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Year: 1991
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Plot: Jim Jarmusch's deadpan comedy-of-the-night is a collection of five vignettes taking place in the enclosed space of a cab ride, each occurring simultaneously in five different cities and five different time zones -- Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. The Los Angeles episode takes place at dusk, as high-powered casting agent Victoria (Gena Rowlands) gets a ride from L.A. International Airport with tomboy driver Corky (Winona Ryder), who would rather go on driving her cab than take up Victoria's offer to make her a superstar. In New York City, novice East German cabbie Helmut Grokenberger (Armin Mueller-Stahl) has difficulty working the foot pedals to his hack, and his passenger, YoYo (Giancarlo Esposito), ends up driving himself to Brooklyn, picking up the shrill-voiced Angela (Rosie Perez) along the way. In Paris, an African cab driver (Isaach de Bankolé) ejects a collection of drunken African diplomats from his cab and picks up a beautiful but surly blind girl (Béatrice Dalle). In Rome, cab driver Gino (Roberto Benigni) engages in a heartfelt monologue confessing his past sexual exploits to his passenger, a priest who is dying of a heart attack in the back seat. The film winds down in the last melancholy vignette, taking place in Helsinki, as taxi driver Mika (Matti Pellonpää) picks up three inebriated workmen who regale him with hard-luck stories. But Mika has a much harsher story of his own to tell. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:07:39 GMTNight on Earth1991Jim Jarmusch<a href="/players/P____95892/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jim Jarmusch</a>'s deadpan comedy-of-the-night is a collection of five vignettes taking place in the enclosed space of a cab ride, each occurring simultaneously in five different cities and five different time zones -- Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. The Los Angeles episode takes place at dusk, as high-powered casting agent Victoria (<a href="/players/P____61889/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Gena Rowlands</a>) gets a ride from L.A. International Airport with tomboy driver Corky (<a href="/players/P____62446/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Winona Ryder</a>), who would rather go on driving her cab than take up Victoria's offer to make her a superstar. In New York City, novice East German cabbie Helmut Grokenberger (<a href="/players/P____51163/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Armin Mueller-Stahl</a>) has difficulty working the foot pedals to his hack, and his passenger, YoYo (<a href="/players/P____22133/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Giancarlo Esposito</a>), ends up driving himself to Brooklyn, picking up the shrill-voiced Angela (<a href="/players/P___106101/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rosie Perez</a>) along the way. In Paris, an African cab driver (<a href="/players/P____17576/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Isaach de Bankolé</a>) ejects a collection of drunken African diplomats from his cab and picks up a beautiful but surly blind girl (<a href="/players/P____16667/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Béatrice Dalle</a>). In Rome, cab driver Gino (<a href="/players/P____81377/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Roberto Benigni</a>) engages in a heartfelt monologue confessing his past sexual exploits to his passenger, a priest who is dying of a heart attack in the back seat. The film winds down in the last melancholy vignette, taking place in Helsinki, as taxi driver Mika (<a href="/players/P____55853/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Matti Pellonpää</a>) picks up three inebriated workmen who regale him with hard-luck stories. But Mika has a much harsher story of his own to tell. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide14Tag Target (>10)221113http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u44013u44hc.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Night_on_Earth/24703/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_What_is_your_favorite_movie_directed_by_Jim_Jar/657/42072/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 5/6/2009 4:51:21 PM
Body: [quote user="protexblue"] I think I'm the first person to vote for an 80s Jarmusch film so far, that's a little scary. I've actually seen all of Jim's films so this is a really tough poll. Mystery Train would be my personal pick, it's probably not his best film but I can watch it endlessly. I saw The Limits of Control last weekend and I really enjoyed it - but I get the feeling a lot of people won't know what to make of it. Jarmusch is displaying his Antonioni and Rivette influences much more directly than he ever has before, letting location, pace and repetition take precedent over telling a proper narrative. If you've seen the trailer then you've seen just about the whole storyline, and every frame of the film with a gun, but with much of Jim's work it's more about the journey than the destination. I once got the chance to meet Jim at a Broken Flowers promotional event, he was really nice and we talked for almost 20 minutes. I normally feel pretty well versed in films, but next to him I felt like the kid who tries to reference Star Wars in film school. [/quote] Ha! That's a great analogy there at the end. Read or heard Jim rattle off an impromptu list of some of his influences (maybe on the Down By Law DVD special features??). The list was actually gigantic and features as many authors, books, musicians, and other types of artists as it did films and filmmakers. And I felt like he could have kept going for hours naming these things off. I feel like he really absorbs a lot of interesting and diverse art from around the world and history. For a while my favorite was Down By Law, but I think in recent viewings Night on Earth is my new favorite. Maybe it's the Tom Waits musical scores that push them to the very top of my favorites list. And may be Night on Earth the most since Jim just seems very adept at vignette films. Even many of his films with a single narrative feel like little separate moments. I have seen all of his films except for The Year of the Horse. I've just never become a huge Neil Young fan. Not that I dislike him. Would you say that Jarmusch's stamp is on this doc nonetheless?
