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Christopher Doyle Talks Controversial Wong Kar-Wai Restorations: “You Have To Let Go”

Charles Barfield — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:55:21 +0000

When you talk about film fans, much like any sort of fandom, there are multiple “levels.” You have casual fans that enjoy going to the cinema and watching the latest features. Then you go another step and find the folks that will seek out specific works by filmmakers and follow storytellers regardless of what their latest project might be. And then you have a whole different level of film fan that not only knows all the prominent filmmakers and follows all sorts of cinema, but they pay attention to filming techniques and styles, and they study each frame.

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Criterion Collection’s ‘World Of Wong Kar-Wai’ Box Set Captures The Poetic Rapture Of His Liminal Art

Walter Chaw — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:04:20 +0000

Filmmaker Wong Kar Wai exists in liminal spaces— the pauses between words, the gaps between cultures, the chance encounters between strangers who will become lovers or almost become lovers before they’re strangers again. His films are about potential, not expiation; his characters are each “about to,” and that they don’t know that is heartbreaking. He’s slippery, ephemeral, a warm smell carried on a spring breeze, the first maybe after a long winter. His films exist at the moment of change after lifetimes of stagnation and rigor; His interest isn’t drawn by any narrative force, but rather by how everything is essentially the same until something changes and then it’s the same again, but in this new way.

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Tilda Swinton Has Wrapped Filming On A Secret Feature With Director Joanna Hogg

Charles Barfield — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:49:11 +0000

At The Playlist, we are firm believers that more Tilda Swinton is always a good thing. So, when we find out the actress has not one, but two new projects in development, we can’t help but jump for joy. And when you look at the filmmakers she’s collaborating with, these new features are projects we’ll easily include in our most anticipated films lists.

READ MORE: ‘The Human Voice’ Trailer: Tilda Swinton Stars In Pedro Almodóvar’s Acclaimed Short

According to the new issue of Vogue UK (via The Film Stage), Swinton was interviewed about her upcoming projects and revealed that she has a new film already wrapped with director Joanna Hogg.

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‘In The Mood For Love’ DP Christopher Doyle Explains Why He’ll Never Work With Michael Mann, James Cameron & Others Like Them

Charles Barfield — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:13:12 +0000

When many film fans think of the biggest cinematographers around, names like Roger Deakins, Robert Richardson, Rachel Morrison, and Emmanuel Lubezski get thrown around quite often. But perhaps one of the best that fails to get the immediate name recognition is Christopher Doyle, the long-time collaborator of the master filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. And in a new interview with The Film Stage, the cinematographer gives his philosophy on film and why you won’t dare catch him working with some of the biggest directors in Hollywood.

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Watch: First Trailer For ‘I Am Belfast’ Directed By Mark Cousins, Shot By Christopher Doyle, And Scored By David Holmes

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:25:00 +0000

Watch: First Trailer For 'I Am Belfast' Directed By Mark Cousins, Shot By Christopher Doyle, And Scored By David Holmes

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Watch: Trailer For Christopher Doyle’s Kickstarter Project ‘Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous’

The Playlist Staff — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:54:52 +0000

Watch: Trailer For Christopher Doyle's Kickstarter Project 'Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous'

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Tokyo Review Roundup: Spirit Of Asia Winner ‘The Last Reel’ & The Christopher Doyle-Shot ‘Ruined Heart’

The Playlist Staff — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:05:00 +0000

Tokyo Review Roundup: Spirit Of Asia Winner 'The Last Reel' & The Christopher Doyle-Shot 'Ruined Heart'

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Interview: Cinematographer Christopher Doyle Talks ‘Life Of Pi,’ ‘Narnia,’ Dancing With Nuns And Much, Much More

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:29:50 +0000

Interview: Cinematographer Christopher Doyle Talks 'Life Of Pi,' 'Narnia,' Dancing With Nuns And Much, Much More

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Christopher Doyle Says He’s The “Keith Richards Of Cinematography,” Disses ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ & More

The Playlist Staff — Fri, 02 May 2014 15:42:00 +0000

Christopher Doyle Says He's The "Keith Richards Of Cinematography," Disses 'Wolf Of Wall Street' & More

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Watch: 6-Minute Ode To 21st Century Cinematographers

The Playlist Staff — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:28:54 +0000

Watch: 6-Minute Ode To 21st Century Cinematographers

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Review: ‘Magic Magic’ Starring Michael Cera, Juno Temple & Emily Browning

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:14:08 +0000

Review: ‘Magic Magic’ Starring Michael Cera, Juno Temple & Emily Browning

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Watch: Wong Kar-Wai & Christopher Doyle Talk ‘Chungking Express’ On BBC’s ‘Moving Pictures’

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:48:00 +0000

Watch: Wong Kar-Wai & Christopher Doyle Talk 'Chungking Express' On BBC's 'Moving Pictures'

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“Fuck The Departed”: Christopher Doyle On Franchises & What It Takes To Be A Filmmaker

The Playlist Staff — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:27:45 +0000

“Fuck The Departed": Christopher Doyle On Franchises & What It Takes To Be A Filmmaker

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Watch: 50-Minute Documentary ‘In The Mood For Doyle’ About Cinematographer Christopher Doyle

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:19:56 +0000

Watch: 50-Minute Documentary 'In The Mood For Doyle' About Cinematographer Christopher Doyle

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Christopher Doyle Calls ‘Life Of Pi’ A “Fucking Insult To Cinematography,” Hates On ‘Lincoln’ & More

The Playlist Staff — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:21:03 +0000

Christopher Doyle Calls 'Life Of Pi' A "Fucking Insult To Cinematography," Hates On 'Lincoln' & More

