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A Child Is Waiting (1963, John Cassavetes)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 6, 2018

A Child Is Waiting had all kinds of production clashes between producer Stanley Kramer and director Cassavetes. And, apparently, between stars Burt Lancaster and Judy Garland and director Cassavetes. Kramer even fired Cassavetes during editing; none of those problems come through in the finished pr read more

Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes: Each Other’s Muse…

Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jan 23, 2016

As I was unsure of what “symbiotic” meant in the context of actors and directors,  I began to travel to the land of the “lexicons,” a green, fertile place found only in the imagination. Sometimes there’s a pot of gold, and sometimes there is a cold, hard fact that read more

Video of the Week: Los Angeles, The City in Cinema: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes, 1978)

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Aug 26, 2015

Our video this week is a thoughtful analysis by essayist Colin Marshall of John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1978 director’s cut) as it relates to the city of Los Angeles itself. Timothy is briefly glimpsed in the restaurant scene in which Mort (Seymour Cassel) delivers t read more

Bonus: John Cassavetes

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on Dec 9, 2014

“You can defeat fear through humor, through pain, through honesty, bravery, intuition, and through love in the truest sense.” – John Cassavetes, born this date in 1929. A great friend and mentor to Timothy. Would that the both of them were still with us, but their spirits live on. read more

Criterion: Shadows, John Cassavetes

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Aug 2, 2014

Aug 2 Posted by aaronwest SHADOWS, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1959 As I watched John Cassavetes’ first film, I was struck immediately by how different it was from the films of the era, and how much in common it had with the French New Wave films that were just about to burst onto the scene. I have no idea read more

Criterion: Shadows, John Cassavetes

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Aug 2, 2014

Aug 2 Posted by aaronwest SHADOWS, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1959 As I watched John Cassavetes’ first film, I was struck immediately by how different it was from the films of the era, and how much in common it had with the French New Wave films that were just about to burst onto the scene. I have no idea read more

Criterion: Shadows, John Cassavetes

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on Aug 2, 2014

Aug 2 Posted by aaronwest SHADOWS, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1959 As I watched John Cassavetes’ first film, I was struck immediately by how different it was from the films of the era, and how much in common it had with the French New Wave films that were just about to burst onto the scene. I have no idea read more

#25 John Cassavetes

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jun 26, 2010

Cinephiles who voted for John Cassavetes: Jeffrey M. Anderson Phil Concannon Iain Stott Lists: FilmJournal MovieMaker read more