Criterion On The Couch

Episode #27: Wall-E

Adam and Jim have finally tunneled out of their respective trash heaps to discuss the 2008 Pixar film Wall-E. [https://www.criterion.com/films/33246-walle] SHOWNOTES * Wall-E - Criterion [https://www.criterion.com/films/33246-walle] * Directing * Andrew Stanton [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004056/], (Writer / Director) * A Bug's Life [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120623/] (1998) * Finding Nemo [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/] (2003) * Acting * Ben Burtt [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123785/] - WALL·E / M-O * Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/] (1977) * Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/] (1999) * Elissa Knight [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2264184/] - EVE (Also Benn Burtt) * Cars [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/] (2006) * Up [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/] (2009) * Inside Out [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/] (2015) * Jeff Garlin [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307531/] - Captain * Curb Your Enthusiasm [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264235/] (2000 - 2021) (Larry David's Agent in the show) * Arrested Development [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/] (2005-2013) * Fred Willard [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929609/] - BNL CEO * Best in Show [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218839/] (2000) * Anchorman [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357413/] (2004) * Kathy Najimy [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001562/] - Mary * Sister Act [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105417/] (1992) * Sister Act II [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108147/] (1993) * Hocus Pocus [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107120/] (1993) * John Ratzenberger [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001652/] - John * Cheers [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083399/] (1982-1993) * Sigourney Weaver [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000244/] - Ship's Computer * Alien [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/] (1979) * Gorillas in The Mist [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095243/] (1988) * Avatar [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/] (2009) * Misc * Team Deakins [https://teamdeakins.libsyn.com] podcast * Roger and James Deakins’ closet picks [https://youtu.be/juhiRVORJ8o?si=WSMpkEn-spRTlOzG] - Criterion Youtube channel * Safety Last! [https://www.criterion.com/films/28446-safety-last] (1923) * Häxan [https://www.criterion.com/films/352-hxan] (1922) * Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag [https://youtu.be/UWEjxkkB8Xs?si=jPsyDc2i1MvhyXGf] - Every Frame a Painting * Psych - High Noon-ish (Season 4 episode 3) - Buster Keaton gag [https://youtu.be/fa7LXQzTLo4?si=nOw2rHj9zda0eaWG&t=5m08s] * Taylor Kitsch [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2018237/] movies: * John Carter [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/] (2012) * Based on the book A Princess of Mars [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40395.A_Princess_of_Mars?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=rmqtn8kJVf&rank=3] * Battleship [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/] (2012) * Apple MacInTalk [https://www.macintoshrepository.org/2590-macintalk] * Criterion On The Couch - episode #4 - Brazil [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criterion-on-the-couch/id1223821940?i=1000389676455] * Hello Dolly [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064418/] (1969) * Heat [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113277/] (1995) * 2001 A Space Odyssey [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/] (1968) * Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Subspace Rhapsody (Season 2 episode 9) - Status Report [https://youtu.be/tlqC-XpxGBE?si=hCmhx2OAYrEmnwAe] * Foundation [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/] (2021)- Apple TV * Weta's "Massive [https://www.massivesoftware.com/]" software * A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6748.A_Supposedly_Fun_Thing_I_ll_Never_Do_Again] - David Foster Wallace * The Tank Chair [https://youtu.be/rNV2n8hqF_c?si=b-liuMj339l9TYhK] - by Brad Soden

Episode #26: The Silence of The Lambs

Join Adam and Jim as they have an old friend for dinner, and discuss the 1991 crime thriller, The Silence of The Lambs [https://www.criteriononthecouch.com/episode026]. SHOWNOTES * The Silence of The Lambs - Criterion [https://www.criterion.com/films/528-the-silence-of-the-lambs] * Directing * Jonathan Demme [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001129/], Ethan Coen (Writer / Director) * Philadelphia [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107818/] (1993) * Something Wild [https://www.criterion.com/films/27603-something-wild] (1986) * The Manchurian Candidate [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/] (2004) * Acting * Jodie Foster [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000149/] - Clarice Starling * Anthony Hopkins [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000164/] - Dr. Hannibal Lecter * Scott Glenn [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001277/] - Jack Crawford * Ted Levine [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505971/] - Buffalo Bill * Brooke Smith [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807548/] - Catherine Martin * Anthony Heald [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0372217/] - Dr. Frederick Chilton * Darla [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1584705/] - Precious (the dog) * Cinematography * Tak Fujimoto [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005714/] - Director of Photography * Ferris Bueller's Day Off [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091042/] (1986) * Gladiator [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104346/] (1992) * The Sixth Sense [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/] (1989) * Music / Audio * Howard Shore [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006290/] - Score * That Thing You Do! [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117887/] (1996) * High Fidelity [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146882/] (2000) * The Lord of The Rings Trilogy [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/] (2001) * Goodbye Horses [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKFaGDrOfrI] - Q Lazzarus * American Girl [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIhb-kNvL6M]- Tom Petty * Misc * Team Deakins podcast - episode 93 [https://teamdeakins.libsyn.com/skip-lievsay-sound-designereditormixer] * Interview with Sound Designer Skip Lievsay [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509792/] * First Aid Fail - The Office [https://youtu.be/Vmb1tqYqyII] * Donaghy can’t read Kenneth at Poker - 30 Rock [https://youtu.be/2MYD5LkXxKg] * Spooky Sunday Funday - You’re The Worst [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3s&v=FOJpRwW-4LE]

