Marc Maron's Closet Picks

Earlier this autumn, comedian-actor-podcaster Marc Maron stopped by Criterion for a trip inside our films closet!
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[@oznerfrancis5486]

That “Was that as good as Ethan Hawke?” At the end lol 😂

[@iswearimcreativeproduction7604]

Not even close but I love that he said that

[@fanorama1]

@@iswearimcreativeproduction7604 "Was I as good as Ethan Hawke?"

[@ajohms]

This channel brings back memories of those glorious days hanging around the local video store and talking about movies with people you'd never even met before.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

Marc Maron has some great taste, especially with movies like Gimme Shelter and McCabe and Mrs. Miller.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Another selling point for M & M Miller is Leonard Cohen does the music.

[@scottberman1223]

I like how he described 'Female Trouble' and John Waters' filmmaking as "a weapon against fascism."

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

Some people literally think we're on the brink of fascism at all times.

[@michaelgromek9637]

Well, to be fair, a mob trying to overturn an election at the US capital might be cause for alarm.

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

@@michaelgromek9637 50 idiots breaking into the Capitol building is not cause for alarm and it's certainly not fascism. Fascism means something, it's not just a generic word for bad.

[@ChuckBeans61]

I was surprised by this comment. I love Marc, and have heard his recent concerns about rising fascism, but his opinions about censorship when John Waters was on the podcast were a bit disappointing. I absolutely think what John Waters does is the antidote to fascism, but I think some of what makes Waters special is his radical free speech, where his films, especially Female Trouble and Pink Flamingos, are offensive and downright revolting, not politically, but just to human beings in general. Marc seemed to push back against Waters who was talking about the left's recent wading into censorship, and Marc pushed back. Obviously the political right is full of danger, and will soon be the death of society if it is allowed to continue, but that does not mean the left's recent dance with fascism is nothing to fight against either. Hopefully Marc has matured his opinions since their interview, and his comment here was that in display.

[@Madbandit77]

@@dimitrikorsakov2570 But the riot can be seen as a prelude to a fascist regime. Those idiots who invaded the Capitol building are no different from the Saturday morning clown that inspired them. The pathetic thing is said clown doesn't give a damn about them.

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

A Face in the Crowd is a prescient film holy hell. The casting of Andy Griffith was just perfect

[@xaque9732]

one of the best performances ever. he’s against type because he’s such a bastard but on brand because he still shows his natural charisma.

[@filmkid541]

@@xaque9732 The scene where he's teaching the bland isolationist senator on how to be successful on television is so relevant to today. And it's Lonesome, not Dusty.

[@twomindz79]

I love that film. Kazan's best.

[@Madbandit77]

Frighteningly prescient. I'd watch it along with Sidney Lumet's "Network" in a second.

[@Mongo61]

One could argue Female Trouble predicted O.J., Claus von Bulow, etc.

[@zazuzazz5419]

I love him. His taste is excellent; his reasons for all his choices are on the mark, utterly honest and fascinating. That’s Marc.

[@chrisfarley839]

The Guy is a self-absorbed absolute head job!

[@am-versions]

I have a great appreciation for that dude and how he moves through the world.

[@maxmonas7131]

These could easily be 10 minutes. I want to hear them talk more about their picks. Amoeba's "What's in my Bag" series does longer videos and they are perfect.

[@Nickpaquettenh]

Maron has been a hero of mine for many decades. It goes all the way back to when I was a young man of hardly fifteen. Listening to him rant and speak the truth gave me solace and lighted a spark of dignity deep within myself. This video feels like an old friend has joined me here in my living room. Thank you CC & MM.

[@canadude6401]

I just love Marc Maron. Been listening to his podcast for years now. He was made for podcasting with his tone, subject matter and compelling guests.

[@cinephemera]

The book Maron references is called Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day, by Joel Selvin (not Joel Silver, as he refers to him in the video).

[@WJDontPlay]

Thanks

[@DLZ2000]

Yeah, I was thinking, "did the actor/producer write a book on Altamont??"

[@assetaccountstaxmanager]

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[@Krass.Estranged]

Completely forgot Marc Maron existed until this video popped up. I used to listen to his podcast and loved his show ""Maron". Particularly the Joey Diaz episode. I'm going to have to revisit his stuff.

