Ethan Hawke is of my favorite actors of all time and in my opinion one of the most underrated ones working today. The Before Trilogy, Training Day, Tape, Waking Life, Daybreakers, Predestination, Boyhood, Sinister. All outstanding films
Doesn't everyone buy Blu-ray's these days, I have 200 plus Blu-ray's but only 20 odd DVD of films I couldn't get on HI-DEF, half of those picks are out on BR and I'd bet you E Hawke has a kick ass home theatre 🤔
Reasons why I want to be a film director. 10% - Want to be a part of the history of cinema and the people. 15% - Having a personal story that I want to tell. 56030507090348% - Getting FREE CRITERION BLURAYS BOOOIIIIIIIIIII
They get it for free all this time? Really ? Cause i've seen they just pick a fews dvd i mean come on if they get it for free why they didnt take ot all? Or there is a line ?
The way he characterizes Paris, Texas is so true. Everyone knows Paris, Texas is great, but it really is so much better even than that. It is a phenomenal film, I was stunned at how good it was. Guy has great taste, I love seeing such great actors gush about the movies they love
Their Picks: Tootsie Breaker Morant Rumble Fish Berlin Alexanderplatz Ace in the Hole Paris, Texas Sullivan's Travels The Before Trilogy One-Eyed Jacks Five Easy Pieces Hausu The Essential Jacques Demy
@@folksurvival Huh? "Tootsie" was about women in the workplace and how a difficult actor learns the trials and tribulations of the fairer sex by dressing up as one in order to get a job. "Mrs. Doubtfire" was a Robin Williams comedy. Not the same caliber.
Ethan looks like such a fun dude to hang out with. By the way, I’m so glad you did Tootsie too! I remember my parents and Aunt/uncle watching this film while I was just a young toddler, and always thinking how weird it was. It took me 35 years to understand how great the film is...
For now he’s still being compared with him, but he will once be spoken in the Same way as Kubrick is now, recognizing his genius in his own right (Not saying he will per se be better then Kubrick, but he will have made as big an impact on cinema)
At least this last decade PTA is the new Kubrick in an author approach, but still Kubrick is The Master ;) PTA has lots of years to come of great films. My favorite is The Master, he achieved maturity and legend status with that film.
I have Tootsie I'm pleased to say. I'm from the UK & it was the greatest news ever when it was confirmed that Criterion were gonna start to distribute over here. It's been expensive collecting them whilst trying to get movies I want from other labels too but I have 28 of the titles they've made available so far but there's some I'm dying for them to release here that they haven't yet. Some Malick in the near future would be awesome please guys. 👍
My appreciation of Ethan Hawke (already high) jumped about ten-fold when he took Breaker Morant. A fantastic film and part of the juggernaut of great Australian films from the early 80’s.
There is a video store in my home town, and it happens to be my favorite store of any kind in town. It has a fairly substantial Criterion section. So, cinephiles in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, are truly blessed. Spin-It ♥
2:05 - "I would like you to grow to a ripe old age so we can be like Statler and Waldorf. The guys on The Muppets." Little does Jonathan realize, Waldorf is sitting and watching them on the shelf behind them. Statler is usually there too, but for this episode, he was hiding.
I always wonder if Ethan ever thinks about making The Explorers. I know it's not well known(or even very good) but it had a huge impact on me as a kid.
Breaker morant, just like wake in fright and picnic at hanging rock are such haunting movies, I watched all of them some time ago and I still got them fresh as I had seen them yesterday. Think aussie movies are the most underrated in the world
Is there one for sure or are you just hoping for one? Either way, I agree. Also, there's one with Liv Ullmann and I think Max Von Sydow that they haven't released.
First of all, definitely two guys who I would want to hang out with any time. Second, Hawke has had a remarkable career filled with good choices of scripts and great performances. As much as I hate Lifetime Achievement kind of awards he is a worthy candidate already . I have to say that his performance in The Great Lord Bird was both great and entertaining. Such a fun watch especially after having watched First Reformed a few months before.
OH...MY...GOD...there's a DOOR in the closet...literally, it's like watching a program and seeing the fourth wall...although, it's slightly disappointing...I always imagined the Criterion Closet to have a more "classier" door, something in a sturdy wood with a glass center...but, now, I'll always know...the Criterion Closet is built inside an old stairwell...
