Mystery Train and other Jarmusch?
08-12-04, 11:51 AM
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Mystery Train and other Jarmusch?
Really getting into the films of Jim Jarmusch lately. I picked up "Down By Law" a few weeks ago and loved it. Last night my wife and I watched "Mystery Train" and loved it even more. I could have sworn I read something about Criterion working on an upcoming release of "Mystery Train" and "Stranger Than Paradise" (which seems unlikely, as it's currently in print from MGM). Did I imagine it?
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08-12-04, 12:51 PM
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One of my favorites from him is Dead Man. Very cool atmospheric movie. You can also pick up Ghost Dog for something like $6 on DDD, which is well worth the investment. I'm personally waiting for the release of Night on Earth.
I haven't heard any rumors of of Criterion releasing the movies you mention.
I haven't heard any rumors of of Criterion releasing the movies you mention.
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I've seen "Ghost Dog" and saw "Dead Man" back in college when it first came out. Enjoyed both, but not as much as I enjoyed DBL and MT.
Oh, and I'm a big fan of "Fishing With John," but that's not exactly the same thing.
Oh, and I'm a big fan of "Fishing With John," but that's not exactly the same thing.
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Good to see another Jim Jarmusch fan. He is one of my favorites. I have been slowly picking up all of his DVD's. I believe you are mistaken on the Criterion versions happening on those films.
My personal favorite Jarmusch is Down by Law because of Waits being in it, but Dead Man and Stranger Than Paradise are his masterpieces. Ghost Dog is definately recommended, very cheap price and well worth it. Can't lose with anything Jarmusch if you have been a fan of those two films.
My personal favorite Jarmusch is Down by Law because of Waits being in it, but Dead Man and Stranger Than Paradise are his masterpieces. Ghost Dog is definately recommended, very cheap price and well worth it. Can't lose with anything Jarmusch if you have been a fan of those two films.
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Originally posted by cfloyd3
My personal favorite Jarmusch is Down by Law because of Waits being in it, but Dead Man and Stranger Than Paradise are his masterpieces. Ghost Dog is definately recommended, very cheap price and well worth it. Can't lose with anything Jarmusch if you have been a fan of those two films.
My personal favorite Jarmusch is Down by Law because of Waits being in it, but Dead Man and Stranger Than Paradise are his masterpieces. Ghost Dog is definately recommended, very cheap price and well worth it. Can't lose with anything Jarmusch if you have been a fan of those two films.
I've always felt this weird need to see Ron Perlman and Tom Waits in a film together...preferably playing brothers. Don't ask me why.
In searching Waits' bio on IMDB, I discovered he's to star in a movie directed by Robert Altman and somehow adapted from "A Prairie Home Companion." He'll be playing opposite Lyle Lovett as the two cowboys from the "Lives of the Cowboys" bit that Garrison Keillor does on the show. I'm a huge fan of Keillor's, but this sounds VERY weird. Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin are apparently on board too.
See here.
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Yeah I know I have seen Mystery Train but Down by Law you actually get him in a major role. That may be where Zack ends up though atleast it seems to be a hint since its a DJ and all.
I get bothered when people say he looks like Ron Pearlman. Waits looks nothing like that obscenely large faced freak to me atleast.
I get bothered when people say he looks like Ron Pearlman. Waits looks nothing like that obscenely large faced freak to me atleast.
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Actually, I don't think he looks like him, so much as when I think of one, I think of the other. There are other actors like that, that are for some reason related in my head, though I'm not sure why. They both have cool, gravelly voices, though Waits puts his to much better use.
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Originally posted by BeckysBoy
I've always felt this weird need to see Ron Perlman and Tom Waits in a film together...preferably playing brothers. Don't ask me why.
I've always felt this weird need to see Ron Perlman and Tom Waits in a film together...preferably playing brothers. Don't ask me why.
Is that close enough for now?
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Originally posted by sundog
Well, in Hellboy a Tom Waits song is playing when Perlman is on screen.
Is that close enough for now?
Well, in Hellboy a Tom Waits song is playing when Perlman is on screen.
Is that close enough for now?
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I guess I'll just add to this thread rather than create a new one, but does anyone know about Jarmusch's relationship w/Criterion? I've been meaning to pick up Down By Law for a whlie now, it's one of my favorites. In fact I don't think there's anything from Jarmusch I don't love. Most of his films would seemingly fit perfectly into Criterion
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Originally Posted by fliggil
I guess I'll just add to this thread rather than create a new one, but does anyone know about Jarmusch's relationship w/Criterion? I've been meaning to pick up Down By Law for a whlie now, it's one of my favorites. In fact I don't think there's anything from Jarmusch I don't love. Most of his films would seemingly fit perfectly into Criterion
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Down by Law is my Favorite too.
Did you watch the extras? There's a really funny interview with John Lurie that was filmed around the time of the original movie. Then it's got Lurie on a commentary track observing the interview and expressing embarrassment over his shallowness. Then at the end of the commentary he says he wants to be invited back in another 10 years to do a commentary on the commentary because he'll probably feel just as embarassed about the one he just did.
You should check out Coffee and Cigarettes too. It's a bunch of Black and white vignettes of people talking over Coffee and..., but it's got the classic Jarmusch touch. I think of it as sort of an addendum to Down by Law since Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, and Tom Waits appear in it.
Did you watch the extras? There's a really funny interview with John Lurie that was filmed around the time of the original movie. Then it's got Lurie on a commentary track observing the interview and expressing embarrassment over his shallowness. Then at the end of the commentary he says he wants to be invited back in another 10 years to do a commentary on the commentary because he'll probably feel just as embarassed about the one he just did.
You should check out Coffee and Cigarettes too. It's a bunch of Black and white vignettes of people talking over Coffee and..., but it's got the classic Jarmusch touch. I think of it as sort of an addendum to Down by Law since Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, and Tom Waits appear in it.
