When 19-year-old actress Jane Russell was shooting her first movie (The Outlaw) she complained to her director about feeling uncomfortable posing for some photos that a publicity photographer suggested. According to Karina Longworth’s podcast You Must Remember This the advice her director gave her is just as fitting today as it was over 75 years […]
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You must remember this A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply As time goes by Music & Lyrics by Herman Hupfeld Featured in Casablanca (1942) Last week I did a binge of Karina Longworth’s You Must Remember This—which is as its website proclaims—”a podcast dedicated to exploring the […]
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I promised more TV related posts this year, so here’s an excellent video by Estelle Casewell and Caroline Framke just put online less than 24 hours ago that I think you’ll find useful. It’s connected to the Vox article “We’re creating a world that feels true”: How to make great TV explained by FX spy […]
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“Despite its flaws, Pieces of April has a lot of joy and quirkiness; it’s well-intentioned in its screwy way, with flashes of human insight, and actors who can take a moment and make it glow.” Roger Ebert Pieces of April is not a perfect film, but it’s the perfect film for low-budget indie-filmmakers to study. It’s […]
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“It’s that new girl in #13, says she’s got a problem…She white, she got her youth, her whole privileged life ahead of her. Oh, I am looking forward to hearing about her problems!” Evette in Pieces of April written by Peter Hedges One of the things I love about Pieces of April is it was one […]
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Because it’s probably never been done before, allow me to compare the 2003 indie film Pieces of April to the 1982 classic blockbuster E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial. I’ll flesh that out in a moment. I’ve heard it said that everyone has a personal wound—and it’s usually a wound from a mother or father. In Pieces of April […]
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“I’m often asked how much Pieces of April cost to make. A simple answer is difficult because it doesn’t fully represent the truth. In dollars, maybe not so much. But, you see, for every person who worked on Pieces of April, there’s a story of sacrifice. So I don’t know how to answer the question […]
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“Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad we’re going…This way we can show up, experience the disaster that is her life, smile through it, and before you know it we’re on our way back home.” Joy (on going to Thanksgiving dinner at her daughter April’s apartment) The inciting incident of Pieces of April—an oven not working […]
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This April I’ve decided to sprinkle in some posts throughout the month of the indie movie Pieces of April (2003). Like Tender Mercies (1984) it’s a simple yet complex films that I revisit from time to time. Pieces of April was written and directed by Peter Hedges who just happened to be born and raised in Des […]
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“When you map your life in retrospect there’s a bit of a blind cartographer at work.” Jim Harrison Off to the Side: A Memoir This is a screenwriting blog that strays off the reservation (the reservation being Hollywood). Or as the official blog of Tom Cruise said a few years ago, “For a more off-beat look […]
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