[@PentameronSV]

0:22 - *GIMME SHELTER* _dir. David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin_ (1970) 0:39 - *BURDEN OF DREAMS* _dir. Les Blank_ (1982) 0:48 - *BEING THERE* _dir. Hal Ashby_ (1979) 1:06 - *FEMALE TROUBLE* _dir. John Waters_ (1974) 1:19 - *MCCABE & MRS. MILLER* _dir. Robert Altman_ (1971) 1:49 - *THE AMERICAN FRIEND* _dir. Wim Wenders_ (1977) 1:59 - *MY DARLING CLEMENTINE* _dir. John Ford_ (1946) 2:15 - *BURROUGHS: THE MOVIE* _dir. Howard Brookner_ (1983) 2:40 - *A FACE IN THE CROWD* _dir. Elia Kazan_ (1957) and *ACE IN THE HOLE* _dir. Billy Wilder_ (1951) 3:25 - *SHAME* _dir. Ingmar Bergman_ (1968)

[@sonholee5769]

Great guest... I think I want these to be longer, but they are probably just the right length so that we do want more.

[@hashtagdag]

It sucks that the Gothic Snow Western never took off as a genre... fun for the whole family!

[@thebillryan]

Yup. I was thinking of Eastwood in Pale Rider, Bronson in Breakheart Pass, Redford in Jeremiah Johnson etc. I don't know. Do any of these count or are they just westerns in the snow. I think they kinda do. Trying to think of more, but that's just off the top of my head. I'd love to hear a recommend!

[@DocSportello1970]

@@thebillryan Warlock rules 'em all!

[@thebillryan]

@@DocSportello1970 Ha ha, for sure. As a kid in the 80s I always mixed it up with the film Willow.

[@briancardio6567]

Great Silence

[@thebillryan]

@@briancardio6567 Thank you. This has a very intriguing premise and a score by Morricone. Mute gun men takes the brooding men of few words to another level!

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

You guys have been killing it with the Closet Picks lately! Keep 'em coming... gotta love Maron. Great choices, unsurprisingly! _"Now, was I as good as Ethan Hawke?"_ 😦 Classic, painfully self-critical Maron! 🤣

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[@Ben-O25]

Probably the closest to my taste of any closet video. Great stuff.

[@edsilver8605]

Being There is one of the deepest comedies. So friggin good. Great pick.

[@PurpleElephantMusic]

i think this is my favorite closet ive seen in awhile, very easy going and nicely explained. feels like a kid in a candy shop

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[@declanrex9435]

My Darling Clementine is such a good choice. Hope he likes it. One of my favorite movies

[@DocSportello1970]

Warlock is better.

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[@Kubricklover1972]

Hey Criterion Collection. You forgot to put Ingmar Bergman's Shame in the credits fo the films Marc Maron took from the closet.

[@stevenanguiano8069]

The McCabe and Mrs. Miller takeaway was beautiful

[@pizzapat]

For anyone looking for the Rolling Stones book he mentions, he meant Joel Selvin. Book is “Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day”.

[@nyjets238]

Great guest. Clear, concise, no beating around the bush. Interesting picks. And hit the nail on the head with the McCabe and Mrs Miller description

[@robertriteman3227]

In my view MM was the best English language film of its decade.

[@landondefever1187]

Thank you for putting the list of films at the end!

[@maddenisamazing]

I also revisit American Friend often, such a unique premise. Gotta be something about the Robby Muller cinematography too.

[@romanclay1913]

Check out Wim Wenders/Robby Mueller: ALICE IN THE CITIES and KINGS OF THE ROAD(IM LAUF DER ZEIT)

[@BobMori]

Thanks for adding the selections/picks at the end! You guys ROCK, 🎬

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[@trnygbl23]

You forgot to mention Shame by Ingmar Bergman which he picked up in the end.

[@blackcatt24]

Can't believe he got both Face In The Crowd AND Ace In The Hole! Great picks!

[@romanclay1913]

Andy Griffith's greatest performance but he never wanted to return to Lonesome Rhodes' character darkness again.

[@romanclay1913]

ACE IN THE HOLE, Billy Wilder & Kirk Douglas. Nuff said.

[@Madbandit77]

@@romanclay1913 Which is a shame because he got caught in typical good old boy TV roles like Sheriff Andy Taylor and defense attorney Ben Matlock.

[@cheungzane]

That was a highly entertaining few mins. Love Maron!

[@TheTurkaderr]

I loveeee that he picked A FACE IN THE CROWD. It was in the foreground of another one of these videos and I was wondering if anyone would ever pick it. Such a brilliant, ahead of it's time film about viral stardom and corruption and ego. Andy Griffith proved he was more than just a one trick pony. Although this movie came out before his TV show, so he did it the opposite way.

[@TheAmanamal]

Maron is my kind of movie nerd. I love that he shouted out A Face in the Crowd.

[@OriginalGabriel]

"Being There" is such a lovely movie; I first saw it when I was maybe 16, and was so touched by it.

[@warpathh]

Marc Maron IS THE BEST.

[@Wyrmwould]

Being There keeps coming up in these closet picks and I definitely approve. It's an awesome movie and one of my favorites.

