In Their Words — Thursday, January 3, 2013
My life, my reading, everything about me revolves around the cinema. So for me, cinema is life, and vice-versa. —Sergio Leone Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, January 3, 2013
In Their Words — Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Our eyes see very little and very badly—so people dreamed up the microscope to let them see invisible phenomena; they invented the telescope… now they have perfected the cinecamera to penetrate more deeply into the visible world, to explore and … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, January 2, 2013
In Their Words — Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sometimes I say, “If I had seen some masterpieces, maybe I wouldn’t have dared start.” I started very—not innocent, but naïve in a way. So that’s a big freedom, you know? I didn’t go to school. I didn’t go to … Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, January 1, 2013
2012: A Year at the Movies
2012 was a magnificent year for the movies. They are more diverse, more personal, and more magical than ever. Yes, there was the onslaught of the usual blockbuster fare, sequels left and right, and the mighty flops that were John Carter and Battleship, … Continue reading 2012: A Year at the Movies
In Their Words — Monday, December 31, 2012
The very first film, I had to fight to finish. It was baptism by fire. I learned all the lessons I needed to learn on the first film, about protecting myself and how to keep a lock on the editing-room … Continue reading In Their Words — Monday, December 31, 2012
In Their Words — Sunday, December 30, 2012
All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl. —Charlie Chaplin Continue reading In Their Words — Sunday, December 30, 2012
In Their Words — Saturday, December 29, 2012
I steal from every single movie ever made. I love it—if my work has anything it’s that I’m taking this from this and that from that and mixing them together. If people don’t like that, then tough titty, don’t go … Continue reading In Their Words — Saturday, December 29, 2012
In Their Words — Friday, December 28, 2012
I think films of the future will use more and more of these “camera angles,” or, as I prefer to call them, these “dramatic angles.” They help photograph thought. —F.W. Murnau Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, December 28, 2012
In Their Words — Thursday, December 27, 2012
There is no line between art and pornography. You can make art of anything. You can make an experimental movie with that candle or with this tape recorder. You can make a piece of art with a cat drinking milk. … Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, December 27, 2012
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