I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101
Every year, the Australian-based online quarterly, Senses of Cinema, invites writers from all over the globe to submit their selections for the best movies of the year—including those seen for the first time regardless of the year of release. As I … Continue reading SENSES OF CINEMA: 2021 World Cinema Poll
People talk about my signature. But I ask them if they ever saw Howard Hawks’ films. They’re filled with overlapping dialog. Everything I’ve learned has come from watching other directors: Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Huston, and Renoir. —Robert Altman Continue reading Born On This Day — February 20, 1925
Oh, how I hate it, when directors are supposed to explain their films. —Paul Thomas Anderson Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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
I probably am a lazy artist and probably don’t control things as much as people would like—but that’s my business. And if my style is too loose or improvised for some people’s taste, that’s their problem—totally. The fact is, I’m … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, February 20, 2013
It’s all just one film to me. Just different chapters. —Robert Altman Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, October 26, 2012
Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes. —Robert Altman Continue reading In Their Words — Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Michael J. Cinema 