Tag Archives: Roger Deakins

1917

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Mark DuPré

What recent film reminded me of Psycho, Gravity, Million Dollar Baby, Birdman, Rope, The Revenant, True Grit, All Quiet on the Western Front, Paths of Glory, The Searchers, Deuteronomy 20:19-21, and Psalm 1:3 (the last two being Bible references)? Why, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged 1917, All Quiet on the Western Front, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Birdman, Colin Firth, Deuteronomy, George MacKay, Gravity, Mark Strong, Marriage Story, Million Dollar Baby, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, Parasite, Paths of Glory, Psalms, Psycho, Richard Madden, Roger Deakins, Rope, Sam Mendes, The Irishman, The Revenant, The Searchers, True Grit | Leave a comment

2018 Oscar Thoughts

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Oh, my. Where do you start covering this year’s Oscars? Do we cover the awards, the show itself, the politics, the dresses, the awards as a window into….whatever? The best I can do at the moment is a series of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2018 Oscars, A Wrinkle in Time, Allison Janney, Blade Runner 2049, Call Me By Your Name, Coco, Dunkirk, Eva Marie Saint, Frances McDormand, Gael Garcia Bernal, Gary Oldman, I Tonya, James Ivory, Jimmy Kimmel, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalr, Remember Me, Rita Merino, Roger Deakins, The Greatest Showman, The Shape of Water, Thelma and Louise, This is Me, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Time's Up | Leave a comment

2018 Oscar Noms—First Thoughts

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Mark DuPré

I love Oscar season. Each year is fascinating for different reasons. While genuinely good work gets recognized (and some good and great work gets ignored), the other factors that figure into the nominations, and then the final awards, change each … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2018, Aaron Sorkin, All the Money in the World, Allison Janney, Amy Adams, Blade Runner 2049, Brooklyn, Call Me By Your Name, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Kaluuya, Darkest Hour, Denzel Washington, Dunkirk, Frances McDormand, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Get Out, Greta Gerwig, I Tonya, J.K. Simmons, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, James Ivory, Jordan Peele, Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Leslie Manville, Margo Robbie, Mary J. Blige, Molly's Game, Mudbound, Octavia Spender, Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Rachel Morrison, Richard Jenkins, Ridley Scott, Roger Deakins, Roman J. Israel Esq., Sally Hawkins, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, The Big Sick, The Disaster Artist, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Winston Churchill, Wonder Woman, Woody Harrelson | Leave a comment

Quick Hits: Blade Runner 2049 and Thor: Ragnarok

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Mark DuPré

Blade Runner 2049 Both these films—but especially Blade Runner 2049—deserve much more analysis than I provide here. But the first has been written about endlessly, and contains enough filmic (and literary) references to support a doctoral thesis. Like its predecessor, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Arrival, Avengers, Blade Runner 2049, Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Denis Villeneuve, Harrison Ford, Loki, No Country for Old Men, Roger Deakins, Ryan Gosling, Skyfall, Thor: Ragnarok, Tom Hiddleston, True Grit | Leave a comment

Hail, Caesar!

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Mark DuPré

I so wanted Hail, Caesar! to be as good as its trailer. It had all the ingredients that would delight this film nerd: references to movie situations and characters that I would get and most everyone else wouldn’t (appeal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Alden A, Alden Ehrenreich, Barbra Streisand, Beautiful Creatures, Ben Hur, Blue Jasmine, Capital Pictures, Channing Tatum, Coen brothers, Eddie Mannix, Esther Williams, Frances McDormand, Gene Autry, gene kelly, George Clooney, George Reeves, Hail Caesar!, Hedda Hopper, Hobie Doyle, House Un-American Activities Committee, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Louella Parsons, O Brother Where art Thou?, Ralph Fiennes, Roger Deakins, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn, Superman, The Robe, Tilda Swinton | Leave a comment

Spectre

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Mark DuPré

The latest Bond film is beautiful to look at, well acted, and a bit disjointed. In spite of some well-done action scenes, it’s surprisingly laidback. It’s not quite limp, but it clearly lacks the dramatic tension of its immediate successor … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Ben Whishaw, Blofeld, Bond girl, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Craig, Godfather Part Two, Gordon Willis, Her, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Interstellar, Judi Dench, Lea Seydoux, M, Monica Belluci, Naomie Harris, Prince of Darkness, Ralph Fiennes, Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes, Skyfall, Spectre, Tarantino, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Leave a comment

Sicario

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Mark DuPré

This is going to be a short one. I read the great reviews and decided to see Sicario, the story of, as described by IMDB, “an idealistic FBI agent [who] is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Into the Woods, Josh Brolin, Marion Crane, Norman Bates, Psycho, Roger Deakins, Sicario, The Devil Wears Prada, Traffic | Leave a comment

Unbroken

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Mark DuPré

Analyzing Unbroken so far after its release, and the day that the Oscar nominations came out, makes this a different kind of analysis: Unbroken is a great sophomore effort by a young director with limited directorial experience. She happens to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Angelina Jolie, Billy Graham, Gone with the Wind, Jack O'Connor, Louis Zamperini, POW, Roger Deakins, Unbroken | Leave a comment

2014 Oscar Noms: Scattered Thoughts

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Mark DuPré

All the speculation is over. The Oscar nominations are in, and the shocked, shocked reactions and harrumphs are being expressed all over the media and blogosphere. Here are mine: This was a fairly predictable year for nominations, and happily, an … Continue reading →

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1917

Quick Hits: Blade Runner 2049 and Thor: Ragnarok

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