- ‘Professional’ Commentary of the Oscar Nominations from Film Freak Central
The Yays, the Barfs and the Yawns from 2009 Oscar Nominations - Michael Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me at Sundance
““There was a lady who was one of the first people to ask a question and then she basically was very vocal in her protest of the film, and then got up and walked out and people were booing her,” said Simpson, who attended the screening.” - Sight & Sound’s best films of the decade
From Spike Jonze to Nuri Bilge Ceylan: 10 years. 30 films. Lots of Reading. - 20 Greatest Extended Takes In Movie History
The extended take is a cinematic high-wire act that pushes the director, actors, cinematographer, art department, sound design, and just about every other department to the brink. They take a very long time to set-up, and are very easy to mess up. The longer the take, the more pressure is added to get it right.
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I love extended takes. I remember the first time I saw The Passenger and was just blown away by that ending take. It’s pretty cool to read about how he did it too.
Rope, of course, is another. It’s set up almost like a theatrical play, and although there are plenty of moments where the the cut is obvious, those long stretches where they don’t have already impressed me. I love Jimmy Stewart.
Goodfellas sits precisely where it should be, at number one. It may not technically be the most impressive, but it is by far the most memorable.
Atonement should have made the list as well. That blew me away in the theater and still impresses me every time I watch it. It was showy, yes, but still impressive.