Author Robert Waller died today and since this blog originated in Cedar Falls, Iowa—where Waller wrote The New York Times best-seller The Bridges of Madison County—I think it’s fitting to give a nod to Bridges & Waller. Here’s the spark of the idea that became a book that sold over 12 million copies in the ’90s, […]
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“Tornadoes are an ideal film subject, because unlike most meteorological phenomena, they are small enough to fit within the film frame, and they last a short time, changing rapidly. By comparison, a hurricane is hundreds of miles across, too big to see in a single image, and it goes on for hours, with little change. […]
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“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” Rick (Humphrey Bogart) in Casablanca If it’s true that there are only two kinds of stories— “a stranger comes to town” and “a man (woman/child/_____) goes on a journey”— then as far as Oscar-nominated Best Pictures “journey” stories […]
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When I was first starting out as an actor, I was under contract to Lucille Ball at Desilu Studios, which was owned by Lucy and Desi Arnaz. Lucy knew I had this passion for movie history which at that time was not a normal thing. Most people weren’t interested in movie history. She said, ‘You […]
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“There are only two possible stories: a man goes on a journey, or a stranger comes to town.” Unknown (Though often attributed to Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky) I’ve always been fond of the about the above quote, and over the weekend I realized that the last two Best Picture Oscars were examples of each. Moonlight being “a […]
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The goal is to tell a story for people who don’t have that exact situation in their lives at all. I’m very inspired by people like the Hungarian director István Szábo. He did a film titled Father (1968) and a film titled Lovefilm (1970). I love those films, and I know nothing about growing up […]
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Lisa Bonos/The Washington Post: How did you and your co-writer [Efthymis Filippou] get the idea for The Lobster? Yorgos Lanthimos: We make observations about the way we live and organize our lives — and structure our societies — so we wanted to do something about romantic relationships and how single people are treated within society. The pressure […]
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“It took me a while to get into screenwriting and filmmaking. I started out as a playwright, and I’m still a playwright, but I was in my early thirties before I ever tried to write a screenplay for myself. The theater taught me to respect actors, the advantages of rehearsal, the magical power of theatricality, […]
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