Movie Shout Outs - Favorite Cinematography?-Responses
Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 4:00AM 
It's Movie Shout Out Response Time!
Yesterday's question was:
What film features your favorite cinematography?
This has been one of our favorite questions. Your responses remind us of the amazing things great filmmakers have done. Check them out below:
Amelie is the first movie that comes to mind. It's so incredibly beautiful.
Alex W via Facebook
Blade Runner is one of my favorites for cinematography.
@GCDB via Twitter
recent mymhm feature, the Proposition, would be up there. Failing that, darius khondji usually a good bet, or early jeunet/caro.
@here_comes_B via Twitter
persona, portrait of jennie, citizen kane, barry lyndon, mccabe and mrs miller… just kinda endless. *smile*
Tom M via Facebook
I'll get flak for this but I thought Ang Lee's Hulk had good camera work.
@OfficialTemper via Twitter
Annie Hall, In the Mood for Love
@stephsmith via Twitter
Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles [A Very Long Engagement] (2004)
Christian D via Facebook
House of the Devil. Shot in 2009 looks like it was shot in 1974
@T_1001 via Twitter
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Evan R. C. via facebook
think it has to be The Good The Bad And the Ugly, every shot is beautiful
@Nebuchanezer via Twitter
The Fall, almost without question
Michael F via Facebook
Matrix = revolutionary. Fight Club for eccentricity. Private Ryan for raw realism. Blair Witch for..nope couldn't keep straight face.
@PlanetEmerson via Twitter
The Ice Storm (1997) it's incredible!
Donna D via Facebook
The Good the Bad & the Ugly
@ThatHorrorThing via Twitter
Hellraiser:hellseeker
@nathanhead via Twitter
First one that comes to mind is "The Trouble With Harry" because I always remember it as the perfect showcase for Autumn onscreen. But the movie I'd really love to see again/on a big screen to appreciate the visuals is "Hero." So many great, stylized moments and visual storytelling. I also have sleepy memories of beautiful moments in "Heaven and Earth" which my brother forced me to watch early one crazy morning/late one crazy night.
Michelle D.N. via Facebook
you could always try apocalypse now as well, some of the river boat scenes are just gorgeous
@Nebuchanezer via Twitter
Film with my favorite cinematography has got to be Children of Men. With Let the Right One In a very close second
@ohyoda via Twitter
Sorry I couldn't pick one: Barry Lyndon and The Fountain. (The soft, glowing light in both is just too great.)
@andrewski via Twitter
I'm going to have to go with another Ang Lee flick. Sense and Sensibility. Gorgeous shots of the English countryside.
Marie from MYMHM
I can always tell when it's a really good question because people not only take my pick but ALL of my back ups too.
Well I barely squeaked by this week that NO ONE said The Dark Knight. Especially considering how innovative it was using 70mm cameras to shoot action sequences. Looks so gorgeous, even on the small screen. 3-D be damned, shoot more films in 70mm!!!
Juan from MYMHM
Reader Comments (3)
'Miami Vice' (stunning colours), 'Man on Fire' (great flair), 'The Fountain' (amazing compositions), 'London' (best bathroom shots)
That is a great list. Speaking of 70 mm, I forgot Lawrence of Arabia -- we saw a 70 mm screening and the scale was amazing. Sense and Sensibility definitely leaves an impression. I remember going out and buying Emma Thompson's script version because I was so impressed with how well and faithfully she adapted a book that seemed to have so little dialogue.
My favorites cinematography probably is the rain scene from "Road to Perdition", train robbery scene from "The Assignation of Jesse James by coward Robert Ford" (+ every shot in the entire film), "Amelie" (several shots), chicken scene in "City of God" and, of course, handheld camerawork of "Soy Cuba" (I am Cuba). And many gorgeous shots from Ron Fricke's non-narrative "Baraka".
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