Born Sept. 2, 1923, in Kwilcz, Poland, Walerian Borowczyk was famous, then infamous, then forgotten. He made short films in the 1950s and ’60s, many of them animated and many of them showing the promise of a creative mind at … Continue reading LOVE EXPRESS: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WALERIAN BOROWCZYK
I do want to say things in these films. I want audiences to come out with shards stuck in them. I don’t care if people love my films or walk out, as long as they have a strong response. So … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 22, 1940
Set in a nondescript country in the near future, The Zero Theorem focuses on Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz), a man lacking both hair and individuality. Leth refers to himself in the plural—always “we,” never “I”—and “they” like to be left alone. Leth … Continue reading THE ZERO THEOREM
Without a doubt, you have seen the work of Ralph Steadman before. His work has graced the cover of Rolling Stone (multiple times); he illustrated the books of Hunter S. Thompson, did the poster art for the British movie Withnail & … Continue reading FOR NO GOOD REASON
I don’t know how a film is born. It’s an idea that comes; I then begin to work on it—while cooking, while getting dressed, while bathing, everywhere I went… I have always felt that a film belongs to the public… … Continue reading Born On This Day — November 22
There’s a side of me that always fell for manic things, frenzied, cartoony performances. I always liked sideshows, freakshows. Jerry Lewis was a freakshow… Absolutely grotesque, awful, tasteless. I like things to be tasteless. —Terry Gilliam Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, November 22, 2012
Michael J. Cinema 