Susanna Hoffs is one of the most underrated artists from the '80s, especially her band "The Bangles", which deserves to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Always have loved her and now I love her even more for her film picks. All great films that I personally love and have in my collection! Also, Criterion never disappoints us with Closet Picks. Keep it up!
Susanna was the soaring female voice for the soundtrack of my college years. Thirty five years have passed and I still can't look away when she's on screen. Sixty four is the new thirty two :-)
Love this woman. Her and the rest of the ladies from The Bangles, Joan Jett, Belinda Carlisle, Pat Benetar where powerful women in the early to mid 80’s. They made a lasting impression on me and made me realize early in my single digits that being straight is the right path for me.
Also the ladies from the band Hearts, Bonnie Tyler, Cher...there were many great and inspirational artists in the 80's, who knew how to rock'n'roll!…Since 90's we have nothing but bunch of silly girlbands, an overrated Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez and now bunch of overrated rappers and pop-stars...how music has fallen...
My local public library has a Criterion selection, so this video immediately sent me looking for Seconds. Lucked out. What a ride. Klute is also one of my all-time favorites. Film Noir set in gritty 1970s NYC.
Susanna and The Bangles are so embedded in my childhood. My older Sister loved them and got style tips from their videos lol. Great closet pics and that story of Ben Gazzara's daughter being her childhood friend, hanging around their house while Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara and John Cassavetes played pool was great.
Well, as many of you know (just found out myself), her husband for decades now is the ever-busy film director of, among others, Bombshell, Trumbo, Meet The Parents franchise , Austin Powers franchise… 🥁…Jay Roach!@@_BASIC_INSTINCT …
Saw it 30 years ago on PBS, need to rewatch it. The story was so out there. I have never seen it referenced on any movie channel until now. Come to think of of, Rock Hudson doesn't get the credit he deserves in the film world it seems.
I remember standing next to Susanna Hoffs in a book store back in 1986. I was only 11. Glad to see her doing a Criterion Closet Picks video. I always enjoy these videos.
And it ain't just looks either, she has a sharp mind of much younger youthful person as well at least twice younger her age! And body language too! I don't how can you be this young at such a elderly age...
@@Summon256 Indeed! Some people have expressed the idea that admiring her youthfulness is "shallow", as if we value her only for her looks. But I'd like to add that it's not just about physical beauty, but about how young, vibrant, and alive she feels. Without this, no beauty would have had any value.
She is a True Angel Amongst Us Mortals Here.Susanna as long as you don't outlive me I'll always be your number 1 Fam Maam.You really are such a Goddess and I feel so Privledged to even get too Comment on your posts Maam.
@@aimee9478sounds pretty shallow still. She makes music and wrote a novel. Imagine if she becomes disabled, you get my point? Beauty is construct and so are the things you said add to it that supposedly make it so blah blah great. Some stuff is obvious okay
Susanna Hoff is a perfect example of a person who gets even more beautiful with age. That combined with her talent & energy, this woman can probably move mountains. Ugh, i'm simping.
OMG, this brings back some freaky memories - I fell in love with Beyond the Valley of the Dolls thru a college film club in about 1989. It was kind of a paisley underground thing, but the musicians I hung with all recognized the songs as high quality compositions, and fkn great pop. "Look on Up At the Bottom" is like a fantastic but lost Jefferson Airplane track, delivered with real power by Lynn Carey. Thank you, Ms Hoffs, that was cool.
One of my fav closet pics so far- so nice to hear someone talk about how movies make them feel rather than filmmakers endlessly worshiping their idols.
Late to the Criterion Closet party (comment #565) and I'm sure its been said 500 times already. But how is she still that beautiful? My high school MTV crush, and she still looks like that almost 40 years later. Some people have all the DNA!
Great collection of films. Incredibly impressed she chose Seconds, which isn't everybody's cup of tea (probably the slowest paced first half hour in cinema history), but a film that in my opinion is the single most depressing film about human nature that I've ever seen (which is quite the compliment), and I've seen thousands. Hoffs still has those beautiful big "cute eyes" of a teenager, now with the blend of mature and dignified features of an attractive 64 year old, and she still looks great. She's so wonderful in these 4 minutes, that I almost feel guilty that I never liked The Bangles. Also, love the Saul Bass reference. Makes me want to ask Susanna Hoff's for a cup of coffee just to get her opinion on Saul Bass' only directorial effort, Phase 4, because I'm now almost sure Hoffs would have interesting and enlightening things to say about it.
