I have been accused of playing [the romance] card too often, but I make no apologies because it engages people. How human beings connect, how they embrace and trust and love, engages people. And once you have that connection, the … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, July 1, 2013
I am a filmmaker. It says so on my passport. Auteur! —Satyajit Ray Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, June 30, 2013
I love silent cinema but don’t hold it sacred. Like any branch of film there are some very boring films alongside the masterpieces. —Michel Hazanavicius Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, June 29, 2013
Immortality is a by-product of good work. Masterpieces are not for artists, they’re for critics. Critics can’t even make music by rubbing their back legs together. My message to the world is, Let’s swing, sing, shout, make noise! Let’s not … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, June 28, 2013
I always said that I never wanted to be anybody’s assistant but if, for example, Ken Loach were to ask me, then I’d willingly make him coffee. I saw Kes at film school and I knew then that I’d willingly … Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, June 27, 2013
You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it’s difficult to know when that’s necessary and when you’re just … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, June 26, 2013
From the opening guitar riff of Sleigh Bells’ “Crown on the Ground,” The Bling Ring announces exactly what kind of movie it is going to deliver: loud music (that will no doubt comment on the action), characters walking in slow motion to … Continue reading THE BLING RING
All I want to do is get better and quantity can help me to solve my problems. I’m thrilled by the idea that I’m not even sure how many films I’ve done. If I don’t have a script I adore, … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, June 25, 2013
I am a Communist, certainly, but that doesn’t mean I have to make films about the wheat harvest. —Claude Chabrol Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, June 24, 2013
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