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I heard about Cassavetes first from the Fugazi song of the same name. Lol, I thought it was the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Fifteen years later my enthusiasm has waned. Maybe my life became like a Cassavets film so the films became superfluous. Recently (March 2010) I borrowed Shadows and Faces and my enthusiasm came back. But it was brief. I am overwhelmed by the quantity of independent films available in NYC. My solution is to take in very few. Plus I cannot afford Netflix or weekly screenings.
On another note, I highly recommend the book John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism and Movies by Ray Carney. It's academic but not too theoretical.
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