@@coolnamebro true, even though Prince thought so, too. I fancied Micheal, but America gravitated towards Susanna. Starring in her mom's film didn't hurt.
"Step Into my web said the spider etc" - Edy Williams - My favorite line ever in a movie. Susanna kicks ass. Even though she's commenting in a Criterion closet, she comes off unpretentious. That's a feat within itself.
we're about the same age and I remember seeing Klute in the theatre. Also a big fan of her first two picks, both cult classics. (of course there's at least one line lifted from BtVotD in the first Austin Powers film; I bet she and her husband have watched that one together.
She may be the first woman that I had a crush on-- going back to when I was in 1st grade. She's as gorgeous as she's ever been. Listening to her talk about the artistry in the films she loves just heightens it.
Susanna Hoffs and the Bangles were great and I was lucky enough to see her in a restaurant with Mike Myers and friends around the Austin Powers era. I liked when she sang she'd always look side-to-side with her big eyes. The original side eye. 😂😍
Love Streams!! Cassavetes' farewell to all us film lovers. And she has the personal stories to go with it. Short on picks, long on passion, and amazing taste.
Susanna's taste in films is great, so is her music! She picked all of my favorites, especially Klute! My father's first love, Marianne Preger, was good friends with Ben Gazzara when she was in the Merce Cunningham Dance troupe. Wonder if Susanna and her paths crossed
I saw Seconds when I was very young and it scared the pants off me. I've told many people over the years that it is one of the scariest movies ever made, yet nobody seems to have heard of it. It is interesting the Susanna named it here. A very underrated movie.
This is a good list. I need to see La Piscine. Another great Alain Delon classic is Purple Noon. It's the first film vervion of The Talented Mr. Ripley book. Amazing.
It would be fascinating to hear Mrs. Hoffs take on these classics; she has an eye for aesthetics, comments on the score (wow!) and knows what affects her in movies. I repeat, it would be a rare treat to listen to her talk about any movie [WHY did 20ish Susanna Hoffs think it was important for to show the Bangles "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"? Why is it relevant now? Priceless]
The people choosing their favourite films in the closet aren't always that coherent about why they love them, but Susanna Hoffs nails it here, and her passion for them shines through.
The final scenes of Midnight Cowboy distill the truest meaning of friendship and in doing so transcends all the facades that come to us in drag as self, it is a perfect portrait of the deepest meaning of humanity. It was, is and will remain a Masterpiece of Cinema.
I could watch susanna every second of the day the rest of my life. I know Susanna likes those picks. But her all nighter. Is the only one I could watch a million times it was made in 1987
I loved the fact that she opened with the great "Beyond The Valley of The Dolls" - Bangles getting a cue or two from the Carry Nations... Who would have guessed!
Funny how in the yo la tengo vid, ira kaplan picked beyond the valley of the dolls and said he thought everyone who does one of these vids would pick it too. and now we've got another musician in the closet and it's the first movie she picks
I just wanna point out that us young people have it so easy when it comes to seeking out media. Susanna and everyone that came of age before the internet actually had to do legwork to go see a foreign and/or art film. They didn't have listicles or hot takes to build opinions around instantaneously.
I saw somewhere that John Frankenheimer went to a VHS store looking to get a copy of "Seconds." They didn't have one. They consulted their supplier's catalogs, and none of them carried it. He directed it, but couldn't get a copy. I don't remember if he ever got one. I think a big part of the problem was that it had been made for network TV. That used to be a big thing.
Totally agree with you on Seconds. Saw it a year ago and freaked me out. Almost Twilight Zone ish. The Malibu party had a surreal tone. Love your Rickenbacker! Kind of a John Lennon 325 meets- you!!!
Killer selection. I saw Klute and Midnight Cowboy at the drive-in. (I'm gezzin'") Never saw Seconds... can't wait to find a copy. Thanks. Peace on earth.
