Bill Hader's Closet Picks

[@ZRiceFilms]

Return of the king

[@sebastianhernandez5855]

💯

[@nlmatta]

THE BEACONS ARE LIT!

[@AdlerDanEgoe]

he's so ahead of the curve, that he speaks in a parody of his own voice just to defuse those jokes a priori. it's all good but then, right from the get go, he mansplains some old jokes and that's a nono and ick from me. what a twisted world have we created for ourselves with the help of the ever-present and unremitting internet. I thought this was a tool for us dweebs, when I downloaded megabits of data through a telephone line and later a whole 700 mb .avi files on dsl connection. it turned out to be as important as electricity itself today, you cannot funcion properly in any public space without it, you can't park your car, pay your merchant, work for your boss. when Bowie explained Paxman in 1999 what the idea of internet really is ( /watch?v=VtNleJ-Yn9I ) everyone thought it was a side effect of the ko kane. how right he was. I'll watch the rest of the video now thank you.

[@RyanMichero]

I legit was going to comment exactly this

[@tfries72]

Great movie jajajaj

[@billc.2627]

New York's hottest club is The Closet. Located in the rear of a dilapidated Sbarro's Pizza, this place has everything: Criterion Videos, A movie about a man dying of cancer, Albert Brooks in Real Life, Salo, the perfect date movie, and Bill Hader in a maroon hoodie and a House T-Shirt or a grey nondescript T-Shirt.

[@sudipchatterjee]

Yes yes yes yes yes! 😉🙌

[@BilltheBrewer]

Dan Cortez..

[@iansmith9125]

& they have a Jewish Dracula.

[@shinybeast]

well played 😀

[@welcometothemovies9157]

He describes more stuff and throws in bill hader in a maroon hoodie and starts laughing

[@sumithprasad6255]

Release the extended cut!!!!!

[@shinybeast]

shit. posted my comment before I read yours. I agree.

[@dorphlthewise1]

#releasethehadercut

[@bornanagaming3329]

You gotta buy the Bill Hader box set for that

[@Ishai1]

@@bornanagaming3329 day 1

[@patrickandersen412]

Absolutely, why cut it short? He obviously has a lot more to say.

[@NotMyGumDropButtons.444]

Show me your leadership capabilities

[@bobbyologun1517]

LOL

[@Drefbomb97]

FIND THEM!

[@readymade83]

They're sitting over there in directors chairs.

[@drpozo]

😂😂😂😂

[@Dovith]

They are right there👉🤣🤣🤣

[@flannelogue]

Please give Hader a regular show on Criterion where he just talks about film.

[@taint_misbehavin]

Oh my God please no. Last thing we need is more film nerds on KZbin telling us what we need to think about film.

[@granular_quality8011]

I would watch a roundtable, or like an mst3k style commentary with some closet personalities discussing their favorite film(s)

[@mellifont96]

thats a good idea. there is a youtuber who puts clips of people talking about film and bill hader is in some.

[@sonnyvarioni1654]

They already did that?

[@toddpinkstonisgod]

Well, he did this on the Criterion Channel which is worth watching, talking about film: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX2wmqGKhL6peq8

[@antoinepetrov]

The closet doing homages to itself now

[@andrewwilson4733]

getting meta

[@PhimbleG-d]

@@andrewwilson4733metting geta

[@retired3897]

@@andrewwilson4733 And it’s the PEOPLE entering the closet getting meta. That’s awesome

[@abigailestacio1794]

its starting to insist upon itself

[@oscar_311]

@@abigailestacio1794 cause it has a point to make ITS INSISTING

[@satyarthsingh2276]

Bill Hader returns 13 years later and casually drops another Criterion classic.

[@moedemama]

This boring clip is now a classic? God youre a simpleton

[@37654]

Refuses to elaborate Leaves

[@jackrusso4700]

@@moedemamathis is boring to you? Maybe don’t engage in film media on KZbin if it’s boring to you, crazy idea I know

[@shinybeast]

WAY. TOO. SHORT. give us the directors cut. 44 min or bust.

[@richardrobbins387]

The black and white version of this is much better. Just saying.

