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Aired 2015
“This is an easy one just because it's actually my father's favorite film so this is going to be a Christmas gift right here.”
“I wanted to grab your Mike Leigh stuff because I have Naked on your old laserdisc so I'm going to grab this one and Life Is Sweet. Both films really had a major influence on Tangerine. I know that's hard to see but the whole climactic confrontation at Donut Time comes from this.”
“I've heard so many good things about this... I mean I've seen it of course but I'm talking about your special edition features and so I'm going to grab this. I love Repo Man so much.”
“This and Riff-Raff are my two favorite Ken Loach films and I'm going to be making a film with kids very soon and this is like one of the best coming-of-age films ever so I definitely want to revisit this.”
“Lee Chang-dong, I consider him a modern master and I can't—he has to make another film soon.”
“I ordered this one so I'm waiting for it to ship from you guys. I'm looking very forward to this. I have no idea what to expect with this one but I've read it's insane.”
“With Yi because I actually haven't—I saw this in the theater, I haven't seen it since it was released in 2000 and you know Edward Yang is one of my favorite directors and just the way he photographed Taipei is really gorgeous.”
“El Norte, I saw this in high school. I had a history teacher who showed us this and it really it's stuck with me.”
“I just got to work with Mary Woronov, she's great. Okay, I'm going to get one more because I worked with her and I'm going to go over to a place and have her sign this.”
“I can't be over until I get one of your Eclipse series so I got to do that. How can I not go with Chantal Akerman? I really hope that she knew how much her films meant to the world and to filmmakers who adore her stuff so much. She'll be missed.”
“I have to get your Claire's Knee and the Rohmer series. I have to get that. I went to NYU wanting to make the next Die Hard and then this happened and this led me to French New Wave... I feel as Claire's Knee it really set me down the right path.”
