Tim Blake Nelson’s Closet Picks

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • The award-winning actor, writer, and director shares his love for the hard-boiled voice-over in BLAST OF SILENCE, praises the exquisite acting and production design of TOPSY-TURVY, and selects favorites by his frequent collaborators Joel and Ethan Coen.
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Комментарии • 328

  • @TechnicJunglist
    @TechnicJunglist 4 месяца назад +449

    Who doesn't love this guy? He is one of the best character actors ever. Tim elevates every film he's in.

    • @blakemeads9225
      @blakemeads9225 4 месяца назад +20

      He’s also quite a good filmmaker. Watch his film Leaves Of Grass if you haven’t, it’s a wonderful and surprisingly poignant dark comedy.

    • @TechnicJunglist
      @TechnicJunglist 4 месяца назад +13

      @blakemeads9225 thank you for the suggestion. I'll get right on that.

    • @baxatakbaxatak2014
      @baxatakbaxatak2014 4 месяца назад +10

      Dude was in Nightmare Alley for 30 seconds and managed to be compelling.

    • @mikesilva3868
      @mikesilva3868 4 месяца назад

      ​@@blakemeads9225❤agreed

    • @TechnicJunglist
      @TechnicJunglist 4 месяца назад +8

      @baxatakbaxatak2014 I get the same reaction of joy and yelling, "I didn't know he was in this!" Whenever Tom Waits pops up. He has the same effect on me.

  • @Cat_theft_auto
    @Cat_theft_auto 4 месяца назад +244

    Hello! Tim Blake Nelson, I just happen to have caught you in the criterion collection closet

  • @SpaceDisease
    @SpaceDisease 4 месяца назад +88

    One of my favorite closets. I love when ppl are so granular about why they love these movies instead of simply shaking their head and going so good, so good.

    • @Larry_Sportello
      @Larry_Sportello 2 месяца назад +1

      exactly....I've been watching these since the beginning but you soon realize that many of the people actually don't have much to say...:D end up just kinda clicking through it and closing the video halfway done..

    • @Jahson70
      @Jahson70 Месяц назад

      Yes I love that too. Don't just say that you love a particular movie, explain why you love it too, even if you think those reasons might sound a bit corny or uninteresting to viewers, we still want to know 😊

  • @RyanMichero
    @RyanMichero 4 месяца назад +125

    100% agree on his Miller's Crossing comments. It's super-complicated and needs to be rewatched to make sense of it (and rewards your investment), and Turturro is unforgettable. As is Jon Polito!

    • @woodstockreynolds6520
      @woodstockreynolds6520 4 месяца назад +8

      Hell yeah

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 4 месяца назад +7

      One of my favorite Coen Bros films, no doubt. Recently watched it again... and again... and again... and again... it's one of _those_ movies!

    • @richrobertson9457
      @richrobertson9457 4 месяца назад +13

      What's the rumpus?

    • @p_ttown1979
      @p_ttown1979 4 месяца назад +1

      yea i was pretty lukewarm first watch but i have it on the rewatch list i have a feeling it’ll be gold 2nd time around

    • @leedsdevil
      @leedsdevil 4 месяца назад +3

      Best summed up with the quote from the Dane: Up is down, black is white.

  • @ReelItInReviews
    @ReelItInReviews 4 месяца назад +23

    I utterly adore what he said about Llewyn Davis. Beautifully expresses the lingering sadness, melancholy, ache of the film. My personal favorite Coen film.

  • @elsewhere_ash
    @elsewhere_ash 4 месяца назад +139

    The breakdown of Cassavetes' style was fucking awesome.

  • @wilsonsecaur1015
    @wilsonsecaur1015 4 месяца назад +61

    He seems really knowledgeable, love his passion for film

  • @Floormat212
    @Floormat212 4 месяца назад +57

    WOW, picking Tokyo Story at random is LUCKY. What a great pic.

