Movie Recommendations and Personal Reflections on Cinema

The excitement of revisiting classic films evokes nostalgia and deep emotional connections for movie lovers.

### A Celebrity's Criterion Collection Tour: A Glimpse into Their Favorite Films
* 🎥 A celebrity shares their excitement and nostalgia for the Criterion Collection, expressing how it feels like a **dream come true** to be surrounded by physical media in a time when **video stores are disappearing**.
* 🎞 They discuss various films in the collection, including "**Women Under the Influence**," "**Paris is Burning**," "**Lord of the Flies**," "**The Vanishing**," "**Rashomon**," "**The Killing**," and "**The Rose**."
* 👀 The celebrity praises the cinematography of "Paris is Burning," calling it a "**place and time that will never be captured again**."
* 😱 They describe "The Vanishing" as one of the **scariest movies ever**, noting that it **doesn't go where you expect it to**.
* 🎭 The celebrity expresses admiration for Bette Midler's performance in "The Rose," calling it "**one of my favorite movies**."
* 🌙 They share their love for "Moonstruck," highlighting **Cher's iconic performance** and stating, "**She's always at her peak**."
* 📽 The celebrity discusses the unique storytelling in "Midnight Cowboy," particularly praising a scene where the **TV channels change rapidly to symbolize intimacy**.
* 🎁 As a parting gift, they mention the "Cornetto Trilogy" by Edgar Wright, highlighting **"Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," and "The World's End."**

hi, we're in the closet. In the closet, well, we're not in the closet, but you know, um, but we're so excited to be here. This is like a dream come true. I grew up in video stores, and so this is also just a nice feeling 'cause that's not really a thing anymore, sadly. I don't get mad that I don't have late fees anymore, but uh, okay. Where do we begin here? Women Under the Influence. I love cabetes. We love Cass. We love cetes. Um, and then also, I mean, Jenna Roland's performance in this is just one of the best things I've ever seen. Also, when we watched it recently, I was, didn't like the ending. It's so crazy, like, it kind of wild, like, gets funny, yeah, and music that comes on, and then I start thinking about my family, and I'm like thinking about my mom and dad, yeah. There's like, I didn't, I don't think I ever realized how like incredible the ending of that movie is, where it's just like, and that's what this family is like.

d d d just saw Barbara last night. This is Harland County super punk rock at the time, and uh, she directed my very first movie. Oh um hav barar C. She's Havoc. She's a yeah hav hav shout out to shout out. Okay, Paris is burning, the best documentary of all time, actually all time. Oh my god, oh look at this cover. This is no but this is like the cinematography in this is I I I don't think it'll be matched today. It's it's one of those things, it's a place and time that you will never be captured again. It's incredible and just like beautiful and heartbreaking and honest, and me and my father, like we quote this movie a lot. I watched you guys over Christmas, and I was like you guys, this is like your godfather touch this skin, touch this skin. Oh, this is one I love uh Lord of the Flies. Um, I've never seen that. I'm I'm excited to see that read book. Oh, I actually when I saw this come out on

the Criterion Collection. I fell in love with the artist so much. I think the artist's name is Kent Williams. Look at that. Look how beautiful it is. That's rad. It's so unbelievably beautiful. The Vanishing. One of the scariest movies ever. I know it's so, so scary and like goes to the, like, you do not think this film's going to go where you think it's going to go. And I'm not going to spoil it for people who haven't seen it. Um, but yeah, couple goes. Every time you go into a gas station and get anything, I, I'm just like, I'm just, I'm just stare at the door. Like, I try to see. Also, I feel like you would be the other, like, you would do what the guy is. I don't like how short you are 'cause you, I can't see you when you go behind the shelves. I don't like how short I am and I don't 'cause I'm just like, is she going to come back out from behind the shelves, from behind. I'm like.

I'm back here. I love, I guess I love seeing, I guess everybody loves seeing movies that they have no idea what they're going into. I was new and like LA, and I think I just went to vidiots, and I was walking around, and I was in the kirawa section, and he's like, You like kirawa? And I was like, I don't know who that is. And he was like, Well, here is rashan and Seven Samurai. Have a good weekend. And I had an amazing weekend. I had to watch rashan almost three times, I think, 'cause my brain was oozing out of my ears. The Killing, Kubrick, love Kubrick, he's the all-time everything. Um, I also love heist movies, and it's also one of his earlier movies, so there's something just really fresh, and he's figuring it out, and his, it's just the blocking and everything, these masks, I'm so creepy and amazing. Where's uh, fisher king? I don't know if I have a favorite that is better than the waltz.

that happens in Grand Central Station in this movie. Terry just stomped an absolute mud hole in that scene. This top probably top Grand Central Station SC ever. Okay, I just got the way I gassed because I had seen this originally on the thing, but the rose not biopic, but Janice Joplin-esque story. Incredible singer becomes a superstar. Fame, you know, destroys her, yada, yada, but just such a soulful and real performance. This is one of my favorite movies and B. Midler's performance. Okay, Moonstruck. I love Moonstruck. See this movie long live literally at, I don't know, she's at her, she, I don't know if she ever wasn't at her iconic PE. She's always at her peak. Yeah, she's always peeing. Maintains her PE. She's still peeing. She peak. She just had a constant state of peak. Oh, okay. Well, Midnight Cowboy. Love this movie so much. Also, one of my favorite scenes in this is when he goes upstairs with this woman and the TV's on.

and they fall in bed, and it cuts to the TV, and it's cutting and cutting, and obviously like they're doing it, you know, and like the more and the faster, it just goes faster and faster and faster, and the frame gets closer and closer and closer to like what's on the television, and they change the channels faster and faster, and I just thought that was such a genius way to tell that story. I'm going to go with this one 'cause I picked it up early, the Coker Trilogy. I'm going to do that as a parting gift of creative beauty. Okay, Salon Lou, this is a perfect movie. I cry every single time. Um, um, I love both these actors so, so much, and the third old Brady pity. Oh, well, yeah, duh. Okay, we're leaving. Okay, cool. Yep. All right, great. We, I don't want to go to them like physically removing us from the room. Okay, goodbye.

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Classic and contemporary films on Blu-ray, DVD, and online.

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Celebrating Influential Films and Their Impact

The speaker expresses excitement about being in a video store, reminiscing about their childhood.

They discuss the powerful performances and impactful endings of films like "Women Under the Influence" and "Paris is Burning.

" The speaker also mentions their father's influence and the significance of quoting movies together.

The Impact of Film on Personal Experience

The speaker is captivated by the artist Kent Williams and the beauty of their work.

They discuss the chilling effect of the movie "The Vanishing" and how it influences their behavior in gas stations.

The speaker shares their love for discovering new films, particularly through the recommendation of a stranger, and expresses admiration for Kubrick's work, especially in "The Killing.

Terry's powerful scene in Grand Central Station is a standout moment.

Bette Midler's soulful performance in a Janice Joplin-esque story is unforgettable.

"Moonstruck" and "Midnight Cowboy" are also favorites, with the latter featuring a memorable scene with a woman and a TV.

The scene transitions between a couple in bed and a TV, with fast-paced channel changes that mirror their actions.

The storytelling technique is praised for its genius and effectiveness.

The speaker expresses a strong emotional connection to the movie "Salon Lou" and its actors, highlighting its impact on them.