Susanna Hoff's did a better Criterion Picks video than most Directors and Actors. Many of them just ransack the Blu Rays and barley talk about the movies and why they like them.
She is 6 years away from being 70 and is still looking absolutely gorgeous!!
She looks 35
Maybe - but she's had so much cosmetic surgery that she doesn't even look like suzanna Hoffs now.
Hands off, pervert. She's MINE! If she ever gets divorced...
No surgery involved?
Wow! I'm right behind her 27 years til I'm 70
This is one of my favorite closet picks so far. Susanna has great taste and is very good at explaining why she loves these films.
She's a dream!
agreed!
I thought so, too. Great picks. She looks great in that shirt, too!
She is a beauty. And just so charming.❤
You said exactly what I was thinking. She articulated her appreciation for these movies extremely well.
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 0:09
Seconds 0:26
Klute 1:05
La piscine 2:05
Love Streams 2:39
Midnight Cowboy 3:49
>>>>"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"
Roger Ebert gives his Thumbs Up from beyond
Thank you!
3:49 th-cam.com/video/iar9f9TUkDc/w-d-xo.html
I have never seen anyone mention ‘Seconds’ before. Haven’t seen it in years, classic movie.
One of the absolute greatest pop voices ever. Love her. And she has aged incredibly well
where is the portrait that ages for her and where can i get my own
Wrong. She hasn’t aged. 😁
Yes, she is still gorgeous.
@@BillkwandoWhat about her film choices?
@@candelise I'd only ever heard of two of them, and I hadn't seen those two.
Is it even possible to love this lady even more?
Loved her choices and learning how she's been immersed in movie culture and people all her life.
What a treat. Susanna is an absolute treasure, and this additional insight into her personality is a pure delight.
Susanna Hoffs is one of the most underrated artists from the '80s, especially her band "The Bangles", which deserves to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Always have loved her and now I love her even more for her film picks. All great films that I personally love and have in my collection!
Also, Criterion never disappoints us with Closet Picks. Keep it up!
Woof...the 'underrated' fetish only three comments in. Strong and maybe unbeatable. I wonder what drives this psychologically...its comical...
The Bangles do not belong in the Rock and Roll HOF. May as well put everyone who ever had a music video in the '80s in the HOF.
@@mikedbigame3398 ah, the gate keeper of the hallowed corridors of the R & R Hall of Fame. Keep up the fight there Big Mike🤦♂️
I've always liked her ever since I was a little kid in the 80s
Susanna was the soaring female voice for the soundtrack of my college years. Thirty five years have passed and I still can't look away when she's on screen. Sixty four is the new thirty two :-)
I only wished. Lol
She’s 64! How is that possible? Like an eternal flame 😳
And the voice she has, maybe even more touching and beautiful than ever.
Love this woman. Her and the rest of the ladies from The Bangles, Joan Jett, Belinda Carlisle, Pat Benetar where powerful women in the early to mid 80’s. They made a lasting impression on me and made me realize early in my single digits that being straight is the right path for me.
Also the ladies from the band Hearts, Bonnie Tyler, Cher...there were many great and inspirational artists in the 80's, who knew how to rock'n'roll!…Since 90's we have nothing but bunch of silly girlbands, an overrated Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez and now bunch of overrated rappers and pop-stars...how music has fallen...
Great story about growing up with Liz Gazzara! I could listen to those stories for hours.
I LOVE her, such a big fan of her solo work and group work, so glad she's here!!!!
My local public library has a Criterion selection, so this video immediately sent me looking for Seconds. Lucked out. What a ride. Klute is also one of my all-time favorites. Film Noir set in gritty 1970s NYC.
Damn that was fun. Thank you Criterion for inviting Suzanna. Loved everything she has to say. Thanks again!
I've always liked Susanna, and to find out she's a knowledgeable film fan only makes me like her even more.
Wow, this was a great one. The remembrance of Cassavettes & Company alone was worth the click.
Susanna and The Bangles are so embedded in my childhood. My older Sister loved them and got style tips from their videos lol. Great closet pics and that story of Ben Gazzara's daughter being her childhood friend, hanging around their house while Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara and John Cassavetes played pool was great.
