Criterion Newsletter (Part 2)

[dadaistnun]

wacky monkey marionette

[fdm]

Bergman?

[swo17]

Probably Being John Malkovich.

[mfunk9786]

Definitely. A pet monkey is featured quite prominently in the film.

[knives]

I kind of hope not. Though that's probably better than Max, mon amour.

[aox]

Monkey Business!

or perhaps we are focusing too heavily on the monkey, and Paramount is actually releasing the Godfather trilogy to Criterion

[Tom Hagen]

The puppetry reference is pretty obvious, too.

[Mr Sausage]

Part of me really, really wants it to be Cure, even tho' Being John Malkovitch seems more probable.

[Cinephrenic]

Looks like a deal to release USA films through Universal.

We could get:

Black Cat, White Cat
The Idiots
Rosetta
Wonderland
A Room for Romeo Brass

Others...

[knives]

I imagine what he's wearing is notable.

[zedz]

Seriously, how could this not be Being John Malkovich?

[Tom Hagen]

Seriously, how could this not be Being John Malkovich?

Absolutely.

[swo17]

I imagine what he's wearing is notable.

Yeah, the monkey in BJM wears a diaper too, if memory serves.

Also, remember that this film played at ATP a few months ago, so this clue isn't terribly surprising.

[ianungstad]

It's too bad that Sony licensed Adaptation to Image instead of Criterion. Wasted opportunity.

[Tom Hagen]

An Adaptation Blu-ray with Nic Cage doing a "Charlie Kaufman" and Donald Kaufman commentary would have been incredible.

[knives]

Cage does need the money.

[aox]

"incredible" and "Nic Cage" in the same sentence is hard to compute.

[knives]

Clearly you haven't seen any of his incredible performances i.e. all of them.

[Drucker]

Clearly you haven't seen any of his incredible performances i.e. all of them.

Eclipse 35: Nicolas Cage: A National Treasure
It Could Happen To You
Trapped In Paradise
Ant Bully
Peggy Sue Got Married
Red Rock West

[knives]

I would buy that.

[aox]

I thought Cage lacked the subtlety required for a role like Ghost Rider.

[knives]

I agree that the performance wouldn't do well with a traditional Ghost Rider story, but as filmed he really didn't have much of a choice and the sequel looks to go even further in that direction, but considering the directors I'm comfortable with that.

[The Narrator Returns]

Looks like a deal to release USA films through Universal.

An upgrade of In the Mood For Love
Gosford Park
The Man Who Wasn't There
The special edition of Wet Hot American Summer David Wain keeps talking about

[Thomas Dukenfield]

Clearly you haven't seen any of his incredible performances i.e. all of them.

Eclipse 35: Nicolas Cage: A National Treasure
It Could Happen To You
Trapped In Paradise
Ant Bully
Peggy Sue Got Married
Red Rock West

Scenery Pulverized and Snorted: The Nicolas Cage Story
Vampire's Kiss
Deadfall
The Wicker Man

[richast2]

Clearly you haven't seen any of his incredible performances i.e. all of them.

Eclipse 35: Nicolas Cage: A National Treasure
It Could Happen To You
Trapped In Paradise
Ant Bully
Peggy Sue Got Married
Red Rock West

I can only assume you left out Valley Girl so that it could get its own spine number.