Episode #25: Blood Simple

A seedy Texas bar, a dangerous love affair, and a murder-for-hire gone bad. What’s there not to love? Join Adam and Jim on their examination of Joel and Ethan Coen’s first feature-length movie, Blood Simple [https://www.criteriononthecouch.com/bloodsimple]. SHOWNOTES * Blood Simple - Criterion [https://www.criterion.com/films/28852-blood-simple] * Directing * Joel Coen [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001054/], Ethan Coen (Writer / Director) * Miller's Crossing [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100150/] (1990) * The Hudsucker Proxy [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110074/] (1994) * Fargo [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/] (1996) * Acting * John Getz [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315288/] - Ray * Frances McDormand [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000531/] - Abby * Dan Hedaya [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000445/] - Julian Marty * M. Emmet Walsh [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001826/] - Loren Visser * Samm-Art Williams [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931638/] - Meurice * Cinematography * Barry Sonnenfeld [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001756/] - Director of Photography * Raising Arizona [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/] (1987) * Big [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/] (1988) * When Harry Met Sally [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/](1989) * Music / Audio * Carter Burwell [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001980/] - Score * Rob Roy [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114287/] (1995) * Being John Malkovich [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/] (1999) * Serenity [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/] (2005) * It’s The Same Old Song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZLG9MV5GvQ] - The Four Tops * Misc * Paul Thomas Anderson [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000759/?ref_=tt_ov_dr] (Director) * Magnolia [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175880/] (1999) * “Raining frogs” scene [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCJsZBK1JKE] * Punch-Drunk Love [https://www.criterion.com/films/27916-punch-drunk-love] (2002) * There Will Be Blood [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/] (2007) * The Master [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560747/] (2012) * Inherent Vice [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1791528/] (2014) * Phantom Thread [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5776858/] (2017)