God she looks amazing. What an incredible voice and it's awesome that she loves film so deeply.
'she loves film so deeply' very well said
Well, as many of you know (just found out myself), her husband for decades now is the ever-busy film director of, among others, Bombshell, Trumbo, Meet The Parents franchise , Austin Powers franchise… 🥁…Jay Roach!@@_BASIC_INSTINCT …
I adore Susanna more for the Seconds and Saul Bass shout outs. You have good taste Miss Hoffs.
Doesnt matter who is in the closet i enjoy every little storry they have on their choices.
Only the best appear on criterion collection. I wonder what their vetting process is
That's something I always wait for in each video. Some of them are exotic AND mundane.
I love hearing people talk about all these movies. Makes me want to watch every single one.
I love her enthusiasm. She's sold me on watching all these (which I've happened to see none of!).
OMG Love her, especially her work with Matthew Sweet. What an inspired choice for the Criterion closet and what great taste.
Yes, those Covers CD with Mathew Sweet are terrific! I use them on mixes all the time
I especially like their cover of And Your Bird Can Sing. 😊
@@oldiesgeek454 Agreed, it's terrific
@@conradpoos2859 👍😊
Omg those memories of hanging at ben gazzara's house playing pool with peter falk and crew.... wow
that was unexpected. but love her. glad she's here.
Susanna Hoffs is very knowledgeable about filmmaking. She’s very smart.
Seconds is the best Rock Hudson performance I have seen. Aronofksy owes a lot to it.
Including Gaspar Noe.
Totally agree luke the movie is a masterpiece
Saw it 30 years ago on PBS, need to rewatch it. The story was so out there. I have never seen it referenced on any movie channel until now. Come to think of of, Rock Hudson doesn't get the credit he deserves in the film world it seems.
"Are you allowed to..." Refreshingly humble and respectful of the audience. Others can take note.
Wow, she is so still so beautiful ;) I have been wanting to watch Klute. I've seen in it in bits and pieces.
Susanna Hoffs has her first novel out, soon to be a movie we hope. Just saying in case you didn’t already know.
I did not, thank you for the information, this is why I love social media.
I remember standing next to Susanna Hoffs in a book store back in 1986. I was only 11. Glad to see her doing a Criterion Closet Picks video. I always enjoy these videos.
64 years old and still cute as can be.
And it ain't just looks either, she has a sharp mind of much younger youthful person as well at least twice younger her age! And body language too! I don't how can you be this young at such a elderly age...
@@Summon256 Indeed! Some people have expressed the idea that admiring her youthfulness is "shallow", as if we value her only for her looks. But I'd like to add that it's not just about physical beauty, but about how young, vibrant, and alive she feels. Without this, no beauty would have had any value.
She is a True Angel Amongst Us Mortals Here.Susanna as long as you don't outlive me I'll always be your number 1 Fam Maam.You really are such a Goddess and I feel so Privledged to even get too Comment on your posts Maam.
@@aimee9478sounds pretty shallow still. She makes music and wrote a novel. Imagine if she becomes disabled, you get my point? Beauty is construct and so are the things you said add to it that supposedly make it so blah blah great. Some stuff is obvious okay
you can see the titles on the shelf really well in this video, very sweet
I’ve always had a mad crush on Susanna Hoffs. ❤️
Susanna Hoff is a perfect example of a person who gets even more beautiful with age. That combined with her talent & energy, this woman can probably move mountains. Ugh, i'm simping.
Just three or four more years and she will be perfect!
Grow up, kid. No rational woman finds your "simping" attractive, interesting or necessary.
No worries. I simp silently everyday for this woman.
OMG, this brings back some freaky memories - I fell in love with Beyond the Valley of the Dolls thru a college film club in about 1989. It was kind of a paisley underground thing, but the musicians I hung with all recognized the songs as high quality compositions, and fkn great pop. "Look on Up At the Bottom" is like a fantastic but lost Jefferson Airplane track, delivered with real power by Lynn Carey. Thank you, Ms Hoffs, that was cool.