    • @gregoryjenkins8645
      @gregoryjenkins8645 2 месяца назад

      🙋‍♂️Pick or see 💁‍♂️High and Low next before the American remake is released. 🙂Just suggestion.

  • @rittdalton8749
    @rittdalton8749 4 месяца назад +10

    Yes -- the narration/voice over in "Blast of Silence" is one of the best aspects of this great film. What really sets this particular voice over apart, is the fact that it's done in the second person, which makes the raw cynicism really come alive, especially with the accent and tone of the narrator. Brilliant. So fun to mouth along as you watch...

  • @jamesgwarrior1981
    @jamesgwarrior1981 4 месяца назад +32

    I love this guy! Not a bad moment of acting anywhere with him!!!

  • @Turbo9987
    @Turbo9987 3 месяца назад +11

    I could listen to this dude talk about movies all day!

  • @JesseKray
    @JesseKray 4 месяца назад +7

    Tim's passion for film and storytelling is contagious

  • @lanolinlight
    @lanolinlight 4 месяца назад +42

    A film he wrote and directed, EYE OF GOD, should be in the collection.

    • @smittyjonesthethird
      @smittyjonesthethird 4 месяца назад +6

      It really should, along with The Grey Zone.

    • @mr.hulotsholiday
      @mr.hulotsholiday 4 месяца назад +2

      It probably will be eventually. I think criterion usually adds new films, whether from America or other countries around the world every month.

    • @taeyonglee-nh4je
      @taeyonglee-nh4je 4 месяца назад

      Whoa!!nice! any other recommend besides those title buddy?

  • @bobbyologun1517
    @bobbyologun1517 4 месяца назад +15

    omg YES finally Millers Crossing! my first Coens Bros movie changed my life. I watched it three times and read the screenplay even knowing the outcome the hair on the back of my neck still stood up. 10/10 movie. MAGNIFICENT. FLAWLESS. UNASSAILABLE.

  • @MuratKarakus-to4tr
    @MuratKarakus-to4tr 4 месяца назад +10

    This guy is a treasure! His performance in watchmen and cabinet of curiocities was amazing, love him.

  • @DThron
    @DThron 4 месяца назад +8

    Tokyo Story! Tim you have a real treat coming my friend.

  • @FrydaWolff
    @FrydaWolff 4 месяца назад +15

    Love him, incredible performer. Miller's Crossing is a must see!

  • @bagongscrive
    @bagongscrive 2 месяца назад +3

    This guy is such a talented all-rounder it's insane. He talks like a cool college professor. The second he starts talking about Blast of Silence, I'm already looking it up and preparing to watch it right away.

  • @MichaelCortese1
    @MichaelCortese1 4 месяца назад +7

    The greatest Random selection of all time. Tokyo Story is my favorite movie

  • @roostertai111
    @roostertai111 4 месяца назад +16

    Leaves of Grass for the collection!!!
    1. Excellent dual performance by Ed Norton
    2. Exquisite acting AND directing by Tim Blake Nelson, perfectly supporting both lead roles
    3. Pitch perfect music and overall tone, letting the viewer sit and dwell in it's Whitmanness

  • @MrRazorblade999
    @MrRazorblade999 4 месяца назад +29

    One of the best closet videos!

  • @arthurtrommel1438
    @arthurtrommel1438 4 месяца назад +23

    I love him in Old Henry.

    • @inhha
      @inhha 4 месяца назад +1

      A surprising little gem.

    • @joliecide
      @joliecide 4 месяца назад +1

      Absolutely.

    • @TechnicJunglist
      @TechnicJunglist 4 месяца назад +5

      I got my 74 yr old father hooked on OH. He's seriously had watched it once a week since it came out. Fantastic performance.

  • @JetSetDiva
    @JetSetDiva 3 месяца назад +2

    Landing on Tokyo Story was such a score. Ozu was an amazing filmmaker and an absolute joy to watch.

  • @TonyinQuakeland
    @TonyinQuakeland 4 месяца назад +8

    Wow. That was great. Seemingly plain speaking, yet articulate and insightful. And great taste!

