Ram Shani Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 i just look at imdb and noticed that Doyle shoot new van sent move well that should be something Gus and his style and long relationship with Harris savides and there cinematic style Chris and and his relation with wkw and his style this should give us something to talk about :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Collette Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Chris Doyle shot Psycho for Gus Van Sant already... Second collaboration, hopefully more fruitfull. C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeliki Makraki Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 i just look at imdb and noticed that Doyle shoot new van sent move well that should be something Gus and his style and long relationship with Harris savides and there cinematic style Chris and and his relation with wkw and his style this should give us something to talk about :) From what they say at Cannes, Paranoid Park is a superior film in every way. Don't know when it's coming out here in Europe. Will be interesting to compare it to Elephant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Karl Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I caught Paranoid Park last night and it was pretty awful. There was one amazing shot (in the shower), but the rest of the film was very flat and boring. It had nothing to do with Doyle's other work and it has a pretty routine, stock look about it. But not flat enough to be interesting in that regard. Along with the 1.38 aspect ratio, this movie imports the lesser aesthetics of TV. Even though it's most 35mm, it could have been shot on video. Similarly, the mixing of various formats fell flat. The only interesting mention about Doyle this time around is that he has a speaking cameo. I'd be cautious of anything complimentary people say of this effort, as it's probably based more on press than actually seeing the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Michael Lehnert Posted October 10, 2007 Premium Member Share Posted October 10, 2007 It would be nice to see Gus van Sant return to the level he had when he shot "My own private Idaho". Similarly, it would be nice to see Chris Doyle return to his inventiveness and visual creativity he contributed to the early Wong Kar-Wai films. It would also be nice not to have to see a collaborative oeuvre as "Psycho (remake)" again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Lowe Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Doyle needs to hook up with some top-rate visual directors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yutine Fung Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Doyle needs to hook up with some top-rate visual directors. Totally agree. I find Lady In the Water really boring... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Lowe Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Doyle is in rare company as a cinematography god right now. he needs to take another step now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Chung Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I caught Paranoid Park last night and it was pretty awful. There was one amazing shot (in the shower), but the rest of the film was very flat and boring. It had nothing to do with Doyle's other work and it has a pretty routine, stock look about it. But not flat enough to be interesting in that regard. Along with the 1.38 aspect ratio, this movie imports the lesser aesthetics of TV. Even though it's most 35mm, it could have been shot on video. Similarly, the mixing of various formats fell flat. The only interesting mention about Doyle this time around is that he has a speaking cameo. I'd be cautious of anything complimentary people say of this effort, as it's probably based more on press than actually seeing the film. What a shockingly and absurdly negative review. The film shows the maturation of a director and cinematographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted January 23, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted January 23, 2008 What a shockingly and absurdly negative review. The film shows the maturation of a director and cinematographer. Explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Chung Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Explain. Both director and DP moved beyond some of their weaker tendencies; for GVS, he used to channel other filmmakers' methods too closely (Bela Tarr, Hitchcock) while losing some of his original voice; this film seemed to go deeper than the last ones because he gave himself greater trust. For Doyle, his visual style was always beautiful, but with each film, he's becoming more subtle. I think within the subtlety, he's stripping away to the essential substance of shots. From what I understand, GVS was interested in a more stylized film, but it was Doyle's recommendation that they tone things down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hayes Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I just bought PARANOID PARK and watched it last night. I thought it was great. Chris Doyle and Rain Li did a terrific job photographing it and Gus did a wonderful job capturing the story. Performances were captivating and the style of the film making really enhanced it. The version I bought said widescreen on Amazon but the DVD is 4:3 what happened here? The box says standard version protecting the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 to paraphrase old saying " you only good as your last director" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampus Bystrom Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Yeah I don't get the Paranoid Park being "boring", well it's subjective of course but nevertheless, I liked Paranoid Park both as a narrative and as a visual concept. I'm definitely looking forward to "Milk" here in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jason Debus Posted December 31, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted December 31, 2008 The version I bought said widescreen on Amazon but the DVD is 4:3 what happened here? The box says standard version protecting the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition. Gus Van Sant likes 1.37:1, it's the 'intended' aspect ratio of the film (see Last Days, Elephant). When shown theatrically it played 1.85:1 or 1.66:1 depending on the theaters capability, because most theaters can't project full frame academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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