Blogs about: Best Cinematography Nominee

April 3rd, 2013: Guys and Dolls (1955)

professormortis wrote 1 month ago: Cast and Crew: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Director, Screenwriter); Damon Runyon (Story); Ben Hecht (Write … more →

Tags: period film, Romance, Comedy, Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Based on a Short Story(ies), Musical, "I bet you can't x that girl", Ben Hecht

March 9th, 2013: The Professionals (1966)

professormortis wrote 2 months ago: Cast: Maurice Jarre (Score); Conard L. Hall (Cinematography) What It’s About: Texas millionaire Joe … more →

Tags: western, Adaptation, adventure, Movie of the Day, based on a book, revisionist western, Hostage, Double-cross, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee

February 4th, 2013: The Social Network (2010)

professormortis wrote 3 months ago: Cast and Crew:  David Fincher (Director); Aaron Sorkin (Screenwriter); Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (M … more →

Tags: Drama, Adaptation, Coming of Age, Movie of the Day, based on a book, Biopic, Best Picture Nominee, Best Actor Nominee, best director nominee

December 24th, 2012: The Apartment (1960)

professormortis wrote 4 months ago: Cast and Crew: I.A.L. Diamond (Co-writer, Associate Producer); Ray Walston What It’s About: C. C. Ba … more →

Tags: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Black and White, Screwball, Workplace, Movie of the Day, Independent, adultery

December 8th, 2012: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

professormortis wrote 5 months ago: Cast and Crew:   Julian Schnabel (Director); Jean-Pierre Cassel, Max Von Sydow What It’s About: Jean … more →

Tags: Drama, Arthouse, Foreign Film, Adaptation, Based on a True Story, Movie of the Day, based on a book, Max von Sydow, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee

November 28th, 2012: Auntie Mame (1958)

professormortis wrote 5 months ago: Cast and Crew:   Morton DaCosta (Director, Producer); Patrick Dennis (Novel); Betty Comden and Adolp … more →

Tags: period film, Comedy, Adaptation, Coming of Age, the original, Based on a play, Movie of the Day, based on a book, Camp

November 11th, 2012: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

professormortis wrote 6 months ago: Cast and Crew: Lewis Milestone (Director); Erich Maria Remaque (Novel); Carl Laemmle Jr. (Producer); … more →

Tags: War movies, Drama, Black and White, Adaptation, Coming of Age, the original, Movie of the Day, based on a book, Issue Film

November 8th, 2012: Sahara (1943)

professormortis wrote 6 months ago: Cast and Crew:  Humphrey Bogart, J. Carrol Naish, Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram Dan Duryea What It’s Abo … more →

Tags: So Bad It's Good, War movies, Black and White, the original, Propaganda, Movie of the Day, Last Stand, World War Two, Double-cross

August 1st, 2012: True Grit (2010)

professormortis wrote 9 months ago: Cast and Crew:  Steven Spielberg (Executive Producer); Carter Burwell (Original Music); Roger Deakin … more →

Tags: Arthouse, western, Adaptation, Coming of Age, Remake, Movie of the Day, based on a book, revisionist western, Joel Coen

July 20th, 2012: No Country for Old Men (1999)

David Cole wrote 10 months ago: Cast and Crew:  Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (Directors, Screenwriters); Cormac McCarthy (Novel); Carter Bu … more →

Tags: Crime, Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Chase, based on a book, Hit Man, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Best Picture

June 26th, 2012: The French Connection (1971)

professormortis wrote 11 months ago: Cast and Crew:  Ernest Tidyman (Screenplay); Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Alan Weeks, Frank Adonis … more →

Tags: Action, Crime, Cops, Adaptation, Based on a True Story, Movie of the Day, Independent, based on a book, Best Picture

May 20th, 2012: Rear Window (1954)

professormortis wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew:  Cornell Woolrich (Short Story); Edith Head (Costumes); Franz Waxman (Score); Thelma … more →

Tags: Adaptation, Thriller, Movie of the Day, Based on a Short Story(ies), Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, paramount pictures, best director nominee, Photographer, Gig Young

May 6th, 2012: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

professormortis wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew:   Booth Tarkington (Novel); Bernard Hermann (Score); Joseph Cotton, Anne Baxter, Tim … more →

Tags: period film, Drama, Black and White, Adaptation, Movie of the Day, based on a book, tragedy, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress nominee

March 20th, 2012: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) — 1 comment

professormortis wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew:  Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Dorothy Kingsley (Screenplay); Russ Tamblyn, Julie … more →

Tags: period film, Comedy, western, Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Based on a Short Story(ies), Musical, 20th Century Fox, Best Picture Nominee

February 4th, 2012: The Social Network (2010)

David Cole wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew:  David Fincher (Director); Aaron Sorkin (Screenwriter); Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (M … more →

Tags: Drama, Adaptation, Coming of Age, Movie of the Day, based on a book, Biopic, Best Picture Nominee, Best Actor Nominee, best director nominee

February 3rd, 2012: South Pacific (1958)

professormortis wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew:  Joshua Logan (Director); Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II (Play); Mitzi Gayno … more →

Tags: War movies, period film, Romance, Adaptation, Event, the original, Based on a play, Movie of the Day, guerrillas

January 24th, 2012: Marty (1955) — 2 comments

professormortis wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew: Paddy Chayefsky (Writer); Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster (Producers); Joe Mantell, J … more →

Tags: Drama, Romance, Black and White, Adaptation, Remake, based on a tv show, Movie of the Day, Independent, Palme D'or

December 5th, 2011: Amadeus — 1 comment

professormortis wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew:  Milos Forman (Director); Peter Shaffer (Original Play and Screenplay); Elizabeth Ber … more →

Tags: period film, Drama, Adaptation, Based on a True Story, Music, Based on a play, Movie of the Day, Independent, Biopic

December 4th, 2011: The Shawshank Redemption

professormortis wrote 1 year ago: Cast and Crew:  Frank Darabont (Director, Screenplay); Stephen King (Short Story);  Thomas Newman (S … more →

Tags: Drama, Prison, Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Based on a Short Story(ies), buddy flick, Best Picture Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Actor Nominee


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