[@GrantKanigan]

@@richardrobbins387Bill Hader’s Closet Picks: BLACK AND CHROME EDITION

[@YurikRoss]

Criterion should release a blu ray of the full director cut for this video with Bill Hader commentary

[@TheBlaskar]

44 mins *and* bust

[@sfowned]

Someone give Bill $80,000,000 to make a feature on whatever he wants. "Directed by Bill Hader" was the most exciting 4 words in Television for two years.

[@MicahMicahel]

actors are almost never good directors. Mel Gibson is the exception. Ed Harris did a good job on Jackson Pollack. George Clooney murders scripts.

[@h0lly_blue]

@@MicahMicahel of course Mel Gibson is the exception, I can't possibly imagine why you'd think that - you probably think Kevin Sorbo is a cinematic genius too

[@Fillmatic86]

his buddy Ben Stiller also did good in Severence, makes me wonder what would he pick in closet too.

[@ecbrown6151]

Agreed, Barry was exceptional and ended exactly when it should have. Bravo Bill!

[@johnbarrie447]

I still want to see him make a horror feature, but he just signed a new show deal with HBO, him and the head writer of Barry. From the Deadline article-- The official logline for the untitled project states, “A woman in a small town has a big secret revealed.” Hader and Boudreau will serve as co-writers and executive producers on the project.

[@chrisb1236]

"It is *not* a good date movie, just wanted to clear that up." 😂

[@MammaApa]

I had thankfully figured that out on my own. I can only really think of one movie that I watched as a date movie and none of us were in the mood for anything afterwards and that movie was The Wall.

[@bored1ca]

I've known that for a while when I googled it - yikes! 😯😆

[@thoso1973]

Well, it is a good date movie.... if you hate your date! 😂

[@dzenacs2011]

​​@@bored1ca why people still watch this crap it always had poor critics ratings since 70s. Same as cannibal holocaust. watch good films dont waste your life on crappy products

[@johnmcmahon5225]

If you are watching it in an art theater with 100 other people, why not? It's a masterpiece Pasolini movie. You will certainly have something to talk about over coffee afterwards.

[@keatonkugler8249]

OMG!! I’m the student he’s talking about in the beginning with the House shirt lmao

[@shinybeast]

don't kill bill please

[@taint_misbehavin]

@@shinybeast why do people love freaking out celebrities smh

[@cakeburps]

Well played. That feel when a niche homage hits 😙👌 Did you have to hunt down a good sweater match or already happen to own it?

[@keatonkugler8249]

I actually had both the hoodie and the House shirt already, but I’m pretty sure watching his first closet video years ago made me want to get the shirt in the first place! I’m just surprised he even noticed, let alone remembered months later 😂

[@catindawall]

We need to make this a halloween costume lol

[@Littlestraincloud]

Shout out to Ali Wong for hosting a screening of Ikiru for Bill's birthday.

[@scorpinope]

this comment is how i learnt they were dating

[@tbwatch88]

yow.

[@kamuelalee]

Huh

[@MoistBananaFantasmagoria]

It’s such a sweet thing she did for Bill, but it’s also exactly the kind of hilarious dick move a comedian would pull to fuck with their friends.

[@vokasimid5330]

You know they both came to Emmy red carpet together right?

[@Advent3546]

I hope they bring Bill back for a third time in 10 years

[@isaacmartinez6904]

Guess who’s back? Back Again. Bill Hader’s back. Love his movie choices as always.

[@jamesquinonez3914]

Hader’s back. Tell a friend.

[@ChristianSheehan]

Thank you for using the Amarcord soundtrack in the end

[@jinchoung]

who doesn't love bill hader. impossible not to feel happy about the guy's success.

[@robertdegiorno8690]

I like Bill's style of doing these vids where he just talks about his emotional attachments to each movie and tells a nice story about his experiences with each.

[@Minionsfan8]

Anyone able to find the parody/video that he mentioned with Ryan Perez? Can't find it anywhere. Heard that its crucial

[@riverotter68]

Oh, this one. This is a 1937 movie from the Icelandic avante garde director Sven Hyberslald. It changed my life.

