The Gene Siskel Film Center’s monthlong celebration of Chicago native Haskell Wexler’s centennial concludes May 31.
Tag: Cinematography
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An interview with cinematographer turned director Ernest Dickerson
The veteran filmmaking reflects on his career in film and television, making the transition to directing, and his collaborations with Spike Lee.
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How Sicario makes moral ambiguity palpable
Denis Villeneuve’s action thriller is the most formally accomplished thing in multiplexes right now.
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Forget Jake Gyllenhaal—cinematographer Robert Elswit is the real star of Nightcrawler
Dan Gilroy’s satirical thriller represents a high point in the noted cinematographer’s career.
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A portrait of the artists (OK, that might be a stretch) as 18-year-old porno directors
A portrait of the artists (OK, that might be a stretch) as 18-year-old porno directors
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After Earth: An epic struggle between good and bad taste
M. Night Shyamalan’s big-budget sci-fi adventure features some of the year’s best cinematography . . . and some of the worst acting, writing, and philosophy.
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Welles cinematographer Gary Graver is dead
Gary Graver, Orson Welles’s cinematographer from the late 60s until the mid-80s, died late last week.