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Author: Michael J. Casey

In Their Words

Born On This Day — August 1, 1965

August 1, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films. — Sam Mendes Continue reading Born On This Day — August 1, 1965

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

MOOD INDIGO

July 31, 2014March 18, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Mood Indigo is a simple story of a boy and a girl. The boy is Colin (Romain Duris), 30-something, single, and independently wealthy. He lives in a fantastic apartment, practically pulsating with life. He lives with Nicholas (Omar Sy), his confidant … Continue reading MOOD INDIGO

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 30, 1970

July 30, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Films are subjective—what you like, what you don’t like. But the thing for me that is absolutely unifying is the idea that every time I go to the cinema and pay my money and sit down and watch a film … Continue reading Born On This Day — July 30, 1970

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 30, 1960

July 30, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

My plan B has always been to make a film about people who talk a lot. —Richard Linklater Continue reading Born On This Day — July 30, 1960

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 30, 1939

July 30, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I always thought that the goal in movies was to extinguish disbelief. —Peter Bogdanovich Continue reading Born On This Day — July 30, 1939

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 29, 1921

July 29, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

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THE IMMIGRANT

July 28, 2014November 15, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Two sisters have left Poland and joined the huddled masses seeking the freedom that America offers. Their quest will not be an easy one, as one of the sisters, Magda (Angela Sarafyan), has tuberculosis and must be quarantined. The other … Continue reading THE IMMIGRANT

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THE DOUBLE

July 27, 2014November 16, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The Double, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 1866 novella, is brought to the screen via writer/director Richard Ayoade and co-screenwriter Avi Korine. What Ayoade and Korine get right is Dostoyevsky’s impending sense of doom. No one is going to walk … Continue reading THE DOUBLE

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 26, 1928

July 26, 2014November 17, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’ve got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists, neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are. —Stanley Kubrick Continue reading Born On This Day — July 26, 1928

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