RIP Jack Cardiff. The above is the scene in BLACK NARCISSUS where Cardiff, perhaps Britain’s greatest cinematographer, who has died aged 94, fought with Technicolor to use diffusion for a mist… more →
shadowplaygem wrote 2 months ago: Some people may have heard that the great cinematographer, Jack Cardiff, passed away on April 22nd. … more →
halmasonberg wrote 2 months ago: One of my heroes, the supremely talented and illustrious cinematographer Jack Cardiff has passed awa … more →
Benjamin wrote 2 months ago: I hate to be a Debbie Downer at this late hour in the day, but the BBC is reporting that filmmaker J … more →
dcairns wrote 2 months ago: RIP Jack Cardiff. The above is the scene in BLACK NARCISSUS where Cardiff, perhaps Britain’s … more →
dcairns wrote 3 months ago: ‘When I mentioned to Hitchcock that I’d never seen WALTZES FROM VIENNA, he said, “ … more →
halmasonberg wrote 4 months ago: I must be getting old because I find myself referring back far too often to my youth and how things … more →
joshclaytonfilm wrote 4 months ago: Black Narcissus (dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, United Kingdom, 1947) had a very intrig … more →
dcairns wrote 8 months ago: OK, the quality’s pretty bad, but this is the start of Michael Powell’s BLUEBEARD … more →
yikbo wrote 8 months ago: Okay, so only one sister goes wild in Black Narcissus, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger … more →
Mikaela wrote 9 months ago: While Pushing Daisies may have garnered 12 Emmy nominations, it may also have been one of the shows … more →
dcairns wrote 9 months ago: I wasn’t planning on having a Fever Dream Double Feature set in lighthouses, but right after … more →
trickylittleimp wrote 10 months ago: Everything is the product of one universal creative effort. There is nothing dead in Nature. - Senec … more →
Christian Hayes wrote 11 months ago: As the new high-definition format continues to grow, it is becoming a more and more interesting pros … more →
Ruby wrote 1 year ago: This morning, I happened to turn on Dave Fanning-as-Tubridy on Radio 1 only to hear Esther Rantzen b … more →
dcairns wrote 1 year ago: From the Korda production ELEPHANT BOY. Directed by Robert Flaherty, then RE-directed by Alexan … more →
dcairns wrote 1 year ago: “Can you possibly conceive it? The unendurable oppression of the lungs, the stifling fume … more →
pupson13 wrote 1 year ago: Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Starring: Deborah Kerr Awards: Academy Award for Cine … more →
dcairns wrote 1 year ago: When a film hits you with such an overdose of poetry that it bends the needle on your Aesthetomete … more →
dcairns wrote 1 year ago: That’s what my late friend Lawrie would say whenever the subject of Jean Simmons came up. I … more →