]]>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:51:21 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls5/6/2009 4:51:21 PM[quote user="protexblue"] I think I'm the first person to vote for an 80s Jarmusch film so far, that's a little scary. I've actually seen all of Jim's films so this is a really tough poll. Mystery Train would be my personal pick, it's probably not his best film but I can watch it endlessly. I saw The Limits of Control last weekend and I really enjoyed it - but I get the feeling a lot of people won't know what to make of it. Jarmusch is displaying his Antonioni and Rivette influences much more directly than he ever has before, letting location, pace and repetition take precedent over telling a proper narrative. If you've seen the trailer then you've seen just about the whole storyline, and every frame of the film with a gun, but with much of Jim's work it's more about the journey than the destination. I once got the chance to meet Jim at a Broken Flowers promotional event, he was really nice and we talked for almost 20 minutes. I normally feel pretty well versed in films, but next to him I felt like the kid who tries to reference Star Wars in film school. [/quote] Ha! That's a great analogy there at the end. Read or heard Jim rattle off an impromptu list of some of his influences (maybe on the Down By Law DVD special features??). The list was actually gigantic and features as many authors, books, musicians, and other types of artists as it did films and filmmakers. And I felt like he could have kept going for hours naming these things off. I feel like he really absorbs a lot of interesting and diverse art from around the world and history. For a while my favorite was Down By Law, but I think in recent viewings Night on Earth is my new favorite. Maybe it's the Tom Waits musical scores that push them to the very top of my favorites list. And may be Night on Earth the most since Jim just seems very adept at vignette films. Even many of his films with a single narrative feel like little separate moments. I have seen all of his films except for The Year of the Horse. I've just never become a huge Neil Young fan. Not that I dislike him. Would you say that Jarmusch's stamp is on this doc nonetheless? http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/What_is_your_favorite_movie_directed_by_Jim_Jarmus/657/42037/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 5/5/2009 1:56:36 PM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. Jim Jarmusch's latest release The Limits of Control is having a limit release very shortly here. I'm quite excited to see it as Jarmusch is one of my very favorite directors. I'm curious to see what he does in the thriller genre. Another of my fovorite directors Hal Hartley who sometimes gets thrown in similar categories as Jarmusch did a fantastic job with his take on the genre with the recent Fay Grim, so I have some hope. Anyone else here a big Jarmusch fan? Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Broken FlowersCoffee and CigarettesDead ManDown By LawGhost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiMystery TrainNight on EarthPermanent VacationStranger Than ParadiseYear of the Horse
]]>Tue, 05 May 2009 17:56:36 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls5/5/2009 1:56:36 PMPlease reference this thread for the rules of this group. Jim Jarmusch's latest release The Limits of Control is having a limit release very shortly here. I'm quite excited to see it as Jarmusch is one of my very favorite directors. I'm curious to see what he does in the thriller genre. Another of my fovorite directors Hal Hartley who sometimes gets thrown in similar categories as Jarmusch did a fantastic job with his take on the genre with the recent Fay Grim, so I have some hope. Anyone else here a big Jarmusch fan? Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Broken FlowersCoffee and CigarettesDead ManDown By LawGhost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiMystery TrainNight on EarthPermanent VacationStranger Than ParadiseYear of the Horse http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_February_9_Public_Transportat/625/40358/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Smooth_J
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Post Date: 2/9/2009 4:14:52 PM
Body: Europa (or Zentropa, whatever you prefer I guess) is all about trains and Nazis. The opening sequence with train tracks serving as a device for hypnotism is absolutely brilliant. Wanted has a kick-ass fight scene on a train, with hundreds of human lives lost in the pursuit of one guy. Thankfully, nobody seems to care about those people that fall into the canyon. Night on Earth is a movie about conversations and encounters in taxis, and it has an early Winona Ryder performance. She's actually quite annoying, but the movie's great.
