@@Theomite What rock have I been living under? I had no idea that it actually got a restoration release. I'm delighted fans and people who've never seen it before can enjoy a quality release of this movie now! :) The original DVD transfer was terrible quality. Btw, the cover art for the release is everything I'd hoped a Morvern Callar release would be!
@@martincurran4985 dude it’s got a reversible cover too, it’s so fucking gorgeous in person. Pre-ordered it when it dropped in February, I love it so much.
John Cassavetes, FOUNDATION, that's the FOUNDATION. Fear and Loathing. What a great random pick. I'm a big fan when it comes to experimenting with the mind.
Lol, she tried, but couldn't be as greedy as Barry Jenkins 😅 Jenkins is still my favourite closet video because he just went for it and didnt care who knew.
oh, "ratcatcher". i need to upgrade my copy to blu-ray for that film. get "morvern callar" in the criterion collection. that film is lynne ramsay's masterpiece.
Morvern Caller was recently given a great looking Blu-ray release by a company called Vinegar Syndrome, so it will probably be awhile before the rights will be available.
White male directors that enter this closet do not get half the negativity in the comments that female directors of color get. But do go ahead and blame it on her new movie that none of you have seen yet.
We want Martin Scorsese here. Tarantino is also big fanboy so him too. Also anybody who is more famous. Also we want like 30 minutes of this. We love to hear directors speaking about their favorite films.
These vids should be a bit longer, and the crew should prompt the guest to properly show the film they have chosen. Sometimes the guest dosen't properly show the film, or sometimes they just fuckin mumble for a bit, which makes it a bit difficult know what they're on about. Not that this person did that.
@@MagnitudeReviews she PICKED it out and talked about it, and it's listed in the movies mentioned in the description. Far as I'm concerned, that's a pick
I didn't see anyone complain when Kyle Maclachlan pulled Blue Velvet and Fire Walk With Me two weeks ago. It's almost like you don't like her for other reasons... wonder if you can admit what those are.
@@gavinhenderson7250 the film does address Dahomey’s role in the slave trade as well as hints at human sacrifice, though significantly downplaying both, which is why it’s called historical fiction, a concept the original commenter appears to have no grasp of, at least that’s what I gather from their half baked failed snark comment. The movie actually happens at an interesting time in Dahomey’s history where Ghezo naively thinks he’ll be able to peddle palm oil instead of human cargo, but I think the film might embellish his moral conundrum with slavery, from everything I’ve read he was basically a warlord who wanted more power, but since the movie is overall about the Agojie, it takes liberties to weave the narrative around that group.
@@FactoryOne What the movie actually does is distort history in order for those of a wishful thinking & gullible mindset to rally around a false narrative. It is historical revisionism & Hollywood has been guilty of it since its inception. It is a bitter pill for many to accept the substantial role that Africa played & benefited from in the trafficking & misery of other Africans just as happened in every other human society throughout history.
@@gavinhenderson7250 I have seen the film & was disappointed as it was a missed opportunity to confront a chapter in human history that too often gets glossed over & as I said to the commentator below: What the movie actually does is distort history in order for those of a wishful thinking & gullible mindset to rally around a false narrative. It is historical revisionism & Hollywood has been guilty of it since its inception. It is a bitter pill for many to accept the substantial role that Africa played & benefited from in the trafficking & misery of other Africans just as has happened in every other human society throughout history.
@@LeifSonOfRogaland so because you think people are incapable of doing their own research and are gullible, the filmmaker owes it to the audience, who by your standards is far too stupid to understand what historical fiction is or to be able to google “Dahomey” afterward that she therefore must tell the gods honest truth about Dahomey, narrative be damned? I’d hate to hear your take on Laurence of Arabia or Herzog’s Cobra Verde or just generally live in your world where apparently no one but you has the critical thinking skills to decipher fact from fiction or had the ability to draw accurate conclusions about this film. But by all means, continue doing your important work of condemning the filmmaker on behalf of us ignorant goons.
I've noticed that black filmmakers often pick out movies by black filmmakers, often not exceptional movies at all. Just the fact those movies were made by a black filmmaker inspires these people. That's interesting.
it’s called supporting your people and there’s nothing wrong with that. especially when they have been marginalised within the industry. and them not being good is just your opinion, not fact. subjectivity exists.
