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The 50 greatest matte paintings of all time
27 May 2012 5:35 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
The art of the glass shot or matte painting is one which originated very much in the early ‘teens’ of the silent era. Pioneer film maker, director, cameraman and visual effects inventor Norman Dawn is generally acknowledged as the father of the painted matte composite, with other visionary film makers such as Ferdinand Pinney Earle, Walter Hall and Walter Percy Day being heralded as making vast contributions to the trick process in the early 1920’s.
Boiled down, the matte process is one whereby a limited film set may be extended to whatever, or wherever the director’s imagination dictates with the employment of a matte artist. In it’s most pure form, the artist would set up a large plate of clear glass in front of the motion picture camera upon which he would carefully paint in new scenery an ornate period ceiling, snow capped mountains, a Gothic castle or even an alien world. »
'12 Angry Men': Why Sidney Lumet's Claustrophobic Classic Still Matters
16 April 2012 4:59 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
On paper, it's a tough sell: a black-and-white movie set in one room, with an all-male (and all-white) cast, with no action except for a heated war of words among a dozen guys. Indeed, "12 Angry Men" -- which opened 55 years ago last week (April 13, 1957) -- with its shoestring budget, was a financial flop, and while it was nominated for three Oscars (including Best Picture), it lost them all to the splashier, more colorful, wide-screen epic "The Bridge on the River Kwai." Yet today, "12 Angry Men" is considered a classic, not just for its riveting script and top-notch acting, but also for how it made a virtue of its stagy limitations. Adapted by Reginald Rose from his own 1954 TV play (back when live drama was a TV staple), the movie expanded the hour-long story of a deliberating jury into 95 minutes, but it didn't expand the confines of the setting: a single, »
- Gary Susman
The Films Of Sidney Lumet: A Retrospective
9 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It has been a year since Sidney Lumet passed away on April 9, 2011. Here is our retrospective on the legendary filmmaker to honor his memory. Originally published April 15, 2011.
Almost a week after the fact, we, like everyone that loves film, are still mourning the passing of the great American master Sidney Lumet, one of the true titans of cinema.
Lumet was never fancy. He never needed to be, as a master of blocking, economic camera movements and framing that empowered the emotion and or exact punctuation of a particular scene. First and foremost, as you’ve likely heard ad nauseum -- but hell, it’s true -- Lumet was a storyteller, and one that preferred his beloved New York to soundstages (though let's not romanticize it too much, he did his fair share of work on studio film sets too as most TV journeyman and early studio filmmakers did).
His directing career stretched well over 50 years, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Paula Poundstone Photo: Art Directors Guild Awards 2012
7 February 2012 5:27 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Paula Poundstone Comedian Paula Poundstone acted as host of the Art Directors Guild Awards last Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, while Adg president Thomas A. Walsh presided over the awards ceremony and 65-year-old Ben Vereen (Funny Lady, All That Jazz) performed as a "special musical guest." That was Poundstone's third consecutive gig at the Adg Awards. [Full list of 2012 Art Directors Guild winners and nominees.] Presenters at the ceremony included Ed Asner (Mary Tyler Moore, Lou Grant), Alexandra Breckenridge (American Horror Story), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), 1996 Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee James Cromwell (Babe, The Artist), Melanie Lynskey (Up in the Air), Penelope Ann Miller (Chaplin, The Artist), Kevin McHale (Glee), 2012 Best Actor Oscar nominee Gary Oldman (Prick Up Your Ears, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma), and Max Greenfield (New Girl). Among the evening's award winners were Dante Ferretti for Martin Scorsese's Hugo, Stuart Craig for David Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 »
- D. Zhea
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Hugo: Art Directors Guild Winners
4 February 2012 11:55 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Martin Scorsese's Hugo (period film), David Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (fantasy film), and David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (contemporary film) were the feature-film winners at the Art Directors Guild's 16th Excellence in Production Design Awards, held this evening at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The respective production design winners were Dante Ferretti (photo), Stuart Craig, and Donald Graham Burt. [Full list of 2012 Art Directors Guild winners and nominees.] Both Ferretti (with frequent collaborator/set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo) and Craig (with set decorator Stephenie McMillan ) are in the running for the Best Art Direction Academy Award. Their competitors are Laurence Bennett and set decorator Robert Gould for Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, Anne Seibel and set decorator Hélène Dubreuil for Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, and Rick Carter and set decorator Lee Sandales for Steven Spielberg's War Horse. Among the »
- Andre Soares
Witness The Ongoing Decline Of Michael Madsen In Prince Of The City
3 January 2012 7:10 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
When last we heard from Malaysia's Julian Cheah it was thanks to the trailer for Killer Clown, an unintentionally hilarious and completely inept slasher which Cheah both directed and starred in. Cheah is clearly convinced that if he does his films in English - regardless of quality - they'll find an international audience and to further pursue that goal he has enlisted the help of Michael Madsen for his latest effort, Prince Of The City.Cheah once again takes the lead here and while directing duties are handled elsewhere he is involved in the producing team and his stamp is all over this thing. Marvel at the fight sequence clearly shot with fighters swinging at thin air! Thrill to the inane dialogue! Witness men cut »
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