Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes


Starring:Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinqué Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Joseph Rigano, Vinny Vella, Vinny Vella Jr., Renee French, E.J. Rodriguez, Alex Descas, Isaach De Bankolé, Cate Blanchett, Mike Hogan, Jack White (XV), Meg White, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Now here is a movie that's practically perfect for DVD. Shot over many years with eccentric actors, Jim Jarmusch's collection of black-and-white vignettes is as uneven as a collection of music videos (without songs). Even with the dull spots and the drop-dead-hip ambiance, there's something touching about this parade of frazzled people holding on to their coffee and cigarettes like life rafts--especially in the final sequence with Taylor Mead. There are some severely misconceived pieces, but the best are a treat: Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan in a hilarious Hollywood encounter, Tom Waits and Iggy Pop getting off on the wrong foot in a funky diner, and Cate Blanchett doing a dual role as herself and a jealous cousin. Bill Murray can't save one underwritten piece, but Jack and Meg White are amusing in an absurdist blackout. Use the Scene Selection menu, and revel in the fetishizing of java and butts. --Robert Horton
Coffee and Cigarettes
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Movie - what Movie? What Iggy Pop?
  • straight-faced hilarity
  • Killing Me Softly With These Things...
  • authentic or artificial?
  • What goes with coffee and cigarettes...
 Coffee and Cigarettes
Starring: Roberto Benigni , Steven Wright , Joie Lee , Cinqué Lee , and Steve Buscemi
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B0002I83Z4
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Amazon.com

Now here is a movie that's practically perfect for DVD. Shot over many years with eccentric actors, Jim Jarmusch's collection of black-and-white vignettes is as uneven as a collection of music videos (without songs). Even with the dull spots and the drop-dead-hip ambiance, there's something touching about this parade of frazzled people holding on to their coffee and cigarettes like life rafts--especially in the final sequence with Taylor Mead. There are some severely misconceived pieces, but the best are a treat: Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan in a hilarious Hollywood encounter, Tom Waits and Iggy Pop getting off on the wrong foot in a funky diner, and Cate Blanchett doing a dual role as herself and a jealous cousin. Bill Murray can't save one underwritten piece, but Jack and Meg White are amusing in an absurdist blackout. Use the Scene Selection menu, and revel in the fetishizing of java and butts. --Robert Horton

Description

Celebrated writer-director Jim Jarmusch (Mystery Train) serves up this witty and intoxicating brew that's "as addictive as caffeine" (Richard Roeper, "Ebert & Roeper and the Movies") and "as buzzy and ephemeral as, well, coffee and cigarettes" (LA Weekly)! "Sneakily delirious [and] way cool" (Time), this "funny cluster of eleven stories" (Rolling Stone) delivers "inspired eccentric match-ups" (The Hollywood Reporter) from an incredible all-star cast, making Coffee and Cigarettes an absolute must for fans of film, fun and fantastic wit!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Movie - what Movie? What Iggy Pop?.......2007-05-29

I must have missed the whole thing except Renee French. What a woman, what a woman.....the slight tilt of the head, the cute wrinkling of her nose, the casual browsing through the Mailorder Catalog of Handguns viewed through the smoky haze of her cigarette, the cool statement that her coffee was just the right colour and texture and the waiter had messed it all up by his preemptive refill. 'Oh Jim...how could you treat her this way...'

If your teenage years weren't lived in the 50's and 60's you'll never get the subtleties of the Diner, Renee and the sublime undercurrents.

5 out of 5 stars straight-faced hilarity.......2007-04-23

humor like this is so rare and so wonderful. there is no action to speak of, just conversations at tables, which lets the actors really do their stuff. it is amazing to see them work. if you need to see car crashes and explosions, this is not for you, but for those who appreciate subtle, hip comedy and fine acting it is highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars Killing Me Softly With These Things..........2007-04-11


"Coffee and Cigarettes" (2004) written and directed by Jim Jarmush is a very simple movie shot in B/W. It is a collection of eleven shorts where famous actors, comedians, rock-stars, and musicians played themselves. They drink coffee (lots of it), smoke, and talk. While each segment is short, we still can learn a lot about human nature.

Whether you like the film or not, does not even depend on whether you like coffee and cigarettes. I quit smoking many years ago but I love coffee (I prefer it strong, hot, no sugar, thanks) and I still remember that it was fun to sit over a cup of coffee and cigarette with the friends and talk about movies, books, plays, music, art, life...

