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Watched this movie the other night on a beautifully restored blu-ray transfer.  For its time, the visuals in this film must have been startling and arresting.  In fact, it won an Oscar at the first Academy Awards, for "Unique and Artistic Production."  The layering of images, possibly the most notable part of this film's place in cinema history, perhaps inspired

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This shot is a no-brainer post, that is, I had to post it, because of its brilliance both in conception and execution. And what's more, we get to see exactly how it was shot. A little master class. Iconic images from DaVinci to Daft Punk in less than a minute, and then a oner of how it

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I got my annual front and center seats to the DGA panel of nominated best directors.  This year was a great line-up: Tom Hooper (Les Miz), Ben Affleck (Argo), Katheryn Bigelow (Zero Dark 30), Ang Lee (Life of Pi) and Steven Spielberg (Lincoln).  Expertly moderating as usual was my friend Jeremy Kagan.  Was a very engaging 3

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I wanted to share some of my experiences on the show and showcase an impressive shot from the F&B pilot that has a wonderfully gripping behind-the-scenes tale to go with it, straight from the mouth of the shot's director & executive producer (and all-around-good-guy) Jason Ensler. Making a pilot is never easy - you're establishing the world, the characters,