Willem Dafoe’s Closet Picks

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4 ай бұрын

The acclaimed actor shares his deep connection to ONIBABA, praises Isabelle Huppert and her performance in THE PIANO TEACHER, recalls GATE OF FLESH's influence on the Wooster Group, and selects a few of his collaborations with Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese.
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@EmperorScrat 4 ай бұрын

You know, I’m something of a cinephile myself.

@carter_lovejoy 4 ай бұрын

This comment deserves a million likes!

@99_tech35 4 ай бұрын

@b2themfeto 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@jeffreysampson2518 4 ай бұрын

Hahahaha!

@biobossx99 4 ай бұрын

❤😂❤😂😂

@EpicBeard815 4 ай бұрын

His energy is so addictive. He's like the theater kid from hell.

@andrewmilito2634 4 ай бұрын

I've never heard a more accurate description of Willem Dafoe

@fuferito 4 ай бұрын

Have you cleared your usage of "from hell" with Richard Lewis? He's pretty sure he's invented it.

@alextorres7655 4 ай бұрын

He's like a theater kid that isn't completely terrible to be around

@Skeptic2006 4 ай бұрын

He has such colossal personality that it almost makes me uncomfortable.

@katet-dp2ks 4 ай бұрын

" theater kid from hell" sounds exactly like a williem Dafoe movie

@chaossedated 4 ай бұрын

The fact that he had the opportunity to remake one of his favorite movies, but chose not to because he couldn’t do it justice speaks to his character, integrity and love of film

@braisrg5 3 ай бұрын

Which one?

@chaossedated 3 ай бұрын

@@braisrg5 Onibaba. It’s the first movie he picks.

@braisrg5 3 ай бұрын

@@chaossedated Oh, yeah, I missed that

@AngusRobert 2 ай бұрын

He probably couldn’t find funding

@SweetZombiJesus 2 ай бұрын

@@dchorror1He could have had the rights a long time ago, maybe 25 years ago and just had a VHS copy.

@moma026able 4 ай бұрын

This man is slowly but surely becoming one of my favorite actors, always a joy to hear him talk

@vred3139 4 ай бұрын

He might be my N°1. I rarely choose a favorite in any type of art, but when it come to actors his range is so huge, he played so many different characters and killed it in these very difficult and different roles, its crazy.

@sherlockjr. 4 ай бұрын

He puts everything into every film he makes. Even if the film is a bad film, Willem might be the best thing in it.

@JMPERager 3 ай бұрын

Oh, yeah. He's amazing, one of my favourites is The Hunter. Might be a bit simpler, but it's a beautiful film, where as always, Dafoe does an amazing performance.

@darania1 3 ай бұрын

Agreed. He's a natural raconteur...😎

@edkiely2712 3 ай бұрын

@@JMPERager I found The Hunter to be quite good!

@zxbc1 4 ай бұрын

We need Willem in the closet for a full hour, his energy is unmatched.

@thrawn1593 4 ай бұрын

Oh no he was in there for three days, they just edited the footage down

@CorbCorbin 4 ай бұрын

@@thrawn1593 He drank a rare Brandy, and had a little fish, with the head, eyeballs and all, on a big plate.

@carter_lovejoy 4 ай бұрын

@@thrawn1593 I need the whole 72 hours of footage on 4K Blu-ray from Criterion!

@christofferjenzen78 4 ай бұрын

You know,I'm something of a homophobe myself.

@paradise_valley 4 ай бұрын

@@christofferjenzen78was looking for this. Yeah my sense of humor is tasteless.

@notataco4203 4 ай бұрын

Him picking two of his own movies is fucking awesome

@asystole_ 4 ай бұрын

Classic sigma male move

@drjwww 4 ай бұрын

Except, at least from what we see, he puts both of those back, which makes it odd that they're in the final list. Whatever, though: the man's a legend and he can pick anything of his he wants-- except maybe BODIES OF EVIDENCE, which I suspect he wishes both he and the rest of us could forget.

@johnwayne8494 4 ай бұрын

@@drjwww He just puts them back because it's kind of a narcissist move to take your own movies lol

@Godhatesfatpeople 4 ай бұрын

@@johnwayne8494 Is it? Or because hes actually just proud of his work? Theres nothing narcissistic about that.

