Tim Blake Nelson’s Closet Picks

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  • Опубликовано: 20 май 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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  • @TechnicJunglist
    @TechnicJunglist 26 дней назад +350

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

    • @blakemeads9225
      @blakemeads9225 26 дней назад +18

      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 26 дней назад +11

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

    • @baxatakbaxatak2014
      @baxatakbaxatak2014 26 дней назад +9

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

    • @mikesilva3868
      @mikesilva3868 26 дней назад

      ​@@blakemeads9225❤agreed

    • @TechnicJunglist
      @TechnicJunglist 25 дней 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 26 дней назад +194

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

  • @SpaceDisease
    @SpaceDisease 26 дней назад +60

    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.

    • @MagicCarpetRideShareProject
      @MagicCarpetRideShareProject 25 дней назад +7

      Yeah, he's been one of the best so far (of the 30-40 of these I've seen) getting into the details of his picks.

  • @elsewhere_ash
    @elsewhere_ash 26 дней назад +115

    The breakdown of Cassavetes' style was fucking awesome.

  • @RyanMichero
    @RyanMichero 26 дней назад +107

    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 26 дней назад +8

      Hell yeah

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 26 дней 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 26 дней назад +12

      What's the rumpus?

    • @p_ttown1979
      @p_ttown1979 26 дней 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 26 дней назад +3

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

  • @derekchin6403
    @derekchin6403 17 дней назад +2

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

  • @Turbo9987
    @Turbo9987 10 дней назад +2

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

  • @ReelItInReviews
    @ReelItInReviews 21 день назад +9

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

  • @Floormat212
    @Floormat212 26 дней назад +36

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

  • @wilsonsecaur1015
    @wilsonsecaur1015 26 дней назад +47

    He seems really knowledgeable, love his passion for film

  • @rittdalton8749
    @rittdalton8749 24 дня назад +7

    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 26 дней назад +30

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

  • @JesseKray
    @JesseKray 25 дней назад +4

    Tim's passion for film and storytelling is contagious

  • @roostertai111
    @roostertai111 26 дней назад +15

    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

    • @MagicCarpetRideShareProject
      @MagicCarpetRideShareProject 25 дней назад +2

      Oh yeah, that's a great one! I definitely need to rewatch that, so if by chance it came into their collection soon, that would be even better : ) 🎉🎉

  • @MuratKarakus-to4tr
    @MuratKarakus-to4tr 26 дней назад +9

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

  • @eddyblanco7210
    @eddyblanco7210 15 дней 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.*

  • @JetSetDiva
    @JetSetDiva 12 дней назад +1

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

  • @DThron
    @DThron 23 дня назад +4

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

  • @lanolinlight
    @lanolinlight 26 дней назад +37

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

    • @smittyjonesthethird
      @smittyjonesthethird 26 дней назад +5

      It really should, along with The Grey Zone.

    • @mr.hulotsholiday
      @mr.hulotsholiday 26 дней 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 24 дня назад

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

  • @maximumoccupancy
    @maximumoccupancy 26 дней назад +40

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

    • @fuiers
      @fuiers 25 дней назад +7

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

    • @inyostudio
      @inyostudio 25 дней назад +2

      The San Saba Songbird

  • @MichaelCortese1
    @MichaelCortese1 26 дней назад +4

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

  • @bobbyologun1517
    @bobbyologun1517 26 дней назад +9

    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.

  • @illuminatiCorgi
    @illuminatiCorgi 26 дней назад +9

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

  • @paulb111
    @paulb111 25 дней назад +2

    Five more hours with Mr. Nelson P L E A S E E E E E E ! Fantastic.

  • @FrydaWolff
    @FrydaWolff 26 дней назад +12

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

  • @MrRazorblade999
    @MrRazorblade999 26 дней назад +29

    One of the best closet videos!

  • @GochujangLove
    @GochujangLove 26 дней назад +9

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

  • @markh8744
    @markh8744 25 дней назад +4

    Love his thoughtful commentary. So insightful and passionate.

