I look at film as closer to a painting or a piece of music; it’s an impression . . . an impression of character and total atmosphere . . . The attempt is to enlist an audience emotionally, not intellectually. … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, June 7, 2013
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, from first-timers Tom Bean and Luke Poling, is an engaging and succinct document of a man’s life. Running just under 90 minutes, Plimpton! manages to inform who George Plimpton was, where he came from, what he did, … Continue reading PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF
You like these films, but you can’t imagine how often they represent only fifty percent of what I wanted to do. You have no idea how I had to fight to achieve even that fifty percent. —Nicholas Ray Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, June 6, 2013
You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It’s hard. It’s tough. That’s what I tell my students every day in class. I’ve been very fortunate. Some people might call me a … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Audiences want good movies-films that entertain them, films that move them to tears. It doesn’t matter if they’re made by artists with a more unconventional mindset, or by people with a more traditional mindset. The executives who were here before … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, June 4, 2013
I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film. —Alain Resnais Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, June 3, 2013
I suppose I am interested in the variety of human life—how people live. I am most interested in individuals and how they respond to challenges or to difficulties, or just to each other. I am curious about people. So that’s … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, June 2, 2013
The East is a domestic terrorist group that terrorizes big businesses and corporations that commit heinous acts against nature in the desire for greater profits and lower costs. We are introduced to their mission statement, a YouTube video the organization … Continue reading THE EAST
There’s something which you should get out from an actor, something which is under his skin, something which he himself maybe doesn’t know exactly. I hate—and I never did—to show an actor how to play a role. I don’t want … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, June 1, 2013
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