@hexcodeff6624 4 ай бұрын

@@drjwww I'd like to forget a lot of scenes with Willem in the boondock saints as well. The direction he was given in that movie seems pretty terrible, alongside with the script.

@JNathanielBerke 4 ай бұрын

There was a time that I was running a video store in Orlando, Florida and we were one of the only stores to carry Last Temptation. Had a few people come in and complain. One day an older couple came in, the seemed sweet enough and asked to buy our copy. Turns out they were Willem's parents. The story gets better as years later the first big Hollywood film I wrote on was "Pavilion of Women" starring....Willem Dafoe.

@colin5577 4 ай бұрын

Why were there complaints? Was it just a liberal contempt for conservatives sort of thing? Or because the movie is so graphic? I’m not religious myself, but… you know… if I had a problem with religious art or imagery, I’d consider myself mental.

@dkelly26666 4 ай бұрын

@@colin5577 The film was hated by Conservatives, mostly. It was considered a sacrilege. It was massively protested and picketed and even banned in some countries all over the world.

@dkelly26666 4 ай бұрын

I loved "Pavilion of Women".

@colin5577 4 ай бұрын

@@dkelly26666 Thanks for replying. Not sure what was going on in my life at the time that I’m not more aware of that. I just remember that on its small budget, it brought in a profit roughly equal to America’s national debt. It also seemed to kill Jim Caviezel’s career. Anyway… I guess some people are always unhappy about something.

@andrewsmith6761 4 ай бұрын

@@colin5577 Jim Caviezel wasn't in Last Temptation.

@mason6300 3 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is one of those people who make you smile just being in their presence.

@vanessahenry7238 3 ай бұрын

EXACTLY!

@dustinswarb9190 4 ай бұрын

The fact that he wanted to remake Onibaba and didn’t because he RESPECTED the source material so much that he didn’t end up doing it, makes him fucking even more awesome in my book. If you’re gonna remake something it cannot disrespect the source material. Cronenbergs the fly is a perfect example of an amazing remake.❤

@EmlynBoyle 4 ай бұрын

Exactly. He didn't just want a soulless 'Hollywood' version. Mad respect for him.

@Brain-Wormed 4 ай бұрын

The 2018 suspiria remake, while polarazing to some, is also an example of a great remake to me. It takes the concept of the origibal and twists it into something diffrent while still showing respect to the original. I see it as the film equivilent to the jimi hendrix cover of all along the watch tower, same tune played in a completely diffrent way.

@PunguinYoga 4 ай бұрын

@@EmlynBoyle Indeed!

@horrorfanandy4647 4 ай бұрын

⁠@@Brain-Wormed Agreed. Dario himself said he didn’t like it much, and I understand that, he’s probably very protective of Suspiria because it was him and Daria Nicolodi that originally unleashed it on the world, but while the remake definitely has a lot of flaws and needed 20 minutes cut off the runtime, it’s still an extremely engaging film, almost just as much as the original Suspiria, but in a very different way.

@ThatOpalGuy 4 ай бұрын

as is John Carpenter's "The Thing"

@matthewuchiha 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is truly an amazing actor, and genuine good man!

@carter_lovejoy 4 ай бұрын

He’s no Dafoe, he’s a Dafriend.

@samir6047 4 ай бұрын

Huge piece on him too. Truly gifted man in more than one way.

@zantigar 4 ай бұрын

You are SO right!!!

@kyorikusagami84 4 ай бұрын

Living legend

@alexblaze8878 4 ай бұрын

@@samir6047how do you know someone is gay? Wait 2 minutes and he’ll announce it. So cringey. 🙄

@qoopertrooper 4 ай бұрын

I could genuinely listen to Willem Dafoe talk for ever, he just spills wisdom and fun in the smallest of anecdotes. He has lived a really interesting life. It also helps that he has such a nice voice to listen to.

@stacyburton280 4 ай бұрын

And he's gorgeous!

@fuzziestbuggiest 4 ай бұрын

Thought the same! Genuinely could just sit and listen to him for hours.

@jesuschrist3165 4 ай бұрын

“When you don’t think you’re right for something, you may be actually very right for it” love this little quote

@TRINZINI 2 ай бұрын

and he's so right in this case : casting Burt Lancaster in THE LEOPARD was a courageous stroke of genius by Visconti that totally paid off.

@drewmcgill5290 4 ай бұрын

He would CRUSH it in a Onibaba remake. That would be terrifying.

