12 Pee-wee’s Big Adventure Tim Burton 1985

Watch the video · On criterion.com