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Category Archives: Movies
“Reality is diabolical.” — Ingmar Bergman
It’s Ingmar Bergman’s birthday today. I saw Persona in college – while studying acting – and was so intimidated by it I thought, “Okay. I can’t ever watch this again.” I needed courage to feel like I still could give … Continue reading
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Tagged Bibi Andersson, Ingmar Bergman, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann, Sweden
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“He’s one of those actors who knows that his face IS the story.” – Sam Shepard on Harry Dean Stanton
It’s Harry Dean Stanton’s birthday today. I’m pretty sure my introduction to Harry Dean Stanton – whose birthday it is today – was as Molly Ringwald’s sad dad in Pretty in Pink (he made a huge impression on me). It … Continue reading
“I think there is a little of Beckett in everything I have done.” — Monte Hellman
Today is the birthday of the one-of-a-kind American-B-movie-but-also-French-existentialist film director Monte Hellman, who died last year. For a really good roundup-overview of this iconoclastic American director, check out David Hudson’s “Monte Hellman’s Sly Humor and Existential Dread” over on Criterion … Continue reading
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“Nothing can prevent me from making films.” — Jafar Panahi
It’s his birthday today. Jafar Panahi should need no introduction, but just in case… Jafar Panahi is an Iranian director with an international reputation, and a daunting list of films, many of which were made under terrible conditions (The White … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Iran, Iranian film, Jafar Panahi, Offside
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Happy Birthday, Thomas Mitchell
Interesting that Thomas Mitchell and Bruce McGill were born on the same day (scroll down). I said in the piece about Bruce McGill that McGill is in “the Thomas Mitchell tradition” and the “Thomas Mitchell tradition” is quickly vanishing from … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill is one of those actors who would have fit in perfectly with the old studio system: a first-rate support player, a guy who can do anything: drama, comedy, farce, who can fit into any context. He’s in the … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, On This Day, Television
Tagged Bruce McGill, Michael Mann, Quantum Leap
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“I’m one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still be an artist.” — Shelley Duvall
Here’s the piece I wrote when Duvall died: The “pink stuff” of Shelley Duvall. Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you feel inclined to support my work, here’s a … Continue reading
“I believe what Camus says. When the curtain rings down, your job is done.” — Warren Oates
“My reason for being an actor, like most any other actor, is to really nail something important down, to really find something to say in my work. And I tell myself that if I am sincere about my work, I … Continue reading
Physical Media Booklet Essay podcast interview
The Physical Media Booklet Essay zine, brainchild of Sean Abley, now has an accompanying podcast, where Sean interviews each of the writers about their “booklet essay” (about a film that only exists within another film; in other words, a film … Continue reading
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“You can’t be on top all the time. It isn’t natural.” — Olivia de Havilland
It’s her birthday today. In The Heiress, Olivia de Havilland gave one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema. Her final moment, ascending the stairs, as the grifter Montgomery Clift bangs on the door screaming her name, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry James, Montgomery Clift, Olivia de Havilland
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