@@ririschannelx nothing wrong with it, just interesting. I would never pick out a filmmaker as an inspiration simply because I share his ethnic background.
@@house684 If you are male and ethnically “white” about 95% of mainstream and independent films are ostensibly tailored for you - the white male gaze. There is a censorious deficiency of films by black, Latino, women, and (out) queer filmmakers in the mainstream, western canon. Despite your patronizing assumptions, Black (et al) filmmakers do not merely select marginalized filmmakers based on their ostensible similarities. Qualities that may seem mediocre to the white male gaze often resonate with audiences from other cultures, who may find the tendencies and homogeneity of mainstream and independent “white” men filmmakers alien to their experiences or banal in their over representation.
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@@jonahclark859 It’s literally because she’s a woman of colour. The people leaving negative comments below this video can give all the reasons they want for their hate. Eventually, it comes down to a simple answer.
These videos are to help bring people to watch films they'd otherwise likely never watch. It's about discovery, not simply ranking the best. If you wanna tell people their opinions and childhood experiences are inferior, then go start a UA-cam channel. That way you can acquire a meager following that are as miserable as you, then you can sit on your high horses and sulk and be miserable together while the rest of us continue to enjoy watching films.
Hello beautiful. I'm genuinely curious about your thoughts on the oppression of people of color here in the U.S.? And do you contribute to organizations or individuals working to improve the conditions of Black and Brown communities?
Wow, you almost never see them go for random picks, I love that.
Or even admit that they've not seen something and just grabbing it so they could watch it for the first time, hah.
Love the idea to pick a random one. What a great way to expose yourself to new filmmakers.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE - yes, masterpiece!
Btw, make random picks a rule. Love that.
Liked her picking two random movies to watch
Black Orpheus is incredible! Good picks, Gina.
Fear and Loathing is an excellent random pick. She won’t regret that one!
I love her picking A Dry White Season that movie is incredible
Nothing brings me more joy than seeing people go to the criterion closet and acting like a kid in the candy store.
Excellent picks! 🎥👌
Haters in the comments mad they’ll NEVER dig thru the closet lol. Great picks by a great filmmaker, gonna check out those picks
I’m mad I’m never gonna pick through the closet. I just want one person to talk about Michael Bay’s The Rock for the entire episode.
“Great”
🛑🧢
@@TheRulerRoderickSutton Ok then YOU make successful movies and take a pick 😁
@@Lancaster22 that's probably the best film he's ever made. everything else after that is unwatchable.
@@RVAlien why so defensive?
I'm still shocked that Lynne Ramsay's Morvern Callar isn't in the collection yet. That movie is CRYING out for a Criterion release!!!
Vinegar Syndrome has the rights to it. I'mma buy it in November during their Black Friday sale.
@@Theomite Same.
@@Theomite What rock have I been living under? I had no idea that it actually got a restoration release. I'm delighted fans and people who've never seen it before can enjoy a quality release of this movie now! :) The original DVD transfer was terrible quality.
Btw, the cover art for the release is everything I'd hoped a Morvern Callar release would be!
@@martincurran4985 dude it’s got a reversible cover too, it’s so fucking gorgeous in person. Pre-ordered it when it dropped in February, I love it so much.
@@DuncanUdaho67 I have GOT to order myself one! Thanks for the recommendation! :)
They should honestly have everyone just pick out a random one. Little Russian roulette movie night.
Fast forward to someone accidentally picking Salo 😬
Love GPB, such a smart filmmaker.
Gina is such an incredible writer and director!!
Didn't know they just added 'Eve's Bayou'. Loved the random picks. Thanks!
John Cassavetes, FOUNDATION, that's the FOUNDATION. Fear and Loathing. What a great random pick. I'm a big fan when it comes to experimenting with the mind.
Barry Jenkins said that, yes?
I do that shut my eyes and pick a random move on my Letterboxd watchlist every night lol
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as a random pick is amazing.
My man John Cassavetes...that box set is phenomenal, and Rat Catcher is an incredible film, just incredible.
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, what a mad film for her to watch.
to be on criterion closet picks is a life goal.
I love Gina! She made some great picks too.
love her for picking out Claudine and Black Orpheus, legends only
The Woman King was epic, very excited to check out Love & Basketball. Really hope she enjoys Fear & Loathing!
