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Author: Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly, Reviews

KORENGAL

July 3, 2014March 18, 2023 Michael J. Casey

From May 2007 to July 2008, directors Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington were embedded in the Korengal Valley to document U.S. troops stationed at the base, Restrepo. Their 2010 documentary, Restrepo, was a breathtaking portrayal of what war feels like, and it … Continue reading KORENGAL

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 1, 1912

July 1, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I’m here to make good pictures. If I don’t see it, I won’t touch it. I may not make a good picture, but I still gotta believe in it! —William Wyler Continue reading Born On This Day — July 1, 1912

In Their Words

Born On This Day — July 1, 1899

July 1, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it. It’s the perfect mummers’ home. If one weren’t a little mad one wouldn’t be there. —Charles Laughton Continue reading Born On This Day — July 1, 1899

In Their Words

Born On This Day — June 28, 1926

June 28, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

My movies rise below vulgarity. Oh, I’m not a true genius. I’m a near genius. I would say I’m a short genius. I’d rather be tall and normal than a short genius. —Mel Brooks Continue reading Born On This Day — June 28, 1926

In Their Words

Born On This Day — June 27, 1966

June 27, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The thing that the great genre filmmaking has always done is taken issues of now and told them through allegory and made them palatable for larger audiences. I feel like in telling stories, there are the things the audience thinks … Continue reading Born On This Day — June 27, 1966

In Their Words

Born On This Day — June 27, 1941

June 27, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

It’s a well-known theory that film has twenty-four frames to the second, and that a film is always the same; but that’s not true. Even though the reel might be exactly the same, the film’s entirely different when it’s shown … Continue reading Born On This Day — June 27, 1941

Boulder Weekly, Reviews1 Comment

HANNA RANCH

June 26, 2014March 18, 2023 Michael J. Casey

Colorado rancher Kirk Hanna was the ideal cowboy: tall, dark, and handsome, complete with a Tom Selleck mustache and a white Stetson hat. But Hanna was much more than your average cowboy. He was a progressive concerned with ecology and … Continue reading HANNA RANCH

In Their Words

Born On This Day — June 26, 1970

June 26, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out. —Paul Thomas Anderson Continue reading Born On This Day — June 26, 1970

In Their Words

Born On This Day — June 25, 1924

June 25, 2014December 1, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Look, on a movie, we’re all giving each other something precious. No bullshit, I can’t think of a better job. It’s not a technique. I’m not a fool. I think I’m a talented man. But then there’s luck. I think … Continue reading Born On This Day — June 25, 1924

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