Best Films – 2002
A man is dead. Who among the greedy, ruthless, amoral singing-and-dancing suspects stuck in the snowbound countryside mansion has done it? 8 women is an acquired taste, bien sûr. What seems silly the first time around becomes increasingly wittier and funnier — though no less bizarre — with each repeated viewing. Beautifully shot by Jeanne Lapoirie and chock-full of bitingly sardonic lines and situations (adapted by director François Ozon and Marina de Van, from Robert Thomas’ play), this murder musical is dotted with 8 of the brightest stars of the French cinema of the last 7 (!) decades.
More than seventy years after her film début, Danielle Darrieux, in full form both as an actress and as a singer, joins [...]
by Andre Soares | June 13, 2005
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Tags: About a Boy, Alberto Iglesias, Avner Bernheimer, Best Films, Catherine Deneuve, Christopher Doyle, Christopher Hampton, Classic Movies, Conrad L. Hall, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danielle Darrieux, David Hare, Dennis Quaid, Eytan Fox, Fanny Ardant, Gangs of New York, Henry Thomas, Hero, Isabelle Huppert, Jay Cocks, Jude Law, Julianne Moore, Kenneth Lonergan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michael Ballhaus, Michael Caine, Nicole Kidman, Ohad Knoller, Paul Newman, Pawel Edelman, Philip Glass, Road to Perdition, Stephen Daldry, Steven Zaillian, Tan Dun, The Hours, Thomas Newman, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Virginie Ledoyen, Wedigo von Schultzendorff, Yehuda Levi
American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2005
2005 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards
2005 ASC winners: Hollywood & Highland complex in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005
ASC 2005 Award Nominations
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
A Very Long Engagement by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases
The Aviator, Robert Richardson
Collateral, Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron,
* A Very Long Engagement, Bruno Delbonnel
The Passion of the Christ, Caleb Deschanel
Ray, Pawel Edelman
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series’/Pilot for Broadcast TV
* Homeland Security – Jonathan Freeman
Judas – Michael Goi
Lost (pilot episode) – Larry Fong
Medical Investigation (pilot episode) – J. Clark Mathis
The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Kramer Morgenthau
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series (one episode) [...]
by Andre Soares | February 2, 2005
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Tags: A Very Long Engagement, American Society of Cinematographers Awards, Bruno Delbonnel, Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographers, Dion Beebe, Film Awards, Paul Cameron, Pawel Edelman, Robert Richardson
2005 American Society of Cinematographers Award Nominations
The nominees for the 2005 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award in the feature film category are:
Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron, Collateral
Bruno Delbonnel, Un long dimanche de fiançailles / A Very Long Engagement
Caleb Deschanel, The Passion of the Christ
Pawel Edelman, Ray
Robert Richardson, The Aviator
The big surprise in this year’s ASC list was that critics’ favorites Christopher Doyle and Xiaoding Zhao were not included among the five finalists for their work in the Chinese films Hero and House of Flying Daggers, respectively. Roberto Schaefer of Finding Neverland was also another notable absentee.
On the other hand, the inclusion of The Passion of the Christ cinematographer Caleb Deschanel shouldn’t come as a surprise [...]