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We hope to inspire young and old to be as passionate about cinematography as we are and look forward to supporting your growth in the industry.
The National Society of Film Critics have given it their Best Picture prize, with the movie also taking Best Director for the Coens, Best Actor for Oscar Isaac, and Best Cinematography as well.
And the picturesque scenes of Amelia touching down in remote locations around the world allows for plenty of impressive cinematography as well.
Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography as well as Golden Globes for Best Screenplay and Best Actor in 2014, Birdman will sit solidly on our list making it strongly probable that it will remain in the Top 50 for the rest of the decade.
The cinematography as you'd come to expect from a PTA vehicle is in itself a thing of beauty.
So unfolds The Eclipse, an atmospheric adventure which proves to be as worthwhile for its breathtaking cinematography as for the intriguing love triangle it spins ever so deliberately, delectably and delightfully.
The sumptuously filmed classical drama will be a strong awards contender (for cinematography as well as foreign film) and could prove an art - house hit in North America, adding to such Amazon successes as Kenneth Lonergan's «Manchester by the Sea» (Roadside Attractions) and Asghar Farhadi's «The Salesman» (Cohen Media), which both won Oscars, as well as last year's Sundance acquisition, summer hit «The Big Sick» (Lionsgate), which earned an Original Screenplay nomination.
It opens and closes well, and has wondrous art design and cinematography as always, only more so.
This is not so much cinematography as straight - up synesthesia: however the film looks, it has the smell of smoke and sweat and stale booze.
We hope to inspire young and old to be as passionate about cinematography as we are and look forward to supporting your growth in the industry.

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With epic cinematography, «Amazing China» — produced by China Central Television and the state - owned China Film Group Co. Ltd. — articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping's vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn't always measure up.
Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu's dark comedy won acclaim for its biting take on the pitfalls of Hollywood fame as well as some daringly experimental cinematography.
Malick, best known for directing visually rich dramas such as The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life, presents breathtaking cinematography, using locales such as Hawaii's lava - oozing Kilauea volcano as stand - ins for the past.
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Aside from the naggingly persistent visual motif of huge vehicles (planes, ships) dwarfing puny humans in shadow (Roger Deakins's cinematography is sadly prosaic), Unbroken's chief misstep is taking its title too literally, and ultimately depicting Louie as an indestructible — and thus largely inhuman — superhero.
For as far as the scenery, cinematography and music score goes, this was like delving into a really lush and beautiful painting.
«Submarine» is at its best when it feels specific to its setting; Erik Wilson's often lovely cinematography captures the distinctive, watery light and raw weather of the Welsh seacoast in winter, and Hawkins, as always, captures a character who is completely specific in terms of class, place and period.
But Cartel Land, which tellingly won both the director and cinematography prizes at Sundance earlier this year, combines both qualities to devastating effect, like real life framed as a breathlessly paced thriller.
District 9 was genuinely original and all around high quality as far as cinematography goes; that new no name lead actor did a great job
Mr. Neeson, captured so glamorously by Janusz Kaminiski's richly versatile black - and - white cinematography, presents Oskar as an amalgam of canny opportunism and supreme, well - warranted confidence.
A shoo - in for Best Cinematography, and likely Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Editing as well.
Edward Berger's direction and James Friend's cinematography ensure the visual experience speaks as loudly and purposefully as the people in Patrick's world.
Van Houten... gives a strong performance as Jonker, and the cinematography is pleasing, but the script is cliché - ridden and ends on an overly sentimental note.
Hampered by a maudlin, TV movie score by Howard Shore, who usually does much better work, and warm but somewhat generic cinematography by Haris Zambarloukos, DENIAL works best as a rousing look at the cost of justice.
Major credit also needs to be given to the cinematography, with long beautiful shots on the ice as well as in the Harding household.
Masanobu Takayanagi's widescreen cinematography looks lovely in low light as well as sunshine; Max Richter's musical score is more of a mixed blessing, maintaining a mood of spare mourning throughout, to the point of monotony.
The film makes use of some kick - ass cinematography (colorful imagery of the summer, and a picture that reflects childhood innocence), while the story sheds light on poverty, and the bad things that come along with it, and how it affects childhood, and for me, that is what pop culture nowadays would describe as «woke», because not a lot of films these days shed light on those important issues.
