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Tag Archives: John Cassavetes
“Film is, to me, just unimportant. But people are very important.” — John Cassavetes
When I think of Cassavetes, anything that comes up is inextricable from my own life journey. He’s just so IN there with me, the choices I made, the goals I had, my values. He’s also behind my favorite marriage proposal, … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies
Tagged Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Love Streams, Opening Night
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September 2025 Snapshots
Attended some of the press screenings at the New York Film Festival. I haven’t been in a couple of years, for various reasons, and it’s been so sad for me. I loved getting up in the morning and heading to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Elvis Presley, family, Frankenstein, friends, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Memphis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sam Shaw, snapshots
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“Some of the time, when you’re walking out there where the air is thin, you just hope you can walk back again.” — Gena Rowlands
It’s her birthday today. The quote in the headline was Rowlands talking about playing Mabel in A Woman Under the Influence, but it could be said about many of her roles, particularly the ones she did in her husband’s films. … Continue reading
“If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.” — Judy Garland
It’s the great, the irreplaceable, Judy Garland’s birthday. The screengrab above is from John Cassavetes’ 1963 film A Child is Waiting. This film is not really well-known, except among Cassavetes/Garland completists – but some serious Cassavetes fans don’t know about … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Movies, On This Day
Tagged John Cassavetes, Judy Garland, Stanley Kramer
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Mirrors #23
Gena Rowlands, Opening Night (1977) Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl (2024. My review.) 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 link … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, mirrors, Opening Night, women directors
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“I like to be wrung out.” — Gena Rowlands
A little bit more on Gena on my Substack.
Goodbye, Gena Rowlands
Gathered myself together, and wrote a tribute – yet another one, really – to Gena Rowlands for Ebert. I did my best. It won’t be the last time I write about her. We’ll be dealing with this career, trying to … Continue reading
July 2024 Viewing Diary
Anyone But You (2023; d. Will Gluck) The fascination with Glen Powell continues. I’ve seen this maybe four times now? The NY Times did a whole ROUNDTABLE about Glen Powell, like: what is going on with this guy? It’s like … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged action movies, Ben Gazzara, coming of age, documentary, drama, England, France, Gena Rowlands, Glen Powell, historical drama, horror, Ireland, Italy, Joan Blondell, John Cassavetes, Mary Shelley, Opening Night, romantic comedy, sci-fi
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For Liberties: John Cassavetes, Tennessee Williams, and Beautiful Insanity
My next article for my Movies Before Breakfast column at Liberties Journal is one I’ve wanted to write for years: how John Cassavetes’ Opening Night and Tennessee Williams’ The Two-Character Play are the same work of art to me – … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Theatre
Tagged Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Liberties, Opening Night, Tennessee Williams, Two-Character Play
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