Entries in Colorology (86)
"No, that's mine. Mine!"
Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 8:00AM 
...green doesn't look good on you. You know it doesn't look good on you"
Thoughts I Had... while staring at "Wonder Woman 1984" poster
Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 9:27PM 
Aladdin Pt 2: Manic Magical Improv, Sight Gags, and "Prince Ali"
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 6:23PM 
In Part 1 of our re-watch of Disney's Aladdin (the proper one, from 1992, not the live-action thing coming out this weekend) Ben got us through the introductions to good-hearted "street rat" Aladdin, frustrated princess Jasmine, and up to the mouth of the Cave of Wonders. We enter as Aladdin takes his first step into a whole new world…
Part 2 by Tim Brayton
0:28:04 – Let's take just a minute to appreciate the atmospheric concision of this descent into the cave. First, we had a shot of Aladdin stepping over the tiger-god's teeth, dissolving into this beautiful wide shot of him (below) at the top of an impossible flight of stairs, a tiny bright dot in the overall gloom that shifts from cold blue to hot, threatening red as our eye glides down the lines of the composition.
Then another dissolve takes us to the foot of stairs, with Aladdin about to step into the heart of the cave. It's a swift, visually-driven way of taking us down into… Hell? It's hard to say just yet, but it creates a terrific sense of mystery, both promising and foreboding...
Red Carpet Lineup: The 20 Best BAFTA Looks
Monday, February 11, 2019 at 4:54PM "Great gowns. Beautiful gowns
-Aretha Franklin
Let's talk BAFTA glamour, the last major movie awards show prior to the Oscars. Who turned it out? We picked these 20, in roughly ascending order, as the best looks. What'cha think?