By winning the Best Cinematography Oscar for a second year in a row, “Birdman” director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki has joined a truly elite club whose ranks haven’t been breached in nearly two decades.
'Birdman' cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki joins exclusive club with Oscar win
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:29 pm · February 22nd, 2015
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Emmanuel Lubezki wins second-straight ASC cinematography award for 'Birdman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:46 pm · February 15th, 2015
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has awarded “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” top honors for cinematography. Emmanuel Lubezki also won the award last year, making him the first back-to-back recipient to date.
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Cinematographers pick the best-shot films of all time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:31 am · February 4th, 2015
A few years ago industry cinematographers were asked to pick the best-shot films of all time in two eras, and then followed up with a modern assessment.
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Michael Mann wants to derive an aesthetic from what digital photography can do
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:10 pm · January 16th, 2015
HitFix talks to “Blackhat” director Michael Mann about digital photography and his goals when using it as a filmmaking tool.
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Roger Deakins and Emmanuel Lubezki praise fellow Oscar nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · January 15th, 2015
Two of the industry’s most celebrated cinematographers, Roger Deakins (“Unbroken”) and Emmanuel Lubezki (“Birdman”), discuss their fellow Oscar nominees and their own good fortune.
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Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki details the 'dance' of filming 'Birdman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:45 am · December 20th, 2014
HitFix talks to Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (“Gravity”) about the intense production of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” which was filmed through a series of long, extended takes.
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New 'Gravity' featurette focuses on story and screenplay
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:21 pm · December 23rd, 2013
One of the weaker areas for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” in the eyes of some is its story and screenplay. They cavalierly dismiss it as a ride without thematic substance, though of course they’re dead wrong. It’s a movie about — as Cuarón has breathlessly said since the beginning — adversity, yes, but also grief and, as cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki noted to me, how small we are despite our great personal drama (to steal an idea from Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life”).
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'Gravity' ties with 'Her' as LA critics' Best Picture winner
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:14 pm · December 8th, 2013
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association were in an indecisive mood today, as three categories ended in ties — most notably Best Picture, which was shared by two very different technological visions: “Gravity” and “Her.”
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Emmanuel Lubezki talks artistic similarities between Alfonso Cuarón and Terrence Malick
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:21 am · December 2nd, 2013
“Gravity” cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki discusses the artistic similarities between two auteurs with whom he frequently collaborates: Alfonso Cuarón and Terrence Malick.
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Joel and Ethan Coen discuss 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' long-time collaborations and the allure of New York
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:43 am · November 18th, 2013
The Coen Bros. sit down with HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley to discuss their new film, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” emulating the cover of a Bob Dylan record and filling the very big shoes of long-time collaborator Roger Deakins.
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Roundup: Britannia awards celebrate Cumberbatch and Clooney, among others
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · November 11th, 2013
In today’s roundup on notable online news and views, BAFTA-LA’s Britannia Awards celebrate a host of talent, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba and George Clooney. Meanwhile, David O. Russell revealed a bit of “American Hustle” at AFI Fest, and Greta Gerwig talks about a life watching movies.
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Roundup: Are the cinematography and visual effects Oscars getting too close?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:41 am · October 10th, 2013
Also: Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, and the complex effects of ‘Noah.’
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Roundup: On the mastery of Emmanuel Lubezki
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · October 8th, 2013
Also: Why Timberlake needs to give acting a rest, and Oscar doc overload.
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Alfonso Cuarón on Emmanuel Lubezki: 'He's one of the great geniuses of our day'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:54 am · September 19th, 2013
One more tease of our upcoming interview with “Gravity” director Alfonso Cuarón before we dive deep on the four-year journey of making that film. We’ve asked about his friend Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” and the lessons he learned on the embattled production of 1998’s “Great Expectations,” but today, I was curious about his collaboration with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, or “Chivo,” as he’s known to his friends and colleagues.
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Review: Sandra Bullock dances into great silence in Alfonso Cuarón's astonishing 'Gravity'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:28 am · August 28th, 2013
Short but vast Venice opener delivers on the hype.
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Review: 'To the Wonder' is Terrence Malick's typically enchanted Tree of Love
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:16 am · September 2nd, 2012
Heartfelt song to personal and spiritual intimacy proves predictably divisive at Venice press screening.
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Safety first: putting a lid on the 2011 Oscars
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:15 pm · February 27th, 2012
With its surfeit of repeat winners, familiar names and backward-glancing films, last night’s Academy Awards found the Academy sticking with what they know.
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Tech Support Interview: Emmanuel Lubezki on capturing the moment in 'The Tree of Life'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:41 am · February 16th, 2012
The experience of working on a Terrence Malick film is drastically different than the goings-on of a typical film set. And a photographer’s work, much like an actor’s, is collaborative at the start, but ultimately an element to be manipulated to the director’s will. But while some on a crew or cast might chafe at having their ego squashed like that, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki finds it liberating and educational.
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