Criterion On The Couch

Adam and Jim have finally tunneled out of their respective trash heaps to discuss the 2008 Pixar film Wall-E.

Wall-E - Criterion

Directing

Andrew Stanton, (Writer / Director)

• A Bug's Life (1998)

• Ben Burtt - WALL·E / M-O

• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

• Cars (2006)

• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000 - 2021) (Larry David's Agent in the show)

• Best in Show (2000)

• Sister Act (1992)

Cheers (1982-1993)

• Alien (1979)

Misc

Team Deakins podcast

Roger and James Deakins’ closet picks - Criterion Youtube channel

Safety Last! (1923)

Häxan (1922)

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag - Every Frame a Painting

Psych - High Noon-ish (Season 4 episode 3) - Buster Keaton gag

Taylor Kitsch movies:

John Carter (2012)

Based on the book A Princess of Mars

Battleship (2012)

Apple MacInTalk

Criterion On The Couch - episode #4 - Brazil

Hello Dolly (1969)

Heat (1995)

2001 A Space Odyssey (1968)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Subspace Rhapsody (Season 2 episode 9) - Status Report

Foundation (2021)- Apple TV

Weta's "Massive" software

A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again - David Foster Wallace

The Tank Chair - by Brad Soden

Join Adam and Jim as they have an old friend for dinner, and discuss the 1991 crime thriller, The Silence of The Lambs.

The Silence of The Lambs - Criterion

Directing

Jonathan Demme, Ethan Coen (Writer / Director)

Philadelphia (1993)

Something Wild (1986)

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Acting

Jodie Foster - Clarice Starling

Anthony Hopkins - Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Scott Glenn - Jack Crawford

Ted Levine - Buffalo Bill

Brooke Smith - Catherine Martin

Anthony Heald - Dr. Frederick Chilton

Darla - Precious (the dog)

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto - Director of Photography

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Gladiator (1992)

The Sixth Sense (1989)

Music / Audio

Howard Shore - Score

That Thing You Do! (1996)

High Fidelity (2000)

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001)

Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus

American Girl - Tom Petty

Misc

Team Deakins podcast - episode 93

Interview with Sound Designer Skip Lievsay

First Aid Fail - The Office

Donaghy can’t read Kenneth at Poker - 30 Rock

Spooky Sunday Funday - You’re The Worst

A seedy Texas bar, a dangerous love affair, and a murder-for-hire gone bad. What’s there not to love? Join Adam and Jim on their examination of Joel and Ethan Coen’s first feature-length movie, Blood Simple.

Blood Simple - Criterion

Directing

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (Writer / Director)

Miller's Crossing (1990)

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Fargo (1996)

Acting

John Getz - Ray

Frances McDormand - Abby

Dan Hedaya - Julian Marty

M. Emmet Walsh - Loren Visser

Samm-Art Williams - Meurice

Cinematography

Barry Sonnenfeld - Director of Photography

Raising Arizona (1987)

Big (1988)

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Music / Audio

Carter Burwell - Score

Rob Roy (1995)

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Serenity (2005)

It’s The Same Old Song - The Four Tops

Misc

Paul Thomas Anderson (Director)

Magnolia (1999)

“Raining frogs” scene

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

The Master (2012)

Inherent Vice (2014)

Phantom Thread (2017)

Longing to get outdoors? Looking for an escape from your home office? Then head on out to the ballgame with Adam and Jim. This time they’re heading out to see the Durham Bulls in Ron Shelton’s 1988 iconic sports dramedy, Bull Durham.

Pocket Casts - Addressing Racism

Bull Durham - Criterion

Directing

Ron Shelton (Writer / Director)

White Men Can’t Jump (1992)

Blue Chips (Writer) (1994)

Tin Cup (1996)

Acting

Crash Davis - Kevin Costner

The Big Chill (1983)

Criterion On The Couch episode #002

Dances With Wolves (1990)

Field of Dreams (1989)

For the Love of The Game (1999)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

The Bodyguard (1992)

Waterworld (1995)

Tin Cup (1996)

The Postman (1997)

Annie Savoy - Susan Sarandon

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Thelma & Louise (1991)

Ebby Calvin ‘Nuke’ LaLoosh - Tim Robbins

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Mystic River (2003)

Skip (Manager) - Trey Wilson (died 1 year later in 1989)