Episode #24: Bull Durham

Longing to get outdoors? Looking for an escape from your home office? Then head on out to the ballgame with Adam and Jim. This time they’re heading out to see the Durham Bulls in Ron Shelton’s 1988 iconic sports dramedy, Bull Durham [https://www.criterion.com/films/29143-bull-durham]. SHOWNOTES * Pocket Casts - Addressing Racism [https://lists.pocketcasts.com/addressingracism] * Bull Durham - Criterion [https://www.criterion.com/films/558-m] * Directing * Ron Shelton [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005421/] (Writer / Director) * White Men Can’t Jump [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105812/] (1992) * Blue Chips [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109305/] (Writer) (1994) * Tin Cup [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117918/] (1996) * Acting * Crash Davis - Kevin Costner [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000126/] * The Big Chill [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085244/] (1983) * Criterion On The Couch episode #002 [https://www.criteriononthecouch.com/thebigchill] * Dances With Wolves [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099348/] (1990) * Field of Dreams [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/] (1989) * For the Love of The Game [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126916/] (1999) * Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102798/] (1991) * The Bodyguard [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103855/] (1992) * Waterworld [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114898/] (1995) * Tin Cup [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117918/] (1996) * The Postman [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925/] (1997) * Annie Savoy - Susan Sarandon [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000215/] * The Rocky Horror Picture Show [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/] (1975) * The Witches of Eastwick [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094332/] (1987) * Thelma & Louise [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103074/] (1991) * Ebby Calvin ‘Nuke’ LaLoosh - Tim Robbins [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000209/] * The Shawshank Redemption [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/] (1994) * The Hudsucker Proxy [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110074/] (1994) * Mystic River [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327056/] (2003) * Skip (Manager) - Trey Wilson [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934254/] (died 1 year later in 1989) * Love Is A Battlefield [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPo] (Pat Benatar’s Dad) (1983) * Raising Arizona [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/] (1987) * Twins [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096320/] (1988) * Jimmy (the religious one) - William O’Leary [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641640/] * Marty Taylor (Tim’s youngest brother) - Home Improvement [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101120/] (1991 - 1999) * Millie - Jenny Robertson [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731898/] * Maggie Winters [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158743/] (1998 -1999 TV Series) * Rude Awakening [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165057/] (1998 -2001 TV Series) * Reno 911! [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370194/] (2003 - ) * Other baseball movies * The Natural [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087781/] (1984) * A League of Their Own [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104694/] (1992) * The Sandlot [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108037/] (1993) * Rookie of The Year [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107985/] (1993) * Little Big League [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110363/] (1994) * Angels in The Outfield [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109127/] (1994) * Cinematography * Bobby Byrne [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0126128/] - Director of Photography * Sixteen Candles [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088128/] (1984) * Mad About You [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/] (1992-2019) * Music / Audio * Rock Around the Clock [https://youtu.be/ZgdufzXvjqw] - Bill Haley & His Comets * Only A Memory [https://youtu.be/DHYkYYikewU] - The Smithereens * Born To Be Bad [https://youtu.be/aDqV_FGe_jY] - George Thorogood & The Destroyers * I Idolize You [https://youtu.be/ViHlDPr5CqA] - Ike & Tina Turner * Middle of Nowhere [https://youtu.be/atX9mu4riqg] - House of Schock * La Vie En Rose [https://youtu.be/0feNVUwQA8U] - Edith Piaf * Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien [https://youtu.be/Gsz7IuZ3paM] - Edith Piaf * Try A Little Tenderness [https://youtu.be/UnPMoAb4y8U] - Otis Redding * I Got Loaded [https://youtu.be/hHrRhZAPI9k] - Los Lobos * When will I be loved [https://youtu.be/VmJg7PpAqxg] - The Everly Brothers * Centerfield [https://youtu.be/Xq3hEMUeBGQ] - John Fogerty * Sixty Minute Man [https://youtu.be/oXfJj8R3q20] - Billy Ward & The Dominoes * A Woman Loves A Man [https://youtu.be/I015XjkI2tE] - Joe Cocker * Misc * The real Durham Bulls [https://www.milb.com/durham]

EPISODE #23: M

Lock your doors, hide your kids, and stay inside. There’s a murderer on the loose! Join Adam and Jim as they hunt the elusive killer that has all of Berlin in a panic. In episode 23 we’re discussing the 1931 “talkie” classic from director Fritz Lang: M [https://www.criterion.com/films/558-m]. SHOWNOTES * Criterion on The Couch - Episode #023: M [https://www.criteriononthecouch.com/m-1931] * M - Criterion [https://www.criterion.com/films/558-m] * Directing * Director: Fritz Lang [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000485/] * Metropolis [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/] (1927) * Acting * Peter Lorre [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000048/] (Hans Beckert) * The Man Who Knew Too Much [https://www.criterion.com/films/27999-the-man-who-knew-too-much] (1934) * Criterion On The Couch episode #005 [https://www.criteriononthecouch.com/themanwhoknewtoomuch] * Casablanca [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/] (1942) * Ellen Wildmann [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0927145/] (Frau Beckmann) * Inge Landgut [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484737/] (Elsie Beckmann) * Otto Wernicke [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921532/] (Inspector Karl Lohmann) * Theodor Loos [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519765/] (Inspector Groeber) * Gustaf Gründgens [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345073/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6] (Schränker) * Friedrich Gnaß [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323479/] (Franz) * Cinematography * Fritz Arno Wagner [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005922/] (Cinematography) * Nosferatu [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/] (1922) * Music * Adolf Jansen [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0417961/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr12] (Sound) * Titanic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1943_film)] (1943) Propaganda film by Germany * Paul Falkenberg [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266239/] (Sound editor) * Vampyr [https://www.criterion.com/films/661-vampyr] (1932) * In the Hall of The Mountain King [https://youtu.be/cD8EPdn5Ctg] - Trent Reznor, The Social Network (2011) * Twisted Nerve [https://youtu.be/c1NN9rnNpEQ] - Bernard Herrmann, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) * Theme from Jaws [https://youtu.be/lV8i-pSVMaQ] - John Williams, (1975) * Other *  Based on Peter Kurten [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_K%C3%BCrten], “The Vampire of Düsseldorf” aka “The Düsseldorf Monster.”