@EzeICE 4 ай бұрын

Oooh man! Seriously! He could play the ghost/phantom part and kill it.

@EzeICE 4 ай бұрын

He's already in the new Robert Eggers Nosferatu film. Can't wait for that.

@williamneal9076 4 ай бұрын

WHAT? Show us the COVER! Geez. But at least he can get right into it and all.

@marianne22222 4 ай бұрын

Classics should be remade…

@AlexHolmes. 4 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

@FanOfFilms 4 ай бұрын

Willem giving The Life Aquatic the praise that it deserves, what a legend

@preppen78 4 ай бұрын

It's a great movie. Underappreciated

@obswild 4 ай бұрын

@@preppen78 During this time period, my brothers and I had an obnoxious custom of bolting out of our seats the moment we sniffed out the "Directed by" credit, to beat the traffic. The Life Aquatic is the one movie where we sat pinned through the entire credits.

@dracko307 4 ай бұрын

The way he sums up it's underrated-ness by simply saying "this movie should be seen more" even ppl who like Wes don't appreciate it enough 😭😭

@Dechral 4 ай бұрын

my favorite Anderson movie, and Willem explains why perfectly.

@enchantertim89 4 ай бұрын

It's so underrated it hurts. I think it's the best Wes Anderson movie.

@ehhhhhhhhhh 4 ай бұрын

0:08 Onibaba, Dir: Kaneto Shindô 0:34 The Leopard, Dir: Luchino Visconti 1:16 Ashes and Diamonds, Dir: Andrzej Wajda 1:32 Pickpocket, Dir: Robert Bresson 1:42 Gate of Flesh, Dir: Seijun Suzuki 2:01 3 Films by Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman - Stromboli - Europe '51 - Journey to Italy 2:17 The Devil's Backbone, Dir: Guillermo del Toro 2:43 Mirror, Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky 2:52 The Piano Teacher, Dir: Michael Haneke 3:05 8½, Dir: Federico Fellini 3:06 The Last Temptation of Christ, Dir: Martin Scorsese 3:20 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Dir: Wes Anderson

@jxx8152 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@sresner7 4 ай бұрын

time stamps for a 4 minute video? jfc

@theforestinthecorner 4 ай бұрын

You are doing God's work. Thank you!

@loxmotik 4 ай бұрын

god bless your heart

@shimik11 4 ай бұрын

could've just did 4:01

@markfeldhaus3693 4 ай бұрын

He never ages! His energy and enthusiasm for film is amazing!

@jamesmack3314 4 ай бұрын

His performance in the Lighthouse is off the charts. Incredible.

@brennenspice6098 4 ай бұрын

Same with Florida Project. Put him in the goat conversation for me, honestly. Alongside PSH DDL Giamatti, Swinton, etc.

@jamesmack3314 4 ай бұрын

@@brennenspice6098 yes don’t forget Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland and Christopher Walken just a few And DiCaprio is no slouch as is Matt Damon

@brennenspice6098 4 ай бұрын

@jamesmack3314 Ugh I mean I put etc? It was a throwaway, and you can't get them all, there's a whole lot of underrated character actors like: Jeffrey Wright. Actors who even in supporting roles absolutely dissolve into the role. Dicaprio is a great actor, but as I get older I find some his ticks a little cliché. Matt Damon does not invest nearly the same energy as he used to, he's a good actor but get him off there. Christian Bale is years ahead of Dicaprio. I mean all of this is subjective, but watching movies all these decades I feel a pretty strong intuition for acting based on its service to the script, transformational physical traits, vocal control, intonation etc. If an actor is ticking all that stuff perfectly and I'm also often forgetting who they are while I watch them perform its a pretty good marker... I think Dicaprios most nuanced performance is in Killers of the flower moon, and the departed - but neither of those ever reach something equal to CAPOTE or There will be blood" - where I literally cannot recognize or believe what Im watching; Not overdone or overacted either

@jamesmack3314 4 ай бұрын

@@brennenspice6098 yea too many to name but Bale for sure….love that guy,wish he did more movies Even Nick Cage is turning out to be almost great.Saw Giametti in the Holdovers,fantastic performance

@bradforddillman7671 4 ай бұрын

Been a major fan since way back in Streets of Fire (still loooove that movie) and all the way up to these days. The Lighthouse is off the scale great obviously.

