John Darnielle's Closet Picks

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Жыл бұрын

Between back-to-back shows at New York City’s Webster Hall last summer, Mountain Goats front man and novelist John Darnielle visited the Criterion office for a trip inside our films closet, where he shared his enthusiasm for Bruce Lee, Laurence Olivier, Toshiro Mifune, and other screen icons!
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@Hurt646 Жыл бұрын

Love that he just chooses some of them based on the description. Just pure curiosity to experience something new.

@xorcst Жыл бұрын

Like when you walk into a Blockbuster or Hollywood Video

@tiessmckenzie Жыл бұрын

I've been a John Darnielle stan for some years now, and still have moments (like these) where I see him do something so cool, so pure, so human, where I just fall in love with him all over again.

@Bubby-vc5fv Жыл бұрын

Two of my favorite worlds collide! John would be horrified to know that on my birthday last year I got a group of almost 10 people to watch Salo with me. It was surreal.

@Theomite Жыл бұрын

Not as surreal as the fact that you didn't refer to them as "ex-friends."

@Bubby-vc5fv Жыл бұрын

@@Theomite they are definitely keepers

@AwkwardKyle Жыл бұрын

I was with my boyfriend and a couple we're mutual friends with and asked one of them if he'd like to watch Salo. My boyfriend turned to our other friend and immediately said "Do you want to do LITERALLY anything else?"

@jpongothics Жыл бұрын

Mad respect. I wouldn’t have the stones to show it blind without offering some social commentary. Me? I’m always pushing Sweet Movie to anyone who will take a chance...

@gnalkhere Жыл бұрын

Started from The best ever death metal band out of Denton now we're here

@joshuabrown3361 Жыл бұрын

Kurosawa's work is masterpiece after masterpiece. I doubt I'm reinventing the wheel saying that.

@tygerstripes3752 Жыл бұрын

It's still good to hear it again.

@thecinematicmind Жыл бұрын

I find No Regrets for Our Youth is very overlooked.

@Jimmy1982Playlists Жыл бұрын

@@tygerstripes3752 🎯🎯🎯💯🙏🏼 (One of my top 3 artists of all time... along with Kubrick & Fellini.) Same with hearing someone rave about the brilliance of Toshiro Mifune

@joshuabrown3361 Жыл бұрын

@@thecinematicmind I've only seen Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and High And Low.

@thecinematicmind Жыл бұрын

@@joshuabrown3361 Currently No Regrets, The Most Beautiful, Rashomon and Seven Samurai I have seen.

@hipsterelephant2660 Жыл бұрын

I'm honestly surprised John hasn't made a song about The Criterion Collection

@starfish.426 Жыл бұрын

Picks: Salo -Pasolini Samurai Trilogy -Nagaki Salvatore Giuliani Richard III Shadow Warrior-Kurosawa Marlon Riggs’s works Bruce Lee collection Youth of the beast

@crohmer Жыл бұрын

you left out "Company"

@moodyfeverdream Жыл бұрын

I don't listen to his music but am a fan of his books. Seems like a cool guy too and i dig his picks and style!

@judithbreastsler Жыл бұрын

i love how uprententious he is. dude just extemporaneously picks what he likes.

@TekWarfare Жыл бұрын

Extemporaneous: Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment Had to google that one

@iwillregretthis5127 Жыл бұрын

@@TekWarfare thank you for your service

@coolstorybro6076 Жыл бұрын

Love the sarcasm here 😂 ….

@justinkingery2489 Жыл бұрын

The Mountain Goats are great. 2022's BLEED OUT was one of my fav albums. Nice picks, John!

@AwkwardKyle Жыл бұрын

Their best since Goths

@Prettorian Жыл бұрын

This is probably the first time I've seen someone take The Samurai Trilogy....finally!♥

@TheButterThief Жыл бұрын

My boy took the Bruce Lee collection, too!

@drewom9404 Жыл бұрын

Mifune was a God of acting. Kurosawa had the perfect muse, much like Ozu has Hara Setsuko.

@isaacmartinez6904 Жыл бұрын

This guy is full of energy when it comes to movies.

@scotey Жыл бұрын

He's full of energy when it comes to anything!

@dontpanic5278 Жыл бұрын

@@scotey Yeah he's just enthusiastic and knowledgeable about all sorts of art

@keepmewierd Жыл бұрын

been waiting on this one, "obviously you're in the presence of one such face right now" lmao did not disappoint

@harveypenson2034 Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see someone else who recognises the importance of Salo but has avoided actually watching it.

@blueskyophelia Жыл бұрын

I always love the enthusiasm when people are in the closet.