  • @BasicDomesticActivity
    @BasicDomesticActivity 4 месяца назад +8

    Love Tim's energy, he is a great talker.

  • @michaelcoy311
    @michaelcoy311 4 месяца назад +9

    “Eye of God” on Criterion stat! Tim Blake Nelson, you directed a perfect movie!

  • @scottcraig992
    @scottcraig992 Месяц назад +1

    I’ll now watch all of these films based on Tim’s recommendation. Watched a couple of interviews with him recently and he comes across as an intelligent, knowledgeable and genuinely lovely guy.

  • @illuminatiCorgi
    @illuminatiCorgi 4 месяца назад +9

    I swear this guy has one of the most consistent careers in the business.

  • @derekchin6403
    @derekchin6403 3 месяца назад +2

    I came across Old Henry on cable, and watched it just because TBN was in it. Boy, was I well rewarded.

  • @mmertesfp
    @mmertesfp 4 месяца назад +3

    This man speaking makes me wish I didn't work an office job but struggled even more to enjoy the arts in a way that is meaningful and can be articulated in such an effortless but purposeful way.

  • @maximumoccupancy
    @maximumoccupancy 4 месяца назад +45

    We need THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS in the Criterion Collection!!!

    • @fuiers
      @fuiers 4 месяца назад +7

      ”well, that aint good.” Always makes me laugh

    • @inyostudio
      @inyostudio 4 месяца назад +3

      The San Saba Songbird

    • @kevink1575
      @kevink1575 2 месяца назад +2

      @@inyostudio Also known as The West Texas "tit", due to that bird's melliferous warble.

  • @hipsterelephant2660
    @hipsterelephant2660 4 месяца назад +6

    One of my favorite character actors.

  • @kenimiller3896
    @kenimiller3896 4 месяца назад +2

    Topsy Turvy! A man after my own heart, would love to see Tim in a Mike Leigh film. Wonderful choices all. And what a treat he is in for with Tokyo Story. Recently watched his video talking about his film roles and now this....he's a joy to listen to.

  • @Ben-O25
    @Ben-O25 4 месяца назад +29

    I think I'm just realizing I've never heard his real voice.

  • @rbus
    @rbus Месяц назад

    There are just these awesome moments in some movies that is like a moment in a song that you love every time they come up, and Coen Brothers films are chock full of them, and for me Miller’s Crossing scene with Albert Finney when he fights off a mob hit job is a big one. Also, it always reminded me of a story I’d heard of my paternal grandpa who was physically and temperamentally similar to that character, when he caught a robber in his home - except he leapt off the roof onto the poor beggar.

  • @JonLutz
    @JonLutz 4 месяца назад +2

    Wonderful insight into each film. Love Tim Blake Nelson!

  • @eddyblanco7210
    @eddyblanco7210 3 месяца назад +1

    *From HEAVYWEIGHTS to O' BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU to JUST MERCY and back to WATCHMEN TV and all of his work: Tim Blake Nelson is a lucky charm to any film or series.*

  • @brandothecatmeow
    @brandothecatmeow 4 месяца назад +3

    I absolutely love TBN. His descriptions are spot in. I own two of his choices, Chinese Bookie and Miller's Crossing. His assessment of Turturro's character in Miller's Crossing is perfect, and I totally agree with him.

  • @MrMice...
    @MrMice... 26 дней назад

    Wonderful salesman of the art form. Passionate, great details and immersed stories.

  • @SamL12345
    @SamL12345 4 месяца назад +52

    Buster Scruggs in the closet baby let's gooooo!

  • @kevinkoch6900
    @kevinkoch6900 4 месяца назад

    By far my favorite watch of these. He's so relatable and to the point. Just awesome.