@nicklager1666 4 ай бұрын

So many memorable roles in his career. Probably one of our greatest character actors right now. Can play anything from comedy to horror.

@shadowaccount 4 ай бұрын

I would say Oldman is up there with him. Those are two of the most unique and versatile actors still working.

@Njbear7453 4 ай бұрын

@@shadowaccountlol I would love to see Gary Oldman try and do what Dafoe did in Platoon

@RobK32 4 ай бұрын

@@shadowaccountwouldn't say Oldman is a character actor

@hexcodeff6624 4 ай бұрын

Horror and Comedy aren't really anything close to polar opposites.

@V3ntilator 4 ай бұрын

@@hexcodeff6624 What about Horror Comedies?

@HUNVilly 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is a wolrd class treasure, such a joy to see him every time.

@John-lp5xh 2 ай бұрын

William*

@jeffandersen7397 2 ай бұрын

this is the type of actor we need to praise

@M_Sonata 4 ай бұрын

It was so cathartic to see Willem get his long overdue Hollywood Walk of Fame Star, and now his Criterion picks. Despite him not winning a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Godwin Baxter, Hollywood and Criterion find other ways to honor him.

@charleysurf1 4 ай бұрын

The Walk of Fame stars can be bought though. Agents often buy them when an actor is promoting something. It's actually cool he is so late getting one as it's probably because he doesn't care too much about it.

@laubedunfou2848 4 ай бұрын

I think you misunderstand the word "cathartic"😂

@laubedunfou2848 4 ай бұрын

shoutout Dafoe though ! Great actor

@retro.raider 4 ай бұрын

I’m still amazed that Zac Efron got a star before Dafoe. No disrespect to Efron or anything but Dafoes is way overdue

@te9591 4 ай бұрын

Godwin baxter?

@billcarsonalias 4 ай бұрын

"To Live and Die in LA" needs a Criterion release. Dafoe is the man!

@nickbirkhead7238 4 ай бұрын

kino just released the new 4k master and its great

@bennyjones2373 4 ай бұрын

There's a really nice Arrow Video release of it, well worth picking up

@johnwayne8494 4 ай бұрын

I watched the first 15 minutes of that movie and it seemed really dated.

@sleepographer7712 4 ай бұрын

i watched it for the first time a few days ago. i rated it 89/100. i particularly love the style and william peterson's performance. great photography and great score by wang chung. dafoe was a great choice for his role in it; i think highly of him as an actor. a very skillfully made movie. an exceptional pulp thriller.

@alexcamacho4880 4 ай бұрын

Every Friedken movie needs a Criterion release. RIP Billy.

@panicorada 4 ай бұрын

i giggled when he suddenly had glasses on. his manner of speech and the way he expresses joy over film reminds me of my grandpa. very cool to see his picks

@sebastianalegria3401 Ай бұрын

For the love of Neptune, give Willem Dafoe the Oscar he's waited for a long time.

@lefroy1 4 ай бұрын

_'But you're fond of me lobster, ain't ye?'_ An Oscar worthy performance if ever I did see one.

@Sharpe1502 4 ай бұрын

“Why’d ya spill yer beans?”

@gregorysgarrison 4 ай бұрын

His role in The Lighthouse was monumental. I'm not even that fond of the film. But Willem's acting is beyond a towering performance.

@lefroy1 4 ай бұрын

@@gregorysgarrison That's exactly how I feel.

@julianmx13 4 ай бұрын

Tall tales…. More tall tales

@stobe187 4 ай бұрын

HAAAAAARK!

@KevinOblivion 4 ай бұрын

I love how he stood up for Life Aquatic. It should be seen and appreciated more. His description of how the movie floats then lands at the end was perfect.

@dragonballdimebag4 4 ай бұрын

This is way too short.

@enterthebruce91 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is a certified legend of cinema (Platoon, Spiderman, The Lighthouse). Congratulations Willem on your HWOF star, you're a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ actor!

@Vadim_Slastihin 4 ай бұрын

Don't forget Boondocks saints. Really iconic and funny role(though some people nowdays may find it "problematic).

@enterthebruce91 4 ай бұрын

@@Vadim_Slastihin I can't lie I've not seen it but I'll add it to my list.

@conzo426 4 ай бұрын

you gotta see him in the new movie "poor things" great performance and amazing movie

@MarquisDeSang 4 ай бұрын

his best movie is The Lighthouse.