  • @Ben-O25
    @Ben-O25 26 дней назад +28

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

  • @TonyinQuakeland
    @TonyinQuakeland 26 дней назад +9

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

  • @michaelcoy311
    @michaelcoy311 26 дней назад +8

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

  • @mmertesfp
    @mmertesfp 25 дней 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.

  • @arthurtrommel1438
    @arthurtrommel1438 26 дней назад +21

    I love him in Old Henry.

    • @inhha
      @inhha 26 дней назад

      A surprising little gem.

    • @joliecide
      @joliecide 26 дней назад

      Absolutely.

    • @TechnicJunglist
      @TechnicJunglist 25 дней назад +3

      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.

  • @JonLutz
    @JonLutz 23 дня назад +2

    Wonderful insight into each film. Love Tim Blake Nelson!

  • @brandothecatmeow
    @brandothecatmeow 26 дней назад +4

    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.

  • @lincoln3x7
    @lincoln3x7 12 дней назад

    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!

  • @kevinkoch6900
    @kevinkoch6900 25 дней назад

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

  • @hipsterelephant2660
    @hipsterelephant2660 26 дней назад +6

    One of my favorite character actors.

  • @alfsmith7210
    @alfsmith7210 26 дней назад +52

    Buster Scruggs in the closet baby let's gooooo!

  • @kenimiller3896
    @kenimiller3896 26 дней 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.

  • @charlesgrantham5216
    @charlesgrantham5216 24 дня назад +1

    I love everything about this man.

  • @KERSTEN27
    @KERSTEN27 23 дня назад +1

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

  • @seanezekielsmith
    @seanezekielsmith 26 дней назад +9

    dude picked my favorite cassavetes film - respect

  • @jeremystone286
    @jeremystone286 26 дней назад

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

  • @IGNANT4LIFE
    @IGNANT4LIFE 23 дня 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.

  • @un-fun-kneetv
    @un-fun-kneetv 26 дней назад +9

    Love ya Dr. Pendanski!! ❤

  • @penbucket
    @penbucket 26 дней назад +1

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

  • @evanmichael3153
    @evanmichael3153 26 дней назад +1

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

  • @deaconpeters2994
    @deaconpeters2994 26 дней 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!

  • @jyroth99
    @jyroth99 26 дней назад +1

    so well spoken loved this

  • @jd899
    @jd899 26 дней 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😄

  • @jamesb8603
    @jamesb8603 26 дней 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. 😊🙏

  • @Advent3546
    @Advent3546 26 дней назад +5

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

  • @MrRobolemur
    @MrRobolemur 26 дней 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.

  • @ChristopherMervJones
    @ChristopherMervJones 25 дней назад

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

  • @HerbalistGuybrush
    @HerbalistGuybrush 23 дня 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!

  • @AllsWellInHell
    @AllsWellInHell 25 дней 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!

  • @willalfano8
    @willalfano8 25 дней назад

    i like the adding the film names at the end

  • @THEGlassIED
    @THEGlassIED 25 дней назад +1

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

  • @Jimmy1982Playlists
    @Jimmy1982Playlists 26 дней 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!!

  • @InsertCleverNameHere0
    @InsertCleverNameHere0 26 дней 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! 🪞

  • @KronantheBarbarian
    @KronantheBarbarian 17 дней назад

    "Topsy Turvy" is incredible!

  • @ChrisMeadows1992
    @ChrisMeadows1992 26 дней назад

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

  • @dockennedy8091
    @dockennedy8091 19 дней назад

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

  • @SJReid82
    @SJReid82 23 дня назад

    Definitely going to have to check out Blast of Silence. Love noir cinema and hardboiled fiction and it sounds like a hidden gem, so for sure going to have to give that one a watch.

  • @CINEPR
    @CINEPR 25 дней 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.

  • @drummersnail115
    @drummersnail115 26 дней 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

  • @finch45lear
    @finch45lear 26 дней назад

    What an amazing actor. One of the very best.

  • @droidx1191
    @droidx1191 23 дня назад

    Love TBN; absolutely agree on "Miller's Crossing."