Love that she and Matthew Sweet collaborated so often. 💝
One of my fav closet pics so far- so nice to hear someone talk about how movies make them feel rather than filmmakers endlessly worshiping their idols.
Late to the Criterion Closet party (comment #565) and I'm sure its been said 500 times already. But how is she still that beautiful? My high school MTV crush, and she still looks like that almost 40 years later. Some people have all the DNA!
Great collection of films. Incredibly impressed she chose Seconds, which isn't everybody's cup of tea (probably the slowest paced first half hour in cinema history), but a film that in my opinion is the single most depressing film about human nature that I've ever seen (which is quite the compliment), and I've seen thousands. Hoffs still has those beautiful big "cute eyes" of a teenager, now with the blend of mature and dignified features of an attractive 64 year old, and she still looks great. She's so wonderful in these 4 minutes, that I almost feel guilty that I never liked The Bangles.
Also, love the Saul Bass reference. Makes me want to ask Susanna Hoff's for a cup of coffee just to get her opinion on Saul Bass' only directorial effort, Phase 4, because I'm now almost sure Hoffs would have interesting and enlightening things to say about it.
beautiful lady...such an amazing smile and eyes...looking forward to watching Klute...
Who knew the head Bangle was such a cinephile? This is one of my favorite closet picks. You can feel her passion for film. That was inspiring.
@@coolnamebro true, even though Prince thought so, too. I fancied Micheal, but America gravitated towards Susanna. Starring in her mom's film didn't hurt.
Well she is married to Jay Roach.
Her mother was a Hollywood movie director. She grew up around film makers.
she's got incredible taste in films. the only film in the list i've seen is "midnight cowboy" as i want to see all of these films she picked.
"Step Into my web said the spider etc" - Edy Williams - My favorite line ever in a movie. Susanna kicks ass. Even though she's commenting in a Criterion closet, she comes off unpretentious. That's a feat within itself.
When asked about Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Roger Ebert replied "It was in colour.".
we're about the same age and I remember seeing Klute in the theatre. Also a big fan of her first two picks, both cult classics. (of course there's at least one line lifted from BtVotD in the first Austin Powers film; I bet she and her husband have watched that one together.
Very good picks, and she seems genuinely excited about the movies she selected, which is always a pleasure to watch.
She may be the first woman that I had a crush on-- going back to when I was in 1st grade. She's as gorgeous as she's ever been. Listening to her talk about the artistry in the films she loves just heightens it.
Susanna Hoffs and the Bangles were great and I was lucky enough to see her in a restaurant with Mike Myers and friends around the Austin Powers era. I liked when she sang she'd always look side-to-side with her big eyes. The original side eye. 😂😍
Love Streams!! Cassavetes' farewell to all us film lovers. And she has the personal stories to go with it. Short on picks, long on passion, and amazing taste.
My childhood crush picking good movies ❤
seconds is one of the most hopeless movies Ive seen, very sad, but well made and rock hudson deserved an oscar
She's always been a hero of mine, and of course her taste in cinema is impeccable
When I was a kid I thought Susanna Hoffs was just about the prettiest woman I'd ever seen. She still looks amazing, her personality just glows.
Susanna's taste in films is great, so is her music! She picked all of my favorites, especially Klute! My father's first love, Marianne Preger, was good friends with Ben Gazzara when she was in the Merce Cunningham Dance troupe. Wonder if Susanna and her paths crossed
Susanna, besides being a beautiful woman, has excellent taste in cinema.
Love her... you need a guilty pleasure pick in this.
She actually calls out Saul Bass! Gotta love Ms. Hoff!
This is the second time someone brought up "Seconds" recently. Haven't seen it in like 20 years. Need to give it a watch
I saw Seconds when I was very young and it scared the pants off me. I've told many people over the years that it is one of the scariest movies ever made, yet nobody seems to have heard of it. It is interesting the Susanna named it here. A very underrated movie.
Wow I'm a little surprised how wonderful this was. Bravo.
I love how Seconds is a consistent pick 🤟🔥🤟
Klute is the best film ever. Glad she picked that one.
That's the 'second' shout out 'Seconds' has got lately. 😂
It's been one of my faves for 30 years.
