It's unlikely Criterion would have released this pic, writer-director Noah Baumbach's first feature, had his fourth, Oscar-nommed "The Squid and the Whale," not been such a critical success last year.

On August 22, 2006, the Criterion Collection will release Kicking and Screaming on DVD. The film stars Josh Hamilton, Chris Eigeman, Eric Stoltz, and Parker Posey, and follows a group of college ...

Premiering when Baumbach was a mere 26 years-old, Kicking and Screaming has an inherent poise that would lead you to believe it was led by a veteran director. The film’s focus never wavers as it ...

KICKING AND SCREAMING. With Josh Hamilton, Olivia d’Abo, Chris Eigeman, Parker Posey, Jason Wiles, Carlos Jacott, Elliott Gould, Eric Stoltz. Written and directed by Noah Baumbach. Rated R. R… ...

Key features: New interviews with Baumbach and the cast, deleted scenes, a 2000 short. More from A.V. Club The Player 's industry satire stings, now more than ever ...

New York native Josh Hamilton has long been one of the most fun-to-watch actors working in independent film and downtown theater. Fans of Noah Baumbach’s 1995 film Kicking and Screaming remember ...

As Baumbach prepares for his first Cannes Film Festival premiere, we look back at the movie that set the stage for the rest of his career.