One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.
There were Hollywood movies and then there were those aggressively anti-narrative films that they showed at the Collective for Living Cinema.
In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest and accountable.
I keep trying to train myself to stop saying 'filmmaker' and start saying 'storyteller. ' We're telling stories.
Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that directors vision.
My first job, honestly, was as a proofreader. I say that a little disparagingly, but it actually was this sort of incredible thing, where I got this job proofreading for a cable television magazine.
Being on a set where the director has lost control is just sickening. No one goes the extra mile, theres a lot of eye-rolling. . . it just breeds inertia. If a director is in control, the crew follow their leader. But the second anyone senses the directors are not sure, people just swoop in.
Memories are simply moments that refuse to be ordinary
Mars and Venus are at it again. This time, Hephaestus is standing by with a private detective, a photographer, and a lawyer.
You got a way with words, you keep me smiling, even when it hurts.
We who are placed above the crowd are not climbing. . . so we are never out of breath.