Susanna is the sweetest and the loveliest of women and I love her taste in music and movies.
02:05 OMG! I needed would have imagined a Californian to know and love La Piscine with the wonderful Romy Schneider. I am amazed.
This is a good list. I need to see La Piscine. Another great Alain Delon classic is Purple Noon. It's the first film vervion of The Talented Mr. Ripley book. Amazing.
I love her! Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and all of her choices are cool.
It would be fascinating to hear Mrs. Hoffs take on these classics; she has an eye for aesthetics, comments on the score (wow!) and knows what affects her in movies. I repeat, it would be a rare treat to listen to her talk about any movie [WHY did 20ish Susanna Hoffs think it was important for to show the Bangles "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"? Why is it relevant now? Priceless]
What a great singer! Sorry i never saw her perform live. Still watch walk like an egyptian about once per week. Great films, too!
The people choosing their favourite films in the closet aren't always that coherent about why they love them, but Susanna Hoffs nails it here, and her passion for them shines through.
You have always had good vibes, Hoffs.
64? OK young lady,Where are you hiding The Fountain of Youth?Great picks.
The final scenes of Midnight Cowboy distill the truest meaning of friendship and in doing so transcends all the facades that come to us in drag as self, it is a perfect portrait of the deepest meaning of humanity. It was, is and will remain a Masterpiece of Cinema.
I watched Klute recently and it's an amazing movie!!
I could watch susanna every second of the day the rest of my life. I know Susanna likes those picks. But her all nighter. Is the only one I could watch a million times it was made in 1987
I loved the fact that she opened with the great "Beyond The Valley of The Dolls" - Bangles getting a cue or two from the Carry Nations... Who would have guessed!
Klute is such a great film. Gordon Willis was the master of chiaroscuro in film.
Great reviews, so great to see her again.
Just wanted to see Susanna Hoff's who I've had a crush on since 1986.
Funny how in the yo la tengo vid, ira kaplan picked beyond the valley of the dolls and said he thought everyone who does one of these vids would pick it too. and now we've got another musician in the closet and it's the first movie she picks
Holy cow! Se's a cinephile. Awesome picks
UCLA grad & goddess knows her stuff. love her.
is she? so am i
I’ve had a crush on Susanna for decades…..😊
I just wanna point out that us young people have it so easy when it comes to seeking out media. Susanna and everyone that came of age before the internet actually had to do legwork to go see a foreign and/or art film. They didn't have listicles or hot takes to build opinions around instantaneously.
I saw somewhere that John Frankenheimer went to a VHS store looking to get a copy of "Seconds." They didn't have one. They consulted their supplier's catalogs, and none of them carried it. He directed it, but couldn't get a copy. I don't remember if he ever got one. I think a big part of the problem was that it had been made for network TV. That used to be a big thing.
its amazing how beautiful she still is , really its something very special
Beyond valley of the dolls is such a cool hip film! Midnight Cowboy is a masterpiece!
Totally agree with you on Seconds. Saw it a year ago and freaked me out. Almost Twilight Zone ish. The Malibu party had a surreal tone.
Love your Rickenbacker! Kind of a John Lennon 325 meets- you!!!
I'm so in love with her, she's a vampire. No way she's 64.
Killer selection.
I saw Klute and Midnight Cowboy at the drive-in. (I'm gezzin'")
Never saw Seconds... can't wait to find a copy.
Thanks.
Peace on earth.
Susanna Hoff's did a better Criterion Picks video than most Directors and Actors. Many of them just ransack the Blu Rays and barley talk about the movies and why they like them.
Every pick is a banger! She's got great taste.
Every pick is a *Bangle
jk
@@helpfulcommenter 😆👍🏼nice
My favourite band and still looks fabolous
Love her. This was great.
Someone has to count how many times Seconds has been picked up. Cause it's a lot
Lump in my throat - Hoffs is beautiful! Jay must be doing something right - she has that glow!
She still looks great. Amazing song writer who has pretty good taste in movies, as it turns out.
Lovely Susanna, how can't you have on crush on this beautiful lady ? She's not only a talented musician but also has some excellent taste in movies !