  • @jsteeles
    @jsteeles 19 дней назад

    What a guy this was an absolute treat

  • @perspicaciouscritic
    @perspicaciouscritic 18 дней назад

    You would never know from his Closet Picks that Tim Blake Nelson directed a music video with his son for hip-hop artists billy woods and Kenny Segal.

  • @NathanDuffy
    @NathanDuffy 26 дней назад +29

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

    • @bluemooninthedaylight8073
      @bluemooninthedaylight8073 26 дней 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 26 дней назад

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

    • @myndirnotur
      @myndirnotur 26 дней назад +1

      He's about to have a good ass time

  • @jameshagler7321
    @jameshagler7321 24 дня назад

    I really need a couple of more hours of this.

  • @createsomethinginteresting8984
    @createsomethinginteresting8984 26 дней назад

    Great picks!

  • @Jacobunny
    @Jacobunny 25 дней назад

    Starting witha couple m ore off the beaten path picks and then some more familiar. Love TBN's obvious passion for film and the artists involved in making them.

  • @jetjaguar3000
    @jetjaguar3000 5 дней 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.

  • @L.E.Santo02
    @L.E.Santo02 26 дней назад +1

    What a great actor. Fenomenal in every movie

  • @inyostudio
    @inyostudio 25 дней назад

    His performance as Buster Scruggs always brings me gleeful joy.

  • @bcdubbs382
    @bcdubbs382 26 дней назад +10

    O Brother to CC, please!

  • @scottlette
    @scottlette 24 дня назад

    A new genre of movie was invented during COVID - the COVID movie. Movies made with a small cast, often with a singular location and a small crew. Time Blake Nelson starred in the best example of this genre, in ‘Old Henry’. A great film if you have not seen it.

  • @StreetHierarchy
    @StreetHierarchy 26 дней назад +2

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

  • @2WheelsGood
    @2WheelsGood 26 дней назад

    love TBN, great actor, nice picks

  • @akidthatskates284
    @akidthatskates284 24 дня назад

    Loved you in Watchmen 🛸

  • @mondoenterprises6710
    @mondoenterprises6710 21 день назад

    Nice picks. I just threw down for the Criterion blu ray The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.

  • @davidhollingsworth4665
    @davidhollingsworth4665 25 дней 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.

  • @w.g.hunter1300
    @w.g.hunter1300 7 дней назад

    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.

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 26 дней назад +1

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

  • @leespiderpod
    @leespiderpod 26 дней назад +1

    I wish we had the criterion channel in the UK

  • @sonicgrub
    @sonicgrub 25 дней 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 25 дней 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.

  • @toddchatterly9310
    @toddchatterly9310 24 дня назад

    Turturro is in my Top 3. Such a brilliant guy.

  • @Bd951
    @Bd951 26 дней назад

    As thoughtful and insightful as his wonderful performances would suggest.

  • @brentulstad3275
    @brentulstad3275 23 дня 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.

  • @mrgonzale0978
    @mrgonzale0978 26 дней назад

    I love this guy. he's been in some great films.

  • @andrewwilson4733
    @andrewwilson4733 26 дней назад

    What a great and long/ indepth video, sometimes these are too short

  • @jacksonwright5145
    @jacksonwright5145 26 дней назад +1

    I like that the random pick has become a tradition

  • @grizzlywhisker
    @grizzlywhisker 16 дней 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.

  • @ronbock8291
    @ronbock8291 22 дня назад

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

  • @champagnebulge1
    @champagnebulge1 26 дней назад

    Old Henry was incredible. Love this dude

  • @Jimmy-lv9mz
    @Jimmy-lv9mz 26 дней назад

    Starting at least in the 1980s, I would say that my 2 favorite character actors are: Lance Hendrickson & Tim Blake Nelson.
    Great picks, btw

  • @dillon8755
    @dillon8755 25 дней назад

    He’s right, we need some more Coen films in the collection-like where is O Brother, Where Art Thou? Amazing performances by TBN and Turturro in that one.
    Also, when are you gonna give Leaves of Grass its own spine number and give it a spot on those shelves? TBN is a wonderful actor, writer, and director and beautiful performances by Keri Russell and Susan Sarandon.