Ain’t Them Bodies Saints is the perfect antidote to anyone who has spent the summer overwhelmed by too many CG fight scenes, too much frantic cutting, too much shaky handheld camera work, too many sequels, and too many reboots. Saints is quiet, methodical, … Continue reading AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS
I don’t know how much movies should entertain. To me, I’m always interested in movies that scar. The thing I love about Jaws is the fact that I’ve never gone swimming in the ocean again. —David Fincher Continue reading Born On This Day — August 28
I’ve always loved the idea of fairy tales, but somehow I never managed to completely connect with them. What interests me is taking those classic images and themes and trying to contemporize them a bit. I believe folk tales and … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 25
I don’t make rules myself. I didn’t study enough to be able to make them. I’m too stupid. I spend my whole life making movies, so I have to enjoy it. Even at times when we had a very tight … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 24
Basically, I’m throwing out the question “When is such violence justified?” To get that question to touch the audience physically and directly—that’s what my goal is. In the experience of watching my film, I don’t want the viewer to stop … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 23
Really, if I start a work I forget food. I forget that I am a woman. I forget my dress, I only see my work. I forget because I am fascinated by my work. —Leni Riefenstahl Continue reading Born On This Day — August 22
The poster for The Spectacular Now is quite misleading. When I first saw it, my eye was drawn to the girl in the yellow dress amidst a sea of green: Two teenagers sitting on the trunk of a used sedan, dressed for … Continue reading THE SPECTACULAR NOW
They laughed at Columbus when he said the world was round, too. —Melvin Van Peebles What I can’t do is what I consider children’s films, infantile subject matter. The caped-crusader-type stuff is not for me…When I began making films, they … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 21
It’s imperative for me to tell everybody that this is personal, it means a lot to me. You have to impart how much it means to you in a personal way, which will bring everybody into it, and get you … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 20
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