[@pete49327]

I saw Gimme Shelter on the Criterion Channel couple years ago and was surprised at how entertaining and fascinating the documentary was. I mean, the doc is as immersive as a favorite drama, maybe because it is real life drama, intrigue. I almost rewatched it on the channel or other service a few months ago but held back as I put it in my disc purchase que for this coming November B&N sale.

[@virgorising7388]

On July 5th, 1969, in Hyde Park, London, England, the Stones performed a free concert for 300-500 thousand people and employed the English Hell's Angles to provided security. They were very polite fellows who'd tip toe through the crowd uttering apologies, "Excuse me, excuse me." I was there. If Mick didn't know what the Oakland branch of the Hell's Angels were like, there is the reason. Sonny Barger blamed it on the Stones and their music, which was all BS. I remember reading about it in Rolling Stone. I've seen the film and it makes the most of the song and the atmosphere and the audience to depict a dark mood. If you want dark, read Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.

[@conan.neutron]

Man, I love these. Especially when the subject picks some of my favorite stuff. Nice work, Maron.

[@Advent3546]

No surprise Marc has excellent taste.

[@gabelobato7267]

i love that his final thought was “Shame, oh, im familiar with that.” Oh Marc, I see what you did there.

[@Studeb]

Glad to see he picked so many, some seem to be ashamed if they pick more than five. Too many films in there that I have never seen though.

[@RebelBuddha1971]

I’d love to spend a few hours in the Criterion closet with Marc shooting the shit about cinema. Such a genuine guy.

[@chrisgullo3893]

Maron in the closet? Are we doing this?!!

[@romanclay1913]

MM has great taste in the films of great directors: Wim Wenders, Robert Altman, John Ford, Billy Wilder, Elia Kazan, Hal Ashby, Les Blank, Werner Hertzog.

[@chrism70kc]

Is there not a Criterion Collection version of "Who's the Caboose?"?

[@gavinkerslake]

A Face in the Crowd was one that caught me off guard. so worth watching.

[@gregarnold1696]

Never knew how to feel about McCabe and Mrs Miller until now "America on its way up"

[@michaelcapeless3268]

"Being There" - read the book by Jerzy Kosinski... brilliant. "The American Friend" - derived from the Patricia Highsmith "Ripley" stories...

[@HowayTheMags]

You guys should ask Louis Theroux!

[@shards0fwords]

This made my day ❤

[@marymitchell8625]

"Was I as good as Ethan Hawke?" Funny. I have seen ALL of these except for the Burroughs film! I saw Female Trouble with an audience full of college kids! I saw The Player around the same time and laughed at Julia Roberts. Patricia Neal deserved an Oscar for A Face In The Crowd!

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Good stuff. Marc Maron... Always funny, in-touch & cool... Love this.

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[@pjbrubak]

I would like to go into the Criterion Closet one day. Anyone else find themselves rehearsing what they would say given the opportunity?

[@joncaradies3155]

'The American Friend' and 'A face in The Crowd ' ......... Hells Ya !!!!

[@Bababooie123]

On his way out “We good? Great talking to you man”

[@tonyfarinella]

You clearly know his personality very well 😂

[@mjau65]

"Who are your guys?"

[@rockturtleneck]

I need to read that book about Altamont that he mentioned. Great picks.

[@jeffandersen7397]

"A face in the crowd" is a great film

[@mattlohr]

He's right about Joel Selvin's Altamont book. It's a hell of a read.

[@martinpatrick3589]

What perfect choices! I got a copy of Gimme Shelter not long ago but I've been a little scared to rewatch it!

[@mcnallyaar]

This is the most interesting and charming I've ever found Maron to be!

[@PiCheZvara]

You didn't include "Shame" in the list at the end, an Ingmar Bengmar movie from 1968. Marc picked it randomly, but he did pick it.

[@matthewrobinson6872]

Really good picks, never seen Ace in the Hole, need to remedy that soon.

[@VillemarMxO]

Masterpiece. It's about an ambitious, utterly amoral journalist, played by Kirk Douglas who accidentally stumbles upon a "boy trapped in a well" situation, then exploits to shit out of it, creating a massive media circus to monetize in as ruthlessly as he can. It's pretty brutal and a great complement to A Face In The Crowd. Ace in the Hole really was prescient in showing how predatory exploitative tabloid journalism can run completely amok with really bad end results, especially in our current age where social media platforms have figured out to amp that up at scale with all the attendant chaos and mayhem.

[@matthewrobinson6872]

@@VillemarMxO oh that sounds intense in a greay way

[@VillemarMxO]

@@matthewrobinson6872 Yeah I remember a few years ago was I reading that it got put into the National Film Registry, that Library of Congress thing that they pick 25 of every year, which is a pretty big deal. Right around then it showed up on Turner Classic Movies and I remembered the title & had the good sense to DVR it. It's somewhat overlooked but it's really good. Happy hunting!

