On directing > | Nicholas Ray, 1911-79
Dennis Stock, Nicholas Ray and James Dean on the set of Rebel Without a Cause, 1955 "The imagination is a...
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On directing > Filmmakers | Jacques Rivette, 1928-2016
Paris Belongs to Us, dir. Jacques Rivette, 1961 ''Many filmmakers pretend that they never see anything, which has always seemed...
On directing > Suspense / Fear / Drama | Alfred Hitchcock, 1899-1980
Anthony Perkins, Psycho (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock Suspense “There is a distinct difference between "suspense" and "surprise," and yet many...
On directing > The enemy of Art | Orson Welles, 1915-1985
Irving Penn, Orson Welles, Portrait with Symbols, 1945 "The enemy of art is the absence of limitations." “A writer needs...
On The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1922) | Blaise Cendrars
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1922) Blaise Cendrars ....
On the filmmaker / Buster Keaton | Luis Buñuel / Werner Herzog / Jim Jarmusch / Orson Welles
Buster Keaton with a ‘Buster Keaton’ Doll, 1930 "I adore Buster Keaton." Luis Buñuel "Just thinking about him moves me....
On directing > Steal | Jim Jarmusch
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music,...
On directing > People have forgotten how to relate or respond | John Cassavetes
“These days, everybody is supposed to be so intelligent: ‘Isn’t it terrible about Nixon getting elected?’ ‘Did you hear about...
On directing > Harold Lloyd in Safety Last! (1923) / the view (II)
Harold Lloyd in Safety Last! (1923) “During the famous clock tower stunt, Harold Lloyd is not as farfrom the ground...
On directing > Killer’s Kiss | Stanley Kubrick, 1955
Killer's Kiss is a 1955 American film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Howard Sackler. It is the...