Coffee and Cigarettes

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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

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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:

Everyday human interaction.......2007-09-13

This film is a collection of eleven vignettes the cover what happens after the big meal, the calm with just the after-dinner coffee and cigarettes. This is not meant to be as satisfying as a meal, but it lets us enjoy the interaction when people just meet and share some time together to catch up (or not).

Jim Jarmusch uses an all-star cast to show us the entertainment in everyday human interaction. Although some combinations seem obvious (like Meg White and Jack White), some seem almost contradictory (like Steven Wright with Roberto Benigni), while others are simply odd (Cate Blanchett with Cate Blanchett). Regardless of the pairing, we hear recurring themes which blend the stories together as well as connect us with the stories. A viewer would be hard pressed to find a conversation that he or she hasn't heard or had before.

This is an off-beat film, but it is thoroughly enjoyable. I would recommend taking a moment to revel in our casual meetings, as shown here over coffee and cigarettes.

What is the point of this?.......2007-09-05

You see names attatched to a movie such as Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Cate Blanchett and Alfred Molina and you think that could be a really killer combination if they did it right. Jim Jarmusch completely squanders this opportunity and instead delivers one of the biggest blights on any of these actor's resumes. What a waste of talent and film.

If I could summerize the plot for you I would, except there is no plot. It's little segments of actors, usually two to three sitting around talking about nothing in particular while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. Usually the majority of the conversation has to do with doing so. It's as if Jarmusch just invited some friends over to a coffee house, set up a camera and rolled film just to see what would happen. "What's my motivation in this scene Jim?", "You're drinking coffee and you're smoking and whatever else pops into your head.". I can imagine that's pretty much how it happened.

Cate Blanchett acts opposite herself and was the only actor that I was interested in watching really, cause she actually acted and played a character. Most of the others just kind of showed up and didn't perform, they just improv, but it's hard to do that when you're working with no material.

Trust me, stay away from this mess. It boggles my mind that this actually got distributed in any shape or form. If there were no big names in it, you would have never heard of it and it would be better for it. You'd be better off having coffee and cigarettes with your friends. Even if you don't like coffee and don't smoke you would still have a much better time.

Interesting idea that falls way short.......2007-08-20

I think this set of vignettes was a great idea but fails because of a lack of real substantive creative material. The participants generally suffered from bad timing and they seemed lost. The settings were canned and awkward and sterile whereas places where people consume coffee and cigarettes are generally interesting.

I believe the creator was counting on the hipness of himself and his cool creative crowd to carry the day, but that's not a substitute for a script, or good dialogue, or having the scenes come to some kind of point or resolution.

I'll put it on when I want to fall asleep or when I need to vacuum.

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.

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)

Drugs Abuse and Drug Use-2 DVD Set - Marijuana, Tobacco, Heroin, Coffee, LSD and More

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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
Good quality transfers to digital format
This DVD is Region Free
Classroom filmstrips, educational shorts, PSA's and other public domain sources
Experience the origins and early development of the war on some drugs.

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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:

Good Luck With This Guy..........2007-08-18

I understand this is supposed to be a place to review the product, but this product is a little different.
This is not a commercial DVD. Yumheart (the seller, really a guy named Peter) has gathered these videos and burns them onto DVDs. At first I was annoyed that he didn't mention this in his description (I'm an avid DVD collector and never buy burned/bootleg/former rental movies), but then I figured if I enjoy the videos why should it matter if its not a commercially made dvd?
I wish I had noticed this when making the purchase...Yumheart is labled the producer. Yumheart is the only one to review the product (not anymore) and you guessed it, Yumheart is the only person selling it.
He shipped the DVD's in a broken case (the peices that hold the DVD in the center and the case dosen't close all the way). The second DVD was very scratched on the bottom toward the end of the disc stopping playback (since the disc was in its "seat" when I opened it I have to assume the scratching was done before shipping). Also on the second disc right channel audio completely drops out after the fourth video and I assume all the way to the end of the disc.
He didn't respond to a week and a half of e-mails until the day I left negative feedback...that got his attention. He then said if I wanted a replacement I would have to remove the negative feedback. I really do like the videos and wanted a working copy so I removed the feedback. Later that week I recieved a replacment that had the exact same problem (audio drops out).
I really don't appriciate the fact that this guy forced me to remove negative feedback (which I still feel he totally deserves) so he could ship me another defective item...knowing that I couldn't leave more feedback since Amzaon has the genius policy if you delete feedback you can't leave new comments in its place. This is my work around.
I don't know if this is the same with all the sets or if I just happened to get two fluke sets. This time he didn't respond to e-mails so I filed a claim with Amazon.
The videos are great; I don't dispute that. I would give it a five if I'd got a working set...but I can't in good consciousness let this guy jerk around other people without giving them a heads up seeing as he is the "manufacturer" and only seller of the disc.

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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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

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Memories jogged.......2007-08-23

Really enjoyed this, just wish it did not skip in one spot! My kids really love watching the old time commercials, husband and I actually sing along to the tunes...

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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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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