Faces Overview:

Faces (1968) was a Drama Film directed by John Cassavetes and produced by John Cassavetes and Maurice McEndree.

Faces was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2011.

Academy Awards 1968 --- Ceremony Number 41 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActorSeymour CasselNominated
Best Supporting ActressLynn CarlinNominated
Best WritingJohn CassavetesNominated
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Watching 1939: Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)

on Apr 27, 2023 From Comet Over Hollywood

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article


Defending Jacob (2020) s01e03 – Poker Faces

on Jun 3, 2020 From The Stop Button

I am a fan of both Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery. I?m not a fan of them together but, individually, I am a fan. Though, sadly?and ?Defending Jacob? proves it?Evans is not working with the right directors in the right projects. He comes off in this thing like a not-fun period Dennis Quaid but stil... Read full article


Faces (1968)

By Beatrice on Jan 31, 2020 From Flickers in Time

Faces Directed by John Cassavetes Written by John Cassavetes 1968/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Criterion Channel One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Jeannie Rapp: Definition of serious: Blah blah blah blah… This is the kind of movie that gets me excited about cinema all over again. ?... Read full article


As muitas faces de Bafo, o vil?o da Disney

By L? on May 26, 2019 From Critica Retro

As muitas faces de Bafo, o vil?o da Disney The many faces of Pete, Disney villain Ao longo dos anos, ele incomodou o Mickey, o Donald, o Pateta e outros tantos personagens. Ao redor do mundo, seu nome muda: nos EUA, ele ? simplesmente Pete, no Brasil ele ? Jo?o Bafo de On?a, ou apenas ... Read full article


Anjos de Cara Suja (1938) / Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By L? on Jan 12, 2019 From Critica Retro

Anjos de Cara Suja (1938) / Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) N?s come?amos a moldar nosso futuro ainda na juventude. Os amigos Jerry e Rocky aprendem essa li??o do jeito mais dif?cil. Depois de roubarem canetas da carga de um trem, apenas Rocky ? pego, e ele pede que Jerry fique calado e simp... Read full article


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Quotes from

Jim McCarthy: Do you realize that ex-convicts and jailbirds are the ones that write all the limericks?
Stella: Not all of them.
Joe Jackson: Aw, don't argue with Mr. McCarthy, miss.
Stella: Jimmy Arno, he wrote a couple that were really funny. Didn't he, Jeannie?
Jeannie Rapp: That's right. He did.
Jim McCarthy: Jimmy Arno?
Jeannie Rapp: Mm-hmm.
Jim McCarthy: Jimmy Arno? Not the Jimmy Arno?
Stella: Do you know him?
Jim McCarthy: Never heard of him.


Jeannie: Skinny people are not like fat people. Fat people are jolly. Right?
Richard Forst: Wrong. Skinny people are happy because they're not fat.


Richard Forst: What do you want to drink?
Maria Forst: Well, whatever it is, I want it on the rocks, straight and dirty, because I feel very very bitchy tonight.
Richard Forst: Well, I feel very, very bitchy too. That makes two of us.


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Facts about

Shot in John Cassavetes's home.
While filming a part on Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, John Cassavetes saw Steven Spielberg lurking around the set, as he was then in the habit of doing. Cassavetes approached Spielberg and asked what he wanted to be. When Spielberg replied he wanted to be a director, Cassavetes allowed the young man to direct him for the day. He later invited Spielberg to work on this film (Faces), Spielberg serving as an uncredited production assistant for two weeks.
Steve Buscemi's favorite movie, declared by himself.
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