All posts tagged "the master"
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If Beale Street Could Talk DP James Laxton on Using the Large Format Alexa 65 Freely for Barry Jenkins’ Period Romance
Director Barry Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton have enjoyed a meteoric rise through the industry together, from collaborating on shorts in film... -
A Living Thing: How Paul Thomas Anderson Makes Emotions Visual
With Phantom Thread giving Paul Thomas Anderson his first Best Director nomination since 2007, the American auteur has scored his biggest success at the... -
Seeing Sounds: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Sound Mixes Form a Strange Symphony (Video)
Just as easily as a film’s images can lull its viewers into a trancelike state of submission, so can its sounds wake... -
Large-Format Fun: The Somerville Theatre’s New 70mm & Widescreen Festival
Need more proof that the 70mm theater experience isn’t dead? The Somerville (Massachusetts) Theatre 70mm and Widescreen Festival offers a unique opportunity... -
“Let There Be 70mm:” The Real-life Cinematic Saga Behind Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
When Quentin Tarantino announced that he was going to film The Hateful Eight in Ultra Panavision, a format last used in 1966,... -
85th Academy Awards: They’re a sham, but they’re our sham
Every January when the Academy Awards nominations come out, my reaction follows the same emotional arc. Before I see the list, I...
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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