Every once in a while, a filmmaker, actor, or musician stops by the Criterion Collection office and is allowed to take a few free DVDs/Blu-rays from the closet. Here is what they chose…
Guy Maddin’s picks:
- L’Avventura
- The Night Porter
- Symbiopsychotaxiplasm
- Mouchette
- When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
- W.R. Mysteries of the Organism
- Robinson Crusoe On Mars
- Mala Noche
- House
- Black Narcissus
- Days of Heaven
- The Thin Red Line
- Brand Upon the Brain!
Wim Wenders’ picks:
- The Rules of the Game
- Salò
- Vivre sa Vie
- Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties
Guillermo Del Toro’s picks:
- Black Orpheus
- The Red Shoes
- The 400 Blows
- Charade
- Crumb
- The Thin Red Line
- The Magician
- Repulsion
- Paths of Glory
Bill Hader’s picks:
- Amarcord
- House
- Salò
- Green for Danger
- Loves of a Blonde
- Antichrist
Robert Downey Sr.’s picks:
- 8 1/2
- America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
- Two-Lane Blacktop
- John Cassavetes: Five Films
Philip Kaufman’s picks:
- Amarcord
- The Wages of Fear
- Crumb
- Fanny and Alexander
- The Battle of Algiers
- Stage and Spectacle: Three Films by Jean Renoir
Michael K. Williams (from The Wire and Boardwalk Empire) picks:
- Gomorrah
- The Fugitive Kind
- Hunger
- The Night of the Hunter
- Dazed and Confused
- Modern Times
Harris Savides’ picks:
- L’Avventura
- Red Desert
- The Night of the Hunter
- Yi Yi
- Three Colors: Blue, White, Red
Adrian Utley (Portishead guitarist) picks:
- Antichrist
- Ratcatcher
- The Passion of Joan of Arc
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
- The 39 Steps
André Bonzel’s picks:
- The 400 Blows
- Stranger than Paradise
- The Scarlet Empress
- Pandora’s Box
- Brazil
- House
YouTube playlist for the Criterion Collection “DVD Picks” http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7D89754A5DAD1E8E&feature=plcp
