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Author: Michael J. Casey

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PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF

June 6, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, from first-timers Tom Bean and Luke Poling, is an engaging and succinct document of a man’s life. Running just under 90 minutes, Plimpton! manages to inform who George Plimpton was, where he came from, what he did, … Continue reading PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF

In Their Words

In Their Words — Thursday, June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You like these films, but you can’t imagine how often they represent only fifty percent of what I wanted to do. You have no idea how I had to fight to achieve even that fifty percent. —Nicholas Ray Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, June 6, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Wednesday, June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It’s hard. It’s tough. That’s what I tell my students every day in class. I’ve been very fortunate. Some people might call me a … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, June 5, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Tuesday, June 4, 2013

June 4, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Audiences want good movies-films that entertain them, films that move them to tears. It doesn’t matter if they’re made by artists with a more unconventional mindset, or by people with a more traditional mindset. The executives who were here before … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, June 4, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, June 3, 2013

June 3, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film. —Alain Resnais Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, June 3, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Sunday, June 2, 2013

June 2, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I suppose I am interested in the variety of human life—how people live. I am most interested in individuals and how they respond to challenges or to difficulties, or just to each other. I am curious about people. So that’s … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, June 2, 2013

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THE EAST

June 1, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

The East is a domestic terrorist group that terrorizes big businesses and corporations that commit heinous acts against nature in the desire for greater profits and lower costs. We are introduced to their mission statement, a YouTube video the organization … Continue reading THE EAST

In Their Words

In Their Words — Saturday, June 1, 2013

June 1, 2013December 11, 2021 Michael J. Casey

There’s something which you should get out from an actor, something which is under his skin, something which he himself maybe doesn’t know exactly. I hate—and I never did—to show an actor how to play a role. I don’t want … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, June 1, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Friday, May 31, 2013

May 31, 2013December 12, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I hope to build a house with my films. Some of them are the cellar, some are the walls, and some are the windows. But I hope in time there will be a house. —Rainer Werner Fassbinder Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, May 31, 2013

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