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Rebecca Solnit, on Cinema

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Cliff Burns

“Movies are made of darkness as well as light; it is the surpassingly brief intervals of darkness between each luminous still image that make it possible to assemble the many images into one moving picture. Without that darkness, there would … Continue reading →

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Film Quote (Tarkovsky)

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Cliff Burns

“In cinema it is necessary not to explain, but to act upon the viewer’s feelings, and the emotion which is awoken is what provokes thought.” Andrei Tarkovsky     

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Film quote

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Cliff Burns

“Could it be that some film directors (like Hitchcock), if they are to gaze with such longing, are safer and freer if they don’t ask too much about their own motives? Is it possible that a similar liberating restraint applies … Continue reading →

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More from Andrew Sarris

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Cliff Burns

“Visual style is never an end in itself, and it cannot be ultimately defended except as it relates to a director’s taste and sensibility. Any visual style can be mechanically reproduced, but without the linkage to a directorial personality, the … Continue reading →

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Andrew Sarris quote

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Cliff Burns

“In cinema, as in all art, only those who risk the ridiculous have a real shot at the sublime.” (Andrew Sarris,  The American Cinema)

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