There’s this inherent screenplay structure that everyone seems to be stuck on, this three-act thing. It doesn’t really interest me. To me, it’s kind of like saying, “Well, when you do a painting, you always need to have sky here, … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, October 13, 2012
Seven Psychopaths is writer/director Martin McDonagh’s second feature film. McDonagh, probably best known as a playwright, debut feature, In Bruges (2008), was critically accepted and doubled its budget in sales. In Bruges starred Colin Farrell, who takes the role of the central character, Marty, in … Continue reading SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
People have forgotten how to relate or respond; what I’m trying to do with my movies is build something audiences can respond to. —John Cassavetes Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, October 12, 2012
The secret of the creative life is to feel at ease with your own embarrassment. —Paul Schrader Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, October 10, 2012
If my film makes one more person miserable, I’ve done my job. —Woody Allen Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, October 9, 2012
When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, “No, I went to films.” —Quentin Tarantino Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, October 8, 2012
A film is a petrified fountain of thought. —Jean Cocteau Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, October 7, 2012
Life is a betrayal and, you know, sometimes you betray yourself too. Let’s have the guts to admit it. There isn’t anybody born here lately who didn’t play dirty sometime, somewhere, in his life. So why hide it? Truth, honesty, … Continue reading In Their Own Words — Saturday, October 6, 2012
Looper is writer/director Rian Johnson’s third film and his second teaming with actor Joseph-Gordon Levitt. It might also be his most successful. Johnson is a genre director, or at the very least, a student of genre, and tries his best to … Continue reading LOOPER
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