From the beginning, I kept saying it’s not the technology that’s going to entertain audiences, it’s the story. When you go and see a really great live-action film, you don’t walk out and say “that new Panavision camera was staggering, … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 12, 1957
“I think young girls are done a disservice when they are read fairy tales and given the fantasy of happily ever after. We’re always told about the beginning and the end of a relationship, but what about the middle?” –Sarah … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 8, 1979
Dovzhenko tried to teach us to see the world. Most of all he warned us against acquiring only the technical skills of the craft. He did not like “followers” who just tried to ape his approach. He urged us to … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 6, 1938
I can’t believe companies distribute my movies in America. They’re baffling in Japan! I’m well aware there are spots . . . where I’m going to lose the audience . . . Well, its magic. I don’t provide unnecessary explanations. … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 4, 1941
…the eyes are the most important element to me. Everything can be read in them… Up to a certain time, westerns were more like children’s games, with people dying by falling forward—instead of being propelled backward. The lead bullet would … Continue reading Born On This Day — January 3, 1929
2013 was an excellent year at the movies, but I said the exact same thing about 2012. Film critic for The New Yorker, Richard Brody, chose to open his year-end summary with this quote, “The year 2013 has been an … Continue reading 2013: Another Year of Moviegoing
In a year where directors are inseparable from the subject of their movies (To The Wonder, Pain & Gain, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska, and many more), one rises above the rest of the pack. The Wolf of Wall Street is about Jordan Belfort’s desire to … Continue reading THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
The most important purpose of the commercial film-maker is to produce entertainment which will draw the largest possible number of the paying public into the cinema, and keep them there. You could gather a large number of people together to … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 30
Art—authentic art—is simple. But simplicity demands the maximum of artistry. The camera is the director’s pencil. It should have the greatest possible mobility in order to record the most fleeting harmony of atmosphere. It is important that the mechanical factor … Continue reading Born On This Day — December 28
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