@jokerstewiegriffin Жыл бұрын

Going To Criterion Closet

@Cobralalalala Жыл бұрын

Awesome seeing Darnielle on here. His passion is infectious! Great picks too. 🙂 I'm also with him on Salo. I think I would have been fascinated if I'd seen it in my early 20s, but at this point in my life I just can't.

@evanmichael3153 Жыл бұрын

Who needs coffee when there's John? 🤘😁 Rad as always, CC...

@jambulance Жыл бұрын

Lmao didn’t he feature on Aesop Rock’s song Coffee?

@SleepFan771 Жыл бұрын

Cool picks. Mountain Goats is really neat. I loved his album Goths

@christopherroberts6041 Жыл бұрын

Darnielle is a brilliant author as well.

@eamonnbrereton1525 Жыл бұрын

That chap is a very entertaining guest

@johnmiller1620 Жыл бұрын

"Salvatore Giuliano" is such a great movie.

@Jimmy1982Playlists Жыл бұрын

One of my absolute favorite Criterion films! He'll absolutely love it. One of Scorsese's Top 10 Criterion films. Please upgrade it to Blu-Ray, Criterion...

@DavidMatias79 Жыл бұрын

Makes a great double feature with Battle of Algiers

@singlespies Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen it yet but I saw Rosi's Illustrious Corpses last year at Film Forum and loved it. I am putting Salvatore Giuliano on my queue!

@treytison1444 Жыл бұрын

Imagine a Mountain Goats album based on Salo.

@kindnessfirst9670 Жыл бұрын

Glad he also is a Sondheim fan- expected no less. Hope he's a Springsteen fan too.

@terenceheesch8351 Жыл бұрын

..he's so right about "Salo"...I know many believe it to be "essential viewing" for any respectable cinephile...BUT...I'm not going to lie and say it hasn't been festering on my watch list for over a DECADE now...

@MonkeyspankO Жыл бұрын

tbh, if they ever let me into that closet, that bag they give the guest would turn into a solid brick of movies. Jus sayin, it would blu ray tetris!

@johnlargan6045 Жыл бұрын

Love Criterion Collection!

@lpjewkes Жыл бұрын

Great choices!

@shawnweaver7797 Жыл бұрын

the edit of Bruce Lee was magic

@ScottGilliamGuitar Жыл бұрын

I caught that as well!

@tricksterhoisington1470 Жыл бұрын

Just read Devil House not long ago! He has important things to say.

@jamesculverhouse4657 2 ай бұрын

If you like Johns rambling answers and his music, im sure you'll love the podcast "i only listen to the mountain goats" ❤

@kathleengraham7532 Жыл бұрын

Excellent vibes

@andy0liver Жыл бұрын

The thought of John watching Youth of the Beast just fills me with joy, I'm pretty laid back but even I was jumping on the furniture and punching the air when I first saw it. If you know it you know, if you don't imagine a super-caffeinated Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo game set in a world of super-cool, sharp suited Yakuza guys and you're halfway there.

@Jimmy1982Playlists Жыл бұрын

Can never go wrong with Seijun Suzuki! Just recently bought _Story Of A Prostitute..._ and _Gate Of Flesh..._ and _Tokyo Drifter..._ AND _Branded To Kill,_ actually! 🥰😍😁

@andy0liver Жыл бұрын

@@Jimmy1982Playlists Quality (with a capital Q)

@DavidMatias79 Жыл бұрын

I'm with him on Salo.

@friendlyssundae Жыл бұрын

so happy to see someone pick the marlon riggs boxset it's great

@southendonseaarts Жыл бұрын

Love who they’re choosing to into the Criterion Closet nowadays.

@ryebread9299 Жыл бұрын

Yesss amazing picks and thx god you love company documentary too

@VodeniMedved Жыл бұрын

I love this type of picking. The movies are also good.

@the_late_theodore_reuben 5 ай бұрын

A friend of mine from College gave me his copy of Salò and said "watch this over the weekend, give it back on monday, and we can talk about it". Went home for the weekend, covid lockdown started , still too afraid to watch it, never saw him again, it's still sitting in my cupboard upstairs as I type this (too afraid to keep it on the shelf with the others).

@emmarose7738 Жыл бұрын

God I love him so much

@jamalwalker Жыл бұрын

The fact that there is a need for Shakespeare defenders is mind-boggling

@hutchowen Жыл бұрын

OMG LOVE LOVE LOVE

@charlessauer3826 Жыл бұрын

i love him so much

@johnsailorsgoat Жыл бұрын

Shakespeare is incredible.

@kindnessfirst9670 Жыл бұрын

Sondheim too.

@JamieEvansBooks Жыл бұрын

I sooooooo loved Devil House!

@LongDeathBlueNeck Жыл бұрын

you got the goat in there? unreal.

@lucasreid4443 Жыл бұрын

Are all of my hobbies in this one video???

