Filmed 2017-12-06
James L. Brooks
The director
Criterion's own upload · on criterion.com
The director of Broadcast News and Terms of Endearment paid us a visit and talked about some of his comedy favorites, from Oscar Wilde to Albert Brooks.
What they took
6 cases, in the order Criterion lists them. One is a box set, which is why 6 choices reach 11 films.
Least-picked choice here: The Importance of Being Earnest, taken by 1 other visits.
Table view
| Chose | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Importance of Being Earnest | Anthony Asquith | 1952 |
| 2 |  The Lady Eve | Preston Sturges | 1941 |
| 3 |  Sullivan’s Travels | Preston Sturges | 1941 |
| 4 |  Shampoo | Hal Ashby | 1975 |
| 5 |  Lost in America | Albert Brooks | 1985 |
| 6 |  John Cassavetes: Five Films box set, 6 films | · | · |
United States accounts for four of their five single films. The one box set is what carry the reach to 11 films.
Closest taste
Jaccard overlap against every other visit, counted on what came off the shelf rather than on films, so a shared box set counts once rather than as the films inside it.
403 visits compared · 31 filmed-together pairs excluded
Their decades
Their five single films with a release year on record, against where every guest's single-film picks land. Box sets are left out of both sides, so the two bars measure the same thing.