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STOKER

March 21, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Stoker is a coming-of-age tale of a young girl’s sexuality wrapped up in a horror movie. Actually, it’s really a young girl’s coming of age story wrapped up in a pastiche of Hitchcock films. Directed by Korean auteur Park Chan-Wook, Stoker is his … Continue reading STOKER

In Their Words

In Their Words — Thursday, March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I believe that fantasy in the meaning of imagination is very important. We shouldn’t stick too close to everyday reality but give room to the reality of the heart, of the mind, and of the imagination. —Hayao Miyazaki Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, March 21, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Wednesday, March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

What’s the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters? Mine are real. —Spike Lee Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, March 20, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Tuesday, March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

In time I believe we shall get away from the eternal happy ending – it is difficult to get an audience really interested in the problems of the two main characters of a story when they know in the end … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, March 19, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Monday, March 18, 2013

March 18, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Some day I’ll make a film that critics will like. When I have money to waste. —FrançoisTruffaut Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, March 18, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Sunday, March 17, 2013

March 17, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

To me the ideal film—which I’ve never succeeded in making—would be as though the reel were behind one’s eyes and you were projecting it yourself, seeing what you wish to see. This has a great deal in common with thought … Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, March 17, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Saturday, March 16, 2013

March 16, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I am still against any kind of censorship. It’s a subject in my life that has been very important. —Bernardo Bertolucci Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, March 16, 2013

In Their Words

In Their Words — Friday, March 15, 2013

March 15, 2013December 19, 2021 Michael J. Casey

I have no rules. For me, it’s a full, full experience to make a movie. It takes a lot of time, and I want there to be a lot of stuff in it. You’re looking for every shot in the … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, March 15, 2013

The Archers

The Archers

March 14, 2013March 26, 2026 Michael J. Casey

The study of cinema is the study of directors, or more accurately, the study of auteurs. Single visions brought to life via a committee. Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, John Ford, all of these names immediately pop into our minds when we think of … Continue reading The Archers

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