Of eleven shorts, six were wonderful. I read some comments and was surprised that there are so many negative opinions. Some viwers think that the movie was slow - I did not even notice how the time flew. After I finished watching it, I started all over and watched the ones that I loved for a second time. The best, IMO are "Somewhere in California" with Iggy Pop and Tom Waits, "Cousins" - (Cate Blanchette plays a dual role - herself and her not so successful cousin); "These Things Will Kill You" (Joe Rigano, Vinny Vella, and Vinny Vella, Jr), "Cousins?" - easily the best in the bunch (Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan), "Delirious" - the funniest (RZA, GZA, and Bill Murray), and the final one, the elegiac "Champagne" - (Bill Rice and Taylor Mead)

3 out of 5 stars authentic or artificial?.......2007-01-25

Writer and director Jim Jarmusch gathers ostensibly random combinations of conversation partners in coffee shops for smoke, drink, and impromptu talk. There is no introduction or conclusion, no soundtrack except for the ambient, background noise of the various coffee shops, no narration or explanation, and filmed in black and white. But only two of the eleven vignettes worked for me; the others felt and sounded very much like playing for the camera. The effect was artificial rather than authentic human conversations about important matters.

3 out of 5 stars What goes with coffee and cigarettes..........2006-11-25

A collection of vignettes that take place in various setting but all include coffee and cigarettes. This film is all black and white. Some of the short scenes are funny, some sad, some just 'eh, what was that about?', and some that made you think. There are even two totally different scenes that have basically the same dialogue but have a different feel to them because of the actors. This is definitely not a film for everyone but it's worth a try -- the time flew by as I watched and while it was uneven it wasn't wasted time.
Drugs Abuse and Drug Use-2 DVD Set - Marijuana, Tobacco, Heroin, Coffee, LSD and More
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  • Classic Drug use and abuse films from early to late 20th century
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Narcotics: Pit of Despair (Parts I&II) 1967 13:44 14:51 Dark vision of drug use. * The Terrible Truth 1951 10:03 Early film on marijuana use. * Opium Destruction, San Francisco 1914 2:14. * Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness 1972 22:12. Traces the history of opium and heroin. * Day In The Death Of Donny B. 1969 14:10. Docudrama, Cinema-Verite style, which follows a junkie on his never-ending quest for money, and ultimately, his fix. * Drug Abuse: The Chemical Tomb 1969. Interesting anti-drug film criticizing drug use as an inhibitor of necessary social change. * Drug Addiction 1951 21:02. Classic 'slippery slope' narrative of post-World War II stoned slackerdom. * Subject: Narcotics 1951 21:01. Produced for police orientation and training.. * The Pharmacist 1946 9:37. Career opportunities. * Keep Off The Grass 1969-Tom gets in trouble when his mom finds a joint in his room. * The Relaxed Wife 1957 13:27-Remarkable, surreal industrial film promoting 'Atarax,' a tranquilizer. * Hemp for Victory 1942 13:51-US government propaganda film made during WWII touting the virtues of hemp. * This is Coffee 1961 11:56-Loving tribute to America's favorite stimulant. * Time For Coffee-Fly from America to Columbia to follow the production of coffee. Now pour me a cup. * Social Seminar: Bunny 1971 16:00-Portrays a young college student who smokes marijuana from time to time. * Social Seminar: Tom 1972 18:48-Presents Tom, a 26-year-old who has dropped out and has dropped everything. * Time Pulls the Trigger (Part II) 14:14-Anti-Cigarette Classroom film from the 60's * Carson High School - Nicotine PSA 2004 1:00 * Tobacco and the Human Body 1954 14:11. Early film on tobacco's physical effects. * Up In Smoke 1960 20:35-Dramatized portrait of greedy tobacco company executives. * Cigarette Montage 2004 02:25. * You Are the Switchman 1951 11:09-Ironic film about smoking * Reefer Madness 1938 1:08:17-The archetypal anti-drug movie.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Full list of films on this DVD.......2006-11-24

Disc 1
Narcotics: Pit of Despair (Part I) 1967 13:44
Narcotics: Pit of Despair (Part II) 1967 14:51
Dark vision of drug use and its effect on American youth..