]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:14:52 GMTSmooth_JWeekly Theme2/9/2009 4:14:52 PMEuropa (or Zentropa, whatever you prefer I guess) is all about trains and Nazis. The opening sequence with train tracks serving as a device for hypnotism is absolutely brilliant. Wanted has a kick-ass fight scene on a train, with hundreds of human lives lost in the pursuit of one guy. Thankfully, nobody seems to care about those people that fall into the canyon. Night on Earth is a movie about conversations and encounters in taxis, and it has an early Winona Ryder performance. She's actually quite annoying, but the movie's great. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/20/36532.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 10/20/2008 6:00:27 PM
Body: This is the first in what will be a series of posts examining the artistic life cycles of Oscar winners who failed to find continued mainstream success after taking home the statuette. If you have suggestions for stars or filmmakers that you’d like to see profiled, let us know in the comments. Roberto Benigni swang from general obscurity in the United States to media darling following his Academy Award for Life Is Beautiful. But what’s happened to him since? He was only the second filmmaker since Sir Laurence Olivier to direct himself in an Oscar-winning performance. That’s a long way to go for someone who had only been seen here in Blake Edwards’ terrible Son of the Pink Panther and as a sex-obsessed cabbie in Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth. While we love the underdog success story, we also love the fall from grace, and we’re in search of the crater that Benigni must have left somewhere. Benigni was poised to become an Italian Spielberg (if Spielberg appeared in his own movies) after Life is Beautiful, but in the five years after winning the Oscar, he only appeared as an actor in the comic book adaptation Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar. That film was never even seen in American theaters, and only an import version of the DVD is available to order. Since then, he’s appeared in a one tiny role, and directed himself in two flops that failed to connect with audiences or critics, and is now touring in a one-man show based on Dante’s Divine Comedy. The comic actor didn’t return to the other side of the camera until 2002’s live-action Pinocchio, which has the dreaded distinction of being both the most expensive Italian film ever made, and one of its biggest critical failures. It grossed just over three and a half million dollars in the States, a far cry from Life’s $57 million. Critics said that the film had wonderful sets and costumes, but that no one could swallow Benigni in the role of a little puppet boy who wishes to be real. Especially since he was 50 years old at the time. But can one enormous flop really turn audiences off for good? With Benigni it’s more of a case of the curtain being drawn back to reveal The Wizard, and The Wizard not being what he’s cracked up to be. Benigni’s followup to Pinocchio was 2006’s The Tiger and the Snow, a comedy about an Italian poet stuck behind enemy lines during the Iraq war. The film received some of the worst reviews of the year. Jeannette Catsoulis at the New York Times said, “Roberto Benigni’s film is a scorching affront to Italians, Iraqis and the intelligence of movie audiences everywhere.” Prior to that, Benigni was in 2003’s Jarmusch’s short film mashup Coffee and Cigarettes, which oddly pairs him with narcoleptic comedian Steven Wright, although both of them seem highly caffeinated in this scene. This scene had been filmed as a short in 1986, and it’s a big departure from his dialogue heavy role as the chatty taxi driver in Night On Earth. In Coffee, he just looks manic and nervous, and check out that hairstyle. For someone as chatty and witty as Benigni seems to be, he’s fairly silent in this clip. Looks like a bad day at the Improv. A few years before Life is Beautiful, Benigni starred in Blake Edwards’ last theatrical film (to date) in an attempt to reboot the Pink Panther series. Despite Benigni’s pratfalls and enormous smile, it failed with audiences and critics, and mostly just underscored the fact that Peter Sellers was no longer with us. How they could possibly be making a sequel to Steve Martin’s The Pink Panther is still beyond me. Regardless, Son has been relegated to this discard bin, and is not considered part of the official Panther canon and has quietly been swept under the rug. What’s interesting is the fact that Benigni’s early Italian television career is just as colorful as some of his roles. He starred in a television show called Onda Libera, where he sang a hymn about