All posts by Bob Fisher
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Two Legends Leave the Stage: a Personal Farewell to Haskell Wexler and Vilmos Zsigmond
In the past month, the movie industry and fans around the world lost two extraordinary talents. Cinematographers Haskell Wexler, ASC was 93... -
A Walk in the Woods: Veterans John Bailey and Carol Littleton on their Latest Partnership
A Walk in the Woods, the Ken Kwapis-directed feature that premieres today at the Sundance Film Festival, is an adaption of a... -
Family Portrait: Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
PBS’ new documentary series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, premieres on September 14, with the first of seven two-hour episodes set to air on... -
Bringing A Perfect Man to the Screen: An Interview with Director Kees Van Oostrum
A Perfect Man, starring Liev Schreiber and Jeanne Tripplehorn, premieres in theaters today, November 1, 2013. IFC Films is distributing the independent... -
Cinematographer Jim Chressanthis Takes a Journey to a Dark Time in The Watsons Go to Birmingham
The Watsons Go to Birmingham, Kenny Leon’s TV movie airing tomorrow night on the Hallmark Channel, takes the audience on an emotional... -
Decoding Annie Parker: Veteran DP Steven Bernstein Takes the Helm
Decoding Annie Parker marks the feature film directing debut of long-time indie cinematographer Steven Bernstein, ASC, who has over 40 cinematography credits, beginning... -
The Face of the Prophet: Vittorio Storaro Photographs The Life of Mohammad
Vittoria Storaro’s ambitious new project is a collaboration with Iranian director Majid Majidi (Children of Heaven, The Song of Sparrows) on the... -
American Film Showcase: Harrison Engle reminesces South Korea
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs launched the American Film Showcase (AFS) in October, 2011, with the... -
New Generation of Cinematographers: Interview With Stephen Lighthill, ASC
Stephen Lighthill, ASC began his career as a freelance news film cinematographer for “60 Minutes” and the CBS-TV Charles Kuralt “On The...
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Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8