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John's Bailiwick
Sylvia Sidney: A Star in 7 Decades
Even before I knew much about Sylvia Sidney’s seven-decade career, this single image of her haunted me. Recently, after watching Street Scene on TCM, I decided to investigate this most unique face from Hollywood’s golden age.
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John's Bailiwick
Be Natural: Alice Guy-Blaché and Pamela B. Green at Cannes
Fifty years after her death at age 94 in Wayne, N.J., pioneering French filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché made it, finally, to the Cannes Film Festival. She was the subject of the documentary Be Natural, which screened in the Cannes Classics section of the festival.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: I Am a Camera
Thoughts on the great Geoffrey Unsworth, BSC and his influential, Oscar-winning camerawork in Bob Fosse’s Cabaret (1972), among other films.
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TheFilmBook
Cinematography Preview of Cannes 2018
A preview of some of the cinematography of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
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John's Bailiwick
Joseph Strick at Muscle Beach
Running less than 10 minutes, Muscle Beach is a 35mm black-and-white non-sync-sound masterpiece that celebrates the small pleasures of daily life in Southern California in 1948.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: The Film Buff
Addressing how the media abandoned civility and truth in the case of AMPAS President and ASC member John Bailey.
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Parallax View
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS Keeps It Fresh
The cinematographer discusses his approach to selecting and prepping for his projects.
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John's Bailiwick
Groundhog Day at 25
On April 9, the 1993 film Groundhog Day was celebrated with a 25th anniversary screening at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. I made the introductory remarks as president of the Academy, and I also shared my own perspective on the production as the movie’s cinematographer.
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