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  • Oscar Circuit: Cinematography

    A look at the nominated camera work of the year...

    January 23, 2013

    roger deakinsAnd the Nominees Are:

    • Roger Deakins, Skyfall
    • Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
    • Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
    • Seamus McGarvey, Anna Karenina
    • Robert Richardson, Django Unchained

    Few realize how integral cinematography is to the film experience. Without the technical prowess of “the man behind the camera,” we are lost, the magic of movies disappears, and our eyes are left to gaze at nothing more than an amateur home video caught on tape. A cinematographer is the visual liaison between the viewer and the film’s universe. To understand and wholly appreciate a director’s vision, the cinematographer must literally point us in the right direction. At the best of times, those “directional paths” almost eclipse the film itself thanks to a cinematographer’s artistic imprint that leaves an impression that stands in equal measure to all the quality elements that make a film great. Such work is usually rewarded in the form of an Oscar® nomination, and this year five heroic men of their great craft have been honored. Below, I will break down each contender, their film and their chances of winning an Academy Award at the 2013 Oscar® ceremony. Read more on Oscar Circuit: Cinematography…

    December 11, 2012

    18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

    Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.

    BEST PICTURE
    Argo
    Beasts of the Southern Wild
    Django Unchained
    Les Miserables
    Life of Pi
    Lincoln
    The Master
    Moonrise Kingdom
    Silver Linings Playbook
    Zero Dark Thirty

    Read more on Critics Choice Nominations Announced!…

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    December 10, 2012

    Thanks to reader Jamie for the heads up!

    Washington Film Critics have announced their winners after just announcing their nominees a day ago.  Zero Dark Thirty emerged victorious along with director Kathryn Bigelow.

    Read more on Bigelow and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ hit big with Washington Film Critics…

    December 10, 2012

    Washington Film Critics have announced their winners after just announcing their nominees a day ago.  Zero Dark Thirty emerged victorious along with director Kathryn Bigelow.

    Read the Press Release and check out the full list of winners down below:

    Read more on Bigelow and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ hit big with Washington Film Critics…

    Life of Pi (***)

    The visual masterpiece of 2012...

    September 28, 2012

    New York Film Festival: There are a lot of positive and admirable things about Ang Lee’s latest Life of Pi.  Cinematographer Claudio Miranda captures the most uproarious and glorious shots captured this year thus far.  The 3D effects are some of the best ever seen and feel absolutely necessary in a film so heavy-handed with religious tones.  What Mychael Danna achieves in Lee’s film has just placed him in the forefront of great film composers working today.  He continues to impress with his musical range, envelopes the film’s message and thematic narrative in somber and beautiful melodic notes.   On Visual Effects alone, Life of Pi will likely land a nomination for Best Picture.  What Lee invents with the ocean and the integration of the tiger and the other animals is spectacular.  He allows the mood of the film and the imagery to marry each other in a ceremonial experience that stands next to Sci-Fi epics like Avatar (2009) and Hugo (2011). Read more on Life of Pi (***)…

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