JJ Abrams Picks ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, ‘Shampoo’ and More in TCM Movie Picks – The Hollywood Reporter

JJ Abrams promotes Warren Beatty Bonnie and Clyde And shampoo A must-watch as part of the Turner Classic Movies January 2024 lineup on its own Anthology of Traditional Chinese Medicine The video dropped on Tuesday.

“They couldn’t be more different,” Abrams says of the Arthur Penn-directed 1967 crime drama. Bonnie and Clydewhich also starred Faye Dunaway, and Hal Ashby’s Oscar-winning drama shampoo. Bonnie and Clyde “It depicted violence in a way not typically seen in American cinema, and it ushered in a new era of bold graphic storytelling in a way you’d never seen before,” Abrams says in the video.

Having made a name for himself in Hollywood through television and popular series such as Felicity, Nick name And Lostyou can see the reasons for Abrams’ ultimate success in making action films, given his love of classic Hollywood images.

shampoo The film becomes a time capsule for Abrams, as he grew up in Los Angeles during the 1970s. “It’s like Los Angeles of that era, in the late 1960s and early 1970s,” he insists.

Another of Abrams’ favorite movies this month as he supports TCM is the 1938 romantic comedy You can’t take it with you, Which he pairs with another Frank Capra treasure starring James Stewart and Lionel Barrymore, It’s a wonderful life. “It’s a beautiful, magical, romantic movie that’s relevant today, more than ever,” he says of the crazy romantic comedy.

Also on Abrams’ TCM hot list is Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, with a creative trust featuring Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christopher Guest. Funny, yes, but also realistic, he says of fielding a rock band. “It’s very accurate. If you spend any time with bands, this is the real thing,” Abrams says.

Rounding out his selection of traditional Chinese medicine is Marx Brothers A night at the opera And Steven Spielberg Close Encounters of the Third Kind. “It has this inevitability, this power. “If you haven’t seen it, or haven’t watched it recently, definitely go watch it,” Abrams, tipping his critics’ hat, says of the sci-fi drama starring Richard Dreyfuss.