Earlier this autumn, comedian-actor-podcaster Marc Maron stopped by Criterion for a trip inside our films closet! Shop Marc's Closet Picks: www.criterion.com/shop/collec...
This channel brings back memories of those glorious days hanging around the local video store and talking about movies with people you'd never even met before.
@@michaelgromek9637 50 idiots breaking into the Capitol building is not cause for alarm and it's certainly not fascism. Fascism means something, it's not just a generic word for bad.
I was surprised by this comment. I love Marc, and have heard his recent concerns about rising fascism, but his opinions about censorship when John Waters was on the podcast were a bit disappointing. I absolutely think what John Waters does is the antidote to fascism, but I think some of what makes Waters special is his radical free speech, where his films, especially Female Trouble and Pink Flamingos, are offensive and downright revolting, not politically, but just to human beings in general. Marc seemed to push back against Waters who was talking about the left's recent wading into censorship, and Marc pushed back. Obviously the political right is full of danger, and will soon be the death of society if it is allowed to continue, but that does not mean the left's recent dance with fascism is nothing to fight against either. Hopefully Marc has matured his opinions since their interview, and his comment here was that in display.
@@dimitrikorsakov2570 But the riot can be seen as a prelude to a fascist regime. Those idiots who invaded the Capitol building are no different from the Saturday morning clown that inspired them. The pathetic thing is said clown doesn't give a damn about them.
@@xaque9732 The scene where he's teaching the bland isolationist senator on how to be successful on television is so relevant to today. And it's Lonesome, not Dusty.
These could easily be 10 minutes. I want to hear them talk more about their picks. Amoeba's "What's in my Bag" series does longer videos and they are perfect.
The book Maron references is called Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day, by Joel Selvin (not Joel Silver, as he refers to him in the video).
Maron has been a hero of mine for many decades. It goes all the way back to when I was a young man of hardly fifteen. Listening to him rant and speak the truth gave me solace and lighted a spark of dignity deep within myself. This video feels like an old friend has joined me here in my living room. Thank you CC & MM.
Completely forgot Marc Maron existed until this video popped up. I used to listen to his podcast and loved his show ""Maron". Particularly the Joey Diaz episode. I'm going to have to revisit his stuff.
You guys have been killing it with the Closet Picks lately! Keep 'em coming... gotta love Maron. Great choices, unsurprisingly! _"Now, was I as good as Ethan Hawke?"_ 😦 Classic, painfully self-critical Maron! 🤣
Yup. I was thinking of Eastwood in Pale Rider, Bronson in Breakheart Pass, Redford in Jeremiah Johnson etc. I don't know. Do any of these count or are they just westerns in the snow. I think they kinda do. Trying to think of more, but that's just off the top of my head. I'd love to hear a recommend!
@@briancardio6567 Thank you. This has a very intriguing premise and a score by Morricone. Mute gun men takes the brooding men of few words to another level!
For anyone looking for the Rolling Stones book he mentions, he meant Joel Selvin. Book is “Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day”.
I loveeee that he picked A FACE IN THE CROWD. It was in the foreground of another one of these videos and I was wondering if anyone would ever pick it. Such a brilliant, ahead of it's time film about viral stardom and corruption and ego. Andy Griffith proved he was more than just a one trick pony. Although this movie came out before his TV show, so he did it the opposite way.
I saw Gimme Shelter on the Criterion Channel couple years ago and was surprised at how entertaining and fascinating the documentary was. I mean, the doc is as immersive as a favorite drama, maybe because it is real life drama, intrigue. I almost rewatched it on the channel or other service a few months ago but held back as I put it in my disc purchase que for this coming November B&N sale.
On July 5th, 1969, in Hyde Park, London, England, the Stones performed a free concert for 300-500 thousand people and employed the English Hell's Angles to provided security. They were very polite fellows who'd tip toe through the crowd uttering apologies, "Excuse me, excuse me." I was there. If Mick didn't know what the Oakland branch of the Hell's Angels were like, there is the reason. Sonny Barger blamed it on the Stones and their music, which was all BS. I remember reading about it in Rolling Stone. I've seen the film and it makes the most of the song and the atmosphere and the audience to depict a dark mood. If you want dark, read Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
MM has great taste in the films of great directors: Wim Wenders, Robert Altman, John Ford, Billy Wilder, Elia Kazan, Hal Ashby, Les Blank, Werner Hertzog.
Masterpiece. It's about an ambitious, utterly amoral journalist, played by Kirk Douglas who accidentally stumbles upon a "boy trapped in a well" situation, then exploits to shit out of it, creating a massive media circus to monetize in as ruthlessly as he can. It's pretty brutal and a great complement to A Face In The Crowd. Ace in the Hole really was prescient in showing how predatory exploitative tabloid journalism can run completely amok with really bad end results, especially in our current age where social media platforms have figured out to amp that up at scale with all the attendant chaos and mayhem.
@@matthewrobinson6872 Yeah I remember a few years ago was I reading that it got put into the National Film Registry, that Library of Congress thing that they pick 25 of every year, which is a pretty big deal. Right around then it showed up on Turner Classic Movies and I remembered the title & had the good sense to DVR it. It's somewhat overlooked but it's really good. Happy hunting!
Um kind of weird that maron just picked McCabe & Mrs Miller then picks my darling clementine because he needs a western. I guess I'd classify McCabe more of an Altman movie then any genre though. Always enjoyed WTF although I haven't listened in years. He looks good ! Also his description of McCabe is pretty darn perfect.
@Danny Tallmage I'm not sure I get what you mean. I haven't listened to WTF in years but he always across as incredibly authentic and not afraid to be vulnerable to his audience. Obviously anyone in showbiz is going to be a little filled with ego/bullshit but I always thought Maron was pretty humble.
It has been my understanding that Mick Jagger chose to have Hells Angel's act as security on the advice of Jerry Garcia. Mick wasn't totally aware of the Hells Angel's penchant for violence. I've also read Jerry Garcia had a tolerance for the Angel's that other members of the Dead didn't agree with.
