Criterion Closet Picks zóna
„This is amazing. Three Films by Luis Buñuel. For me, the reason that Buñuel’s films work so effectively is that they don’t look weird. They don’t have that kind of David Lynchian, dreamlike cinematography. They look very straightforward, which makes it so much stranger when a family sits around on toilets, talking about politics and things like that, and when they go to the bathroom to eat their dinner. Phantom of Liberty and Discreet Charm, two of my absolute favorite movies ever.”
Kapcsolódó filmek: Trainspotting (1996) · A burzsoázia diszkrét bája (1972) · A vágy titokzatos tárgya (1977) · A szabadság fantomja (1974) · Ha… (1968) · Változó világ (1982) · Equinox (1970) · A nagy borotválkozás (1967) · What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963) · It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964) · Italianamerican (1974)
Benjamin Géza Affleck
„The Criterion Collection has brought me into my idea of heaven.”
„Start with Jean Renoir, Rules of the Game. This has my favorite line from all of cinema, probably, in it, which is– Sounds simple, but I find very resonant, which is, “Everyone has their reasons.” I stole it. It’s in Hideg nyomon (2007) also. Astonishing. An extraordinary filmmaker and humanist. And kind of the ability to create empathy and understand other people, I feel like he almost introduced into cinema. It’s sort of the… to me, it’s the heart of why movies are brilliant and unique and wonderful.”
„God, Trainspotting, Danny Boyle. This is an incredible film. Heroin addiction and Scotland. And, you know…“A country colonized by wankers.” It was just amazing. That’s a bad Scottish accent, but those are my ancestors, so I feel some bizarre affinity for the place. And, God, it was such a good movie.”
„Spike Lee’s Malcolm X with Denzel Washington. There is not a performance I can think of that’s better than this. I remember where I was when I watched the movie, and I remember when I walked out, I thought, “I want to be a better man.” It was the first time movies touched me in that kind of a profound way."
„So this disc, the Criterion…I was surprised when I heard Criterion was doing Armageddon. I didn’t think of it as that kind of movie when we did it. And in retrospect, now, I feel like maybe my best work in my career is the commentary on this disc. People approach me to talk about the commentary on this disc as much as they do movies that I’ve been in. And it’s because I didn’t know any better than to be really honest. But I won’t spoil it for those of you who are interested. It is a…It is an achievement that I am proud of and didn’t intend to be as good as I now think it is at the time.”
„This movie, The Elephant Man, by David Lynch, is the first and only time I ever saw my father cry. Movie about what it means to be a human being. And it’s heartbreaking and beautiful and…and it’s tied to a very personal memory for me.”
Kapcsolódó filmek: A bárányok hallgatnak (1991) · Az elefántember (1980) · Trainspotting (1996) · Tökéletlen idők (1993) · Armageddon (1998) · A halál keresztútján (1990) · Malcolm X (1992) · Traffic (2000) · Sivár vidék (1973) · Változó világ (1982) · A játékszabály (1939) · Baseball bikák (1988) · Eszelős Hollywood (1987)
„And I’m going to start with I Am Curious because I am curious. And I’m also interested in the depiction of sex and sexuality on screen. I think it’s very interesting, the debate, where it’s taking us these days. Are we entering an age of prudery? I’m interested in the way that wellness is taking over our lives, and yet sex seems to be taking a backseat. So that’s my first pick.”