Love Is A Battlefield (Pat Benatar’s Dad) (1983)

Raising Arizona (1987)

Twins (1988)

Jimmy (the religious one) - William O’Leary

Marty Taylor (Tim’s youngest brother) - Home Improvement (1991 - 1999)

Millie - Jenny Robertson

Maggie Winters (1998 -1999 TV Series)

Rude Awakening (1998 -2001 TV Series)

Reno 911! (2003 - )

Other baseball movies

The Natural (1984)

A League of Their Own (1992)

The Sandlot (1993)

Rookie of The Year (1993)

Little Big League (1994)

Angels in The Outfield (1994)

Cinematography

Bobby Byrne - Director of Photography

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Mad About You (1992-2019)

Music / Audio

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

Only A Memory - The Smithereens

Born To Be Bad - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

I Idolize You - Ike & Tina Turner

Middle of Nowhere - House of Schock

La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf

Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - Edith Piaf

Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

I Got Loaded - Los Lobos

When will I be loved - The Everly Brothers

Centerfield - John Fogerty

Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward & The Dominoes

A Woman Loves A Man - Joe Cocker

Misc

The real Durham Bulls

Lock your doors, hide your kids, and stay inside. There’s a murderer on the loose! Join Adam and Jim as they hunt the elusive killer that has all of Berlin in a panic. In episode 23 we’re discussing the 1931 “talkie” classic from director Fritz Lang: M.

• Criterion on The Couch - Episode #023: M

M - Criterion

Directing

Director: Fritz Lang

Metropolis (1927)

Acting

Peter Lorre (Hans Beckert)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Criterion On The Couch episode #005

Casablanca (1942)

Ellen Wildmann (Frau Beckmann)

Inge Landgut (Elsie Beckmann)

Otto Wernicke (Inspector Karl Lohmann)

Theodor Loos (Inspector Groeber)

Gustaf Gründgens (Schränker)

Friedrich Gnaß (Franz)

Cinematography

Fritz Arno Wagner (Cinematography)

Nosferatu (1922)

Music

Adolf Jansen (Sound)

Titanic (1943) Propaganda film by Germany

Paul Falkenberg (Sound editor)

Vampyr (1932)

In the Hall of The Mountain King - Trent Reznor, The Social Network (2011)

Twisted Nerve - Bernard Herrmann, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Theme from Jaws - John Williams, (1975)

Other

 Based on Peter Kurten, “The Vampire of Düsseldorf” aka “The Düsseldorf Monster.”

Join Adam, and Jim as they delve down the incinerator chute, on the mine car, through the tunnels to the power plant, under the steam engine and into the cistern through the intake pipe. That’s right, in episode 22 it’s time to retake The Rock along with special guest: former U.S. Navy Seal - Joe.

• Criterion On The Couch - Episode #22 - The Rock

The Rock - Criterion

Directing

Director: Michael Bay

Armageddon (1998)

Criterion On The Couch episode #019

Acting

John Patrick Mason - Sean Connery

Also Executive produced

Stanley Goodspeed - Nicolas Cage

General Francis X. Hummel Ed Harris

F.B.I. Director Womack - John Spencer

Tom Baxter - David Morse

Ernest Paxton - William Forsythe

Chief Justice - Philip Baker Hall

Bookman the Library Cop - Seinfeld (1989)

Senator Matt Hunt - 3 episodes of The West Wing (1999)

Commander Anderson - Michael Biehn

Carla Pestalozzi - Vanessa Marcia

Marvin Isherwood - Todd Louiso

Dick - High Fidelity (2000)

Captain Frye - Gregory Sporleder

Marine Captain Hendrix - John C. McGinley

Dr. Perry Cox - Scrubs (2001)

Private McCoy - Steve Harris

Sergeant Crisp - Bokeem Woodbine

Captain Darrow - Tony Todd

CIA Director Graham - Chuck (2007)

Francis Reynolds - Willie Garson

Jade Angelou - Claire Forlani

Mystery Men (1999)

The President - Stanley Anderson

Music

Hans Zimmer

Pirates of The Caribbean (2003)

Rocket Man - Elton John

A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon

San Francisco - Scott McKenzie

Leaving On A Jet Plane - Frank Sinatra

Other Media

Put the bunny back in the box: is Nicolas Cage the best actor since Marlon Brando? - Steve Rose, The Guardian