@qrowing 4 ай бұрын

@@Vadim_Slastihin THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!!!

@LucavanGrinsven 4 ай бұрын

smiled throughout this whole video. what a treasure this guy is.

@jcole4517 4 ай бұрын

Ashes and Diamonds, Onibaba, Leopard, Pickpocket, Gate of Flesh??? My lord. Amazing picks.

@jcole4517 4 ай бұрын

@@ianmillerdevilsfan1223 Without a doubt. He’s probably even shown it to his mailman

@bradcogan8588 4 ай бұрын

Willem is such a different person to most of his character roles. His characters are often uncomfortable and cold but he is so warm and has such a positive attitude. Seems like a really nice guy.

@TroubledTrooper 4 ай бұрын

My favorite actor working right now. Love his approach.

@glyph2011 4 ай бұрын

I’d watch a show “Willem Talks Movies”. This video had me grinning from ear to ear. Such energy and enthusiasm from one of the greatest living actors. 👍👍👍 That “Last Temptation” OOOOOHHH!! 😂 lovely.

@Dustrauma 4 ай бұрын

He's like a kid in a candy store!! I absolutely love his enthusiasm!! It reminds me of the increasingly-rare time people can have these moments in a video store. And the several hours I used-to spend exploring the aisles, humorously observing what other people were talking about movies as they would pick something out to rent or to buy. It's an experience much more lively than a bookstore or library, and it has gone by the wayside. I don't feel old saying this either. I feel like an antique fly on the wall.

@kevinviklen3611 4 ай бұрын

That was exactly my thought. And he acts just like I imagine so many of us would in there (once we convinced ourselves that we weren’t hallucinating).

@MichaelKurse 4 ай бұрын

Young people will never know the joy of searching for movies, and music at a store.😞😞😞

@nothing4mepls973 4 ай бұрын

Part of me wonders if Hollywood is making movies terrible just to kill rental places.

@nothing4mepls973 4 ай бұрын

Part of me wonders if Hollywood is making movies terrible just to kill rental places.

@nothing4mepls973 4 ай бұрын

Part of me wonders if Hollywood is making movies terrible just to kill rental places.

@luanpanno14 4 ай бұрын

i love the piano teacher so much, isabelle huppert is such a great actress it’s insane

@TechNoir-wz5ic 4 ай бұрын

This is my favourite Closest pick episode ever so far Willem Dafoe is always compelling to watch and for someone as legendary as he is seems devoid of any ego you just know that some of those films in that closet he is featuring in them lol his energy his humour is a delight his reaction to seeing The Last Temptation of Christ 3:10 "woah ladies and gentlemen you know this man, he's a little bit more than a man or is he" that cheeky humour was just priceless what a gem......

@diallobanksmusic 4 ай бұрын

His reaction seeing First Temptation of Christ was great

@gregbors8364 4 ай бұрын

“The First Temptation of Christ,” a/k/a “Mary’s Boob”

@wehosrmthink7510 4 ай бұрын

Last.

@artisans8521 4 ай бұрын

Knitpicking, but true. I remember the protests when that film saw the light of day....😂.

@burlcummings5753 4 ай бұрын

@@artisans8521 "Nitpicking."

@JustSomeCanadianGuy 4 ай бұрын

Was that a prequel? 🤔

@heta007 4 ай бұрын

His role in Life Aquatic demonstrates how perfectly he fits into an ensemble. A true theater actor.

@petermillar210 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe always feels like the most intelligent, charming, talented guy who's probably also got a closet full of dark, dark secrets that I've ever seen. Hanging with him must be a real trip.

@galax12370 4 ай бұрын

look at the ammount of movies he has. dude has no time for dark secrets :D

@BigBalla-sl6fn 4 ай бұрын

I took acid with him back in 1997 Dublin party, the guy told us he has a love for the Anti-Christ

@google_must_die 4 ай бұрын

Never meet your heroes

@Griff00 4 ай бұрын

theres a video of him dancing buck naked for some art thing and its a nightmare

@NubbyNubbster 4 ай бұрын

The way this man makes me smile ;-; such a genuine soul.

@cinemacola6398 4 ай бұрын

Williem is DaGoat for picking Onibaba. Such a classic film that is so underappreciated.