the joys of defecation entitled “L’inno del corpo sciolto,” which was later censored. He’s also been a constant political figure in Italy as well, publicly criticizing the former Pope (which was also censored) and demonstrating for the Italian Communist Party. His outspoken nature and eccentric acting style brought him a lot of infamy in Italy, and before long he was starring in feature films, including 1985’s Nothing Left to Do But Cry, where he plays a modern day schoolteacher who time travels to the 15th century and plays cards with Leonardo da Vinci while trying to keep Columbus from discovering America. He starred in more than a dozen films from 1977 until Jarmusch put him in a short segment in Coffee and Cigarettes in 1986, just before giving him a larger role in Down By Law, which is still his highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes. So what is this Oscar winning actor/director doing now? For the past few years since directing and starring in The Tiger and the Snow he’s been starring in TuttoDante on stages across Europe. It’s a one-man show based on The Divine Comedy, and is supposed to be coming to America next year. It wouldn’t be surprising if he tries to make a feature film out of it. But would audiences even turn out for it? Based on his quickly plummeting box office appeal, it’s doubtful. Benigni was once hailed by the press as an Italian Charlie Chaplin, but it’s a name he hasn’t lived up to. Not to slight Life is Beautiful, which is a very touching film and Benigni’s performance is endearing, but he’s a one-note actor who thrives on slapstick comedy. Audiences quickly tired of repeated gags and pratfalls, and he was left exposed like the Emperor in “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Studios didn’t want to dismiss him so quickly, since surely someone who has won an Oscar knows what they’re doing, but Pinocchio and The Tiger and the Snow both show that he was probably highly overrated as a director. Perhaps he needs to work with Jarmusch again, or try more serious roles. Although for a terrific example of Benigni’s comedy in a darker setting, go rent his 1994 movie The Monster, which is probably one of the funniest films about a serial killer you’ll ever see. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:00:27 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com10/20/2008 6:00:27 PM This is the first in what will be a series of posts examining the artistic life cycles of Oscar winners who failed to find continued mainstream success after taking home the statuette. If you have suggestions for stars or filmmakers that you’d like to see profiled, let us know in the comments. Roberto Benigni swang from general obscurity in the United States to media darling following his Academy Award for Life Is Beautiful. But what’s happened to him since? He was only the second filmmaker since Sir Laurence Olivier to direct himself in an Oscar-winning performance. That’s a long way to go for someone who had only been seen here in Blake Edwards’ terrible Son of the Pink Panther and as a sex-obsessed cabbie in Jim Jarmusch’s Night on Earth. While we love the underdog success story, we also love the fall from grace, and we’re in search of the crater that Benigni must have left somewhere. Benigni was poised to become an Italian Spielberg (if Spielberg appeared in his own movies) after Life is Beautiful, but in the five years after winning the Oscar, he only appeared as an actor in the comic book adaptation Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar. That film was never even seen in American theaters, and only an import version of the DVD is available to order. Since then, he’s appeared in a one tiny role, and directed himself in two flops that failed to connect with audiences or critics, and is now touring in a one-man show based on Dante’s Divine Comedy. The comic actor didn’t return to the other side of the camera until 2002’s live-action Pinocchio, which has the dreaded distinction of being both the most expensive Italian film ever made, and one of its biggest critical failures. It grossed just over three and a half million dollars in the States, a far cry from Life’s $57 million. Critics said that the film had wonderful sets and costumes, but that no one could swallow Benigni in the role of a little puppet boy who wishes to be real. Especially since he was 50 years old at the time. But can one enormous flop really turn audiences off for good? With Benigni it’s more of a case of the curtain being drawn back to reveal The Wizard, and The Wizard not being what he’s cracked up to be. Benigni’s followup to Pinocchio was 2006’s The Tiger and the Snow, a comedy about an Italian poet stuck behind enemy