Goodnight and Goodluck has a sort of glossy, MGM look to it or maybe an idealised TV show look (Twilight zone?)
The Courage ones I remember as being brilliant because they had a look that was a cross between photos coming to life, and older silent movie black and white.
I guess I liked them both.
Quote: Harridan @ September 24 2013, 11:14 PM BSTthe lighting was done by someone who used to work on black and white films,
The bloke who lit 'The Third Man', no less..
The second part of the story is apocryphal, I'm afraid - Hugh Hudson directed and John Webster, the writer, knew exactly what was going on.
The client did insist the beer shots were done in colour, though - just in case.
And sometimes some of the most beautfully shot films ever are turkeys. Tarsem
Singh springs to mind. The Immortals and The Fall were breathtaking to look at, works of art on celluloid, but saddled with lame story telling. (That said, I am quite fiond of The Cell, which he also did).
When I cut my mole shaving and it won't stop bleeding. It's stopped now, but took a couple of hours and two plasters til it stopped.
Still torturing small mamals Ben?
Quote: chipolata @ September 25 2013, 10:25 AM BSTGenerally on the black and white question, it's predominantly done by extremerey talented filmmakers I trust entirely. David Lynch, Darren Aronofsky, the Coen Brothers, Woody Allen, Frank Darabont etc. That's why I believe most of the modern black and white films work so well.
This was copied from Mark Kermode's autobiography 'Why My Hair Is So Silly'. Plagiariser you
Quote: roscoff @ September 25 2013, 11:19 AM BSTThis was copied from Mark Kermode's autobiography 'Why My Hair Is So Silly'. Plagiariser you
I've not read it, although it's not exactly controversial or even original to say that most black and white movies now are done by the auteury bods who probably know what they're doing.
Quote: chipolata @ September 25 2013, 10:52 AM BSTTarsem
Singh springs to mind.
All look no content, I'm afraid.
I gave him his first commercial.
Lazzard has anyone told you how much Rolf Harris you look 
Once upon a time that would have been a good thing!
It has been mentioned!
Can't wait till he's banged up, then people will know I'm not him.
Or found innocent! Then it won't matter.
I <3 Rolf.
Quote: Lazzard @ September 25 2013, 12:11 PM BSTIt has been mentioned!
Can't wait till he's banged up, then people will know I'm not him.
Theyll think you escaped
Quote: chipolata @ September 25 2013, 10:25 AM BSTGenerally on the black and white question, it's predominantly done by extremerey talented filmmakers I trust entirely. David Lynch, Darren Aronofsky, the Coen Brothers, Woody Allen, Frank Darabont etc. That's why I believe most of the modern black and white films work so well.
+ Jim Jarmusch (Robby Muller et al)
In UK comedy land, black and white 1940s homage has become a regular feature, started, I think, by the brilliant Grayson/Cholmondley-Warner double act in Harry Enfield's shows.
The RAF street slang sketch of Armstrong and Miller also hits the spot for me ("Random".)
Even Kevin Eldon's recent wobbly series had a good one, (the typing pool catchphrase (!) "Anyway". "Anyway" took off for a while hereabouts) and Watson & Oliver had a go.
Following the thread I think, though these don't really piss me off!
See also the Comic Strip's "The Hunt For Tony Blair"