@brandonkashinsky9222 9 ай бұрын

I watched Salo before. It was really good but so hard to watch. I loved it though

@nicklager1666 Жыл бұрын

I can attest to the fact tha Salo is quiet a feature. And you need to braze yourself for it. Most of what has been written and said about it is true. It is that disturbing. At the same time its fascinating for the same reasons. I recommend dont eat before it, and i doubt you will have an appetite afterwards. Good picks.

@twofingersmyfriends3830 Жыл бұрын

Cool guy. Fascinating to listen to. He should do audio commentaries.

@catharticgemini 9 ай бұрын

He voices his own audiobooks, I found that out with Devil House actually!

@twofingersmyfriends3830 9 ай бұрын

@@catharticgemini Oh cool!

@jonathansmathers4534 Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@Yeahrighttom Жыл бұрын

My two fav things: mountain goats and criterion ❤

@lily-padsaslaunchpadshoney980 Жыл бұрын

WHAT HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS

@mgctr Жыл бұрын

he’s so real for the Salo comment

@cubax26 Жыл бұрын

Does anybody know which camera is used to record this video?

@markwalsh478 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s mentioned in the closet picks for the 5 standups. I know Jabukie Young-White is in that one

@cubax26 Жыл бұрын

@@markwalsh478 thank you Mark, I’ll check it out.

@Riccardo_can Жыл бұрын

Finally this happened

@Dethmaster64 Жыл бұрын

John should write songs on the next Mountain Goats album based on his Criterion Collection picks

@RCScorch Жыл бұрын

salo is cool

@Fvejo Жыл бұрын

Some _antidote for strychnine_

@gregcircanow Жыл бұрын

Now get Wurster in there!

@faceofdoomness Жыл бұрын

If John Darnielle wants to work at Criterion, then you know you have an enviable job as a person working at Criterion... Where can I send my CV? :V

@TSALCOLLECTIVE Жыл бұрын

mountain goats bb.

@Bloody-Butterfly Жыл бұрын

Staple Head!

@nxtrco Жыл бұрын

risky picks... now we are talking

5 ай бұрын

' Salo ' is a great film. It should be endured.

@tectorgorch8698 Жыл бұрын

Somebody help me, please. I did not "get" the connection between the White Witch and the Porn store massacre at all. In fact, having read his first two novels with great interest and admiration, I was totally stoked to find a beautiful HC signed copy of Devil House on the el cheapo wall at Vroman's. I have no idea why the teacher did what she did, and I have no idea what all of that plot line had to do with the rest of the book.

@spacechad4749 Жыл бұрын

Her motive, as Gage presents it, was simple fear. Her story is included because of what it tells us about Gage (particularly his ideas about the sanctity of certain spaces and his sympathies for troubled youth) and how his writing usually goes (in contrast to the story of Devil House, which he refuses to tell straight). It also provides context for the letter he gets later, which in turn is crucial to understanding his own motivations.

@tectorgorch8698 Жыл бұрын

@@spacechad4749 Thanks for that

@jonhinson5701 8 ай бұрын

I agree with him about Salo. I know enough about it and I will never see it. It is just not necessary for me to watch the sadism of this film.

@jawny7620 Жыл бұрын

yoooooo

@house684 Жыл бұрын

Salo had that poopoo scene which has to be the only scene from a movie that I just can't watch.

@brandonkashinsky9222 Жыл бұрын

Same here. I can watch blood, torture, whatever but anything with feces/vomit/pus/body fluids I can’t stand

@robmarino314 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't your band play "Staple Head"...PLAY "STAPLE HEAD"!

@tygerstripes3752 Жыл бұрын

I don't think I know who half of the people featured on 'Closet Picks' are.

@christophersouza3159 Жыл бұрын

Who cares? Personally, I always get excited for these videos, regardless of who's the guest. That being said, when I see someone I recognize as a guest on these videos (like Rodrigo Prieto), I'm always happy

@hellohello6510 Жыл бұрын

same, so I look them up and check out there stuff.

@hellohello6510 Жыл бұрын

*their

@christophersouza3159 Жыл бұрын

@@hellohello6510 Damn autocorrect. Am I right?

@ohitbe3616 Жыл бұрын

Perfect opportunity to explore John's music, you won't regret it!

@jmqcbizzle 8 ай бұрын

oh shit its markiplier

@sacredcoww Жыл бұрын

Nice of him to give such a final opinion on something he's never going to watch.

@garrybaldy327 Жыл бұрын

Good choice in not picking Salo. It's vile. Contains images you will never be able to unsee. I am totally anti-censorship, but if the film industry (and only the film industry) wanted to destroy all copies of Salo, I wouldn't be against the idea.