Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins will shoot Denis Villeneuve's 'Blade Runner' sequel

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:32 am · May 20th, 2015

Cinematographer Roger Deakins has signed on to shoot Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner” sequel after working with the director on “Prisoners” and “Sicario.”

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Review: 'Sicario' simmers as it indicts the fallacy of the drug war we can't win

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:55 am · May 19th, 2015

Denis Villeneuve’s “Sicario” is a slow building thriller that has a lot to say about the current U.S. led drug war and features fantastic performances by Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro.

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Roger Deakins and Emmanuel Lubezki praise fellow Oscar nominees

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · January 15th, 2015

Two of the industry’s most celebrated cinematographers, Roger Deakins (“Unbroken”) and Emmanuel Lubezki (“Birdman”), discuss their fellow Oscar nominees and their own good fortune.

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Industry cinematographers weigh in on film vs. digital

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:18 am · January 2nd, 2015

In a recent interview, Mike Leigh bashed Quentin Tarantino’s celluloid crusade as “bollocks.” HitFix rounds up a series of viewpoints on the ongoing film vs. digital debate with a number of the industry’s top cinematographers.

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Roger Deakins got the biggest compliment of his career for 'The Shawshank Redemption'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · December 26th, 2014

Concluding a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins covering films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Sid and Nancy,” “Barton Fink,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There” and “The Village.”

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Roger Deakins looks back on 1997's 'Kundun,' his only Scorsese collaboration to date

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · December 25th, 2014

Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins covering a range of topics from “Sid and Nancy” to “The Shawshank Redemption” to “Barton Fink.”

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Roger Deakins remembers making it up as he went along on Alex Cox's 'Sid and Nancy'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:05 am · December 24th, 2014

Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins looking back on films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Kundun,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Man Who Wasn’t There.”

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Roger Deakins says working with the Coens on 'Barton Fink' changed his whole outlook

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:12 am · December 23rd, 2014

Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins about a wide range of films, from “Nineteen Eighty-Four” to “The Man Who Wasn’t There” to “The Shawshank Redemption.”

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Roger Deakins reflects on 'The Village' and M. Night Shyamalan's obsession

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · December 22nd, 2014

Continuing a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins about films like “Sid and Nancy,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” “Kundun” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”

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Roger Deakins recalls 'The Man Who Wasn't There' and film noir favorites

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:17 am · December 19th, 2014

Continuing a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins that include closer looks at films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun” and “The Village.”

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Roger Deakins looks back on 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' and the days of cinema alchemy

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:25 am · December 18th, 2014

Kicking off a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins, looking back on films like “Sid and Nancy,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun” and more.

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Angelina Jolie says the Coen brothers brought a lack of sentimentality to 'Unbroken'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · December 17th, 2014

“Unbroken” director Angelina Jolie sits down with HitFix to discuss whittling Louis Zamperini’s epic life into a consumable film.

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11-time Oscar nominee Roger Deakins talks 'Prisoners' and the upcoming 'Unbroken'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:16 pm · January 31st, 2014

“Prisoners” cinematographer Roger Deakins picked up his eleventh Oscar nomination to date for the film. He talks to HitFix about the overall approach to that movie’s look and what we can expect of the upcoming “Unbroken.”

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Notable facts and figures from the 2014 Oscar nominations

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:58 am · January 16th, 2014

From Meryl Streep’s record 18th nod to Megan Ellison’s rare double, we round up some unusual statistic and records from this year’s Oscar nominations.

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Roger Deakins reflects on 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 3rd, 2013

With a big revival screening around the corner, HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley writes up an appreciation of the cinematography of “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” and reflects on the film and the work with DP Roger Deakins.

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Joel and Ethan Coen discuss 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' long-time collaborations and the allure of New York

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:43 am · November 18th, 2013

The Coen Bros. sit down with HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley to discuss their new film, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” emulating the cover of a Bob Dylan record and filling the very big shoes of long-time collaborator Roger Deakins.

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