Apocalypse Now fueled my obsession with experiences in the cinema, really, of trying to create. There are risks attached to it. You’re trying to stretch things, but you are also fundamentally committed to getting as many people to see it is … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 20, 1956
You really create a film in the editing room, in the silence and night… For me paradise consists in writing the script all alone at home and then in editing it. But I hate the shoot. All this time wasted … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 20, 1917
I don’t want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films—and I hope there isn’t—it’s to be open-minded. —Jason Reitman Continue reading Born On This Day — October 19, 1977
I don’t “handle” people. It’s so much easier to manipulate actors than to really have an earnest discussion with them. It’s very easy to say whatever’s going to appease them and then turn around and do whatever you want to … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 19, 1966
Men, Women & Children is the latest from Jason Reitman, who garnered his fame with well-made, well-plotted, well-paced movies like Thank You For Smoking (2005), Juno (2007), and Up in the Air (2009). Following that impressive run, Reitman’s value dropped considerably with Young Adult (2011) and Labor Day (2013)—which was dumped … Continue reading MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN
We have all lost someone dear to us, but we all deal with it in our own way. Lilting, the first film from writer/director Hong Khaou, explores how two very different people deal with the loss of the same person. The … Continue reading LILTING
From the late 1990s to the early years of the 21st century, some of the best cinema came out of Iran. Populated with directors like Asghar Farhadi, Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Jafar Panahi, Iran’s postmodern renaissance showed that nothing … Continue reading CLOSED CURTAIN (پرده)
I’m just unfortunate that I have this job I hate, I suppose. I keep thinking I’ve got to find a new career and maybe I will. But for now, this is all I’ve got. I haven’t found a good alternative … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 15, 1959
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