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re: Best cinematography you've seen?
Posted on 8/2/16 at 1:04 pm to Tiger Voodoo
Posted on 8/2/16 at 1:04 pm to Tiger Voodoo
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What is the story behind the production, or lack of, with Gates of Fire?? Is it still possibly in the works? When was this?
I think it is permanently shelved. From what I recall, they optioned it from Pressfield and he was either going to draft a script for them - or at least consult, so he was completely on board.
Mann was initially all in, as was Willis. This was in the wake of Gladiator's success so early/mid aughts. Then, Troy, Alexander and the like tanked. The studio lost interest and I think it last had some life right before 300 went into production.
ETA: The best place for this would be on cable, and told over 10 to 12 hours, though.
This post was edited on 8/2/16 at 1:18 pm
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Posted on 8/2/16 at 2:21 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Full Metal Jacket
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
Posted on 8/2/16 at 3:53 pm to PoundFoolish
quote:This has been at the top of my need to watch list for a while. Everything I've read about it sounds awesome.
Tarkovsky's Stalker (1979)
Posted on 8/2/16 at 3:55 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
The Quiet Man and A River Runs Through It
Posted on 8/2/16 at 4:21 pm to hsfolk
I'm partial to my all time favorite movie, City of God.
Posted on 8/2/16 at 4:33 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
The Revenant was pretty damned good.
The film overall was eh, but the shots were incredible
The film overall was eh, but the shots were incredible
Posted on 8/2/16 at 4:56 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
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This has been at the top of my need to watch list for a while. Everything I've read about it sounds awesome.
Definitely not an easy movie (lots of long tracking shots) . . . but right up there with the best foreign-language film cinematography
This post was edited on 8/2/16 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 8/2/16 at 5:29 pm to Ace Midnight
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Ace Midnight
Thanks for the info, sucks it never happened. You're right, a series on a legit network would be badass
Posted on 8/2/16 at 5:48 pm to Tiger Voodoo
I think War Horse deserves to be mentioned in this thread. It is a beautiful movie.
Posted on 8/2/16 at 8:20 pm to Tiger Voodoo
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Also, Mann gets a lot of deserved credit for Mohicans, but The Insider is one of the least appreciated masterpieces of the modern era imo. Love love this movie and it gets better with age. The score is one of my favorites of all time, and the cinematography is masterful and deserves a mention here imo:
I can't agree more. I've always said Mann's 1990s run was my favorite in history. Mohicans, Heat, and The Insider… all 3 are extremely different and are all A+ work.
But you're right The Insider is an overlooked masterpiece. It sucks you into the story like few other movies I've ever seen. Everything about it was stunning. Also probably Pacino's last great role.
Mann is... well… the man.
Posted on 8/2/16 at 9:11 pm to Jack Ruby
Rumble Fish deserves some love even though most people hate that movie.
I mean the entire movie is weird and almost filmed like a short...
But it is very heavily concentrated on eye appeal...and plays nicely with the basics...light and dark.
I mean the entire movie is weird and almost filmed like a short...
But it is very heavily concentrated on eye appeal...and plays nicely with the basics...light and dark.
Posted on 8/2/16 at 10:53 pm to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Anything with Michael Mann directing in the 80s and 90s
Posted on 8/3/16 at 1:13 am to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Gangs of New York
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan
This post was edited on 8/3/16 at 1:14 am
Posted on 8/3/16 at 1:23 am to Bench McElroy
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Anything by Tarkovsky. His movies are boring but his imagery and shots were absolutely breathtaking. LINK
"Solyaris" is an all-time favorite for cinematography. Not for the easily bored, but, man, if your attention span can handle it....
Posted on 8/3/16 at 1:44 am to Bout_Dat_Lyfe
Okay, I've gone through all the comments and want to add a few that I don't think are necessarily better than the ones names thus far but should get some notice anyway. Since most of the classics -- Kurosawa, Bergman, Wilder, etc -- are self-evident, I'll add some more modern ones.
"Blade Runner" (actually, I'm stunned this one hasn't gotten love here.)
"Schindler's List"
"Big Fish"
"Irreversible" and "Enter the Void" (Gaspar Noe can be uncomfortable to watch at best, but he knows cinematography.)
"Mr. Nobody"
"The City of Lost Children," "Delicatessen," and "Amelie" (all Jean-Pierre Jeunet creations)
"Sin City"
"In the Mood for Love" and "2046" (Kar-Wai Wong is underrated)
"Melancholia" (Lars von Trier is despicable. His camerawork isn't)
"Sucker Punch" (deeply flawed, but an amazing visual experience)
There are others, but I'm about to fall asleep and my brain fails me right now. These are decent additions to the ones already named in this thread, though.
"Blade Runner" (actually, I'm stunned this one hasn't gotten love here.)
"Schindler's List"
"Big Fish"
"Irreversible" and "Enter the Void" (Gaspar Noe can be uncomfortable to watch at best, but he knows cinematography.)
"Mr. Nobody"
"The City of Lost Children," "Delicatessen," and "Amelie" (all Jean-Pierre Jeunet creations)
"Sin City"
"In the Mood for Love" and "2046" (Kar-Wai Wong is underrated)
"Melancholia" (Lars von Trier is despicable. His camerawork isn't)
"Sucker Punch" (deeply flawed, but an amazing visual experience)
There are others, but I'm about to fall asleep and my brain fails me right now. These are decent additions to the ones already named in this thread, though.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 4:34 am to randomways
I think Wilder doesn't necessarily get the love for his camera work as much as his storytelling and writing. He became so lauded and so successful, I think people didn't talk about his eye for cinematography because his movies were just so story driven many times comedic. I was amazed at The Apartment the first time I watched it (which was only a couple yrs ago) at some of the shots. He really was a master of black and white photography...scary how talented that dude was.
This post was edited on 8/3/16 at 4:35 am
Posted on 8/3/16 at 7:29 am to randomways
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Blade Runner" (actually, I'm stunned this one hasn't gotten love here.)
Third post, second page - it's my favorite film. Lost in its status as the "last" great, in-camera special effects film (which it most clearly is) - is the breathtaking cinematography of, particularly, the city scapes.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 7:37 am to Jack Ruby
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Wilder
Probably the best, pound for pound, filmmaker of the black and white era, although Stanley Kramer and a few others can work themselves into the conversation. The studios really were machines back then and it was tough to stand out.
Wilder knew where the camera needed to be pointed and how much light to use, for sure. He used a lot of different cinematographers, too, so he wasn't relying on habitual partnership to fill in his own gaps. Most of his films were personal in nature, intimate, and that doesn't always allow for lots of showy camera work, but as your examples illustrate, he definitely had those skills.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 9:38 am to lsugradman
Master and Commander
Posted on 8/3/16 at 9:46 am to Bench McElroy
Aren't some of his movies coming to bluray or 4k soon? I think I saw that some theaters are going to be playing one of his movies soon.
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