After watching every closet pick, I always look for the comment where it listed all the picks so I can download them. I wish one-day I could visit this store and actually buy few film.
When I first started collecting DVDs I found Crit's RoboCop in my local Media Play -- it'd gone out of print by that point. Still have it, I'll never get rid of it.
I was considering getting House, but I didn’t know enough about it. After hearing that description, I’m definitely getting it. Who wouldn’t want to see a man turned into a pile of bananas wearing a hat? 😂
I’m so glad that for once, these guys acknowledged Statler and Walforf. The two dolls accompany every person who ever visited the closet but they don’t get a shoutout 🤣
Wow, this may be the best, most entertaining one of these I've watched so far. I really want to hang out with Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman. Maybe watching House.
if you're even the slightest bit romantic, before sunrise, with ethan hawke and julie delpy, is an ultra hidden gem... also happens to be part of a trilogy!
The last thing that the Before trilogy is at this point is "an ultra hidden gem". It is literally all over the internet; hard for anyone with the slightest interest in movies to have missed seeing it mentioned.
I love the concept of this thing. let actors go around picking out their favs and talking about it but can you expand this to be a whole video store. Why must it be a closet, there's just 1000 or so movies in that small space, I see that many movies in a week :)
With every passing year Ethan Hawke looks more and more like my mechanic.
Learned English Dog he’s still very handsome
Thank you for this
Starring now in The Mechanic!!! jk
You have a very handsome mechanic i guess
@@ethanhunter1503habla español y serás perfecto.
I'd like to see David Lynch visit the closet.
He's not much of a film buff
That's true.
I CAN’T BELIVE PEOPLE WATCH MOVIES ON THEIR FACKING PHONE!!
He would probably just criticize the collection and spend the whole video explaining why he could do it better lol
jesus christ you read my mind
I love Ethan Hawke. He just seems like a genuinely nice guy.
I honestly can't get enough of actors and directors talking about their favorite movies!!!
Ethan Hawke is of my favorite actors of all time and in my opinion one of the most underrated ones working today. The Before Trilogy, Training Day, Tape, Waking Life, Daybreakers, Predestination, Boyhood, Sinister. All outstanding films
oh shut up labia. jk luv u
Adam Goldberg is also definitely underrated
Gattaca
Don't forget Brooklyns finest a classic, love the way the three main characters don't collide till the end ,Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere and Don Cheadle.
Doesn't everyone buy Blu-ray's these days, I have 200 plus Blu-ray's but only 20 odd DVD of films I couldn't get on HI-DEF, half of those picks are out on BR and I'd bet you E Hawke has a kick ass home theatre 🤔
''This movie is like doing acid without having to do acid''
''So you're okay when it's over?''
lol
Why does Ethan Hawke look like a mechanic? Lol.
He's getting old.
because he's cool and doesn't need anyones approval.
Cinema Cola He's in character.
It's that dumb shirt..... jesus guys lol
but damn i love ittt
I love both of these guys’ enthusiasm. They seem really down to earth and passionate about film. I love it!
Reasons why I want to be a film director.
10% - Want to be a part of the history of cinema and the people.
15% - Having a personal story that I want to tell.
56030507090348% - Getting FREE CRITERION BLURAYS BOOOIIIIIIIIIII
I think that's all our goal. Screw getting an Oscar. The Criterion Closet is where it's at.
They get it for free all this time? Really ? Cause i've seen they just pick a fews dvd i mean come on if they get it for free why they didnt take ot all? Or there is a line ?
@@TheCinematicPackrat1 lmao that's true
@@Beraksekebon21 because they are considerate
@@Beraksekebon21 because they dont want to look like a bunch of greedy assholes like you. Gluttony is BAD
So excited for Paul Shrader's First Reformed. Heard Ethan Hawke is terrific in it.
He's ridiculously amazing
Best movie and performance of the year so far imo
The way he characterizes Paris, Texas is so true. Everyone knows Paris, Texas is great, but it really is so much better even than that. It is a phenomenal film, I was stunned at how good it was. Guy has great taste, I love seeing such great actors gush about the movies they love
God, I love Ethan Hawke
I think that's the case with most actors who mainly act in independent films
greg part of that is simply, he's never lived in hollywood.
