July 2025

Escaping From Chains: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

This in-depth look at the making of O Brother, Where Art Thou? first appeared in AC's October 2000 issue. For full access to our archive, which includes more than 105 years of essential motion-picture production coverage, become a subscriber today. Someday industry aficionados may look back on Joel and Ethan Coen’s O Brother, Where Art Thou? as a landmark film that began to redefine the cinematographer’s role. Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC originally photographed the film in the standard manner at practical locations in Mississippi, but then retooled the film’s color palette with the latest digital technology, fine-tuning the look and image quality until it closely matched the Coen brothers’ vision. Well-received at this year’s Cannes Film...more

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April 2025

Caught: A Lost Noir Classic

Legendary director Max Ophuls and accomplished cinematographer Lee Garmes, ASC lent their skills to a widely-scorned 1949 picture that has proven its worth over time....more

Ran Featured
March 2025

The Japanese Method for Ran

Legendary director Akira Kurosawa prefers to use multiple cinematographers on all of his films, dating back to 1954's The Seven Samurai. ...more

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March 2025

The Whys and Hows of JFK

Robert Richardson, ASC details his complex visual approach to director Oliver Stone’s cinematic “counter-myth” to the Warren Commission Report. ...more


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