If you were to look over Hoyte van Hoytema‘s resume you would probably think he already has an Oscar statue somewhere hidden in his home. Surprisingly, despite collaborations with Spike Jonze, Same Mendes, and Jordan Peele, among others, that isn’t the case. He has just two nominations so far and both are for Christopher Nolan movies, “Dunkirk” and “Oppenheimer.” His time is coming and it might just be this year for Nolan’s critically acclaimed period blockbuster and Best Picture frontrunner.

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A film adapted from a book entitled “American Prometheus” was not going to be subtle about its inspirations. Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” offers nothing short of a mythological retelling of American history as modernism’s end. At its core is Cillian Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer, rendered in all his complications as savior and sinner, redeemer and rebel. Just try and distill the detailed rendering of the famed theoretical physicist and creator of the atomic bomb into a neat fable.

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It’s official: after being rumored to star in Christopher Nolan’s Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atom bomb movie, actor Cillian Murphy is now confirmed to be playing the lead character. What’s more, the film, which Universal won in a big bidding war last month, now that Nolan and Warner Bros. have parted ways, has a release date of July 21, 2023 (reports surfaced earlier that a 2023 or 2024 release was being debated, but I guess they decided.

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Roger Deakins is one of the most important cinematographers in the film industry. Best known for his work with directors like the Coen Brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve, his filmography includes “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Fargo,” “Blade Runner 2049,” and “1917.” He has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice and has been nominated fifteen times.

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This year’s Cinematography field is somewhat of an open field at the moment. We assume Robert Richardson will earn his 10th nomination for “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” which would also be his fourth for a Quentin Tarantino film. We assume Roger Deakins will earn his 15th nomination for “1917.” We assume Rodrigo Prieto will earn his third nomination for “The Irishman” after earning a nod for his last Martin Scorsese collaboration, “Silence.” And if there are truly only two slots left to fill?

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We’re in some kind of “movie stars in space” renaissance. It started with “Gravity” where Sandra Bullock became stranded in space. Then came “Interstellar” where Matthew McConaughey traveled across wormholes. In “First Man,” Ryan Gosling starred as Neil Armstrong,  the first astronaut to walk on the Moon. Now, Brad Pitt is the latest A-lister to fly into space with “Ad Astra.”

After filming wrapped a few years ago and a few release shifts took place, “Ad Astra” finally gets to see the light of day.

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One of the more mysterious titles of the fall film season, James Gray‘s sci-fi drama “Ad Astra,” has crash landed with a first look at the Brad Pitt-led star faring tale. The film captures a bit of a stoic, emotional glance into what Gray is cooking up with this one, the story of how a NASA engineer (Pitt) journeys across the solar system to discover his father’s (Tommy Lee Jones) whereabouts after the latter left 20 years prior to find alien life.

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THR finishes up their annual pre-Oscars roundtables with a fascinating discussion with this year’s leading cinematographer’s including Oscar nominees Roger Deakins (“Blade Runner 2049”), Rachel Morrison (“Mudbound”), Dan Laustsen (“The Shape of Water”), and Hoyte Van Hoytema (“Dunkirk”) in addition to previous Oscar winners Robert Elswit (“Suburbicon” and “Roman J.

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On a heath, a startled hare looks up. In its eyes are reflected the lights of a ferris wheel, in whose neon glow Armie Hammer dances to an 80s tune. A little girl with ice-cream sticky fingers runs past and nearly collides with a bottle-blonde Robert Pattinson as he dodges into a house of mirrors where a young guy in a loose t-shirt is arranging his selfie to show off his biceps.

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There are often serious disadvantages to be labeled an Oscar-bait picture. The perception of being a movie greenlit partially with the intent of earning Academy Award nominations (because let’s be frank, it’s always about making money first from a studio perspective) can be a heavy burden to bear. In many ways, it’s something Christopher Nolan has dealt with ever since he burst onto the scene in 2000 with “Memento” and earned a Best Original Screenplay nomination the next year.

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It’s always good to be reminded that there are good and beautiful things in this world. And on days when the world feels particularly ugly, such reminders can feel vitally necessary. Of course, the craft of the cinematographer is not about prettification, but about communication —in many ways the purest of all the cinematic disciplines, cinematography is about telling the story of the film’s themes, mood and atmosphere through visuals: through the interplay of light and shade, color and motion.

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'Interstellar' Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema Reteams With Christopher Nolan For 'Dunkirk'

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Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema Is Not Shooting 'Wonder Woman'

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Oscar Buzz: Can Roger Deakins Finally Win A Best Cinematography Oscar With 'Unbroken'?

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'Her' Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema To Shoot Sam Mendes' 'Bond 24,' Filming Starts In December

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'The Fighter' DoP Hoyte Van Hoytema Is Wally Pfister's Replacement On Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'

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