The Terrible Truth 1951 10:03
Early (and sensational) film on marijuana use as a route to heroin addiction.

Opium Destruction, San Francisco 1914 2:14.

Distant Drummer: Flowers of Darkness 1972 22:12.
Traces the history of opium and how it has led to the present day usage of heroin. Examines the methods and procedures of organized crime in transporting the drug to the United States and its toll on the streets of America. Includes methods of combatting the problem and interviews with addicts who discuss their compulsion for drugs. Narrator: Paul Newman. Directors: Charles E. Francis, William Templeton. Producer: Frank Kavanaugh.

Day In The Death Of Donny B. 1969 14:10.
Docudrama, shot Cinema-Verite style, which follows a junkie on his never-ending quest for money, and ultimately, his fix.

Drug Abuse: The Chemical Tomb 1969.
Interesting anti-drug film criticizing drug use as an inhibitor of necessary social change. Director: Alan Kishbaugh. Camera: Charles Sutton. Narrator: Chuck Bowman.
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Drug Addiction 1951 21:02.
Classic 'slippery slope' narrative of post-World War II stoned slackerdom.
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Subject: Narcotics 1951 21:01.
Produced for police orientation and training, this film presents drug addiction not simply as a crime but as a deepseated social problem. With dramatized sequences of addicts in shooting galleries and excellent footage of pre-renewal downtown Los Angeles, a neighborhood now lost. Produced and directed by renowned filmmakers Denis and Terry Sanders, who wrote this film with Jay Sandrich.
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The Pharmacist 1946 9:37.
Career opportunities.
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Keep Off The Grass 1969 .
Tom gets in trouble when his mother finds a joint in his room. Instead of punishing Tom, his father challenges him to learn more about marijuana.s evil effects on society. Nobody gets killed in this Sid Davis film, yet Tom still learns a harsh lesson after being mugged by druggies and learning that his best friend sells pot to school children
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The Relaxed Wife 1957 13:27.
Remarkable, surreal industrial film promoting 'Atarax,' a tranquilizer, and asserting how 'ataraxic medicines' can help us all to achieve the relaxed state we long for. Created by Coni Johnston, Mel London, Joseph Cole, Bert Spielvogel, Tracy Ward (a pseudonym for Virginia Bell) and by Rune Hagman, Delores Phox, Jeanne Sharp, Dick Brophy, M. Opelle, Herb Hagens.
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Hemp for Victory 1942 13:51.
US government propaganda film made during WWII touting the virtues of hemp. The film was aimed at farmers at a time when the miltary was facing a shortage of hemp, it shows how hemp is grown and processed into rope and other products.

Disk 2:

This is Coffee 1961 11:56.
Loving tribute to America's favorite stimulant.

Time For Coffee.
Fly down from black and white America to faded color Columbia to follow the production of coffee from peasants planting trees in the rich red soil to the 'modern, up-to-date, and eager to trade' businessmen shipping the dried beans to New York. Enjoyable. Now pour me a cup.
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Social Seminar: Bunny 1971 16:00.
Portrays a young college student who smokes marijuana from time to time, usually with friends, for social relaxation. Raises such questions as why does she turn on, how does she view the drug culture and to what extent does the occasional use of marijuana effect her lifestyle, ambitions and self-perception.

Social Seminar: Tom 1972 18:48.
Presents Tom, a 26-year-old who has dropped out and has dropped everything, LSD, mescaline, psilocybin and some things familiar only to obscure chemists in Berkeley.

Time Pulls the Trigger (Part II) 14:14.
Anti-Cigarette Classroom film from the 60's

Carson High School - Nicotine PSA 2004 1:00.
A PSA on the hazards of nicotine to discourage smoking.

Tobacco and the Human Body 1954 14:11.
Early film on tobacco's physical effects.

Up In Smoke 1960 20:35.
Dramatized portrait of greedy tobacco company executives who put money over health concerns.

Cigarette Montage 2004 02:25.

