Gina Prince-Bythewood's Closet Picks 

Or even admit that they've not seen something and just grabbing it so they could watch it for the first time, hah.

Vinegar Syndrome has the rights to it. I'mma buy it in November during their Black Friday sale.

@@Theomite Same.

@@Theomite What rock have I been living under? I had no idea that it actually got a restoration release. I'm delighted fans and people who've never seen it before can enjoy a quality release of this movie now! :) The original DVD transfer was terrible quality. Btw, the cover art for the release is everything I'd hoped a Morvern Callar release would be!

@@martincurran4985 dude it’s got a reversible cover too, it’s so fucking gorgeous in person. Pre-ordered it when it dropped in February, I love it so much.

@@DuncanUdaho67 I have GOT to order myself one! Thanks for the recommendation! :)

Fast forward to someone accidentally picking Salo 😬

Barry Jenkins said that, yes?

I’m mad I’m never gonna pick through the closet. I just want one person to talk about Michael Bay’s The Rock for the entire episode.

“Great” 🛑🧢

@@TheRulerRoderickSutton Ok then YOU make successful movies and take a pick 😁

@@Lancaster22 that's probably the best film he's ever made. everything else after that is unwatchable.

@@RVAlien why so defensive?

Absolutely.

I finally saw it last year--amazing film. Like, you know it's going to be amazing in the first shot level amazing.

Lol! I literally just commented about a Morvern Callar release before seeing your comment. Such a great movie!!

Morvern Caller was recently given a great looking Blu-ray release by a company called Vinegar Syndrome, so it will probably be awhile before the rights will be available.

the not even seeing the movie they're so up in arms about is so fucking ridiculous

She didn't pick her own film, just mentioned how happy she was that she got the call from Criterion is all.

@@MagnitudeReviews she PICKED it out and talked about it, and it's listed in the movies mentioned in the description. Far as I'm concerned, that's a pick

Gina Prince-Bythewood, its in the title…

google exists! broaden your horizons film buff!

@@ririschannelx The Woman King director?? Lol no thanks.

From what I can gather from people that have actually seen the film, that’s kind of the point of it.

@@gavinhenderson7250 the film does address Dahomey’s role in the slave trade as well as hints at human sacrifice, though significantly downplaying both, which is why it’s called historical fiction, a concept the original commenter appears to have no grasp of, at least that’s what I gather from their half baked failed snark comment. The movie actually happens at an interesting time in Dahomey’s history where Ghezo naively thinks he’ll be able to peddle palm oil instead of human cargo, but I think the film might embellish his moral conundrum with slavery, from everything I’ve read he was basically a warlord who wanted more power, but since the movie is overall about the Agojie, it takes liberties to weave the narrative around that group.

@@FactoryOne What the movie actually does is distort history in order for those of a wishful thinking & gullible mindset to rally around a false narrative. It is historical revisionism & Hollywood has been guilty of it since its inception. It is a bitter pill for many to accept the substantial role that Africa played & benefited from in the trafficking & misery of other Africans just as happened in every other human society throughout history.

@@gavinhenderson7250 I have seen the film & was disappointed as it was a missed opportunity to confront a chapter in human history that too often gets glossed over & as I said to the commentator below: What the movie actually does is distort history in order for those of a wishful thinking & gullible mindset to rally around a false narrative. It is historical revisionism & Hollywood has been guilty of it since its inception. It is a bitter pill for many to accept the substantial role that Africa played & benefited from in the trafficking & misery of other Africans just as has happened in every other human society throughout history.

@@LeifSonOfRogaland so because you think people are incapable of doing their own research and are gullible, the filmmaker owes it to the audience, who by your standards is far too stupid to understand what historical fiction is or to be able to google “Dahomey” afterward that she therefore must tell the gods honest truth about Dahomey, narrative be damned? I’d hate to hear your take on Laurence of Arabia or Herzog’s Cobra Verde or just generally live in your world where apparently no one but you has the critical thinking skills to decipher fact from fiction or had the ability to draw accurate conclusions about this film. But by all means, continue doing your important work of condemning the filmmaker on behalf of us ignorant goons.

??????? in what way

@@jonahclark859 woke is the new code for the N word, like when they were calling every Black person a thug a couple years ago

@@jonahclark859 It’s literally because she’s a woman of colour. The people leaving negative comments below this video can give all the reasons they want for their hate. Eventually, it comes down to a simple answer.

Affirmative action closet lol

go away, racist

google exists! broaden your horizons film buff!

it’s called supporting your people and there’s nothing wrong with that. especially when they have been marginalised within the industry. and them not being good is just your opinion, not fact. subjectivity exists.

why are you talking about black filmmakers like it's a nature documentary?

@@ririschannelx nothing wrong with it, just interesting. I would never pick out a filmmaker as an inspiration simply because I share his ethnic background.

@@house684 You're white. Shut up.

@@house684 If you are male and ethnically “white” about 95% of mainstream and independent films are ostensibly tailored for you - the white male gaze. There is a censorious deficiency of films by black, Latino, women, and (out) queer filmmakers in the mainstream, western canon. Despite your patronizing assumptions, Black (et al) filmmakers do not merely select marginalized filmmakers based on their ostensible similarities. Qualities that may seem mediocre to the white male gaze often resonate with audiences from other cultures, who may find the tendencies and homogeneity of mainstream and independent “white” men filmmakers alien to their experiences or banal in their over representation.

let’s see you make a film and we’ll wait for the inevitably shit results

they're someone's personal choices, what do you mean better

Yes, but In the Mood for Love alone makes up for some of the other stuff she picked.

These videos are to help bring people to watch films they'd otherwise likely never watch. It's about discovery, not simply ranking the best. If you wanna tell people their opinions and childhood experiences are inferior, then go start a RU-vid channel. That way you can acquire a meager following that are as miserable as you, then you can sit on your high horses and sulk and be miserable together while the rest of us continue to enjoy watching films.

Jesus Christ...

@@Crunch_Buttsteak What does Jesus Christ have to do with my question?

Is she a legend?

What makes her a legend? lol

I keep waiting for Charles Burnett and Dee Rees, myself.

Why legend I don't understand??

I didn't see anyone complain when Kyle Maclachlan pulled Blue Velvet and Fire Walk With Me two weeks ago. It's almost like you don't like her for other reasons... wonder if you can admit what those are.

I can’t help but see a pattern in your comments on some of the closet picks. Disturbing.

not white enough for you it seems

Get a life

@@gavinhenderson7250 cry about it

@@tonywilthshire308 that’s the best you’ve got?