9 November 2012 8:01 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
If there's one thing that even "Skyfall" naysayers agree on, it's that the film's cinematography looks absolutely stunning. More than anything else, Sam Mendes' master-stroke may have been bringing his "Jarhead" and "Revolutionary Road" DoP (and Coen Brothers veteran) Roger Deakins along on the adventure. And the result is an action film where every frame could hang in a gallery (the Shanghai sequence and the final set-piece in particular). It's certainly one of the best looking films of 2012. Deakins has been nominated for Best Cinematography nine times (for "The Shawshank Redemption," "Fargo," "Kundun," "O Brother Where Art Thou," "The Man Who Wasn't There," "No Country For Old Men," "The Assassination of Jesse James" -- the latter two in the same year, no less -- "The Reader" and "True Grit"), but never won. So, it seems a »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Similar News Items
Skyfall (2012)- Teen Choice Awards 2013 nominees: 'Breaking Dawn - Part 2' and 'The Vampire Diaries' score (From Pop2it. 22 May 2013, 11:08 AM, PDT)
- Teen Choice Awards 2013: First wave nominees in full (From Digital Spy - Movie News. 22 May 2013, 9:51 AM, PDT)
- Teen Choice Nominations: ‘Breaking Dawn,’ ‘The Vampire Diaries’ & More (From HollywoodLife. 22 May 2013, 9:28 AM, PDT)
Sam Mendes (I)
- Movie News Cheat Sheet: Casting Updates for Z For Zachariah, Into The Woods, And More (From ShockYa. 19 May 2013, 4:24 PM, PDT)
- Christopher Nolan in talks for Bond 24? (From Flickeringmyth. 18 May 2013, 1:39 AM, PDT)
- From Bat to Bond: Nolan May Direct Next 007 Film (From Cinelinx. 17 May 2013, 5:23 PM, PDT)
True Grit (2010)
- Cannes 2013: Inside Llewyn Davis Review (From Obsessed with Film. 20 May 2013, 12:14 PM, PDT)
- Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ is a Strong Character Study and Diversion for the Coen Brothers (From FilmSchoolRejects. 19 May 2013, 7:00 AM, PDT)
- Cannes Film Festival 2013: 'Inside Llewyn Davis' review (From CineVue. 19 May 2013, 4:00 AM, PDT)
company.