John Cassavetes on why cinematic emotion is more important than production
“You end up making a film that is all tricks, with no people in it, no knowledge of life.”
John Cassavetes
‘A Woman Under the Influence’: The John Cassavettes movie that inspired Austin Butler
Featuring one of cinema’s finest performances
The movie Martin Scorsese loved so much that he only watched it once: “It hit me like a lightning bolt”
“It hit me like a lightning bolt, and I don’t want to touch that flash of recognition I had 50 years ago.”
Thelma Schoonmaker names her five favourite movies of all time
Some of her favourite movies include ‘The Red Shoes’.
John Cassavetes: The maverick pioneer of American independent cinema
There isn’t an independent movie award named after him for nothing.
The director who “always inspired” Brie Larson
“He’s one of the only filmmakers where I will put on the DVD just to listen to his commentary.”
Michael Imperioli discusses his favourite John Cassavetes movies
“Cassavetes manages to make gorgeous cinema.”
Under the Spotlight: Gena Rowlands’s realistic integrity in ‘Gloria’
A seminal masterclass in acting.
Anatomy of a Scene: Gena Rowlands confronts the Doctor – ‘A Woman Under the Influence’
Messy 1970s cinema at its best.
