Best Cinematography

[Obrotherrules]

I was wondering what you guys thought of either good cinematographers, or well-photographed films. Here's my top three:
ROGER DEAKINS (such consistently creative work)
JANUSZ KAMINSKI (really good)
JOHN TOLL (he did a good job with Braveheart)

[Philip Marlowe]

the top 100 best shot American
films of the century


Manhattan shot by Gordon willis
Blow Out shot by Vilmos Zsigmond
saving Private Ryan shot by Janusz Kaminski
New York,New York shot by Laszlo Kovacs
Silence of the Lambs shot by Tak Fujimoto
Chinatown shot by John A.Alonzo
American Gigolo shot by John Bailey
The Wild Bunch shot by Lucien Ballard
Q&A shot by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Vertigo shot by Robert Burks
Rear Window shot by Robert Burks
The Wrong Man shot by robert burks
Body Double shot by Stephen H.Burum
The Untouchables shot by Stephen H.Burum
Jaws shot by Bill Butler
The Conversation shot by Bill Butler
The Paper Chase shot by Gordon Willis
The Fugative shot by Michael Chapman
Taxi Driver shot by Michael Chapman
Raging Bull shot by Michael Chapman
Invasion of the body Snatchers
shot by Michael Chapman
Ed Wood shot by Stefan Czapsky
Basic Instinct shot by Jan De Bont
The Hudsucker Proxy shot by Roger Deakins
Evil Dead 2 shot by peter deming
The Right Stuff shot by Caleb Deschanel
Shadows and Fog shot by Cario De Palma
Mo'Better Blue shot by Ernest R.Dickerson
Blue Velvet shot by Fredrerick Elmes
West Side Story shot by Danial Fapp
Wolfen shot by Gerry Fisher
Bullitt shot by William A.Fraker
The Godfather Part 2 shot by Gordon Willis
The Cotton Club shot by Stephen H.Goldblatt
Unforgiven shot by Jack N.Green
Cool Hand Luke shot by Conrad L.Hall
Hell in the Pacific shot by Conrad L.Hall
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
shot by Conrad L.Hall
Schindler's List shot by Janusz Kaminski
Dog Day Afternoon shot by Victor J.Kemper
Cohen and Tate shot by Victor J.Kemper
Seven shot by Darius Khondji
In The Mouth of Madness shot by Gary B.Kibbe
What's Up Doc shot by Laszlo Kovacs
Streets of Fire shot by Andrew Laszlo
The Player shot by Jean Lepine
Sex,Lies and Videotape shot by walt lloyd
Full Metal Jacket shot by Douglas Milsome
Murder on the Orient Express
shot by Geoffrey Unsworth

There's so many more I love I'll make another list and post it that includes non american films as well.

[Danny L]

american beauty
goodfellas
casino
schindlers list
ai
the matrix
empire strikes back
the big lebowski

[meccajay]

The BEST Cinematography Ive ever seen was in

The Color Purple...

just watch, you'll understand.

[James Logan]

I gotta say I think THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and TRAFFIC have excellent cinematography. But again, I'm not really a specialist of the pre-1977 (STAR WARS!) movies, so I probably am missing something. But I'm trying to repair that.

[dr-movielove]

SE7EN SAMURAI

[Catania]

1.Requiem For a Dream

2.Jaws

3.Fight Club and Se7en

4.Goodfellas and Casino

5. I saw this film called Julien Donkey Boy and the it was filmed from the perspective of a schizophrenic. It totally screws with your mind.

6. From Hell had really great cinematography.

[Fergus]

Vittorio Storaro, who shot Apocalypse Now, did an astonishing job for that movie.

[cow]

im going to sound like an idiot but: what exactly is cinemotography?

"if you never ask, you'll never know"

[Fergus]

The cinematographer "photographs" the movie. The cinematography is what you see in pictures, what and how the film was shot. That is my definition, no textbooks.

[QUENTIN]

Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Apocalypse Now
Manhattan
Se7en
The Scorsese Collection -Mean Streets, GoodFellas, Last Temptation, Raging Bull, etc...