[@msesteki1]

Google Ryan Perez Criterion Vulture; there you can find the tweet that has the video

[@FishboneINK]

why short criterion.. why not longer Mr. Closet?

[@heykalei]

so NOW he tells me it's not a good date video. would've been nice to know that before

[@chrisbridgen2711]

It's the movie for you if you are only interested in first dates and puzzled faces.

[@SidPhoenix2211]

I got an actual good date movie recommendation for you: "Come & See" by Elem Klimov. Give it a whirl! x)

[@shinybeast]

I brought a first date to Wild at Heart never saw her again.

[@37654]

Seriously though, I took my Tinder date to Joker. I felt kinda miserable afterwards lol.

[@user-zy5dp8fl8n]

@@SidPhoenix2211🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewpaul6904]

Who says sequels are bad? Bill Hader is back, baby

[@bokok-hn2pk]

TELLL HIM NOT TO STOP. i needed three hours of this

[@taylorleverage3889]

Guess who's back back again Hader's back Tell a friend

[@michaelbuhl4250]

I may have commented about this on Bill's last video, but I also once told someone that Salo was a good date movie. About a month later I learned that he did not pick up on the sarcasm in my voice and actually watched it on a date. He was like, "Ugh! Why did you recommend that?" I think he said that they made it through 10 minutes before they turned it off. I believe he actually ended up marrying the the girl, so at least I didn't ruin the first date for him, and maybe shock and revulsion is just what they needed to start things off.

[@LordConstrobuz]

nice reddit post

[@colleenwilliams2553]

When I was 17, --I had thanksgiving at Ben Stiller's house-- IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR

[@christmascountdowncorner6807]

I coulda heard his thoughts on Cat People.

[@urmumsbaps]

Crucial, crucial movie.

[@rallogump]

agreed!

[@dzenacs2011]

"Crappy camp"

[@lawrencescales9864]

I’m also dying to know lol

[@mrmustard4478]

@@dzenacs2011 Incorrect

[@IMadeMyYoutubeNameAge17]

This could have been an hour long

0:41 Sálo 1:20 Yi Yi 1:30 Ikaru 1:53 Barry Lyndon 2:12 Roma 2:27 Real Life 2:47 My Darling Clementine 3:09 Felini Box Set 3:35 Cold War

[@kvassinc]

Hader's return to Closet Picks today was just what I needed! I know Bill probably won't read this, but I wanted to thank you for creating Barry. It's one of my favorite shows and the best example in recent years of how to end a series in an avant-garde way. I can't wait for your next project! Edit: 3:39 OMG POLAND MENTIONED

[@adamkane4217]

When you act in the theatre, if your arm is hurt and someone grabs your arm you go DAAAH. But you must downplay it in film. It must be more subtle. So if someone grabs your arm and it's hurt you go ngnng.

[@simona.6939]

I love your inserts of the older closet video! Bill Hader. Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!

[@Red-Brick]

I love that his attitude shifted from a 5 year old showing you his favorite movies, to a dad showing you his favorite movies.

[@elichilton7031]

Excellent inside info from Bill on the Barry Lyndon and Roma discs and their behind the scenes material.

[@CTSega]

Amazing! Bill Hader is truly an under-appreciated gem of a human

[@tristyevely3798]

I really wish he would do Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers podcast.

[@matt.stevick]

i have been around the world and seen it all in my 42 years. i can say with conviction one of the funniest actor comedians of all time is bill hader. i love him. thanks bill hader, merry chistmas to you and urs.

[@k.d.noodle6196]

Why on earth would you prevent me from hearing Bill Hader talk about Allan King movies

[@davidhollingsworth4665]

I could listen to Bill Hader talk about anything for rest of my life.

[@ranganmajumder2200]

Men of culture we meet again

[@MangetsuSAMURAI]

I've said this before on a different video of Bill talking about Ikiru, but my grandma was a contract actress for Toho back in the day and she shows up in Ikiru as the woman who gives a piano player a beer and storms off when he ignores her for another woman dancing next to him.