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Watch: BBC Docu About Christopher Doyle & His Work On ‘In the Mood for Love,’ ‘Chungking Express’ & More

The Playlist Staff — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:30:10 +0000

Watch: BBC Docu About Christopher Doyle & His Work On 'In the Mood for Love,' 'Chungking Express' & More

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Cinematographer Christopher Doyle To Lens First 3D Film ‘The Rabbit Horror’

The Playlist Staff — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:52:16 +0000

Cinematographer Christopher Doyle To Lens First 3D Film 'The Rabbit Horror'

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Bill Murray Hearts Cinematographer Christopher Doyle

Edward Davis — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:19:00 +0000

“He’s Irish, but he’s from Australia and he lives in China. I talk about him all the time. The crazy Tourette’s guy. I worked with him on that movie I did with what’s-his-nuts… Jim Jarmusch. It was that one called… ‘The Limits of Control.’ The guy wears platform shoes when he’s working. He can’t talk for 16 seconds without going into a rant. He once told me this crazy story about living in Hong Kong, next to the world’s longest escalator.

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Amanda Bynes Retires; Christopher Doyle To Shoot A Soft Porn Musical; ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ Trailer Throws Stuff At Your Face & More

Kevin Jagernauth — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:07:00 +0000

Amanda Bynes has tweeted her retirement saying, “Being an actress isn’t as fun as it may seem. If I don’t love something anymore I stop doing it. I don’t love acting anymore so I’ve stopped doing it.” She went on to tweet, “I know 24 is a young age to retire but you heard it here first. I’ve #retired.” If true, her last role will be in the upcoming Emma Stone comedy “Easy A.” She was also apparently cast and then let go from the upcoming comedy “Hall Pass” with Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis and Jenna Fischer.

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Neil Jordan’s ‘Ondine’: An Uneven, But Enchanting Fairy Tale

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:15:00 +0000

We saw Neil Jordan’s “Ondine” last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and we’ll admit, we’re rather enchanted by it, despite its third act flaws and twists.

The picture centers on a recovering alcoholic fisherman (Colin Farrell, not playing his role without a sense of ironic self-awareness) who comes across a mysterious beautiful woman who may or may not be a sea nymph (gorgeous Polish actress Alicja Bachleda; Stephen Rea also stars) that ends up caught in his fishing net.

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New ‘Ondine’ Poster, Pics & U.S. Roll-Out Schedule

Edward Davis — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:59:00 +0000

Neil Jordan’s mermaid fairytale “Ondine” has sprung a leak of content today. The new poster has arrived, a few new images we haven’t seen and a U.S. roll out schedule as well. Our Editor-in-chief insists its dreamy, sumptuous and beautiful, but does sound repeatedly apologetic about it’s last act “twist” (whatever that is).

But to an outsider, this is what is has going for it: Director Neil Jordan who can be hit and miss, but has delivered some interesting works in the last few years (perhaps “Breakfast On Pluto” being the best) and Colin Farrell who starts asn Irish fisherman and recovering alcoholic who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid (the rather gorgeous Alicja Bachleda).

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Jim Jarmusch Is His Own Soundtrack Supervisor For ‘Limits Of Control’; Black Angels In The Film Too

Rodrigo Perez — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:54:00 +0000

How cool is Jim Jarmusch? So cool that he doesn’t even need to hire a music soundtrack supervisor. Why would he do that? He know exactly what he wants (and sometimes he just writes the damn music for himself). This is basically what he did for his new movie, “The Limits of Control.” Oh and and on top of all the experimental soundscape metal he’s curated for the film, he’s also going to be using songs by Austin, psychedelic rockers The Black Angels.

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First Look: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘The Limits of Control’

Rodrigo Perez — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:23:00 +0000

While there has been a handful of fan-snapped photos on the Spanish set of Jim Jarmuch’s “The Limits of Control,” the first real press photos from the picture have made their way online. We get our first true glimpses of the cast including, Isaach De Bankolé, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton (above), Gael Garcia Bernal and Paz de la Huerta (below). The picture’s details has been mostly kept under and all we really know is this vague synopsis:

“The Limits of Control” is the story of a mysterious loner (De Bankolé), a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law.

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Jim Jarmuchs’s ‘The Limits Of Control’ Hitting Theaters Officially May 22

Rodrigo Perez — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:41:00 +0000

We just finished writing about and heavily anticipating Jim Jarmusch’s follow-up to to 2005’s “Broken Flowers” in our Most Anticipated of 2009 feature.

Titled “The Limits of Control,” details on the film were pretty scarce other than the fact that Isaach De Bankolé played a mysterious loner who operates outside the law in Spain and that the film also boasted a stellar co-starring cast of Bill Murray,Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Paz de la Huerta and Gael García Bernal, plus celebrated cinematographer Christopher Doyle lensing the film.

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New Louis Vutton Ad More Cinematic & Lush Then Half The Films Out There

Rodrigo Perez — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:51:00 +0000

Have you guys seen this new visually stunning “Where Will Life Take You?” Louis Vutton ad that looks like something out of “Babel” meets the renowned cinematography of Christoper Doyle? It’s fucking beautiful. Someone hire director Bruno Aveillan to direct your new moody opus stat! This thing is arresting. Wong Kar Wai, Sofia Coppola and Iñárritu, start watching your back. And oh shit! We were right about the “Babel” connection. The score for this thing was done by our boy Gustavo Santaolalla, composer of the Oscar-winning scores for the movies Babel” and “Brokeback Mountain,” and is known for all his work with Alejandro González Iñárritu (“21 Grams,” “Amores Perros”).

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