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Author: Michael J. Casey

In Their Words

In Their Words — Saturday, June 22, 2013

June 22, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

A bad play folds and is forgotten, but in pictures we don’t bury our dead. When you think it’s out of your system, your daughter sees it on television and says, “My father is an idiot.” —Billy Wilder Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, June 22, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Friday, June 21, 2013

June 21, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Do you know that I always liked Hollywood very much? It just wasn’t reciprocated. —Orson Welles Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, June 21, 2013

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MAN OF STEEL

June 20, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

To borrow a tagline from another recently rebooted franchise, Man of Steel is not your father’s Superman. The name ‘Superman’ isn’t even in the title, it’s only spoken in the movie once, and not even by one of the main characters! The red … Continue reading MAN OF STEEL

In Their Words

In Their Words — Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 20, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Video technology puts filmmaking back in the hands of the people. That’s how I learned how to make movies—making movies at home. —Robert Rodriguez Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, June 20, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You hope that the picture will give the person looking a sense of things. —Terrence Malick Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, June 19, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Tuesday, June 18, 2013

June 18, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I wrote Scenes from a Marriage just for fun and didn’t know what to do with it. It was like Winnie the Pooh. You know, Christopher Robin was ill and, every evening before sleep, A. A. Milne told him one … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, June 18, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, June 17, 2013

June 17, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

A movie isn’t a political movement, a party, or even an article. It’s just a film. At best it can add its voice to public outrage. —Ken Loach Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, June 17, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Sunday, June 16, 2013

June 16, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I hate violence. That has never prevented me from using it in my films. —Samuel Fuller Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, June 16, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Saturday, June 15, 2013

June 15, 2013December 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Nothing that is expressed is obscene. What is obscene is what is hidden. —Nagisa Ôshima Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, June 15, 2013

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