Claudine, Devil in a Blue Dress, and Eve's Bayou, I also have those in my Criterion Collection.
Excellent Gina!
4:21 ohhh that is a very good one!
The Woman King should’ve been nominated for Best Picture!
Lol, she tried, but couldn't be as greedy as Barry Jenkins 😅
Jenkins is still my favourite closet video because he just went for it and didnt care who knew.
What goes on in the closet ... is shared with everyone!
Absolutely.
An Actor's Revenge is sensational.
She is awesome!
oh, "ratcatcher". i need to upgrade my copy to blu-ray for that film. get "morvern callar" in the criterion collection. that film is lynne ramsay's masterpiece.
I finally saw it last year--amazing film. Like, you know it's going to be amazing in the first shot level amazing.
Lol! I literally just commented about a Morvern Callar release before seeing your comment. Such a great movie!!
Morvern Caller was recently given a great looking Blu-ray release by a company called Vinegar Syndrome, so it will probably be awhile before the rights will be available.
White male directors that enter this closet do not get half the negativity in the comments that female directors of color get. But do go ahead and blame it on her new movie that none of you have seen yet.
the not even seeing the movie they're so up in arms about is so fucking ridiculous
Nice!
We want Martin Scorsese here.
Tarantino is also big fanboy so him too.
Also anybody who is more famous.
Also we want like 30 minutes of this.
We love to hear directors speaking about their favorite films.
Hoping we get to see Andrew Stanton appear one day.
The legend herself 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Is she a legend?
What makes her a legend? lol
I keep waiting for Charles Burnett and Dee Rees, myself.
Why legend I don't understand??
she accidentally picked one of Kon Ichikawa's better films, so it's not a total loss! lol
These vids should be a bit longer, and the crew should prompt the guest to properly show the film they have chosen. Sometimes the guest dosen't properly show the film, or sometimes they just fuckin mumble for a bit, which makes it a bit difficult know what they're on about. Not that this person did that.
What films did she pick I can't see them????
Random pick for the win! New mandate?
Thank you.
First pick is her own film. Queen stuff
She didn't pick her own film, just mentioned how happy she was that she got the call from Criterion is all.
@@MagnitudeReviews she PICKED it out and talked about it, and it's listed in the movies mentioned in the description. Far as I'm concerned, that's a pick
Dear Criterion please make videos with Harmony Korine, Courtney Love and Pete Doherty choosing their closet picks
I like her
Let’s fucking GOOOOOOOOOO
It’s interesting how middle of the road so many American filmmakers’ tastes are.
Fishtank!
Who?
Gina Prince-Bythewood, its in the title…
google exists! broaden your horizons film buff!
@@ririschannelx The Woman King director?? Lol no thanks.
She says a whole lotnof nothing
I'm not gonna pull my own that's tacky. Had me in the first half...
I didn't see anyone complain when Kyle Maclachlan pulled Blue Velvet and Fire Walk With Me two weeks ago. It's almost like you don't like her for other reasons... wonder if you can admit what those are.
Sounds like Laila Ali
Marlon Brando is the only good thing about A Dry White Season. Euzhan Palcy is a mediocre director.
No movies or documentaries available on the Dahomey's lucrative role in the transatlantic slave trade?
From what I can gather from people that have actually seen the film, that’s kind of the point of it.
@@gavinhenderson7250 the film does address Dahomey’s role in the slave trade as well as hints at human sacrifice, though significantly downplaying both, which is why it’s called historical fiction, a concept the original commenter appears to have no grasp of, at least that’s what I gather from their half baked failed snark comment. The movie actually happens at an interesting time in Dahomey’s history where Ghezo naively thinks he’ll be able to peddle palm oil instead of human cargo, but I think the film might embellish his moral conundrum with slavery, from everything I’ve read he was basically a warlord who wanted more power, but since the movie is overall about the Agojie, it takes liberties to weave the narrative around that group.
@@FactoryOne
What the movie actually does is distort history in order for those of a wishful thinking & gullible mindset to rally around a false narrative. It is historical revisionism & Hollywood has been guilty of it since its inception. It is a bitter pill for many to accept the substantial role that Africa played & benefited from in the trafficking & misery of other Africans just as happened in every other human society throughout history.