@anti0918 4 ай бұрын

I got to see him in person at a screening of Shadow of the Vampire a decade ago, and he was just as vibrant and excited to be there as you'd expect.

@te9591 4 ай бұрын

That's awesome, he was great in that!

@nick_malone 2 ай бұрын

He has the most unique voice, he sounds like he’s from everywhere and no where.

@ernestmendez5487 2 ай бұрын

I've always liked and respected Willem Dafoe. But I never knew that he was such a charming fellow full of simple-hearted sunny candid enthusiasm. A wonderful man indeed.

@dkelly26666 4 ай бұрын

I've been following his career since I saw a screening of "The Loveless" some 40 years ago. I saw "Streets of Fire" and "To Live and Die in L.A." over the next couple of years, and then finally "Platoon". I've been following him religiously ever since. Kills me when people ONLY know the Green Goblin. He's given so many masterful performances.

@D.H.1082 4 ай бұрын

One of my favorites is his character in Boondock Saints. I think it was the first movie I saw him in when I was a kid, and he really nailed it.

@RobbKong999 4 ай бұрын

He is an actor who gets even better with age (like a fine, stout wine). Platoon was excellent and his work in recent films such as The Florida Project and The Lighthouse cement his status in my personal pantheon of favorite actors. Michael Shannon and Daniel Day-Lewis are also amongst that throng of thespians.

@YorgosL1 4 ай бұрын

I know him from poor thing

@dixonj41 4 ай бұрын

As a Gen Z guy who knew him first from Spider-Man, I agree entirely. The guy has had so many roles in both blockbuster and arthouse films. His Goblin is iconic, but he has been in so many classics over the years and he's carried every poor film he's starred in.

@BillAhernGenrephile 4 ай бұрын

He is amazing in New Rose Hotel (a William Gibson short story, so it's cyberpunk but on the corporate side of the genre). It's basically just him and Christopher Walken doing crazy dialogs with Gibson Corp jargon, with some Asia Argento thrown in there for a bit.

@1977Suspiria 4 ай бұрын

A-list royalty in the closet. Hopefully Light Sleeper gets a Criterion 4k in the not too distant future. A masterpiece, cult film, underappreciated in its era. Perfect for a Criterion release.

@fabmeyer_ch 4 ай бұрын

This movie is absolutely gorgeous. However Le Samourai is also not bad. Both deal with solitude in some way.

@dkelly26666 4 ай бұрын

I'd love Criterions of Light Sleeper and Affliction, both Paul Schrader and Dafoe pairings, though Dafoe's role is smaller in Affliction. Excellent films, though.

@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517 4 ай бұрын

"I'm dripping"

@michael-4k4000 4 ай бұрын

What is "Criterion" mean? Have heard of it so many times...

@dkelly26666 4 ай бұрын

@@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517 Hot Dana Delaney.

@7somekindofsomething 4 ай бұрын

One of the few keeping true cinema alive in this era.

@igorsenayoutube 4 ай бұрын

Just found this channel a few hours ago and man, what i've been missing... This is the kind of content that is very hard to get these days: 100% real. I have always wanted to hear some of my favourite artists speak about the movies they love as if we were in the same room and about to watch those movies together. Brilliant!

@Cotygeek 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is my imaginary dad. Whenever I'm feeling down I look in the mirror and there he is to give me encouragement. Granted, he only encourages me to "KILL SPIDER-MAN!" but it's more than my step-dad ever did for me, that's for sure.

@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 4 ай бұрын

🤣😂😆🤣😂

@zachsutton6195 4 ай бұрын

Avenge me

@Cotygeek 4 ай бұрын

@@zachsutton6195 Oh, yeah. I get that one a lot, too. So many broken mirrors in my house.

@the-line-of-eld 4 ай бұрын

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED?!

@staffh3815 4 ай бұрын

Wow not seen any of these

@ladysnowblood 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafiw doing anything is always entertaining

@PatriciaOConnorBonsaiBalcony 2 ай бұрын

I worked with you in The Clearing. I have always loved your work and found your part in Asteroid City to be remarkable. Thank you for all of it.

@lesscobrandeau2451 4 ай бұрын

Willem elevates every camera shot or scene he is ever part of, and if he has any dialogue it becomes a moment of perfection. Absolutely love this man. Thanx.

@yesmemarcus 4 ай бұрын

Willem is a gift to humanity

@P4DR 4 ай бұрын

Loved him in Oliver Stone’s ‘Platoon’.

