Filmmaker Quote of the Day

[Zak Forsman]

"If I see another over-the-shoulder shot, I’m going to blow my brains out.” - Steven Soderbergh

http://screenrant.com/steven-soderbergh-retirement-matt-damon-mikee-93573/

 

[ZazaCast]

"Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something." - Ed Wood

 

[Luis Caffesse]

Nice

I can't begrudge the man wanting to walk away - I'm still surprpised he didn't after Che.
"The film industry will be left with a gaping hole if Soderbergh officially retires after his next few projects."

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Terry_Lasater]

Is that to imply that OTS shots are a recent phenomenon?

 

[Zak Forsman]

Is that to imply that OTS shots are a recent phenomenon?

i think it implies he's bored with the form.

 

[Terry_Lasater]

Gotcha! Fine by me. I'm bored with people being bored.

 

[Luis Caffesse]

Is that to imply that OTS shots are a recent phenomenon?

I would assume it's the imply that the standard visual structure of films have bored him.

 

[Batutta]

"Where's the weenie?" - Stanley Kubrick

 

[MeAgain]

When artists get bored by their art's forms, don't they usually do new things within the art form? The best he can come up with is "I quit".

But oh well...I was never a fan of his work. I never felt challenged by it. And plenty of people switch from one art to another once they feel they've done enough in their original endeavor...but it DOES always seem to be painting that they go to, huh? I bet he'll become another in the long list of boring expressionists. Maybe not.