[@greta8093]

no, this made MY year

[@happydawg2663]

Great picks, I'm glad that Bill loves Fellini and that he saw Amarcord. Also his first pick was kinda surprising, Salò by Pasolini is a great date movie, if you're Travis Bickle. lol

[@i2su405]

1:28 YES! I KNEW IT WOULD BE HERE WITHOUT KNOWING!

[@MrMoriardy]

Bill Hader. Crucial, crucial, crucial, crucial guest

[@isthhisart]

Its like seeing one of your over enthusiastic high school friend who didn't move out of town and is kinda depressed now

[@markp864]

Bill Hader is such a talented artist. My respect and admiration for him grows every time I see his work

[@Robpool2000]

0:10 the film school he’s referring to is Dodge College, I know because I was at that masterclass.

[@CONVERSE1991]

thank you for allowing Bill Hader another chance to enter the closet, his video was what introduced me to the Criterion Collection

[@jackhackett80]

I half-assed mentioned that the Fellini set would be cool and Santa brought it last Christmas. It is an incredible edition and addition

[@ericbaker8781]

Wow Santa is so cool

[@DRHPaints]

Yes, please share the extra footage! That would be lovely. And thank you for sharing this! The epitome of joy🥰

[@Donald_McE]

I'm surprised that Mr. Hader didn't mention naming his son Spartacus because of his love for the film. Also, RIP Maggie Smith, a true giant in cinema.

[@anonymes2884]

No, _i'm_ Spartacus !

[@adrianloya167]

A G.O.A.T. of Criterion Collection Closet picks.

[@madahad9]

Now that Criterion has released their box sets of Bergman and Fellini isn't about time for a Buñuel collection? I'd love to have some of his obscure and hard to find films like El, Mexican Bus Ride, and The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz , as well his more well-known ones. It took me a while to have the funds to finally get the Fellini box set and was worth every penny. Criterion always gives us the best product and they're treasures for both fans of cinema and those of us who still value physical media. I know they released a three film collection of Buñuel, but I already had two and only missing That Obscure Object of Desire---which is among my least favourite of his films.

[@RyanMichero]

I would totally buy this. It's been a long time since I've seen it but I remember El being really good!

[@likearollingstone007]

Curious; what’s the cost for the Fellini boxset ?

[@dzenacs2011]

that standart comedy about village girl who trying to be actress is great. From his million non surrealist films

[@Vanq78]

Wow, i thought that I had watched a lot of movies...i had never heard of most of these. Thanks Bill

[@217vigilante]

🎶We’ll… meet again… don’t know when… don’t know WHEEEEEERE!!! But I’ll know we’ll meet again some sunny day 🎶

[@Taesian]

Bill Hader is a very nice guy. Got to meet him on Barry season 2, a huge cinephile. Excited if he ever gets a feature as a director/writer.

[@broisyougobbling]

For the last 13 years, Bill has ruined countless potential relationships by recommending Salo as a first date movie. I guess there really is always time to make things right

[@Badvision]

👏 what a joy to listen to this man, what a talented person

[@ElliotCoen]

Barry Lyndon is a perfect date movie.

[@777jones]

Haha I actually did that. Love that movie

[@parko3327]

@@777jones Love that movie too. Good taste legend!!

[@nicolaimarquez2211]

The whole montage of Bill just going and choosing a bunch of movies after he said "Alright, I can stop there" was brilliant

[@FrankC-he5dn]

I’ve been showing women Salo since 2011 thinking it was a date movie only to find out 13 years later that it was some sadistic joke. Even more sadistic than Salo. Thanks Bill.

[@comradechill]

Eagerly anticipating Bill Hader Closet Picks part 3

[@motorbreath1120]

What’s the name of the song at 3:45?

[@alexrodriguez8946]

Danzando Nella Nebbia - Nino Rota. It plays in the movie Fellinis Amarcord

[@motorbreath1120]

@@alexrodriguez8946 thanks!

[@ReversedOreo2248]

@@alexrodriguez8946 king

[@fujitafunk]

I only used to think of Bill Hader as a comedian from SNL but after seeing him multiple times with Conan O’Brien and his other podcast interviews, I realized just how much of a film nerd he is.

[@alienunderwater3022]

Why did he stop? Why didn’t you let him continue, Criterion?!

