100 Years of ASC

 The (ASC) American Society of Cinematographers celebrates 100 years of their craft with their top 100 lensed films of all time. Here are the top ten.

1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – Freddie Young

2. Blade Runner (1982) – Jordan Cronenweth

3. Apocalypse Now (1979) – Vittorio Storaro 

4. Citizen Kane(1941) – Gregg Toland

5. The Godfather (1972) – Gordon Willis

6. Raging Bull (1980) – Michael Chapman

7. The Conformist (1970) – Vittorio Storaro

8. Days of Heaven (1978) – Néstor Almendros

9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Geoffrey Unsworth

10. The French Connection (1971) Owen Roizman 

Great Dads in Film

For Father's Day, some great movie dads that through a lot of adversity, were foremost strong fathers whether George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Vito Corleone in The Godfather, Ted Kramer in Kramer vs Kramer, or Bryan Mills in Taken.

Remembering D Day on Film

 

In the waning hours of the anniversary of D Day, if you have not seen any of these great films set around the events of the Normandy invasion and beyond, please do. One of history's most significant moments given authentic screen treatment. The Longest Day (1962) was the first epic scale recreation of the event with dozens of stars. The Big Red One (1980) was Sam Fuller's intimate, realistic memoir of war. Saving Private Ryan (1998) was Steven Spielberg's ode to his dad's generation complete with the unflinching violence of battle.