Entertaining 90-second Scandinavian commercial for XXL, with a message +++
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Jan 182014
My in-depth cover story for American Cinematographer about this striking film is online. — Bruno Delbonnel collaborated with colorist Peter Doyle to create a unique, muted look with radiant skins and desaturated tones to convey the sadness that underlies this movie. +++ Bruno has received a Bronze Frog from Camerimage for his work on Llewyn, [...]
Jan 142014
In alphabetical order, these are the 7 masterful movies that especially touched me in 2013: 12 YEARS A SLAVE by Steve McQueen ALL IS LOST by J C Chandor BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR by Abdellatif Kechiche GRAVITY by Alfonso Cuaron HER by Spike Jonze IDA by Pawel Pawlikowski INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS by the Coen [...]
Dec 222013
— Bravo to cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, who has directed and lit a stunning, disturbing 8-minute film about self-images and eating disorders, entitled Likeness. The film stars Elle Fanning, and was made in concert with Rodrigo’s daughter, Ximena, who suffered an eating disorder in her teens. The film travels through a party, presenting a series of [...]
Dec 042013
Jack Lemmon’s cross-dressing character partying with the women in the band in the 1959 comic masterpiece Some Like it Hot by Billy Wilder. Marilyn is the only one in black, and is the only one with her mouth open — a characteristic pose for her.(click for bigger image) +++ LINKS trailer entire film on YouTube [...]
Nov 092013
___ The Broken Circle Breakdown leads the 2013 European Film Awards in nominations. The Flemish film tells the jumbled story of a couple of bluegrass musicians whose marriage is challenged when their child is diagnosed with cancer. The Broken Circle Breakdown is directed by Felix van Groeningen, stars Veerle Baetens and Johan Heldenbergh, with cinematography [...]
Oct 292013
Artist and social activist Alaa Wardi created this charming multi-screen & muti-track video ridiculing the Saudi ban on woman drivers, in an adaptation of Bob Marley’s classic No Woman No Cry. __ watch on YouTube +++
Oct 122013
The Coen brothers’ brilliant film Inside Llewyn Davis, shot by Bruno Delbonnel, can be defined by 3 record album covers: The story of a failed folk musician who tries to break through in Greenwhich village in the 1960s was loosely based on David van Ronk’s book, The Mayor of MacDougal Street: A Memoir. The film’s [...]
Oct 102013
This video is a wonderful example of on-set special effects. The reaction shots of the bystanders are priceless. A very innovative promo for the movie Carrie made on YouTube +++
Sep 062013
+++ This amusing Mexican commercial hypes the convincing realism of 84-inch 4K UHDTV sets by showing a meteor hitting the city to unsuspecting job applicants. Ironically, the YouTube video resolution is terrible watch on YouTube +++ via Corentin Harlé +++