http://www.stevekorver.com The man, the myth, the legend and more Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:41:41 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.stevekorver.com/writing/reviews/under-the-influence-of-cassavetes/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Steve Korver » John Cassavettes Retrospective Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:56:24 +0000 http://www.stevekorver.com/?page_id=154#comment-61 [...] “Life would seem fragmentary, unpolished and often overlong (if not downright boring). There would be few easy answers and plenty of open endings. Many things will be in close-up €“ especially when you are moaning after being punched, bleeding from getting pricked or experiencing loneliness like a kick in a place where it hurts the most. The dubious lighting will either have you glowing in over-exposure or disappearing into a shadow. The equally shitty sound quality would only have one advantage: background noise may sometimes cover up the fact that you are continuing to talk even though you have nothing to say…” [Read more here.] [...] [...] “Life would seem fragmentary, unpolished and often overlong (if not downright boring). There would be few easy answers and plenty of open endings. Many things will be in close-up €“ especially when you are moaning after being punched, bleeding from getting pricked or experiencing loneliness like a kick in a place where it hurts the most. The dubious lighting will either have you glowing in over-exposure or disappearing into a shadow. The equally shitty sound quality would only have one advantage: background noise may sometimes cover up the fact that you are continuing to talk even though you have nothing to say…” [Read more here.] [...]

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