  • @lincoln3x7
    @lincoln3x7 3 месяца назад +1

    He is a treasure, love him.... Now, Millers Crossing has several of the best hit scenes in any mob or cop film, starting with the shot of the two Thomson machine guns viewed from floor level right through to the old man popping away at the fleeing car... absolutely top tier. The very funny shot of the street fight between the cops and mob guys, it looks like they are far apart, camera moves to the side and we see they are right on top of each other.... funny and wild. I will be tracking down Blast of Silence! Cheers!

  • @jd899
    @jd899 4 месяца назад +2

    I haven't seen Miller's Croasing in years. Looks like I should watch a couple more times. Always put one in the brain😄

  • @BryanO92
    @BryanO92 26 дней назад

    I couldn't agree more on John Turturro's turn in Miller's Crossing. I want to add though that one of the films that spoke to me like very few others was Mr. Turturro's first directing effort, "Mac". I haven't been able to find it anywhere unencumbered by ads, maybe Criterion can do something about that, but it holds a special place for me in any case. I'm glad he's gotten more opportunities to direct lately. He always seems to work two ways: his way, and the right way, and they're both the same.

  • @un-fun-kneetv
    @un-fun-kneetv 4 месяца назад +9

    Love ya Dr. Pendanski!! ❤

  • @seanezekielsmith
    @seanezekielsmith 4 месяца назад +8

    dude picked my favorite cassavetes film - respect

  • @Advent3546
    @Advent3546 4 месяца назад +5

    Put The Grey Zone in the collection! Tim directed it and it is amazing!!!

  • @AllsWellInHell
    @AllsWellInHell 4 месяца назад +1

    wild to see Tim here, but so stoked for him to watch Tokyo Story :’) real special movie. don’t forget make way for tomorrow!

  • @deaconpeters2994
    @deaconpeters2994 4 месяца назад +4

    "I'll cut you some slack that you're grieving as you are, but the fact is Buster Scruggs don't shoot nobody in the back." TBN is a great actor!

  • @penbucket
    @penbucket 4 месяца назад +1

    That Man is an absolute delight. An absolute thrill to listen to Buster Scruggs wax on about Bernie Bernbaum. What a treasure.

  • @MrRobolemur
    @MrRobolemur 4 месяца назад +1

    Miller's Crossing! Quite possibly my favorite film (or at least in the top 5), and his description of John Tuturro's performance is spot on: It takes a great actor to be truly unappealing.

  • @KERSTEN27
    @KERSTEN27 4 месяца назад +1

    He makes a very solid selection, even randomly as with Tokyo Story

  • @w.g.hunter1300
    @w.g.hunter1300 3 месяца назад +1

    Someone should make a full-length feature movie set in the Criterion closet. A director or actor panicking, trying to select the right movies to make them look erudite, sensitive, and cool. Directed by Denis Coté, there'd be long scenes of just the spines of the DVDs.

  • @maxiguess2291
    @maxiguess2291 3 месяца назад

    Great picks from a wonderful actor! His insight into each film is very thoughtful

  • @charlesgrantham5216
    @charlesgrantham5216 4 месяца назад +1

    I love everything about this man.

  • @alc4117
    @alc4117 4 месяца назад +1

    another great actor who deserves more leading roles. he'd be great in a tarantino film

  • @evanmichael3153
    @evanmichael3153 4 месяца назад +1

    Love Tim! So many memorable characters. And a Brown & Juilliard grad as well 🤘❤️🤘

  • @DharmaTime-is-now
    @DharmaTime-is-now 2 месяца назад

    Excellent. Will watch em all

  • @CINEPR
    @CINEPR 4 месяца назад +1

    Watched Tokyo Story for the first time this year (on the Criterion Channel) and LOVE IT. The only thing I don't like about The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is that it needs more Tim Blake Nelson.

  • @Jimmy1982Playlists
    @Jimmy1982Playlists 4 месяца назад +1

    Great actor _and_ director! BTW I love the recent billy woods & Armand Hammer music videos he co-directed... he's so cool he _would_ direct a their videos lol
    Amazing selections!!

