"It is a poor artist who blames the tools"
-Ancient Proverb
CULTURE + DIVISION
"...if there is anything worthwhile doing for the sake of culture, then it is touching on subject matters and situations which link people, and not those that divide people. There are too many things in the world which divide people, such as religion, politics, history, and nationalism. If culture is capable of anything, then it is finding that which unites us all" -kubrick
AMERICAN COMEDY
"The American comedies of the 1950s are some of the most impeccably-constructed films ever made; the American comedies of the late 1990s through the mid-to-late 2000s are some of the ugliest, sloppiest and most bloated. It used to be that if you wanted to learn about pacing and construction in cinema, you looked at American screen comedy. Nowadays, it's where you look if you want to learn about lopsidedness and missed opportunities."
-"In the Margin: All Solos", Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
DIRECTOR PRODUCER
Since I've produced some 40 of my own films, I know the value of money. For Bad Lieutenant, I demanded access to the budget on a daily basis. And each night after shooting I checked our cash flow, where we overspent, where we were precarious, where we had some cushion. In 60 films, I've never delivered one picture over budget. Five came in under budget and Bad Lieutenant was $2.6 million under. I do not shoot all sorts of angles and reversals and coverage. I shoot only what I need for the screen. - herzog
BALENCIAGA
"Cristobal Balenciaga is the couturier of couturiers. He is the master of us all."
-Christian Dior
THE LAST TYCOON
“There is no shortage of talent in Hollywood. There is only a shortage of talent that can recognize talent.” — Jerry Wald
BRATZ VS MATTEL
"It's the principle. I'm going to show that big, multi-national corporations can't bully or streamroll self-made entrepreneurs and get away with it."
-Isaac Larian, MGA Entertainment
AMADOU & MARIAM
"Inside of us is the source our happiness. When it’s chaotic and noisy, then the world can be troublesome. That’s why we meditate. …That’s what we’re working on."
Russel Simmons, at the Ideal Academy
"“We wish Muslims to be free and happy in Canada but we insist they are reasonable. Driving in a burka is not reasonable to us. It is dangerous. Asking for a thumbprint instead of a photograph on a driver's license or passport is not considered reasonable here."
-Congressional hearing on the radicalization of Muslim Americans
-Congressional hearing on the radicalization of Muslim Americans
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