i wish i fuckin shot that.

Oct 29

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Jul 01

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Jun 13

Climates Directed by  Nuri Bilge Ceylan Cinematography by Gökhan Tiryaki I feel like Turkish Cinema has always been sort of a joke with all those really really bad remakes they made in the 70s and 80s but Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Gökhan Tiryaki working together have made some of the most beautiful films Ive ever seen. This is the first Turkish film I ever saw and it led to me checking out a whole lot of not so good stuff. These two working together cannot be beat though. It this film Climates there are these incredible shots of this beach (seen in the picture) and then later on some pretty great stuff in snow. I can’t stress enough how much people really should check out this film and their latest one Three Monkeys. I wish I fuckin shot that. I wish I could shoot anything even close to the stuff these two do.

Climates

Directed by  Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cinematography by Gökhan Tiryaki

I feel like Turkish Cinema has always been sort of a joke with all those really really bad remakes they made in the 70s and 80s but Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Gökhan Tiryaki working together have made some of the most beautiful films Ive ever seen. This is the first Turkish film I ever saw and it led to me checking out a whole lot of not so good stuff. These two working together cannot be beat though. It this film Climates there are these incredible shots of this beach (seen in the picture) and then later on some pretty great stuff in snow. I can’t stress enough how much people really should check out this film and their latest one Three Monkeys. I wish I fuckin shot that. I wish I could shoot anything even close to the stuff these two do.

Gomorra Directed by Matteo Garrone Cinematography by Marco Onorato It wasn’t until just recently I started checking out Italian films. I had always found them rather bland until I saw Martin Scorsese’s My Voyage to Italy. It’s almost all about Roberto Rossellini’s films with some mentions of Fellini, Vittorio de Sica, and Luchino Visconti. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re into Italian Cinema (not so much the Italian genre films though.) Anyway, back to the film Im making this post about. I realize a lot of people in the US haven’t been able to see Gomorra yet but if you get the chance and are a fan of mafia films, its definitely worth checking out. Its a little different and sadly needs back story to really understand but it has to be the best organized crime film of the past decade and its a true story thats put the author of the book’s life in pretty serious danger. I wish I fuckin shot that. Who doesn’t? Mafia films are cool as shit even if you’re a snob.

Gomorra

Directed by Matteo Garrone

Cinematography by Marco Onorato

It wasn’t until just recently I started checking out Italian films. I had always found them rather bland until I saw Martin Scorsese’s My Voyage to Italy. It’s almost all about Roberto Rossellini’s films with some mentions of Fellini, Vittorio de Sica, and Luchino Visconti. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re into Italian Cinema (not so much the Italian genre films though.) Anyway, back to the film Im making this post about. I realize a lot of people in the US haven’t been able to see Gomorra yet but if you get the chance and are a fan of mafia films, its definitely worth checking out. Its a little different and sadly needs back story to really understand but it has to be the best organized crime film of the past decade and its a true story thats put the author of the book’s life in pretty serious danger. I wish I fuckin shot that. Who doesn’t? Mafia films are cool as shit even if you’re a snob.

Last Life in the Universe Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang Cinematography by Christopher Doyle I feel like this guy’s films never get the recognition they deserve. People think Thai films and they think of Tony Jaa. Backflips off of elephants while kicking dudes in the face aside, those films are pretty awful. So do yourself a favor and netflix Last Life in the Universe, Ploy, or 6ixtynin9. Take you pick on which ones I wish I fuckin shot.

Last Life in the Universe

Directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Cinematography by Christopher Doyle

I feel like this guy’s films never get the recognition they deserve. People think Thai films and they think of Tony Jaa. Backflips off of elephants while kicking dudes in the face aside, those films are pretty awful. So do yourself a favor and netflix Last Life in the Universe, Ploy, or 6ixtynin9. Take you pick on which ones I wish I fuckin shot.

Jun 12

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Jun 11

Let the Right One In Directed by Tomas Alfredson Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema Before I even got to see Let the Right One In (one of my favorite films of 08), I had seen this scene in the trailer. I mean, its cool enough that someone is on fire in it. I love people on fire in films. Damn, I wish I fuckin shot that.

Let the Right One In

Directed by Tomas Alfredson

Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema

Before I even got to see Let the Right One In (one of my favorite films of 08), I had seen this scene in the trailer. I mean, its cool enough that someone is on fire in it. I love people on fire in films. Damn, I wish I fuckin shot that.

Jun 10

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Jun 09

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Flammen & Citronen Directed by Ole Christian Madsen Cinematography by Jørgen Johansson I wish I fuckin shot that.

Flammen & Citronen

Directed by Ole Christian Madsen

Cinematography by Jørgen Johansson

I wish I fuckin shot that.