„I’m going to introduce you, if you don’t already know it, to a surrealist gem, which is Daisies. It’s a Czech film by Vera Chytilová. I’ve just spent five years living in the Czech Republic, making a television series, Az idő kereke (2021–). And the Czechs are fiercely witty and…they have a dark humor that’s actually very aligned with British humor. And I think what happened in the Czech New Wave was super exciting and avant-garde. And, you know, so much attention is paid to the French New Wave and much less to the Czech New Wave, so I’m putting Daisies in”
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081204/
Kapcsolódó filmek: Napfogyatkozás (1962) · Százszorszépek (1966) · 101 éjszaka (1995) · Cléo 5-től 7-ig (1962) · Egy szöszi szerelme (1965) · Aljas utcák (1973) · Kukázók (2000) · Egy csepp méz (1961) · Les plages d'Agnès (2008) · Sem fedél, sem törvény (1985) · Jag är nyfiken – en film i gult (1967) · Jag är nyfiken – en film i blått (1968) · Boldogság (1965) · Párbeszéd (1955) · A nagy borotválkozás (1967) · Arcélek, útszélek (2017) · What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963) · It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964) · Italianamerican (1974) · Teremtmények (1966) · Daguerréotypes (1976) · Az egyik énekel, a másik nem (1977) · Varda by Agnès (2019–2019) · Jane B. par Agnès V. (1988) · Black Panthers (1968) · Les glaneurs et la glaneuse… deux ans après (2002) · Kung Fu mester (1988) · Documenteur (1981) · Oncle Yanco (1967) · A nantes-i Jacquot (1991) · Lions Love (… and Lies) (1969)
„We’re going to start with To Sleep with Anger, Charles Burnett. If you don’t know, ask somebody. Find out. It’s a classic.”
„Devil in a Blue Dress, Carl Franklin…Don Cheadle’s performance. Legendary one. Underappreciated. I think the film, just overall, underappreciated.”
„Okay, Memories of Murder, Bong Joon Ho…And really everything Bong Joon Ho does is brilliant.”
„Tootsie, Sydney Pollack. I had the great pleasure of working for Sydney Pollack in the last year of his life. A legendary filmmaker with legendary…um…just a record of brilliant films. And also just a really good man,”
Kapcsolódó filmek: 4 hónap, 3 hét, 2 nap (2007) · Aranyoskám (1982) · Kék ördög (1995) · A halál jele (2003) · To Sleep with Anger (1990) · Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979) · Borderline (1930) · Jericho (1937) · Szülőföldem (1942) · The Emperor Jones (1933) · Body and Soul (1925) · Bosambo (1935) · The Proud Valley (1940) · Afro TV (2000) · Saint Omer (2022) · Egy zuhanás anatómiája (2023)
Evan: I’ve never heard of this, but I am intrigued by the title. Samurai Spy.
Seth: That is a cool name for a movie. The odds that this movie is bad are zero.
Seth: Yes. Police Story. These are the best movies. Both of them are amazing.
Evan: Maybe the greatest sequence of action in one film ever.
Seth: They’re both incredible. They’re actually both amazing. Yeah. The end of Police Story is one of the greatest third-act action sequences ever in a movie.
Seth: And there’d be no Jackie Chan without Buster Keaton. And this was a great movie, The Cameraman.
Evan: Have you seen this funny movie?
Seth: Funny Games. Hilarious movie.
Evan: This is supposed to be really funny.
Seth: Ten out of ten, hilarious. (It's not.)
Evan: I’m gonna watch it with my kids. (Don't do that.)
Seth: Yes, they’ll laugh.
Evan: They’re gonna laugh so hard.
Seth: They’re gonna laugh, or cry.
Seth: You’ve never seen Sampon (1975)?
Evan: No. As a bald man, I just don’t want to…
…
Seth: Hal Ashby movie. One of the best of all time.
Kapcsolódó filmek: Hedwig és a Mérges Csonk (2001) · Meztelen ebéd (1991) · Funny Games (2007) · Tranzit a mindenhatóhoz (1991) · Szigorúan piszkos ügyek (2002) · Gyilkosság (1956) · Kifulladásig (1960) · Sivár vidék (1973) · Hulot úr nyaral (1953) · Jégvihar (1997) · Szigorúan piszkos ügyek 2. (2003) · Bolond, bolond világ (1963) · Vigyázat, nyomozunk! (1985) · A filmoperatőr (1928) · Playtime (1967) · Szállnak a darvak (1957) · Rendőrsztori (1985) · Kisvárosi ünnep (1949) · Rettenthetetlen hiéna (1979) · Jackie Chan: Az ifjú mester (1980) · Sampon (1975) · A nagybácsim (1958) · Hulot úr közlekedik (1971) · A rendőrsztori folytatódik (1988) · Szamuráj kém (1965) · Szigorúan piszkos ügyek 3. (2003) · Kiruccanók (1996) · Karate és a szellemirtók (1978) · Rettenthetetlen hiéna 2 (1983) · Parade (1974) · Félmaréknyi Kung-fu (1978)
„If you died and went to heaven, it would be a Criterion Closet.”
