Alan Palomo's Closet Picks

[@avastans]

His picks in a list format for those interested: - Sid & Nancy (1986) dir. Alex Cox - Maîtresse (1976) dir. Barbet Schroeder - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) dir. Terry Gilliam - Medium Cool (1969) dir. Haskell Wexler - True Stories (1986) dir. David Byrne - Mystery Train (1989) dir. Jim Jarmusch - Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976) dir. Felipe Cazals - Wings of Desire (1987) dir. Wim Wenders

[@Shivv827]

So awesome to see this collab of all people. Never would have expected this

[@billypilgrim1]

That Peter Falk micro impression was quite decent tbh

[@mattmichaels5480]

RALPH STEADMAN name dropped! I love it!🫀🌈👾

[@isaacmartinez6904]

First time since Paul Dano someone has dropped some precious Criterion 0:14. With that aside, I do like his movie picks.

[@cloudbusting_]

he's a short dude. Criterion should have a ladder for tha homies.

[@chappie_nottherobot]

@@cloudbusting_there’s been a stepping stool for shorter guests in previous videos. I guess he was feeling ambitious in that moment.😂

[@ryneziemba8499]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Mystery Train and True Stories! Excellent picks!

[@indiecinemaster4699]

How do you guys pick who gets to visit the closet?

[@TTM9691]

True Stories is great, one of the best (and most underrated) of the 80s. Happy to see that Criterion did a job on it.

[@bc5588]

Had no clue he was releasing new music! I absolutely loved VEGA INTL Night School, can't believe it's been 8 years since that came out. Don't know when I would've found out abt this new album if it hadn't been for this video, so, glad y'all had him over. Good picks too.

[@reservoirdude92]

One of THE greatest dance albums of the past decade.

[@bl00dvv1tch3]

VEGA INTL Night School is 8 years old now? I was like 18 when the LP came out. My god i feel old!

[@JacksonKillroy]

​@@bl00dvv1tch3i truly hate it when twentysomethings complain about feeling old

[@carolyns4519]

That album was the soundtrack to my first year of college. It was always an awesome album (one of the best of the decade IMO), but now it's extra special to me because when I hear it, I see images of my college town and friends :) I'd like to show some love for Psychic Chasms too, very different album but you can still tell it's from the same guy. I listen to it in the summertime and it's always fitting :)

[@erinkat93]

Love Neon Indian, love these picks!

[@giovannibello6954]

I was expecting some Argento's film or any other very vintage 70's B Movie, but in any case, I love his selection 💗

[@michaelgannon8364]

that Fear & Loathing DVD was my first exposure to Criterion as well! amazing! still one of my favorite films, I too would have taken to updated Bluray hah!

[@matayolandas]

Fear and Loathing was my first Criterion DVD!

[@maxtubb]

I have a question is it a bad thing to sill collect DVDs in the 2020s because I know this an unpopular opinion, but I personally prefer DVDs over 4Ks and Blu-Rays because while I have nothing against Blu-Rays and 4Ks It's just that I prefer the DVD format since their cheaper to purchase and they have so much more personality in terms of Menus being vibrant and animated and Bouns Features being more robust (for the most part).

[@matayolandas]

@@maxtubb I prefer the crisper image. And I think the blu rays also have cool menus.

[@maxtubb]

@@matayolandas I don't know though because from my experience menus on blu-rays (to me at least) look kind of bland to me (Except for Criterion's Menus).

[@thunderwood]

Wow! I have some great movies to watch now.

[@Donald_McE]

Fine film choices, although "MAÎTRESSE" lost me when Bulle Ogier's character had Gérard Depardieu's character urinate on one of her clients. It's one of the more uncomfortable films I've seen but is quite funny in an odd and twisted way. Not sure I want to watch it again. Thanks for mentioning the great artist Ralph Steadman in reference to "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." The film's surrealism is a wonder and does a fine job of portraying the disorienting experience of being under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug. Oh, and Benicio del Toro steals every scene he's in with a brilliant and edgy performance. Marvelous stuff!

[@brutusalwaysminded]

😅 Quickest thumbs up after that jump. Kudos.

[@oddpersona22]

Thank you🌲👍

[@yahiravme2980]

Omg, that's Luis Humberto Navejas, from the contemporary rock group Enjambre 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀☝️

[@marco_vz]

Movies could use more chillwave

[@ChrisAlders-eh7cq]

I do not understand why the vast majority of the people making selections just take films that they are already familiar with. Seems like a blown opportunity to me.

[@ambskater97]

Some very inspired picks in this one.

[@pjbrubak]

One cool dude.. Great picks!

[@GeorgeFloyd2023]

I have them all. I just never had time to watch them.

[@corymasuda3494]

Is this the guy from Rushmore?

[@fredhannum4015]

I think you can trust a person, who,when explaining why they love a film, uses their inability to explain in specific methods or techniques, but moods or feelings they experience from watching a film.

[@postshanna]

is this cause of the strike?

[@burgesssam]

a lotta people pick Sid & Nancy

[@qui_etes_vous]

Criteria closet. Yes. That is the, game, Criterion, plays.

[@phillipphinney206]

Use or ask for the step stool next time. I've seen others in the Criterion Closet use one.

[@bojo7765]

great episode. love neon indian

[@lobabobloblaw]

This man is Dalicore

[@nightcr_wler]

The Goat!!

[@KhaldyFathy]

Can someone do the math and put the picks into a list?

[@KhaldyFathy]

But anyway, 'Medium Cool' (1969) was such an excellent and exploratory choice!

[@juliancontreras5014]

Invite sebastian silva

[@michaelsimpson6958]

Throwing off “diagetic audio” in passing. God love him.

[@JacksonKillroy]

It's "diegetic" and its a pretty basic film term, not some obscure esoteric concept

[@TheRealBErhart]

​@@JacksonKillroy the fact that the Mr Beast subscriber thinks he gets to feel superior to anyone is WILD 💀

[@JacksonKillroy]

@@TheRealBErhart "we must not avert our eyes, this is what is coming at us, this is what a collective anonymous majority wants to see" -Werner Herzog

[@comradechill]

"should have taken acid with you" and "annie" remain all time bangers. love this dude

[@wasnt_it]

Canoa is very well done/ and shocking! a timeless political message

[@denisefigueroa7761]

✅

[@stellabluelulu]

I love you Alan

[@johnkowalski_]

Tip top selections

[@jon4715]

Eh…Medium Cool is an interesting choice at least.

[@alphadream953]

they get the most random people in here

[@nicolasmarin4100]

The goat

[@a-love-supremist]

he could play charlie chaplin

[@moosesgalore]

hes so hot

[@juanaltredo2974]

just as I said Rebecca Miller was boring, this guy is the opposite, and looks so genuine, like a real person, didn't know him at all but i like him

[@angelrojo6466]

Is it true that Criterion is going back and editing dialogue from older films that do not adhere to "modern audiences"?

[@carolyns4519]

Never heard of that, as far as I know all their films are uncut and uncensored. Even on the streaming service.