Ang Lee’s Life of Pi is a triumph. Adapted from Yann Martel’s novel, it was widely considered to be unfilmable, but here it is. It is a living, breathing film that is a beautiful thing to behold. Drawing on many different myths … Continue reading LIFE OF PI
I can almost set my watch by how I’m going to feel at different stages of the process. It’s always identical, whether the movie ends up working or not. I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you … Continue reading In Their Words — November 29, 2012
When I was 7, I saw The Making of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’. Hearing George Roy Hill talk about all the choices he made, I knew that directing movies was what I wanted to do. I remember seeing … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, November 28, 2012
I did a women’s movie, and I’m not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I’m not gay. I learned as I went along. —Ang Lee Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, November 27, 2012
If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on. —Alfred Hitchcock Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, November 26, 2012
I am often asked by younger filmmakers: Why do I need to look at old movies? The only response I can give them is: I still consider myself a student. Yes, I have made a number of pictures in the … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, November 25, 2012
If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed. —Stanley Kubrick Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, November 24, 2012
As the old truism goes, behind every great man is an even greater woman. This was seldom truer than the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville. Hitchcock got his start in the British film industry, drawing title cards and … Continue reading HITCHCOCK
I think that a film really only comes into existence in the cutting-room. To shoot is only to collect material, create possibilities. I try to go about it in such a way as to ensure myself as much freedom to … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, November 23, 2012
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