I liked the cinema better before I began to do it. Now I can’t stop myself from hearing the clappers at the beginning of each shot. All the magic is destroyed. A poet needs a pen, a painter a brush, … Continue reading Born On This Day — May 6, 1915
We know something will go wrong, but what? What’ll happen next? That’s the question the filmmakers asked, and will always ask. —Mark Cousins Continue reading Born On This Day — May 3, 1965
My films are about human beings, human relationships, and social problems. I think it is possible for everyone to relate to these issues. On a certain level, foreign audiences can appreciate Indian works, but many details are missed. For example, … Continue reading Born On This Day — May 2, 1921
Paradoxical.” “Bold.” “Mysterious.” “Eccentric.” “Private.” Five words to describe the subject of the new documentary Finding Vivian Maier. Who was Vivian Maier? A maid and nanny for families in the Chicago area. Why is everyone talking about her? Because Maier was arguably … Continue reading FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
I had to fight to survive. Whenever I got beat up, I got upset, I also ran into the theater to watch a movie. […] I didn’t have money. I just sneaked in or watched the movie from the peephole. I … Continue reading Born On This Day — May 1, 1946
A film should be like a rock in the shoe. —Lars Von Trier Continue reading Born On This Day — April 30, 1956
I think the real danger is in playing safe and avoiding the truth of your imagination in your art and in your life. —Jane Campion Continue reading Born On This Day — April 30, 1954
Instead of envying the script and dialogue writers, the trained actors, the elaborate staffs and sets, the enormous production budgets of the profession film, the amateur should make use of the one great advantage which all professionals envy him, namely, … Continue reading Born On This Day — April 29, 1917
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