lines during the Iraq war. The film received some of the worst reviews of the year. Jeannette Catsoulis at the New York Times said, “Roberto Benigni’s film is a scorching affront to Italians, Iraqis and the intelligence of movie audiences everywhere.” Prior to that, Benigni was in 2003’s Jarmusch’s short film mashup Coffee and Cigarettes, which oddly pairs him with narcoleptic comedian Steven Wright, although both of them seem highly caffeinated in this scene. This scene had been filmed as a short in 1986, and it’s a big departure from his dialogue heavy role as the chatty taxi driver in Night On Earth. In Coffee, he just looks manic and nervous, and check out that hairstyle. For someone as chatty and witty as Benigni seems to be, he’s fairly silent in this clip. Looks like a bad day at the Improv. A few years before Life is Beautiful, Benigni starred in Blake Edwards’ last theatrical film (to date) in an attempt to reboot the Pink Panther series. Despite Benigni’s pratfalls and enormous smile, it failed with audiences and critics, and mostly just underscored the fact that Peter Sellers was no longer with us. How they could possibly be making a sequel to Steve Martin’s The Pink Panther is still beyond me. Regardless, Son has been relegated to this discard bin, and is not considered part of the official Panther canon and has quietly been swept under the rug. What’s interesting is the fact that Benigni’s early Italian television career is just as colorful as some of his roles. He starred in a television show called Onda Libera, where he sang a hymn about the joys of defecation entitled “L’inno del corpo sciolto,” which was later censored. He’s also been a constant political figure in Italy as well, publicly criticizing the former Pope (which was also censored) and demonstrating for the Italian Communist Party. His outspoken nature and eccentric acting style brought him a lot of infamy in Italy, and before long he was starring in feature films, including 1985’s Nothing Left to Do But Cry, where he plays a modern day schoolteacher who time travels to the 15th century and plays cards with Leonardo da Vinci while trying to keep Columbus from discovering America. He starred in more than a dozen films from 1977 until Jarmusch put him in a short segment in Coffee and Cigarettes in 1986, just before giving him a larger role in Down By Law, which is still his highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes. So what is this Oscar winning actor/director doing now? For the past few years since directing and starring in The Tiger and the Snow he’s been starring in TuttoDante on stages across Europe. It’s a one-man show based on The Divine Comedy, and is supposed to be coming to America next year. It wouldn’t be surprising if he tries to make a feature film out of it. But would audiences even turn out for it? Based on his quickly plummeting box office appeal, it’s doubtful. Benigni was once hailed by the press as an Italian Charlie Chaplin, but it’s a name he hasn’t lived up to. Not to slight Life is Beautiful, which is a very touching film and Benigni’s performance is endearing, but he’s a one-note actor who thrives on slapstick comedy. Audiences quickly tired of repeated gags and pratfalls, and he was left exposed like the Emperor in “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Studios didn’t want to dismiss him so quickly, since surely someone who has won an Oscar knows what they’re doing, but Pinocchio and The Tiger and the Snow both show that he was probably highly overrated as a director. Perhaps he needs to work with Jarmusch again, or try more serious roles. Although for a terrific example of Benigni’s comedy in a darker setting, go rent his 1994 movie The Monster, which is probably one of the funniest films about a serial killer you’ll ever see. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Why_I_only_want_to_buy_Criterion_Collection/115/31329/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/17/2008 1:48:34 PM
Body: [quote user="Smooth_J"] [quote user="Risselada"] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three. [/quote] Dang, I went on and ordered Stranger than Paradise...I'm pretty sure my impulsive reasoning was the fact that Jarmush's first film was a part of the set as well. Two for one I guess? I probably should've gotten Down by Law, it looked like the most interesting of the three. [/quote] Stranger than Paradise is still great and Permanent Vacation is fairly good. But Down by Law is him really coming into his own. And Night on Earth is just so much fun with all of the different locations and actors he was able to begin to attract. Mystery Train fits well between there too, but I don't think it's on Criterion.