What's your first movie of him?
Their Picks:
Tootsie
Breaker Morant
Rumble Fish
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Ace in the Hole
Paris, Texas
Sullivan's Travels
The Before Trilogy
One-Eyed Jacks
Five Easy Pieces
Hausu
The Essential Jacques Demy
Andrei thanks dude
Tootsie?
Yeah, missed Tootsie.
My pick; Ethan Hawke, that's it.
What even?
PT Anderson and Ethan Hawke can you imagine
I want that to happen so bad
Dude! That would be the best
Ethan Hawke just compared Kubrick to PTA 🙌
Also Berlin Alexanderplatz is a masterpiece
A worthy comparison
I'm glad Ethan mentioned Tootsie, while it was a mega success back in the 80's I think it's underrated today.
How long until The Room makes the Criterion Collection? What a travesty of an omission
It's really crap though. Ms Doubtfire took the idea and did it far better.
@unlockthepower Maybe if you're 10 years old.
@@folksurvival Huh? "Tootsie" was about women in the workplace and how a difficult actor learns the trials and tribulations of the fairer sex by dressing up as one in order to get a job. "Mrs. Doubtfire" was a Robin Williams comedy. Not the same caliber.
I love how dorky this conversation is.
Ethan looks like such a fun dude to hang out with. By the way, I’m so glad you did Tootsie too! I remember my parents and Aunt/uncle watching this film while I was just a young toddler, and always thinking how weird it was. It took me 35 years to understand how great the film is...
Ethan deserves more roles. His performance in First Reformed was incredible. Paris, Texas breaks my heart at the end. Great picks
I only saw Paris, Texas this year and that ending floored me.
So well done.
Greatest first and only film: The Night of the Hunter ;)
Yeah, Night of the Hunter is the correct answer to that question.
Agree on greatest only film. Not entirely on the first film part. Pather Panchali is I think the best film debut.
the night of the hunter is indeed the right answer but I also like Carnival Of Souls and Saul bass' Phase IV
Wanda (1970)
They have such EXCELLENT chemistry and camaraderie!!! They need to get together to co-host on Turner Classic Movies!!!
"Bill Murray is a genius, okay." -- Ethan Hawke
I can't recall him in Tootsie?...oh well. lol
@@tehrbar a minor character. Only shows up in a handful of scenes compared to Dustin Hoffman.
Bill Murray? Nah Dustin Hoffman
Yes. He's Dustin's roommate.
Ethan Hawke sounds like a cool dude to hang out with.
PTA closet picks must happen soon!! Also, Sydney needs Blu release
He just compared Kubrick to P.T.Anderson
I'm totally ok with that
A Gentleman oh hell yeah. I already loved Ethan Hawke and this video only made that love stronger
For now he’s still being compared with him, but he will once be spoken in the Same way as Kubrick is now, recognizing his genius in his own right (Not saying he will per se be better then Kubrick, but he will have made as big an impact on cinema)
This may be my favorite closet comment so far.
At least this last decade PTA is the new Kubrick in an author approach, but still Kubrick is The Master ;) PTA has lots of years to come of great films. My favorite is The Master, he achieved maturity and legend status with that film.
...and he compared himself to Brando :P
Ethan Hawke is just great.
I was wondering if Ethan was going to notice the before trilogy!
House (along with Lynch's Eraserhead) is indeed a bizarre trip!
fuck yeah! i fucking love that movie. it's insane as fuck... one of the best horror films i had ever seen.
My no. 1 movie of all time
I label that movie into "drunk acid terror"
having dinner with ethan hawke and talking about movies sounds like one of the best things on the planet
I love that Ethan Hawke took Paris Texas ❤️
Proof you can never take the kid and that childhood awe and admiration of film out of a person..
Tape and Waking Life staring Ether Hawke should be out on Criterion, such good underrated films
Tape and Waking Life, starring Ethan Hawke, should be out on Criterion -- such good, underrated films.* fixed
I wish River Phoenix were still alive to have co starred with Ethan in a movie
K.E. Anderson Is this meant as a joke? If not, "Explorers," 1985, a kiddie movie with both RP and EH.
