Akira Kurosawa recounting the unforgettable experience of watching Solaris with Andrei Tarkovsky:
“Andrei Tarkovsky was sitting in the corner of the screening room watching Solaris with me, but he got up as soon as the film was over and looked at me with a shy smile. I said to him, ‘It’s very good. It’s a frightening movie.’ He seemed embarrassed but smiled happily. Then the two of us went to a film union restaurant and toasted with vodka. Tarkovsky, who does not usually drink, got completely drunk and cut off the speakers at the restaurant, then began singing the theme of Seven Samurai at the top of his voice. I joined in, eager to keep up. At that moment, I was very happy to be on Earth.”
Today as the Dead faithful celebrated the life of Bob Weir, John Mayer delivered perhaps the only “Ripple” that’s ever made me smile-cry… Highly suggest.😔
"I don't care about stories. I never did. Every story is the same. We have no new stories. We're just repeating the same ones.. The film isn't the story. Its mostly picture, sound, a lot of emotions. The stories are just covering something"
R.I.P Béla Tarr ~ The ~Turin Horse
Remembering the legendary Japanese actor, Toshiro Mifune (三船 敏郎), who passed away 28 years ago today.
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤 明), who was too ill to attend Mifune's funeral, sent a letter which was recited at the funeral.
Here is an excerpt from that letter:
"We were part of the golden age of Japanese Cinema together. When I look back at each and every film, I couldn't have made them without you. You gave so much of yourself. Thank you my friend. For one last time over a bottle of sake, I wish I could have told you all this. Goodbye, my friend. I'll see you soon."
Less than a year later, Akira Kurosawa passed away.
[Source of the excerpt - 'Mifune: The Last Samurai' (2015)]
babysitting a bulldog and we’ve fallen into a cool dynamic. i chill on the couch and he stares at a wall and gasps like an astronaut whose helmet cracked