![]() Waits’ filmography as an actor is itself a testament to his brow-spanning abilities-from such wide-release fare as Dracula and Seven Psychopaths to the scrappy, intimate films of Jim Jarmusch, and more or less everything in-between. Not before we hear Waits weigh in on his favorite art films. While cable TV and Netflix may be the art houses of the 21st century, let’s not give up on the cultural reach of legacy archives like the Criterion Collection just yet. ![]() Having the ability to convincingly set his brow high or low makes Waits an excellent ambassador for film, a medium sadly riven by brow height. ![]() His depression-era everyman blues and drunken skid row laments ring just as true as his high-concept vaudeville theater act and cocktail lounge performance art. Tom Waits is that rare breed of artist who has equal amounts of credibility in the art house theaters and on the punk rock street. ![]()
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