Apparently the following montage, which played for the audience at the Kodak Theatre Sunday night but was ultimately pulled from the televised rundown, has popped up as a Vanity Fair exclusive. It’s directed by Bennet Miller and I have to say, it’s nice, has a good flow, but is a little film festival-esque. Not “big […]
Bennett Miller’s opening montage sees the light of day
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:27 pm · February 24th, 2009
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Three more highlights
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:59 pm · February 23rd, 2009
Collecting all my thoughts last night was bound to leave a few gaps and so while flipping through the DVR recording of this year’s Oscar ceremony, I stumbled across a couple of moments that I had to tip my hat to. I already updated the recap post with a few notes about the Judd Apatow […]
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2/23 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 am · February 23rd, 2009
The day after. This will be the final installment of the Oscarweb Round-up this year. I always enjoy scouring the net to find these little gems here and there and I hope you have enjoyed the daily cheat sheet. Special thanks to all the hard-working journalists and pundits who keep cranking out copy to fill […]
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TECH SUPPORT: Best Cinematography — Volume One
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:21 am · September 25th, 2008
Today we begin our in-depth looks at the individual crafts categories. I’m a sucker for starting with my favorite: Best Cinematography. The art of film is reliant on the motion picture camera and those men and women who lend their talents behind the lens. The Director of Photography is in charge of charge of capturing […]
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REVIEW: “The Departed” (****)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:53 am · September 20th, 2006
One of the most artistically ruthless films to be produced in decades, “The Departed” is a spike of adrenaline straight to the heart of an audience desperately in need of such rambunctious filmmaking. A loose but paradoxically loyal remake of the Hong Kong thriller “Infernal Affairs,” the film is doused with a cast of familiar […]
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