why cant u people make comments but the video instead of trying to draw attention t yerself with dipshit jokes u google while sitting on the internet all day and night
I'm guessing his dad saw 'Eyes Without a Face' as "The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus", which it was released as in some theaters, which is why he didn't recognize the title.
@Dave Wavy Bad try (other than the original commenter's). A foreign language title makes it implicit not to automatically dismiss a translated title, or that its English title would be "different" (in other words, in English, rather than a foreign language title)...
The dude's a great cinematic storyteller. PS: Also - it might just be a small detail - but I love how in in this video (while talking about 'Eyes Without A Face') he starts telling us about his personal experience w/ the film while simultaneously delivering a cleverly threaded recap of it through his dad's quote. Chapeau!
I liked that too; also, I'm thinking the confusion about the title might be that Edgar's Dad was thinking of the French 'Les Yeux Sans Visage' - maybe he didn't realise it had been translated?
The dude is a decent cinematic storyteller but there are thousands like him in Hollywood. I've seen his films but I didn't care about the name of director. Says it all really. Can't compare to other Criterion guests who are true masters of cinema like Mike Leigh or Yorgos Lanthimos.
I feel so sorry for this guy to have devoted a significant chunk of his life to Ant-Man only to be booted off the project for "creative differences" - it would have been a more interesting movie if he had been kept on. He's one of the better Criterion guests.
Watching that movie was soooo frustrating because it still had some "Edgarisms" left over that worked so well, but the final product just fell short. And especially with Paul Rudd, it would have been brilliant. Oh well.
+GreenGretel Its a shame for the world we will never get to see his Ant Man, but its weird to feel sorry for the guy. Movies dont get made, it happens. Hes still a mega successful filmmaker lol
Marko Djurdjic i got the collection at bestbuy a while back and its not criterion but it may as well be. they each have loads and loads of behind the scenes and special feature in them.
If a fourth Cornetto flavour gets released, Edgar Wright should do one more Cornetto movie. However, that will never happen because ambitious Cornetto flavours do not sell well
Still mystified why Scott Pilgrim hasn't been recognized as a work of cinematic genius. Every second of that film is visually mindblowing and wildly entertaining.
I didn't know Jon Snow made Shawn of the dead. Also, I kinda "awww"-ed when he said "I won't take any Wes Anderson ones because I've got them all already."
I love Edgar. I owe my hope in part to him, being on the same course at film school as him. We knew he would fly there and then. Not everyone is a genius... Edgar is.
Saw Throne of Blood in revival at my local art house place in 2002 and it looked incredible! About 6 mos later -- maybe at a suggestion slip I dropped in their box -- they had a full month of nothing but Kurosawa flicks! Got to see The Hidden Fortress, Rashomon and Sanjuro -- wish I'd seen more of them!
Edgar Wright is all like "oh I already have this so I won't take too much" meanwhile the Safdie Brothers ransacked the damn place. Two bags each packed to the brim
“Am going to show it to whomever comes to my house” Hey Edgar invite me to your house! I love movies! And I haven’t seen that one yet! Or any of those criterion films actually!
Cannot wait for Edgar Wright’s latest film “Last Night in Soho” this coming October. Also, “Don’t Look Now” is one of the greatest films that became the influence of his latest film.
I don't always love Edgar Wright's films, but those are some damn good picks! I still need to see Walker (especially after seeing Repo Man just recently), waiting for the BFI release of Eyes Without A Face (been on pre-order for over a year now...but will be worth it), own Throne of Blood but haven't watched it yet, and Don't Look Now is definitely in my Top 5 British films of all time (maybe even #1). And yes, Wes Anderson is undoubtedly great!
If I were to have conversations with any director on the planet, Edgar Wright for sure would be among my first three choices (along with Guillermo Del Toro and Michel Gondry). I was so looking forward to this video the minute I heard it was coming, and it was an amazing 5 minutes. Can't wait to hear talk about more movies.
The top 4 films that NEED to be in the collection already: A Clockwork Orange Come and See The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, And Her Lover Ed Wood PLEASE, CRITERION!!!!!
So happy you're releasing 'Come and See'! Now, add the others, and also 'Hourglass Sanatorium.' There's no R1 release for that, and I'd LOVE some extensive extras to find out wtf was even going on in that movie.
I loved Wright's work on a number of British TV shows like Look Around You and Spaced, but I have found his films to be hit or miss (I'm trying to watch Last Night in Soho, but it's not pulling me in so far). Throne of Blood is my favorite film adaptation of Macbeth. Eyes without a Face is a great film (and makes a great double bill with Almodovar's The Skin I Live in). I have not seen Don't Look Now in a very long time and need to rewatch it.
He's the reason why I watched Eyes Without a Face. I don't love it but I'm glad it got me to expand my horizons even for a tiny bit. I do see the appeal of it though.
The only films I own in the Criterion Collection are "Blue Is the Warmest Color", '"Kes", and "Dazed and Confused". All great films. I highly suggest checking them out. Edgar Wright is an awesome writer/director. I've enjoyed all of his films.
I don't know this guy but I completely agree with his pick of Don't Look Now. Also, he's the only person I've seen so far thank Criterion for letting him take DVDs home.
"Don't look now" is such a great film and none ever talks about it. Same for lot of Nicolas Roeg movies in general, such as the excellent "Walkabout". I also love the "Body Snatcher"with Donald Sutherland (the one by Philip Kaufman) , another of the great forgotten movie of that time. Great era !
i wanted to see what else he was going to get. him and guillermo del toro r my favorite criterion dvd picks so far. those guys really love films. i would love to attend a seminar w/ these 2 men alone.
My only problem with Criterion is that they seemingly want to release every Japanese movie ever made while mostly ignoring the rest of Asia. They have a handful of Hong Kong and Korean titles, but tonnes of Japanese movies. I think they really need to address that balance.
If you are thinking of the films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, then I actually think, that they don't have the rights for his films, which are currently available mainly in the uk (or region 2)
Have any recommendations? The only Asian cinema I'm really familiar with is the work of Joon-ho Bong, Chan Wook Park, Edward Yang, and like Kurosawa and Ozu obviously, but I've really dug everything I've watched so far.
When I was a teenager in the 1970's BBC2 used to show classic foreign films all the time. I used to spend so many evenings watching the likes of M, Metropolis, Le Boucher, Seven Samurai, Breathless etc. Great films you never see on mainstream channels anymore.
My pick: TWO FOR THE ROAD(1967) starring a delightful Audrey Hepburn and a roguishly charming Albert Finney, is a bittersweet rom-com on a 13-year marriage, that jumps back-and-forth in time. If you've never seen it, watch it. If you've seen it, watch it again, it's more than worth the journey. Frederic Raphael penned the brilliant script. Directed by Stanley Donen
Eyes without a Face is a Billy Idol Song. Maybe that film inspired the song. And I don’t know who Edgar Wright is but he’s a good speaker and a pleasant, likable fellow whoever he is.
The criterion collection is basically a collection of indie/art movies, or classic movies (You can tell if it’s part of the collection with the logo) They get famous people to come in and let them pick out what ever film they want from the collection They just pick out films that are in the collection and explain why they like them.
Mr. Veteran I wouldn't say too popular. Armageddon got criterion'd and Michael Bay is probably the definition of popular (if shitty) Hollywood film making.