Get out your vision boards and lock up your jewelry! In episode #21 Adam and Jim are discussing the 1981 classic heist movie, Thief. (starring James Caan and directed by Michael Mann)

Thief - Criterion

Directing

     Director: Michael Mann

          Miami Vice (2006)

          Manhunter (1986)

          Heat (1995)

Acting

     Frank - James Caan

          The Godfather (1972)

          Las Vegas (2003-2007)

          Elf (2003)

     Jessie - Tuesday Weld

          The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1962)

          Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

     Barry - Jim Belushi

          According to Jim (2001-2009)

     Okla - Willie Nelson

     Leo - Robert Prosky

          The Natural (1984)

          Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

     Mechanic # 3 - John Kapelos

          The Breakfast Club (1985)

Music

     Tangerine Dream

          Thief soundtrack

     Craig Safan

          Confrontation

Other Criterion on The Couch episodes

     Episode #16: The Breakfast Club

          Apple

          Stitcher

Other Media

     The Home Invaders:Confessions of A Cat Burglar

          By Frank Hohimer

Other Movies

     The American (2010)

          Featuring George Clooney

     The Blues Brothers (1980)

          Featuring John Belushi

     Spider-Man (2002)

          Featuring Toby Maguire

School’s out for summer! Break out the 8-tracks, put on your favorite bell bottoms, and join Adam and Jim as they travel back to May 28, 1976 to get Dazed and Confused.

Dazed and Confused - Criterion

Directing

   Director: Richard Linklater

   Where’d You Go Bernadette (2019)

   BoyHood (2014 - Criterion)

   Before Sunrise / Sunset / Midnight (1995, 2004, 2013 - Criterion)

   Slacker (1991 - Criterion)

Acting

   Randall “Pink” - Jason London

      To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar

      Aerosmith videos for Crazy and Amazing

   Pickford - Shawn Andrews

   Mitch - Wiley Wiggins

   Don - Sasha Jenson

      29 years old when the movie came out.

   O’Bannion - Ben Affleck

   Wooderson - Matthew McConaughey

   Mike - Adam Goldberg

      How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days (with Matthew McConaughey)

   Slater - Rory Cochran

      Empire Records

   Simone - Joey Lauren Adams

   Michelle - Milla Jovovich

      The Fifth Element

      Resident Evil

   Darla - Parker Posey

   Cynthia - Marissa Ribisi

      Pleasantville

   Clint - Nicky Klatt

   Hirshfelder (Mitch’s friend) - Jeremy Fox

      Gilmore Girls, Dawson’s Creek, Beverly Hills 90210

Music

   Dazed and Confused Soundtrack

      iTunes

      Spotify

Other Media

   Recent interview on The Guardian with Richard Linklater and Wiley Wiggins

Other Movies

   American Graffiti (1973)

      Directed by George Lucas

   The Big Chill (1983)

      Directed by Lawrence Kasdan

It’s the end of the world, and you’re all invited! Join Adam and Jim and a group of roughneck oil drillers as they travel to the edge of space (and their sanity) in order to save the Earth from Armageddon.

Armageddon - Criterion

Director: Michael Bay

     Bad Boys

     The Rock

Acting:

     Harry Stamper: Bruce Willis

     Grace Stamper: Liv Tyler

          The Leftovers

     A.J. Frost: Ben Affleck

     Dan Truman: Billy Bob Thornton

     Chick: Will Patton

     Rockhound: Steve Buscemi

     Lev Andropov: Peter Stormare

          Steve and Peter previously appeared together in the 1996 movie Fargo

     Colonel Willie Sharp: William Fichtner

     Oscar: Owen Wilson

          The Royal Tenenbaums 

     Bear: Michael Clark Duncan

     Jennifer Watts: Jessica Steen

     Flight Director Clark: Chris Ellis

          Apollo 13

          That Thing You Do

     Psychologist: Udo Kier

          Melancholia

     Guest Comedians

          Eddie Griffin

          Mark Curry

               Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper

Movies:

     Independence Day

     Deep Impact

     The Right Stuff

Cinematography:

     5 Things That Happen In Every Michael Bay Movie(including slow motion)

Music:

     Bon Jovi - Mister Big Time

     Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion

     Ben Affleck sings “Leaving On A JetPlane” to Liv Tyler