Black & White - Troy - Films/DVD Asylum

Black & White

Posted by Troy (A) on February 11, 2003 at 15:32:50

In Reply to: Black & White Cinematography: Comments. posted by AudioHead on February 8, 2003 at 11:14:15:

I used to work with a woman that refused to watch a B&W movie. Of course, her favorite movie was "Point Break" with Keanu Reeves too . . .

Personally, I'm a colorist. Life is in color and I love oversaturated colors and the peculiar cast that man-made light makes, especially at night. reality can be heightened by color too. Take the recent film "Bandits". Yeah, it's an OK Hollywood actioner, but the color cinematography and the meticulous use of color keys and complimentary colors makes the movie a real pleasure for me. This aspect of the film was totally overlooked when it was released, but remember this if you ever see it again.

Lots of great films in this thread already mentioned which would be all wrong if they were in color, no argument from me. "Touch of Evil", "Sunset Blvd", "3rd Man" etc just GOTTA be in B&W. But how many of the B&W movies of the 30s and 40s would have been shot in color had the process been available (or affordable)? Classic pop culture films like "Bringing Up Baby", "Laura" or "Miracle on 34th Street" would have been much better in color IMO.

The recent Coen Bros movie "The Man Who Wasn't There" is a sharp noir homage with some beautiful B&W cinematography.

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Topic - Black & White Cinematography: Comments. - AudioHead 11:14:15 02/08/03 (21)

Re: Black & White Cinematography: Comments. - mishmashmusic 08:52:45 02/12/03 (0)

Black & White - Troy 15:32:50 02/11/03 (0)

Re: Sundays & Cybele, Last Year at Marienbad and Ashes & Diamonds (nt) - geoffkait 12:59:36 02/09/03 (0)

Not just noir and expressionaism..they're.... - Harmonia 10:03:58 02/09/03 (1)

True, The Expressionistic Style is Not Just What They.... - AudioHead 09:33:21 02/11/03 (0)

Re: Black & White Cinematography: Comments. - patrickU 09:10:35 02/09/03 (0)

Great in Black & White - Bambi B 07:43:41 02/09/03 (9)

Re: Great in Black & White - Bill McNeal 15:45:20 02/11/03 (0)

Re: Great in Black & White - AudioHead 09:41:36 02/11/03 (3)

Great not only in Black & White - Bambi B 2 20:44:36 02/11/03 (2)

Concerning "The Wizard of OZ" - AudioHead 12:52:59 02/14/03 (1)

Re: Concerning "The Wizard of OZ" - Bambi B 2 18:39:08 02/14/03 (0)

Also, Sweet Smell Of Success and Night Of The Hunter - groovenoter 17:13:21 02/09/03 (0)

Stranger than Paradise... - Mrs. Piggy 09:56:58 02/09/03 (0)

The Man Who Wasn't There nt - rufus 09:27:11 02/09/03 (0)

I would add Raging Bull and The Last Picture Show (nt) - David Mester 07:51:22 02/09/03 (0)

One of the most beautiful and haunting B&W film I have seen.... - Mrs. Piggy 06:33:59 02/09/03 (1)

and the Neil Young soundtrack 'aint bad neither.... - Crazyhorse 10:43:39 02/11/03 (0)

I guess it's like everything in life..... - Mrs. Piggy 19:50:33 02/08/03 (0)

I LOVE well-done B&W - mvwine 11:54:50 02/08/03 (1)

Re: I LOVE well-done B&W - gware 20:30:32 02/08/03 (0)

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