[@PatrickAshe41]

1:29 holy crap. I promise I haven't seen this before (I'm in Western NC; we just got the internet one week after the storm hit) and my first thought when I saw that it was Bill Hader was, "I wonder if he'd pick Ikiru." Just an uncanny feeling. It's one of my favorites, and an inspiration for my first novel, Upon This Pale Hill

[@sebluketravis2438]

Bill Hader returns almost 14 years later and looks 24 years older lol

[@robertjohnson6671]

King Hader deserves a full feature 2.5 hour release of his closet visit- get directors to do audio commentaries, storyboards, deleted scenes, original trailers, and maybe even some audition footage.

[@kblixt]

He’s returned

[@GregNordlund]

I saw you pick up that Allan King set. You are now my ride-or-die!

[@Lorenzogino]

the older he gets the more his Alan Alda impression becomes his natural speaking voice

[@MLEcake]

OUR BOY IS BACK!! what a treat!

[@VinceGallop]

Criterion could make a series of Bill in the closet himself! ❤

[@domonicp9136]

We need an extended cut! He clearly pulls more off the shelf and talks about ‘em in the outro section!!

[@fronproductions3527]

Bill…Barry on Blu-ray. Where is it?

[@Fiendishfool]

I love that I can’t separate Barry from Hader now, he did so good. I will watch whatever else he makes

[@darkinstinctful123]

This could've been a 20min episode. Lost opportunity.

[@malvarezv97]

Someone should just give Bill 100 million to do whatever he wants with it, I'm dying to see a feature film directed by him, he's obviously got an amazingly keen eye for good cinema.

[@crispiest99]

Crucial crucial crucial crucial youtube video.

[@MatthueLoose]

I don't think longer or shorter is the way to edit these videos. I think the best way would be completely unedited. The pace of each person's speech, their roving eye looking at the titles slowly, and not removing any additional picks, would be the most immersive and satisfying...! Perhaps one day!

[@lesleybates9560]

Such an easy SNL parody to do: Pretentious film dude steps into the closet and picks White Chicks off the selve. Goes on about the deep meaning of the film then picks Dude, where's my car?

[@TXMEDRGR]

You're right, that would be hilarious, I hope they do that.

[@charlie-obrien]

2 very crucial films!

[@Telstar62a]

Filmed "on the fly" inside a Goodwill store. People see the camera, then suddenly "get interested" in browsing the titles.

[@jordanmartel2937]

Great analysis on the Tarkovsky influence on Roma, he knows his stuff!

[@NoirFan84]

Roma is class. Did my top ten films of the last ten years just the other day on socials & it still gets in my top three. Aftersun & An Elephant Sitting Still being the other two in there.

[@Kormac80]

As many here probably know, he has struggled with severe anxiety for years and I think it's often underestimated what a driver anxiety is for creatives. Writers and actors especially, but also musicians. It's fascinating how evolution works; something so difficult fuels benefits for the person with the condition, and those who benefit from their output. Further, it's often misunderstood how negative emotional patterns are often drivers of success in all realms. Many a business titan ascribes "fear of failure" as their biggest motivation.

[@ronanblilley]

RELEASE THE PETITE MAMAN (+ OTHERS) CUT

[@joesantamaria5874]

I didn’t know until recently that Bill is a cinephile. Now I know that he is THE cinephile.

[@vadastar]

big day for obnoxious people (me)

[@streetvan1997]

Bill we need more Documentary Now!” Now!. It’s one of my favorite shows ever. You guys nail the best documentaries ever. My top two Docu’s ever are Grey Gardens and Salesman and you guys nail both of them. I don’t know how Documentary Now isn’t a massive hit. Spoofing documentaries and doing it with incredible detail. I love it. Like when you did Grey Gardens I don’t know who found that house but it looked so similar. I just wish the Grey Gardens episode was an hour. Or hell two hours! Or hell I could watch a mini series of you two doing Big Edie and Little Edie.