If I had to do a top 5 off the top of my head, that'd be it. I'm omitting thousands, but...those are all atleast some of the best damn looking films out there...

[CriticalBill6966]

I have a few

Titus being my fav.
O'Brother Where art Thou (its your name man!)
Crimson River
The Cell...but I hated the movie

Sorry I have to add....Fargo and A Simple Plan...I'm kinda of a sucker for snow

I'm not aware of any of their names...sue me.

[This message has been edited by CriticalBill6966 (edited 10-23-2001).]

[Philip Marlowe]

here's some more I really love

Red Shoes, The (1948) shot by Jack Cardiff

Black Narcissus (1947) shot by Jack Cardiff

Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965) shot by Oswald Morris

Hamlet (1996) shot by Alex Thomson

Excalibur (1981) shot by Alex Thomson

and anything done by Geoffrey Unsworth:
Return of the Pink Panther, The (1974)
Zardoz (1974)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Assassination Bureau, The (1969)
Superman II (1980)
Tess (1979)
Superman (1978)
Bridge Too Far, A (1977)

[Deckard]

Some other great cnematographers are:

Freddie Young- LAWRENCE OF ARABIA/ DR ZCHIVAGO

Wilton C Hoch- THE SEARCHERS

Billy Williams- GHANDI

Vittori Storaro- THE LAST EMPEROR

Jordan Crownweath- BLADE RUNNER (His son did Fight Club)

Gil Taylor- STAR WARS/ THE OMEN

Gordon Willis- THE GODFATHER

Tons more, these are just a few I love ...
Right on Marlowe (awesome list)- GEOFFREY UNSWORTH was a master cinematographer.



[This message has been edited by Deckard (edited 10-24-2001).]

[Fergus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by QUENTIN:
Aguirre: The Wrath of God</font>

You're right Quentin, forgot about that one. Some great cinematography in that one. I love, absolutely love, the final shot of the film--a 360 rotation around the boat, WOW!

[meccajay]

&lt;&lt;Excalibur (1981) shot by Alex Thomson&gt;&gt;

Yes Philip, I totally forgot that one, I need to see it again.

[Warrior728]

Sleepy Hollow and Batman Returns! Both directed by Tim Burton, which is no coincidence.

[Shazam]

Best cinematography:
Snow Falling on Cedars
Sheltering Sky
Lawrence of Arabia
Empire of the Sun
Last Emperor
Dr Zhivago

[Jasonite]

I gotta disagree with you again Shazam. How can you compare crap like Lawrence of Arabia and Dr Zhivago to the kind of cinematography in Sleepy Hollow and The Man With One Red Shoe? THAT, my friend, is genius. You might've also forgotten to mention the overrated cinematography in Citizen Kane.

J

[Cyclonus]

A Clockwork Orange
Se7en
Alien
Fight Club
Eyes Wide Shut
Alien 3
Terminator 2
Titanic
The Empire Strikes Back
Ed Wood
Saving Private Ryan
Hannibal
JFK
Requiem For a Dream
Bringing out the Dead
Casino
True Lies
Basic Instinct
Silence of the Lambs
2001
Goodfellas
The Killing
Dark City
Taxi Driver
Paths of Glory
Blade Runner
Boogie Nights
AI
From Hell
The Matrix
The 400 Blows

[ClockworkOrange#1]

One of the best has to be Barry Lyndon by John Alcott. He also did some of the other greats including A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Shining.

[Philip Marlowe]

actually Geoffrey Unsworth did 2001 a space odyssey or at least 80% or more of it ClockworkOrange#1 but yes it has awesome cinematography.

[ClockworkOrange#1]

Yea your right philip. I misread what it said at imdb.

[DaN]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ClockworkOrange#1:
One of the best has to be Barry Lyndon by John Alcott. He also did some of the other greats including A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Shining.</font>

Fuckin A Dude! I see you appreciate Kubrick at the caliber that I do. Right on!