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Read Instead…in Print

In his book, The World Is Ever Changing, Nicolas Roeg writes one page about his personal life and upbringing, and the rest of the 236 pages about film and filmmaking. I love that. He tells the story of a true visual storyteller, one whose faith in the imagination nullifies all reasoning and who was always “willing to leap into the unknown – that way you’re investing in the future”. Read More

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Read instead…in Print

“It’s only when rehearsals start, and the characters begin to be people, that I see what’s happening and what has to be made stronger. That’s when I begin to have my ideas.” Mike Nichols: A Life, by Mark Harris. Read instead…in print Read More

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Read Instead…in Print

Sarah Baxter’s Cinematic Places takes us to destinations that have set the scene for some great worldwide films. Each film story woven around a place yet revealing Read More

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Read Instead…in Print

“Movies are made of very simple ideas. The good actor will perform each small piece as completely and as simple as possible.” David Mamet, On Directing Film. Read instead…in print. Read More

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Read Instead…in Print

Samuel Fuller was an original. Facts were the bedrock of his stories. He was after the truth, nice or ugly, just as in journalism, and gave it to you straight. But he put just as much imagination into his characters and action. His extraordinary autobiography, A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking, offers a great insight into original filmmaking. Read More

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