@@gavinhenderson7250
I have seen the film & was disappointed as it was a missed opportunity to confront a chapter in human history that too often gets glossed over & as I said to the commentator below:
What the movie actually does is distort history in order for those of a wishful thinking & gullible mindset to rally around a false narrative. It is historical revisionism & Hollywood has been guilty of it since its inception. It is a bitter pill for many to accept the substantial role that Africa played & benefited from in the trafficking & misery of other Africans just as has happened in every other human society throughout history.
@@LeifSonOfRogaland so because you think people are incapable of doing their own research and are gullible, the filmmaker owes it to the audience, who by your standards is far too stupid to understand what historical fiction is or to be able to google “Dahomey” afterward that she therefore must tell the gods honest truth about Dahomey, narrative be damned? I’d hate to hear your take on Laurence of Arabia or Herzog’s Cobra Verde or just generally live in your world where apparently no one but you has the critical thinking skills to decipher fact from fiction or had the ability to draw accurate conclusions about this film. But by all means, continue doing your important work of condemning the filmmaker on behalf of us ignorant goons.
I like your delusion , like how u just make up lies and then produce a movie on that said lie
Never heard of her
google exists! broaden your horizons film buff!
I've noticed that black filmmakers often pick out movies by black filmmakers, often not exceptional movies at all. Just the fact those movies were made by a black filmmaker inspires these people. That's interesting.
it’s called supporting your people and there’s nothing wrong with that. especially when they have been marginalised within the industry. and them not being good is just your opinion, not fact. subjectivity exists.
why are you talking about black filmmakers like it's a nature documentary?
@@ririschannelx nothing wrong with it, just interesting. I would never pick out a filmmaker as an inspiration simply because I share his ethnic background.
@@house684 You're white. Shut up.
@@house684 If you are male and ethnically “white” about 95% of mainstream and independent films are ostensibly tailored for you - the white male gaze.
There is a censorious deficiency of films by black, Latino, women, and (out) queer filmmakers in the mainstream, western canon.
Despite your patronizing assumptions, Black (et al) filmmakers do not merely select marginalized filmmakers based on their ostensible similarities. Qualities that may seem mediocre to the white male gaze often resonate with audiences from other cultures, who may find the tendencies and homogeneity of mainstream and independent “white” men filmmakers alien to their experiences or banal in their over representation.
-> 😏 Maybe We're The 1st Spiritist* Pop-Metal Or Rock Band In This World..
But Don't Pay Much Attention To Our Neanderthal English, HaHa ❤ HaHa
*NOTE:
-> Spiritist is who professes Spiritism, the Gospel continuation
It has began with the books by Allan Kardec and continued in the books by Francisco C. Xavier, the greatest and more important medium/prophet of spirits of the last centuries...
Great pro-slavery propaganda movie she made
She's a good director. Her husband, not so much
Below average
I can’t help but see a pattern in your comments on some of the closet picks. Disturbing.
not white enough for you it seems
Get a life
@@gavinhenderson7250 cry about it
@@tonywilthshire308 that’s the best you’ve got?
More like the woke closet. Pass.
??????? in what way
@@jonahclark859 woke is the new code for the N word, like when they were calling every Black person a thug a couple years ago
@@jonahclark859 It’s literally because she’s a woman of colour. The people leaving negative comments below this video can give all the reasons they want for their hate. Eventually, it comes down to a simple answer.
Affirmative action closet lol
go away, racist
Seen better closet picks
they're someone's personal choices, what do you mean better
Yes, but In the Mood for Love alone makes up for some of the other stuff she picked.
These videos are to help bring people to watch films they'd otherwise likely never watch. It's about discovery, not simply ranking the best.
If you wanna tell people their opinions and childhood experiences are inferior, then go start a UA-cam channel. That way you can acquire a meager following that are as miserable as you, then you can sit on your high horses and sulk and be miserable together while the rest of us continue to enjoy watching films.
Discovering my voice as a film maker ? She is so overrated !
let’s see you make a film and we’ll wait for the inevitably shit results
Meh
Not a fan of her. Some nice pics tho
Do Johnny Depp.
Gross. Her movie sucks.
Hello beautiful. I'm genuinely curious about your thoughts on the oppression of people of color here in the U.S.? And do you contribute to organizations or individuals working to improve the conditions of Black and Brown communities?
Jesus Christ...
@@Crunch_Buttsteak What does Jesus Christ have to do with my question?