]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:48:34 GMTRisseladaCriterion Collection6/17/2008 1:48:34 PM[quote user="Smooth_J"] [quote user="Risselada"] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three. [/quote] Dang, I went on and ordered Stranger than Paradise...I'm pretty sure my impulsive reasoning was the fact that Jarmush's first film was a part of the set as well. Two for one I guess? I probably should've gotten Down by Law, it looked like the most interesting of the three. [/quote] Stranger than Paradise is still great and Permanent Vacation is fairly good. But Down by Law is him really coming into his own. And Night on Earth is just so much fun with all of the different locations and actors he was able to begin to attract. Mystery Train fits well between there too, but I don't think it's on Criterion. http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Why_I_only_want_to_buy_Criterion_Collection/115/31286/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/16/2008 3:46:42 PM
Body: [quote user="Smooth_J"] I totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth? [/quote] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three.
]]>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:46:42 GMTRisseladaCriterion Collection6/16/2008 3:46:42 PM[quote user="Smooth_J"] I totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth? [/quote] Oh man, Down by Law used to be my favorite, but now I think Night on Earth is. I've only seen the Down by Law criterion release though, so I don't know what you get with Night on Earth. I've been meaning to buy it. Seriously Stranger than Paradise is just as good though. If you loved Dead Man, Down by Law is probably the closest all around, so maybe that's the best place to go next of the three. http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Why_I_only_want_to_buy_Criterion_Collection/115/31208/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Smooth_J
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Post Date: 6/13/2008 11:39:13 AM
Body: I totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth?
]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:39:13 GMTSmooth_JCriterion Collection6/13/2008 11:39:13 AMI totally agree...I'm sort of becoming addicted to them since I'm seeing more and more great movies from the collection. And here's a semi-off-topic question: I'm debating which Criterion Jim Jarmush DVD to get. I saw Dead Man and it was really good, and now I'm looking for the "next step" so to speak. Does anyone have a recommendation between Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, and Night on Earth? http://www.spout.com/groups/Directors/Re_My_favorite_directors_by_algorithm/406/15306/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 7/19/2007 11:14:36 AM
Body: [quote user="indieabby88"]It's funny that you mentioned Hal Hartley, because he's on my list as well. I just watched "Henry Fool" and "Fay Grim" in the last couple of weeks, and they rank among my top favorites currently. I believe Hartley's working on the indie-comedy equivalent of the "Star Wars" trilogy. I could take or leave Jarmusch, though. I loved "Coffee and Cigarettes" but, as I've stated elsewhere, I just don't get "Dead Man" and I don't think I ever will. And I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciates Terry Jones' work. Fun stuff indeed. "Erik the Viking" anyone?[/quote]Yeah Hal Hartley is amazing! I think it's special kind of person who really gets what he's doing, but those who do really connect with it! Wow, Hartley doing Star Wars. That could be a blast.Dead Man seems to divide a lot of people. But I would recommend Night on Earth which is soon to come out on the Criterion Collection if it hasn't already.I haven't even seen Erik the Viking! I'd really like to though. I think Terry Jones got such a high score because he's listed as a director on all the Monty Python movies which was a large percentage of what he's done. And they are all great!
