Tuesday, February 23, 2010

El Luchador's Oscar Yays! and Nays!: Cinematography

PROBABLY WILL WIN


INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (Barry Ackroyd) - This is going to be the one that people don't vote for "Avatar" because all of the photography was actually digital; there wasn't much sculpting with light, more like electrons. This movie was lush and brilliant, like all of Tarantino's work. It might be a stretch to call this one, but out of the nominees this film has a lot of love for it circulating with the movie making crowd, and I think it will pull out the win.


SHOULD WIN

ANTICHRIST (Anthony Dod Mantle) - I have never seen full penetration or genital mutilation look so good. This film has some of the most beautiful imagery in cinema history. Every frame is crisp yet soft, vibrant yet muted. Mantle captures Von Trier's eerie vision with impeccable clarity, making the movie all the more disturbing.

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