„Not… that wasn’t our Crash, was it? I didn’t realize. I never even knew that this David Cronenberg Crash was on Criterion. I missed it. I’m in it, and I didn’t know that…It’s a trippy film.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092238/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102456/
Kapcsolódó filmek: Karambol (1996) · 101 éjszaka (1995) · Cléo 5-től 7-ig (1962) · Klute (1971) · Piros cipellők (1948) · Kukázók (2000) · Les plages d'Agnès (2008) · Sampon (1975) · Velence, nyár, szerelem (1955) · Sem fedél, sem törvény (1985) · Wanda (1970) · Boldogság (1965) · Párbeszéd (1955) · Arcélek, útszélek (2017) · Teremtmények (1966) · Daguerréotypes (1976) · Az egyik énekel, a másik nem (1977) · Varda by Agnès (2019–2019) · Jane B. par Agnès V. (1988) · Black Panthers (1968) · Les glaneurs et la glaneuse… deux ans après (2002) · Kung Fu mester (1988) · Documenteur (1981) · Oncle Yanco (1967) · A nantes-i Jacquot (1991) · Lions Love (… and Lies) (1969)
„One of my favorite movies ever, Female Trouble. But I’m going to go with Multiple Maniacs. I think it’s because John Waters, probably my favorite director ever, someone who really did bring, like, the abject into I would say, not a conceivable way, but in a way that was beautiful and elevated and filmic. Divine in this is amazing. David Lochary is hot. What Divine and Mink Stole do in the church, kind of the most shocking thing I’ve ever seen. I’m not a pearl-clutcher. It takes a lot to shock me. John Waters is a timeless shocker.”
„… Paris, Texas. Every shot is a painting. Invented the color red.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Kapcsolódó filmek: Mindent Éváról (1950) · Godzilla a Mechagodzilla ellen (1974) · Párizs, Texas (1984) · Mystery Train (1989) · 101 éjszaka (1995) · Gojira, Minira, Gabara: Ooru Kaijuu Daishingeki (1969) · Cléo 5-től 7-ig (1962) · Kukázók (2000) · Gojira (1954) · Rendőrsztori (1985) · Multiple Maniacs (1970) · A diszkó végnapjai (1998) · Les plages d'Agnès (2008) · Sem fedél, sem törvény (1985) · Gojira no Gyakushuu (1955) · Mosura tai Gojira (1964) · San Daikaijuu: Chikyuu Saidai no Kessen (1964) · Kaiju Daisenso (1965) · Gojira, Ebira, Mosura: Nankai no Daiketto (1966) · Kaijûtô no Nessen: Gojira no Musuko (1967) · Kaijuu Soushingeki (1968) · A rendőrsztori folytatódik (1988) · Gojira tai Hedora (1971) · Chikyu Kogeki Meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan (1972) · Gojira tai Megaro (1973) · Mekagojira no Gyakushu (1975) · Boldogság (1965) · Párbeszéd (1955) · Ilyen az élet?! (1979) · Arcélek, útszélek (2017) · Teremtmények (1966) · Daguerréotypes (1976) · Az egyik énekel, a másik nem (1977) · Varda by Agnès (2019–2019) · Jane B. par Agnès V. (1988) · Black Panthers (1968) · Les glaneurs et la glaneuse… deux ans après (2002) · Kung Fu mester (1988) · Documenteur (1981) · King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) · Oncle Yanco (1967) · A nantes-i Jacquot (1991) · Lions Love (… and Lies) (1969)
„Ikiru. Perhaps my favorite film. It just reminds me of something essential about life. What goodness is.”
