I have consistently impressed upon the members of my study groups that everything that one can see on the screen is there for a purpose. One of the reasons that I sit towards the back of a theater is so that I can view the entire screen without moving my head and pay attention to… Continue Reading
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A Cinephile’s Resources
I am frequently asked how I keep up with all the film details and news, so below is a list of my subscriptions. I highly recommend that you subscribe to one or more of them. American Cinematographer Magazine – Monthly E-edition and or paper. Cineaste-Magazine on the art and politics of the cinema. Quarterly paper… Continue Reading
Sam Mendes on Cinematographers With Whom He Has Worked
Sorry, I should have read further before the last post. Here are Director Sam Mendes comments on cinematographers at the festival: “He acknowledged the cinematographers with whom he has worked, starting with the late Hall, who won Oscars for Mendes’ first two movies, American Beauty and Road to Perdition (posthumously). “Conrad was my guide, and… Continue Reading
Cameraimage: “Treat Cinematographers As Artists”
Be sure to check out this article in THR reporting on Cameraimage Director Marek Żydowicz’s view that “Cinematographers should be treated as artists” https://tinyurl.com/mtbzbk63 Continue Reading
CAUSEWAY {AppleTV+}
Jennifer Lawrence is back doing her own style of acting and once again gives an understated but powerful performance. Her co-star Emmy and Tony Award nominee Brian Tyree Henry is equally impressive. Both play people damaged by extremel;y traumatic events. As Wendy Ide in The Guardian states “And it’s this – the unexpected bond between… Continue Reading
THE STRANGER {Netflix}
A previously little-known Australian movie is currently the third most watched movie around the world on Netflix. The film premiered at Cannes but got almost no marketing. Joel Edgerton plays an undercover cop [Mark] and Sean Harris plays the stranger [Henry]. Loosely based on the nonfiction book The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel… Continue Reading
Armageddon Time – not really
I believe that the title of this film is poorly chosen. The word “Armageddon” stands for the final or conclusive battle between good and evil. The film does reflect how each person exhibits good and evil at some times during their lifetimes. At no time in the film is a conclusive battle exhibited. Armageddon Time… Continue Reading
My Policeman — Tremendous filmmaking
I had not paid attention to the various festival reviews or comments about My Policeman so when I viewed it on Amazon Prime thinking I would see something light I was totally blown away. My Policeman is a truly beautiful and softly magnificent film. Michael Grandage’s adaptation of a novel inspired by E. M. Forster’s… Continue Reading
4 Free DVDs
I have been re-arranging my DVD collection and discovered I have four duplicates. If anyone would like any of these (no charge) let me know at bob.moss@vibesfromthescreen.com. Darkest Hour 4K/Blu-Ray+Digital Cries and Whispers Criterion Collection edition Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition Faithless Directed by Liv Ullmann From a script by Ingmar Bergman Region 2 version Continue Reading
The Route for the 87 Best International Film Submissions for the 2023 Oscars
The closing date for a country to submit its selected film to the Academy for consideration for Best International Film was October 3rd. An international film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the United States of America and its territories with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track.… Continue Reading