» Film Quote http://www.cine.org/blog Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:33:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The friday Film Quote – April 9, 2010 http://www.cine.org/blog/2010/04/09/the-friday-film-quote-april-9-2010/ http://www.cine.org/blog/2010/04/09/the-friday-film-quote-april-9-2010/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:33:34 +0000 admin http://www.cine.org/blog/?p=184 Each Friday, a CINE Award-winner, Board member, staffer, juror or FOC (“Friend of CINE”) will select a favorite quote, either from a film or about filmmaking/creativity, and explain why it’s a favorite.

Today: Mary Frost, a member of CINE’s Board of Directors.


Lord John Whorfin: “Where are we going?”
The Red Lectroids: “Planet Ten!”
Lord John Whorfin: “When are we going?”
The Red Lectroids: “Real soon!”
-Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

A cult film and family favorite, this is a very non-traditional comic film with deadpan humor. Rent it sometime if you love the offbeat.


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Today: Wendy Revel, CINE’s Executive Director.


“It starts with the writer – it’s a familiar dictum, but somehow it keeps getting forgotten along the way. No filmmaker, irrespective of his electronic bag of tricks, can ever afford to forget his commitment to the written word.”
- Steven Spielberg

Unless you’re doing a sweet, compelling animated film like Sebastian’s Voodoo or Reach - CINE Award winners, both – you can’t have a movie without people talking, so somebody’s got to write the script. And as Mel Brooks said, “Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.” And now you just got two quotes for the price of one!


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]]> http://www.cine.org/blog/2010/03/19/the-friday-film-quote-march-19-2010/feed/ 0 The Friday Film Quote – March 12, 2010 http://www.cine.org/blog/2010/03/12/the-friday-film-quote-march-12-2010/ http://www.cine.org/blog/2010/03/12/the-friday-film-quote-march-12-2010/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:40:14 +0000 admin http://www.cine.org/blog/?p=146 Each Friday, a CINE Award-winner, Board member, staffer, juror or FOC (“Friend of CINE”) will select a favorite quote, either from a film or about filmmaking/creativity, and explain why it’s a favorite.

Today: Mark Finkelpearl, CINE Board Member and VP Development and Production at Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas.


“it starts with being excited by a story and finally it’s telling the story on screen…It’s the most difficult thing. A good story is a miraculous discovery…”
- Stanley Kubrick

It’s always been one of my favorite quotes because it cuts to the essence of how difficult it really is to find material that is truly engaging to a wide audience, most especially in non-fiction and present it properly. He’s right…storytelling is actually quite a difficult process and while I will never be able to count numbers like an accountant or treat heart ailments like a cardiologist, they would certainly find our work just as challenging in many ways.


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Today: Lauren Cardillo, CINE Treasurer and award-winning documentary filmmaker.


Marty: “This union, there’s gonna be meetings?”
Mr. Grocer: “Of course!”
Marty: “No meetings.”
- Grosse Pointe Blank

Hitmen like meetings just as much as filmmakers. They are a necessary evil but often block the flow of creativity and action. The less meetings, the better. Like hitmen, our mantra should be, “Get out and shoot.”


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Today: Gene Williams of CINE Sponsor The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (official title: Vice President, Chubb & Son and Worldwide Entertainment Manager for Chubb Commercial Insurance. Whew!)


Boss Spearman: “Sounds like you got it all worked out.”
Charley Waite: “Yeah, except the part where we don’t get killed.”
- Open Range

Life, like business, is often risky. If we are going to accomplish something worthwhile, there is usually a chance that something might go terribly wrong. Thankfully, the downside rarely includes death, but this quote makes the point – very humorously, I think – that sometimes, we just can’t figure out how to make sure we don’t fail. Then we have to just decide to either back out or move forward.

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Today: Michelle-Marie Polanco, CINE Intern and a senior at the George Washington University.


“A film’s rhythm is its heartbeat. How a film is cut is probably more important than any single aspect… If a film is not properly paced, it will die. If a film is too quickly paced it will have no emotional content.”
- Rob Cohen

I love this quote because I believe it holds true. The editing process can take an excellent filmmaker’s work and either make it better or…not. It can turn a lackluster performance into a masterful performance. Editing is the backbone of film.


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Today: Charlie Anderson, a 2010 CINE Special Jury Award-winner in the Student Division for his hilarious film Werewolf Trouble.


“I have been and always shall be your friend.”
- Spock to Captain Kirk in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

My relationships with friends and family are the most important things in my life. There are many ways to tell people they can count on your love and support, of course, but Spock says it best in my book… and that movie is just plain awesome.


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Today: Betsy Walters, CINE’s Director of Competitions.


“Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”
- The Muppet Movie

I love this quote for the following reasons:

  1. It’s both from a movie AND references movies. I get extra points for that, right?
  2. Jim Henson, besides being brilliant and revolutionary, was a two-time CINE Golden Eagle Award-winner.
  3. Anyone who encourages imagination and curiosity deserves to be quoted as frequently as possible.
  4. The wit and wisdom of the Muppets is eternal.


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