Sentences with phrase «veteran cinematographer»

Veteran cinematographer Kirsten Johnson's doc took the best per theater average of the weekend.

(Veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins ups his game.)

He's aided to that end by both veteran cinematographer Peter Suschitzky («The Empire Strikes Back,» «Mars Attacks»), whose complex color scheme fleshes out the storybook feel, as well as yet another awe - inspiring Alexandre Desplat score.

Like those aforementioned films, The Purge is a very tightly - paced and well - staged thriller, and DeMonaco (along with veteran cinematographer Jacques Jouffret) manages to turn the single - setting into a proper horror movie set piece.

Owen Wilson («The Grand Budapest Hotel,» «Zoolander 2») and Ed Helms («The Hangover» films, «We're the Millers») star in the Alcon Entertainment comedy Father Figures, marking the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Lawrence Sher («The Hangover» films).

Three harassment claims were reportedly brought Wedensday against the veteran cinematographer, whose credits include such films as Ordinary People, The Big Chill, and Groundhog Day.

Working with veteran cinematographer Henry Sharp (who had shot King Vidor's The Crowd in 1928), Lang imbues even the most benign of locations with a sense of unease, which gives the entire film a slightly uncanny quality.

They discuss how the film quickly took shape, shooting in Greece, having veteran cinematographer Walter Lassally make his acting debut, the film's big fight, what the movie says about romance, and what it's like to reprise these characters that people have such strong feelings for.

Veteran cinematographer Darius Khondji is expert in keeping us visually involved despite the restricted setting.

Veteran cinematographer Caleb Deschanel's lovely shadowy compositions are out of sync with the film's mostly cheap looking candy confection framing, which is made worse by whiplash - inducing cuts.

De Rochemont and director Henry Hathaway brought a realist aesthetic to the studio thriller and reunited with screenwriter John Monks, Jr., narrator Reed Hadley, and veteran cinematographer Norbert Brodine for 13 Rue Madeleine.

A lot — especially when the backdrop is a gritty - to - the - touch Tinseltown (captured by veteran cinematographer Philippe Rousselot in earthy colors) drowning in orange smog and overtaken by the golden age of porn.

The movie is the first - time directorial effort by veteran cinematographer Wally Pfister, who shows a knack for portraying technology (This material could have been exponentially more ridiculous, save for Pfister's relatively minimalist take on the locales) and implementing it in terms of visual effects.

Wiener - Dog is, for the most part, filmed by veteran cinematographer Ed Lachmann with glossy austerity.

Regardless of the heavyweights behind the camera — along with Jolie, the movie features competent work by veteran cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle («Slumdog Millionaire,» «Dogville») and composer Marco Beltrami («Logan»)-- much of the movie resists the presumptuous overstatement that could topple its potential.

Owen Wilson (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Zoolander 2) and Ed Helms (The Hangover) star in the Alcon Entertainment comedy Father Figures, marking the directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Lawrence Sher (The Hangover films).

Slattery gets some things right — like the look — with veteran cinematographer Lance Acord, production designer Roshelle Berliner and costume designer Donna Zakowska acing the ambience of the down - market scene.

Director Sam Mendes keeps the action moving well, and special mention should go to veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins and the art design team, who stage some beautiful sequences like a smackdown in a Shanghai office building silhouetted against a huge, changing blue - and - white neon sign.

John Bailey, a veteran cinematographer who heads the film industry's trade group, is facing three harassment allegations, Variety reported on Friday.

With veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins providing predictably pretty images and impeccable editor Tim Squyres (Ang Lee's regular collaborator) cutting them together and ubiquitous composer Alexandre Desplat applying a swelling score to it all, the movie certainly has an undeniable air of professionalism about it.

Wan, with veteran cinematographer Don Burgess, shows a mastery over the camera as a storytelling tool and creates evocative, bone - chilling suspense with just a simple pan or tilt.

Blade Runner 2049 won two Oscars, with veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins collecting his first statue after 13 previous nominations.

Cox feuded with volcanic actor Harry Dean Stanton and drove veteran cinematographer Robbie Muller up the wall on more than a few occasions, but whatever he had to learn on the job, he learned quickly enough to channel the chaos into a distinctly anarchic vision, and the result was a genuine cult film whose appeal has endured for nearly three decades.

Wandering the mountainous landscape, gorgeously photographed by veteran cinematographer Dean Cundey (Apollo 13, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park), the psychically tortured protagonist has a series of run - ins with various figures, including a sympathetic Indian (Adam Beach), a Chinese immigrant (Tzi Ma), an old war buddy (Danny Glover) and, most memorably, a vicious killer named Ezra (Walton Goggins, stealing every scene as usual) who demands a «toll» from Jackson for encroaching on his territory.

Based on two true stories, this modest indie with major ambitions is directed by veteran cinematographer Steven Bernstein, making a solid feature debut.

Set in the arid Australian outback, and stunningly photographed by the veteran cinematographer Geoffrey Simpson (Shine, Oscar and Lucinda), it's constructed around an exceptionally empathetic central turn from the Sherlock star Martin Freeman.

Veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins (Shawshank Redemption, No Country for Old Men, Skyfall, etc.) has used new technology to create refreshingly authentic battle scenes.

Veteran cinematographer Robert Elswit, Paul Thomas Anderson's frequent collaborator who won an Oscar for «There Will Be Blood,» shoots Los Angeles in the wee hours with darkly gleaming menace, which is crucial to creating the film's mounting sense of suspense.

Veteran cinematographer Larry Sher («The Hangover») remains attached to direct, and should a deal close, Warner Bros. would distribute the film under its output deal with Alcon.

If Zeffirelli's Hamlet does resemble an actual movie at several points, it's thanks almost entirely to the inventive and atmospheric lighting of veteran cinematographer David Watkin, whose somber, gray - green palette gives the film a dignity and substance it would otherwise lack.

This modest indie with major ambitions is directed by veteran cinematographer Steven Bernstein, making a solid feature debut.

The time frame has been slightly fast - forwarded to 2020 and from the looks of it the economy has only gotten worse, with veteran cinematographer Mauro Fiore («Avatar») capturing a down - market Americana that feels depressingly real.

Not exact matches

Working with an insanely talented crew that also includes cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto («Babel,» «Brokeback Mountain»), Affleck has made a film that features multiple locations, dozens of speaking roles, and the kind of tonal shifting that veterans routinely screw up and he's not only dodged the many potential pitfalls but made a modern classic by doing so.

He has help from Schindler's List cinematographer Janusz Kaminski and veteran Oliver Stone editor Joe Hutshing, who give the movie a luminous, fleeting quality, and Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson, who provides a smart, rock - edged score.

Bulworth unfolds at an appropriately lively pace and veteran Bertolucci cinematographer Vittorio Storaro gives the movie a gritty - textured elegance, which is nicely complemented by a state - of - the - art soundtrack featuring rap and classical scoring, courtesy of Ennio Morricone.

Up north, director Matthew Heineman and cinematographer Matt Porwoll follow Tim «Nailer» Foley, a military veteran who decided to secure the Arizona border.

A panoramic look through a perspective of a tank along with a reflective look through a window, Cinematographer Michael Seresin emotes as one of the most exciting veteran DP's that we should be ashamed to have forgotten.

A painter and cinematographer turned director, a craftsman turned celluloid dreamer, an industry veteran who created, almost single - handedly, the uniquely Italian genre of baroque horror known as «giallo,» he directed the most graceful and deliriously mad horror films of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Cooper and cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi's framing of shots of the mangy - looking Baze brothers against shadowy backdrops of steel - town Pennsylvania are particularly striking as much of the film's narrative is a commentary against the lackadaisical treatment of military veterans and the dire financial state many find themselves in due to no fault of their own.

Commendable then is the Chinese musical wish box at the center of veteran genre cinematographer John R. Leonetti's latest film where, after each of the lead's wish is realized, a swath of our tolerance is immolated.

There's also «La La Land» veterans behind the scenes, namely editor Tom Cross, cinematographer Linus Sandgren, composer Justin Hurwitz, and costume designer Mary Zophres.

Cinematographer Edward Lachman's (Carol, Far From Heaven) camerawork is some of the finest of the veteran's long career.

Feel free to try, but keep in mind that the four - legged cuteness is realized by animator Erik - Jan De Boer from «Life of Pi» and that Bong has traded his hometown cinematographers for the veteran Darius Khondji.

And he assembled a hell of a team to do it with, both below the line (DoP Greig Fraser is fast making the case that he's the most exciting cinematographer working) and above it — the cast, from veterans like Richard Jenkins and James Gandolfini to fresher faces like Mendelsohn and McNairy, are smashing.

Raimi and his competent crew, which includes composer Danny Elfman (patching up a decade - old rift with the director), cinematographer Peter Deming (The Cabin in the Woods, Mulholland Drive, and Mike Myers comedies), make - up effects artists from The Chronicles of Narnia and visual effects veterans of Marvel hits, deliver a film that is lively, polished, and picturesque,

Veteran Spielberg contributors cinematographers Janusz Kaminski (Schindler's List) and editor Michael Kahn (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) are each at the top of their respective games, while new collaborators costume designer Kasia Walicka - Maimone (Moonrise Kingdom) and production designer Adam Stockhausen (The Grand Budapest Hotel) do a spectacular job helping the director give this Cold War world life.

Raimi has assembled his own band of technical wizards and movie magicians on the project, which includes cinematographer Peter Deming («Mulholland Dr.,» «Drag Me to Hell»), two - time Academy Award ® — winning production designer Robert Stromberg («Alice in Wonderland,» «Avatar»), Oscar ® - winning film editor Bob Murawski («The Hurt Locker,» the «Spider - Man» trilogy), veteran Oscar ® - nominated costume designer Gary Jones («Spider - Man 2,» «The Talented Mr. Ripley»), visual effects Oscar ® winner Scott Stokdyk («Spider - Man 2,» «Spider - Man») and Academy Award ® — winning special makeup artist Howard Berger («The Chronicles of Narnia» series), who will create the looks of several of the unique denizens of Oz, including creatures such as the Whimsies, the Tinkers and the Winkies, as well as the ghastly look of the Wicked Witch of the West.