@theodorebear6714 4 ай бұрын

Willam DaFoe is a treasure. More people should try to be like him. 🌞

@alanhyt79 2 ай бұрын

The Life Aquatic is one of my favorite films. Willem nailed his character perfectly.

@rafaelsolimene5350 4 ай бұрын

Dafoe is always great, but his role in Poor Things just blew me away! He once said that he likes to play characters that draw the audience to the world they’re depicting and him as Godwin Baxter really shows. In one brilliant stroke of comedy in the opening of the film, he completely disarmed me and told me to just enjoy the experience. And what an experience that was! I know it might be a bit premature to say this, but, in my opinion, Poor Things is one of the greatest Films I have ever seen! Everything is note-perfect! Especially Dafoe’s funny, touching and unique work!

@your-own-ghost 4 ай бұрын

his joy when he saw Last Temptation was so incredible. fantastic closet guest!

@steffendass4169 2 ай бұрын

I could've watched an hour-long version of this. His joy is contagious.

@madzondemand 4 ай бұрын

i just love the little bits he has in the middle with the anecdotes, you really see how much love he has for film in each one. its obvious how great his performances are, hes a fan of the art!

@konradgoygowski3993 4 ай бұрын

Seeing Will taking Ashes and Diamonds warms my heart. I was blessed to see it in cinema. Cult classic here in Poland. I recommend to watch more Z. Cybulski movies, all are great!

@OuterGalaxyLounge 4 ай бұрын

After reading about Ashes and Diamonds in film books when I was young back in the '70s I was beyond thrilled when Embassy put this movie on its International Collection VHS series in the mid 1980s in the U.S. (along with the other films in Wajda's war trilogy). There was one local video store that catered to higher-brow movie tastes just because the owner was a badass and progressive and he had these movies. I was a loyal customer. Man was still alive in his 90s as of two years ago. His memory was fading but I was glad to talk to him one more time. The original novel of Ashes and Diamonds is even greater, but it's a hard book to find. Luckily I own it. Amazing read.

@tommyt1971 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for getting Willem in the closet guys, he’s been the most fun guest you’ve had in a while.

@izg93027 4 ай бұрын

3:10 I'm so happy he picked up The Last Temptation of Christ with such a smile hahaha. Is my favorite movie of all time. Willem Dafoe, a great great actor who deserves more appreciation.

@sick0spherean 4 ай бұрын

New Rose Hotel needs a criterion release. An underseen 90s gem by Abel Ferrara. Dafoe, Argento, Walken, Ferrara’s hazy digital style, lo-fi cyberpunk vibes were all majestic and alluring on screen.

@filmsceneinvestigation 4 ай бұрын

Yes it does. IMO, all of Abel Ferrara’s work needs to get the high res restoration treatment. New Rose Hotel is a forgotten gem.

@blind6144 4 ай бұрын

Onibaba straight off the bat He's coming in hot!!!

@Jimmy1982Playlists 4 ай бұрын

For real... Great film!

@Jimmy1982Playlists 4 ай бұрын

What an addition to the closet family! And what amazing picks! Onibaba, The Leopard, Gate Of Flesh, Rosselini set, The Mirror, Piano Teacher, 8 1/2 (one of my all-time top 5), Life Aquatic - and more... Willem and I love the same films - he would _love_ my own personal collection! 😄 Of course, one of the best episodes yet 🤩 PS. Can't wait to see Poor Things!

@paraxide5389 4 ай бұрын

Hvala striček Dafoe. Mi Stolični uzrokovatelji smo jako sretni što ste nam pomogli u odabiru filmova za naše filmske večeri. Vi ste naše svjetlo na kraju tunela. Amen 🙏

@swiffslothbeats1711 4 ай бұрын

These videos being me back the good old dvd days man. There’s something about physically picking out movies and reading the back. Streaming is too easy. You feel more connected to the movie when you drive somewhere and get it or consume it via video store or the movie theater. Thank you for this, truly.

@bluerev 4 ай бұрын

He exudes pure charisma, amazing guy.

@MiloFPS 4 ай бұрын

Criterion is killing it with these big stars in closet videos since the new year. 🎉

@ScottGilliamGuitar 4 ай бұрын

I love his energy and enthusiasm- infectious! What a brilliant actor he is, nobody else like him.

