Comments on: Singing the Praises of Gordon Willis http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/09/14/singing-the-praises-of-gordon-willis/ MovieMorlocks.com is the official blog for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). No topic is too obscure or niche to be excluded from our film discussions. And we welcome your comments on our blogs and bloggers. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jen http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/09/14/singing-the-praises-of-gordon-willis/#comment-12045 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:43:53 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=14306#comment-12045 Does anybody know a good source to track Willis’ work in the 1960′s?

]]> By: clydefro http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/09/14/singing-the-praises-of-gordon-willis/#comment-10043 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:29:00 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=14306#comment-10043 Thank you so much for this! Gordon Willis is my absolute favorite cinematographer and I’m glad to see him praised. All the President’s Men was just screened last Saturday at BAM in Brooklyn and even though I’d seen the film several times before, it’s so easy to forget both how few times Holbrook’s Deep Through appears on screen and the fact that Willis lights him exclusively in that way where he’s half-visible/half-obscured.

]]> By: moirafinnie http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/09/14/singing-the-praises-of-gordon-willis/#comment-10017 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:12:45 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=14306#comment-10017 This is a beautifully written tribute to the excellent work of cinematographer Gordon Willis, Suzi. I’m so glad that AMPAS is honoring him and to see that you are a fan of the wonderful doc Visions of Light (1992), which I’d love to see pop up on TCM’s schedule someday so more people could discover it as well. Btw, Visions of Light is available on DVD.

One other cinematographer honored by the Academy before the great Jack Cardiff was honored in 2000 was Joseph Walker, who received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for his creative and technological contributions to cinematography in 1981. I wrote about his long career on this blog in June, 2009.

]]> By: Al Lowe http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/09/14/singing-the-praises-of-gordon-willis/#comment-10012 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:01:12 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=14306#comment-10012 I also may celebrate Willis by watching his movies.

Maybe we can organize a movement. Get everybody you know to do it.

After all, his films – Pennies from Heaven, Bad Company, the Godfather story and Woody Allen’s finest – are musts for anyone’s collection.

Also, tell Myidolspencer I share his enthusiasm for the wonderful Spencer Tracy.

]]> By: medusamorlock http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/09/14/singing-the-praises-of-gordon-willis/#comment-10011 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:34:43 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=14306#comment-10011 Wonderful post! It’s unfortunate that this year the Academy decides to not include the honorary Oscar recipients, since they are such a terrific bunch. Their clips would, as you say, add so much to a telecast that needs some dramatic images. I wonder if there is a deliberate move away from classic Hollywood concerns in an attempt to attract younger viewers? I hope not.

Great to see “Pennies from Heaven” in your post; it’s one of those movies whose artistry but lack of conventional theme, stars and easy audience hook doomed it to relative obscurity. It’s a title that deserves to be celebrated.

I love your idea about spending the fall watching Willis movies!

]]> By: debbe http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/09/14/singing-the-praises-of-gordon-willis/#comment-10009 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:24:11 +0000 http://moviemorlocks.com/?p=14306#comment-10009 lovely. the magic of filmmaking really shows the magic of fillmaking in willis’ cinematography. i agree cinematographers are the unsung heroes… makes me think of all the movies i love and how they look and how itenhances the meaning. well done suzidoll

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