Thoughts from directors around the world.
We’ve never considered our stuff either homage or spoof. Those are things other people call it, and it’s always puzzled me that they do. Frequently we are writing characters and we are thinking, “Wouldn’t it be interesting to see such … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 29, 1954
In an era of breadlines, depression and wars, I tried to help people get away from all the misery… to turn their minds to something else. I wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour. —Busby Berkeley Continue reading Born On This Day — November 29, 1895
The most important thing for us is that all of this stuff, and all of this technology, are only tools to achieve the cinematic experience and cinematic moment. When people see some depth you never intended that’s really cool, you … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 28, 1961
What I like in movies especially are movies that do things that you can’t do in real life and show you things that you can’t see by walking out in the street. And there have been a lot of great … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 28, 1946
I always want to make films. I think of it as a great opportunity to comment on the world in which we live. —Kathryn Bigelow Continue reading Born On This Day — November 27, 1951
I get so wrapped up in trying to tell the story as well as I can to get the best possible points of view and show the culture, that I let that be my main force of action, and leave … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 27, 1935
I do want to say things in these films. I want audiences to come out with shards stuck in them. I don’t care if people love my films or walk out, as long as they have a strong response. So … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 22, 1940
Each film is interlocked with so many other films. You can’t get away. Whatever you do now that you think is new was already done in 1913. When I first went to L.A. in 1970, there was a little bit … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 17, 1942
Theory is important. It breaks down the language of cinema and shows us how to create meaning. —Allison Anders Continue reading Born On This Day — November 16, 1954
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