Born On This Day — September 25
A film is not a spectacle, it is in the first place a style. —Robert Bresson Continue reading Born On This Day — September 25
THANKS FOR SHARING
Thanks for Sharing begins with a man praying before breakfast. Next, he is seated at the breakfast table, almost in the same prayer position as before. Filmed from overhead, we see his watch, tie, and belt laid out before him in … Continue reading THANKS FOR SHARING
Born On This Day — September 24
My school and the cinema were only a few buildings apart on the same street. The bad education I received at school was rectified when I went to the cinema. My religion became the cinema. Of course one could create … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 24
Born On This Day — September 23
I think it’s our obligation as filmmakers, as people investigating the world, to create the reality that is most insightful to the issues at hand. Here are human beings, like us, boasting about atrocities that should be unimaginable. And the … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 23
Born On This Day — September 22
The difference between me and Ernst Lubitsch is that he shows you the king on the throne and then he shows you the king in his bedroom. I show you the king in his bedroom first. Then when you see him … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 22
A BAND CALLED DEATH
Do you like music? I mean it, do you really like music? You don’t need to like music to enjoy this movie, but it gonna help—especially if you like punk music. ‘They Were Punk Before Punk Was Punk,’ a New York … Continue reading A BAND CALLED DEATH
Born On This Day — September 21
It’s easy to offend people. People get uncomfortable, for instance, when the main character in a movie is not sympathetic in a Hollywood formula way. Our movies are loaded with things that aren’t to everyone’s taste. On the other hand, … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 21
Born On This Day — September 20
Born On This Day — September 18
Most directors who have been around for a while, acquire a gaunt, soul-scarred look associated with fighter pilots who have survived a war. —Jack Cardiff Continue reading Born On This Day — September 18
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