On this episode of Remainders we watch the 1996 film Trees Lounge. Steve Buscemi’s directorial debut, Trees follows Tommy, an alcoholic who spends his days at a mostly empty bar with mostly empty relationships. As he grasps harder to a better life, he just continues to sink lower. Cementing Buscemi as an indie film staple in the 90s, we also discuss the pivotal role this film had influencing The Sopranos.
Other topics include Buscemi’s career, the stacked cast including Anthony LaPaglia, Chloe Sevigny, Daniel Baldwin, Seymour Cassel, and Samuel L. Jackson, along with plenty of Sopranos faces, the Oscars, new physical media, PTA commentaries, new artwork with the Dropkick Murphys, and a reflecting on 25 years since Andrew W.K.’s classic album I Get Wet.
Songs of the Week
I’ve Been Hurt by Bill Deal & the Rhondels
Music Is Worth Living For by Andrew W.K.