Like Explorers?
@@danielwardin414 Explorers, forever overshadowed by The Goonies.
@@danielwardin414 A kiddie movie? You mean the one where they drink beer? Hardly a kiddie movie, more like family movie.
I have Tootsie I'm pleased to say. I'm from the UK & it was the greatest news ever when it was confirmed that Criterion were gonna start to distribute over here. It's been expensive collecting them whilst trying to get movies I want from other labels too but I have 28 of the titles they've made available so far but there's some I'm dying for them to release here that they haven't yet. Some Malick in the near future would be awesome please guys. 👍
My appreciation of Ethan Hawke (already high) jumped about ten-fold when he took Breaker Morant. A fantastic film and part of the juggernaut of great Australian films from the early 80’s.
"a dude turns into a pile of bananas with a hat and it makes logical sense" is my favorite description of house ever
That PTA comment just made like Ethan Hawke a lot more
PTA is number two on my wishlist for a Criterion Closet video (after Scorsese), and both are in the collection, so I can hope, right?
That Guy never lose hope
I love when there are two people in the criterion closet and u can tell they’re best buds
There is a video store in my home town, and it happens to be my favorite store of any kind in town. It has a fairly substantial Criterion section. So, cinephiles in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, are truly blessed. Spin-It ♥
That is easily the best description of house I’ve ever heard
2:05 - "I would like you to grow to a ripe old age so we can be like Statler and Waldorf. The guys on The Muppets." Little does Jonathan realize, Waldorf is sitting and watching them on the shelf behind them. Statler is usually there too, but for this episode, he was hiding.
I wish there was a follow up video with Ethan's review of Hausu. Love that movie!
I always wonder if Ethan ever thinks about making The Explorers. I know it's not well known(or even very good) but it had a huge impact on me as a kid.
The Rumble Fish part made me love this! Such a great film!
I don't know why it comes as a surprise to me that actors are also movie buffs.
Love seeing Ethans passion for film bleed through this video.
Breaker Morant. Aussie film. RUMBLE fish. Music by Stewart Copland. Fantastic Film Score.
House is definitely an absolute masterpiece in the most absurd way possible. A definite must watch for sure.
Can we please get Scorsese in here?
That seems like such an obvious choice, I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet!
The man would probably have a heart attack facing all of the films and having to choose what to talk about
It’d be the first hour-long closet video
I think he propably has all the movies in his collection.
lol tarantino tho...
Breaker morant, just like wake in fright and picnic at hanging rock are such haunting movies, I watched all of them some time ago and I still got them fresh as I had seen them yesterday. Think aussie movies are the most underrated in the world
When is the John Waters cloest video coming?
Is there one for sure or are you just hoping for one? Either way, I agree. Also, there's one with Liv Ullmann and I think Max Von Sydow that they haven't released.
lyricsfromsweden wow those two would be amazing to see!
lyricsfromsweden there's one for sure. They released a picture of him in the closet recently.
That'll probably drop when Female Trouble is released.
I'm still waiting for that David Byrne one
Such great chemistry between them. I love it!
I bet you love their House pick too :P
First of all, definitely two guys who I would want to hang out with any time. Second, Hawke has had a remarkable career filled with good choices of scripts and great performances. As much as I hate Lifetime Achievement kind of awards he is a worthy candidate already . I have to say that his performance in The Great Lord Bird was both great and entertaining. Such a fun watch especially after having watched First Reformed a few months before.
Sinister coming out on the label 🤞🏻
Matt Dillion is really underrated and I am glad he notices his performance in Rumble Fish, I wish people recognized it as much as Mickey Rourke.
I do. And, Dennis Hopper scored in that one, too.
Finally watched Rumble Fish and it was very good.
3:12 "Do you have a favorite side of it." LMAO!
I'm so happy that Ethan Hawke is a Fassbinder fan. That makes me appreciate him even more!
As soon as someone picks House, you know they're legit.
"House" is pretty freaking amazing. Have to agree.
Five Easy Pieces is always one of my favorites
Same here. Jack is at his best and the supporting cast is superb in my opinion.