  • @THEGlassIED
    @THEGlassIED 4 месяца назад +1

    He hit the jackpot with that random pick at the end.

  • @jamesb8603
    @jamesb8603 4 месяца назад

    Damn, I could listen to Tim talk about film and craft all day long. Made me want to drop everything and watch each of these stat, whether I've seen them before or not. 😊🙏

  • @suzannezoubeck5216
    @suzannezoubeck5216 2 месяца назад

    One smart cookie, and I hear he's a hell of a nice guy too (in addition to being hella talented as an actor, director and writer). This was a good 'un. Will have to check out Blast of Silence.❤☮🌎

  • @jeremystone286
    @jeremystone286 4 месяца назад

    This was great! I could listen to him talk about movies all day.

  • @NathanDuffy
    @NathanDuffy 4 месяца назад +30

    Biggest revelation: Tim Blake Nelson hasn't seen 'Tokyo Story'.

    • @bluemooninthedaylight8073
      @bluemooninthedaylight8073 4 месяца назад +3

      To be fair, there's lot's of great films that are missing from one's viewing experience. It's nice in a way, because it means we all have these gems waiting for us to see.

    • @singlespies
      @singlespies 4 месяца назад

      Sounded like maybe he's never even heard of it. Hope he watches it soon.

    • @myndirnotur
      @myndirnotur 4 месяца назад +1

      He's about to have a good ass time

  • @L.E.Santo02
    @L.E.Santo02 4 месяца назад +1

    What a great actor. Fenomenal in every movie

  • @bcdubbs382
    @bcdubbs382 4 месяца назад +10

    O Brother to CC, please!

  • @IGNANT4LIFE
    @IGNANT4LIFE 4 месяца назад

    this was great. what a neat and effective (and efficient) way to really get into someone's mind and learn a lot of the little special nuggets of information/insight they uniquely have on life, while simultaneously getting a ton of great movie recommendations. TBN is a super cool dude.

  • @StreetHierarchy
    @StreetHierarchy 4 месяца назад +2

    This man is a living legend. Protect him at ALL costs!

  • @invisibleadversary
    @invisibleadversary Месяц назад +1

    Tim randomly chose arguably the greatest film ever made 😆

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 4 месяца назад +1

    Most celebrities love Tokyo Story. And I can’t blame them.
    I hope Tim Blake Nelson likes it when he sees it.

  • @ChristopherMervJones
    @ChristopherMervJones 4 месяца назад

    Maybe the best spoken person I've seen in the closet! Super interesting thoughts. Love Tim Blake Nelson.

  • @drummersnail115
    @drummersnail115 4 месяца назад +1

    Love what he says about JT’s performance in Miller’s Crossing. I feel the same way about his performance in Do The Right Thing

  • @InsertCleverNameHere0
    @InsertCleverNameHere0 4 месяца назад

    An amazing actor. Loved him as a kid seeing him in Holes, love him still as an adult seeing him in Watchmen. And some amazing picks to boot.
    Long live Mirror Guy! 🪞

  • @dockennedy8091
    @dockennedy8091 4 месяца назад

    Turturro was lights out in Miller's Crossing. The scene in the woods alone is one of the all-time great performances.

  • @ChrisMeadows1992
    @ChrisMeadows1992 4 месяца назад

    Just saw Tim on Michael Rosenbaum's podcast and he seems like such a genuine, kind person.

  • @borisying3204
    @borisying3204 Месяц назад

    Tim gave one of the best Picks!

  • @finch45lear
    @finch45lear 4 месяца назад

    What an amazing actor. One of the very best.

  • @willalfano8
    @willalfano8 4 месяца назад

    i like the adding the film names at the end

  • @LocoSunny
    @LocoSunny 4 месяца назад +4

    I thought he was the best part of an amazing show in Watchmen playing the Looking Glass character!