„Oh, Dodes’ka-den is a wonderful film. I mean, I just think, if you love film, you should see everything that Kurosawa’s done.”
„Woman in the Dunes. Woman in the Dunes. I saw that as a teenager. Oh, what an amazing film. I must see that again. What an incredible love story. It’s lovely how films, when you pick up a…you have these images and memories of feelings.”
„Bye bye, I got to go buy a DVD player.”
Kapcsolódó filmek: Élni (1952) · A facipő fája (1978) · A homok asszonya (1964) · Magas-Sierra (1941) · Túlvilág (1998) · Csoda Milánóban (1951) · Rejtett erőd (1958) · Dodesukaden (1970) · Eddie Coyle barátai (1973) · Kis fejsze (2020–2020)
„Oh oh oh oh oh oh.This is very important to me. Not only because we’re honoring David Lynch these days, but my mother plays Kyle MacLachlan’s mother in Blue Velvet. Mom’s 100 years old now and still going strong, and she and I do this kind of film sessions at her assisted-living facility,and Blue Velvet was one of them. So mom and I will be watching this together again.”
„I had visited the set of Thief because Willie Nelson is a great friend of mine, and we’ve just done an album, I’ve just done an album celebrating Willie. And Tuesday Weld is in this. I’ll never forget my first husband Steven Spielberg’s face when I brought Tuesday home for lunch. What man doesn’t want their wife to bring Tuesday Weld home for lunch? Anyway, so, Thief. ”
„Oh, Cries and Whispers, that was one I wanted to find. I grew up learning my craft watching my mother on the stage. So as far as theater went, mom was the…the bar to reach. In film, I thought that Liv Ullmann was about the best actress I’d ever, ever seen in my life. And I’ve worshipped her forever. There isn’t ever a false moment in this woman’s acting. And she goes deep. She goes so deep. You can be true, I can be true, but I don’t think I’ve ever gone as deep as Liv Ullmann goes.”
„This is The Ranown Westerns. Five films directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott. Now I’m told by my husband, Ken Bowser, who is quite a film historian, that these are some of the best westerns ever made. And he asked me to bring them home for him, so I am.”
„I’m going for a random pick. Oh God, Rules of the Game. I picked the best film in the whole world. And Le petit soldat, The Little Soldier, by Jean-Luc Godard. I don’t know this film. Looking forward to it.”
Kapcsolódó filmek: A nagy szökés (1963) · Suttogások és sikolyok (1972) · Kék bársony (1986) · Mennyei napok (1978) · A kis katona (1963) · A játékszabály (1939) · Az erőszak utcái (1981) · A szerelemhez idő kell (1988) · Lovagolj magányosan! (1959) · A magányos lovas (1958) · Decision at Sundown (1957) · Foglyok (1957) · Comanche Station (1960)
„And the first thing that I found is up here, Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa. And the reason that I picked this movie, I’m embarrassed to say, is that I’ve never seen it. I mean, every single person that considers themself to be a lover of cinema always talks about this movie.”
„I picked The Blob. I’m from Philly. My brother has a house in a town nearby called Phoenixville. And in Phoenixville there’s a theater, which is a great local movie house which I’m big supporters of. And they show The Blob every year, because The Blob was filmed in this theater, and they have– I’ve never been to this, but this is apparently incredible, they have a…a festival where everybody goes and watches The Blob. And when the Blob comes into the movie theater, everyone stands up and runs out in the street, onto the streets of Phoenixville, PA.”
Kapcsolódó filmek: A hét szamuráj (1954) · Jules és Jim (1962) · Sullivan utazásai (1941) · A massza (1958) · Szemet szemért (1989) · Gimme Shelter (1970) · Orfeusz alászáll (1960)
