Master Shots

A film blog with a focus on cinematography ... x

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Halloween III: Season Of The Witch Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace (1982)

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Them: “Hey how you been?”

Me:

(Autumn Sonata - Höstsonaten, Ingmar Bergman, 1978)

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The Batman @ Glasgow Necropolis 

(55.861957, -4.231309)

[davidslynchian]

“The first film is about what could be, the second is about what should have been. Before Midnight is about what it is.” -Ethan Hawke

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Antonin Mercié/Adalbert Volk, Robert E. Lee Monument, Richmond, Virginia, 1890. Projection by Dustin Klein; photo by Alexis Delilah; spray paint improvement by the public, 2020.

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La mort en direct / Death Watch Bertrand Tavernier. 1980

Park Kelvingrove Park, Kelvin Way, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK See in map

See in imdb

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right by my house! must watch

[vivienvalentino]

I don’t care. I’m just tired of being afraid.

[starlvrd]

Tom Hardy photographed by Greg Williams for Esquire UK January/February 2017.

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she’s turned the weans against us

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i haven’t seen the french dispatch trailer

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Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens leender), 1955

d. Ingmar Bergman

cinematography by Gunnar Fischer

(This film is an absolute joy)

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Suzaki Paradise Red Light

d.  Yuzo Kawashima

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The Cow (گاو‎), 1969

d. Dariush Mehrjui

Cinematography by Fereydon Ghovanlou

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hahaha why the fuck did i, with my level of self esteem, think it would be a good idea to go on television . what the fuck

[notdavidfincher]

Nothing thicker than a knife’s blade separates melancholy from happiness.

Orlando (1992) dir. Sally Potter, DoP Alexei Rodionov

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A ★ review of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. In a lot of ways I would say this is the worst film I've ever seen. I was about to prefix that by saying "it gives me no pleasure to say this but..." however the reality is that it gives me immeasurable pleasure. I watched this on a plane and had to stop myself howling with that sweet glee that comes from seeing something that is the complete distillation of everything you don't want to see. Everything wrong. Everything uncomfortable. Everything uncanny. All in one 134 minute algorithm. Fundamentally, on a

i wrote a very self indulgent review of Bohemian Rhapsody, an absolute nightmare of a film.

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A ★★★½ review of Bridesmaids (2011)

Ultimately I think we're right to hold this up as an archetype for the kind of screenwriting that dominated Hollywood comedies the 2010s, even though next to no films in the decade managed to advance it in any meaningful way. That off-beat but totally on-beat delivery, the steadfast commitment to chemistry throughout a series of clear cut episodes, all of which reaching a message much greater than 'women can do buddy comedies too'. A series of unimaginatively filmed locations provide sufficient backdrops for at least two unforgettably funny set pieces so refreshing as to earn Bridesmaids modern classic status. Considering

it took me until last week to finally watch Bridesmaids, for which I can only apologise

[thefilmstage]

The films of Werner Herzog, Amazing Grace, True Stories, and more streaming picks of the week.

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a pair of great friends who loved each other’s company and had lots of wholesome fun