[@cosmicslopass]

Um kind of weird that maron just picked McCabe & Mrs Miller then picks my darling clementine because he needs a western. I guess I'd classify McCabe more of an Altman movie then any genre though. Always enjoyed WTF although I haven't listened in years. He looks good ! Also his description of McCabe is pretty darn perfect.

[@cosmicslopass]

@Danny Tallmage I'm not sure I get what you mean. I haven't listened to WTF in years but he always across as incredibly authentic and not afraid to be vulnerable to his audience. Obviously anyone in showbiz is going to be a little filled with ego/bullshit but I always thought Maron was pretty humble.

[@mjau65]

My darling Clementine is a great film, the best OK Corral film (even though it takes a LOT of liberties.)

[@twofingersmyfriends3830]

This guy is cool and funny. I like his vibe.

[@FrankJMarr]

Marc Maron is the best.

[@adolphsanchez1429]

Marc Maron is the best, and I loved all of his choices (except My Daring Clemintine).

[@FistfulOfCourage]

I guess it’s canon that Mr. Snake is a movie aficionado in his leisure time.

[@thejquinn]

You guys left out him taking Bergman's Shame at the end

[@Njbear7453]

McCabe and Mrs. Miller is a MOOD lol the only way to describe that (great) film.

[@margaretbuckley9309]

I THINK THE LATE PETER SELLERS WOULD LOVE THE FACT THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO PICK HIS MOVIE BEING THERE ITS A BRILLIANT MOVIE R I P PETER

[@GrandChessboard]

How did he not pick Repoman?

[@Mongo61]

Female Trouble, fuck yeah

[@myrnahuichapan7624]

I believe that the movie "Being There" is a big favorite amongst those Criterion Closeted. BTW. Who and what is Criterion? Cheers!

[@petecherry4908]

McCabe and mrs Miller is my favorite movie as well

[@martysmith5260]

It has been my understanding that Mick Jagger chose to have Hells Angel's act as security on the advice of Jerry Garcia. Mick wasn't totally aware of the Hells Angel's penchant for violence. I've also read Jerry Garcia had a tolerance for the Angel's that other members of the Dead didn't agree with.

[@diogomp81]

Is Michael Clayton not on the Criterion channel? That would explain why he didn't pick it...

[@ethelwulfmountbattenderoth2286]

I watched a few of these, and I'd think, oh, good pick. Then I thought, they are all good picks!. It's a closet full of Criterion movies.

[@efuller3333]

Left out the last one ? Shane or Shame?

[@OddOneOut665]

Mr Snake has good taste in Movies.

[@jamesbowman92]

Does anyone know what T-shirt’s he wears serious question thank you lol

[@UncleBernhard]

Please criterion The Handmaiden! And please translate the Korean audio commentaries of the director and the actors!

[@joejoeshabadoo]

McCabe & Mrs Miller 🙌

[@1adneumann]

Marc! C'mon, "The American Friend" ( my fav Wenders film) is quite easy to traverse. Your other picks are all great as well....

[@FrancoisDressler]

Gimme Shelter first, he sure is full of surprises.

[@jeff8835]

lol, how he just put Shame in the bag at the end

[@fuiers]

Gotta say that when I watch all these remakes nowdays it suprises me that they have not remade Ace In the Hole yet. Dont get me wrong I really dont wanna see a remake of that film because its so good but in this social media/fake news era it would work probably in some degree.

[@missdee4927]

McCabe and Mrs. Miller is my favorite film ever.

[@eddofthedead5802]

Mitch Hedbergs' "Los Enchiladas" should be restored and re-relased by criterion with commentary by Mark , Todd Barry , & Dave Attell .

[@reesespeanutbuttercups7584]

Ofcourse he picks Gimmie Shelter first. Classic Marc

[@tommyt1971]

Gimme Shelter - one of the best docs ever made.

[@patrickbraue4644]

Bring GLOW back!!!

[@buckchile614]

Just for Alison Brie alone

[@AH-te5gs]

I have now seen four clips of three people choosing Being There. Something must be going on!

[@iago4810]

Oh, hi Marc.

[@fosbury68]

I deed naht heet herr

[@Willismcnillis]

I’ll ask this over and over, but please just film these closet picks in their real time. What are you rushing for? There are no adverts, and there is no reason to cut these down so short.

[@imdanhoover]

"Being There"..great movie...excellent movie...it's been in my cart forever....why in the hell don't i have it?..that's it, ordering now

[@mdude9401]

No Deuce Bigelow?!

[@youthgonewild]

POOOWW! I just shit my pants.

[@chriswright4677]

Fkn love Maron. I have the Full Maron now. Long live Maron!

[@postmodernrecycler]

'Female Trouble' is a grand epic biography of a woman whose story reflects all of Western humanity. I'm being for real.