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 [...]

by Andre Soares | January 14, 2005   
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THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST Is an R-Rated DVD Hit

With the not inconsiderable help from churches and Christian groups across the United States, Mel Gibson’s controversial biblical film, The Passion of the Christ, sold 4.1 million DVD copies after only one day in stores, an impressive figure though hardly a record-breaking one.
Finding Nemo retains the overall record for one-day DVD sales, with approximately 8 million copies sold, while Spider-Man holds the one-day record for live-action movies, with 7 million.
But that hasn’t stopped Fox Home Entertainment from heralding The Passion as both the best-selling R-rated film and the best-selling non-English-language film of all time.
Starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus Christ, The Passion is thus far the second highest-grossing film of 2004 at the U.S./Canada box office. With US$370 [...]

by Andre Soares | September 4, 2004   
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