@suvechhabose7586 4 ай бұрын

Onibaba is also one of my favourites . Saw it during earlier lockdown. Mind blowing cinematography! I'll never forget the experience .

@SteveEvansMA 4 ай бұрын

Dafoe is a treasure. Nice selection of films, too. Loved his reaction when plucking Last Temptation of Christ from the shelf.

@JoelMMathis 4 ай бұрын

"She's a peach." I love his enthusiasm.

@JoelMMathis 4 ай бұрын

I loved this episode so much.

@Bryan8329 4 ай бұрын

Man if they worked together. Whew.

@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 4 ай бұрын

I never knew how much I wanted to see Willem Dafoe and Isabelle Huppert on-screen together until this moment.

@RandomAccessDreams 4 ай бұрын

@@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044Isabelle Huppert was supposed to be in Abel Ferrara's film 'Siberia' (Willem Dafoe starred in it), I assume Willem knows her through that film's production.

@RB-.- 4 ай бұрын

They did it.

@alan3598 4 ай бұрын

I love how in lots of Closet Picks, people feel like they can only take like 3 or 4 DVDs, but Willem is just like "Yeah, I'm just going to take a dozen" lol

@willemowen2515 4 ай бұрын

He is an absolute gem.

@martink5071 4 ай бұрын

nice to see Ashes and Diamonds, burning shotglasses scene and Cybulski role were huge

@ElliotCoen 4 ай бұрын

I’d pay a lot of money to see his Onibaba remake 😮

@alexloyola6762 2 ай бұрын

I have a special place in my soul for "Life Aquatic"; it's the first Criterion Collection film I ever bought. That submarine scene towards the end of the movie makes me tear up every single time I watch it.

@xayah3943 4 ай бұрын

I can listen to him talking for tons of hours for some reason I love him.

@r.1699 4 ай бұрын

You give him ten more minutes and he takes home the complete collection.

@AbuHajarAlBugatti 4 ай бұрын

Yeah greedy as heck. „Oh somes for free lets fill the bag!!“

@rufashaochicken 4 ай бұрын

Love him so much in The Florida Project.

@Njbear7453 4 ай бұрын

Good movie ! The director Sean Baker has a criterion closet episode as well.

@dsmsl9734 3 ай бұрын

closet picks is without doubt one of the coolest and greatest things on the internet. i have had so much pleasure and education from watching these videos thank you Criterion x

@Renblade 4 ай бұрын

Man, I love hearing Willem speak.

@roo3530 4 ай бұрын

"hes a little bit more than a man -- or is he?" is genuinely such a great unintentional tagline for last temptation. thats been on my watchlist for years but that line alone has encouraged me to finally get to it soon.

@sonnysumo8172 4 ай бұрын

I loved the part at the end where he said “Godspeed Criterion closet!” And pumpkin bombed the entire collection, such a great way to end the series. (But seriously though Defoe had good picks and it was nice to see him excited picking through the collection(.

@alio6359 3 ай бұрын

17 seconds in and the man is already about to drop his most iconic line "in fact...I'm something of a scientist myself"

@ron6603 4 ай бұрын

I love listening to Willem Dafoe say any words at all

@blazzmatazz9051 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah. Love Dafoe

@DanielGJohnsonFilms 4 ай бұрын

Never clicked on a video faster

@GottSmoke 4 ай бұрын

Awesome person, great actor. This was a real treat to watch.

@andreypavlov5187 4 ай бұрын

0:55 woah woah woah there you let the goblin out for a second, please be careful

@fennebastiaansen4844 4 ай бұрын

So cool to hear him talk about The Life Aquatic - it's one of my favourites from Wes!

@ErenTheWarcriminal 4 ай бұрын

You know, I’m something of a person in the closet myself

@raphaelreine1390 4 ай бұрын

I absolutely love Willem Dafoe and getting to see him pick his favorite films is a real treat!

@martinduffy672 Ай бұрын

Love these clips . There needs to be a follow-up where he looks at the movies with friends 🧡

@alexandrosalexandropoulos4836 4 ай бұрын

Will never forget the infamous "Wild At Heart" scene! The man is a genious! 🙏

@eb3ast 4 ай бұрын

Just ordered the criterion for Onibaba last night :) Brought a smile to my face to see it not only be Dafoe's first pick but a film he wants to remake himself