    • @megamoviez
      @megamoviez 4 месяца назад +1

      He’s the best part of anything he’s in

  • @HerbalistGuybrush
    @HerbalistGuybrush 4 месяца назад

    Finally someone thoughtful, intellectual nd well-articulated in his picks. Thats sadly rare. I love all videos from the closet, bjt this is soo much better then ppl just praising the movies without giving any interesting take. Great to see!

    • @kap42
      @kap42 29 дней назад

      check out Michael Cera's

  • @davidhollingsworth4665
    @davidhollingsworth4665 4 месяца назад

    This guy is a national treasure! Love how he gives a lot of credit to The Coen Brothers. He's definitely one of the seminal character actors of his time.

  • @inyostudio
    @inyostudio 4 месяца назад

    His performance as Buster Scruggs always brings me gleeful joy.

  • @jsteeles
    @jsteeles 4 месяца назад

    What a guy this was an absolute treat

  • @sonicgrub
    @sonicgrub 4 месяца назад

    Finally some love for the masterpiece Topsy Turvy. And it makes sense it's from the mighty Tim Blake Nelson. I was an extra in O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Tim (along with everyone else on that film) was friendly, amiable and a class act.

    • @sonicgrub
      @sonicgrub 4 месяца назад

      And he nailed why John Turturro's performance in Miller's Crossing is so so special. Philip Seymour Hoffman also gets there in Boogie Nights but with some extra empathy.

  • @jacksonwright5145
    @jacksonwright5145 4 месяца назад +1

    I like that the random pick has become a tradition

  • @brentulstad3275
    @brentulstad3275 4 месяца назад

    Old Henry was such a great surprise of a hidden gem western! A movie which builds to the absolutely incredible climax reveal of . . . . Tim as the solid character actor and director with impeccable taste we all knew he was & or could be. Fuck yeah, no spoilers here my friends.

  • @jyroth99
    @jyroth99 4 месяца назад +1

    so well spoken loved this

  • @marcjohnson3553
    @marcjohnson3553 4 месяца назад +1

    I could, no, *want* to listen to Tim Blake Nelson talk about Cinéma for hours

  • @brettplaxton190
    @brettplaxton190 4 месяца назад +1

    Okay… I’m with you fellas!

  • @jetjaguar3000
    @jetjaguar3000 3 месяца назад

    Mike Leigh’s done a few period pieces more recently, arguably after his most famous period, including Spall fronting Mr Turner about the painter.

  • @renatodalapa9620
    @renatodalapa9620 2 месяца назад

    what a voice, what a wisdom

  • @markh8744
    @markh8744 4 месяца назад +7

    Love his thoughtful commentary. So insightful and passionate.

  • @DFGHulkOfficial
    @DFGHulkOfficial 2 месяца назад

    I really can't wait to fibaly see him as The Leader on the Big Screen.

  • @caffeineadvocate
    @caffeineadvocate 4 месяца назад +3

    Gopher, Everett?

  • @jorgeaaabr
    @jorgeaaabr 4 месяца назад +2

    The man accidentally grabs Ozu's Tokyo Story!

  • @Largentina.
    @Largentina. 2 месяца назад

    Thank god. Someone else in this world understands what an utter masterpiece Miller's Crossing is.

  • @grizzlywhisker
    @grizzlywhisker 3 месяца назад

    That's a great description of John Turturro's character in Miller's Crossing, I absolutely hated him in that movie and was so glad to see him Gabriel Byrne off him at the end lol. I love the scene where Gabriel's character is dragging him out into the woods and he puts on that awful crying act to gain sympathy.

  • @stevephlyer
    @stevephlyer 2 месяца назад

    Tim Blake Nelson is a tremendous actor and director. I agree with him that Miller’s Crossing is The Cohen Brothers’ best film, Gabriel Byrne and Albert Finney were amazing in it, as well as John Turturro as Tim explains.

  • @ronbock8291
    @ronbock8291 4 месяца назад

    Oh hi there, I’m just going to leave this here.. Old Henry is probably my favourite western since True Grit. Loved. It.