The Film Thugs

The Film Thugs Movie Show

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Informed film discussion for the unrefined connoisseur.

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Criterion Year Week 57: The Wages of Fear 05.12.2016 55:38

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... The Wages of Fear Spine Number: 36 Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot Genre: Drama Movies need to set and manipulate a ce...

Criterion Year Week 56: High and Low 21.11.2016 43:23

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... High and Low Spine Number: 24 Director: Akira Kurosawa Genre: Drama So, we take a jump back in the spine numbers becau...

Criterion Year Week 55: On The Waterfront 14.11.2016 58:39

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... On The Waterfront Spine Number: 647 Director: Elia Kazan Genre: Drama Some movies are iconic without a lot of people e...

Criterion Year Week 52: Following 07.11.2016 40:16

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Following Spine Number: 638 Director: Christopher Nolan Genre: Drama We have never hid our love of Christopher Nolan on...

Criterion Year Week 53: The Game 31.10.2016 1:06:28

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... The Game Spine Number: 627 Director: David Fincher Genre: Drama David Fincher is a hell of a fine filmmaker, and "The Ga...

Criterion Year Week 52: Harold and Maude 24.10.2016 1:22:22

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Harold and Maude Spine Number: 608 Director: Hal Ashby Genre: Comedy Making a movie, even a bad one, is an almost impos...

Criterion Year Week 51: The Killing 16.10.2016 1:07:25

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... The Killing Spine Number: 575 Director: Stanley Kubrick Genre: Heist Author James Ellroy one said that the distance bet...

Criterion Year Week 50: Blow Out 09.10.2016 1:08:35

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Blow Out Spine Number: 562 Director: Brian De Palma Genre: Drama Brian De Palma is a bit of a quandary. He is undoubted...

Criterion Year Week 49: Sweet Smell of Success 25.09.2016 1:09:31

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Sweet Smell of Success Spine Number: 555 Director: Alexander MacKendrick Genre: Drama If you've followed this show for a...

Criterion Year Week 48: Five Easy Pieces 18.09.2016 1:05:50

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Five Easy Pieces Spine Number: 546 Director: Bob Rafelson Genre: Drama It's hard to imagine, but there was a time when J...

Criterion Year Week 47: Paths of Glory 11.09.2016 1:01:05

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Paths of Glory Spine Number: 538 Director: Stanley Kubrick Genre: Drama Stanley Kubrick lives in some rarefied air. Few...

Criterion Year Week 46: The Friends of Eddie Coyle 29.08.2016 1:05:29

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... The Friends of Eddie Coyle Spine Number: 475 Director: Peter Yates Genre: Crime Drama There has always been a romanticis...

Criterion Year Week 45: Bottle Rocket 14.08.2016 1:15:20

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Bottle Rocket Spine Number: 450 Director: Wes Anderson Genre: Comedy During the 90's independent film really exploded. W...

Criterion Year Week 44: Blast of Silence and a discussion about the lost beauty of the video store 07.08.2016 1:06:07

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Blast of Silence Spine Number: 428 Director: Allen Baron Genre: Drama As the local video store has become a thing of the...

Criterion Year Week 43: The Last Emperor 31.07.2016 1:09:35

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... The Last Emperor Spine Number: 422 Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Genre: Drama Sorry for the late post. I'm out of town a...

Criterion Year Week 42: Ivan's Childhood 24.07.2016 56:55

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Ivan's Childhood Spine Number: 397 Director: Andrei Tarkovksy Genre: Drama Russia is a fascinating place. It is a total...

Criterion Year Week 41: Ace In The Hole 17.07.2016 1:15:20

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Ace In The Hole Spine Number: 396 Director: Billy Wilder Genre: Drama In the history of film there may not be a filmmake...

Criterion Year Week 40: La Haine (Hate) 10.07.2016 1:01:08

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... La Haine (Hate) Spine Number: 381 Director: Mathieu Kassovitz Genre: Drama Normally, when you refer to a movie as "timel...

Criterion Year Week 39: The Bicycle Thieves 05.07.2016 1:04:54

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Dazed and Confused Spine Number: 374 Director: Vittorio De Sica Genre: Italian Neo-Realism From the beginning filmmaker...

Criterion Year Week 38: Dazed and Confused 26.06.2016 1:31:49

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Dazed and Confused Spine Number: 336 Director: Richard Linklater Genre: Coming of Age Comedu Before deciding to make no...

Criterion Week 26: Ghostbusters (again), why PC nonsense is nonsense, and Mr. Arkadin/Confidential Report 13.06.2016 1:04:34

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Mr. Arkadin/Confidential Report Spine Number: 322 Director: Orson Welles Genre: Drama Some films are so brilliant in pr...

Criterion Year Week 36: The LIfe Aquatic with Steve Zissou 05.06.2016 55:01

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Spine Number: 300 Director: Wes Anderson Genre: Comedy No matter how much you love a...

Criterion Year Week 35: Hoop Dreams 31.05.2016 1:15:26

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Hoop Dreams Spine Number: 289 Director: Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert Genre: Documentary The Academy A...

Criterion Year Week 34: Ghostbusters, Civil War, and Opening Night 22.05.2016 1:04:45

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... Opening Night Spine Number: 255 Director: John Cassavetes Genre: Drama After a one week hiatus we are back and ready to...

Criterion Year Week 33: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 08.05.2016 56:02

The Criterion Collection, the last vestige of truly collectible DVD and Blu-Ray movies in existence. These are well produced, fancy pants editions of important and interesting films for the discerning film lover. We continue our journey through Jim's collection of movies with... The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Spine Number: 254 Director: John Cassavetes Genre: Drama As we continue looking at John...