I just went back to film school at the ripe old age of 34 haha. My lecturer absolutely loves Cassavettes. Awesome to see greats like Buscemi also holding him in such high regard
Buscemi must be talking about writing/directing Trees Lounge. That’s one of my favorite films. Very underrated, imo. I’ve been watching that movie fairly regularly for years, and it never dawned on me how stylistically and structurally influenced by Cassavetes it is. *And* Seymour Cassel is in it!
Thats true, What makes It authentic to me is that most of his Indie films were shot illegally to get that "inner city blues" feeling. It's what makes every crowd shot so special. They are real people, just living their lives while we as the audience take a glimpse into a time that is no more.