[@sherleur]

My sweet pathetic man (affectionately)

[@skuzzbunny]

Ikiru is SO moving and touching, if obv a pretty slow burn, but WoW!!O

[@JR-hf4xy]

someone please link that parody Ryan Perez video please :(

[@KevinsSecondChannel]

the music coming in at the end is exactly how it feels to listen to bill hader talk about movies

[@Research0digo]

Amarcord closing theme.

[@SoHungry666]

Double dipping.

[@maxyorke2453]

As an aside, it's absolutely awesome that Criterion puts out the Eclipse Box Sets. What a beautiful and important concept for overlooked, underrated filmmakers.

[@_Waingro]

SALÖ is actually about a DIDDY PARTY

[@TheVid54]

...and it is also Trump's favorite date movie, maybe because Melania translates it for him when they watch it with the family.

[@MicahMicahel]

@@TheVid54you have Trump Derangement Syndrome. It's taken over your imagination.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@MicahMicahel Trump has Trump Derangement Syndrome.

[@TheVid54]

@@MicahMicahel C'mon Maga Micah baby! You know Trump and Vance would also choose the movie CAT PEOPLE because they think it's a Haitian horror movie and because their wives both adore films about immigrants!

[@MicahMicahel]

@@TheVid54 I'm not gaga. Trump gave us world peace and a great economy. I don't understand why people hate him. I was at this art party yesterday and some guy had this painting of Trump and putin showing they are vampires. Is world peace that evil? Why trump and putin? Putin was scared of trump. They aren't buddies. And why did the artist feel so strongly against trump? Why do almost all artists have collectivist beliefs? artists aren't free thinkers anymore. I find this hatred of trump to be connected.. like as if they are victims of mind control. I think Melania looks a bit severe but she's romanian. slavic people are severe. she's beautiful though. has an engineering degree! Trump's wives were always string and beautiful women. He' s really a liberal. he's not far right. Why do you accept the propganda? It doesn't mean youi['re gaga if you rise up from the hate. the left is a hate group now. they have no sense of humour. I'm not really political.. Trump actually seems kind of normal. he's a successful businessman that gave us world peace. we keep sending money to kill more ukr8ianinas so we can have Ukraine for ourselves. \every thing is pro war now. I used to like the left. Leftists were totally different in the 1990s. now they are hate mongers. Reject the dumb tds stuff. Free your mind from hate and you'll feel better. their trick is to blame the right for everything they do.. they are the real racists and sexism is what? women are now all expected to work and not have babies unless they can afford them. the y love the corporations instead of a lo=ving husband? Why? They believe hate narrative that marriages are bad or that men want to control them. It's all a hate narrative designed to consume you. Reject it. You don't have to be a right winger but free yourself from the leftist yoke. they are the enemies of creativity. Our movies are all leftist propganda and all our art and writing sicks now. I only read old books now. Movies too! I used to read new stuff but everything is infected with this propaganda and hate from leftists.

[@Cliffster420]

That's awesome that Bill Hader is a cinephile. It makes complete sense! He has so many spot-on random impressions from movies in general so of course he's seen several movies over and over. It's funny because I'm similar, except I only do my impressions in my head.

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

I never trust people when they list their favorite movies. Most of the time, they just wish that they were the type of person whose favorite movies these actually are. This time it's Bill Hader's turn in The Closet. Will he come out of it?

[@BR0TH0RITY]

We must protect Bill Hader at all costs. He is too precious of a human.

[@JG-gg9wk]

Salo, is the worst mover I've seen.

[@barrymoore4470]

It's an extremely unpleasant film, but I also regard it as the one of the most important works in cinema history, with its unsparing perspective on the abuse of power.

[@dzenacs2011]

​​ with low ratings from critics and people since 70s? Yeah very important film lol

[@barrymoore4470]

@@dzenacs2011 Some distinguished critics esteem the film in artistic terms, including Gary Indiana (who wrote a monograph on the film) and David Ehrenstein, who called it one of the greatest films ever made. Another, Jonathan Rosenbaum (my single favorite film critic), concedes that it might be a great film, though he personally dislikes it.

[@VinceGallop]

Blasphemy! It’s a crucial, crucial, crucial, crucial date movie!

[@corruptpixel8441]

his imitation of how the regular closet video goes was on point