Hollywood Film Festival Honors “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” Lubezki,...
HollywoodNews.com: 2011 Hollywood Film Festival Honors “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” Lubezki, Mirrione, and Murakami “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, Editor...
View Article“The Descendants” takes Los Angeles Film Critics
By Sean O’Connell hollywoodnews.com: The Los Angeles Film Critics’ Association are revealing their year-end selections Sunday afternoon, handing out Best Picture honors to Alexander Payne’s “The...
View ArticleAmerican Society of Cinematographers Announces Nominees
HollywoodNews.com: Guillaume Schiffman, AFC (The Artist), Jeff Cronenweth, ASC (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Robert Richardson, ASC (Hugo), Hoyte van Hoytema, FSF, NSC (Tinker Tailor Soldier...
View ArticleOscars®: The Hollywood Film Awards® congratulate this year’s Oscar® nominees...
By Sean O’Connell hollywoodnews.com: The Hollywood Film Festival® and the Hollywood Film Awards® gala want to congratulate all of our honorees who received Academy Award nominations this morning –...
View ArticleOscars: “Tree of Life” cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki prevails with ASC –...
By Sean O’Connell hollywoodnews.com: Emmanuel Lubezki (“The Tree of Life”), Jonathan Freeman (“Boardwalk Empire”), Michael Weaver (“Californication”) and Martin Ruhe (PBS’ “Page Eight”) claimed top...
View ArticleThe Oscars® were no enormous shame, a few good jokes, no great shocks
I’m a big fan of Ellen DeGeneres and her understated, often brilliant humor. This was most evident when she hosted the 2001 Emmy Awards after the horrific events in New York and Washington that year....
View ArticleOscars: The Top 25 (Best Cinematography)
HOLLYWOOD NEWS NETWORK: Another new weekly series I’m going to be doing surrounds the top 25 Oscar winners in just about all of the categories. Aside from the shorts and something like Best Sound...
View ArticleThe Telluride Film Festival launched some Oscar contenders
Happy Labor Day everyone, and welcome to September as well. Over the past week or so, the Telluride Film Festival has unspooled a number of Academy Award contenders, in effect launching the Oscar race...
View Article“Birdman”: What’s Up with the 2015 Awards Race
Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Written by: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Armando Bo, and Alexander Dinelaris Main Cast: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi...
View ArticleBIRDMAN Wins American Society of Cinematographers Theatrical Award
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Jonathan Freeman, ASC; John Lindley, ASC; and Peter Flinckenberg, FSC earned top honors in the four competitive categories at the 29th Annual American Society of...
View ArticleThe Oscar Case For and Against Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman”
We’re less than a week away from the Academy Award ceremony folks, and by now we all know that it’s basically a sprint to the finish between Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman and Richard...
View ArticlePredictions for the Independent Spirit Awards
Yes, the Academy Awards are on Sunday, but they aren’t the only big award show this weekend. The Independent Spirit Awards are on Saturday, making for a great one-two punch. I’ve always enjoyed the...
View ArticleRoger Deakins: The Ten Best Cinematographers working today
It’s time for a new weekly series folks! Yes, starting today I want to try a new series on for size. Much like how I looked at the best winners in almost every Academy Award field, I want to now turn...
View ArticleAlejandro G. Iñárritu and “The Revenant, ” starring Leo DiCaprio, announce...
After Birdman won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, you could certainly be forgiven for assuming that the Academy might not be the first thing on...
View ArticleCinematography Race Gives “Sicario”’s Roger Deakins a Chance to Earn Lucky...
Cinematography is perhaps the most revered of cinematic art forms. The reason for this is simple – our films would literally not exist without the camera. From crafting mood and atmosphere to wowing...
View ArticleHollywood Contenders –“The Revenant” reviews hit
Finally. After having seen The Revenant a few weeks ago and been under embargo from speaking about it, the veil of secrecy finally lifts. I’m in the same position with The Hateful Eight, embargo wise,...
View ArticleBAFTA gives a big boost to “The Revenant”
Yesterday, some of the final shots in the Oscar race were fired, including a big one when The Revenant scored with the British Academy (known to us as BAFTA). Yes, we had BAFTA announce yesterday, and...
View Article“Knight of Cups” gives audiences another Terrence Malick film to ponder
There are very few filmmakers with a more singular style out there than the one and only Terrence Malick. This week, he offers up another unique cinematic experience with Knight of Cups, sure to be a...
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