I was looking at the list of indie-ish movies I've seen this year and how few/none of them impressed me much. I realized two things - one, it's because none of them were visually impressive and two, that it's the fault of the DV revolution and/or director-laziness (cf. anyone can be a director now, 99% of them shouldn't be).
That's why I've liked David Gordon Green and Lynne Ramsay's films so much - they're still working old-school, on film, panoramic/widescreen. I wish every film was shot in 2.35:1 or 4:3, fuck the compromise ratios. Hellboy has been my favorite American movie of the year - not coincidentally, it's the best-looking.
So what are the upcoming indie/art-house releases that actually look good? Are there any, or is that time gone because of funding constraints and Kevin Smith fanboys?
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)