I think that 50% of the narrative is in the audio/visual storytelling. I happened to think the screenplay is the basis of it all, but definitely doesn’t tell the movie. It tells the story, but doesn’t tell the whole movie. … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 9, 1964
We have forsaken the magic of the cinema. We have gotten too far away from the cinematic effects achievable by camera angles and creative editing. The most important critic is time. —Rouben Mamoulian Continue reading Born On This Day — October 8, 1897
What used to get my goat at MGM were comedians like The Marx Brothers or Abbott and Costello who never worried about the script or the next scene. My God, we ate, slept, and dreamed our pictures. I always want … Continue reading Born On This Day — October 4, 1895
In case you’ve had your head under a rock or simply don’t care how movies are presented, then here is a very brief recap. In the past decade, theaters nationwide have swapped their 35 mm reel-to-reel projectors for digital cinema … Continue reading Film on Film: Pablo Kjølseth on CU’s International Film Series
Well, art is an act of violence. It is about penetration, about speaking to our subconscious and our moods at different levels. —Nicolas Winding Refn Continue reading Born On This Day — September 29, 1970
What happens to the characters in my films is not important. I could have them do one thing, or another thing. People think that the events in a film are what the film is about. Not true. A film is … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 29, 1912
There’s a basic structure to movies. It’s rigid and reductive. In a movie you only deal with core relationships: a protagonist, an antagonist. But in a novel you can do whatever you want. You can introduce characters that disappear for … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 28, 1950
2013 saw a slew of musical documentaries: Sound City (dir. Dave Grohl), Muscle Shoals (dir. Greg Camalier), and 20 Feet From Stardom (dir. Morgan Neville). The latter of the three went on to win the Oscar for Best Documentary and revive the career of Darelene Love—who … Continue reading TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
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