]]>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:14:36 GMTRisseladaDirectors7/19/2007 11:14:36 AM[quote user="indieabby88"]It&#39;s funny that you mentioned Hal Hartley, because he&#39;s on my list as well. I just watched "Henry Fool" and "Fay Grim" in the last couple of weeks, and they rank among my top favorites currently. I believe Hartley&#39;s working on the indie-comedy equivalent of the "Star Wars" trilogy. I could take or leave Jarmusch, though. I loved "Coffee and Cigarettes" but, as I&#39;ve stated elsewhere, I just don&#39;t get "Dead Man" and I don&#39;t think I ever will. And I&#39;m glad I&#39;m not the only one who appreciates Terry Jones&#39; work. Fun stuff indeed. "Erik the Viking" anyone?[/quote]Yeah Hal Hartley is amazing! I think it&#39;s special kind of person who really gets what he&#39;s doing, but those who do really connect with it! Wow, Hartley doing Star Wars. That could be a blast.Dead Man seems to divide a lot of people. But I would recommend Night on Earth which is soon to come out on the Criterion Collection if it hasn&#39;t already.I haven&#39;t even seen Erik the Viking! I&#39;d really like to though. I think Terry Jones got such a high score because he&#39;s listed as a director on all the Monty Python movies which was a large percentage of what he&#39;s done. And they are all great! http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Films_that_deserve_the_Criterion_treatment/115/9203/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: josephkuzma
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Post Date: 5/22/2007 10:17:24 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"][quote user="Risselada"] They should do Jarmusch's Night on Earth. It's pretty much his only main movie that's no available on DVD. And it's possibly my favorite, in contention with Down by Law, which is currently the only Jarmusch film in the Criteron Collection I believe. And they did an EXCELLENT job with Down by Law.[/quote]I found out not too recently that they ARE doing Night on Earth. YIPPIE![/quote]I have a friend who works for a distribution and delivery company that occasionally gets Criterion stuff and he says that Dead Man is also on their upcoming release schedule (I'm trying to get him to get me a hardcopy of this magical list).
]]>Wed, 23 May 2007 02:17:24 GMTjosephkuzmaCriterion Collection5/22/2007 10:17:24 PM[quote user="Risselada"][quote user="Risselada"] They should do Jarmusch&#39;s Night on Earth. It&#39;s pretty much his only main movie that&#39;s no available on DVD. And it&#39;s possibly my favorite, in contention with Down by Law, which is currently the only Jarmusch film in the Criteron Collection I believe. And they did an EXCELLENT job with Down by Law.[/quote]I found out not too recently that they ARE doing Night on Earth. YIPPIE![/quote]I have a friend who works for a distribution and delivery company that occasionally gets Criterion stuff and he says that Dead Man is also on their upcoming release schedule (I&#39;m trying to get him to get me a hardcopy of this magical list). http://www.spout.com/groups/Criterion_Collection/Re_Films_that_deserve_the_Criterion_treatment/115/8936/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 5/17/2007 11:42:27 AM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] They should do Jarmusch's Night on Earth. It's pretty much his only main movie that's no available on DVD. And it's possibly my favorite, in contention with Down by Law, which is currently the only Jarmusch film in the Criteron Collection I believe. And they did an EXCELLENT job with Down by Law.[/quote]I found out not too recently that they ARE doing Night on Earth. YIPPIE!
]]>Thu, 17 May 2007 15:42:27 GMTRisseladaCriterion Collection5/17/2007 11:42:27 AM[quote user="Risselada"] They should do Jarmusch&#39;s Night on Earth. It&#39;s pretty much his only main movie that&#39;s no available on DVD. And it&#39;s possibly my favorite, in contention with Down by Law, which is currently the only Jarmusch film in the Criteron Collection I believe. And they did an EXCELLENT job with Down by Law.[/quote]I found out not too recently that they ARE doing Night on Earth. YIPPIE! http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/paris/MemberTagFilms.aspxparis
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