Tom Waits Film Cameo Compilation pt.3 [F24c]

Our third cameo compilation episode concludes Song by Song's journey through the film work of Tom Waits, with Leigh, Martin and Sam touching on the last decade of his screen appearances. This week considers Twixt (2011), The Laughing Heart (2003/2012), The Simpsons (2013), Citizen (2016), The Moon's Milk (2018), The Ultra City Smiths (2021), Licorice Pizza (2021) and a few others. Please pick up any spilled popcorn as you leave folks…

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Tom Waits - The Acting Years, Leigh Singer supercut (2019)

Twixt Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 2011)

The Laughing Heart, from Bukowski: Born Into This, via YouTube (dir. John Dullaghan, 2003)

Bukowski: Born Into This (full documentary), via YouTube (dir. John Dullaghan, 2003)

The Laughing Heart (animated short), via YouTube (dir. Bradley Bell, 2011)

A Brief History Of John Baldessari, via YouTube (dir. Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman, 2012)

Website of Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, director of Citizen (2016) - clip of Waits in the pilot here.
The Moon's Milk, via YouTube (dir. Ri Crawford, 2018)

The Distance Of The Moon, Italo Calvino short story (1965/1968)
La Luna, Pixar short animation, via YouTube (dir. Enrico Casarosa, 2011)

Ultra City Smiths Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Steve Conrad and David H Brooks, 2021)

Licorice Pizza Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)

Excerpts from Licorice Pizza featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)


(Meet Me In) Paradise Alley, Paradise Alley OST, Tom Waits (1978)

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Tom Waits Film Cameo Compilation pt.2 [F24b]

Moving on through the shorter film appearances of Tom Waits, Leigh, Sam and Martin find some of the sparkling (and less-than-sparkling) gems from his movie roles of the 90s and into the 2000s, discussing Queen’s Logic (1991), The Fisher King (1991), Until The End Of The World (1991), Domino (2005), The Tiger and The Snow (2005), The Book of Eli (2010), and The Monster of Nix (2011).

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Tom Waits - The Acting Years, Leigh Singer supercut (2019)

Queen's Logic Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Steve Rash, 1991)

Excerpt from Queen's Logic featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Steve Rash, 1991)

Excerpt from Queen's Logic featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Steve Rash, 1991)

The Big Chill: Baby Boom or Bust, Leigh Singer video essay (2019)

The Fisher King Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Terry Gilliam, 1991)

Excerpt from The Fisher King featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Terry Gilliam, 1991)

Excerpt from The Fisher King featuring Michael Jeter, via YouTube (dir. Terry Gilliam, 1991)

Until The End Of The World Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Wim Wenders, 1991)

Guy Maddin: Waiting For Twilight (full documentary), via YouTube (dir. Noam Gonick, 1997)

Bukowski: Born Into This (full documentary), via YouTube (dir. John Dullaghan, 2003)

Domino Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Tony Scott, 2005)

Excerpt from Domino featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Tony Scott, 2005)

The Tiger and The Snow Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Roberto Benigni, 2005)

Excerpt from The Tiger and The Snow featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Roberto Benigni, 2005)

The Book Of Eli Trailer, via YouTube (dir. The Hughes Brothers, 2010)

Excerpt from The Book Of Eli featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. The Hughes Brothers, 2010)

The Monster Of Nix Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Rosto, 2011)

The Monster Of Nix (full short film), via YouTube (dir. Rosto, 2011)

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Tom Waits Film Cameo Compilation pt.1 [F24a]

Song by Song embarks on a roundup of Waits’s many film cameo appearances, with Sam and Martin ably abetted by film critic Leigh Singer. With discussions of his smallest early film appearances (and several of his film absences), we take this first episode to discuss Paradise Alley (1978), Wolfen (1981), The Stone Boy (1984), Candy Mountain (1987), Greasy Lake (1988) and The Two Jakes (1990). 

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Tom Waits - The Acting Years, Leigh Singer supercut (2019)

Paradise Alley Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Sylvester Stallone, 1978)

Excerpt from Paradise Alley featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Sylvester Stallone, 1978)

Wolfen Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Michael Wadleigh, 1981)

Excerpt from Wolfen (German language dubbed version) featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Michael Wadleigh, 1981)

The Stone Boy Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Christopher Cain, 1984)

Streetwise, via YouTube (dir. Martin Bell, 1984)

Candy Mountain Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Robert Frank / Rudy Wurlitzer, 1987)

Excerpt from Candy Mountain featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Robert Frank / Rudy Wurlitzer, 1987)

Greasy Lake (full short film), via YouTube (dir. Damian Harris, 1988)

"Greasy Lake" short story by T. Coraghessan Boyle (1985)
The Two Jakes Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Jack Nicholson, 1990)

Excerpt from The Two Jakes featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Jack Nicholson, 1990)

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The Dead Don't Die (film, dir. Jarmusch, 2019) [F23]

Returning to wrap up our film mini-season, Leigh Singer helps Sam and Martin break down this zombie/comsumerism/meta mash-up. With some slight disappointment in this compared to other Jarmusch (and other zombie) films, we question the purpose of his story and his enthusiasm for the genre. And Tom Waits gets to be a weird hobo in the woods too.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
The Dead Don't Die Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 2019)

We're in Now Now, clip from Spaceballs via Youtube (dir. Mel Brooks, 1987)

Tom Waits - The Acting Years, video essay via Vimeo, Leigh Singer (2019)

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Coffee and Cigarettes (film, dir. Jarmusch, 1993/2003) [F17]

Song by Song is delighted to welcome film journalist Leigh Singer, as we dive into another Jim Jarmusch anthology film. We consider the relationship of Waits to Iggy Pop, his position as a film actor in 1993, as well as taking a look at the successes and failures of the other chapters (and the film as a whole).

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Coffee & Cigarettes Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 2003)

Coffee & Cigarettes - Somewhere In California, via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1993/2003)

I Don't Wanna Grow Up (music video, dir. Jim Jarmusch), Bone Machine, Tom Waits (1993)

The Garage Tapes, clips of Tom Waits shot by Jim Jarmusch, via YouTube (1992)

Coffee & Cigarettes - Strange To Meet You (featuring Saw Sage from The Gatmo Sessions), via YouTube (dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1986/2003)

Saw Sage, Moanin' Parade, Gatmo/Waits et al (2000)

Taylor Mead's Ass, via Vimeo (dir. Andy Warhol, 1964)

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