Criterion Collection Closet Picks

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Well, this just dropped, so why not start sharing. Will watch later.

 

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Oh bless her. The way she holds these movies up and talks about them as if giving Oscar speeches all the whilst casually stating her personal connections to these people via her family etc. I preferred Jodie Foster's, but the rapid gushing was sweet.

 

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^^ Forgot she said some iffy comments about gays saying they're gay and proud.

Meanwhile, this handsome thing had a go.

 

[Jark]

^^ Forgot she said some iffy comments about gays saying they're gay and proud.

what? Laura Dern the homophobe? receipts will be required

 

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She meant well, but I'd never not pffft at a straight white woman calling me "girlfriend". I'll look it up later if google doesn't help in the meantime (I'm still gym-tired).

 

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Found it.

Clumsily worded I guess.

 

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I'll take Kagemusha (1980). The colours alone!

 

[Jark]

Found it.

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Clumsily worded I guess.

she meant well! you could never make me un-stan the Dern

 

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Totally in the mood for some Kurosawa now. A genuine auteur.

 

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Haven't seen any of these.



Kind of wish these had ever so slightly higher production values and we got tiny snippets of footage too.

 

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Halle has spoken:



Can't believe I've still never seen Parasite (2019).

 

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Christoph Waltz has chosen.

 

[Shirley]

Halle has spoken:



Can't believe I've still never seen Parasite (2019).

It's not as good as they say but that's just MY OPINION

 

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Cameron Crowe has chosen:

 

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Maggie Gyllenhaal has chosen:

 

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Mitski has chosen Moonstruck (1987):

 

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Didn't realise Katya had chosen:

 

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Cary Elwes has chosen:



One of which is Roma (1972). I mean:

 

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Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs have chosen:



Wow, wow, wow at some of these choices - and they choose a lot!

 

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John Slattery has chosen:



Shampoo (1975) <3

 

[Jark]

Lisa Kudrow - the edits on this suggest she rambled on at length

 

[Eddie]

I loved Jodie Foster's one - it wasn't posted here.

 

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Lisa Kudrow has chosen:

 

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I've never seen Defending Your Life (1991).

 

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I loved Jodie Foster's one - it wasn't posted here.

She about cleared them out!

 

[Joseph]

 

[FannyFaudrey]

 

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Hannah Einbinder has chosen:

 

[jivafox]

They’ve made a virtual Criterion Closet

The Closet — the Criterion Collection

A walk-in closet of every Criterion edition, shelved in spine-number order — exactly as a true collector keeps them.

the-criterion-closet.vercel.app

 

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Oh good heavens. I only just opened the first 2. I will be there a long time when I actually get going with a pen and paper to write out a to-watch list.

 

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Geena Davis has chosen:



Plugging her own movie

 

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Matt Damon has chosen:



Double Indemnity (1944) - I need to get on with that one.

 

[FannyFaudrey]

Double Indemnity (1944) - I need to get on with that one.

It’s a cracker!

 

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It’s a cracker!

Oh Fanny. I've tried championing it on here, but no one would listen.

 

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Matt Damon has chosen:



Double Indemnity (1944) - I need to get on with that one.

Did he select On The Buses?

 

[Jark]

Double Indemnity (1944) - I need to get on with that one.

hands down one of the greatest film noirs ever. my favourite actually.

 

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Eric Andre has chosen:

 

[Joseph]

 

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I'm prepared to re-watch A League of Their Own (1992) soon.