OH...MY...GOD...there's a DOOR in the closet...literally, it's like watching a program and seeing the fourth wall...although, it's slightly disappointing...I always imagined the Criterion Closet to have a more "classier" door, something in a sturdy wood with a glass center...but, now, I'll always know...the Criterion Closet is built inside an old stairwell...
I am so enticed, encapsulated and enthralled by Ethan Hawke especially when he talks about film
Bill Murray has the greatest line in Tootsie: "I saw your play... what happened?" And it was totally ad-libbed.
I very much enjoyed this video, they speak to each other as if no one else is there. Just two cinema dorks, Iove it.
It looks like the janitor has found his way in to the closet lol - Hawke is brilliant!
HOUSE!!! Finally a film I know and love 😂
Has Jordan Peele been in the closet? I’d love to see that.
No I think he has a wife and kids
ZombieZifiction
LOL
I Fricken love Ethan Hawke, he needs to do more westerns - I think his best acting days are still to come and that's saying a lot..
What western did he do so far? (i want to make sure i didnt miss it)
Hawke's spot on about Fassbinder! Ha. Thanks.
Hawke is growing up like a good old wine.
They movies they picked are just awesome.
“The Before Trilogy, huh I don’t remember that one” 🤣🤣🤣
In a strange way, this feels like the scene from Before Sunset when he's in the record store.
Love that they mention Don’t Box Me In. Stan Ridgway is one of my favorite songwriters.
everybody literally picks up HOUSE and I love it!
3:32 all respect to Mr. Hawke, but the greatest first and only film is The Night of the Hunter.
That was so comedic. Nice closet video.
After watching every closet pick, I always look for the comment where it listed all the picks so I can download them. I wish one-day I could visit this store and actually buy few film.
When I first started collecting DVDs I found Crit's RoboCop in my local Media Play -- it'd gone out of print by that point. Still have it, I'll never get rid of it.
boyhood and before trilogy is my fav of all time. thank you ethan hawke
I was considering getting House, but I didn’t know enough about it. After hearing that description, I’m definitely getting it. Who wouldn’t want to see a man turned into a pile of bananas wearing a hat? 😂
Need the Coen Brothers on here!
Josh Brolin and Steve Carell
Could you start making a list of what they grab in the description? It would make it easier to look those movies up.
That Brando and Kubrick thing is interesting I’m gonna watch it and log it under Kubrick movies😂😂
You guys see what was on Ethan Hawke's shirt? "RISK LOVE"
These are words to live by.
I’m so glad that for once, these guys acknowledged Statler and Walforf. The two dolls accompany every person who ever visited the closet but they don’t get a shoutout 🤣
I love that they love doing this.
YOOO MATT DILLON IN RUMBLE FISH I FUCKING LOVE YOU ETHAN HAWK MORE THAN EVER
Wow, this may be the best, most entertaining one of these I've watched so far. I really want to hang out with Ethan Hawke and Jonathan Marc Sherman. Maybe watching House.
This is probably the funniest closet picks
Ethan Hawke has incredible taste! 👏👏👏
Ethan hawke!❤❤
If I did a Criterion Closet video it would just be me coming in with huge boxes and cleaning out shelf by shelf.
I love how Boyhood is right behind Hawke when he’s talking about One Eye Jack
❤️ Ethan Hawke, great actor!!
That is huge DVD’s collections!!
For those curious:
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
A FACE IN THE CROWD
THE RULING CLASS
GIRLFRIENDS
SCANNERS
My Top 5 Criterion DVDs. Have fun...
if you're even the slightest bit romantic, before sunrise, with ethan hawke and julie delpy, is an ultra hidden gem... also happens to be part of a trilogy!
The last thing that the Before trilogy is at this point is "an ultra hidden gem". It is literally all over the internet; hard for anyone with the slightest interest in movies to have missed seeing it mentioned.
I love the concept of this thing. let actors go around picking out their favs and talking about it but can you expand this to be a whole video store. Why must it be a closet, there's just 1000 or so movies in that small space, I see that many movies in a week :)
FINALLY, someone picked *House*
definitely a contender for my favorite film of all time. Nice.
Note: I only watched it because the criterion box art pulled me in. Thanks, guys.
Bill Hader also picked up in his closet video, even wear a t shirt of it