My school and the cinema were only a few buildings apart on the same street. The bad education I received at school was rectified when I went to the cinema. My religion became the cinema. Of course one could create … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 24
I think it’s our obligation as filmmakers, as people investigating the world, to create the reality that is most insightful to the issues at hand. Here are human beings, like us, boasting about atrocities that should be unimaginable. And the … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 23
The difference between me and Ernst Lubitsch is that he shows you the king on the throne and then he shows you the king in his bedroom. I show you the king in his bedroom first. Then when you see him … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 22
Do you like music? I mean it, do you really like music? You don’t need to like music to enjoy this movie, but it gonna help—especially if you like punk music. ‘They Were Punk Before Punk Was Punk,’ a New York … Continue reading A BAND CALLED DEATH
It’s easy to offend people. People get uncomfortable, for instance, when the main character in a movie is not sympathetic in a Hollywood formula way. Our movies are loaded with things that aren’t to everyone’s taste. On the other hand, … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 21
Most directors who have been around for a while, acquire a gaunt, soul-scarred look associated with fighter pilots who have survived a war. —Jack Cardiff Continue reading Born On This Day — September 18
So, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget. —Baz Luhrmann There’s no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 17
Anyone who gets a raw deal in a film studio is no more deserving of pity than someone who gets beaten up in a brothel. A gentleman has no business in either place. —Alexander Korda Continue reading Born On This Day — September 16
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