You Are the Switchman 1951 11:09.
The ironic thing about this film is that the dad is constantly smoking and gets lip cancer, yet there is no mention made of the connection. It is his refusal to see a doctor, rather than his smoking habit, that puts the future of his family in jeopardy. Once he's cured, he goes right back to his pipe.
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Reefer Madness 1938 1:08:17.
The archetypal sensationalized anti-drug movie. This propaganda film dramatizes the 'violent narcotic's ... soul destroying' effects on unwary teens, and their hedonistic exploits enroute to the bottom. Its later audience for its campiness has far exceeded its original propaganda targets.
Classic Television Commercials 1930s - 1960s - Houselhold Products, Automobiles, Coffee, Cigarettes, Breakfast Cereal, Food and More
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    This DVD collection contains almost 3 hours of television commercial classics offering a wide variety of products from breakfast cereals to soft drinks to automobiles and everything in between. For older audiences, this DVD will spark many fond memories of products that could be enjoyed in your youth (many of which are no longer made) and for younger audiences, this collection makes a fascinating contrast against the super-slick modern television commercials. All in all, a fascinating look at vintage commercials. Here are some samples of the products represented in this massive vintage television commercial collection. An ad for New Country Corn flakes - An Alka Seltzer commercial - Two Lustre Creme shampoo commercials - An ad for Goodyear tires - A Coca Cola ad on a TWA flgiht - Two Colt 45 beer ads - A volkswagon Beetle ad - Two Bactine face cleaner ads - A variety of Marlboro commercials - A Heinz pickle commercial - Band-Aid - Gillette Blue Blades - Remington Electric Shaver - Gillette Super Speed Razors - Mum Creme Deodorant - Pepsodent - Dodge - Chevrolet Trucks - Renault Dauphine - Chevrolet Impala - 1959 Chevrolet - Delco Dry Charge Battery - Speedway 79 Fiel - Esso Extra Gasoline - Bank of America - Lucky Strike Cigarette - Muriel Cigars - Kool Menthol Cigarettes - Marlboro Cigarattes - Robert Burns Cigars - Winston Cigarettes - Ajax - S.O.S. Cleaning Pads - Raid Big Killer - Tide Laundry Detergent - Maxwell House Instant Coffee - Tea - Hamms Beer - Carling Black Label Beer - Rheingold Extra Dry Lager - Budweiser - Ballantine's Brewer's Gold - Gallo Grenache Rose - Lipton Soup - Ritz Crackers - Skippy Peanut Butter - E-Z Pop Popcorn - Jell-o Instant Pudding - Kroger Fresh Eggs - Pet Evaporated Milk - Maypo Oat Cereal - Jell-o Gelatin - and many others
    More Classic Television Commercials of the 1940s- 1960s Film Library DVD - Vintage Alcohol, Bread, Cigarettes, Coffee, Toys, Household Goods, Food and Toothpaste Commericals
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      This DVD collection contains approximately one and a half hours of television commercial classics offering a wide variety of products in several product categories including alcohol, bread, cigarettes, coffee, foods, household items, toothpaste and childrens toys. For older audiences, this DVD will spark many fond memories of products that could be enjoyed in your youth (many of which are no longer made) and for younger audiences, this collection makes a fascinating contrast against the super-slick modern television commercials. All in all, a fascinating look at vintage commercials. Here is a list of categories and commercials in this collection: Alcohol: Alexis Lichine Wine Labatts Beer Bread: Fischers Bread 8 Sumbeam Bread Commercials Wonder Bread Cigarettes: 2 Lucky Strike Commericals Montclair 9 Newport Commercials Coffee: 16 Folgers Nonesuch Coffee Sanka Sweeta Sweetener Food: Beech-Nut Baby Food Cheerios Kellogs Breakfast Pals Cereal Gold Medal Flour Kellogs Variety Pack Lucky Margerine Pillsbury Cake Post Grape Nuts Toothpaste: 4 Crest Commercials 3 Dentu-Creme Commercials 2 Macleans Toothpaste Commercials 2 Micrin Mouthwash Commercials Household: 409 Bathroom Cleaner Abolene Cream Baggies Food Wraps 2 Bounty Paper Towels Commercials GE Blender Genteel Baby Bath Ivory Soap Johnsons Shampoo Joy Dishwashing Liquid Klear Floor Wax Mennen Baby Magic 3 Ozon Hair Spray Commercials Pledge Commercial Ponds Skin Cream Rinse Away Scotties Tissues 2 Tide Commercials 3 Tupperware Commercials Toys: Aurora Drag Race Set Gilbert Slot Racers Ideal Thunderstreak 3 Ideal Dolls Commercials Loop a Lot Monkey's Uncle Parket Brother's Funny Bone Party Magic Penneys Toy

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