Cinematography

Andrei Tarkovsky: The essential documentaries on the Russian Master

  Everyone’s immortal. Everything is too. —Andrei Tarkovsky (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986)   Charles M, a fantastic…

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Terrence Malick’s ‘Days of Heaven’ is one of the most stunning films ever to be featured on the silver screen

  By Sven Mikulec It was in Austin, Texas that I had the idea for 'Days of Heaven.' I found…

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The day an X-rated walk on the dark side called ‘Midnight Cowboy’ won the Oscar for best picture, a new generation came to power in Hollywood

John Schlesinger's 1969 classic Midnight Cowboy is one of those films that linger around our minds, that we get a sentimental…

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Six Kinds of Light: John Alcott, a rare documentary on cinematographer best known for his four collaborations with Stanley Kubrick

John Alcott, the great cinematographer who worked with Stanley Kubrick for some time, speaks at length about Kubrick and his…

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Michael Cimino’s ‘Heaven’s Gate’ teaches us that great art ultimately triumphs, no matter the circumstances

  By Sven Mikulec   The 1980 epic American Western Heaven's Gate, a beautiful work and a film we hold…

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Perfected in all fields of cinema craftsmanship, ‘Michael Clayton’ leaves the impression of absolute faultlessness

    By Sven Mikulec   Eight years ago Michael Clayton effortlessly blew our minds. Written and directed by acclaimed…

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David Mamet’s screenplay for ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ is the best screenwriting school you can ever get

Adapted by David Mamet from his 1984 Pulitzer- and Tony-winning Broadway hit, Glengarry Glen Ross is an ideal example of…

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Robert Altman’s ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’ is one of the most beautiful and emotionally stirring westerns American cinema ever produced

Confidently riding the waves generated by his highly successful satirical black comedy M*A*S*H, Robert Altman easily secured a directing job…

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‘Sätta Ljus’: A documentary about Sven Nykvist’s lighting process on ‘The Sacrifice’

  By Sven Mikulec   Sven Nykvist expressed this view of Tarkovsky’s method: “The Russian director has scenes that run…

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Abbas Kiarostami Meets Akira Kurosawa

  Akira Kurosawa have often been quoted saying, "When Satyajit Ray passed on, I was very depressed. But after seeing…

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