Just don't take Bill Hader's date movie advice

July 13, 2016 8:25 PM

In which the Criterion Collection invites actores and directors to choose some flicks Including Michael "extremely highbrow" Cera, Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, Guy Maddin, and Edgar Wright.

Not all have been added to the playlist: Zizek, Wim Wenders, Richard Ayoade, Anna Karina, Yorgos Lanthimos & Ariane Labed, Patrick Brice.

posted by kenko (19 comments total)

That is perhaps the perfect encapsulation of what it was like to watch All That Jazz as a precocious kid of like 14, and then to watch it again decades later. Perfect.
posted by Naberius at 9:16 PM on July 13, 2016 [1 favorite]

The Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory probing through the shelves was charming. "I don't particularly like to talk about films!"
posted by uraniumwilly at 9:27 PM on July 13, 2016 [2 favorites]

"Guy Maddin" and "Edgar Wright" links go to the same place.. (Perhaps Edgar Wright got shoved into Guy Maddin's bag along with everything else?)
posted by Nerd of the North at 10:51 PM on July 13, 2016 [1 favorite]

Žižek fast forwards if it's boring!
posted by sammyo at 11:13 PM on July 13, 2016

Holy shit, Hader!
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 11:21 PM on July 13, 2016

William Friedkin

These are sometimes great, almost always interesting. Thanks!
posted by From Bklyn at 1:34 AM on July 14, 2016

everyone picks up Salo, huh.
posted by ennui.bz at 1:56 AM on July 14, 2016 [1 favorite]

Going to get me the Allan King collection. His movies/docs sound neat. Thanks Mr. Cera!
posted by james33 at 3:54 AM on July 14, 2016 [1 favorite]

"Until the End of the World". Please. I've waited long enough.
posted by davebush at 5:53 AM on July 14, 2016 [2 favorites]

everyone picks up Salo, huh.

And then they put it right back where they found it.
posted by wabbittwax at 6:00 AM on July 14, 2016 [1 favorite]

For me, it's the Criterion DVD of Silence of the Lambs. Not because of the movie. You can get better quality releases of the movie. The commentary track though, is one of the best commentary tracks I've ever heard for any movie.
posted by wabbittwax at 6:04 AM on July 14, 2016

Here's the S.o.t.Lambs commentary track

It's weird without the video, but it's pretty great.
posted by From Bklyn at 6:24 AM on July 14, 2016 [1 favorite]

I'm still waiting patiently for Criterion to refurbish 'Meet the Feebles'.
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 6:27 AM on July 14, 2016 [4 favorites]

Laurie Anderson is the only woman the Criterion Collection could find to invite to the party? GrrrArrgghhh
posted by pjsky at 8:18 AM on July 14, 2016 [4 favorites]

I once took a first date to see Blood Simple.

(in my defense, it had been a REALLY long time since I saw it and I'd totally forgotten the whole pin-his-hand-to-the-sill-with-a-knife scene.)
posted by lodurr at 8:29 AM on July 14, 2016

I'd totally forgotten the whole pin-his-hand-to-the-sill-with-a-knife scene

or how about the not-quite-dead-buried-alive/shovel-murder?
posted by ennui.bz at 9:12 AM on July 14, 2016

Laurie Anderson is the only woman the Criterion Collection could find to invite to the party? GrrrArrgghhh


Anna Karina is commonly considered a woman.
posted by kenko at 10:57 AM on July 14, 2016 [1 favorite]

LIkewise Charlotte Rampling and Ariane Labed.
posted by kenko at 10:58 AM on July 14, 2016

Man, were the Criterion folks just letting them take whatever movies they wanted? Fucking lucky!
posted by Saxon Kane at 6:03 PM on July 15, 2016