The film stars Géza Röhrig as Saul Ausländer, a member of the Sonderkommandos—which were work units made of death-camp prisoners who had to clean gas chambers and retrieve valuables from the corpses of those killed in them. Most of the film stays in a close shot on Saul as he ...
The Tears: Everybody has to learn about death at some point, but that doesn't make it any less painful to watch a child grapple with the concept. Bluey tries bargaining about it, asking her father if he's sure there's no way for the budgie to survive. When she gets home f...
recreate the tragic beats of Spencer’s short life, director Pablo Larraín expands upon their emotional essence in a revisionist history that both honors the lasting legacy of the late icon as well as lambasts the systemic cruelty on display in the months and years leading up to her death. ...
It’s rarer — though in some ways even more tear-jerkingly satisfying — when a movie makes you cry without the death of a character. In this piece, I’m celebrating precisely those scenes: The saddest moments in cinema that are not death scenes. Some are about characters coming to grip...
But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas...
The Tears: Everybody has to learn about death at some point, but that doesn't make it any less painful to watch a child grapple with the concept. Bluey tries bargaining about it, asking her father if he's sure there's no way for the budgie to survive. When she gets home ...
It’s rarer — though in some ways even more tear-jerkingly satisfying — when a movie makes you cry without the death of a character. In this piece, I’m celebrating precisely those scenes: The saddest moments in cinema that are not death scenes. ...
It’s rarer — though in some ways even more tear-jerkingly satisfying — when a movie makes you cry without the death of a character. In this piece, I’m celebrating precisely those scenes: The saddest moments in cinema that are not death scenes. ...
Steve Wariner, “Holes in the Floor of Heaven” Rick Diamond/Getty Image In Steve Wariner’s touching tale of loss, mourning and faith, the protagonist endures both the death of his grandmother and his young wife — who dies tragically after giving birth to their daughter. To cope with ...
When a train came, shooting was in progress, and many people narrowly escaped death, including William Hurt. However, camera assistant Sarah Jones wasn’t so lucky as the train ran a bed that was on the track, which in turn pulled her into the train’s path, killing her instantly. Produ...