Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Concert Movie Acquired by Janus Films, Criterion

Janus Films and The Criterion Collection have jointly secured North American distribution rights for "Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall," a concert film helmed by the acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson. Shot on a combination of 35mm and 16mm stock, the footage captures a completely sold-out solo show that took place at the storied New York venue in December 2025. Anderson, best known for his 2021 coming-of-age feature "Licorice Pizza," has built a reputation for meticulous, visually arresting storytelling, yet this marks his first full-length effort within the concert film format—a noticeable, though natural, extension of his frequent collaborations with musicians like Radiohead's Thom Yorke.

A companion live album, recorded and produced by the Grammy-winning Ariel Rechtshaid, will accompany the visual release. Rechtshaid, whose production credits span Vampire Weekend, Haim, and Adele, has engineered the audio to exist as a standalone experience while complementing the film's atmosphere. The album drops on Oct. 9 through Partisan Records and Play It Again Sam, arriving a few weeks ahead of the movie's theatrical premiere and giving collectors a chance to revisit the night in pure audio form.

Winter, the frontman of the Brooklyn-based outfit Geese—a band he has steered since its 2016 founding—is currently navigating the group's third headlining trek, the "Getting Killed" world tour. That tour kicked off in October 2025 and wraps in November, riding the momentum of the band's breakthrough album of the same name, released earlier that year. His debut solo LP, "Heavy Metal," arrived in 2024, showcasing a more stripped-back side to an artist equally comfortable with full-band energy and quiet introspection. The concert film counts Bennie Safdie as a co-producer, with additional production support from Sara Murphy, Erica Frauman, and Maggie Ambrose, a team that brings both indie credibility and industry muscle to the project.

The theatrical rollout begins on Nov. 20, with tickets available starting Sept. 17. The release plan spans a broad range of U.S. markets, launching with simultaneous screenings in New York and Los Angeles before fanning out to Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, Nashville, Houston, Austin, Portland, and other cities through mid-January. For context, Carnegie Hall—which opened its doors in 1891 and has hosted everything from Tchaikovsky's American debut to legendary rock and jazz performances—remains a benchmark of artistic achievement, and a sold-out evening there is widely considered a defining moment in any musician's career. Industry observers have already begun framing this performance as a landmark solo statement of the decade, and the ambitious distribution footprint suggests that both the label and the filmmakers are betting heavily on that narrative.