Grant and Kelly are on sparkling form, as is Jessie Royce Landis as the latter's formidable and smirky mother, and the French Riviera is beautifully captured by the Oscar - winning cinematography of Robert Burks.
Critic Consensus: A grand, sweeping epic with inarguably noble intentions and arresting cinematography, but one whose center, arguably, is not as weighty as it should be.
To call Mr. Turner one of the year's most overrated films seems unfair, as it's worth watching for beautiful cinematography and a plethora of gentle laughs.
By the end, however, it becomes such an exercise in sensibility - testing brutality that any message about the fragility of the family unit is as murky as the cinematography.
Critics Consensus: A grand, sweeping epic with inarguably noble intentions and arresting cinematography, but one whose center, arguably, is not as weighty as it should be.
Thanks to the fantastic efforts of John Nolan's old - school effects and Martijn van Broekhuizen's cinematography, you too share in the helplessness of the mossy (and messy) situation as these sprites and scary - ass fairies literally come through the walls and keyholes in their pursuit of this family's infant.
Black Panther further delivers the goods when it comes to craftsmanship, from the beautifully multicolored outfits by costume designer Ruth E. Carter (Selma) to the gorgeous Afrofuturism atheistic of the overarching film, as captured through Rachel Morrison's often captivating cinematography.
The cinematography through most of the film is also pretty good, as is the score.
The sometimes - campy, somewhat noir-esque tale, told from the perspective of the self - absorbed police inspector who fancied his search for his prey as his own work of art, presents its material with ample laughs, great style and beautiful cinematography.
In conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challenges.
Critics Consensus: The set design and cinematography are impressive, but the real achievement of La Vie en Rose is Marion Cotillard's mesmerizing, wholly convincing performance as Edith Piaf.
Adding to the confusion are a few scattered CGI effects that can be detected with very little difficulty and some fairly erratic cinematography that includes headache - inducing handheld shots and scenes that are so poorly lit that it looks as if the sets were illuminated with a 40 - watt light bulb.
High production values, gorgeous sets and costumes, excellent lighting and cinematography, plus the spirited playing of Aaron Kwok as the Third Master.
Noirish, erotic, chaotic and intense, Bad Timing grows in complexity and emotional power as it progresses, with a wonderful soundtrack and some exceptional cinematography.
Still, from a production standpoint, the film is as close to top - notch as a low - budget cinematic affair can get, with Mac Fisken's razor - sharp cinematography at the top of the list and Giona Ostinelli's disconcerting score not far behind.
The highlight is an FBI night raid on Dillinger and his cohorts holed up in Wisconsin's Little Bohemia lodge, as cinematographer Dante Spinotti's high - definition - video cinematography shows the blackest night in lustrous intensity.
I loved every minute of this film, from it's great cinematography to the fact that the terrible music they played through the film could be passed as decent.
The cinematography is also excellent as Tat Radcliffe (who unsurprisingly worked on BBC's dark and stylish The Shadow Line) gets the maximum amount of drama and suspense out of Belfast's narrow, dark, cobbled streets; dusty, smoked filled pubs; and imposing apartment blocks.
The craft work is all top notch as well, from Sean Bobbitt's cinematography to Patricia Norris» costumes.
As shot by Robert Elswit, Redbelt is clean and compact, its cinematography and editing exhibiting a clipped vigorousness that thankfully isn't complemented by the writer - director's usual, rat - a-tat-tat staccato verbal sparring, which makes only very occasional appearances.
The cinematography and settings look gorgeous as Jones journeys from Nebraska to Iowa to transport three mentally insane women.
Featuring a performance from Michael B. Jordan that will finally make him an A-lister, my favorite cinematography of the year to date (more on that later), and one of the most outstanding supporting turns of the year as well from none other than Sylvester Stallone, I'd go so far as to say that Creed is nearly perfect.
With a perfect script by Ernest Lehman, stunning cinematography by Robert Burks, and a serious contender for the best Bernard Hermann score of all time, this is the perfect instance of Hitchcock having as much fun as he ever had.
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