“'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible.” FilmThreeDarkThirtyZeroOscarsHonoredCompetentNominationsProtagonistsCraftyBest PictureArgoZero Dark Thirty Author:Ron Fournier
“I really like dating stories, like in Betty and Veronica comics; I like David Lynch and H.P. Lovecraft for the dark gut-wrenching stuff, and I'm inspired by Miyazaki's films for the subtle heart-warming moments, as well as the moments that blew up my imagination.” WellsHeartMomentsStoriesFilmStuffImaginationDarkDatingInspiredGutsSubtleMy ImaginationLovecraftHeart Warming Author:Fred Seibert
“I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'” LooksDoneFilmActorsDarkRolesComicIdiotReliefDiverseProvidingMurdererPsychoComic Relief3 Idiots Author:Boman Irani
“I've always been a huge fan of thrillers like David Fincher's 'Se7en.' I am fascinated by the disturbing, dark underbelly of life. I find such films deeply engrossing. They delve deep into the human psyche, and that's a place worth exploring.” HumansFilmDarkFansHugeFascinatedExploringDisturbingThrillersHuman Psyche Author:Emraan Hashmi
“These types of films that are psychologically sort of dark at times, I find extremely exciting to do because there's always something to think about. There's nothing more boring than to show up on set and say a line and know that your character means exactly what they say. It's interesting to have an unreliable narrator in a film and that's what both of those films have been.” ThinkingKnowsMeanHas BeensCharacterShowsFilmLinesDarkInterestingTypeExcitingBoringUnreliableNarrators Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“The range in brightness from the purple glow [of the sunset] to the dark sky above is too great for most films, and naturally it is beyond the range of printed pictures.” FilmDarkSkyRangeColourSunsetPurplePrintedBrightnessDark Sky Book:How to Use Your Eyes Source: How to Use Your Eyes
“There have been 15 or 16 screenplays over the years, including one by me, but none of them has gotten made because Paramount is a huge studio. The Dice Man is an anti-establishment cult novel and you don't normally make studio films from such dark comedy material.” MenYearsHas BeensMadeFilmDarkNovelComedyMaterialsHugeIncludingStudiosEstablishmentCultScreenplaysDiceParamountDark Comedy Author:Luke Rhinehart
“Dark, subtle, complex, wicked - if only Hollywood movies were half as interesting as Hollywood accounting.” IfsFilmDarkInterestingHalfHollywoodComplexesWickedSubtleAccountingHollywood Movies Author:Stephen Metcalf
“Louis B. Mayer is one of those with a claim to posessing the equation... he began to buy up nickelodeon arcades in the years before the First World War in and around Boston. He had noticed that people liked going into the dark to see the light... the appeal of the movies is beyond the sensible, rational or the hard-working. Going into the dark, afte centuries of progress in which mankind has staggered toward artificial light, smacks of delicious perversity.” PeopleWorldYearsFirstsWarHardLightFilmDarkProgressMankindCenturyHard WorkHollywoodClaimsRationalAppealsWar Of The WorldsSensibleArtificialWorld War IDeliciousEquationsBostonSmackFirst World WarPerversityArcadesMayerNickelodeonArtificial Light Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“When I stepped out from doing films and had a dark period, I never did anything dark on a set, so I never made enemies on a set. I never was a bad girl on a set; I always considered films a really sacred space, so when I had my problems, I had them very much away from the film community.” MadeProblemFilmGirlCommunityDarkSpaceEnemyPeriodsSacredBad GirlSacred Space Author:Courtney Love
“I prefer thrillers but when its thriller/horror, I like it. The gore is not very important to me, I prefer suspense. But I like dark films.” ImportantFilmDarkHorrorSuspenseGoreThrillers Author:Cecile de France
“There are movies that I love tonally, that I would love to emulate. Anything from Wes Anderson or the Coen brothers is right in my wheelhouse, as something that I would aspire to. I love that kind of indie, fun, colorful, funny, sweet, heartfelt but dark film.” KindFilmFunDarkSweetBrotherAspireHeartfeltColorfulEmulateCoen Brothers Author:Sam Huntington
“I'm a big fan of British cinema; I think we make some unbelievably brilliant films, but they can quite often have a dark feel.” ThinkingFeelsBigsFilmDarkFansBritishBrilliantCinema Author:Ed Speleers